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The Thai government has rejected an ultimatum by tens of thousands of provincial protesters to dissolve parliament and call for new elections by mid-Monday....

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A five-year-old boy and two six-year-olds were amongst the 12 children apprehended by New Zealand police for sexual assault last year, a media report said Monday....

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Dozens of people wearing bathing suits, or nothing at all, rode bicycles through the streets of Lima to promote the use of non-motorised transportation as an alternative to the automobile as well as to defend the environment in Peru....

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Sikhs in Malaysia observed a low key New Year, as per the Nanakshahi calendar named after the founder of the faith Guru Nanak....

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Reina, a female jaguar who lives at the Santa Fe Zoo in the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin, underwent an operation on her canine teeth because they showed damage that was preventing her from eating properly....

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The security team aboard the Txori Argi, a Spanish fishing boat, have fought off a group of pirates who attacked the vessel off the Seychelles Islands, but no one was injured in the incident, the shipowner said....

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In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, a transgender Nepalese person walks down a busy street in Katmandu, Nepal. The conservative Hindu nation wants to host the world's highest same-sex weddi......

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From left: Michael D. Furlong, the official who was said to have hired private contractors to track militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan; Robert Young Pelton, a contractor; Duane Clarridge, a former ......

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roderick.boone@newsday.com Move over, Lawrence Taylor. There's another "L.T." on his way to town.LaDainian Tomlinson chose the Jets over the Vikings yesterday, agreeing to a two-year contract a littl......

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james.madore@newsday.com ALBANY - Gov. David A. Paterson said Sunday he didn't know until recently the State Police had contacted the woman claiming to have been assaulted by a Paterson aide.The aide......

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FRANK LOVECE Special to Newsday He did it his way.At the Saturday night preview of Twyla Tharp's Frank Sinatra jukebox musical "Come Fly Away" at Broadway's Marquis Theatre, Stony Brook University gr......

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greg.logan@newsday.com The Big East maintained its reputation as the best basketball conference in the country by tying its own record with eight teams in the NCAA Tournament when the field was annou......

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running tel......

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MIAMI -- With two roster spots available to fill, the Miami Heat are on the cusp of signing former Siena shooting guard Kenny Hasbrouck, a deal that could be done as early as Monday.Barring an unfore......

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Rookie Tyreke Evans had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 114-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.Evans, who reco......

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Nicolas Batum scored 22 points, making five of six 3-point attempts, and the Portland Trail Blazers won their fourth straight with a 109-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunda......

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LONDON -- David Beckham's loan moves from the Los Angeles Galaxy to AC Milan were solely to ensure he played for England at his fourth World Cup.An Achilles' tendon injury Sunday while playing for th......

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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Teemu Selanne scored his 599th goal to help the Anaheim Ducks snap a five-game winless streak with a 4-2 victory over the Western Conference-leading San Jose Sharks on Sunday night......

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OCALA, Fla. -- Florida's thoroughbred breeding industry, consistently second in the nation behind Kentucky, has seen its market share in the foal crop shrink. Meantime, Kentucky and other states have......

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KATMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal wants to paint Mount Everest pink.It wants gay honeymooners trekking through the Himalayas.It wants to host the world's highest same-sex wedding at Everest base camp. But ......

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BEIJING -- Chinese authorities have ordered the closure of a lead ingot factory in the country's southwest after 94 people, including 88 children, in nearby villages were found to have lead poisoning......

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WASHINGTON -- The Mexican government pledged Sunday to investigate the brutal killings of a U.S. consulate employee and two family members of consulate employees in a violent, drug-plagued metropolis......

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NEW YORK -- Getting people to pay for news online at this point would be "like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons," a new consumer survey suggests.That was one of several bleak headl......

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NEW YORK -- Writer-comedian Carol Leifer (LEEF'-ur) is the first person to go as NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" starts a new season.Leifer called her fellow female teammates "dumb" on Sunday's premiere......

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The Frei Caneca Penitentiary Complex, Brazil's oldest prison built in 1850, has been demolished to make way for the construction of 2,500 public housing units, the official Agencia Brasil news agency reported....

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A man wanted for alleged terrorist offences in Spain is to appear in court.Garikoitz Murua, 29, will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday where extradition proceedings will begin......

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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico: Hitmen working for Mexico's Juarez drug cartel were believed to be behind the assassination of three people including a US consular employee here, the government of Chihuahua st......

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England's David Beckham is set to miss this summer's World Cup finals after suffering a serious Achilles injury Sunday....

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Jorge Ramirez seemed like an amiable technician-turned cab owner who might be meeting an Indian for the first time in his life. 'From India?' he asked and before I could answer yes, he added, 'Shah Rukh Khan?' Before I could answer even that, he popped in a CD in his...

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Billy Prine of Mobile, Ala., hunts near Los Mochis, Mexico, in February. "We've been coming here for years and haven't had any problems," Prine says. By Chris Hawley, USA TODAY...

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A man wanted for alleged terrorist offences in Spain is to appear in court. Garikoitz Murua, 29, will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday where extradition proceedings will beg......

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Alberta skip Kevin Koe reacts to his shot in front of Ontario lead Craig Savill during the final game at the Brier curling championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 14, 2010....

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The a government report said technicians could not duplicate the sudden, unintended acceleration that James Sikes said he experienced when he reached 94mph on a California motorway. The two-day inspe......

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Unite union, Tony Woodley, to discuss possible solutions to the dispute. The move emerged as the Government was embroiled in an extraordinary row with the country's biggest union - and one of Labour'......

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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- A power failure plunged nearly the entire Chilean population into darkness Sunday night, rattling a country already anxious after last month's 8.8-magnitude quake....

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A POWERFUL cyclone is battering Fiji's northern islands, damaging homes and crops as thousands of people fled to evacuation centres....

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The backlash from Taliban attacks on places from Kashmir to Karachi has led to greater Pakistani cooperation with the US in the Afghanistan war, says the US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan....

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Canadian researchers have decoded opium poppy which will lead to cheaper and mass production of the current costly pain killers. Currently, the morphine is the most used painkiller around the world....

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India and the US hope to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in critical areas like defence/strategic trade, civil nuclear cooperation, biotechnology, nano-technology and civil aviation after two-day talks on high technology starting here Monday....

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Tens of thousands of protesters launched a car convoy on the Thai government's peace-keeping command headquarters in Bangkok in an effort to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament and call for new elections....

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P eter Graves, star of the television series “Mission Impossible” and the “Airplane” films, has died. Mr. Graves' publicist, Sandy Brokaw, says the actor died Sunday short......

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B ritain's House of Lords, normally a sleepy and little-noticed chamber of privilege and wealth, has exploded into the heart of an undeclared but close-fought election with a proposal by Prime Ministe......

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SUVA, Fiji — Cyclone Tomas battered island groups off Fiji's northern coast Monday, causing flooding and pounding seas, but as residents braced, officials said the storm likely would only sidesw......

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Car drive along a dark street during a blackout in Santiago, Sunday, March 14, 2010. More than half of the country was affected by the blackout. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)...

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Workers loaded sugar for delivery last month at Hacienda Luisita, a Philippine plantation that is owned by the family of former President Corazon C. Aquino....

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BERKELEY, Calif. -- California coach Mike Montgomery is confident his team is taking a different approach to the NCAA tournament this season.The Golden Bears, who open as the eighth seed in the South......

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State is back in the NIT for the first time since 2007.The Wolfpack (19-15) earned a No. 6 seed in the 32-team field and will travel to No. 3 seed South Florida on Tue......

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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 30 points and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder made up ground in the race for home-court advantage in the playoffs wit......

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HERMOSILLO, Mexico -- Conor Jackson and Adam LaRoche homered for the Arizona Diamondbacks in an 8-7 win over a Colorado split squad Sunday.LaRoche finished the afternoon 3 for 3 to raise his average ......

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MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade scored 38 points and his supporting cast came through during a decisive stretch in the fourth quarter Sunday, helping the Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-91.With Wade ......

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SUVA, Fiji -- Cyclone Tomas battered island groups off Fiji's northern coast Monday, causing flooding and pounding seas, but as residents braced, officials said the storm likely would only sideswipe ......

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SANTIAGO, Chile -- A blackout has plunged millions of Chileans into darkness and rattled a country already anxious after last month's 8.8-magnitude quake.The director of the Interior Ministry's emerg......

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Look closely at the foreigners buzzing around a hospital tent above one of Haiti's biggest earthquake-refugee camps and a face stands out: There, carrying the box of supplies......

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A controversial cartoon in a Montreal newspaper at the weekend has further fuelled the niqab controversy and angered Muslims in Canada....

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Drug violence in Western Mexico has led to the deaths of three people who worked within the walls of the US consulate in Ciudad Juarez....

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Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has complimented a local television channel that sparked panic by broadcasting a drama which implied that the country was being invaded....

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Helicopter gunships belonging to Pakistan have pounded Taliban hideouts in the north-western tribal district, killing at least 13 militants....

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A Christian maid has allegedly been burned alive to prevent her from reporting a rape in the Pakistani province of Punjab....

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In a plan being devised by the UK government, the country’s House of Lords could be abolished....

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A candidate for governor in Atlanta, Georgia has been arrested for allegedly threatening singer Elton John....

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Director Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' was the top film in the US for a second weekend in a row, according to sales estimates released Sunday....

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South African President Jacob Zuma has expressed codolence over the death of anti-apartheid stalwart Fatima Meer....

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At least two senior members of Al Qaeda were killed in an airstrike by the Yemeni Air Force in a remote village in the south of the Arab country late Sunday, the Defence Ministry said....

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Rescuers have found 33 bodies in southern Kazakhstan, where heavy rains swept away two dams last week, causing massive flooding, authorities said....

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The Israeli prime minister was strongly rebuked on Friday by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who angrily questioned him on Israel's refusal to back down on settlement expansion....

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A new synagogue was opened Sunday in the north-western German town of Herford, more than 70 years after the old synagogue was destroyed under Nazi rule....

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Pakistani fighter jets pounded several Taliban hideouts Sunday, killing 16 militants and injuring several more in north-western tribal region near Afghan border, security officials said....

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New results from Iraq's elections announced Sunday showed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition ahead in the southern province of Basra, and his top rival leading in the western province of al-Anbar....

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European and Arab parliamentarians ended a two-day meeting Sunday by urging Israel to freeze all settlement activity in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, which they said is wrecking trust with the Palestinians and 'jeopardising' a two-state solution....

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Unlucky in love so far, David Schwimmer's relationship this time with his British girlfriend has turned serious as the former 'Friends' star is reportedly planning to propose....

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English singer Robbie Williams has revealed that he suffers from stage fright....

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Reality star Heidi Montag is set to make her big screen debut in Hollywood funnyman Adam Sandler's upcoming comedy 'Just Go With It'....

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Harry Potter star Emma Watson is single again after reportedly splitting from her longtime boyfriend....

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Hollywood star Andy Garcia couldn't bring himself to watch his daughter stripping off and pole dancing on the set of their new movie, reveals the daughter....

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting Sunday said Michael Clarke is a 'certain starter' for the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington Friday....

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Reality TV star Sharon Osbourne wants singer husband Ozzy Osbourne's autobiography made into a film with actress Carey Mulligan playing her role....

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Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz is reportedly excited about working with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake in the new film 'Bad Teacher'....

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Tehran has accused the United States of having launched a 'cyber war' against Iran, state television network IRIB reported Sunday....

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Israeli security forces arrested a Hamas military leader suspected of heading cells responsible for the murders of 70 Israeli civilians during the Palestinian uprising which broke out in 2000, the Israeli military spokesman said Sunday....

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Oscar-nominated actor John Malkovich will be seen portraying the role of real life Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger on stage in London next year....

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Demi Lovato has given hints that she is dating actor Joe Jones and the 'Sonny With a Chance' star describes him as a 'incredible' and 'perfect' guy....

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Israel appears surprised by a rebuke from the US administration about its new settlement expansion....

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In Canada, three people are dead while others are still buried under piles of snow, after an avalanche hit a snowmobile competition near Revelstoke, British Columbia....

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A representative for Justin Timberlake has once again rubbished reports that the popstar and his actress girlfriend Jessica Biel have split....

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A leading Georgian opposition party Sunday said it was preparing a lawsuit against a television channel over a fake news report about a supposed Russian invasion and murder of President Mikheil Saakashvili....

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Men do far more household work than they are given credit for, reveals a new study....

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Harihar Acharya, a disciple of Indian classical dance doyenne Sitara Devi, is charting a new course for Nepal's film industry by producing the country's first adult movie....

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Music mogul Simon Cowell is in grief after a critically ill child he attempted to save passed away....

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Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt has reportedly parted ways with actor boyfriend Jamie Kennedy....

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Hollywood actor Bruce Willis says he has no plans to retire and...

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A 92-year-old woman has been charged with murder after her husband, 98, was found dead at their home in this Australian city, a media report said Sunday....

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Getting China to join the race for hydrocarbons in the Bay of Bengal and bridging the bilateral trade gap are high on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's agenda as she leaves for Beijing Wednesday....

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Malaysian Indian hawker Philip Choong Kim Hoong has a Chinese name that is getting him nowhere as officials insist that information on his birth certificate is false....

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Bangladesh is seeking an interim arrangement with India on sharing of Teesta river waters until the two neighbours can strike a long-term agreement....

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In Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition has taken the lead after last weekend’s vote....

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Iran has dismantled several opposition Internet networks it says were backed by the US....

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The Vatican has denounced attempts to involve the pope in scandals surrounding paedophile activity within the Catholic Church....

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Suicide bombers have killed around 30 people in Kandahar City, Afghanistan....

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President Barack Obama of the US is now pushing for education reform....

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Many backers of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from all over Thailand are converging on Bangkok....

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