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Murray State scrapes past Southeast Missouri State men's basketball, 78-72
(College Sports ~ 02/04/16)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team's chances at a comeback win over rival Murray State slipped away when junior guard Jamaal Calvin slipped with 10.5 seconds left. Calvin came up with a steal, sped toward the other end of the court and was whistled for a travel as he tried to stop himself to make a play with his team trailing by three...
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Our backyard eagle
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/04/16)
We have nesting eagles in the field behind our house and have enjoyed them for two years. They have had one brood and are in the process of having more. They are very entertaining.
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About 200 expected to take the Polar Plunge this weekend
(Local News ~ 02/04/16)
On Saturday, courageous men and women will brave cool weather and cooler water of Lake Boutin at the 10th annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge. This weekend, like years before, people will gather in wild costumes, street clothes or few clothes at all in an effort to raise money for the Special Olympics athletes in Southeast Missouri. The theme of the event is "Be a Below-Zero Superhero," so spectators can expect to see masked men and caped crusaders leaping into the chilly waters...
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Cape Girardeau Air Festival set to soar May 11
(Local News ~ 02/04/16)
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport will host a twilight air show Wednesday, May 11, that will feature the Canadian armed forces' famed Snowbirds Jet Team and the Canadian forces' F-18 Demonstration Team, airport manager Bruce Loy announced today. Admission to the Cape Girardeau Air Festival will be free, but VIP tickets will be available for purchase. The VIP tickets will include admission to the show as well as food and drink, Loy said...
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Safe Harbor reopens with new license, renovations
(Local News ~ 02/04/16)
Safe Harbor animal shelter near Jackson re-opened Friday after being issued a new license by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. So far, the shelter has taken in 14 cats and four dogs. The new shelter operators say everything in the shelter has been redone since it closed in May. Volunteers worked on interior renovations all summer, and the shelter has a new president, director and assistant...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/04/16)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2016. There are 331 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 4, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a wartime conference at Yalta...
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Local athletes recognized by newspaper
(Editorial ~ 02/04/16)
It's impressive to watch the best of the best. The athletes who stand a little taller, jump a little higher, throw a little harder. It takes talent, along with hours of practice and dedication to their sports. Recently the sports reporters announced the All-Southeast Missourian teams and players of the year for fall sports. These are the athletes, as determined by our sports reporters, as the best of the best in our coverage area...
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Speak out 2/4/2016
(Speak Out ~ 02/04/16)
Thanks to Bob Miller for his eloquent if not entirely convincing argument to eliminate the death penalty. Certainly, the non-case against Joshua Keezer, marred in part by prosecutorial misconduct on a massive scale, is a great illustration of an imperfect judicial system that should give great pause to the imposition of the death penalty. And yet, there seems to me to be certain cases where justice demands it. Still, Miller's piece is worthy of much discussion...
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Ed department gives states ways to cut standardized testing
(Community ~ 02/04/16)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is offering states and local school districts a lesson plan of sorts to cut the amount of time students spend on those fill-in-the-bubble and other standardized tests. The Education Department released guidance Tuesday to states and local school districts outlining different ways they can use existing federal money to reduce testing in the nation's public schools...
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Poetry out loud
(Community ~ 02/04/16)
It seems with each successive generation, the older laments the arts and humanities are not treasured among the younger as much as they should be. While this may hold some truth, the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest is proof all hope is not lost...
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Senate bill to shift oversight of nuclear waste in landfill
(State News ~ 02/04/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that could transfer oversight of a St. Louis County landfill containing nuclear waste to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and away from the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency. The measure passed Tuesday still needs approval from the House, where two members from the St. Louis area, Republican Ann Wagner and Democrat William Lacy Clay, have introduced companion legislation...
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Advocacy group calls on Legislature to rethink scholarship
(State News ~ 02/04/16)
ST. LOUIS -- An advocacy group is pushing the Missouri Legislature to reconsider how it awards scholarships for a 30-year-old program designed to keep the brightest college students in the state. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the Active Advocacy Coalition, a statewide group of students working to improve access to education, said the state should direct money used for the Bright Flight scholarship to low-income students rather than to select, well-off students who usually receive the award.. ...
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Review reveals problems protecting workers from pesticides
(National News ~ 02/04/16)
BELLE GLADE, Fla. -- Dozens of farmworkers looked up at the little yellow plane buzzing over the Florida radish field, a mist of pesticide falling from its wings. Farmworkers are supposed to be protected by government rules regulating exposure to toxic farm chemicals. But in this case, the breeze pushed the pesticide over the crew in a neighboring field, where it fell mostly on women, including at least one who was pregnant...
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Missouri Republican proposes birth control from pharmacists
(State News ~ 02/04/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Republican lawmaker wants to make it easier for Missouri women to get birth control. Rep. Sheila Solon told a House committee Wednesday decades of use have shown oral contraception is safe and critical for many people and pharmacists should be able to prescribe the drugs after undergoing some training...
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NFL and law enforcement: No credible threat to Super Bowl 50
(National News ~ 02/04/16)
SAN FRANCISCO -- NFL security leaders and top law-enforcement officials say there is "no credible threat" to Super Bowl 50. Jeffrey Miller, NFL senior vice president of security, walked the perimeter of Levi's Stadium again Wednesday, and he estimates it's approximately three to four miles around the facility in Santa Clara where Sunday's Super Bowl will be played between Carolina and Denver...
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Out of the past: Feb. 4
(Out of the Past ~ 02/04/16)
Vacationers and business travelers nationwide appear to be avoiding trips abroad in light of the war in the Persian Gulf and an impending economic recession; three Cape Girardeau travel agencies say most travelers seem to be waiting for the situation in the Middle East to stabilize before booking international flights...
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Tornadoes rampage through the South
(National News ~ 02/04/16)
JACKSON, Miss. -- A trail of damage was left at an Army post, schools and businesses were closed for a second day, and a damaged women's prison was running partly on backup power Wednesday after two days of storms unleashed tornadoes and flooding in the South and dumped heavy snow in the Midwest...
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Jackson police report 2/4/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/04/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was reported in the 1400 block of West Jackson Boulevard. Property damage n Property damage was reported in the area of North Union Avenue and Parkview Street. n Property damage was reported in the 500 block of South Shawnee Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/4/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/04/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n Medical assists were made at 10:13 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 12:24 p.m. on Albert Street; 1:15 p.m. on Ranney Avenue; 1:34 p.m. on Steven Drive; 1:41 p.m. on Pioneer Drive; and 8:15 p.m. on South Benton Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/4/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/04/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Desmond Lamario Woods, 35, 1209 S. Sprigg St., was arrested at 2640 Hopper Road on suspicion of making a false declaration. n A 14-year-old boy was cited into juvenile court on suspicion of being beyond parental control...
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Ted Wilson
(Obituary ~ 02/04/16)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Ted Wilson, 81, of Frohna, Missouri, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville, Missouri. The funeral will be private for the family. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville is in charge of arrangements...
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Ruth Marshall
(Obituary ~ 02/04/16)
Ruth V. Marshall, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016 at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Sept. 18, 1930, in Salem, Missouri, to Arley and Opal Mounce Roberts. She and John E. Marshall were married March 25, 1951, at Potosi, Missouri. Ruth was the manager of Sprigg Street Manor for 28 years from 1984 to 2012...
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Cletus Manche
(Obituary ~ 02/04/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Cletus J. Manche, 82, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville is in charge of arrangements.
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Vincent LaJoie
(Obituary ~ 02/04/16)
Vincent L. LaJoie of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 1, 1955, in Cape Girardeau, the son of John L. and Lillian McGee LaJoie. Vincent married Cathie Y. Seabaugh on June 14, 1979...
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Viola Kinder
(Obituary ~ 02/04/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Viola L. Kinder, 90, of Delta died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Union Park Cemetery in Chaffee...
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Ronald Goddard
(Obituary ~ 02/04/16)
Ronald A. Goddard, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 1, 1937, in St. Louis to Norval and Elna Gills Goddard. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps and the Coast Guard. He was a railroad engineer and had a passion for model trains. Ronald was an avid Harley-Davidson rider, loved fast cars, rose gardening and was a gun collector...
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Rubio may see campaign fortunes rise
(National News ~ 02/04/16)
WASHINGTON -- Marco Rubio's strong third-place finish in Iowa could sound like a starting gun to the Republican Party's top donors. For months, many of these benefactors have been sitting on their wallets or spreading their money around to multiple candidates as they waited to see whether one of four experienced politicians could rise up to take on political newcomer Donald Trump and conservative insurgent Ted Cruz...
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DNA test confirms mammoth meat at 1951 dinner was turtle
(National News ~ 02/04/16)
When members of the Explorers Club gathered for a lavish annual dinner in New York City in 1951, one account said they feasted on meat from a prehistoric wooly mammoth preserved in a glacier. The banquet menu said the long-extinct mystery meat actually was giant sloth...
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Friends describe slain 13-year-old as 'an angel'
(National News ~ 02/04/16)
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Nicole Madison Lovell was, by all accounts, at an awkward stage of growing up all kids go through: clinging to childhood ways while beginning to venture into adulthood. The 13-year-old still played in the snow with younger children, a neighbor said. ...
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Donnie Childers
(Obituary ~ 02/04/16)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Donald "Donnie" Childers, 69, of Cairo died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Church of the Redeemer in Cairo. Interment will be at Mound City National Cemetery at Mound City, Illinois. Military honors will be accorded by local veterans...
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Once a bromance, now a brawl between Cruz, Trump
(National News ~ 02/04/16)
GOFFSTOWN, N.H. -- Once a bromance, now a brawl. Donald Trump and Ted Cruz cast aside any veneer of kindness Wednesday to trade insults and accusations in a show of hardball politics that demonstrated the stakes for both men in the New Hampshire primary six days away...
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Pilot recounts blast on jet, emergency return to Mogadishu
(International News ~ 02/04/16)
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- An explosion that blew a hole in a jetliner shortly after takeoff and left one man missing was believed to have been caused by a bomb, the pilot said Wednesday. The pilot described how the crew calmed frightened passengers as smoke enveloped the cabin before he brought the plane back to Mogadishu's airport for an emergency landing...
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Judge refuses to throw out case against Cosby
(National News ~ 02/04/16)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- A judge refused to throw out the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby on Wednesday, sweeping aside claims a previous district attorney had granted the comedian immunity from prosecution a decade ago. Common Pleas Judge Steven O'Neill issued the ruling after a hard-fought two-day hearing...
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Jurors award man shot by deputy $23.1 million
(National News ~ 02/04/16)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A federal jury awarded $23.1 million Wednesday to a 22-year-old black man who was unarmed when he was shot and paralyzed by a sheriff's deputy, but Florida lawmakers will have to approve any award above $200,000. The six-woman, two-man jury ruled after 3 1/2 hours of deliberation Palm Beach County Sheriff's Sgt. Adams Lin violated Dontrell Stephens' civil rights when he shot him in September 2013...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 2/4/16
(Local News ~ 02/04/16)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Feb. 1 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Obama visits U.S. mosque, says impression of Muslims distorted
(National News ~ 02/04/16)
CATONSVILLE, Md. -- President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to correct what he called a "hugely distorted impression" of Muslim-Americans as he made his first visit to a U.S. mosque. He said those who demonize all Muslims for the acts of a few are playing into extremists' hands...
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Abducted hotel clerk shares glimpse of captors' life on run
(State News ~ 02/04/16)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- An Alabama hotel clerk abducted at gunpoint said his captors shared glimpses of their life on the run, telling him they hope to make it to Florida to get married and start a new life. Police say they have linked a Missouri couple to three crimes that cross state lines and fit a pattern: People are robbed, kidnapped and let go unharmed, usually after a car is stolen. ...
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Boy, 7, recovering after stray bullet strikes him
(State News ~ 02/04/16)
ST. LOUIS — A 7-year-old St. Louis boy is recovering after suffering a graze wound when a neighbor’s gun accidentally discharged, the bullet going through a ceiling and striking the child in the buttocks. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the incident happened about 9:30 p.m. ...
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Wastewater treatment at Fenton plant may resume in March
(State News ~ 02/04/16)
ST. LOUIS — The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District said partial treatment at the wastewater treatment plant in Fenton could resume as early as March. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported sewer district operations director Jonathon Sprague told district board members Tuesday morning full treatment at the plant could resume in April. ...
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Poplar Bluff man arrested for handcuffing cat around neck
(Local News ~ 02/04/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — A Poplar Bluff man faces a felony animal-abuse charge after allegedly stealing his neighbor’s cat and handcuffing it to a chair because it “wouldn’t stay around.” Butler County sheriff’s deputies arrested Tad A. Horton, 30, on the morning of Jan. 28 at his temporary residence in the 30 block of Madison Lane on suspicion of class D felony animal abuse...
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Mississippi man, 56, wanted by police for underage sex with girl
(Local News ~ 02/04/16)
A 56-year-old man from Mississippi is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl in Oak Ridge after they met through a 1-800 number she had seen on television, according to police reports. Michael W. Lambert of McLain, Mississippi, is charged with three counts of felony statutory rape and two counts of felony second-degree statutory sodomy...
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Father and son accused of beating man
(Local News ~ 02/04/16)
A father and son were arrested Tuesday in Sikeston, Missouri, on suspicion of kicking and beating a man with a large flashlight. James William Applewhite Sr., 66, and James William Applewhite Jr., 30, both of Sikeston, were charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, both felonies...
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Southeast Missouri State women's soccer enjoys signing day with seven-player class
(College Sports ~ 02/04/16)
The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team celebrated signing day with a class of seven recruits. The group, which includes local Jackson standout Cassidi Tomsu, is headlined by midfielder Esmerelda Gonzales, who owns the Texas state record for career goals and needs just 33 more goals to set the national girls soccer record. Her current goal total is 253...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Young scores 34 in Central's win over West County
(High School Sports ~ 02/04/16)
Al Young scored a game-high 34 points, powering the Cape Central boys basketball team to a 72-64 win over West County on Wednesday at Cape Central High School. The Tigers carried a 30-25 lead into halftime before extending their lead to 15 points heading into the final period. Cape Central improved to 15-5 on the season...
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Northbound I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 02/04/16)
Northbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make repairs to the bridge at Exit 66. Work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Nation, world briefs 2/4/16
(National News ~ 02/04/16)
GENEVA -- The peace talks in the Syrian civil war are taking a break. The fighting is not. U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced Wednesday there would be a "temporary pause" in the indirect peace talks between the government and opposition, saying the process will resume Feb. ...
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Prank call leads to fast-food employees smashing windows
(National News ~ 02/04/16)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Police said pranksters pretending to be a fire-suppression company convinced employees at a fast-food restaurant to smash windows. The employees received a call about 1 a.m. Tuesday saying the gas levels were high and the building needed to be evacuated. The prankster convinced employees to smash every window of the building to prevent it from exploding. Police say the call was illegal because it resulted in criminal damage. Tucson police are investigating...
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Bob Elliott, of comic duo Bob and Ray, dies at 92
(Entertainment ~ 02/04/16)
PORTLAND, Maine -- Bob Elliott, half of the enduring television and radio comedy team Bob and Ray, has died, He was 92. Elliott, father of actor-comedian Chris Elliott, died Tuesday at his home in Cundy's Harbor, Maine, part of the town of Harpswell, Rick Gagne, director of the Brackett Funeral Home, said Wednesday...
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Learning briefs 2/4/16
(Community ~ 02/04/16)
Michael W. Sprengel of Cape Girardeau received his Ph.D. in engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, after completion of the Fall 2015 semester. He is employed by an engineering firm in Fort Collins, Colorado. Sprengel is a 2005 graduate of Central High School and son of Archie and Ann Sprengel of Cape Girardeau...
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Hooked on Science: Valentine's Day candy drop
(Community ~ 02/04/16)
n Different kinds of Valentine's Day chocolate candy n Water n Transparent container n STEP 1: Fill the transparent container halfway with water. Is the water a solid or a liquid, and why? Describe the water by using its observable properties. n STEP 2: Is the Valentine's Day chocolate candy a solid or a liquid, and why? Describe the candy by using its observable properties...
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Guadalcanal
(Column ~ 02/04/16)
On Feb. 3, 1943, the battle of Guadalcanal ended after a more than six-month fight with the Japanese. The Battle of Guadalcanal can be divided into ground, air and naval forces with U.S. Marines, Army and Army Air Force and Navy ships and air forces. This combined forces action demanded constant communication and coordination. It marked the change for the U.S. from defensive to offensive actions with coordinated, ground, air and naval attacks...
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Prayer 2/4/16
(Prayer ~ 02/04/16)
O Father God, you are our strength and our defense. Amen.
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