The Morning Standard - December 03, 2024

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December 03, 2024

SC asks farmer leaders on protest not to cause people inconvenience

THE Supreme Court on Monday asked Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border, to persuade the protesting farmers not to obstruct highways and cause inconvenience to people.

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Farmers march, Monday mayhem on road

A massive security deployment at Delhi-Noida borders was put in place on Monday as farmers, led by the Bharatiya Kisan Parishad (BKP), began their protest march towards the national capital, demanding better compensation for land acquisition.

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Sitharaman, Rupani to oversee Maha 'CM election'

SETTING the ball rolling to name its chief ministerial candidate, the BJP's central parliamentary board on Monday appointed Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former chief minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani as observers for the first legislative party meeting of the BJP in Maharashtra.

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Takht tells SAD to accept Sukhbir's resignation, prescribes punishment

SHIROMANI Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal was on Monday directed by the five high priests of the Akal Takht to perform as sewadar (guard) at the Golden Temple, wash utensils at the community kitchen and polish shoes of devotees there, as religious punishment for the 'sins' committed during his watch as party president between 2007 and 2017.

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Food items to weigh less with new base year

WITH the debate raging over weightage of food inflation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), government sources said the weightage of food in the index would come down automatically once the new base year is adopted.

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Deadlock ends as Oppn & govt find common ground

Consensus emerges to hold discussions on Constitution in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

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SC says strict curbs to continue till air quality improves

THE Supreme Court on Monday refused to relax the emergency measures under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in the national capital unless a consistent downward trend was noticed in the AQI level.

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Minister Hussain reviews status of various works

DELHI Food & Supplies (F&S) Minister Imran Hussain on Monday reviewed the status of works under the Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development (MLALAD) Scheme pertaining to AC-22 Ballimaran.

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MCD schools to screen Chandu Champion, 12th Fail to inspire young minds

IN an effort to inspire young minds, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has announced an initiative to motivate students of Classes IV and V by screening inspirational Bollywood biopics during school hours.

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Water supply projects unveiled for Lutyens' area

NDMC Vice Chairman Kuljeet Singh Chahal on Monday unveiled key water infrastructure projects aimed at enhancing the quality and round-the-clock availability of water supply for Lutyens' Delhi residents.

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ED moves HC against Amanatullah Khan's release in Waqf case

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Delhi High Court, challenging a trial court's order that declined to take cognizance of its supplementary chargesheet in the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case.

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IGI airport introduces special enclosures for flyers impacted by delays in flights

FOR the convenience of the passengers who have to go through the hassle of additional security check-in after de-boarding from a plane due to bomb scares or harsh weather conditions, Delhi airport has set up temporary special enclosures for them.

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Police arrest 3 Kala Jatheri gang members accused in high-profile extortion bids

THE Delhi Police have arrested three associates of the Kala Jatheri gang, accused of firing outside property dealers' offices in the national capital to extort money, officials said on Monday.

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Air quality stays 'poor' for second consecutive day

AQI improves to 280; clear skies expected to persist two more days

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CM orders probe into Nand Nagri bridge cracks

DELHI CM Atishi on Monday directed an inquiry into the construction of the Nand Nagri railway over-bridge (ROB) and under-bridge (RUB), which developed major cracks within a decade of completion.

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High Court to hear BJP's plea on CAG reports on Dec 9

THE Delhi High Court has scheduled a hearing on December 9 to address a plea filed by the city's BJP leaders, demanding that the government table CAG reports on crucial issues such as liquor duty, pollution, and finances before the Legislative Assembly.

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AAP ministers looking for safe seats, says Yadav

DELHI Congress president Devender Yadav on Monday claimed that Kejriwal and AAP ministerial team have decided to desert their incumbent seats and are on a lookout for safer seats which shows that the party has accepted defeat even before the announcement of assembly polls.

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AAP more interested in liquor sales than health of Delhi citizens: Mandaviya

UNION Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday slammed the AAP dispensation for not implementing the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme and said it is more interested in liquor sales than the health of Delhi's citizens.

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Delhi extends ₹10 lakh health cover to lawyers

DELHI government has approved the inclusion of 3,220 more lawyers under the Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme.

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PM-UDAY: Over 1k applications received, says LG

DELHI Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Monday said over 6,000 people participated in the first two days of the DDA's special camps in unauthorised colonies under the PM-UDAY scheme and 1,028 new applications have been received for ownership rights.

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Delhi riots: Court convicts five of culpable homicide

Two have been acquitted for 'lack of evidence'; sentencing slated on Dec 4

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High threshold in political defamation cases, Atishi tells court in her defence

DELHI Chief Minister Atishi, facing a defamation case, argued before a court on Monday that political defamation claims have a high threshold, as statements involving political parties are part of public discourse.

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Kejriwal meets kin of murder victim, says 'jungle raj' in Delhi

FORMER Delhi chief minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday met a family in west Delhi's Naraina whose two members were killed in a span of six months by the criminals.

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Sisodia challenges ED chargesheet cognisance in liquor policy case

AAP leader and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia approached the Delhi high court on Monday, challenging a trial court's decision to take cognisance of the ED's chargesheet in the alleged excise policy scam.

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Akal Takh punishment: Tough times ahead for Badal, say Sikh scholars

The Akal Takht (highest temporal body of Sikhs) has handed out the punishment to former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal.

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Majhi sets up task force for formation of South Odisha Development Council

CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday set the process of formation of South Odisha Development Council in motion by announcing a 13-member high-level task force headed by School and Mass Education minister Nityanand Gond to finalise the roadmap and modalities for the body.

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Iconic houseboats of Kerala in troubled waters

KERALA's iconic houseboats, a major tourism product that has remained the face of Kerala Tourism, is slowly drifting into oblivion owing to overcrowding, environmental neglect, growing pollution and lack of regulations.

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'Done no wrong, hence not scared': Siddu sends out message to Oppn

FRESH from the recent bypoll wins, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday sent out a message to the Opposition BJP and JDS that he is unshakable.

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Houses, farms under water as record rain hits north, west TN

THE record rainfall, unseen in the past two decades, which pounded Puducherry, Villupuram and Cuddalore districts on the north Tamil Nadu coast and Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts over the last two days, blocked access to several villages and residential colonies, inundated thousands of acres of crops and stranded hundreds of passengers as rail and road traffic was hit.

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Cong all set to take control of Upper House in B'luru

TWO vacancies are likely to reshape the balance of power in the Upper House of the state.

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Boat-submarine collision: Give aid to kin of deceased fisher, says association

AFTER a 30-year-old fisher from Kanniyakumari died in a boat-submarine collision off the Goa coast on November 21, his family and fishermen associations urged the central and state governments to provide compensation, and submitted a memorandum with District Collector R Alagumeena on Monday.

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T'malai landslide: 5 bodies recovered, search for 2 others

FIVE bodies, trapped in a house buried under mud and rocks triggered by a landslip due to the torrential rain on Sunday, were recovered late on Monday at Annamalaiyar Hill in Tiruvannamalai district following the hectic search operation since Monday early morning.

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Drunk man attacks wife and daughter with axe

A 54-year-old drunk man attacked his wife, daughter and sister-in-law with an axe, leaving them seriously injured, after a bitter argument over his drinking habit at Gaudgaon village within Kudanagari police limits here on Monday.

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Stalin requests ₹2K cr aid for emergency work

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release ₹2,000 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund for emergency restoration and rehabilitation works in the areas affected by cyclone Fengal.

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SEARCH FOR A NEW BALANCE BEFORE TRUMP

It's uncertain for how long the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire will hold. When Hezbollah accepted the US-brokered deal, Iran showed it wants to weigh regional escalation against its own relevance

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RIDING THE LONG ASIAN WAVE

DURING India's highest-growth years of 2003-08, I held the view that India was unstoppable.

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Can ED attach properties in absence of FIR?

THE Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine the legal question of whether the ED possessed powers under the anti-money laundering law to attach properties in the absence of a prior FIR for scheduled offences.

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SC seeks EC reply on raising no. of voters at booth

THE Supreme Court on Monday sought the Election Commission's response on a PIL challenging its decision to increase the maximum number of voters from 1,200 to 1,500 at every polling station, saying it is \"concerned\".

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Another washout of Parliament session

Houses adjourned for 5th straight day as Oppn continues to demand discussion on Adani, Sambhal and Manipur

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'Chalo India': Govt deal sweetened for Indians living abroad to boost tourism

INDIANS living abroad may get a rousing welcome at airports during their trip back to the country or priority in immigration clearance as reward under 'Chalo India' campaign.

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Deal for 26 Rafale-M jets, 3 Scorpene submarines next month: Navy Chief

THE Indian Navy's procurement of 26 Rafale-M fighter jets for its indigenous aircraft carrier and the construction of three additional Scorpene-class submarines are set to be finalized next month, with both deals nearing conclusion, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said on Monday.

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IMD predicts warmer winter and less number of cold wave days this season

The India Meteorological Department on Monday forecast a warmer winter and fewer cold wave days during this season that spans from December to February.

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'Made-in-India paracetamol to hit market next year'

COUNTRY'S premier industrial research organisation, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has been transforming the industrialinnovation landscape by reducing its reliance on like China. CSIR's first woman Director General Dr N Kalaiselvi tells Jitendra Choubey about the research body's endeavours to scale up India's industrial innovation. Execrpts:

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Rahul nod to Cong names for J'khand cabinet

LIST of ministers from Congress quota has almost been finalised after the meeting of Jharkhand Congress in-charge Kamlesh Mahto, state party leader Ghulam Ahmed Mir and LoP in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday.

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Sai nod to direct polls of mayors and civic body

AHEAD of the municipal body elections, the Chhattisgarh cabinet chaired by CM Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday decided to amend the existing rules that govern urban body polls, approving direct elections of mayors in municipal corporations and chairpersons of municipal bodies by the people.

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Bihar 'hall of shame' as 37 held for cheating in exam for health officers

THE Bihar health society on Monday cancelled the online examination for appointment of community health officers (CHOs) following leakage of question paper.

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Vaghela at it again, floats party, all set to fight local body elections in Gujarat

FORMER Gujarat chief minister Shankarsinh Vaghela, known for his affiliations with the RSS, Jana Sangh, BJP, Congress, and NCP, is making a comeback to active politics by launching a new party called Praja Shakti Democratic Party.

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Anti-Dhaka sentiment runs high in Assam, Tripura; security tightened

SECURITY has been tightened at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commissions in Tripura capital Agartala and Guwahati due to a group of people protesting against the arrest of Hindus in Bangladesh.

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Teen shooter shoots self over ₹40K MP theft

A 17-year-old shotgun shooter shot himself to death inside the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy premises in Bhopal.

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War of words as UP Cong team denied nod to visit Sambhal

A delegation of Congress leaders from Uttar Pradesh on Monday accused Sambhal police of stopping them from visiting the strife-torn district, where five people died in a mob violence against a court-ordered survey of a mosque on November 24.

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No water in Eklavya school, students in deep sea

TWO months after the inauguration of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) by PM Narendra Modi in Jashpur, the home district of Chhattisgarh chief minister, the building premises didn't have a supply or any installation of potable water facility for students.

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Joe Biden breaks promise on son Hunter's pardon

President uses his position to help son, overlooking own pledge to respect rule of law

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56 dead in stampede at Guinea stadium as fans clash

At least 56 people, including children, have died after fans at a soccer game in Guinea allegedly clashed over a disputed call by the referee, authorities said Monday.

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Brain rot is Oxford Dictionary's word of the year

MANY of us have felt it, and now it's official: \"brain rot\" is the Oxford dictionaries' word of the year.

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Landmark climate change case Opens at ICJ

THE top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change that they feel endangers their very survival.

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Hezbollah fires at area held by Israel in its first attack since start of truce

HEZBOLLAH fired into a disputed border zone held by Israel on Monday, the militant group's first attack since its ceasefire with Israel took hold last week, after Lebanon accused Israel of violating the truce more than 50 times in recent days.

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French PM faces ouster as no-confidence motion tabled

FRANCE'S Michel Barnier faced an abrupt end to his premiership Monday after key opposition parties said they would back a no-confidence motion against his government after only three months in power.

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China expands Antarctica footprint with atmospheric monitoring station

CHINA has opened its first overseas atmospheric monitoring station in Antarctica as it continues to firm up its presence in the icy and resource-rich southernmost continent by building research stations.

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GST on aerated beverages, cigarettes may be hiked to 35%

THE Group of Ministers (GoM) on GST rate rationalisation on Monday decided to hike tax on sin goods like aerated beverages, cigarettes, tobacco and related products to 35% from the present 28%, an official said.

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Experts see FY25 GDP growth at 6-6.8%

WITH the second quarter growth slumping to a seven-month low of 5.4% as against 8.1% a year ago, many economists and analysts have revised downward their growth forecasts for the full fiscal ending next March, with the lowest at 6% and the highest being pencilled in at 6.8%, both numbers are way off their previous projections and that of the Reserve Bank.

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SFIO raid at Hero EV, Benling India, Okinawa

The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has conducted search operations at three companies engaged in manufacturing of electric vehicles, said ministry of corporate affairs in a statement.

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Manufacturing activities at 11-month low in November

Factory jobs increased during November for the ninth month in a row

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Bajaj, TVS catching up on electric two-wheeler mkt leader Ola Electric

THE race for the number 1 spot in India's fast-growing electric two-wheeler market is heating up with two legacy players, with Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor Company catching up on the new-age company and market leader Ola Electric.

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Swiggy revenue surges 40% to ₹6,300 cr in H1; India big focus: Prosus

INDIA is now a big focus for the Dutch tech investor Prosus, as its CEO Fabricio Bloisi on Monday said that they have many potential IPO candidates in the country and it is our priority.

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CMD allowed to acquire stake in Shriram Prop

CAPITAL market regulator Sebi has given green light to indirect acquisition of shares of Shriram Properties by the company's Chairman and managing director (CMD) Murali Malayappan.

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Govt scraps windfall tax on ATF, crude oil products, petrol, diesel

FINANCE ministry on Monday announced the scrapping of the windfall tax or special additional excise duty (SAED) on aviation turbine fuel (ATF), crude oil products, petrol and diesel.

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32 sports at National Games

The roster for the 38th edition of the National Games, which will be held in Uttarakhand from January 28 to February 14, will feature 32 core and four demonstration sports, including yogasana and mallakhambh.

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‘Time for FIFA to think shifting WC to spring/autumn’

When the 2022 FIFA World Cup was shifted to November-December because of the merciless heat of the desert, there was a lot of hue and cry. Stadiums in Qatar had air-conditioning systems installed, and matches, despite the heat, went on. Argentina were crowned champions, and it is time to shift our attention towards North America—US, Canada, and Mexico—where the next World Cup is set to be held in 2026.

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ISL: Jamshedpur FC make home advantage count

JAMSHEDPUR FC scored three second-half goals to get the better of Mohammedan SC 3-1 in the Indian Super League in Jamshedpur on Monday.

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FEI sanctions EFI over non-payment of dues

IN a big embarrassment for the country, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) decided not to allocate any solidarity projects and courses to India and advised its officials not to travel there without prior payment of their expenses by the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI).

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AN EYE FOR DETAIL

Photographers explain how they look at chess through the lens and why they have to be on their toes

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SA20's goal is to be the best T20 league after IPL: Smith

WHEN Cricket South Africa kick-started the inaugural edition of the SA20 League in 2023, they knew they had to get it right.

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Wholesome Goodness

How much food do you feed your child? A small bowl, a third of the plate, or maybe using the \"fist-sized stomach\" rule? No matter how you measure, there's always that lingering question - \"Is my child full, or am I overfeeding them?\"

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SEVENTIES' MUSIC, SEVENTIES' MOOD SWINGS

In his latest book, The Extraordinary Life of Max Bulandi, author Sidharth Singh explores the beginning of the rock music scene in India in the Seventies through the adventurous life of a rockstar

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Vikrant Massey announces retirement from acting: 'Time to recalibrate and go back home'

Vikrant Massey took to social media on Monday morning to announce his retirement from acting.

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GOING BANANAS OVER ART

MAKING it to the headlines requires certain unwritten qualifications. It must grip the collective attention of the nation, the achievement of which is no mean task.

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