Baltimore bars a sea of purple as fans cheer on the Ravens in second Super Bowl appearance
BALTIMORE – Giddy Baltimore Ravens fans are hugging, cheering, and pouring into the streets following the 34-31 victory of their team over the San Francisco 49ers.
Edmonton Oilers recall Magnus Paajarvi from AHL's Oklahoma City Barons
EDMONTON – Magnus Paajarvi was recalled to the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday from their American Hockey League affiliate in Oklahoma City.
Cricket-Watson returns to Australia one-day side
SYDNEY, Feb 4 (Reuters) – All-rounder Shane Watson returned to the Australia squad for the ongoing one-day international series against West Indies at the expense of Usman Khawaja on Monday. Watson missed Australia’s victories in the first two encounters in the five-match series because of a calf problem and has been recalled as an opener for the third and fourth matches in Canberra on Wednesday and Sydney on Friday. “Shane Watson comes back into the squad … as an opening batsman. …
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SKorea, US begin drills amid NKorea nuclear threat
SEOUL, S outh Korea (AP) -- South Korean and U.S. troops began naval drills Monday in a show of force partly directed at North Korea amid signs that Pyongyang will soon carry out a threat to conduct its third atomic test.
Ottawa Senators recall centre Stephane Da Costa from AHL's Binghamton Senators
OTTAWA – Forward Stephane Da Costa was called up to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday from their American Hockey League affiliate.
SEOUL, S outh Korea (AP) -- South Korean and U.S. troops began naval drills Monday in a show of force partly directed at North Korea amid signs that Pyongyang will soon carry out a threat to conduct its third atomic test. Ottawa Senators recall centre Stephane Da Costa from AHL's Binghamton Senators
OTTAWA – Forward Stephane Da Costa was called up to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday from their American Hockey League affiliate.
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FC Dallas coach says Toronto FC striker Eric Hassli can help his club fill void
TORONTO – Pending league approval, Toronto FC striker Eric Hassli appears headed to FC Dallas -- and a warm welcome.
Ali's daughter: Spoke to dad on Sunday, he's fine and watching the Super Bowl
NEW ORLEANS – Muhammad Ali’s daughter knocked down rumours of her father being near death Sunday, saying he was at home watching the Super Bowl.
TORONTO – Pending league approval, Toronto FC striker Eric Hassli appears headed to FC Dallas -- and a warm welcome.
Ali's daughter: Spoke to dad on Sunday, he's fine and watching the Super Bowl
NEW ORLEANS – Muhammad Ali’s daughter knocked down rumours of her father being near death Sunday, saying he was at home watching the Super Bowl.
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Senators look for scoring beyond Spezza; Anderson continues to impress
MONTREAL – The Ottawa Senators are without Jason Spezza indefinitely but they’re not about to blame recent offensive struggles on his absence.
Taliban peace talks flounder as troops draw down
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Afghan peace effort is floundering, fraught with mistrust and confusion among key players even though the hard-line Taliban militants show signs of softening and their reclusive, one-eyed leader made a s urprise offer to share power in a post-war Afghanistan.
Rejected miner had 30 years experience, say unions after reviewing resumes
VANCOUVER – Two trades unions that obtained the resumes of hundreds of rejected Canadian applicants for a controversial mining project in northern B.C. say the documents show there were numerous qualified candidates.
MONTREAL – The Ottawa Senators are without Jason Spezza indefinitely but they’re not about to blame recent offensive struggles on his absence.
Taliban peace talks flounder as troops draw down
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Afghan peace effort is floundering, fraught with mistrust and confusion among key players even though the hard-line Taliban militants show signs of softening and their reclusive, one-eyed leader made a s urprise offer to share power in a post-war Afghanistan. Rejected miner had 30 years experience, say unions after reviewing resumes
VANCOUVER – Two trades unions that obtained the resumes of hundreds of rejected Canadian applicants for a controversial mining project in northern B.C. say the documents show there were numerous qualified candidates.
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Rio Carnival goes to dogs at canine street party
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The crowd at the Blocao Carnival street party Sunday was a decidedly mixed one. Roughly half the revelers were humans, the other half dogs, though the canine contingent was unquestionably the better dressed of the two.
Argentine princess's dad has dictatorship history
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Prince Willem-Alexander's ascension to the Dutch throne in April promises to be a shining moment on the world stage for his wife, Maxima, and her home country of Argentina. But there will be a glaring absence at the ceremony.
President Obama says he has no hesitation about ordering women into combat
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he would have no hesitation ordering women into combat and explained that, as a practical matter, they’re already serving that role.
Obama: US can reduce deficit by closing tax loopholes, making 'smart' reductions in spending
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says the U.S can reduce its budget deficit by closing tax loopholes and making “smart” reductions in spending.
Obama: Boy Scouts should admit gays and lesbians, opportunity should be open to all
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says the Boy Scouts of America should open its membership to gays and lesbians when its national executive board discusses the issue this week.
New Secretary of State Kerry speaks to Netanyahu, Abbas about peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) &# 8211; Secretary of State John Kerry stressed his commitment to promoting Israeli-Palestinian peace on Sunday in telephone calls to the leaders of both sides, the State Department said. In separate conversations, Kerry, who took over as the top U.S. diplomat from Hillary Clinton on Friday, spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. …
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The crowd at the Blocao Carnival street party Sunday was a decidedly mixed one. Roughly half the revelers were humans, the other half dogs, though the canine contingent was unquestionably the better dressed of the two. Argentine princess's dad has dictatorship history
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Prince Willem-Alexander's ascension to the Dutch throne in April promises to be a shining moment on the world stage for his wife, Maxima, and her home country of Argentina. But there will be a glaring absence at the ceremony. President Obama says he has no hesitation about ordering women into combat
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he would have no hesitation ordering women into combat and explained that, as a practical matter, they’re already serving that role.
Obama: US can reduce deficit by closing tax loopholes, making 'smart' reductions in spending
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says the U.S can reduce its budget deficit by closing tax loopholes and making “smart” reductions in spending.
Obama: Boy Scouts should admit gays and lesbians, opportunity should be open to all
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says the Boy Scouts of America should open its membership to gays and lesbians when its national executive board discusses the issue this week.
New Secretary of State Kerry speaks to Netanyahu, Abbas about peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) &# 8211; Secretary of State John Kerry stressed his commitment to promoting Israeli-Palestinian peace on Sunday in telephone calls to the leaders of both sides, the State Department said. In separate conversations, Kerry, who took over as the top U.S. diplomat from Hillary Clinton on Friday, spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. … seenewstoday.com : Top News updates
Conflicting accounts by Egypt man dragged naked
CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian man who was beaten and dragged naked by riot police during a violent protest has admitted that security forces harmed him, after earlier saying that protesters had undressed him.
Centrica set to scrap plans to build new UK nuclear plants - FT
(Reuters) – Centrica Plc, owner of British Gas, is set to scrap plans to build nuclear power stations in Britain, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing one person familiar with the company's plans. Centrica has the option of taking a 20 percent stake in four new reactors – two at Hinkley Point in Somerset and two at Sizewell in Suffolk – in a partnership with France's state-owned utility EDF. …
American fiscal woes posing difficulties for Beyond the Border progress
WASHINGTON – The Canada-U.S. Beyond the Border initiatives haven’t exactly been a top priority for the White House since Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama announced a “shared vision” for a border deal two years ago.
Northern Gateway hearings to address marine emergency response
VANCOUVER – Despite years of planning for the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and myriad legislative changes that will affect the project, the regulations and best practices from other jurisdictions where tankers tread have not been put in place for British Columbia, studies find.
Amid domestic change, Cubans march to the polls
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a Communist Party-selected slate of 612 deputies to the National Assembly at a time of change in how they live and work but not in how they vote. President Raul Castro and other leaders were shown on state-run television casting their ballots and commenting on the importance of the election as a show of support for reforms and independence from the United States. Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro was expected to cast his ballot from home. …
Zombie romance 'Warm Bodies' heats up box office on Super Bowl weekend, nabs $20 million
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The love-struck zombies of “Warm Bodies” swarmed the box office on Super Bowl weekend with a $20 million opening.
CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian man who was beaten and dragged naked by riot police during a violent protest has admitted that security forces harmed him, after earlier saying that protesters had undressed him. Centrica set to scrap plans to build new UK nuclear plants - FT
(Reuters) – Centrica Plc, owner of British Gas, is set to scrap plans to build nuclear power stations in Britain, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing one person familiar with the company's plans. Centrica has the option of taking a 20 percent stake in four new reactors – two at Hinkley Point in Somerset and two at Sizewell in Suffolk – in a partnership with France's state-owned utility EDF. … American fiscal woes posing difficulties for Beyond the Border progress
WASHINGTON – The Canada-U.S. Beyond the Border initiatives haven’t exactly been a top priority for the White House since Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama announced a “shared vision” for a border deal two years ago.
Northern Gateway hearings to address marine emergency response
VANCOUVER – Despite years of planning for the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and myriad legislative changes that will affect the project, the regulations and best practices from other jurisdictions where tankers tread have not been put in place for British Columbia, studies find.
Amid domestic change, Cubans march to the polls
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a Communist Party-selected slate of 612 deputies to the National Assembly at a time of change in how they live and work but not in how they vote. President Raul Castro and other leaders were shown on state-run television casting their ballots and commenting on the importance of the election as a show of support for reforms and independence from the United States. Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro was expected to cast his ballot from home. … Zombie romance 'Warm Bodies' heats up box office on Super Bowl weekend, nabs $20 million
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The love-struck zombies of “Warm Bodies” swarmed the box office on Super Bowl weekend with a $20 million opening.
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Rescuers find body in Mexico oil company blast
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's state-owned oil company says rescuers have found another body amid the rubble of a headquarters building damaged by a still-unexplained blast. The find raises the death toll of Thursday's explosion to 34 people.
As Super Bowl closes tumultuous year, NFL faces 'bit of a conundrum' on safety moving forward
NEW ORLEANS – The Super Bowl closes a tumultuous year for the NFL.
Barclays says its finance director Lucas to retire
LONDON (Reuters) – Barclays said on Sunday its Finance Director Chris Lucas and its General Counsel Mark Harding are to retire from the British bank, which is trying to emerge from a troubled nine months. They will remain in their roles until their successors have been appointed and an appropriate handover completed. The search for replacements is underway, but the process will take "a considerable time to complete," Barclays said in a statement. Their decisions to retire was theirs alone, the bank said. …
U.S. didn't need rough interrogation to get bin Laden: Panetta
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leon Panetta, who as CIA director oversaw the U.S. operation that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, said the job could have been done without resorting to controversial interrogation methods that some have said constitute torture. The outgoing defense secretary, in remarks aired Sunday on the NBC program "Meet the Press," said there had been many pieces to the "puzzle" solved to find bin Laden, who was held responsible for the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and the Pentagon. …
Bolshoi ballet chief says he knows who is behind acid attack on him
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director was quoted on Sunday as saying he knew who was behind an attack on him in which a masked assailant splashed acid over his face threatening his eyesight. Sergei Filin, who has undergone several operations on his eyes and face since the January 17 attack, did not give any names but made clear he linked the case to his job. "I not only have a suspicion about who did this, but I'm absolutely certain I know who did this. …
Minister: Iceland refused to help FBI on WikiLeaks
LONDON (AP) -- Iceland’s interior minister said Friday that he ordered the country’s police not to cooperate with FBI agents sent to investigate WikiLeaks two years ago, offering a rare glimpse into the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation of the secret-busting site.
French forces launch airstrikes in northern Mali
GOSSI, Mali (AP) -- French troops launched airstrikes on Islamic militant training camps and arms depots around Kidal and Tessalit in Mali's far north, defense officials said Sunday, as the first supply convoy of food, fuel and parts to eastern Mali headed across the country.
Stun gun used on armed man near Buckingham Palace
LONDON (AP) -- Police used a stun gun to arrest a man armed with knives outside Buckingham Palace on Sunday, as throngs of tourists gathered to watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony there.
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's state-owned oil company says rescuers have found another body amid the rubble of a headquarters building damaged by a still-unexplained blast. The find raises the death toll of Thursday's explosion to 34 people. As Super Bowl closes tumultuous year, NFL faces 'bit of a conundrum' on safety moving forward
NEW ORLEANS – The Super Bowl closes a tumultuous year for the NFL.
Barclays says its finance director Lucas to retire
LONDON (Reuters) – Barclays said on Sunday its Finance Director Chris Lucas and its General Counsel Mark Harding are to retire from the British bank, which is trying to emerge from a troubled nine months. They will remain in their roles until their successors have been appointed and an appropriate handover completed. The search for replacements is underway, but the process will take "a considerable time to complete," Barclays said in a statement. Their decisions to retire was theirs alone, the bank said. … U.S. didn't need rough interrogation to get bin Laden: Panetta
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leon Panetta, who as CIA director oversaw the U.S. operation that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, said the job could have been done without resorting to controversial interrogation methods that some have said constitute torture. The outgoing defense secretary, in remarks aired Sunday on the NBC program "Meet the Press," said there had been many pieces to the "puzzle" solved to find bin Laden, who was held responsible for the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and the Pentagon. … Bolshoi ballet chief says he knows who is behind acid attack on him
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director was quoted on Sunday as saying he knew who was behind an attack on him in which a masked assailant splashed acid over his face threatening his eyesight. Sergei Filin, who has undergone several operations on his eyes and face since the January 17 attack, did not give any names but made clear he linked the case to his job. "I not only have a suspicion about who did this, but I'm absolutely certain I know who did this. … Minister: Iceland refused to help FBI on WikiLeaks
LONDON (AP) -- Iceland’s interior minister said Friday that he ordered the country’s police not to cooperate with FBI agents sent to investigate WikiLeaks two years ago, offering a rare glimpse into the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation of the secret-busting site.
French forces launch airstrikes in northern Mali
GOSSI, Mali (AP) -- French troops launched airstrikes on Islamic militant training camps and arms depots around Kidal and Tessalit in Mali's far north, defense officials said Sunday, as the first supply convoy of food, fuel and parts to eastern Mali headed across the country. Stun gun used on armed man near Buckingham Palace
LONDON (AP) -- Police used a stun gun to arrest a man armed with knives outside Buckingham Palace on Sunday, as throngs of tourists gathered to watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony there. seenewstoday.com : Top News updates
UPDATE 1-Cricket-Starc, Bailey shine as Australia beat West Indies
* Bailey hits maiden ton * Starc takes 5-32 (Updates with result, detail) PERTH, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Seamer Mitchell Starc grabbed a second successive five-wicket haul and George Bailey his maiden international century as Australia beat West Indies by 54 runs in the second one-dayer at the WACA on Sunday. West Indies put up a better fight than in the nine-wicket defeat in Friday’s opener but Bailey’s unbeaten 125 pushed Australia to 266 for seven and Starc (5-32) helped dismiss the islanders for 212 to give the hosts a 2-0 series lead. …
Israeli defense minister comments on Syria strike
MUNICH (AP) -- Israel's defense minister made his country's first public comments Sunday on an airstrike in Syria, suggesting that Israel had been behind the attack.
Cricket-Australia v West Indies, second ODI - scoreboard
Feb 3 (Reuters) – Scoreboard after Australia beat WestIndies by 54 runs in the second one-day international at theWACA in Perth on Sunday: West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl first. – - Australia innings A. Finch c DM Bravo b Holder 11 U. Khawaja c Powell b Roach 3 P. Hughes c DM Bravo b Sammy 21 M. Clarke b DJ Bravo 16 G. Bailey not out 125 M. Wade c Sammy b Narine 16 G. Maxwell b Sammy 0 J. Faulkner c Powell b Sammy 39 M. Johnson not out 16 Extras (lb-10, w-9) 19 Total (for seven wickets, 50 overs) 266 Did not bat: M. Starc, C. …
* Bailey hits maiden ton * Starc takes 5-32 (Updates with result, detail) PERTH, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Seamer Mitchell Starc grabbed a second successive five-wicket haul and George Bailey his maiden international century as Australia beat West Indies by 54 runs in the second one-dayer at the WACA on Sunday. West Indies put up a better fight than in the nine-wicket defeat in Friday’s opener but Bailey’s unbeaten 125 pushed Australia to 266 for seven and Starc (5-32) helped dismiss the islanders for 212 to give the hosts a 2-0 series lead. …
Israeli defense minister comments on Syria strike
MUNICH (AP) -- Israel's defense minister made his country's first public comments Sunday on an airstrike in Syria, suggesting that Israel had been behind the attack. Cricket-Australia v West Indies, second ODI - scoreboard
Feb 3 (Reuters) – Scoreboard after Australia beat WestIndies by 54 runs in the second one-day international at theWACA in Perth on Sunday: West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl first. – - Australia innings A. Finch c DM Bravo b Holder 11 U. Khawaja c Powell b Roach 3 P. Hughes c DM Bravo b Sammy 21 M. Clarke b DJ Bravo 16 G. Bailey not out 125 M. Wade c Sammy b Narine 16 G. Maxwell b Sammy 0 J. Faulkner c Powell b Sammy 39 M. Johnson not out 16 Extras (lb-10, w-9) 19 Total (for seven wickets, 50 overs) 266 Did not bat: M. Starc, C. …
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Iran positive but noncommittal about talks with US
MUNICH (AP) -- Iran's foreign minister is welcoming the United States' willingness to hold direct talks with Tehran in the standoff over its nuclear program but isn't committing to accepting the offer.
Iraq's $1.4 bln Asiacell share offer sold out: exchange
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A $1.35 billion sale of shares in Iraqi mobile telephone firm Asiacell , the country’s first major public offer of equity since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, was fully subscribed, the stock exchange said on Sunday. Taha Abdulsalam, chief executive of the Iraq Stock Exchange, told Reuters that orders had been received for all 67.5 billion shares on offer, comprising 25 percent of the company’s share capital. …
Israel's Barak: Syria's Assad will soon fall, will be major blow to archrival Iran
MUNICH – Israel’s defence minister is predicting that the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad is imminent, and he says that would be a major blow to regional archrival Iran.
Israeli minister: Assad's fall imminent
MUNICH (AP) -- Israel's defense minister is predicting that the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad is imminent, and he says that would be a major blow to regional archrival Iran.
MUNICH (AP) -- Iran's foreign minister is welcoming the United States' willingness to hold direct talks with Tehran in the standoff over its nuclear program but isn't committing to accepting the offer. Iraq's $1.4 bln Asiacell share offer sold out: exchange
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A $1.35 billion sale of shares in Iraqi mobile telephone firm Asiacell , the country’s first major public offer of equity since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, was fully subscribed, the stock exchange said on Sunday. Taha Abdulsalam, chief executive of the Iraq Stock Exchange, told Reuters that orders had been received for all 67.5 billion shares on offer, comprising 25 percent of the company’s share capital. …
Israel's Barak: Syria's Assad will soon fall, will be major blow to archrival Iran
MUNICH – Israel’s defence minister is predicting that the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad is imminent, and he says that would be a major blow to regional archrival Iran.
Israeli minister: Assad's fall imminent
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Iraqi officials: Suicide car bomb targeting police kills at least 15 in disputed northern city
BAGHDAD – Officials say a suicide car bomb targeting a provincial police headquarters has killed at least 15 people in a disputed northern Iraqi city.
Indian filmmaker Kamal Hassan and Muslim groups agree to movie's release with 7 scenes deleted
NEW DELHI – Indian movie star Kamal Hassan has reached a settlement with Muslim organizations in southern India and agreed to delete seven scenes from his latest spy thriller.
Artists' spat over Putin joins a Russian tradition
MOSCOW (AP) -- When famed viola player Yuri Bashmet declared that he "adored" President Vladimir Putin, he stirred little controversy in a country where classical musicians have often curried favor with the political elite.
An artists' spat over Putin and his adoption ban joins a long tradition in Russian politics
MOSCOW – When famed viola player Yuri Bashmet declared that he “adored” President Vladimir Putin, he stirred little controversy in a country where classical musicians have often curried favour with the political elite.
Suicide car bomb kills 15 in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Officials say a suicide car bomb targeting a provincial police headquarters has killed at least 15 people in a disputed northern Iraqi city.
Suicide bomber, gunmen hit police HQ in Iraq's Kirkuk: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least one suicide bomber driving a car and gunmen disguised in police uniforms attacked a police headquarters in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday, police sources said. Initial reports of casualties were unclear. One police official said as many as 30 people could have been killed, but hospital officials in the city said they had received so far only one dead and 50 wounded. …
BAGHDAD – Officials say a suicide car bomb targeting a provincial police headquarters has killed at least 15 people in a disputed northern Iraqi city.
Indian filmmaker Kamal Hassan and Muslim groups agree to movie's release with 7 scenes deleted
NEW DELHI – Indian movie star Kamal Hassan has reached a settlement with Muslim organizations in southern India and agreed to delete seven scenes from his latest spy thriller.
Artists' spat over Putin joins a Russian tradition
MOSCOW (AP) -- When famed viola player Yuri Bashmet declared that he "adored" President Vladimir Putin, he stirred little controversy in a country where classical musicians have often curried favor with the political elite. An artists' spat over Putin and his adoption ban joins a long tradition in Russian politics
MOSCOW – When famed viola player Yuri Bashmet declared that he “adored” President Vladimir Putin, he stirred little controversy in a country where classical musicians have often curried favour with the political elite.
Suicide car bomb kills 15 in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Officials say a suicide car bomb targeting a provincial police headquarters has killed at least 15 people in a disputed northern Iraqi city.
Suicide bomber, gunmen hit police HQ in Iraq's Kirkuk: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least one suicide bomber driving a car and gunmen disguised in police uniforms attacked a police headquarters in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday, police sources said. Initial reports of casualties were unclear. One police official said as many as 30 people could have been killed, but hospital officials in the city said they had received so far only one dead and 50 wounded. …
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