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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153036" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">War crimes in the Syrian civil war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime" target="_blank">Fall of the Assad regime</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_mass_graves" target="_blank">Syrian mass graves</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_grave" target="_blank">mass graves</a> across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a> are uncovered following the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime" target="_blank">fall of the Assad regime</a>, with a central site in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qutayfah" target="_blank">al-Qutayfah</a> estimated to contain the human remains of at least 100,000 individuals. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/least-100000-bodies-syrian-mass-grave-us-advocacy-group-head-says-2024-12-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/12/17/thousands-of-bodies-found-in-syrias-mass-graves" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dawn_of_Freedom" target="_blank">Operation Dawn of Freedom</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Senior <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">American</a> officials report that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a> is building up <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">its forces</a> along the Syrian border, raising fear of a possible ground invasion of territories held by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds_in_Syria" target="_blank">Kurdish</a>-led <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Democratic Forces</a>. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-fears-military-buildup-by-turkey-signals-preparations-for-incursion-into-syria-1c2e88e9" target="_blank">(WSJ)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Syria" target="_blank">2024 Israeli invasion of Syria</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">While the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli Defense Forces</a> continue their ground operation beyond the buffer zone in southern Syria, Prime Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" target="_blank">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> and Defense minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Katz" target="_blank">Israel Katz</a> visit the peak of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon" target="_blank">Mount Hermon</a>, which was seized by the IDF last week. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/world/middleeast/17syria-israel-netanyahu.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> Lt. Gen. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Kirillov_%28general%29" target="_blank">Igor Kirillov</a>, head of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_NBC_Protection_Troops" target="_blank">NBC Protection Troops</a>, and his assistant are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination" target="_blank">assassinated</a> by an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device" target="_blank">IED</a> hidden inside of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-scooter" target="_blank">e-scooter</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Moscow</a>. A Ukrainian source claims that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Service_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Security Service of Ukraine</a> is responsible for the killings, after charging Kirilov in absentia for the use of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_weapon" target="_blank">chemical weapons</a> on the previous day. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Medvedev" target="_blank">Dmitry Medvedev</a>, deputy chairman of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Council_of_Russia" target="_blank">Security Council of Russia</a>, says that the Ukrainian leadership would face an &quot;imminent revenge&quot; for the killings. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2ek388yxzo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/russias-medvedev-says-kyiv-will-face-imminent-revenge-for-killing-of-russian-general-ria-3321059" target="_blank">(Deccan Herald)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93NATO_relations" target="_blank">Russia–NATO relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" target="_blank">NATO</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Security_Assistance_and_Training_for_Ukraine" target="_blank">Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_center" target="_blank">command center</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiesbaden" target="_blank">Wiesbaden</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>, takes over coordination of Western military support to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/nato-takes-over-coordination-military-aid-kyiv-us-source-says-2024-12-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two police officers are killed and three more wounded after a mass shooting at a security checkpoint in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangla_district" target="_blank">Shangla district</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militant-attack-police-post-restive-northwest-bf94bbd80b1b69238cf9d16709afb61c" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three police officers are killed by a roadside bomb targeting a vehicle carrying polio workers in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dera_Ismail_Khan_district" target="_blank">Dera Ismail Khan district</a>, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/roadside-bomb-kills-3-police-officers-escorting-polio-116881644" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_South-West_Indian_Ocean_cyclone_season" target="_blank">2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll in Mozambique from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Chido" target="_blank">Cyclone Chido</a> climbs to 34, with 23,600 homes destroyed in the country. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/cyclone-chido-kills-34-in-mozambique-after-battering-mayotte/a-71080308" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Port_Vila_earthquake" target="_blank">2024 Port Vila earthquake</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A 7.4 magnitude <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Vanuatu" target="_blank">earthquake</a> strikes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu" target="_blank">Vanuatu</a>'s capital <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Vila" target="_blank">Port Vila</a>, prompting a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami_warning_system" target="_blank">tsunami warning</a> to be issued. At least 14 people are killed and over 200 others are injured. <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536941/live-large-7-point-3-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-near-vanuatu" target="_blank">(RNZ)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompson" target="_blank">Killing of Brian Thompson</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A grand jury indicts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Mangione" target="_blank">Luigi Mangione</a> for the assassination of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnitedHealthcare" target="_blank">UnitedHealthcare</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" target="_blank">CEO</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Thompson_%28businessman%29" target="_blank">Brian Thompson</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/luigi-mangione-indicted-first-degree-murder-charge-grand-jury-unitedhe-rcna184313" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidential_transition_of_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Second presidential transition of Donald Trump</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College" target="_blank">U.S. Electoral College</a> formally certifies <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President-elect_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. President-elect</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>'s victory against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. Vice President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris" target="_blank">Kamala Harris</a>. <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/election/electoral-college-confirm-results-2024-election" target="_blank">(WNYW)</a> <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-cabinet-transition-news-12-17-24/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_17" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153036, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_Syrian_civil_war']War crimes in the Syrian civil war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime']Fall of the Assad regime[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_mass_graves']Syrian mass graves[/URL] [LIST] [*]Several [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_grave']mass graves[/URL] across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL] are uncovered following the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime']fall of the Assad regime[/URL], with a central site in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qutayfah']al-Qutayfah[/URL] estimated to contain the human remains of at least 100,000 individuals. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/least-100000-bodies-syrian-mass-grave-us-advocacy-group-head-says-2024-12-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/12/17/thousands-of-bodies-found-in-syrias-mass-graves']([I]Al Jazeera[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dawn_of_Freedom']Operation Dawn of Freedom[/URL] [LIST] [*]Senior [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']American[/URL] officials report that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL] is building up [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces']its forces[/URL] along the Syrian border, raising fear of a possible ground invasion of territories held by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds_in_Syria']Kurdish[/URL]-led [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']Syrian Democratic Forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-fears-military-buildup-by-turkey-signals-preparations-for-incursion-into-syria-1c2e88e9'](WSJ)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Syria']2024 Israeli invasion of Syria[/URL] [LIST] [*]While the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Forces']Israeli Defense Forces[/URL] continue their ground operation beyond the buffer zone in southern Syria, Prime Minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu']Benjamin Netanyahu[/URL] and Defense minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Katz']Israel Katz[/URL] visit the peak of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon']Mount Hermon[/URL], which was seized by the IDF last week. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/world/middleeast/17syria-israel-netanyahu.html'](The New York Times)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] Lt. Gen. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Kirillov_%28general%29']Igor Kirillov[/URL], head of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_NBC_Protection_Troops']NBC Protection Troops[/URL], and his assistant are [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination']assassinated[/URL] by an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device']IED[/URL] hidden inside of an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-scooter']e-scooter[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL]. A Ukrainian source claims that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Service_of_Ukraine']Security Service of Ukraine[/URL] is responsible for the killings, after charging Kirilov [I]in absentia[/I] for the use of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_weapon']chemical weapons[/URL] on the previous day. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Medvedev']Dmitry Medvedev[/URL], deputy chairman of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Council_of_Russia']Security Council of Russia[/URL], says that the Ukrainian leadership would face an "imminent revenge" for the killings. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2ek388yxzo'](BBC News)[/URL], [URL='https://www.deccanherald.com/world/russias-medvedev-says-kyiv-will-face-imminent-revenge-for-killing-of-russian-general-ria-3321059'](Deccan Herald)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War']Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93NATO_relations']Russia–NATO relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO']NATO[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Security_Assistance_and_Training_for_Ukraine']Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_center']command center[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiesbaden']Wiesbaden[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL], takes over coordination of Western military support to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/nato-takes-over-coordination-military-aid-kyiv-us-source-says-2024-12-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL] [LIST] [*]Two police officers are killed and three more wounded after a mass shooting at a security checkpoint in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangla_district']Shangla district[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militant-attack-police-post-restive-northwest-bf94bbd80b1b69238cf9d16709afb61c'](AP)[/URL] [*]Three police officers are killed by a roadside bomb targeting a vehicle carrying polio workers in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dera_Ismail_Khan_district']Dera Ismail Khan district[/URL], Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/roadside-bomb-kills-3-police-officers-escorting-polio-116881644'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_South-West_Indian_Ocean_cyclone_season']2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll in Mozambique from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Chido']Cyclone Chido[/URL] climbs to 34, with 23,600 homes destroyed in the country. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/cyclone-chido-kills-34-in-mozambique-after-battering-mayotte/a-71080308'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Port_Vila_earthquake']2024 Port Vila earthquake[/URL] [LIST] [*]A 7.4 magnitude [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Vanuatu']earthquake[/URL] strikes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu']Vanuatu[/URL]'s capital [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Vila']Port Vila[/URL], prompting a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami_warning_system']tsunami warning[/URL] to be issued. At least 14 people are killed and over 200 others are injured. [URL='https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536941/live-large-7-point-3-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-near-vanuatu'](RNZ)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompson']Killing of Brian Thompson[/URL] [LIST] [*]A grand jury indicts [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Mangione']Luigi Mangione[/URL] for the assassination of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnitedHealthcare']UnitedHealthcare[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer']CEO[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Thompson_%28businessman%29']Brian Thompson[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/luigi-mangione-indicted-first-degree-murder-charge-grand-jury-unitedhe-rcna184313'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidential_transition_of_Donald_Trump']Second presidential transition of Donald Trump[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College']U.S. Electoral College[/URL] formally certifies [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President-elect_of_the_United_States']U.S. President-elect[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL]'s victory against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States']U.S. Vice President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris']Kamala Harris[/URL]. [URL='https://www.fox5ny.com/election/electoral-college-confirm-results-2024-election'](WNYW)[/URL] [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-cabinet-transition-news-12-17-24/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_17"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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