Anthony Fauci on Wednesday called the White House effort to discredit him “bizarre” and urged an end to the divisiveness over the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying “let’s stop this nonsense.”Fauci, who has become a popular and trusted figure during the coronavirus outbreak, came under criticism from President Donald Trump and some of his Republican allies as Fauci cautioned against reopening the U.S.

economy too soon.The recent spike in coronavirus infections, primarily in states that were among the earliest to lift coronavirus restrictions, put Fauci on a collision course with the White House.“One of the things that’s part of the problem is the dynamics of the divisiveness that is going on now that it becomes difficult.

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On Tuesday Donald Trump's regular coronavirus press briefings resumed.

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No virus bill yet: White House, GOP at odds over jobless aid

WASHINGTON - Negotiations over a new COVID-19 rescue bill were in flux Friday after the White House floated cutting an unemployment benefits boost to as little as $100 and President Donald Trump turned to a new priority, adding money to build a new FBI headquarters.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent senators home, promising a Republican proposal would be ready on Monday.

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‘Massive reductions’: Trump signs executive orders to lower prescription drug costs

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed new executive orders on Friday that he said would significantly reduce the price of prescription drugs for American patients and seniors.“This reduction is still not close to what I want, what I expect, and I’m looking for help for our great seniors especially, in particular,” the president said, noting that the action would have an incredible impact.Trump said the four executive orders will lead to “massive reductions” in drug costs, promising that the orders “will completely restructure the prescription drug market, in terms of pricing and everything else, to make these medications affordable, accessible for all Americans.”RELATED: California must protect essential workers, coronavirus

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Trump signs orders to lower drug prices, including by importing from Canada

Donald Trump announced on Friday he was signing four executive orders aiming at lowering prices that Americans pay for prescription drugs as he faces an uphill re-election battle and criticism over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.One order would allow for the legal importation of cheaper prescription drugs from countries like Canada, while another would require discounts from drug companies now captured by middlemen to be passed on to patients, Trump said. Canadian prescription drug prices come under scrutiny of U.S.

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‘Trump owes us an apology.’ Chinese scientist at the center of COVID-19 origin theories speaks out

Jon CohenScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.The coronavirus pandemic has thrust virologist Shi Zhengli into a fierce spotlight. Shi, who’s been nicknamed “Bat Woman,” heads a group that studies bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), in the city in China where the pandemic began, and many have speculated that the virus that causes COVID-19 accidentally escaped from her lab—a theory promoted by U.S.

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Michael Cohen, Trump's ex-lawyer, released from prison again

Michael Cohen (FOX 5 NY file) NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer was released Friday after a judge ruled that he had been sent back to prison from home confinement as retaliation for his plan to release a book critical of Trump before November's election.Michael Cohen walked out of a federal prison in New York on Friday afternoon, his lawyer Danya Perry told The Associated Press, a day after U.S. District Judge Alvin K.

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Trump Calls Off Florida Segment of GOP National Convention Due to Coronavirus "Flare-Up"

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has canceled the bulk of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus. Trump's formal renomination will still go forward in North Carolina, where a small subset of GOP delegates will still gather in Charlotte, North Carolina, for just four hours on Aug.

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Rosie O'Donnell joins celebrities who blame Donald Trump for COVID-19-related deaths of Americans

Rosie O’Donnell has joined the myriad celebrities placing blame for the deaths of Americans on President Donald Trump. The former talk show host is a vocal critic of Trump, having previously feuded with him prior to his presidential run in the 2016 election.

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Donald Trump's dilemma: To take coronavirus vaccine first or last

coronavirus vaccine - first, or last - as people want. Trump said on Wednesday that he faces an impossible situation - whether he should be the first to take a coronavirus vaccine."If I’m the first one they’ll say ‘he’s so selfish'.

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3 of 4 Americans want masks to be mandatory amid coronavirus pandemic: poll

coronavirus cases and a growing embrace of government advice intended to safeguard public health.The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds that about two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling the outbreak, an unwelcome sign for the White House in an election year shaped by the nation’s battle with the pandemic. As U.S.

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Baseball’s back: Yankees, Nationals kneel, Fauci throws first pitch in season opener

baseball season as part of an opening day ceremony Thursday night that featured references to the Black Lives Matter movement, the coronavirus pandemic — including an off-the-mark first pitch by Dr. Anthony Fauci — and the home team’s 2019 championship.Players from both clubs wore T-shirts saying Black Lives Matter during batting practice at Nationals Park, and the letters “BLM” were stenciled into the back of the mound at the center of the diamond.

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As U.S. hits 4 million coronavirus cases in record time, deaths are also surging

Coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed 4 million on Thursday, a milestone that was reached at an accelerated pace as cases — and now deaths — surge across the country.Thursday also saw more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours for the third day in a row, as cases overwhelm hospitals in multiple states including California, Florida and Texas. Trump cancels parts of Republican convention in Florida due to coronavirus pandemic While it took nearly 100 days for the U.S.

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Yanks, Nats kneel in Black Lives Matter salute; Fauci's toss

WASHINGTON – The Nationals and Yankees knelt in unison before the first game of the baseball season as part of an opening day ceremony Thursday night that featured references to the Black Lives Matter movement, the coronavirus pandemic -- including an off-the-mark first pitch by Dr. Anthony Fauci -- and the home team’s 2019 championship.Players from both clubs wore T-shirts saying Black Lives Matter during batting practice, and the letters “BLM” were stenciled into the back of the mound at the center of the diamond.In a poignant reference to the racial reckoning happening in the U.S., players and other members of both teams held a long black ribbon while standing spaced out along the two foul lines.

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Coronavirus: Trump says he’s throwing first pitch at Yankees game, says MLB setting positive example with reopening

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Coronavirus: Trump says cancelling Florida portion of GOP convention is ‘setting an example’

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that cancelling the Florida portion of the Republican National Convention was to “set an example,” adding they can’t have a “lot of people packed in a room” and tell others not to do it.

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Coronavirus: Trump says Jacksonville, Fla. portion of Republican convention cancelled

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had cancelled the Jacksonville, Fla.

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Coronavirus: Trump says some school districts may delay opening, but must prepare to open

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke more on the reopening of schools in the country even as COVID-19 cases continue to increase, saying that while some school districts in coronavirus hotspots “may need to delay reopening for a few weeks,” they should be “actively preparing” to reopen.

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‘It’s not the right time’: Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has canceled segments of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Jacksonville, Florida in August, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus.“To have a big convention is not the right time," Trump said during his revived daily coronavirus task force briefing from the White House. Convention events will still be held in North Carolina.RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesTrump moved parts of the GOP convention to Florida last month amid a dispute with North Carolina’s Democratic leaders over holding an event indoors with maskless supporters.

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President Trump cancels Florida segment of GOP National Convention

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has canceled the bulk of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus. Trump's formal renomination will still go forward in North Carolina, where a small subset of GOP delegates will still gather in Charlotte, North Carolina, for just four hours on Aug.

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Trump to give coronavirus press briefing Thursday as US tops 4 million cases

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is scheduled to take the podium on Thursday for his revived daily coronavirus task force briefing as the U.S. faces a grim milestone of 4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and Congress continues to negotiate another aid package.The briefing is scheduled for 5 p.m.

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In struggle against pandemic, populist leaders fare poorly

Boris Johnson (l), Prime Minister of Great Britain, welcomes US President Donald Trump before the start of the working session of a NATO summit. WASHINGTON (AP) - The countries that top the rankings of COVID-19 deaths globally are not necessarily the poorest, the richest or even the most densely populated.

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Biden, Obama Discuss Importance of Being Able to Relate to Others, Health Insurance in Socially-Distanced Sit-Down

Barack Obama and Joe Biden talked about a number of hot-button issues — including President Donald Trump's response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, health care, economic recovery, police brutality and the importance of strong leadership — during a socially distanced in-person sit-down, the video of which went live online on Thursday. The talk between the 44th president of the United States and the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate was first announced on Wednesday with a video depicting Biden and Obama chatting while social distancing (and arriving at the room where they spoke in masks).

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Batter Up! Baseball, soundtrack of summer, is back - sort of

With COVID-19 cases trending higher in every state with an MLB team except Arizona, a most fitting person is set to throw out the ceremonial first ball before the World Series champion Washington Nationals host the New York Yankees in this year's virus-delayed opener: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert.“I used to play baseball as a young boy,” the 79-year-old Fauci told CNN.

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Poll: 3 in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks

LOS ANGELES - Three out of four Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favor requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes, a new poll finds, reflecting fresh alarm over spiking coronavirus cases and a growing embrace of government advice intended to safeguard public health.The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds that about two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling the outbreak, an unwelcome sign for the White House in an election year shaped by the nation’s battle with the pandemic.More than four months after government stay-at-home orders first swept across the U.S., the poll spotlights an America increasingly on edge about the

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WHO head rejects U.S. criticism questioning his independence

World Health Organization said on Thursday that reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioning his independence were untrue and would not distract the organization from its work in fighting the coronavirus.Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has come under criticism, especially from U.S.

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White House drops payroll tax cut as GOP unveils virus aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has reluctantly dropped a bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package on Thursday, ceding to opposition to the idea among top Senate allies.“It won’t be in the base bill," said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaking on CNBC about the payroll tax cut, killing the idea for now. The idea has been a major demand of President Donald Trump.“The president is very focused on getting money quickly to workers right now and the payroll tax takes time,” Mnuchin said at the Capitol.

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Scott Thompson: Will U.S. voters forgive Donald Trump’s flip-flops on pandemic, mask use?

COVID-19 a hoax and denouncing mask use since the beginning of the pandemic, Trump — months later — has finally admitted the seriousness of the coronavirus outbreak and is now endorsing wearing a mask.

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Biden calls Trump the country's 'first' racist president

A file image shows former Vice President Joe Biden at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo: Michael Brochstein / Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was the country's “first” racist president.The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s comments came during a virtual town hall organized by the Service Employees International Union.

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Populist leaders struggle to fight coronavirus; experts link it to distrust of science

COVID-19 deaths globally are not necessarily the poorest, the richest, or even the most densely populated. But they do have one thing in common: They are led by populist, mold-breaking leaders.Populism in politics means pushing policies that are popular with “the people,” not the elites and the experts.

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'Think we have a winner': Trump on US order for 60 crore doses of covid vaccines

coronavirus vaccines that Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE are jointly developing. It is the latest in a series of similar agreements with other vaccine companies.

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Only 1 in 10 Americans want schools to reopen without coronavirus restrictions: poll

coronavirus — and that’s OK with the vast majority of Americans.Only about one in 10 Americans think daycare centers, preschools or K-12 schools should open this fall without restrictions, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs. Most think mask requirements and other safety measures are necessary to restart in-person instruction, and roughly three in 10 say that teaching kids in classrooms shouldn’t happen at all.The findings are a sharp contrast to the picture that President Donald Trump paints as he pressures schools to reopen.

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Mexico’s president dismissive of wearing mask as coronavirus cases climb

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday downplayed the importance of wearing face masks during the novel coronavirus pandemic, calling his treasury secretary’s assertion that using them would be a factor in reactivating the economy “disproportionate.”Lopez Obrador had never been seen publicly wearing a mask until he flew to Washington earlier this month to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump ‘Comfortable’ Ready To Send Barron, 14, Back To School Despite Coronavirus

Donald Trump, 74, is looking forward to his son Barron, 14, going back to school in a physical setting despite coronavirus cases continuing to increase in some places because he feels the “statistics” have been “great”. The president revealed his thoughts at a press conference from the White House on July 22 after he was asked if he had a “national strategy” for children to return to school safely in the near future. “Yeah, well I am comfortable with that and we do have a national strategy but you know, ultimately it’s up to the governors of the states,” he said at the press conference.

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Fauci to testify next week to House panel on coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) - Dr. Anthony Fauci and two other top public health officials will testify next week to a House subcommittee that's been investigating the federal response to a coronavirus pandemic still inflicting a relentless toll on Americans, officials with the panel said Wednesday.RELATED: Fauci says he doesn’t see ‘us eradicating’ the coronavirus as US battles rising COVID-19 infectionsFauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has become the government's most visible face in the battle against the virus, and polls show him as its most trusted authority as well.

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Coronavirus: Trump says he’s ‘comfortable’ having son, grandchildren back at schools

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was “comfortable” having his son and grandchildren back in schools this fall for in-person learning, and said they do have a national strategy for reopening schools safely, before adding that it’s “ultimately” up to the governors.

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Coronavirus: Trump says spikes in cases came ‘shortly after’ anti-racism demonstrations, youths visiting bars

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that the spike in cases started to rise in various states among young people “shortly after demonstrations,” referring to anti-racisms protests, saying these “presumably triggered” a relaxation in mitigation efforts, despite data showing some states with large protests did not see a spike.

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Coronavirus: Trump says deal reached with Pfizer for vaccine

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a deal had been reached with pharmaceutical company Pfizer to produce 100 million vaccine doses once emergency use authorization is given by the U.S.

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Trump lauds possible ‘winner’ vaccine, pushes for reopening of schools in Wednesday coronavirus briefing

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to journalists during a news conference about his administration's response to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House July 22, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Fauci says he doesn’t see ‘us eradicating’ the coronavirus as US battles rising COVID-19 infections

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci wears a protective mask while arriving to a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on June 30, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

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Fauci to testify next week on House investigation into U.S. coronavirus response

Anthony Fauci and two other top public health officials will testify next week to a House subcommittee that’s been investigating the federal response to a coronavirus pandemic still inflicting a relentless toll on Americans, officials with the panel said Wednesday.Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has become the government’s most visible face in the battle against the virus, and polls show him as its most trusted authority as well. That’s in sharp contrast to President Donald Trump, who gets low marks from the publ ic after ceding much of the U.S.

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Trump continues daily coronavirus press briefings Wednesday as US nears 4 million cases

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump spoke at a coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday, an event that was revived this week following a three-month hiatus.The briefing was scheduled to start 5:30 p.m. ET at the White House. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesOn Tuesday, Trump returned to the podium and warned that the novel coronavirus will get worse in the U.S.

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Trump to continue daily coronavirus press briefings Wednesday as US nears 4 million cases

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expected to speak at a coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday, an event that was revived this week following a three-month hiatus.The briefing is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET at the White House. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesOn Tuesday, Trump returned to the podium and warned that the novel coronavirus will get worse in the U.S.

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Trump deploys feds to more states under 'law-and-order' push

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will send federal agents into Chicago and Albuquerque to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration’s intervention in local enforcement as he runs for reelection under a “law-and-order” mantle.Using the same alarmist language that he has employed in the past to describe illegal immigration, Trump painted Democrat-led cities as out of control and lashed out at the “radical left," even though criminal justice experts say the increase in violence in some cities defies easy explanation.“In recent weeks there has been a radical movement to defend, dismantle and dissolve our police department,” Trump said at a White House event, blaming the movement for “a shocking

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Trump, Barr expand anti-crime surge of federal agents to Chicago, Albuquerque

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announced Wednesday that federal agents will surge into Chicago and Albuquerque to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration’s intervention in local enforcement as Trump runs for reelection under a “law-and-order” mantle.Hundreds of federal agents already have been sent to Kansas City, Missouri, to help quell a record rise in violence after the shooting death of a young boy there. Sending federal agents to help localities is not uncommon.

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Poll: Very few Americans back full school reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic

BOSTON - Virtual instruction. Mandated masks.

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World coronavirus cases near 15M; Trump says things will get worse

NEW YORK - The global tally of people infected with the coronavirus neared 15 million Wednesday, while in the worst-hit pandemic hot spot of the United States, President Donald Trump warned the pandemic would “get worse before it gets better.”With COVID-19 set to pass another shocking milestone, Trump delivered his first virus briefing after a three-month hiatus, offering a shifted message Tuesday, including professing a newfound respect for the protective face masks he has seldom worn.It came as polls have shown Trump lagging behind Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of November’s election, and as the count of virus fatalities in the U.S.

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Trump is unhappy with China over COVID-19 : U.S. Official on consulate closure

WASHINGTON : When asked about the message the United States is sending by shutting a Chinese consulate in Texas on Wednesday, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said President Donald Trump remains unhappy with China over its handling of an outbreak of the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 140,000 Americans."I think this president has made very clear that he's unhappy with China - the fact that China virus was unleashed onto this country and around the world with very little information, honesty and transparency from China," Conway said in response to a reporter's question on the shuttering hours earlier. "We're still not getting information from China.

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Trevor Noah Explains The Snafu Of Reopening Schools During COVID

Getting kids back to school this fall could pose some serious problems.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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