WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump’s former acting White House chief of staff resigned his post as special envoy to Northern Ireland on Thursday, saying "I can’t do it.

I can’t stay."Mick Mulvaney joined a growing list of Trump administration officials who are leaving following the violent riot at the Capitol on Wednesday.

The riot occurred after Trump addressed a massive rally in Washington fueled by the president’s repeated allegations that he lost the November election because of election fraud, which is not substantiated.

A mob breached the Capitol building just as lawmakers were working to certify Electoral College votes in the election, sealing President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.Mick Mulvaney joined a growing list of Trump.

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Trump supporters, some armed, gather outside U.S. state capitol buildings

Supporters of President Donald Trump gathered outside several state capitol buildings in various U.S. states on Sunday, some of whom were armed, but despite FBI warnings of potential violence leading up to inauguration day, most of the demonstrations remained calm with some groups leaving in various states after a few hours.

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Trump preparing to issue over 100 pardons, commutations on Tuesday: source

Donald Trump at this point is opting not to issue a pardon for himself as he prepares an expansive list of more than 100 pardons and commutations for release on Tuesday, a source familiar with the effort said.White House advisers have said Trump has privately debated with advisers whether to take the extraordinary step of issuing a pardon for himself but some administration officials have cautioned Trump against a self-pardon because it would make him look guilty.Many scholars have said a self-pardon would be unconstitutional because it violates the basic principle that nobody should be the judge in his or her own case.

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Close Trump allies behind rally that sparked U.S. Capitol riot: records

Donald Trump’s failed reelection campaign had key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to an Associated Press review of records, undercutting the grassroots image pushed by groups involved in the event.A pro-Trump non-profit organization called Women for America First hosted the “Save America Rally” on Jan.

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Moon urges Biden to learn from Trump's N. Korea diplomacy

SEOUL – South Korea's president on Monday urged the incoming Biden administration to build upon the achievements and learn from the failures of President Donald Trump's diplomatic engagement with North Korea.A dovish liberal and the son of northern war refugees, Moon Jae-in had lobbied hard to help set up Trump’s three summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but their diplomacy stalemated over disagreements over easing crippling U.S.-led sanctions for the North’s disarmament.Biden has accused Trump of chasing the spectacle of summits rather than meaningful curbs on the North’s nuclear capabilities. North Korea has a history of staging weapons tests and other provocations to test new U.S.

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Pelosi praises National Guard presence in DC after resisting troops during BLM riots

stormed the U.S. Capitol to object to Congress' certification of the 2020 presidential election.The California lawmaker told a group of guardsmen "that the Capitol, our Democracy, our Constitution are safe because of your patriotism" less than a year after she scolded President Donald Trump for deploying troops to D.C.

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Pro-Trump protesters, some armed, gather outside statehouses ahead of Biden inauguration

Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. Biden’s inauguration will be unlike any other thanks to coronavirus, violent threats A few people demonstrated in some capital cities, with crowds of only a dozen or two, while streets in many other places remained empty.

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Trump campaign members behind Washington rally that spawned deadly Capitol riot, records show

WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of President Donald Trump’s failed presidential campaign played key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to an Associated Press review of records, undercutting claims the event was the brainchild of the president's grassroots supporters.A pro-Trump nonprofit group called Women for America First hosted the "Save America Rally" on Jan.

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Protesters show up at Texas State Capitol despite closure

AUSTIN, Texas - A planned protest is taking place at the Texas State Capitol Sunday, despite the Capitol and its grounds being closed.FOX 7's Kacey Bowen reports that one of the groups at the Capitol Sunday afternoon is the Hibiscus Society. The group said their rally was planned for months and has nothing to do with the election, but instead with Second Amendment rights.Texas DPS has closed the Capitol off "out of an abundance of caution" through Wednesday, Jan.

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Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot

WASHINGTON – Members of President Donald Trump’s failed presidential campaign played key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to an Associated Press review of records, undercutting claims the event was the brainchild of the president's grassroots supporters.A pro-Trump nonprofit group called Women for America First hosted the “Save America Rally” on Jan.

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Fauci says 100M coronavirus vaccinations in 100 days ‘absolutely a doable thing’

Joe Biden’s goal of delivering 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine within the first 100 days of his presidency “is absolutely a doable thing,” Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on Sunday.Fauci, speaking on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” said two new vaccines under development by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson could “very soon” be presented to U.S. regulators for approval, which would increase the pace of vaccinations.

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Biden vows rapid steps to battle virus after inauguration

MARIETTA, Ga. – Here’s what’s happening Sunday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY— President-elect Joe Biden plans immediate moves aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic within days after he's sworn in Wednesday, his incoming chief of staff Ron Klain wrote in a memo to senior staff. They include extending the pause on student loan payments and actions meant to prevent evictions and foreclosures for those struggling during the pandemic.

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Deceptions in the time of the 'alternative facts' president

WASHINGTON – Truth caught up with Donald Trump after years of giving chase.The twice-impeached president painted a fantasy world in office, starring himself. In this world, he did things bigger, better, more boldly than all who came before him while facing enemies more pernicious than any in creation.

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COMMENTARY: Don’t call me Canada’s Donald Trump, Erin O’Toole says

Donald Trump and that his Conservative Party is nothing like Trump’s bitterly divided Republicans.O’Toole’s assurances come after Justin Trudeau’s Liberals launched a new effort to brand O’Toole and the Conservatives as “Trump North.” Trudeau shuffles cabinet as poll shows Liberals flirting with majority territory After the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, followed a week later by the second impeachment of the president, the Liberals are keen to paint O’Toole’s Conservatives with the same ugly ideological brush.“Mr.

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From Baked Alaska to a guy with horns: notable riot arrests

WASHINGTON – More than 125 people have been arrested so far on charges related to the violent insurrection led by supporters of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol, where a Capitol police officer and four others were killed.

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Trump's approval rating hits all-time low following US Capitol riot

US President Donald Trump walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, October 1, 2020, following campaign events in New Jersey. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) President Trump's approval rating plunged to an all-time low of 29%, 9 points lower than it was in August 2020, according to a Pew Research poll released Friday. Growing GOP disenchantment is driving the decline, with just 60% of Republicans now rating President Trump's job performance positively, down from 77% in August. The deadly riot at the U.S.

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McConnell calls pending Trump trial 'vote of conscience'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) listens to U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters while hosting Republican congressional leaders and members of Trump's cabinet in the Oval Office at the White House July 20, 2020 in Washingto WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is likely to start after Joe Biden's inauguration, and the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, is telling senators their decision on whether to convict the outgoing president over the Capitol riot will be a "vote of conscience."The timing for the trial, the first of a president no longer in office, has not yet been set.

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COMMENTARY: Trump’s second impeachment is just the beginning to his legal problems

reportedly so nervous about ongoing investigations that his discussions with advisers about pardoning himself and his children have intensified since he incited the raid on the U.S. Capitol on Jan.

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Turmoil within Republican Party in wake of U.S. Capitol riot

U.S. President Donald Trump’s wall of Republican support is crumbling after the Capitol attack. While driving through Pennsylvania, Mike Armstrong spoke with some longtime Republicans who say they’ve had enough.

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Far-right personality 'Baked Alaska' arrested in riot probe

WASHINGTON – Far-right media personality Tim Gionet, who calls himself “Baked Alaska,” has been arrested by the FBI for his involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.Gionet was arrested by federal agents in Houston on Saturday, according to the official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter before the public release of a criminal complaint and spoke on condition of anonymity.Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan.

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Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

WASHINGTON – The public won’t see President Donald Trump’s White House records for years, but there’s growing concern the collection won’t be complete, leaving a hole in the history of one of America’s most tumultuous presidencies.Trump has been cavalier about the law requiring that records be preserved. He has a habit of ripping up documents before tossing them out, forcing White House records workers to spend hours taping them back together.“They told him to stop doing it.

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Biden: Science will be at `forefront’ of his administration

President-elect Joe Biden says “science will always be at the forefront of my administration,” and he is elevating the post of science adviser to Cabinet level, a White House first.Biden, who planned to introduce his team Saturday, said the scientists “will ensure everything we do is grounded in science, facts and the truth.”A pioneer in mapping the human genome — the “book of life” — is in line to be director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and adviser on science. Eric Lander is the founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and was the lead author of the first paper announcing the details of the human genome.

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Trump impeachment trial a ‘vote of conscience,’ Mitch McConnell says

Donald Trump‘s impeachment trial is likely to start after Joe Biden‘s inauguration, and the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, is telling senators their decision on whether to convict the outgoing president over the Capitol riot will be a “vote of conscience.”The timing for the trial, the first of a president no longer in office, has not yet been set. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made it clear Friday that Democrats intend to move swiftly on President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID aid and economic recovery package to speed up vaccinations and send Americans relief.

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After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself

WASHINGTON – When Joe Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday outside a wounded U.S. Capitol, he will begin reshaping the office of the presidency itself as he sets out to lead a bitterly divided nation struggling with a devastating pandemic and an insurrection meant to stop his ascension to power.Biden had campaigned as a rebuke to President Donald Trump, a singular figure whose political power was fueled by discord and grievance.

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Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision of “America First” in favor of “diplomacy first” will depend on whether he's able to regain the trust of allies and convince them that Trumpism is just a blip in the annals of U.S. foreign policy.It could be a hard sell.

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Trump trial pending, McConnell calls it 'vote of conscience'

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is likely to start after Joe Biden's inauguration, and the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, is telling senators their decision on whether to convict the outgoing president over the Capitol riot will be a “vote of conscience.”The timing for the trial, the first of a president no longer in office, has not yet been set. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made it clear Friday that Democrats intend to move swiftly on President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID aid and economic recovery package to speed up vaccinations and send Americans relief.

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HHS Sec. Alex Azar resigns, condemns Capitol riots

Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), speaks as President Donald Trump listens during an event on lowering prescription drug prices on November 20, 2020, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. He added: "I implore you to continue to condemn unequivocally any form of violence, to demand that no one attempt to disrupt the inaugural activities in Washington or elsewhere, and to continue to support unreservedly the peaceful and orderly transition of power on January 20."AdvertisementThe two-page letter recited administration accomplishments that Azar said "the actions and rhetoric following the election ...

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TSA considering putting pro-Trump Capitol rioters on US no-fly list

WASHINGTON - Federal officials are investigating people who took part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol to determine whether they should be barred from traveling on airlines.The assessments are one of several steps federal agencies are taking to increase security before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week.

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Trump supporters among those seeking Jan. 20 protest permits

WASHINGTON – Supporters of President Donald Trump are among a handful of groups that have applied for permits to hold protests during Joe Biden's inauguration. But it appears unlikely their application will be approved as the National Park Service greatly curtails protests as part of a major security lockdown.

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Trump gives award to Morocco's king in private ceremony

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has awarded a top U.S. honor to King Mohammed VI of Morocco, citing his decision to begin normalization of relations with Israel.The Legion of Merit is a rarely awarded decoration that can only be bestowed by the president, and typically on heads of state or government of other countries.

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Coronavirus: Biden calls out GOP lawmakers for refusing to wear masks during U.S. Capitol riot

Speaking on Friday, president-elect Joe Biden called out Republican lawmakers who refused to wear masks as they were whisked away to secure locations during the riot in the U.S. Capitol. “It’s time to grow up,” he said.

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Vice President Mike Pence offers congratulations in call to VP-elect Kamala Harris

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence has called his soon-to-be successor Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations, according to two people familiar with the conversation.It's the first known contact between the elected members of the outgoing and incoming administrations. President Donald Trump has not reached out to President-elect Joe Biden and has repeatedly questioned the legitimacy of Biden’s win.One of the people familiar with the Thursday afternoon conversation described it as a "good call," with Pence congratulating his successor and offering assistance.

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22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman chosen to read at Biden-Harris inauguration

Amanda Gorman speaks onstage during the Prada "Shaping a Sustainable Future Society" conference in New York on November 08, 2019 in New York City. NEW YORK - At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions."I have kind of stumbled upon this genre.

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Mike Pence calls Kamala Harris to offer congratulations

WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence has called his soon-to-be successor Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations, according to two people familiar with the conversation.It's the first known contact between the elected members of the outgoing and incoming administrations. President Donald Trump has not reached out to President-elect Joe Biden and has repeatedly questioned the legitimacy of Biden’s win.One of the people familiar with the Thursday afternoon conversation described it as a “good call,” with Pence congratulating his successor and offering assistance.

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Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to a person familiar with the planning who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been made public.Trump had already announced that he would not be attending Biden’s inauguration — breaking tradition — after spending months making baseless allegations of voter fraud in an attempt to delegitimize Biden’s presidency.Vice President Mike Pence will attend in his place.Trump is expected to remain in Florida with a small group of aides.

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Report: Trump planning to fly to Mar-a-Lago on Inauguration Day

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on December 3, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)President Donald Trump has already said he will not attend Democrat Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan.

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DC pizza shop takes donations to help feed National Guard members stationed at US Capitol

WASHINGTON - A D.C. area pizza shop is taking donations to help feed National Guard members stationed at the U.S.

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Justice Dept. internal watchdog investigating agency's role in response to Capitol riot

Police hold back supporters of President Donald Trump as they gather outside the U.S. Capitol's Rotunda on Jan.

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Man convicted in 3 killings to be last executed under Trump

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The last federal inmate facing execution before President Donald Trump leaves office was sentenced to death for the killings of three women in a Maryland wildlife refuge, a crime that led to a life sentence for the man who fired the fatal shots.Dustin Higgs, 48, who is scheduled to be executed on Friday at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, says nobody alleges he pulled the trigger.

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Prosecutors say U.S. Capitol rioters intended to ‘capture and assassinate’ lawmakers

siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters on Thursday, saying in a court filing that rioters intended “to capture and assassinate elected officials.”Prosecutors offered that view in a filing asking a judge to detain Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man and QAnon conspiracy theorist who was famously photographed wearing horns as he stood at the desk of Vice President Mike Pence in the chamber of the U.S.

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EXPLAINER: What's next after House impeachment vote

WASHINGTON – Now that the House has impeached President Donald Trump for the second time, Speaker Nancy Pelosi must figure out the best strategy for arguing the case before the Senate. Senate rules say the trial must start soon after the chamber receives the article of impeachment, which charges “incitement of insurrection” after an angry mob of Trump's supporters invaded the Capitol last week.

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Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, will read at Biden inaugural

NEW YORK – At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions."I have kind of stumbled upon this genre. It's been something I find a lot of emotional reward in, writing something I can make people feel touched by, even if it's just for a night," says Gorman.

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US down to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, as ordered by Trump

WASHINGTON – The U.S. military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by Friday, a drawdown that appears to violate a last-minute congressional prohibition.President Donald Trump, who ordered the reduction in November, said Thursday that troop levels in Afghanistan had reached a 19-year low, although he did not mention a troop number.

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Killer Corey Johnson executed days after Covid delayed lethal injection

A death row killer has been executed after the US Supreme Court rejected a ruling to delay his lethal injection while he recovered from coronavirus.

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Biden slams Trump's 'dismal' Covid response and vows to vaccinate 100m in 100 days

Joe Biden has slammed Donald Trump's "dismal" Covid response and plans to vaccinate 100 million Americans in his first 100 days in the White House.

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‘It escalated so quickly’ Videographer describes Capitol chaos

WASHINGTON – An independent videographer who specializes in covering large protests said he was prompted to travel to the nation’s capital, in part, because President Donald Trump had tweeted about the Jan. 6 demonstrations weeks ahead of time.“I thought people were going to gather outside the Capitol,” Brendan Gutenschwager told News 6, “But I definitely did not think it was going to be a total overrun of the police.”Gutenschwager has been capturing video at major demonstrations for about five years, most recently in cities like Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, and Kenosha.[TRENDING: Can Trump run for president again? | Tourists flocking to Fla. for vaccine? | Fifth-largest lotto jackpot up for grabs]The videographer typically licenses his

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Most major US airlines ban guns in luggage for DC flights

U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and politically tinged confrontations on some flights.Delta Air Lines was the first to announce Thursday that it will prohibit checking guns to Washington-area airports and was soon followed by United, Alaska and American.

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Donald Trump ‘refusing’ to pay Rudy Giuliani legal fees: report

Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.On Wednesday, Trump became the first president in U.S. history to be impeached for a second time, with members of the lower chamber of Congress voting 232 to 197 in favour of impeaching him over one charge: “incitement of insurrection.”Ten Republicans broke party ranks to vote for impeachment.

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Delta puts 880 passengers on no-fly list over mask refusal, disorderly behavior after Capitol riot

DALLAS - Delta Air Lines has put nearly 900 people on its no-fly list in the wake of lawmakers being harassed on flights over the U.S. election and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Reasons for individuals facing a ban from the airline include not complying with Delta's mask requirement or for engaging in unruly behavior related to the results of the presidential election, according to Reuters.Among those people are supporters of President Donald Trump who harassed Sen.

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Mick Mulvaney says he's resigning from Trump administration after Capitol riot

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