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U.S. envoy to United Nations to visit Taiwan; China says playing with fire
United States ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
South Korea court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’ victims
File - In this Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 file photo, a statue commemorating so-called 'comfort women', an euphemism given by Japan to the women and girls enslaved for sex by the Japanese army during World War II, is displayed at a residential area in central Berlin, Germany. This week, Berlin's Mitte district assembly approved a motion urging the local government to let the statue stand and find a solution for its long-term exhibition. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Kim Jong-un vows to improve ties with outside world at party meeting
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ruling party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Kim has reviewed relations with rival South Korea and underscored the need to drastically improve its ties with the outside world as he addressed a major political conference for the third consecutive day, state media reported Friday. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
U.S. Capitol riot sparks a Republican reckoning
Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., cleans up debris and personal belongings strewn across the floor of the Rotunda in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, after protesters stormed the Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
U.S. Capitol police chief resigns amid calls for accountability after insurrection
A Capitol Police officer stands with members of the National Guard behind a crowd control fence surrounding Capitol Hill a day after a pro-Trump mob broke into the US Capitol on January 7, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Biden picks Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary
FILE - In this June 22 2020 file photo Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo sits during a news conference in Providence, R.I., Raimondo, on Friday, Sept. 25, blamed outbreaks at two colleges for a surge of virus cases that boosted the state's infection rate high enough to put it on the list of places whose residents are required to quarantine when traveling to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
New COVID-19 variants prompt surveillance of Ontario hot spots
FILE PHOTO: A man walks through terminal 3, amid a spike in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, at Pearson airport near Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
England to require travellers to show negative COVID-19 tests
A person walks with an umbrella in light rain in the City of London financial district in London, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, on the first morning of England entering a third national lockdown since the coronavirus outbreak began.
Alberta, B.C. extend pandemic restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise
Pedestrians walk through a park in downtown Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, after new provincial restrictions were announced amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Publisher drops book by Sen. Josh Hawley after Hawley’s role in Trump’s contesting of election
In this image from video, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks as the Senate reconvenes to debate the objection to confirm the Electoral College Vote from Arizona, after protesters stormed into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
Yukon aims to vaccinate 75 per cent of adult population by end of March
Premier of Yukon Sandy Silver speaks to media during the Western Premiers' conference in Edmonton on Thursday, June 27, 2019.
Quebec runs out of ideas, and resorts to a curfew
Quebec Deputy premier and Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault speaks at a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Thursday, January 7, 2021 at the legislature in Quebec City. Guilbault outlined the rules as a curfew will be imposed on Saturday Jan.9 from 20h to 5h am. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Arrests and tear gas are daily routine in final days of Ugandan election
FILE PHOTO: Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine (C), is escorted by policemen during his arrest in Kalangala in central Uganda December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Hydrogen sector rallies while Plug Power shares surge on SK Group’s $1.5-billion injection
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 5, 2020 a plug of a hydrogen-powered double-decker bus is pictured in Ellon in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. - The Scottish city of Aberdeen enjoyed a boom after the discovery of oil in the North Sea in the 1960s, propelling it to a central role in the industry. Now it's preparing to launch a fleet of the world's first hydrogen-powered double-decker buses, as it tries to reduce air pollution and transform itself into a green economy. (Photo by Michal Wachucik / AFP) (Photo by MICHAL WACHUCIK/AFP via Getty Images)
Mounties charge man with murder of Manitoba woman found dead last fall
Tamara Benoit (Norman) is shown in an RCMP handout photo. Manitoba RCMP say arrests have been made in the death of Benoit, 36, whose remains were found in September. THE CANADIN PRESS/HO-Manitoba RCMP Mandatory Credit
Hospital CEO who travelled to the Dominican Republic loses jobs
Group of doctors in a hurry down the hospital hallway for emergency
Canadian EV maker Lion Electric partners with Amazon, gives retailer right to buy 15.8 per cent of the company
An employee clears snow off the roof of a LION 8 electric truck at Lion Electric Co. facility in St. Jerome, Quebec, January 7, 2021. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Analysis: What changes Republicans, Trump and Biden face after the storming of the Capitol
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Consider capital gains planning to save tax
There’s been talk since last year’s budget that the Trudeau government might raise the capital gains inclusion rate to three-quarters or two-thirds.
OMERS restructures management team
Toronto, Canada - August 26, 2014: Financial District at Bay Street, Toronto. Bank towers overlook the traffic at Wellington and Bay Streets. Summer morning in Canada's largest city.
AbCellera Biologics’s billionaire boss planning hiring spree in Vancouver hometown after record-setting IPO
Carl Hansen, Director and CEO of AbCellera Biologics Inc., poses for a photograph in Vancouver, on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Health Canada delays drug-pricing reforms, citing COVID-19 challenges for manufacturers
Prescription pills are shown in Toronto, Nov. 5, 2017. Health Canada says it's delaying the implementation of long-awaited changes to Canada's drug-pricing regime by another six months.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
A moral compass will never guide Air Canada’s direction, pandemic or not
Rita Trichur
Family demands better oversight of B.C. care homes after outbreak kills 41 residents
Bernadette Cheung poses for a photograph outside Little Mountain Place, where her grandmother who passed away was a resident, in Vancouver, on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Forty-one residents of the long term care home have died since a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the facility in November. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canadians denied from boarding flights in Cuba, Mexico under new COVID-19 testing rules
Grounded WestJet Boeing 737 Max aircraft are shown at the airline's facilities in Calgary, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. WestJet says it plans to resume flying its fleet of 737 MAX aircraft, pending approval by Transport Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Investor lashes out at US$31-million in exit payments to Teranga Gold execs after Endeavour takeover
An excavator driven by Rosalie Guirou Kulga, 30, clears out rocks into a dumper at the gold mine, operated by Endeavour Mining Corporation in Hounde, Burkina Faso February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Reuters/Anne Mimault
The American narrative has been irreparably fractured
Omar El Akkad
CPPIB’s European renewable-energy unit invests $380-million in wind farms
FILE PHOTO: A view shows windmills of several wind farms at the so-called "HelWin-Cluster", located 35 kilometres (22 miles) north of the German island of Heligoland November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
CPPIB to invest $350-million in apartment buildings in the United States
The Dallas skyline is shrouded in clouds
Marian Dominik smuggled treats for his family into Communist Poland
Marian Antoni Dominik, lives lived
Red Sox’s Bianca Smith excited to be MLB’s first Black female coach
Baseball in glove laying on pitcher's mound of ball field. Old used sports equipment for team sport.
Ontario grants permission for Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators to play home games
Ottawa Senators defenceman Mike Reilly (5) tries to keep Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews (34) away from the puck as a loose stick lies on the ice during third period NHL hockey action in Ottawa, Saturday February 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Trade deficit narrows, but numbers point to slowing domestic economy
Shipping containers are seen at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal in Halifax on August 25, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Former CFL quarterback Steve Sarkisian looking to leave Crimson Tide program on winning note
FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2019, file photo, Alabama offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian watches warm-ups before an NCAA football game against LSU in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Sarkisian will make $2.5 million a year under a new three-year deal reached after his flirtation with the Colorado head coaching job. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Peel police ordered to pay $35,000 in damages for handcuffing six-year-old Black girl
Peel Regional Police work the scene around a home in Brampton, Ont., where two boys were found dead, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
What the world can learn from Israel’s vaccination ‘miracle’
A man receives a coronavirus vaccine from medical staff at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Competition Bureau ends investigation into Postmedia, Torstar newspaper closures
A security guard stands by the front reception desk at Postmedia's Toronto headquarters on Monday, March 12, 2018. Postmedia Network Inc. says it will close 15 community newspapers, as well as lay off about 80 employees — some temporarily — as the newspaper conglomerate navigates the financial fallout of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Evening Update: Senior public health bureaucrat accepted Air Canada junket to Jamaica; Trump faces growing calls for his removal from office
Combination of two images of Dominque Baker from a video she posted to Instagram that has since been removed. Ms. Baker took a free vacation to Jamaica from Air Canada Vacations in November 2020.
Trump’s triumph: The fiction of TV conspiracy thrillers is made fact
John Doyle
Boeing agrees to $2.5-billion settlement of U.S. criminal probe into 737 Max crashes
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 30, 2020 a Boeing 737 MAX airliner piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Steve Dickson lands following an evaluation flight at Boeing Field the in Seattle, Washington. - US prosecutors hit Boeing with a $2.5 billion fine to settle charges the company defrauded regulators over the 737 MAX, the Justice Department announced January 7, 2021. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)
‘Caillou’ done on PBS but adventures will continue in Canada and other countries
A scene from the show "Caillou," is shown in a handout. Though the Canadian children's animated series is ending its 21-year run on PBS Kids, its Toronto-based production company says the four-year-old polarizing protagonist's adventures aren't over. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Courtesy of Wildbrain MANDATORY CREDIT
SUP, treetop trekking, bungee swing: I’m embracing 80 with new adventures
At least two senators left country amid COVID-19 pandemic, five not saying
Conservative Sen. Don Plett arrives at the Senate, Tuesday October 29, 2013 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Revenge of the human investment advisers
Rob Carrick
Enough with the vaccine blame game. Canadians want results
Konrad Yakabuski
Buffalo Bills list Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley questionable for playoff opener
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) is tackled by Miami Dolphins strong safety Bobby McCain (28) in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Six dividends for investors that benefit from cryptocurrencies and blockchain
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Sofia Kenin begins season with win over Yang Zhaoxuan at Abu Dhabi Open
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 07: Sofia Kenin of USA in action during her Women's Singles match on Day Two of the Abu Dhabi WTA Women's Tennis Open at Zayed Sports City on January 07, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
NHL general managers unsure what pandemic will mean for ability to trade in-season
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas speaks to the media about the recently acquired players from the Los Angeles Kings during a press conference in Toronto on Thursday, February 6, 2020. Dubas has spent enough of his still-young career as an NHL executive worrying about the draft lottery. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Full Stream Ahead: Canadians finally get access to acclaimed Elisabeth Moss-starring Shirley
Barry Hertz
Police response to storming of U.S. Capitol shows America’s racial double standard
Trump supporters stand off with U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber, at the Capitol, in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021.
Canada’s overwhelmed contact-tracing efforts have been a gross failure
Gary Mason
Will one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine be enough?
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is administered to a personal support worker at the Ottawa Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Ottawa. Doctors in Alberta have signed an open letter asking for prioritized vaccination of health-care staff who work directly with patients on dedicated COVID-19 units. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Trading in 12 off-exchange Chinese securities to be restricted
A Wall Street sign is pictured outside the New York Stock Exchange.
Ontario didn’t replenish PPE stockpiles before COVID-19 pandemic, long-term care commission hears
Masks that meet the N95 filtration standard in a storeroom at a hospital in Sarasota, Fla., on March 10, 2020.
Biden introduces judge Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney-general
Judge Merrick Garland speaks at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., on Jan. 7, 2021.
More than 63 tonnes of ‘ghost gear’ removed from Atlantic Ocean in 2020, Fisheries Department says
Fishing gear collected from the Atlantic Ocean.
Politics Briefing: Trudeau to talk vaccines with premiers
Quebec Premier Francois Legault listens to a question during a news conference in Montreal, on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Ontario students urge their teachers to pressure pension fund to divest from fossil-fuel projects
Towers and smokestacks are seen reflected in a puddle at an oil refinery in Melbourne June 21, 2010. Ontario has announced a plan to implement a cap-and-trade system for managing carbon emissions.
How first-time novelist Ashley Audrain secured a multimillion-dollar deal for The Push
Author Ashley Audrain poses for a portrait in Toronto, on Thursday, Jan., 7, 2021 (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
American Express sales practices reportedly probed by U.S. federal investigators
FILE - This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows an American Express card in New Orleans. American Express’ fourth-quarter profits dropped by 39%, the credit card giant said Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, as the pandemic’s deep impacts on travel, entertainment and dining dramatically impacted the company’s results. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Shopify permanently removes official Trump stores after mob incitement
FILE - This May 29, 2019, file photo, shows the Ottawa headquarters of Canadian e-commerce company Shopify. Shopify said Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, it’s made a deal with TikTok enabling merchants to create “shoppable” video ads that drive customers to online stores. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Calgary offers to host snowboard and freestyle-ski championship, if health authorities allow
Canada's Alex Beaulieu-Marchand oars over the jump in the men's big air at the freestyle ski and snowboard world championships in Park City, Utah, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Tyler Tate
Bitcoin hits $40,000 for first time, but pullback likely imminent
Representations of virtual currency Bitcoin are seen in this picture illustration taken taken March 13, 2020.
Mega deal: Cleveland sends Lindor, Carrasco to Mets
FILE - In this July 10, 2020, file photo, Cleveland Indians' Francisco Lindor runs the bases after hitting a home run during a simulated game at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The Indians are changing their name after 105 years, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. After months of internal discussion prompted by public pressure and a national movement to remove racist names and symbols, the team is moving away from the name it has been called since 1915, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not revealed its plans. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)
Tesla’s stock market value tops Facebook’s
In this file photo taken on April 20, 2020 Newly manufactured Tesla electric cars are pictured in a storage area at The Western Docks in Southampton.
Aston Villa dealing with ‘significant’ COVID-19 outbreak, putting FA Cup match in jeopardy
FILE - This Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 file photo shows a general view of a social distancing message on display outside the Villa Park stadium, home of Aston Villa, in Birmingham, England. Aston Villa has on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 reported a “significant” coronavirus outbreak and closed its training ground a day before a scheduled FA Cup home game against Liverpool. Villa says “discussions are ongoing between medical representatives of the club, the Football Association and the Premier League.” (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, file)
Senior bureaucrat overseeing border and travel health accepted Air Canada junket to Jamaica
Combination of two images of Dominque Baker from a video she posted to Instagram that has since been removed. Ms. Baker took a free vacation to Jamaica from Air Canada Vacations in November 2020.
Dayana Yastremska provisionally suspended by tennis federation for doping violation
FILE - In this July 8, 2019 file photo, Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska returns the ball to China's Shuai Zhang in a women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London. Yastremska has been suspended provisionally for failing an out-of-competition doping test, the International Tennis Federation announced Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Edmonton Oilers hope to get better support behind Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl
Edmonton Oilers' Zack Kassian, right, celebrates his goal with teammate Connor McDavid during first period NHL hockey action against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
LeBron James considering forming group to buy WNBA’s Atlanta Dream
FILE PHOTO: Oct 11, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates after a play against the Miami Heat during the fourth quarter in game six of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena. The Los Angeles Lakers won 106-93 to win the series. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsMandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Report finds increase in portrayal of people of colour in children’s animated TV content, but gaps remain
A still from the CBC animated series "Molly of Denali is shown in a handout. A new report suggests there's been an increase in the portrayals of people of colour in children’s animated television content in Canada in recent years. But Indigenous characters in the genre remain largely underrepresented, along with several other minority groups. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CBC MANDATORY CREDIT
Nova Scotia Premier calls on RCMP to improve emergency alert protocols
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil takes part in a news conference in Halifax, on Aug. 6, 2020.
IOC member Dick Pound thinks support would be high for making Olympians more of a vaccine priority
People walk by a countdown calendar showing 200 days to the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. The countdown clock for the postponed Tokyo Olympics hit 200 days to go on Monday. Also on Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would consider calling a state of emergency as new coronavirus cases surge to record numbers in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
28 people working on Eglinton Crosstown LRT in Toronto test positive for COVID-19
Construction on the Eglinton Crosstown near Don Mills Road, on Oct. 9, 2019.
Calgary man, B.C. woman killed after stopping on side of highway near Creston: RCMP
The RCMP say a Calgary man and B.C. woman have been attacked and killed after stopping on the side of a highway just west of Creston, B.C.
Small cap to watch: This TSX-listed plant-based food producer — and Starbucks supplier — is trading at record highs
Canadian Armed Forces lay out COVID-19 vaccination plans for troops
The Canadian military’s surgeon general says the Canadian Armed Forces have received enough doses of the Moderna vaccine to immunize 1,200 members against COVID-19.
Facebook and Instagram lock Trump’s accounts until at least Biden’s inauguration
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, on Dec. 7, 2020.
National civil liberties group launches legal action to increase abortion access in New Brunswick
Clinic 554 in Fredericton, on Oct. 17, 2019.
An attempted insurrection offers one final humiliation to Trump’s enablers
Robyn Urback
Crypto market cap surges above US$1-trillion for first time
A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken November 19, 2020.
Elon Musk overtakes Amazon’s Bezos to become world’s richest person: Bloomberg
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk laughs after arriving on the red carpet for the Axel Springer award, in Berlin, Germany, December 1, 2020.
Trump must be stopped now or anarchy will prevail
Lawrence Martin
Canadian economy contracts for first time since May, according to PMI data
A construction worker using a headlamp and a flashlight is seen inside a building under construction at the Vancouver House project, as heavy rain streams down the windows, in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Schools in southern Ontario to remain closed for in-person learning until Jan. 25
The Thorncliffe Park Public School in East York is photographed on Nov 25 2020. The school will begin testing all students for COVID-19 this week.
The United States has seen it all. So why not an authoritarian president?
David Moscrop headshot
What to watch out for when buying celebrity skincare potions
Set of cosmetic cream packaging, lotion bottle and skincare product on dressing table
Canadian dollar pulls back from three-year high as greenback rallies
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Ryanair criticizes ‘draconian’ lockdowns in U.K. and Ireland as it slashes annual traffic forecast
FILE PHOTO: Ryanair planes are seen at Dublin Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Dublin, Ireland, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Thursday - and why
Food packaging depicting Burger KingÕs new logo is shown in this undated handout image provided by Burger King.
Style news: For a winter of snowy walks, La Canadienne offers sustainable and locally made footwear
la canadienne shoes lease add La Canadienne store and product images
LVMH shakes up Tiffany management as $16-billion acquisition closes
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 27, 2019 people walk past the headquarters of luxury jewelry and specialty retailer Tiffany & Co on 5th Avenue in Manhattan in New York City. - LVMH and Tiffany have revived talks to try to resuscitate their merger, which has been on shaky ground since late summer, a person close to the talks said October 27, 2020. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)
Investors reposition for stimulus, spending and tax as they look to Biden
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pauses while speaking about the protests taking place in and around the U.S. Capitol in Washington at a news conference at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 6, 2021.
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