North Texas data center clears key hurdle despite strong opposition from neighboring residents

CNN Newsource on August 6, 2026

By Steven Rosenbaum

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    TEXAS (KTVT) — A Tarrant County town is one step closer to hosting a large data center. The planning and zoning committee in the town of Westlake, north of Fort Worth, voted this week to approve the site plan, which is located on nearly 88 acres of land near Highway 377.

On Tuesday, at the end of a meeting that was crowded with concerned neighbors, the committee approved the project, setting up a vote on final approval in the town council.

“After reviewing the application, Town staff concluded that the site plan satisfied every applicable approval requirement and, in several areas, including architecture, setbacks, buffering, and landscaping, exceeded the Town’s minimum standards,” the town said in a statement. “Given the site plan’s compliance with the applicable approval criteria, there was no available basis on which the Commission could deny the site plan.”

According to a presentation by the developer, the campus will contain four buildings including a private electrical substation and backup generators. The plans also include new trees, landscaping and other features to keep the center largely hidden from view.

Neighbors raise concerns over noise, traffic and water use Among the opponents of the data center are residents of the Marshall Ridge neighborhood in Keller, which borders the data center site. The nearest homes would be 506 feet from the building line, which Westlake says far exceeds the 150-foot minimum.

The other concerns voiced about the project include traffic, noise, electricity use and water consumption.

An FAQ on Westlake’s website says the data center will use less water than an average golf course and will not impact water or electricity bills. The town also says the impact on traffic will be minimal once the center is operational, with about 75 employees at the site at any given time.

At Tuesday’s meeting, the developer also agreed to add more sound mitigation than was already planned to help make it less bothersome for neighbors.

In a statement, Keller Mayor Ross McMullin said the city remains in full support of its residents.

“We also expect our neighbor to the north to treat our residents with the same courtesy and respect as they have over the longstanding history of our towns,” McMullin said. “In that spirit, we will continue to fully review the processes and procedures related to Westlake’s project, and will continue to work with our residents to best support them.”

Westlake’s next town council meeting is on Aug. 18, but an agenda has not yet been published.

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Couple retire as resource parents for foster youth after 30 years

CNN Newsource on August 6, 2026

By Sharon Chin

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    SAN MATEO COUNTY, California (KPIX) — A Bay area couple is retiring this fall after serving as resource parents, traditionally known as foster parents, for 30 years.

Paul and Betsy Rose Franklin had already raised three adult children between them. But they had more love to give. Betsy wanted them to become foster parents, and Paul agreed.

Since then, the name has changed to resource parents – an umbrella term now used by many state agencies to describe foster care, kinship care, or adoptive parents – but the critical roles they played have not.

“There’re kids out there that needed love and a steady home,” said Betsy Franklin.

“My father died before I was born, so I always said, ‘If I have kids, I want to be the best I could be'” added Paul Franklin.

Betsy and Paul raised 12 San Mateo County foster children as their own until the kids turned 18 or went to a permanent home. The couple also adopted three children.

“I didn’t want them hurt, in trouble, in jail, on drugs so we made sure we gave them the love that they required,” Paul said.

Many kids arrived with anger and trauma from living in broken homes. The Franklins lovingly brought structure and discipline, requiring kids to go to church and summer camps, volunteer, and participate in sports.

“I just embrace them. And we take every nationality because everybody needs love,” Betsy said.

Betsy and Paul are proud that all of the children earned their high school diploma. Two have also graduated from college.

Leilani Gonzalez lived with the Franklins for a year at age ten before returning to the care of her biological father. She still considers the couple her Mom and Dad.

“They changed me from being a very angry and disturbed child to a loving, open person,” Gonzalez said. “Without them, I don’t know where I would be.”        Michael, who declined to use his last name, knows where he’d be.

“I’d probably be in jail or on the street,” he said.

Michael admits his behavioral problems were a big challenge, but Paul and Betsy taught him personal responsibility. Today, he holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

“Every time I got into trouble, he’d say, ‘Son, you put yourself in that predicament,'” Michael said. So now, I try to put myself in the best stuff that I can.”

The County of San Mateo has honored the Franklins for providing love, safety and stability as resource parents.

“They’ve got so much love for the kids,” said Gloria Castillo-Steinman, a county human services clinician explained. “Even though there might be challenging moments, they don’t give up.”

The county hopes that the Franklins’ story will inspire others to become resource parents. The San Mateo County Human Services Agency welcomes potential applicants at resourcefamily@smgov.org or 650-802-7636.

The Franklins say they don’t regret becoming resource parents to children in need.

“I tried to make sure they were always cared for and loved,” Paul said.

Betsy added, “We don’t use the word ‘foster;’ we don’t use none of that stuff. They are my children.”

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Alameda County to pay $12M to settle lawsuit in death of 8-year-old Sophia Mason

CNN Newsource on August 6, 2026

By Tim Fang, Maddie White

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    ALAMEDA COUNTY, California (KPIX) — Alameda County officials announced a settlement in the civil lawsuit over the death of Sophia Mason, a young girl from Hayward whose killing in 2022 exposed failures in the county’s child welfare system.

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors agreed to pay $12 million to Sylvia Johnson, Sophia’s grandmother and the only heir to her estate. The settlement also includes the release of a county-ordered independent investigation, along with a public memorial bench to be in a Hayward park.

“Sophia Mason was an 8-year-old girl who deserved protection and a full life. We mourn with her grandmother and extended family for what could have been,” said Supervisor Lena Tam, who chairs the board’s Social Services Committee.

In March 2022, Sophia was found dead in a Merced home, where investigators said she was deceased for more than a month. Evidence showed she was the victim of continuous physical abuse.

Sophia’s mother, Samantha Johnson and her boyfriend, Dhante Jackson, faced murder charges in the girl’s death.

In March, Johnson was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and child abuse. The murder charge against Jackson was later dropped.

The Board of Supervisors also ordered the release of the independent investigation, which they said outlined deficiencies in the county’s handling of Mason’s case and included 25 recommendations for policy and procedural reform. Officials said the report, with limited redactions, would be posted on the county’s website.

Last week, the State of California ordered formal intervention and monitoring of the county’s child welfare system. The California Department of Social Services ordered the formal investigation after a review this spring found multiple problems.

Investigators said they found abuse hotline callers waited more than an hour for help, 72% of screened-out referrals were missing key information, and 59% of emergency cases were downgraded without documentation.

The review also found the county failed to begin roughly half of its investigations on time. This, despite receiving nearly 57,000 abuse and neglect reports over the past five years.

On Tuesday, the county said it had made progress on a 2025 California State Auditor review, which found seven of 15 reform recommendations were fully implemented. Officials said staff vacancies at the Department of Children and Family Services had fallen from 32.8% to 21.2% and that the backlog in cases has dropped from 3,900 to about 1,500.

The county said it implemented changes including new protocols for identifying and assessing physical abuse and expanding use of search warrants to secure medical exams in suspected abuse cases, along with new staff training and documentation standards.

“The Board is holding leadership accountable, providing support, monitoring and technical assistance that protects our children and lead to system improvements. Critical work remains but the momentum heartens us,” Tam added.

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Colorado’s new 50-year time capsule to be buried soon, submissions being accepted

CNN Newsource on August 6, 2026

By Dillon Thomas

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    LOVELAND, Colorado (KCNC) — A new time capsule is giving Coloradans the chance to decide how future generations will remember life in 2026.

The project, led by Visit Loveland, will replace a much smaller capsule buried 50 years ago during Colorado’s centennial celebration. That original capsule was recently opened, prompting plans for a larger, community-driven collection that will remain sealed until the state’s 200th anniversary in 2076.

“We’re basically trying to get assets and stories from across the state of Colorado to be able to preserve our legacy to share with residents of Colorado in 2076,” said Charles Lammers, destination marketing manager for Visit Loveland.

The new capsule is designed to reflect the voices of people across Colorado rather than a handful of organizers.

“This project is important because we want to be able to share the legacy and the things that we were proud of in 2026 with the folks that are going to be opening the capsule in 50 years,” Lammers said.

Lammers told CBS Colorado the effort differs from many traditional time capsules because submissions are open to the public instead of being chosen by a few.

“It’s different because those time capsules were basically smaller time capsules with a predetermined set of items by a very select few diplomats. So, not exactly the same thing as a community time capsule,” Lammers explained.

The capsule is traveling across Colorado to collect contributions from residents. While people can submit a variety of items, many have chosen to write about their lives today.

“A lot of times, it’s just been letters. So people are sharing stories about what life is like,” Lammers said.

Organizers hope those personal messages will help create a connection between today’s residents and the people who open the capsule decades from now.

“We hope in 50 years people will kind of track these folks down,” Lammers said.

Coloradans have until Sept. 10 to submit items to the Visit Loveland team. Organizers plan to document every submission before burying the capsule at the end of September, where it will remain until it is opened in 2076.

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Six indicted in Johnson County prostitution and racketeering case arraigned

CNN Newsource on August 6, 2026

By Marvin Hurst

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    TEXAS (KTVT) — The six suspects indicted in an alleged decade-long investigation into prostitution and racketeering were arraigned Monday.

Not guilty pleas were entered, according to the office of Timothy M. Good, the Johnson & Somervell County district attorney.

Four of the suspects qualified for bond with conditions.

Michael and Ashley Ketcherside remain in jail. According to Good’s investigation, the Ketchersides were running a prostitution operation that involved local law enforcement. The couple is charged with participating in a racketeering and money-laundering enterprise involving $150,000 to $300,000. Michael Ketcherside also faces a charge of promotion of prostitution.

Out on bond are former Godley police chief Matthew Cantrell, his mother Regina Cantrell, and former Godley officers Solomon Omotoya and Jeremy Arbuthnot. All were indicted in the DA’s office-led and Texas Ranger-supported investigation.

Cantrell’s charges expanded after he was initially arrested for promotion of prostitution. He was indicted on that charge as well as two counts of sexual assault, stalking, and engaging in organized crime. Court documents show he had knowledge of the Ketchersides’ alleged business enterprise and assisted in running criminal histories on their adversaries.

His mother was fired from the Johnson County jail after allegedly checking the system to see whether warrants existed for her son and his wife.

Omotoya, according to court documents, was a GPD officer who was aware of the Ketchersides’ alleged criminal enterprise. Investigators said he also became a customer. Court papers said he cut Ashley Ketcherside’s lawn and babysat in exchange for sexual favors. He was indicted for engaging in organized crime and solicitation of prostitution.

Arbuthnot faces a charge of engaging in organized crime. Most, if not all, of the suspects are scheduled to return to court for a hearing in October.

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Northern California Gann Fire tops 10,000 acres in Calaveras County, suspect arrested

CNN Newsource on August 6, 2026

By Cecilio Padilla, Richard Ramos

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    CALAVERAS COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A Valley Springs man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of recklessly causing the Gann Fire, which has burned more than 10,000 acres and forced mandatory evacuations in Northern California’s Calaveras County.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) announced Wednesday that Herbert Wayne Smith, 65, was arrested Monday on suspicion of recklessly causing a fire following an origin-and-cause investigation into the wildfire, which ignited that same day in a rural area southeast of New Hogan Lake.

Jail records show Smith bonded out on Tuesday night. CBS News Sacramento knocked on the door of Smith’s home on Wednesday to request a statement, but Smith declined to comment on the matter.

Investigators said Smith was operating spark-producing equipment in vegetation without complying with state fire prevention requirements. Investigators also allege he allowed the fire to escape his control and spread beyond where it originated.

Cal Fire said the case has been submitted to the Calaveras County District Attorney’s Office for review and possible prosecution.

Late Wednesday night, Cal Fire confirmed that at least seven structures had been destroyed in the fire but did not clarify what types of structures they were. The agency also said one firefighter was hurt on the first night of the fire in a dozer incident.

Wednesday morning, the Calaveras Unified School District announced that all campuses will reopen Thursday after being closed for a day because of smoke and air-quality concerns from the Gann Fire.

The district announced Wednesday afternoon that students would return to class Aug. 6 after officials monitored the fire’s progress and local air quality.

Outdoor activities will be modified as needed, with students moved indoors when air quality conditions warrant, district officials said. Fire and smoke conditions will continue to be monitored throughout the day.

Families affected by evacuations are being encouraged to contact their schools for student support.

Cal Fire listed the Northern California wildfire at 10,373 acres with 19% containment as of early Wednesday evening.

Wednesday morning’s update included the first reported containment of the Gann Fire since it started Monday near New Hogan Lake.

Firefighters continued a firing operation intended to remove vegetation ahead of the flames and strengthen containment lines. Officials warned that the operation could produce additional smoke.

Evacuation orders remain in effect for zones CCU-109, CCU-110-A, CCU-130-B, CCU-139, CCU-140 and CCU-147.

Warnings are in place for zones CCU-110-B, CCU-111, CCU-131, CCU-148 and CCU-153. People who need additional time to leave, along with those who have pets or livestock, are being urged to evacuate.

The affected area stretches from the northeastern side of New Hogan Lake to west of San Andreas. It reaches east toward the Calaveras County Airport, south toward Salt Spring Valley Reservoir and just west of Angels Camp.

An evacuation shelter is open at the Valley Springs Veterans Memorial at 189 Pine Street. Small pets are accepted.

A separate shelter for large animals is available at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp.

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Boyle Heights residents sound off on Lineage warehouse stench during AQMD meeting

CNN Newsource on August 6, 2026

By Zach Boetto, Dean Fioresi

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    BOYLE HEIGHTS, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Boyle Heights residents converged on the Southern California Air Quality Management District hearing in Diamond Bar on Wednesday to voice their continued concerns over the putrid smell coming from the burnt-out Lineage warehouse.

“The smell is horrendous, horrific,” said one of the many speakers.

Now about two months removed from the day the blaze first erupted, leaving severe damage to the cold storage facility and 85 million pounds of food to rot, residents say their day-to-day lives are still being impacted as the lengthy cleanup process continues.

Wednesday’s meeting saw more than 60 members of the public address the AQMD board to explain how the ongoing situation has affected them.

“This is just one more toxic example on top of another,” said one woman.

She was one of many who emphasized the fact that it wasn’t just a fire that burned down a building in their neighborhood, but a toxic fire that left behind potential health hazards for the thousands living nearby.

“Everything out there is toxic now. AQMD, you guys are responsible for that,” one speaker said.

The meeting comes after Lineage Logistics, which operates the 500,000-square-foot facility, has already been cited by AQMD officials for the rotten odor. They’ve also been cited for rodent and pest control violations by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, all issues that have extended to people living in the surrounding area.

“I support the order to hold Lineage accountable for the harm they’ve done to East LA and Boyle Heights,” said another speaker, many of whom arrived via buses that were provided by Los Angeles City Councilwoman Ysabel Jurado, who represents their neighborhoods.

Lineage officials said earlier this week that they’ve removed approximately 80% of the rotten food so far, and that they expect to have cleanup finished by the end of next week. On Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass penned a letter to company shareholders hoping to highlight the negative impacts that residents have had to deal with in the wake of the fire.

Bass also spoke during Wednesday’s meeting.

“I am here because I want to speak alongside the Boyle Heights and East LA community who have endured unacceptable conditions for nearly two months,” Bass said. “To this day, the putrid offensive odor coming from the tens of millions of pounds of rotting food in the warehouse is unbearable. Now flies, rats and other pests have infested the community and we are most concerned that schools are preparing to reopen amid unresolved concerns around air quality.”

She went on to address the litany of issues that have come from the fire’s aftermath, as well as the work that local leaders have done to try helping residents.

“The residents and business owners in Boyle Heights and East LA deserve to breathe clean air in their homes, in schools, and in their workplaces,” Bass said. “So, I urge the Hearing Board to leverage the full extent of its oversight and enforcement authority to issue a strong Order of Abatement with the maximum penalties for the ongoing air quality violations, including maximum financial fines.”

They’re hopeful that AQMD officials can take further action against Lineage for the smell.

“AQMD is an enforcement agency, so enforce,” one speaker said. “Unfortunately, AQMD and other agencies and electives have not stepped up with the urgency required.”

Another meeting is scheduled on Thursday, when board members will hear more from the public, and a possible public address from a Lineage official. At the meeting, they’ll consider an abatement, which would call for a larger, faster cleanup process and allow for the AQMD to impose its highest fines on Lineage for each notice of violation that the district issues.

So far, Lineage has received nine violations related to the smell. AQMD has received more than 1,700 public complaints in the last month, according to documents shared at the meeting.

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Minnesota teen named 3M Young Scientist Challenge finalist for unique pesticide removal invention

CNN Newsource on August 6, 2026

By Joe Van Ryn

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    MINNESOTA (WCCO) — A 13-year-old Minnesota student is one of 10 finalists in the nation’s premier middle school science competition after inventing a sustainable way to remove harmful chemicals from fruits and vegetables using peanut shells.

Arika Kundu was named a top 10 finalist in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, a national competition that encourages middle school students to develop innovative solutions to real-world problems.

“I wake up every day and think, ‘Whoa, I’m a top 10 finalist,'” Kundu said.

Working out of a laboratory in her family’s garage, Kundu set out to tackle a growing global health concern: pesticide exposure.

“We are chronically being exposed to these pesticides, and as they build up in our body, they can cause horrible health effects like cancers and neurological damage,” she said.

Her invention is called Lignex and her test results showed that it removed 93.94% of the model contaminant.

Kundu said the idea came after reading research showing peanut shells can absorb toxins while also learning more about the widespread presence of pesticides.

“I wanted to utilize this agricultural byproduct that’s normally wasted to solve these problems in everyone’s daily lives,” she said.

The tablet is designed to be placed in water with fruits and vegetables before they’re eaten. As it dissolves, it releases natural cleaning agents that remove pesticides from the food. The tablet then reabsorbs those pesticides, preventing them from going down the drain.

“You have clean, pesticide-free food,” Kundu said.

Developing Lignex took roughly eight months of research and experimentation.

“There really wasn’t anything on the market that, in a sustainable way, could remove those pesticides right when you eat them,” she said.

Now, Kundu is competing for the title of America’s Top Young Scientist.

“It was just so exciting, and it’s still super fun every day this summer working on Lignex,” she said. “It would mean a lot being America’s Top Young Scientist. I’ve been working for this. This is like a dream.”

Looking ahead, Kundu hopes to pursue a career in astrobiology, combining scientific discovery with solving challenges on Earth.

“I want to help people on Earth with stuff that we can discover from other universes and other worlds,” she said.

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Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt says feds threatened to arrest her over immigration policies

CNN Newsource on August 6, 2026

By Beret Leone

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    MINNESOTA (WCCO) — The Hennepin County sheriff says she is being threatened with arrest for how her office handled the Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge in Minnesota earlier this year.

The New York Times reported federal immigration officials recently started saying they would criminally charge Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt and a sheriff in Chicago.

The conflict centers on when the Hennepin County Jail turns people over to ICE. According to the New York Times, feds hand-delivered letters to Witt and others threatening arrest if they didn’t fully cooperate with immigration enforcement.

The Times reports the letters started back in July and warned Witt she could face tampering charges.

Back in February, during Operation Metro Surge, Witt told WCCO that the Hennepin County Jail would cooperate with ICE if agents obtained a judicial warrant for an individual’s arrest.

“I am not going to make any decisions based off of people yelling at me or people trying to strong-arm me. I’m going to make the decisions based off of all the information through conversations that I’m having,” Witt said at the time. “If people want to say we are cooperating by upholding Minnesota law, then so be it, but I will say again, we do not do any kind of immigration enforcement. We do not collaborate on any kind of immigration enforcement.”

The Department of Homeland Security said the letters this summer were an effort to compel “sanctuary politicians” to hand over dangerous criminals so they can be deported.

In a post on social media, Witt shared that federal officials threatened to arrest her personally. She said there is “no legal basis” for the witness tampering claim and that her office is “following the law.”

In a continued statement online, Witt said the “threats” won’t cause her to “abandon” her “legal responsibilities or disregard the Constitution.”

She said her focus will remain on protecting Hennepin County residents and keeping communities safe, adding, “I will not stray from that mission in the face of intimidation.”

In a statement, Homeland Security said some of the “worst of the worst criminal aliens” were released in Minnesota because of its “sanctuary” policies, pointing to six cases involving undocumented immigrants charged with or convicted of serious crimes.

“Non-cooperative jurisdictions have a choice: stop harboring criminal illegal aliens and releasing them into their communities, or work with ICE to make America safe again,” DHS said. “Either way, ICE will not be slowing down on enforcing federal law.”

Witt did consider opening the door to limited work with ICE if it slowed down Operation Metro Surge. However, she told the New York Times that she feels more confident than ever that her agency should not play a role in immigration enforcement.

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Chicago-based DJ Tunjo and partner in ICE custody after arrest at Midway Airport

CNN Newsource on August 6, 2026

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    CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago-based DJ from Colombia and his partner are in ICE custody on Sunday, federal immigration officials confirmed.

Omar David Panqueva, also known as DJ Tunjo, and his partner were arrested at Midway Airport for overstaying their visas, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

DHS says the visas expired in 2022.

Their attorneys told the Chicago Tribune the couple was seeking asylum because of the persecution they faced in Colombia as members of the LGBTQ plus community. They applied for asylum before their visas expired.

DJ Tunjo played at Chicago’s Fiesta del Sol last month and at the Sueños music festival in May.

DJ Tunjo’s promoters are helping his family raise money to support the couple. The promoters say they want to show up for him in the same way he’s shown up for others.

The Chicago DJ frequently posts on social media about his love for Chicago while promoting local shows. He was taking his “Tunjo Takes a Chance Tour” to Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, after shows in Chicago two weeks ago.

The couple is being held in Indiana ahead of a court hearing scheduled for August 19.

Reports of increased immigration arrests at airports across U.S. TSA is increasingly sharing tips about travelers who aren’t citizens with immigration and custody officials, according to an ICE source who called people at airports, “easy targets.”

Recent reports of immigration arrests at U.S. airports, some of them captured in videos that have gone viral, stem from increased collaboration between the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE sources tell CBS News.

TSA has been sharing more information about noncitizen travelers with ICE, including on immigrants who lack criminal records but are suspected of civil immigration violations, like overstaying their visas, the sources say.

TSA agents are increasingly giving ICE “tips” or “leads” so that the agency can arrest, detain, and process for deportation individuals who are deemed deportable by the federal government.

In May 2025, TSA and ICE signed an agreement to boost information sharing between the two agencies, according to a memo disclosed this week by the group American Oversight.

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