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- The top 25 stories curated by editors and fellow readers!

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Why heart attacks spike during the winter holidays

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it’s due to cold weather, holiday stress or disrupted routines —
or a combination of all three — heart attack and stroke rates surge
during the last two weeks of December, warns Northwestern Medicine
cardiologist Dr. Patricia Vassallo.

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Editor's Note: "For some, the season is joyous, but for others, it can
be upsetting or stressful - grieving lost loved ones, managing big
holiday gatherings or dealing with in-laws. We also see spikes in
heart attacks and strokes on Monday mornings when stress levels rise,
showing the significant impact emotional and physical stress can have
on the heart," Vassallo said.

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Report: Elon Musk failed to report movement required by security
clearance
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A new investigation from The New York Times suggests that SpaceX
founder Elon Musk has not been reporting his travel activities and
other information to the Department of Defense as required by his
top-secret clearance.

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Oreo owner Mondelez taps AI to tweak its classic snacks - WSJ (No
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Kevin Wallenstein is a health nut, according to his colleagues at
snack behemoth Mondelez International. He runs and paddleboards, and
when he does snack, its on fruit, not the Chips Ahoy and Oreos that
Mondelez makes.















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Whats behind Masayoshi Sons $100 billion pledge to Donald Trump - WSJ
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Tech investing heavyweight Masayoshi Son offered a gift to
President-elect Donald Trump: a pledge to spend $100 billion on
artificial intelligence and related technology in the U.S.

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Putins humiliation in Syria reverberates in Russia - WSJ (No paywall)
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The collapse of the seemingly all-powerful Assad regime shows how
fragile dictatorships are.














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Bangladeshs new dawn is darkened by settling of old scores - WSJ (No
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When the prime minister was toppled in August in a student-led
uprising, it was supposed to be a fresh start for the young country.
Instead, the wounds left by her rule have prompted revenge.

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How Stacy Brown-Philpot Became Silicon Valley's Most Influential Board
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In the summer of 2020, as racial justice protests took over city
streets in the aftermath of George Floyds murder, Erik and Pete
Nordstrom made an urgent plea to a trusted confidant, Stacy
Brown-Philpot.














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Britains government plans drastic changes to local democracy - The
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THINK YOU know Britain really well? Here is a quick test. Where in the
country is Three Rivers? It has a population of 94,000almost exactly
the same as Bath. Or how about South Kesteven, which is even more
populous? Next to North Kesteven is not an acceptable answer.

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North Korea faces grim reality on Ukraine battlefield
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Without giving numbers, Pentagon press secretary Major General Pat
Ryder said Monday that North Korean soldiers had been "killed and
wounded" in the first U.S. confirmation of casualties from the
secretive state.














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The Supplements Doctors Actually Think You Should Take
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But many experts say people are better off saving their money.
Regulations on the industry are so lax that supplement makers do not
have to prove their products are safe and effective before they hit
store shelveswhich studies suggest many would have a hard time doing.
Plenty of research finds that supplements arent all that beneficial
for the average person, and may in some cases even be harmful or
expose users to dangerous substances.

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How you gonna fix Germany?
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As Germans become increasingly worried about their countrys ailing
economy set to contract for the second year in a row the question of
how to rekindle growth is shaping up to be the most urgent and
contentious issue ahead of the vote, set for Feb. 23.














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Wicked Shortlisted in Four Oscars 2025 Categories as Deadpool Gets
Surprise Mention
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The 2025 Oscars shortlist has been released with Wicked and Jacques
Audiard's Emilia Perez, a Spanish-language musical, dominating
multiple categories.

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These ancient forests in China produce the world's finest tea
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High on Jingmai Mountain, Indigenous tea growers are holding fast to
ancient techniques and creating a premium tea that has never been more
popular. In a high-elevation forest on Jingmai Mountain, dawn broke
over a green peak, bathing an ancient tea tree in warm light.














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GAO: U.S. Navy Wasted $2B on Failed Cruiser Modernization Effort
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The U.S. Navy ended up wasting nearly $2 billion on four aging
cruisers because of poor planning, lax oversight and an unwillingness
to hold private-sector contractors accountable for mistakes, according
to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

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Even Netflix struggles to identify and understand the cost of its AWS
estate
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Keeping track of the amount of cloudy resources an org uses, and the
cost of doing so, is notoriously tricky - so tricky, indeed, that even
Netflix isn't on top of it. We know this because on Wednesday US time
the vid-streamer blogged about its cloud efficiency measures.














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Team sports score big points for your child's brain, study finds
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There may be something special about team sports in childhood that
helps sharpen a kid's brain, new research shows.

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Sales of nuclear bunkers increase, despite expert warnings they aren't
going to provide protection
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When Bernard Jones Jr. and his wife, Doris, built their dream home,
they didn't hold back. A grotto swimming pool with a waterfall for hot
summer days. A home theater for cozy winter nights. A fruit orchard to
harvest in fall. And a vast underground bunker in case disaster
strikes.













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The Hidden Engineering of Wildlife Crossings -- Practical Engineering
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This is the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing under construction over
the 101 just outside Los Angeles, California. When it's finished in a
few years, it will be the largest wildlife crossing (*of its kind) on
the planet.

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Has 45% of His Hedge Fund's $13.4 Billion
Portfolio Invested in Just 3 Stocks
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Bill Ackman likes to focus on just a few companies at a time. His
hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, invests in high-quality
businesses with stocks that Ackman feels have become mispriced
relative to their intrinsic value.

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Forbes is cutting ties with freelance writers, citing Google spam
policies
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Forbes will stop using freelancers for some types of stories
indefinitely -- and has blamed the change on a recent update to Google
Search policies.

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About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking
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SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Almost three dozen high-rise condos
and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or
settling in unexpected ways, in some cases because of nearby
construction, according to a new study.

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"Founder Mode" and the Art of Mythmaking
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I've never been good at "hot takes". Anyone who knows anything about
marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about
something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive
clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says "Google makes more money on Windows
than all of Microsoft" due to its dominance in search and distribution
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Microsoft's Windows is debatably the most popular operating system
worldwide. Based on this premise, the assumption would be that the
tech giant makes money hand over fist from the service.

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China building world's biggest artificial-island airport in Dalian
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China is building the world's largest artificial-island airport to
solidify a northeastern city's position as a regional transport hub.
Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport will cover an island with an
area of 20 sq km (7.

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The Swiss Government Just Rejected a Proposal to Install a 50%
Inheritance Tax on the Wealthy
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Switzerland's government is hoping to retain its ultra-wealthy
population. Those in charge recently rejected a proposal that would
raise inheritance taxes on the super-rich, Bloomberg reported on
Friday.

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No, cooking oil doesn't cause cancer -- but new study links too much
seed oil to colon tumors
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Cooking oils include a wide range of products, from canola oil to
olive oil, coconut oil and more. The nutritional pros and cons of
cooking oils are a frequent subject of debate online, especially
whether they may increase the risk of cancer.

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The 'Bahia Emerald': The story of a giant cursed gem stolen from
Brazil
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One of the largest emeralds to be excavated from a mine in Brazil's
Bahia region at the start of this century, the 'Bahia Emerald,' has
been under L.A. police protection for the past 10 years. In the photos
you can see the crystals, embedded in a blackish stone.

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South Korea deploys Skylight laser weapon to protect Seoul capital
from North Korean drones.
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As reported by Mason on December 8, 2024, South Korea has initiated
the deployment of the Laser-Based Anti-Aircraft Weapon Block-I, a
stationary 20kW-class fiber laser system capable of neutralizing
drones within a range of 2-3 kilometers, to frontline units and
selected urban locations, including

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Five Hybrid Work Trends to Watch in 2025
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Just a few months ago, many people thought the battles over the value
of the hybrid work model -- and, on the flip side, return-to-office
(RTO) mandates -- were finally dying down. Two-thirds of U.S.

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Fed Set to Deliver Third-Straight Interest Rate Cut - Bloomberg (No
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Federal Reserve officials are likely to lower borrowing costs for a
third-straight meeting this week while also signaling fewer
interest-rate cuts next year than previously projected.

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Denmark to revamp defence plan agreed just 8 months ago - FT (No
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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen admits April coalition deal will have
to be changed

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Israel pushes case to control security in Syrian buffer zone, Gaza -
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TEL AVIVIsraels defense minister signaled the country is planning to
keep tighter and longer-term security control over territory just
across its border in Syria and in Gaza, taking advantage of its
weakened neighbors to better insulate itself from possible threats.

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His startup is now worth $62 billion. It gave away its first product
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As CEO of Databricks, Ali Ghodsi has performed a series of strategic
surgeries to make his company one of the fastest-growing startups in
Silicon Valley.

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First of two major reports on alcohol finds moderate drinking tied to
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A major report on alcohols health effects which will inform the 2025
Dietary Guidelines for Americans found moderate drinkers had lower
all-cause mortality, and a lower risk of death from cardiovascular
disease, than those who never drank. The findings are sure to cause a
stir, especially once a separate panel of experts releases its own
alcohol report in coming weeks.

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The Human Brain Operates at a Stunningly Slow Pace - Scientific
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People tend to have the sense that their inner thoughts and feelings
are much richer than what they are capable of expressing in real time.
Elon Musk has spoken publicly about this bandwidth problem, as he
described it to podcaster Joe Rogan. Musk is so bothered by this, in
fact, that he has made it one of his long-term goals to create an
interface that allows the human brain to communicate directly with a
computer, unencumbered by the slow speed of speaking or writing.

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Trump Picks Herschel Walker to Be Ambassador to the Bahamas
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The United States has not had a permanent ambassador to the Bahamas in
over a decade, with several nominees stuck in limbo because the Senate
never acted on their appointments. Both of Mr. Trump’s nominees for
ambassador to the Bahamas in his first term stalled out. President
Biden’s pick for the job, Calvin Smyre, was announced in May 2022.
Two and a half years later, no action has been taken on Mr. Smyre’s
nomination.

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Biden Administration Running Out of Time to Send Allocated Aid to
Ukraine
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Whether the Trump administration uses that money to help Ukraine is a
big question. President-elect Donald J. Trump has been deeply
skeptical about American support for Ukraine and has vowed to end the
war quickly. He has not said how he might so do, but Vice
President-elect JD Vance has outlined a plan that would allow Russia
to keep the Ukrainian territory it has seized.

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Is the American Dream of Homeownership Still Within Reach?
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Owning a home has been an integral part of realizing the American
Dream, but a combination of forces is thwarting that goal for many.

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A Rift in Trump World Over How to Make America Healthier
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Those with views like Mr. Kennedy’s believe it is wrong to use
pharmaceuticals to manage obesity and related issues that are tied to
unhealthy lifestyle and to a ruinous food environment. The makers of
obesity drugs, Mr. Kennedy told Greg Gutfeld on Fox News before the
election, are “counting on selling it to Americans because we’re
so stupid and so addicted to drugs.”

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Tiny Coffins: Measles Is Killing Thousands of Children in Congo
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Globally, there were 20 percent more measles cases in 2023 than in the
year before, according to the World Health Organization, for a total
of 10.3 million, and more than 107,000 people died. Fifty-seven
countries had “large or disruptive” outbreaks, the W.H.O. said,
nearly 60 percent more than in 2022.

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Congressional Leaders Unveil Short-Term Spending Bill Tied to Disaster
Aid
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“It was intended to be, and it was, until recent days, a very
simple, very clean C.R., stopgap funding measure to get us into next
year when we have unified government,” he said at a news conference,
using the shorthand for a continuing resolution to keep federal
funding flowing. “We had these massive hurricanes in the late fall,
Helene and Milton, and other disasters. We have to make sure that the
Americans that were devastated by these hurricanes get the relief they
need.”

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Opinion | I Was a Health Insurance Executive. What I Saw Made Me Quit.
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At a county fairground in Wise, Va., I witnessed people standing in
lines that stretched out of view, waiting to see physicians who were
stationed in animal stalls. The event’s organizers, from a nonprofit
called Remote Area Medical, told me that of the thousands of people
who came to this three-day clinic every year, some had health
insurance but did not have enough money in the bank to cover their
out-of-pocket obligations.

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Amazon to settle dispute with delivery drivers over claims worth
potential 140m
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Amazon is to settle a group claim from delivery drivers that it
deprived them of thousands of pounds, the Guardian has learned, ending
a suit that lawyers had said could cost the company ?140m.

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TikTok's Potential Ban: The Hidden Goldmine for Affiliates Nobody Is
Talking About
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For months now, TikTok has been under intense scrutiny. With growing
concerns about data privacy and national security, the platform's
future in the United States hangs by a thread.

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How much does the US federal government spend?
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USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to
make it easier to understand and compare. The analysis was generated
with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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Grammarly acquires productivity startup Coda, brings on new CEO
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Grammarly is acquiring productivity startup Coda, the company
announced on Tuesday. As part of the deal, Coda's CEO and co-founder
Shishir Mehrotra will become the new CEO of Grammarly. The financial
terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Congress to vote on new restrictions on U.S. investment in China
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The outbound legislation covers technologies listed in the Treasury
order and adds additional AI models that use some semiconductors, AI
systems designed for exclusive military or government surveillance end
use, hypersonic systems and additional export-controlled technologies.

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Volkswagen and PowerCo invest C$69M in North American company Patriot
Battery Metals
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Patriot Battery Metals (OTCQX:PMETF) has secured a strategic
partnership with both Volkswagen (OTCPK:VWAGY), through its holding
and financing company, Volkswagen Finance Luxemburg S.A. and PowerCo,
through a substantial investment of C$69 million, which grants them a
9.9% stake in the company at

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Delays and neglect led to death of prisoner serving IPP sentence, jury
finds
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In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116
123, or email [email protected] or [email protected]. In the US, you
can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat
on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis
counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11
14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org

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AI is burying company web sites in search results, but Otterly.AI
thinks it can help | TechCrunch
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There’s always a risk that these companies may want to expand their
scope and become direct competitors, but Otterly is hoping they can
work together, and plans to announce details of a partnership with
Semrush next month, Peham said.

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U.S. Agrees to Pay $116 Million to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims at
California Prison
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Last year, a former prison warden, Ray Garcia, was sentenced to 70
months in prison and 15 years of supervised release for sexually
abusing three female inmates and lying to federal investigators.

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