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August 02, 2024
• DNC: Harris Earns Enough Votes To Become Democratic Nominee; Freed Americans Back On U.S. Soil After Historic Prisoner Swap. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Acting Secret Service Director, Ronald Rowe, Gives Briefing On Attempted Trump Assassination; Pentagon To Direct "Multiple Force Posture Moves" In Middle East Amid Tensions. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Secret Service Gives Update On Trump Assassination Attempt. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• DNC: Harris Earns Enough Votes To Become Democratic Nominee; Markets Tumble After Latest Jobs Report Misses Expectations. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Kamala Harris Earns Enough Votes to Become Democratic Nominee; Harris Set to Choose Running Mate. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Pushes Back On Dems' "Weird" Criticism: "They're The Weird Ones"; U.S. Economy Added Just 114,000 Jobs Last Month; Biden Weighs More U.S. Defense For Israel As Iran Vows Retaliation; Back-To- Back Episodes Of "1968" Air Sunday At 9PM ET; Soon: Justin Timberlake To Be Arraigned Virtually On DWI Charge. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biden, Harris Hail Alliances That Led to Historic Prisoner Swap; Harris to Announce Running Mate by Tuesday; U.S. Economy Added Just 114,000 Jobs Last Month. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Family of American Marc Fogel Outraged Over Prison Swap; A Bicycle Violation Leads to a Fugitive Being Captured After Nearly Three Decades on the Run; U.S. Economy Added 114,000 Jobs Last Month. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Three Americans Released from Russian Captivity in Complex Prisoner Swap; President Biden Comments on Importance of International Alliances in Bringing About Agreement that Resulted in Release of American Prisoners; Judge Could Jumpstart Trump Election Interference Case; Biden Weighs More U.S. Defenses for Israel as Iran Vows Retaliation. Aired 8-8:30a ET.
• Trump Continues False Attacks On Harris' Racial Identity; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) On 3 Americans Back In U.S. After Historic Prisoner Swap With Russia; Funeral Underway In Qatar For Assassinated Hamas Political Leader. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Biden, Harris Hail Alliances That Led to Historic Prisoner Swap; Harris Campaign Says it Raised $310 Million in July, Doubling Trump's Haul; IDF Says it Killed Another Senior Palestinian Militant in Gaza. Aired 7-7:30a ET


August 01, 2024
• Now: Released Russian Prisoners Arriving In Moscow; Americans Released In Historic Prisoner Swap With Russia; Hamas Leader Killed By Bomb Planted Months Ago; Big Day For U.S. Women Gymnasts At The Olympics. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich Freed In Prisoner Swap With Russia; VP Harris Delivers Eulogy For Late TX Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee; WH Official: Harris Had Two Private Conversations On Prisoner Swap At Munich Conference In February; Americans Released In Historic Prisoner Swap With Russia. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• WH Official: Harris Had 2 Private Conversations On Prisoner Swap At Munich Conference In February; VP Harris Remembers Late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee In Houston; Source: Hamas Leader Killed By Bomb Planted Months Ago; Simone Biles Wins All-Around Gold At Paris Olympics. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Americans Released In Historic Prisoner Swap With Russia. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• White House Holds Press Briefing After U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap; Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) Discusses Americans Released In Historic Prisoner Swap With Russia & Hamas Leader Killed By Israel In Tehran. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Holds Press Conference; Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan Released in Prisoner Swap. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Whelan and Gershkovich to Be Released in Prisoner Swap. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Americans Released in Massive Prisoner Swap with Russia. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Massive Russia and U.S. Prisoner Swap Underway; Whelan and Gershkovich to Be Released from Russia. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Donald Trump Makes Controversial Remarks at Event for National Association of Black Journalists; Donald Trump Continues to Claim that Presumptive Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Identified as Indian Before Identifying as Black; Iran Vows Retaliation for Assassination of Hamas Political Leader; Massive Russia and US Prisoner Swap Underway. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Doubles Down On False Claims Harris "Happened To Turn Black"; Dr. Sanjay Gupta On The Mind Of A Medalist; Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) Says: "Stop The Trash Talk." Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Harris Fires Back at Trump's False Claim She Happened to Turn Black; Thousands Gather for Memorial Service for Hamas Political Leader; 9/11 Families Upset Over Plea Deal With Terror Attack Suspects. Aired 7-7:30a ET


July 31, 2024
• Trump Falsely Claims Kamala Harris Happened to Turn Black; Hamas Political Chief Killed; Fears of Wider Conflict Grow; Katie Ledecky Wins Gold Medal in 1,500-Meter Freestyle. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Questions VP Harris' Racial Identity At Black Journalists Convention; Trump Falsely Claims Kamala Harris "Turned Black"; Trump Takes Part In Combative Q&A At Black Journalists Convention. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Trump Takes Questions At Convention For Black Journalists. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Kamala Harris Asks Supporters To Sign Up To Learn V.P. Pick; Federal Reserve Holds On Interest Rates Steady As Inflation Cools; Donald Trump Takes Question At Convention For Black Journalists. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Soon: Trump Speaks At Black Journalists Convention In Chicago. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Soon: Israel PM Netanyahu To Speak Amid Rising Tensions In Middle East; Trump To Speak At Black Journalists Convention In Chicago; Harris Heads To Houston Amid Cross-County Swing; Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) is Interviewed about Harris' Run for President; Biles Leads Women to Gold; Deja Foxx is Interviewed about Social Media Campaigns. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Harris to Reveal VP Pick on Tuesday; Trump Invited to Black Journalists Convention; Hamas Political Chief Killed in Iran. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Fed to Announce Interest Rate Decision; Hamas Political Chief Killed; Fresh Data on the Presidential Race; Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) is Interviewed about a VP Pick for Harris and Biden Leaving the Race; Questions about Covid-19; R. Kelly Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Convictions. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Public Face and Ceasefire Negotiator for Hamas Ismail Haniyeh Killed While Visiting Iran; Israel Has Not Taken Responsibility for Death of Hamas's Leader Ismail Haniyeh; Kamala Harris Campaign Announces Deadline for Her to Pick Her Vice Presidential Running Mate. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Hamas Political Chief Killed, Raising Fears Of All-Out War In Middle East; Trump Invited To Speak At Black Journalists Conference In Chicago; Garland Slams Judge Cannon's Special Counsel Ruling. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Hamas Political Chief Killed, Raising Fears of All Out War in Mideast; Harris Calls Out Trump, Again Challenges Him to Debate; Boar's Head Expands Meat Recall Linked to Listeria Outbreak. Aired 7- 7:30a ET


July 30, 2024
• Acting Secret Service Director: I Cannot Defend Why Roof Wasn't Secured; 3 Girls Killed in Stabbing at Taylor Swift-Themed Yoga Class; Park Fire Now 5th Largest Blaze in California History; Simone Biles Wins 8th Olympic Medal. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Source: High-Level Hezbollah CMDR Survives Israeli Strike In Beirut; Source: Harris And Running Mate To Visit Battleground States Next Week; Project 2025 Director Steps Down Amid Backlash From Trump; Soon: Kamala Harris Arrives In Georgia For Campaign Rally. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Harris Getting Closer To Naming VP Pick; Roll The Tape: Trump's History Of Mispronunciations; Israeli Official: Wanted To Send "Very Strong Message" With Beirut Strike; Acting Secret Service Chief: "What I Saw Made Me Ashamed". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Israel Claims Responsibility For Strike In Southern Beirut; White House Comments On Israeli Strike In Beirut. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Israeli Military Claims Responsibility For Stike In Beirut Suburbs. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Israeli Drone Strike in Beirut; Interview With Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO); Congress Grills Acting Secret Service Director. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Senate Set to Pass Bill Protecting Kids Online; Olympic Athletes Face Hottest Paris Day of the Year; Gauff Melts Down in Olympics Match; Massive Swarm of Dragonflies in Rhode Island. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Acting Secret Service Director to Testify on Capitol Hill; Harris Campaign Courts Disenfranchised Republicans in Georgia; Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) is Interviewed about the Harris Campaign; Vance Has History of Disparaging People Without Kids. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Polls on Possible VP Picks; Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is Interviewed about Presidential Politics; Inside Story of John Roberts and Trump's Immunity Win; Covid Infections Spiking. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris Campaign Reportedly to Target Disenfranchised Republicans in Georgia; Republican Vice Presidential Candidate J.D. Vance's Multiple Comments on Childless Americans Draw Controversy. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Billionaire Donor Wants Harris To Fire FTC Chair Lina Khan If Elected; Trump Attacks Harris On Her Age, Way She Laughs; U.S. Men's Gymnastics Team Wins First Medal Since 2008; All Eyes On Team USA As Women's Gymnastics Aim For Gold; Security Forces Protecting Haitian Leader Provider "Cover" Fire After He Leaves CNN Interview; Protests Erupt In Venezuela Amid Election Fraud Accusations; The Group Behind A Massive Effort To "Clean" Voter Rolls. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Harris Returns to Battleground Georgia to Mobilize Voters; What I Saw Made Me Ashamed, Secret Service Chief to Address Security Failures in Hearing on Trump Assassination Attempt; Third Child Dies in U.K. Dance Class Stabbing Attack. Aired 7-7:30a ET


July 29, 2024
• Fears Of Wider Regional Conflict Grow After Golan Heights Attack; Police: 2 Children Killed, 9 Injured In Knife Attack In England; U.S. Intel: Iran Covertly Trying To Influence Americans Against Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Harris Looks To Maintain Momentum 3 Weeks From DNC; Harris Running Mate Contenders Hit The Campaign Trail; Poll: Harris Gets Boost In Favorability After Biden Drops Out; FBI: Trump Agrees To Victim Interview In Shooting Investigation; Rep. Anthony D'esposito (R-NY) Discusses About Law Enforcement Communications After Attempted Assassination Of Former President Trump. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Iowa's Strict 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect; California's Park Fire Burns 360K-Plus Acres, Destroys 100 Structures; People In Venezuela Protest Country's Election Results; Olympics Day 3: Biles Will Compete, No Swimming In The Seine; Hype Man Flavor Flav Talks Women's Water Polo. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Harris Running Mate Contenders Hit The Campaign Trail; New ABC Poll: Harris Favorability Rating Up 8 Points In A Week; Local SWAT Team: No Direct Contact With Secret Service Before Shooting. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Netanyahu Vows "Severe" Response To Attack That Killed 12 Children; Official: No Breakthrough In Latest Rounds Of Ceasefire Talks; Sources Reveal How Supreme Court Compromised On Idaho Abortion Ban; Most U.S. Renters Fear They'll Never Own A Home. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Agrees to FBI Interview in Shooting Investigation; Presidential Campaign Heats Up. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) is Interviewed about the Strike in Israel; Texts Show Delay after Concerns Over Shooter; California's Park Fire Burns More than 360,000 Acres; Swim Canceled at Olympics. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Tries New Lines of Attack; New Polling Shows Slight Uptick for Harris; Harris Team Looking for VP Pick; Alzheimer's Blood Tests for Early Dementia; New Details on Trump's Security At Rally. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Harris Campaign Seies on Backlash Against J.D. Vance; Biden Calls for Major Supreme Court Reforms; Iowa's Strict Abortion Ban Takes Effect; Netanyahu Speaks of Rocket Attack. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• President Biden Calls for Terms Limits on Supreme Court Justices; Kamala Harris Campaign Plans to Attack Republican Vice Presidential Candidate J.D. Vance; Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) Interviewed on J.D. Vance and Kamala Harris's Possible Pick for Her Vice Presidential Running Mate. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Local SWAT Team To ABC: Meeting With Secret Service "Never Happened"; Iowa Law Barring Most Abortions After Six Weeks Takes Effect; California's Park Fire Burns 360,000+ Acres, 100 Structures Destroyed. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Biden Calls for Major Supreme Court Reforms, Including Term Limits; Harris Campaign Seizing on Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as Major Liability to Trump; Israel Strikes Deep Inside Lebanon After Rocket Attack. Aired 7-7:30a ET


July 26, 2024
• Opening Ceremony Underway After Attack on French Rail Lines; Park Fire has Exploded into California's Largest Fire of the Year; U.S. Arrests Alleged Cartel Leaders in Texas; One-on-One with USA Flag Bearer and Tennis Star Coco Gauff. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• JD Vance Pushes Back On Criticism Over "Childless Cat Lady" Comments; Harris Team Rejects Israeli Notion That Her Comments Could Harm Ceasefire Talks; CNN Survey Finds Harris Can Appear On Ballots In 48 States; Trump Meets With Netanyahu At Mar-A-Lago. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• End Of Interview With Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA); Slow And Steady Reading From The Fed's Favorite Inflation Guage; Harris Enthusiasm Rises But Some Georgia Voters Still Skeptical; New Details About Officer Accused Of Killing Sonya Massey. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• J.D. Vance Pushes Back On Criticism Over "Childless Cat Lady" Comments; Trump Meets With Netanyahu At Mar-A-Lago; Harris Team Rejects Israeli Notion That Her Comments Could Harm Ceasefire Talks. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• France Rail Lines Disrupted By "Coordinated Sabotage" Ahead of Olympics; FBI Seeks Interview With Trump As Part Of Investigation; U.S. Arrests Alleged Mexican Cartel Leaders In Texas. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Not Committing Yet to Debate Kamala Harris; Interview With Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC); Obamas Endorse Kamala Harris; Trump Meets With Netanyahu. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Malachi Massey is Interviewed about His Mother's Death; Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) is Interviewed about Harris' Run for President; Park Fire in California Explodes in Size. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Obamas Endorse Harris for President; Trump Backs Off Debate Commitment; Sabotage on Train Lines Ahead of Olympic Opening Ceremony; Sonya Massey's Family Wants Answers. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Congresswoman Makes History with AI; Democratic Ticket Changeup Energies Some Swing Voters; Trump to Meet with Netanyahu Today; John Bolton is Interviewed about the Presidential Race and the Israeli Situation. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Barack and Michelle Obama Endorse Kamala Harris for President; Trump Campaign Yet to Agree to Debate with Kamala Harris; Coordinated Sabotage on Trains in France Causing Disruption for Travelers Hours Before Olympic Opening Ceremony in Paris; In France: "Coordinated Sabotage" on Train Lines Before Olympic Opening Ceremony; Then-Senator Harris Supported "Defund The Police" Movement in 2020. 8-8:30a ET
• CNN Survey: No Issue For Vice President Harris To Be On Presidential Ballot; Park Fire In California Explodes In Size, Suspect Arrested; Still No Return Date For Starliner Astronauts Stuck On Space Station. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Barack and Michelle Obama Endorse Harris for President in New Video; French Train Lines Hit by Arson, Sabotage as Olympics Begin; Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Leaders Nabbed in Texas Sting Operation. Aired 7-7:30a ET


July 25, 2024
• Newsom Orders Removal of Homeless Encampments in California; NYT: Children to Battle in Court Over Rupert Murdoch Media Empire; Countdown to Olympics Opening Ceremony. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Biden Meets With Netanyahu Over Gaza Ceasefire; VP Harris To Meet Netanyahu Later This Afternoon; Jennifer Aniston Slams JD Vance For "Childless Cat Ladies" Remark. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Says No Regrets On VP Pick, Vance Doing "Fantastic Job"; U.S. Economy Speeds Up In Second Quarter; NORAD Jets Intercept Russian, Chinese Bombers Off Alaska; More Russian Naval Ships To Visit Cuba This Weekend; CDC: U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Rose In 2022, First Jump In 20 Years. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Biden Meets With Netanyahu Over Gaza Ceasefire; Vice President Harris Calls For Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza; Jennifer Aniston Criticizes Vance's "Childless Cat Ladies" Comment. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump To Supporters: "I'm Not Going To Be Nice"; NASA: Still No Return Date For Starliner Astronauts; Southwest Airlines Ditching Open-Seating Policy; Securing The Games With Lessons From Past Olympics. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Biden Holds Oval Office Meeting With Israeli PM Netanyahu; Harris: We Are In Fight For Basic Freedoms, "Bring It On"; Trump To Supporters: "I'm Not Going To Be Nice". Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Southwest Airlines Drops Open Seating; Biden Delivers Emotional Speech; Biden First President Since Johnson to Bow Out of Presidential Race; Heat May Impact Olympic Games. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Harris Releases First Campaign Video; Trump Blasts Harris; Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) is Interviewed about the Harris; Biden and Netanyahu Meet Today; Adi Alexander is Interviewed about the Hostage Talks. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Harris Improves in Polling; Marc Caputo is Interviewed about the Presidential Campaign; Economy Grew 2.8 Percent in Second Quarter; Securing the Olympics with Past Lessons; Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) is Interviewed about Harris and Netanyahu. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Kamala Harris Presidential Campaign Launches First Official Campaign Video; Kamala Harris Reportedly Searching for Vice Presidential Candidate; Donald Trump Attacks Kamala Harris as Too Liberal in North Carolina Rally Speech. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Harris Releases First Video For Her Presidential Campaign; CDC: U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Rose In 2022, First Jump In 20 Years; Harris To Meet With Netanyahu After His One-On-One With Biden. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Harris Releases First Video for Her Presidential Campaign; Biden Gives Emotional Oval Office Address on Decision to Exit Race; Trump Blasts Harris, Says He's Done Being Nice at North Carolina Rally. Aired 7-7:30a ET


July 24, 2024
• $100K Reward Offered in Birmingham Mass Shooting; Violent Crime in the U.S. Dropped about 3 Percent Last Year; Colorado Store Shooter Found Guilty of 10 Murder Counts; California AG Alleges ExxonMobil Misled Public About Plastic Recycling. Aired 3:30-4p ET
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• Meta's Zuckerberg: Biden Admin "Pressured" Company To Censor Covid-Related Content In 2021; Top 20 Metro Areas See Higher Rents, Home Prices; Study: Microplastics Increasingly Infiltrating Human Brains. Aired 2:30-3p ET
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• Did Not Air 1-2p ET
• Delta Flight Cancellations Finally Slowing Down After Chaos; Interview with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) about Netanyahu's Speech to Congress; Hollywood Now Energized by Kamala Harris Campaign; Young Voters and the November Election. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Harris Campaign's Plan; Harris Campaign Plotting Path to Electoral Victory; Biden to Address Nation; Trump on Harris: "I Want to Debate Her"; Netanyahu's Crucial Speech to Congress; Democrats Skipping PM Benjamin Netanyahu's Address; Delta Digging Out from Tech Meltdown. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Run The Numbers: Young Voters And The November Election; Where Harris And Trump Stand With Voters Under 35; Harris Campaign Plotting Path To Electoral Victory; Drugmaker: Twice-A-Year Shots Could Prevent HIV Infections; Black men Unite Around Harris' Presidential Campaign; Earth Just Broke The Record For Hottest Day Again. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Kamala Harris's Presidential Campaign Manager Says Expanded Universe of Voters Now Open to Democratic Party in Presidential Election; Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) Interviewed on Why She is Not Attending Congressional Address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Harris Campaign: "Expanded Universe" Of Swing Voters Opened Up; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) On Netanyahu's High-Stakes Speech To Congress Today; New Video Shows Officers Immediately After Rally Shooting. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Harris Campaign Plotting Path to Electoral Victory; Delta Flight Cancelations Finally Slowing Down After Chaos; Evictions in Some Major Cities Now Worse Than Before COVID. Aired 7-7:30a ET


July 23, 2024
• PA Official: Officers Left Posts to Search for Suspicious Person; Trump Announces Meeting with Netanyahu at Mar-a-Largo; Biden, Harris Meeting with Netanyahu in DC this Week; Meltdown at Delta Airlines Could Last All Week. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Biden Returns To White House After Testing Negative For COVID; Harris Holds First Presidential Campaign Rally; CNN Poll: Nearly 4 In 10 Worried About Making Ends Meet; Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) Discusses About Votes On Vice President Harris. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• End Of Interview With Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL); Soon: Harris Speaks At First Presidential Rally In Milwaukee; Speaker Johnson: Election Should Not Be About Race Or Gender; Harris Holds First Presidential Rally. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Harris speaks at first presidential rally in Milwaukee; Biden returns to White House after exiting race, endorsing Harris; Convicted Dem Senator Menendez resigning effective August 20. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Secret Service Director Resigns After Contentious House Hearing; Poll Done Partially After Biden Exit, Trump & Harris Neck- And-Neck; Some Republicans Push Back On Calling Harris "DEI Hire"; Harris Campaign Capitalizes On Charli XCX "Brat" Endorsement. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Interview With Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA); Kamala Harris to Hold Rally in Milwaukee; House and Senate Democratic Leaders Endorse Kamala Harris; Secret Service Director Resigns. Aired 1-1:30p ET


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