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August 14, 2015


August 13, 2015
• Huge Explosions Kill 44, Injure Hundreds In China; Truck Bomb Kills At Least 36, Wounds 75 In Baghdad; U.S. Army Chief Raises Option Of Ground Troops In Iraq; Republicans Attack Clinton Over Email Server; Bernie Sanders Leads New Hampshire Poll; Attorney: Cop Acted To Save Officers' Lives; Countries Manipulate Currency To Improve Trade; Expert: IAAF Lacks Drive To Clean Up Sport; Venting Online May Make Us Angrier. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Reopens Embassy, Fidel Castro Says U.S. Owes Cuba Millions; Closer Look at Aftermath of China Explosion; Reports ISIS Used Mustard Gas in Iraq; Alleged ISIS Hit List on U.S. Personnel; GOP Hopefuls Set Sights on Iowa; Oil Prices Falling; Marine Veterans Watch U.S. Flag Rise In Cuba; Black Lives Matter Protests Disrupt Presidential Campaigns; Former Japanese Fight Pilot Talks Nagasaki, Hiroshima; Fishermen Help Tangled Whale. Aired 2-3a ET
• Marines to Attend Flag-Raising in Havana; China Explosion Aftermath; Presidential Hopefuls in Iowa; ISIS Using Mustard Gas?; As U.S. Reopens U.S. Embassy, Castro Says U.S. Owes Cuba Millions; Chinese Special-Need Child Getting Adopted; This Year's El Nino Could Be Record Breaker. Aired 1-2a ET
• Sketch of Tom Brady in Court Surfaced on Social Media; Department of Justice Opens a Federal Civil Rights Investigation Into the Shooting Death of Unarmed Teenager Zachary Hammond; Amazing Video of the Biggest Shark Ever Filmed Released. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Tom Brady Sketches Cause Uproar; Jimmy Carter Reveals Cancer Diagnosis; Presidential Race. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• FOX to Trump: Resolve This or Go to War; NBC Not Bringing Back "The Apprentice" Yet; 13 Jaw-Dropping Campaign Moments; New Witness Comes forward in Pledge's Death. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Joe Biden Bid; Candidates in Iowa; Ben Carson Comments About Activists; China Explosion. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• GOP Hopefuls Head to Iowa State Fair; At Least 50 Dead, Hundreds Injured in China Blast; U.S. Embassy in Havanna Reopens Tomorrow; Brady, Goodell Face Off in Court. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Biden May Be Close to Decision on Running; Jimmy Carter Battling Cancer; Top North Korean Official Missing; U.S. F-16s Step Up Airstrikes in Syria; New Clues in College Hazing Death Probe; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• How Great is the Russian Threat?; China Worries; A Look at 2016 Campaigns in Iowa and New Hampshire; Buffalo Bills Coach Signs I.K. Enemkpali. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• GOP Hopefuls Head to Iowa for State Fair; John Kasich Rises as Trump Leads Iowa, New Hampshire Polls; Former President Carter Battling Cancer; At Least 50 Dead, Hundreds Injured in China; U.S. Launching Airstrikes From S. Turkey; Army Chief: Russia "Most Dangerous" Threat. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 12, 2015
• Deadly Chemical Fire, Explosions in China; Presidential Long Shots Gaining Popularity; Army Chief of Staff Disagrees with Trump on ISIS Strategy; Syria Says Turkey Help to U.S. Not about Fighting ISIS; China Allows Currency to Fall for 3rd Day; ISIS Video Shows Alleged Beheading of Croatian Hostage; EPA Claims Responsibility for Spill in Animas River; Cuba Celebrates Prior to U.S. Embassy Opening; Corporations Help Stamp Out Slave Labor; Kenya Celebrates World Elephant Day; Mass Grave Found Under London Street. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN/ORC Poll a Snapshot of 2016 Race; Jimmy Carter Reveals Cancer; Massive Chemical Fire, Explosions in China; China Devalues Currency for Third Straight Day; Civil Rights Probe into S.C. Police Shooting; Bic Ad Outrages Women Aired 1-2a ET
• Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders Surging in the Polls; Huge Explosion in Tianjin, China; ISIS Beheads Croatian Hostage; U.S. Using Key Turkish Air Base to Strike ISIS; Top North Korean Official Missing; China Allows Currency to Fall for Third Day; Solving the $500 Million Art Heist; Kenya's Mission to Save Elephants in Danger; Aired 12-1:00a ET
• Massive Explosion Rocks Tianjin, China; U.S. Now Flying Manned Missions Against ISIS From Air Base in Turkey; Officers Post Video in Response to Black Lives Matter; SC Police Department Under Fire for Killing Unarmed Man. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hillary's E-Mails; State of Emergency in Ferguson; Presidential Race Heats Up. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• What Will Trump Do If/When He Wins; Inmates Allege Torture, Abuse from Guards after Upstate N.Y. Escape; Massive Explosion in China. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Bernie Sanders And Donald Trump Soar In Recent Polling; Rookie Texas Police Officer Who Killed Unarmed College Football Player Fired; Tom Brady And Roger Goodell Face Off In Front Of U.S. District Judge. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Invokes Ronald Reagan; Health Officials Say River Water is Safe; Deflategate Heads to Court. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump, Sanders Turn White House Race Upside Down; Black Lives Matter Disrupts Democratic Candidates; Police Video of Ferguson Shooting Released; Clinton Turning Over E-mails and Thumb Drive; Mississippi Couple Try to Join ISIS; Allegations of Abuse in New York Prison; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Nurses' Union Endorses Sanders; China Drops Currency against Dollar; North Korea Nuclear Arsenal; "The Seventies": From Disco to Punk; QB Sidelined by Jaw-Breaking Sucker Punch. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders Turning White House Race Upside Down; Jeb Bush Pivots to Policy as Poll Numbers Slide; Police Video of Ferguson Shooting Released; Some Inmates Claim Guards Blamed, Beat Them; Feds: Mississippi Couple Tried to Join ISIS; Nurses Union Endorses Sanders for President. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 11, 2015
• How Police And Protesters Responded One Year Later; Japan Restarts First Nuclear Plant Under New Rules; Trump And The Women's Vote; Clinton Slams Trump's Comments On Women; Two Women Attack U.S. Consulate In Turkey; Iraqi Parliament To Vote On Reform Plan; People Protest Restart Of Nuclear Reactor; A Syrian Refugee's Journey Across Europe; Unarmed Teen Killed In Texas By Training Officer; Trump Is Riding High, But He Doesn't Smile. Aired 3-4a ET
• Donald Trump Support Surges; Clinton E-Mail Server Being Turned over to Justice Department; China Central Bank Announced Second Devaluation in 2 Days; U.S. Plans, Limitations in ISIS Fight; How People in Damascus Cope after 4-Year of Syrian Civil War; EPA Accidently Contaminates River; Cubans Hope Bay of Pigs Site Will Be Place for Visitors; Migrants End Up in Jungle in Calais; Rani Hong Fights Modern-Day Slavery; Bollywood Film May Help Deaf Mute Woman Find Family. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Still Tops Polls; Living in War-Torn Syria; Ferguson Police Release Video of Lead-Up to Teenager's Shooting; Jeb Bush Releases ISISA Plan; Officials Try to Calm Fears over Toxic Water in U.S. N.Y. Jets Q.B. Sucker Punched; W.W. II Bomb Uncovered in London; Canadian Couple Marries 12 Times. Aired 1-2a ET
• Protesters Gather In Ferguson, Missouri After Local Official Declares State Of Emergency; Donald Trump Defiant In The Face Of Controversy; Wave Of Violence Sweeps Istanbul. Aired 12-1a ET
• Michigan State House Conducting Internal Investigation Into State Representative Todd Courser; 25-year-old Rapper Lil B Switches Support from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders; Young Couple From Mississippi Arrested for Trying to Join ISIS. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Bernie Sanders Surging; Debating Iran Nuclear Deal; Trump Tops Republican Presidential Polls. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Pepsi Ditches Aspartame From Diet Soda; Donald Trump: Put American ISIS Supports In Gitmo; Driver Fatigue Blamed in Tracy Morgan Limo Accident; Girls To Be Tried as Adults In Slender Man Stabbing Case; EPA Accidently Dumps Mining Waste in River; Jets' Geno Smith To Miss Games After Locker Room Punch. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Post-Debate Polls; Trump and Father; UVA Student Arrest; Pepsi Ditches Aspartame. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• EPA Spills Contaminated Mine Water; House GOP Dems Visit Israel Ahead of Vote; Protests in Ferguson; Trump the Grump? Aired 10:30 to 11a ET
• Donald Trump Says Jeb Bush Owes Women An Apology, Not Him; Bernie Sanders Drawing Big Crowds; New Arrests in Ferguson Violence; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Air Traffic Controllers Dangerously Sleepy; Rowdy Protests in Ferguson Trigger Dozens of Arrests; U.S. Official: Syria Training "Disappointing"; Google Announces Major Restructuring; Dow Down Nearly 200 on China Money News. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• FOX News Mending Relations with Donald Trump?; White House Staffer Arrested; State of Emergency Remains in Effect; Rpt: 3 Million Gallons of Toxic Sludge Spread. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 10, 2015
• Ferguson Marches Remember Teenager Michael Brown; Fading Hope In Syria Despite Strikes Against ISIS; U.S. Lawmakers' Visit Sponsored By Pro-Israel Lobby; France Steps Up Search For MH370 Plane Debris; Police Hold News Conference On Protest Shooting; Trump Refuses To Apologize For Kelly Comment. Aired 3-4a ET
• 9 Arrested in Ferguson After Day of Civil Disobedience; Hillary Clinton Blasts Trump over Megyn Kelly Comments, Republicans on Women; Kyushu Electric Power Restarts Number-One Reactor in Sendai, Japan; 4 Years of War Causes Shortages, Heartache in Syria; Migrant Fleeing Violence, Poverty Tries to Reach England; Afghan President Calls on Pakistani Crackdown on Taliban; Protests as Iraq's P.M. Presents Reform Plan; Reunion Island Volunteers Search for MH370 Clues; Katie Ford Helps Fight Modern-Day Slavery. Aired 2-3a ET
• Nine People Arrests in Ferguson Protests; US Consulate Attacked; Unarmed Teen Killed in Texas by Officer in Training; Migrant Fleeing Violence, Poverty Tries to Reach England; EPA Accidently Released Mine Waste Water into Animas River; Benedict Cumberbatch Asks Audience to Stop Recording Play. Aired 1-2a ET
• Continuing Coverage of Protests in Ferguson; Trump Claims Kelly Owes Him Apology; Hillary Clinton Pushes Women's Rights; Latest on Terror Attacks in Turkey; Two Wisconsin Girls Charged with Attempted Murder to be Tried as Adults. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Senator Chuck Schumer Speaks Out On Why He Is Not For Iran Nuclear Deal; Hillary Clinton Rolls Out $350 Billion Plan To Make College More Affordable; Riots In Ferguson Mark One-Year Anniversary Of Michael Brown's Death; Zinc, Copper and Lead Flowing Down Animus River After EPA Error. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Texas Police Shooting; Ferguson Violence; Trump Under Fire. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Protests, Arrests in St. Louis, Missouri; Couple Dies Hiking in New Mexico, Son Lives; Terror Attack at U.S. Consulate in Turkey; Did Shakespeare Smoke Pot. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Shootings in Ferguson; Political Headlines; Texas Teen Shot Dead. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Accused Killer in the U.S. Illegally?; Ferguson Erupts in Angry Protests; Final Hearing for Journalist Jailed in Iran; U.S. Lawmakers Go to Israel to Discuss Nuclear Agreement; Donald Trump Says Megyn Kelly Should Apologize To Him. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Gunfire Erupts, Police Clash with Protesters in Ferguson; U.S. Consulate in Istanbul Attacked by Two Women; GOP Rivals Pounce on Trump "Blood" Comments; Hillary Clinton to Unveil College Affordability Plan; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• GOP Rivals Target Trump Amid Controversy; Ferguson Shootings: Gunfire Erupts, Police Crash with Protesters; Dow Up After 7-Day Losing Streak; Clinton to Unveil College Affordability Plan; NFL Great, Sportscaster Frank Gifford Dies. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Gunfire Erupts, Police Clash with Protesters in Ferguson; Texas Teen Shooting Video; Two Women Attack U.S. Consulate in Turkey; U.S. Lawmakers Go to Israel to Discuss Agreement; GOP Rivals Target Trump Amid Controversy. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 09, 2015
• Gunfire as Ferguson Marks 1 Year Since Brown Shooting; Trump Faces Backlash on Megyn Kelly Comments; How People Cope with War in Syria; South Korea Says North Korea Will Pay Price for Land Mine Explosions; Taiwan, China Hit By Typhoon; Oakland Says Police Body Cams Worth the Cost; Controversy over Rookie Cop Shooting of College Football Player in Arlington, Texas; South African Migrants Dangerously Mine for Gold; Using Technology to Combat Modern-Day Slavery; Kim Chambers 1st Woman to Swim from Farallon Islands to San Francisco. Aired 2-3a ET
• Numerous Pieces of Debris Identified as Being from MH370; Congress and Iran Deal; Gunfire in Ferguson During Police Chief Interview; Trump Makes No Apologies for Megyn Kelly Comments; U.N. Describes Immigrant Crisis in Europe as Civil Emergency; Singapore Marks 50 Years of Independence. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump on Defensive After "Blood" Comment; Bernie Sanders Shouted Down at His Own Rally; U.S. Lawmakers Discussing Iran in Israel; U.S. F-16's Join Syrian Border Patrol; Arming Police with Body Cameras; CEO Raises Company Minimum Wage; Robin Williams' Son on a Mission to Help Inmates. Aired 6-7p ET
• Donald Trump is not backing down; Former contestants from his show "the Apprentice" are depending Donald Trump; Missouri is marking one year since the shooting death of Michael Brown; California woman brutally attacked and murdered NFL hall of famer Frank Gifford passed away; 5-6p ET
• Trump Maintaining He Has Been Misunderstood; FOX News Anchor Megyn Kelly Speaks Out; Washington Deploying Six F-16 Fighter Jets to Turkish Base Near Syrian Border; Uproar after Rookie Police Officer Shoots Unarmed College Football Player; Congressional Delegation Visiting Israel to Talk Iran Nuclear Deal; 64-year-old Woman Tortured, Raped, and Murdered in California. 3-4p ET
• Trump Continues to Lead GOP Nomination Race; Obama Says No Compromise on Iran Deal; Silent March In Memory Of Michael Brown; Trump Claims Comments Were "Misunderstood." Aired 2-3p ET


August 08, 2015
• Interview with Former Trump Adviser; Interview with Kate Bohner; Donald Trump's Comments about Megyn Kelly Widely Condemned. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Dumped from Conservative Event; Colorado Shooting Verdict: Shooter James Holmes Gets Life in Prison; Ferguson's New Chief on a History of Race Problems; Trump Dumped from Conservative Event; Schumer Rejects Obama's Agreement with Iran. Aired 9-10a ET
• Trump Axed From Event Over Blood Comment on CNN; Trump Insults, Dismisses Two High-Visibility Women; Ferguson Marks One Year Since Teen's Death; Poll: Majority, More Needs to Be Done to Achieve Racial Equality; Teen Snared in Sex Offender Registry; Obama Vacationing But Iran Nuclear Deal on His Mind. Aired 5-6p ET
• Donald Trump Dominating GOP Field; Organizers of RedState.com Disinvite Trump To Atlanta Event; Remembering Michael Brown; Politics and Race, One Year After Ferguson; Teachers: Low Pay, High Expectations. Aired 4-5p ET
• Erick Erickson Disinvites Trump To RedState.com Event After Comments About Megyn Kelly; Nineteen-year-Old Zachary Hammond Shot And Killed By Seneca Police; Aired 3-4p ET
• Donald Trump Disinvited from Conservative Event after Controversial Comments about FOX News Anchor; Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Nick Gordon Regarding Death of Bobbi Kristina Brown; Senator Chuck Schumer Announces He Will Not Vote for Iran Nuclear Deal. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Conservative Event Disinvites Donald Trump; Terror Group Shifting Focus on to Mass Casualty Attacks; South Carolina Officer Shoots and Kills Unarmed White Teen; Trump Remains Front Runner Despite Controversial Comments; Marches Mark Michael Brown's Death; Aired 1-2p ET
• Conservative Event Disinvites Trump For "Blood" Comments; Huckabee On Trump: I Think He Should Apologize; Lawsuit: Boyfriend Gave Bobbi Kristina "Toxic Cocktail"; Cruz Addresses Trump "Blood" Comments; NFL Team's Women's Program Sparks Huge Backlash. Aired 12-1p ET
• Conservative Event Disinvites Donald Trumpj; Jurors Could Not Reach Unanimous "Death" Decision; Terror Group Shifting Focus To Mass Casualty Attacks; South Carolina Officer Shoots, Kills Unarmed White Teen; Gas Use Suspected In Break-In At Race Driver's Home. 11a-Noon ET
• Donald Trump Disinvited to Conservative Event in Wake of Controversial Comments about FOX News Anchor; Donald Trump Campaign Defends Candidate's Comments; March in Ferguson to Commemorate Shooting of Michael Brown; CNN Hero Rescues Sloths. Aired 10-11a ET


August 07, 2015


August 06, 2015
• Republicans Discuss Immigration, ISIS, and Obamacare; CNN Fact- Checks First Republican Debate; The Search By Air For MH370 Debris; Passengers' Families Remain Frustrated; Malaysia: More Plane Parts Washed Up On Reunion; Researchers Using Technology To Protect Lions; "The Daily Show" Host's Many Faces. Aired 3-4a ET
• Candidates Discuss Economy, Government Surveillance; Hunt for MH370 Wreckage Expands; MH370 Families Remain Frustrated; Highlights from GOP Debate; Taiwan Bracing For Powerful Typhoon; Credibility of U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report Questioned; Jon Stewart Signs Off "The Daily Show". Aired 2-3a ET
• Republican Presidential Hopefuls Meet Face to Face; MH370 Search Continues on Nearby Islands; Trump Question on Women Comments. Aired 1-2a ET
• Malaysian Prime Minister: Plane Debris Is From Missing Flight; Abbott: Debris Consistent With Search Pattern; Obama Blasts Opponents Of Iran Nuclear Deal; ISIS Purportedly Threatens To Kill Croatian Hostage; Flooding Devastates India, Displaces Thousands; U.S. Presidential Candidates Prepare To Square Off; Rio Struggles With Polluted Water Ahead Of Olympics; The Funniest Moments From U.S. Debates. Aired 3-4a ET
• Nashville Police Give Press Conference About the Shooting in a Movie Theater; Phoenix Police Chief's House Raided. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• North Carolina Police Trial; Search for MH370; Republican Debate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Movie Theater Shooting Makes Public Scared of Going; Judge Orders Bill Cosby to Give Sworn Deposition; Why Celebrity Jurors Are Rare; Kelly Osbourne Blasted for Comment on "The View" about Hispanics; The Music Evolution of Carole King. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Plane Debris Found; Obama's War Argument; Republican Debate; Nashville Movie Theater Attack. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Movie Theater Attack; Iran Nuclear Deal; 2016 Presidential Politics; Triple Homicide: Signs of Ritualistic Killing; Jon Stewart Signs Off Tonight. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Malaysian Searchers Find More Plane Debris; GOP Candidates Prep for Debates; Bill Clinton Talked Politics with Trump?; Movie Theater Attack in Nashville; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Presidential Candidates with Business Background; Russia Cracks Down on Food; Presidential Debates: The Good, the Bad and the Weird; Jon Stewart Signs Off "The Daily Show" Tonight After 16 Years. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• New Debris Found in Reunion Island; GOP Hopefuls Prep for Debates; Jeb Bush Stumbles Into Debate Night; Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 05, 2015
• Malaysian Prime Minister: Plane Debris Is From Missing Flight; Abbott: Debris Consistent With Search Pattern; Obama Blasts Opponents Of Iran Nuclear Deal; ISIS Purportedly Threatens To Kill Croatian Hostage; Flooding Devastates India, Displaces Thousands; U.S. Presidential Candidates Prepare To Square Off; Rio Struggles With Polluted Water Ahead Of Olympics; The Funniest Moments From U.S. Debates. Aired 3-4a ET
• Malaysia Confirms Wig Piece from MH370, French Prosecutor Cautious; MH370 Clues Investigators Will Look For; India Hit by Monsoon Rain, Flooding; New Details on Suspect in Tennessee Movie Theater Shooting; Obama Pushes Iran Nuclear Deal as Evidence of Iran Nuclear Cover-up Emerge; Top-10 GOP Candidates Prepare for Thursday's Debate; Floods Batter Asia, Typhoon Heads for Taiwan; Egyptian ISIS Threatens to Kill Croatian Hostage; Sex Abuse Allegations Against Former British Prime Minister; Remembrance of Atom Bomb Attack on Hiroshima; Closer Look at New "Daily Show" Host Trevor Noah. Aired 2- 3a ET
• Aircraft Debris Confirmed from Flight MH370; Tennessee Theater Attacked Has History of Mental Illness; Obama Pitches Iran Deal;Presidential Candidates Prepare for Debate; Jon Stewart's Most Controversial Moments; Pope Says Church Should Embrace Divorced People; Hiroshima A-Bomb Survivor Gives Warning; Dangerous Typhoon Heading for Taiwan; Comparing Netflix Leave Policy Globally. Aired 1:30-2a ET
• Theater Shooting Incident in Nashville, Tennessee. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• Tennessee Shooting Incident; Flight 370 Wreckage. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Piece of Wing, Flaperon Found on Reunion Island Confirmed Part of Missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370; Pope Francis Calls for a More Open Catholic Church; Public Feud Brewing Between Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Malaysian Prime Minister Confirms Debris Found on Reunion Island Belongs to Flight 370. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Cleveland Playing Host for Tomorrow's Debate; Investigators Begin ID Work on Flaperon Today; Disney Stock Tumble after Earnings Report. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Top GOP Candidates Face First Debate; Obama Ramps Up Sales Campaign of Iran Deal; Al Qaeda Calls for Attacks on America; Outrage Over Video of Handcuffed 8-Year-Old Boy; Trump and Rivals Set to Face Off in First Debate in Ohio. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Hunting Guide Faces Poaching Charges; 21 Active Fires Burning Across California; Netflix Announces One Year Paid Leave; Disney and Apple Stocks Take Hit; Brady's Testimony Revealed; Rice Talks Comeback; Rio Struggles to Overcome Crime and Pollution. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• First GOP Debate, Who's in, Who's Out; FBI Investigates Clinton E-Mail Server Security; Obama Ramps Up Sales Campaign for Nuclear Deal; Expert: "Almost No Doubt" Part is MH370's; Al Qaeda Issues Call for Lone Wolf Attacks; Jeb Bush: "I Misspoke" On Women's Health Funding. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 04, 2015


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