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March 08, 2017
• WikiLeaks Reveals Spying Secrets; Iraqi PM Gives ISIS Two Options: Surrender or Die; Killing for a Horn; No Regrets and not Backing Down; Terror Attack in a Hospital; GOP Unveils Obamacare Lite; Worsening Famine in Somalia; Ending Modern Day Slavery; Celebrating Women Power. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S., Turkey And Russia Hold Meeting On Syria; China Is Urging All Sides To Exercise Restraint; International Women's Day Promotes Gender Equality. Aired 2-3a ET
• WikiLeaks Claims CIA Can Hack Your T.V., Conservatives Slam Health Plan As "Obamacare Lite"; President Trump Hails New Health Care Plan; Millions Could Lose Coverage Under Republican Plan; Bill Replaces Mandate With Refundable Tax Credits; Insurgent Attack Military Hospital in Kabul; China Voices Disapproval Over THAAD Deployment. Aired 1-2a ET
• WikiLeaks: How CIA Hacks Phones, TV Screens; Conservatives Slam Health Plan as "Obamacare Lite"; China Calls for a THAAD "Cease-and- Desist" Order; Freedom Day; Turkish Prime Minister Says Cooperation Needed in Syria; Carson Refers to Slaves as Immigrants. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Women March Worldwide for Gender Equality; Conservative Groups Protest Women Strike; WikiLeaks Claims Cia Hacks TVs, Phones Worldwide, Aured 3:30-4p ET
• Republicans Divided Over Health Care; A Day Without a Woman; Interview With Virginia Congressman Dave Brat. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Press Briefing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Live Coverage of the White House Press Briefing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Two Committees Meet on Health Care; Interview with Representative Mo Brooks; GOP Split on Obamacare Repeal and Replace; Dirk Nowitzki Scores 30,000 Career Points; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• New: Obama "Irked and Exasperated" by Wiretap Claims; House GOP Leaders Comment on Obamacare Repeal; Health Care Showdown: GOP Split over Repeal Plan. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Tensions Over Wiretap Claims; WikiLeaks Claims CIA Hacks; World Celebrates International Women's Day. Aired 9:30-10a
• Comey Delivers Speech Amid Wiretap Controversy; White House Stands Behind Trump Wiretapping Claims; House Schedules First Public Hearing On Russia. Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 07, 2017
• Trump's Explosive Wiretapping Allegations; An End to Child Slavery; Trump Issues Travel Ban 2.0; North Korea's Provoking Launch; Citizens on Hold. Aired 3-4a ET
• FBI Director Incredulous of Trump's Wiretapping Allegations; Republicans Release Long-Awaited Obamacare Bill; John Dean Discusses Trump's Wiretapping Allegations; THAAD Missile Defense Arrives in South Korea; Opponents of Trump Travel Ban Weighing Options; Putin Spokesman: Russia Hysteria in U.S. Hurting U.S./Russia Relations; Did "Breitbart" Spark Trump Wiretapping Allegations?. Aired 2-3a ET
• FBI Director "Incredulous" Over Trump's Claims; Trump Signs New Travel Ban; Thaad Missile Defense System Arrives In South Korea; Republicans Unveil Bill To Repeal & Replace Obamacare; White House Offers No Evidence To Back Wiretap Claims; White House Plagiarizes Praise Of ExxonMobil; New Order Bars Refugees For 120 Days. Aired 1- 2a ET
• FBI Chief Incredulous over Trump's Wiretap Claims; Trump Compares Obama Wiretap to Nixon and Watergate; THAAD Missile Defense System Arrives in South Korea; Trump Signs New Travel Ban; Breitbart Apparent Source for Wiretap Allegation; President Trump and Stress Eating. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Hasn't Asked FBI About Wiretap Claim; Trump Meets with House Republicans on Health Bill; GOP Critics of Health Bill Speak Out. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Will Republicans Investigate Unsubstantiated Wiretapping Allegations?; Obamacare Replacement Bill. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Briefing Concludes. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Briefing Continues. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Revised Travel Ban Has Major Concessions; U.S. Deploys Anti- Missile System in South Korea; Senate Confirmation Hearing of Deputy Associate Attorney General Nominee; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon: Senate Grills Nominee over Trump/Russia Probe; House Republicans Unveil Obamacare Replacement; Soon: WH Faces New Questions over Wiretapping Claim; Rep. Chaffetz Sounds off on New Health Bill. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Questions over New Travel Ban; Countries Could be Added to Ban; U.S. Deploys Anti-Missile System to South Korea; Spicer Faces On- Camera Briefing. Aired 9:30-10a
• Trump Endorses GOP's "Wonderful New Bill"; How Will Markets React to GOP Health Care Plan; Comey "Incredulous" Over Trump's Wiretapping Claim. Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 06, 2017
• President's Rough Relationship with FBI; North Korea's Provoking Actions; Experiencing Force Labor; Stopping Hate. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Has Strong Message for North Korea; China's Strained Relationship with North Korea; Japan, South Korea React to North Korean Missile Launches; FBI Asks for Public Rejection of Trump's Wiretapping Claim; Trump to Issue New Travel Ban; New York Governor Shows Support for Jewish Community; India Reacts to Shooting of U.S. Sikh; Trump Accuses Obama of Ordering Wiretap; Russian View on Expanding Russia Investigation; Putin May Be Changing Tone Towards New Trump Administration; Fight for Mosul Displaces Thousands; Potential Severe Weather for Central U.S.. Aired 2-3a ET
• North Korea Launches Four Ballistic Missiles; FBI Breaks With Trump On Wiretapping Claim. Aired 1-2a ET
• North Korea Launches Four Ballistic Missiles; FBI Asks Justice Dept. to Refute Trump's Claim; China's National People's Congress Underway in Beijing; Battle for Mosul; FBI Asks Justice Department to Refute Trump's Claim on Former President Obama; Trump Expected to Sign New Travel Ban This Week; Mexico Opens Immigrant Centers at Consulates in U.S.. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Why Trump Embraces Conspiracy Theories; FBI Chief Incredulous Over Wiretap Claim; Nude Pics of Female Marines Posted Online. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes; New Travel Ban; Trump Creates Firestorm Over Wiretapping Claims. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Travel Ban Now Excludes Iraq; Syria Remains on Trump's Travel Ban; Clarkston Georgia Affected by Trump's Travel Ban; Reaction to Iran on Trump Travel Ban; House Intelligence Committee Steps Up Efforts on Trump/Russia Investigation; Wiretapping Allegations Just One of Many Conspiracies Peddled by Trump. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Defense over Wiretapping Claims; DOJ Called on to Refute Wiretapping Claims; Iraq Removed from Travel Ban; Russia-Trump Probe Poll; Trump Angry with Staff; Iraqi Pressure on Travel Ban. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• White House Doubles Down on Trump Wiretapping Claim; Continued Activity Seen at North Korea Test Sites; GOP to Unveil Its Obamacare Plan; New Trump Travel Ban Expected Today; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• FBI Asks Justice Department to Refute Trump Claims; New Travel Ban could be Unveiled this Morning; Sessions Set to Revise Testimony on Russia. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Lawmakers Call for Proof of Wiretap Claims; New Travel Ban; Trump's Handling of the Economy; Trump's Economic Vision; Explicit Photos of Female Marines Found Online; Aired 9:30-10a
• FBI Asks Justice Department to Refute Trump Claims; Sessions to Send Amended Testimony to Senate; U.S. "Strongly Condemns" North Korea Missile Tests. Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 05, 2017
• Trump Accuses Obama of Wiretapping; Trump Admin Mired in Russia Controversy; World Famine; Suspected Chemical Attack in Mosul; Trump Admin Mired in Russia Controversy; Trump Accuses Obama of Wiretapping; Father of Murder Victim Fights Illegal Immigration; Tower Made of Timber in Norway. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Accuses Obama of Wiretapping; Trump Spends Many Weekends in Florida; World Famine; "SNL" Imagines Jeff Sessions as Forrest Gump. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Accuses Obama of Wiretapping; China Opens National People's Congress; EPA Braces for Deep Budget Cuts. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Accuses Obama of Wiretapping; World Famine. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• FBI Asks DOJ to Refute Trump's Wiretapping Claim; North Korea Fires Projectile into Sea of Japan; Governor Cuomo Addresses U.S. Anti-Semitism During Israel Trip; "Finding Jesus" Premieres Sunday. Aired 8-9p ET
• FBI Went To The Department Of Justice And Requested And Asked Them In Conversations To Refute President Trump's Claim; Mexican Government Is Stepping In As Immigrant Citizens Here In The U.S. Grow Increasingly Fearful Of Deportation; Growing Concerns About Trump's Ties To Russia; North Korea, Just A Short Time Ago, Fired Several Unidentified Projectiles Into The Sea Of Japan. Aired 7-8p ET
• White House Requests Probe Into Obama Administration; North Korea Fires Projectile Into Sea of Japan. Aired 6-7p ET
• Wiretapping Allegations to Trump's Predecessor; Legal Aid to Immigrants; Giving up Land for Security Sake; Huge Plan with Huge Budget; New Trump Brand Emerge. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Irate Over Russia Scandal; President Trump claims He Was Wiretapped by the Obama Administration; U.S. Intelligence Describes Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak As A Tough Spy and Spy Recruiter; Trump To Sign New Travel Ban This Week; Texas Rancher Would Give Up Land For Border Wall; ISIS Suspected Using Chemical Weapons In Iraq; Believer's Premiere's Tonight On CNN. Aired 4-5 pm ET
• Congress Will Investigate Trump Wiretapping Claims; Clapper: There Was No Wiretapping Of Trump Tower; Sessions To Give Amended Testimony Tomorrow; DHS Considers Separating Kids From Adults At Border; Murder Victim's Father Fights Against Illegal Immigrants; Pence Demands Apology After A.P. Prints Wife's E-Mail Account. Aired 3-4p ET
• U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session to Meet with Senators Tomorrow on Russian Contacts; President Trump Called Deflector-In- Chief by Opponents; New York Governor Cuomo Makes Impromptu Visit To Israel; Trump Pushes For Massive Tax Cuts, Big Spending Increases; Candidate Trump Predicted Stock Market Crash If Rates Rise; CNN Correspondent Returns To Mosul. Aired 2-3p ET


March 04, 2017
• Russia Controversy Engulfs White House; Trump Delays Reworked Travel Ban; U.S. Steps Up Airstrikes in Yemen; Makeshift Clinic on Front Lines Near Mosul. Aired 5-6a ET
• Russia Controversy Engulfs White House; Trump Delays Reworked Travel Ban; U.S. Officials Defend Controversial Yemen Raid; More Allegations Hit French Election. Aired 4-5a ET
• Russia Controversy Engulfs White House; Trump Delays Reworked Travel Ban; Makeshift Clinic on Front Lines Near Mosul; "Return to Mosul"; Texas Ranch Lets Visitors Drive Tanks and Shoot. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Russia Controversy Engulfs White House; Trump Delays Reworked Travel Ban; "Return to Mosul"; Banksy Opens Art Hotel in West Bank. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Pence Used Personal E-mail Server as Indiana Governor; Sessions Recuses Himself from Russia Investigations; Trump Delays Reworked Travel Ban; Thousands Flee Offensive in Western Mosul; Vintage Tanks for Rent. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Trump Accuses Obama Of Wiretapping Him, Offers No Proof; GOP Senator: We Are In A "Crisis Of Public Trust"; Trump Angry, Frustrated At Staff Over Sessions Fallout; Eisen: We Need A Special Counsel; Interview with Rep. Steve King; Seniors Fall Prey To Nursing Home Sex Abuse. Aired 8-9p ET
• President Donald Trump Accused Former President Barack Obama Of Wiretapping His Phone At Trump Tower; Sergey Kislyak At The Center Of The Scandal That's Taken Down One Of President Trump's Advisers; President Donald Trump Taking Off For Florida This Weekend; President Trump Is Expected To Push For School Vouchers Program. Aired 7-8p ET
• Obama Spokesman: Trump Wiretapping Claim "Simply False"; Sessions to Meet With Trump at Mar-A-Lago Tonight; Lindsey Graham Worried by Trump Wiretapping Allegations; Did "Breitbart," Radio Host Mark Levin Influence Trump on Wiretaps; Florida Undecided on 16-Year- Old Voucher Program. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Trump Firing Off Unsubstantiated Allegations Of Wire- Tapping; Republican Senator Rand Paul Hunts For GOP's Obamacare Replacement Plan; Red Cross Strongly Condemning A Suspected Chemical Attack by ISIS Fighters in Mosul; Second Season of the CNN Original Series, "Finding Jesus" Premieres Tomorrow. Aired 4-5p ET
• President Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama of wiretapping his phone at Trump Tower; Sergey Kislyak at the center of the scandal that's taken down one of President Trump's advisers; President Donald Trump taking off for Florida this weekend; President Trump is expected to push for school vouchers program; Aired 7-8p ET
• President Trump Claims Obama Administration Wiretapped Trump Tower during Presidential Campaign; Trump Supporters Hold Rallies Across U.S.; Department of Homeland Security Considering Proposal to Separate Children from Adults Crossing into U.S. Illegally. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Obama Denies Trump Wiretapping Accusations; Former U.S. Justice Officials Deny Wiretapping; More Trump Aides Had Russian Contacts; Lindsey Graham Faced Tough Crowd at Town Hall; Pro-Trump Rallies Across the U.S.; New DHS Proposal Would Separate Children Crossing Border from Adults; Trump: Sessions Controversy a "Witch Hunt". Aired 1-2p ET
• White House Denies Inappropriate Russia Ties; Trump Accuses Obama Of Wiretapping Him, Offers No Proof; Senator Demands To See Secret Health Care Bill; Pro-Trump Rallies Today Across The Nation; Trump Choosing Mar-a-Lago Over Camp David; Obama Spokesman: Obama Never Ordered Surveillance; Former Official On Trump's Wiretapping Claims: "It's False, Wrong"; Trump Cries "Witch Hunt" As More Russia Contacts Revealed; White House Denies Inappropriate Russia Ties. Aired Noon-1p ET
• Trump Accuses Obama of Wiretapping Him, Offers No Proof; Senator Lindsey Graham Tackles Latest Trump Tweets During Town Hall; Former Official Denies Donald Trump's Phones were Tapped; Aired 11-12a ET
• President Trump Claims Obama Administration Wiretapped Trump Tower during Presidential Campaign; More Trump Administration and Campaign Officials Disclose Meetings with Russian Officials; South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham Holds Town Hall. Aired 10-11a ET


March 03, 2017
• Pushed by Political Pressure; Total Upgrade Plans. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Defends Sessions over Russian Ambassador Meeting; More Trump Campaign Advisors Met with Russian Ambassador; Pence Used Private E-mail Account While Governor; Democrats Demand Sessions Resign; ; Russia Pushes Back on Russian Ambassador Being Spy; Trump to Cut Programs to Pay for Military Build Up; Suspicions Raised over "Actionable" Intelligence Gained in Yemen Raid; Actor Wilmer Valderrama Talks Immigration Debate in U.S.. Aired 2-3a ET
• More Trump Advisers Disclose Russia Meetings; Attorney General Recuses Himself from Campaign Process; Sessions Don't Recall Discussing Campaign With Envoy; Sessions Should Have Acknowledged Meeting Envoy; IOC Warns Tokyo Golf Club; F1 Tests Tires On Track; Pelosi: Trump-Russia Investigation Warranted; Sessions Recuses Himself From Russian Investigation; Sessions: Should Have Acknowledged Meeting Envoy. Aired 1-2a ET
• Attorney General Recuses Himself from Campaign Probes; More Trump Advisers Disclose Russia Meetings; Report: Gov. Pence Used Private E-mail Got Hacked; Media's Role in Trump Administration So Far; U.S. Officials: Russian Envoy to U.S. a Top Spy; Alec Baldwin Dishes on Playing Trump. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Report: Pence Says His Private Email Use No Comparison to Clinton; Trump Attends Orlando School Parent-Teacher Conference; Man Arrested in Threats Against Jewish Centers. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republicans Divided on Obamacare Replacement?; No Timetable for Trump Travel Ban; Schwarzenegger Quits 'Celebrity Apprentice'. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Sen. Rand Paul's Scavenger Hunt for Hidden Republican Obamacare Bill; Pence Used Private E-mail While Indiana Governor; CNN's "Believer," Rituals, Peculiar Practices of Some Religious Sects in India. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New Homeland Security Report Finds Most Foreign-Born Violent Extremists Do Not Arrive in the US Radicalized; New Fallout over Jeff Sessions Meetings with a Russian Diplomat; Trump Fires at Sen. Chuck Schumer on Twitter; A Look at Secretary Tillerson's Transition From The World Of Business to Politics. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Recusal of Attorney General Sessions Not Enough for Democrats; One-on-One with Former CIA Director Petraeus; Pence Used Private E- mail as Governor of Indiana; "Finding Jesus" New Series Begins. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Defends Embattled Attorney General; Pence Slammed Clinton's Private Email use Last Year; Trump Wraps up Crucial Week in White House; Trump Accuses Democrats of a "Witch Hunt". Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Michigan Voters on Trump; U.S. Launches Airstrikes in Yemen; Hide and Seek with Obamacare Bill. Aired 9:30-10a
• Dems Keep Pressure on Sessions to Resign. Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 02, 2017
• New Controversy in Trump's White House; Impressive Presidential Speech Moves Market; Big Dreams but Questionable Resources; Europe's Coming Election; A Luxury Travel. Aired 3-4a ET
• Democrats Call for A.G. Jeff Sessions' Resignation; Sessions Responds to Russia Allegations; Russia Reacts to Drama in Washington; ; Trump Speech Tone Praised, Facts Questioned; Liberals: Trump Exploited Wife During Speech; Oprah Winfrey Rethinks Presidential Run; Trump Speech Sends Markets Soaring; Uber's P.R. Disaster Video. Aired 2-3a ET
• Sessions Did Not Disclose Meetings With Russian Ambassador; Trump Lays Out Bold Agenda In Speech To Congress; Trump Administration, Delays Rollout Of Revised Travel Ban. Aired 1-2 ET
• Trump and Russia; Dow Soars Past 21,000 for First Time Ever; The Front Lines of the Philippines' Drug War; Potential Shakeup could Sideline Fillon Candidacy; Yemen Raid Under Scrutiny After Navy SEAL Killed; CNN Crew Returns to Mosul; Saudi King's Luxurious Trip to Indonesia. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Has Total Confidence in Sessions; Trump Says Sessions Should Not Recuse; Washington Post" Broke the Story That Sessions Had Contacts with Ambassador Kislyak. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• New Info on Yemen Raid; Trump's Attorney General Under Fire. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Discusses Increased Military Spending on "USS Gerald R. Ford"; Trump Comments on Sessions/Russia Controversy. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Stands behind Sessions; U.S. Hunting for Contacts found in Raid; Lawmakers Turn up the Heat on Sessions; Russian Ambassador Kislyak; Trump Speaks Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Adam Schiff; U.S.-Backed Iraqi Forces Storm Western Mosul; Trump Administration Economic Forecast Raises Questions; Magic Johnson Gets New Role in LA Lakers. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump's Attorney General Faces Calls to Resign; Top Republicans Call on Sessions to Recuse himself; Schumer on AG Sessions' Meeting with Russian Ambassador. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• U.S. Markets Open After Historic Day; Lawmakers Call For Sessions to Recuse Himself; Jewish Center Threats Coming From Overseas; Interview with Sen. Patrick Leahy. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Calls for Sessions to Recuse Himself. Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 01, 2017
• An Optimistic Tone From the President; Democrats Not Impressed by Trump Speech; A Salute to a Fallen Hero. Aired 3-4a ET
• A Look At President Trump's Address To The Joint Session of Congress; Trump: My Job Is Not To Represent The World; Trump: Willing To Find New Friends And Partnerships; Trump: We'll Work With Muslim Allies To Defeat ISIS; Trump: Torch Of Truth, Liberty, Justice In Our Hands. Aired 2-3a ET
• President Trump Addresses a Joint Session of Congress; Aired 1- 2a ET
• Report: Van Jones Responds To Criticism Of His Trump Praise; Trump Calls For Merit-Based Immigration System; Trump Aides Cite CNN Polls. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Obamacare Fight; Grading Trump. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Receives Praise, Criticism in Honoring War Hero's Wife; Top Officials Asks Trump to Remove Iraq from Travel Ban Executive Order; Can American Afford Trump's Proposed $1 Trillion Infrastructure Spending. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump's Infrastructure Plan; Congress Meet on Obamacare; GOP Skeptical of Immigration; White House Travel Ban; Trump Decries Racism; Pentagon May Greenlight Raids. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump to Ask for $1 Trillion Infrastructure Package; Trump Says His Job is to Represent the U.S.; Two Speeches, Two Very Different Tones; The Bleacher Report; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Urges U.S. to "Dream Big" in Upbeat Speech; Republican Lawmakers Cheer Trump Speech, Message; Interview with Rep. Dan Donovan; Trump Pledges to Spend Big on Infrastructure. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview with Senator Ed Markey; Trump Touts Possible Immigration Reform During Speech; Trump Pays Tribute to Fallen Navy Seal; Dow Tops 21,000 for the First Time; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• GOP Lawmakers Take Stock of Trump Speech; Interview with Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 28, 2017
• Infighting Among Lawmakers on Russian Investigation; Kim Jong- Un Reportedly Executes Officials for Lying; Raising Budget for Defense; Prepared to Evict Settlers; A Huge Fine; Risk From Cuddly Stuffed Animals. Aired 3-4a ET
• New Details on Trump's Military Spending Plan; Will White House Appoint Special Prosecutor for Trump Campaign/Russia Ties; Trump: Obama & His People Possibly Behind Media Leaks; Deadly Purge Reported in North Korea; South Korea: North Korean Leader Ordered Half- Brother's Death; Hostage Beheaded by Philippines Militant Group; Stand Off in West Bank over Israeli Settlements; Trump to Accelerate Fight Against ISIS; Iraqi Forces Making Progress Against ISIS in East Mosul; Accounting Firm Apologizes for Oscars Mix-Up; Syria Takes Center Stage as Academy Awards. Aired 2-3a ET
• Kim Jong-nam's Final Moments; Trump Proposes $54 Billion Defense Spending Hike; Growing Fears Russian Investigation Won't Be Impartial; Trump: "Nothing To Love" In Obamacare; White House Checks Staff Phones In Leak Crackdown Shooting Of Indian Tech Workers In U.S. Stuns India. Aired 1-2a ET


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