Mother

2022 - 8 - 10

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Nebraska Mother, Daughter Face Abortion Charges After Facebook ... (Common Dreams)

"Until Meta gives up surveilling private messages and begins protecting its users with end-to-end encryption, it remains complicit in the surveillance and ...

"Isolating 21st Century criminalization lends insight into what the criminalization of abortion is likely to look like in a post-Roe America." Free to share. stores user information on its servers and messages sent through Facebook Messenger are often visible to the company. Free to republish. After receiving the tip from Celeste's acquaintance, Detective Ben McBride of the Norfolk Police Investigations Unit obtained a warrant to access digital communications of both Celeste and her mother. According to court documents posted by Vice Tuesday, a friend of Celeste's called the police after seeing her take the first of two abortion pills.

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Nebraska teen and mother facing charges in abortion-related case ... (CNN)

A Nebraska mother and her 18-year-old daughter are facing multiple charges in a case that involved police obtaining Facebook messages between the two that ...

Wade was rolled back — and the protection would not have applied to the women's actions following the end of the pregnancy — the case demonstrates how private information such as direct messages on social media could be used to enforce laws prohibiting abortion. The data included direct message exchanges between Celeste and Jessica two days prior to the "miscarriage/stillbirth" that suggested they'd received pills, and made plans for how to use them and what to do with "the evidence," according to a signed affidavit in support of an additional search warrant by Detective Ben McBride of the Norfolk Police Investigations Unit. When interviewed by a police detective she "scrolled through her messages on her Facebook Messenger account" in an attempt to surface the date of her miscarriage, which police said led them to believe that there might be more messages with specifics about the case and to seek a search warrant, according to court documents. In June, Celeste and Jessica were each charged with one felony count of prohibited acts with human skeletal remains, one misdemeanor count of concealing the death of another person and one misdemeanor count of false information. After the initial request to Facebook, prosecutors filed an additional search warrant on June 16 that requested evidence of internet searches or purchase of medications used for miscarriage, among other things. in recent months: That law enforcement in some states could use people's personal data to enforce laws prohibiting abortion, a practice which experts worry could increase following the Supreme Court's ruling.

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Facebook turns over mother and daughter's chat history to police ... (The Verge)

A 17-year-old from Nebraska and her mother are facing criminal charges including performing an illegal abortion and concealing a dead body after police ...

Police used the chat history as evidence to seize the pair’s computers and phones. Meta complied with the request, with the Messenger chat history appearing to show Celeste and Jessica discussing Celeste’s use of home abortion medication. “Since the reversal of Roe, Facebook’s parent company Meta and other Big Tech companies have made lofty promises about defending access to reproductive healthcare,” Caitlin Seeley George, managing director of nonprofit Fight for our Future, said in a statement.

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Facebook data used to prosecute Nebraska mother, daughter after ... (Nebraska Examiner)

Evidence against a Nebraska mother and teen in a case alleging an illegal abortion is opening a new digital front in the battle over abortion.

Police allege in court documents that both mother and daughter knew a drug being ordered online was intended to cause a miscarriage. “True justice would mean ensuring that people have all the resources and the support they need to make decisions about whether they want to have a family, when they have a family, and how to support the families they have with dignity,” Hunt said. Abortion is legal in 27 states, ranging from until 15 weeks in Florida to being legal throughout pregnancy in Colorado and three other states. “We hope the authorities will further investigate the source of the chemical cocktail used to kill this preborn child.” Abortion is illegal or soon to be illegal in 16 states, including Oklahoma and South Dakota. Sandy Danek, president of Nebraska Right to Life, applauded police and prosecutors for enforcing the 20-week ban. She said she and her mom buried the stillborn, the documents show. Madison County Attorney Joe Smith told the Lincoln Journal Star that this was the first time in his 32 years as a prosecutor that he had filed such charges in an abortion-related case. “Nebraskans should be appalled (by) the lack of dignity given to this baby’s body. Meta is the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. That is a bigger question that we need to ask ourselves as a culture.” That information was gathered in part from private Facebook messages the Burgesses exchanged.

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Nebraska mother charged with helping daughter have abortion after ... (FOX 7 Austin)

Prosecutors charged the woman with helping her then 17-year-old daughter end her pregnancy and then burning and burying the fetus.

He also wrote that the daughter confirmed in the Facebook exchange with her mother that the two would "burn the evidence afterward." "Nothing in the valid warrants we received from local law enforcement in early June, prior to the Supreme Court decision, mentioned abortion," Stone said. When first interviewed, the two told investigators that the teen had unexpectedly given birth to a stillborn baby in the shower in the early morning hours of April 22. Law enforcement authorities obtained the messages with a search warrant, and detailed some of them in court documents. The prosecutor handling the case said it's the first time he has charged anyone for illegally performing an abortion after 20 weeks, a restriction that was passed in 2010. Wade in June, states weren’t allowed to enforce abortion bans until the point at which a fetus is considered viable outside the womb, at roughly 24 weeks.

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Mother and Daughter Face Felony Charges over At-Home Abortion ... (Democracy Now!)

Becca Balint won the Democratic primary for Vermont's sole seat in the U.S. House. Balint, who is the leader of the Vermont state Senate, defeated Vermont's ...

The mother and daughter are also accused of burning and burying the fetus. In Nebraska, a mother and her teenage daughter have been charged with felonies after the mother helped her daughter obtain abortion medication. Authorities built their case in part on private Facebook messages between the mother and daughter which were obtained through a warrant.

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This 650-Square-Foot Brooklyn Apartment Was Upsized for a ... (Architectural Digest)

The. The living room was given a light-loving makeover, with soft tones and sheeny fabrics. The room plays host to a pair of reupholstered Maralunga chairs by ...

He did a lot of sourcing based on those references—fixtures, fabric samples, and hardware, which we met several times to review,” says the homeowner. Also, because I was starting a new chapter in my life, I wanted the space to very much feel like a reflection of me, my interests, and my personal style,” she shares. “She was looking for someone to design her new one-bedroom nest, after having traded in her two-bedroom apartment in the same co-op,” says the architect, who helms Brooklyn-based Masterson Architecture & Interiors. As a recently divorced mother of a seven-year-old girl, and as someone who had lived in Brooklyn for over 17 years, the homeowner knew her priorities.

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Family Brew: Mother and son duo open coffee shop, poetry lounge (Yes! Weekly)

This past June, the city of High Point welcomed a new coffee shop and poetry lounge launched by a mother and son team looking to establish a welcoming space ...

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Nebraska mother charged with helping her daughter have an abortion (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

A Nebraska woman is facing charges for getting abortion pills for her 17-year-old daughter to help her end her pregnancy around 24 weeks.

He also wrote that the daughter confirmed in the Facebook exchange with her mother that the two would "burn the evidence afterward." When first interviewed, the two told investigators that the teen had unexpectedly given birth to a stillborn baby in the shower in the early morning hours of April 22. "Nothing in the valid warrants we received from local law enforcement in early June, prior to the Supreme Court decision, mentioned abortion," Stone said. Law enforcement authorities obtained the messages with a search warrant, and detailed some of them in court documents. The prosecutor handling the case said it’s the first time he has charged anyone for illegally performing an abortion after 20 weeks, a restriction that was passed in 2010. Wade in June, states weren’t allowed to enforce abortion bans until the point at which a fetus is considered viable outside the womb, at roughly 24 weeks.

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Abilene Mother, aspiring RN to compete for crown in Ms. Wheelchair ... (WIBW)

A mother and aspiring registered nurse from Abilene will head to Grand Rapids, Mich., to compete for the national crown after her win as Ms. Wheelchair ...

This year, it said it is proud to support all of the inspiring women as the event’s lead sponsor. The week will end with two events open to the public - a speech night on Friday and the crowning gala on Saturday. She uses a wheelchair following a spinal cord injury in 2018. During the event, it said the women will participate in workshops on leadership training, self-care and advocacy. After the competition was canceled in 2020 and took place virtually in 2021, the Guild said the national Ms. Wheelchair America competition is back in-person with 22 inspiring contestants from across the nation who will contend for the title in the 51st annual event. The Mary Free Bed Guild says Marci Clare, of Abilene, is ready to compete for the Ms. Wheelchair America crown in Michigan. Clare won the title of Ms. Wheelchair Kansas and is a mother of four kids.

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Nebraska mother, teen charged in abortion case after Facebook ... (UPI.com)

A Nebraska woman and her teenage daughter face criminal charges for allegedly ordering medication online to end the teen's pregnancy and burning and burying ...

Celeste Burgess and her mother, Jessica Burgess, allegedly tried to burn the fetus before burying it with help from a 22-year-old man, according to court records. Law enforcement investigators obtained Facebook evidence that included private Facebook messages between Celeste Burgess and her mother, Jessica Burgess, that allegedly showed the mother had ordered oral medication online to end her daughter's pregnancy. Investigators also obtained medical records to determine that Celeste was more than 23 weeks pregnant when the medication abortion occurred, violating Nebraska's 20-week abortion ban.

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Man Backed for Turning Off Gas So Mother-in-Law Doesn't Burn His ... (Newsweek)

He says that he doesn't know if she's forgetful or actively malicious, but whenever she stays at his home, she leaves the gas stove on after cooking.

"I understand that your wife obviously cares for her, but your mother in law is putting the three of you in danger and there's no compromise to this." "[Not the A**hole], her behavior is a clear danger to everyone's well-being. Of course, in this case, it may not be dementia, but just a person with all her faculties deciding to be a jerk—in a very dangerous manner. According to the NIA, about a third of people over 85 have a form of dementia. He and his wife suspect she's doing it to "punish" them for leaving her at home alone, but they can't prove it. In the post he explains that his mother-in-law lives with them, but calls her "irresponsible, lazy and petty."

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Seattle man charged with killing his children's mother, friends share ... (KING5.com)

Prosecutors accused Daniel Tesfai of stabbing Lucia Kashai inside a home in Rainier Valley on the night of Aug. 1.

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It's not your mother's dorm room (Evanston RoundTable)

Monogrammed headboards, slipcovered desks and tufted velvet storage ottomans are part of dorm living these days if you believe everything you see online.

Hanging plants add a lot of dimension.” Suvari admitted that she is not entirely confident in her plant-tending skills and may resort to artificial options. “Smart storage in a small space means that every inch is utilized and that means vertical solutions.” Stylish shelving ladders available in bright colors on Wayfair and Amazon are portable and can be tucked into a corner. “You can do succulents, and there are all kinds of house plants that you really cannot kill. Suvari has purchased a set of multi-layered hangers from Amazon, but is unsure of her room dimensions, so will have to source other storage options locally. Good lighting and unique artwork are part of creating a livable inviting space, but there is also the decidedly less glamorous issue of storage. I feel it’s important that we have a place that reflects our art.” Michel plans to focus on film, but also enjoys sketching and drawing. “The dorm room felt like a jail cell,” she said. A quick perusal of Pinterest and TikTok reveals a lot of silliness and over-the-top décor, but there’s nothing unreasonable about the desire for a comfortable space of one’s own. Gone are the days when a mold-free shower caddy and a fresh pair of flip flops were the only luxuries required for communal living. “If I had spent just a little money on a few things to liven the place up, it could have been so much better.” Kate Suvari, an ETHS graduate bound for the University of California in Berkeley, will be better prepared than Higdon was. Individually, families with college students will spend an average of $1,200 on back-to-school purchases including electronics, clothing and dorm essentials.

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Dad fatally stabs mother of his kids while they sleep on couch with ... (Raleigh News & Observer)

A man is accused of fatally stabbing the mother of his four children at their home in Seattle, Washington, in front of the kids. He's charged with murder.

The child yelled at his father to stop, police said. Another child also told police his parents were arguing about divorce. The man told the woman to get up and then told his 11-year-old son to leave the room, police said.

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Nebraska mother, daughter charged for illegal abortion after police ... (ABC News)

A Nebraska mother and teenage daughter are facing criminal charges after the teen allegedly got an illegal abortion and police say the two buried the fetus.

The two then took the body of the fetus and transported it to a property north of Norfolk where they buried it, according to the affidavit. Court records also show the fetus had "thermal wounds." The two voluntarily took police to the scene on April 29 and showed McBride where the body was buried. In one message, Jessica Burgess tells Celeste Burgess that one pill stops the hormones then you have to wait 24 hours to take the other. She pleaded not guilty to the charges, court records show. She pleaded not guilty to the charges, court records show.

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Woman's mother-in-law keeps crashing family vacations: 'MIL needs ... (Yahoo Sports)

An annoyed daughter-in-law took to Reddit to vent her frustrations.

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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: 2 arrested for robbing mother, child at ... (Arizona's Family)

Florida authorities say they have made an arrest in a brazen robbery case that involved a mother and her child.

Authorities said the mother and her child were not injured in the incident, but the men took their items, which included the child’s backpack and tablet. The sheriff’s office shared surveillance footage of the incident, showing a woman and a child standing in front of a business when a man approaches the two and takes their belongings before jumping in a nearby vehicle. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida reports Corahn Myrie and Joshua Davila are in custody after the pair allegedly robbed a woman and her child at gunpoint Tuesday morning.

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Bronx mother says living conditions in NYCHA have been ... (News 12 New Jersey)

Jylissa, who won't use her full name out of fear of retaliation, says the problem started with the ceiling leaking and the walls peeling in her kids' bedroom.

They say did temporary repairs on Wednesday and have scheduled permanent repairs for Thursday. Now, the room cannot be entered without a mask and the problems have spread to the whole apartment. "First they said they were short staffed.

Local mother and daughter are math teachers (Yahoo Sports)

Aug. 10—Family ties include work for an Oneonta mother and daughter. Anna and Michelle Rossi always knew they wanted to be math teachers.

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Who is the mother of Israel? (The Christian Century)

This understanding risks placing women on the margins of Jewish life. Narratives in the Hebrew Bible, however, align the central experiences of the people of ...

The mother insists that her sons must be faithful to their true Mother, who is both the creator and reviver of life through the resurrection of the dead. These texts invite us to consider what might change if we put images about women and mothers in sacred narratives into conversation with sacred texts that consider the role of women and ritual. Building on the idea, embedded deep within the Hebrew Bible, that true motherhood is experienced by those who give spiritual life to others, rabbinic writers suggested that as progenitors of the Torah they were comparable to life-giving mothers. Just as a mother incubates the child in her womb from outside dangers, Deborah is the sole guardian of the Israelites who shields them from foreign enemies. The poems that close the second-century BCE book of Baruch depict Jerusalem as a bereaved woman who accepts that God has separated her from her children in a just response to their sins: One example is the novella known as 2 Maccabees, which retells the events surrounding the Hasmonean rebellion in 167–160 BCE. At the center of this book is a legend about a Jewish mother who encourages her sons to be martyred rather than violate Jewish dietary laws. God is a seamstress for the first man and woman, the provider of food to the Israelites in the wilderness, and the continual sustainer of life. Rather than imagining God as a mother figure, these texts focus on how one’s love for God is akin to one’s love for one’s mother. The failure of Zion to protect her children lies at the heart of her shame. This image of God as mother extends through biblical tradition as a way to highlight the mystery of God’s attachment to Israel. Later, images of motherhood are applied to Zion and to Jerusalem, though in a very different way. And later still, the rabbis ascribed to themselves the status of motherhood by way of their work as Torah teachers. The Hebrew Bible preserves many images of God acting in a motherly way.

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Brazilian woman robs mother of $142m using alleged psychics (Aljazeera.com)

The scam began when Boghici was approached by a supposed psychic with prophecies of her daughter's imminent death.

Her arrest on Wednesday has exposed a disturbing web of fraud that police say lasted years and involved alleged psychics to swindle artwork by some of Brazil’s most emblematic painters. The scam began in 2020 when Genevieve was approached by a supposed psychic with prophecies of her daughter’s imminent death. The scam began in 2020 when Genevieve Boghici was approached by a supposed psychic with prophecies of her daughter’s imminent death.

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Brazilian woman swindled mother of more than $100 million in art ... (CNN)

Brazilian woman Sabine Coll Boghici, 48, was arrested on Wednesday on allegations she was part of a bizarre scheme to defraud her 82-year-old mother, ...

Her arrest has exposed a disturbing web of fraud that police say lasted years and involved alleged psychics to swindle artwork by some of Brazil's most emblematic painters. After almost a year of being mistreated by Sabine and her accomplices, the victim decided to go to the police. In the months that followed, police allege the suspects physically threatened Genevieve and that she was kept at home for months by her daughter.

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Tickets available for mother/son dance - Seymour Tribune (Seymour Tribune)

The Seymour Parks and Recreation Department's inaugural Denim and Diamonds mother/son dance will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 10 at Crossroads Community ...

Pizza from Brewskies Downtown, Kona Ice, a disc jockey and dancing will be part of the new event. Tickets are $25 per mother/son. Only 50 tickets are available.

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Woman swindled elderly mother out of art worth $140M using ... (NBC News)

An elderly Brazilian woman's own daughter was part of a bizarre scheme to swindle her out of more than $100 million worth of art by using a fake psychic who ...

Officers appeared to pull it out from inside the bed frame, where it had been hidden under a mattress. Police said they were able to recover a number of the paintings, including 11 that were retrieved on Wednesday during raid on one of the psychic's homes. At least seven people were suspected of involvement in the years-long plot, police said after Coll Boghici was arrested Wednesday. Several others were also arrested and two of them are on the run, police said.

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Brazilian woman arrested for stealing mother's artwork (FRANCE 24)

Brazilian authorities arrested a late art collector's daughter Wednesday for allegedly orchestrating a scam in which a supposed psychic moved into her ...

The stolen paintings included "O Sono" and "Sol Poente" by Do Amaral, a master of Brazilian Modernism. The "psychic" and her accomplices then allegedly threatened and attacked the widow, isolating her at home for nearly a year as they stole her artworks and jewels. The 16 paintings stolen by the woman and five alleged accomplices -- three of whom were also arrested -- included works by Brazilian masters Tarsila do Amaral and Emiliano Di Cavalcanti, local media reports said.

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Mothers Against Greg Abbott group mobilizes ahead of November ... (Texas Tribune)

Mothers Against Greg Abbott has grown into a potent political force in the governor's race, with a membership of over 50000 on Facebook.

In fact, Thompson said, it was not until the last week of July that O’Rourke started following her on Twitter. She supports abortion rights and “reasonable” gun control, she said, like raising the age to buy an assault rifle to 21. But she also realized she had a valuable resource next door — literally — in her neighbors, David Wolfson and Lauren Sheppard, co-founders of Spoon Films. The company had worked for a political action committee in 2018 that opposed U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz when O’Rourke was challenging him — Fuck Ted Cruz PAC — and had leftover footage they were willing to share. Thompson appears aware of the challenge. The group has naturally drawn many Democrats, but Thompson wants it to be as inclusive as possible, and its website calls it “a mix of Democrats, Moderate Republicans and Independents who are ready to work together for change for Texas.” Spoon Films ultimately produced ads for Mothers Against Greg Abbott featuring Cecile Richards, O’Rourke’s national finance chair and the daughter of former Gov. Ann Richards. She said she identified as Republican her whole life until “around 2016,” when Trump was elected president and she realized how much the GOP had drifted away from her on some issues. “He just spent the last year making enemies of so many Texans.” One of them, titled “Whose Choice,” depicts a fictitious scence in which a doctor is counseling a woman about a pregnancy she may need to terminate due to a “catastrophic brain abnormality.” The doctor tells her there is “only one person who can make this choice” — before abruptly picking up a phone and calling Abbott. The ad has gotten over 7 million views on Twitter since it was posted July 25. Everyone donated their time for the ad, which cost only $600, covering meals and equipment rentals, Thompson said. Someone took a picture of Thompson’s protest that day, and it started spreading on social media. But Thompson is working to rally a more specific group: mothers like herself, a onetime Republican who did not get deeply involved in politics until recent years.

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Mother pleads for NYPD administrative trial more than 3 years after ... (Gothamist)

The mother of a man who was killed by the NYPD in 2019 is pleading with the city's police watchdog agency to move forward with its case against the officers ...

The agency also has yet to set a trial date for the off-duty officer who killed Delrawn Small more than six years ago, even though both the mayor and the police commissioner have agreed to let the case proceed. The next step is for the watchdog group to schedule an administrative trial. An independent CCRB investigation found that the officers did appear to have violated multiple policies. The security guard called back to say that Trawick “has been losing his mind all day.” “However, as a matter of law, the People are not able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that P.O. Thompson’s use of deadly physical force was not justified.” The super also called to say that he had been threatened.

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Mother And Daughter Face Criminal Charges After Facebook ... (Above the Law)

Madison County prosecutors say Jessica Burgess, 41, acquired and gave abortion pills to her daughter, Celeste, who was 17 at the time, and then helped her bury ...

Facebook Messenger offers end-to-end encryption, meaning chats between two users will be visible only on users’ phones and aren’t readable by Facebook or any government entity that makes a legal request to the company. Sponsored Sponsored All charges were related to performing an abortion, concealing a body and providing false information. The investigation, which was launched in April before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Sponsored

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Community Gem: Mother of eight helps others balance family and ... (Dayton Daily News)

Dionna Walker is the mind behind Business Moms Inc., and Rebirth Hair Products, designed to help other moms.

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Mother, daughter charged for illegal abortion after police obtain ... (WTVD-TV)

A Nebraska mother and teenage daughter are facing criminal charges after the teen allegedly got an illegal abortion and police say the two buried t...

The two then took the body of the fetus and transported it to a property north of Norfolk where they buried it, according to the affidavit. Court records also show the fetus had "thermal wounds." The two voluntarily took police to the scene on April 29 and showed McBride where the body was buried. In one message, Jessica Burgess tells Celeste Burgess that one pill stops the hormones then you have to wait 24 hours to take the other. She pleaded not guilty to the charges, court records show. She pleaded not guilty to the charges, court records show.

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