Joran van der Sloot once claimed he shoved Natalee Holloway into a rock, cracking her skull, court docs allege

Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch national suspected in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway who will soon arrive in the U.S. to face charges that he extorted her mother, once claimed that he had shoved the Alabama teen to the ground so hard she that hit her head on a rock and died, according to court documents.

However, van der Sloot, who was convicted in 2010 of a woman's murder in Peru, has shifted his story about Holloway's case for years and is described by his own lawyer as "an ill person" with "psychological problems." He even told interviewers over the years that some of his past changing stories had been lies.

As part of the alleged $250,000 extortion plot, van der Sloot allegedly told a lawyer for Beth Holloway, Natalee's mother, that the 18-year-old's body was buried inside the foundation of a house in Aruba, the Caribbean nation where she vanished on May 30, 2005, during a high school graduation trip.

"Van der Sloot went on to admit that he had been with Natalee on the night of May 29/30, 2005, and that he had thrown her to the ground after she had attempted to stop him from leaving her," page six of a federal affidavit alleges. "Van der Sloot claimed that when she fell down, she hit her head on a rock and died as a result of the impact."

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Then, he allegedly enlisted his father's help to hide the body. However, he led the Holloways' lawyer to the location, and no body was found, according to federal prosecutors. Then, after the lawyer left Aruba, van der Sloot allegedly told him that he had lied about the location. 

Paul van der Sloot, an Aruba judge and the suspect's father, died in 2010.

No one was ever prosecuted in connection with Holloway's disappearance, although van der Sloot and two of his friends, Satish and Deepak Kalpoe, were arrested and released due to lack of evidence more than once.

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He was indicted on charges of extortion and wire fraud in a federal court in Alabama in 2010 after allegedly trying to squeeze cash out of Holloway’s family in exchange for the location of her remains.

That same year, he killed Stephany Flores, a 21-year-old business student in Peru, after meeting her in her father's casino in Lima.

Van der Sloot is serving a decades-long prison sentence in the South American country but will be temporarily sent to the U.S. to stand trial on the extortion charges before returning to Peru to finish his sentence there.

If convicted in federal court in Alabama, he would be sent back to the U.S. in 2038 to serve up to 40 more years in an American prison. As part of the preparations for the temporary transfer, he was shipped from the mountaintop Challapalca prison Thursday to one in Lima, near the airport, from where the FBI is expected to escort him to the U.S.

Holloway, an 18-year-old from Mountain Brook, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, flew to Aruba with a large group of friends ahead of their high school graduation.

On May 30, 2005, some friends went out to a nightclub and met van der Sloot, who was also 18 at the time. He and Holloway were seen leaving the bar together. That was the last time she was seen.

In 2012, an Alabama judge declared her legally dead. Her remains have never been found.

She would be 36 years old today.

Through his Lima-based attorney, Maximo Altez, van der Sloot maintains his innocence.

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Kansas City firefighter saves fan's life at Nationals game with Heimlich maneuver

A baseball fan is still alive today after another fan saved his life with the Heimlich maneuver at Wednesday's Washington Nationals game.

Todd Covington hopped two rows of seats when he saw the fan choking after people in section 113 of Nationals Park started screaming for help.

According to 106.7 The Fan, Covington performed the life-saving tactic for around 20 seconds.

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When the object was dislodged, fans started cheering, and the two shared a hug.

"I was watching the baseball game, so I didn't see anything that was going on," Covington told 106.7 The Fan in an interview at the game after the incident.

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"At first, I tried a couple of back blows – I just bent him over and gave him a couple of back blows. A lot of times, as adults, we get so enthralled in what it is we're doing, it's just a quick aspiration or whatever."

"We just chalk another one up for the good guys," Covington continued, dismissing the notion that he is a hero. "It had nothing to do with me."

Heroic duties are nothing abnormal for Covington – he is a firefighter and a nurse in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Nationals were able to come away with a 5-3 victory over the San Diego Padres, adding positive vibes into the heroic moment.

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Gen Charles "CQ" Brown Jr: History-making fighter pilot picked as new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman

Gen Brown would become the first black joint chiefs chairman in three decades, after Colin Powell.

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Union backtracks, axes petition after professor threatens reporter with machete

The union that represents staff at the City University of New York distanced itself from former Hunter College Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art Shellyne Rodriguez after the embattled educator threatened a reporter with a machete.

A spokesperson for the union, PSC, told Fox News Digital Wednesday that it "does not condone violence" when asked to comment on the incident, but added that it also does not "comment on members’ ongoing disciplinary proceedings."

"The union has not released or endorsed any statement regarding any incidents involving Professor Shellyne Rodriguez," the spokesperson said.

The remarks stand in stark contrast to a petition that appeared on the union's website just days after Rodriguez became embroiled in controversy over a profanity-laced tirade against a group of students who had set up a pro-life display at Hunter College.

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The petition encouraged readers to "stand with" Rodriguez against "right wing anti-abortion backlash."

The petition, which was posted on May 19, has since been taken down from the union's website. However, an archived version of the web page argued the professor was "facing retaliation from the administration" due to the incident earlier this month.

"A Hunter adjunct, Shellyne Rodriguez, who confronted an anti-abortion group on campus is facing retaliation from the administration, just the latest in a series of crackdowns on student and faculty activists, organizers, and dissidents," the webpage said. "Please read more and sign the letter to support Shellyne here."

The petition went live shortly after the professor's viral tirade against the pro-life students, which ended with her attempting to hurl literature items the group had on the table.

"This is bulls---, this is violent," Rodriguez told the students. "You're triggering my students."

As backlash against Rodriguez mounted, the petition called on reader to support the professor and called her actions "justified."

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"Hunter College adjunct educator Shellyne Rodriguez approached the display, constructively critiqued the group members, and eventually physically took down items from the table," read the petition, which was linked to on the PSC website. "Her actions to shut down the tabling were fully justified, and are part of a long and celebrated CUNY legacy of confronting groups such as military recruiters who disseminate misleading information."

Controversy surrounding that incident led New York Post reporter Reuven Fenton to knock on the professor's Bronx apartment door Tuesday to request an interview with Rodriguez, but he instead was threatened by the professor, who put a machete to his neck.

"Get the f--- away from my door, or I’m going to chop you up with this machete," Rodriguez shouted at the reporter.

The entire incident, which also saw Rodriguez chase the reporter outside and kick him in the shin, was captured on camera by a New York Post photographer who accompanied Fenton on the trip. 

In response to that incident, the union told Fox News Digital that it "has a duty to ensure that every worker that we represent is afforded the full protections of their contractual due-process rights."

The statement comes after Hunter College, which had already opened an investigation into the professor's confrontation with the pro-life students, strongly condemned Rodriguez and relieved her of her duties at the school.

"Hunter College strongly condemns the unacceptable actions of Shellyne Rodriguez and has taken immediate action. Rodriguez has been relieved of her duties at Hunter College effective immediately and will not be returning to teach at the school," a spokesperson for the school told Fox News Digital.

The New York Police Department charged the professor with menacing and harassment Thursday.

Fox News and the New York Post share common ownership.

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British Airways cancels 40 flights due to another IT issue

The carrier says it is trying to resolve "technical issues” that have affected flights at Heathrow.

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Brighton 1-1 Manchester City: Julio Enciso scores stunning equaliser to seal Europa League place

Brighton's Julio Enciso scores a fantastic equaliser as his side play out an entertaining draw against champions Manchester City.

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Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe

At least 17 people have died in a cholera outbreak in the Hammanskraal township outside South Africa's capital, Pretoria, authorities said Wednesday.

The toll has risen from an initial 10 fatalities reported by local health authorities earlier this week.

Authorities said there were another 29 laboratory-confirmed cholera cases, while 67 people were admitted to a hospital and clinics for gastrointestinal infections.

Health authorities are yet to confirm the exact source of the cholera outbreak, but poor waste water management and local government instability in South Africa's capital city have been blamed for the situation. The City of Tshwane Municipality, which takes in Pretoria and surrounding areas, has had at least five different mayors since the ruling African National Congress party lost control in local government elections in 2016.

A water plant in Pretoria which is responsible for waste water management for large parts of Hammanskraal is in need of urgent upgrades estimated to cost about $130 million and hasn't been functioning properly for years, the city's mayor said.

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"It has been out of capacity since about 2005," said Tshwane executive mayor Cilliers Brink, who was elected in March.

South Africa is the latest southern African nation to experience an outbreak of cholera following deaths in neighboring Zimbabwe and in Malawi this year. In February, the World Health Organization said cholera cases in Africa were rising exponentially amid a global surge. At least 12 African nations have reported cholera outbreaks this year.

Zimbabwean health authorities have confirmed nine recent deaths with another 28 suspected cholera deaths since February. The Ministry of Health said it had recorded 1,404 suspected cholera cases and 359 laboratory-confirmed cases.

Malawi reported earlier this year that more than 1,000 people had died in a widespread outbreak that started in March 2022. It is Malawi's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years, WHO said, with more than 36,000 cases.

Cholera is a water-borne disease caused by ingesting contaminated food or water. The infection is extremely virulent, although it can be easily treated once identified.

The NGO Gift of the Givers has distributed more than 3,200 sealed 5-litre water bottles to the Hammanskraal community's local Jubilee Hospital and surrounding clinics where patients are being treated.

In neighboring Zimbabwe, a country with a history of deadly cholera outbreaks, authorities say the capital, Harare, is turning into an epicenter of the current outbreak. Residents in some suburbs have gone for months without tap water, forcing them to dig shallow wells and boreholes that have been contaminated by raw sewage flowing from burst pipes.

The cholera cases in Africa have been attributed to local sanitation problems, but also climatic factors like cyclones and floods that hit parts of southern Africa recently as well as a global shortage in cholera vaccines.

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Elaina Rose Aziz drowned in bath after parents took drugs

Eddo Aziz and Kelsey Harrison are jailed over the death of their daughter, Elaina, in November 2020.

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Driver of U-Haul truck that crashed near White House appears in federal court, ordered to remain in custody

The 19-year-old man arrested after allegedly crashing a U-Haul truck into security barriers near the White House earlier this week has been ordered held in detention following a federal court appearance Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

Sai Kandula has been charged with one count of depredation of government property and faces up to ten years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Prosecutors told the court Kandula is not a U.S. citizen but did not specify where he is from. The U.S. Park Police said Tuesday he is from Chesterfield, Missouri.

Kandula appeared Wednesday in an orange prison jumpsuit following the incident in Lafayette Square Monday night.

"Kandula drove onto the sidewalk, sending multiple pedestrians running from the scene," a Secret Service agent wrote in charging documents obtained earlier Wednesday by Fox News. "[A] U.S. Park Police officer observed the U-Haul strike the metal bollard barriers that prevent vehicles from entering Lafayette Square, north of the White House grounds. After striking the barriers, the U-Haul backed up in reverse, and lurched forward, again striking the metal barriers." 

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There were no injuries to any Secret Service or White House personnel. 

In the charging documents, the Secret Service agent wrote that the U.S. Park Police officer watched Kandula exit the U-Haul and remove "a red and white flag with a Nazi Swastika in the center from a black backpack he was carrying." 

He then was ordered to the ground and taken into custody. 

During an interview later with Secret Service agents, Kandula said he "flew into Washington, D.C., from St. Louis at approximately 8 p.m. that evening on a one-way ticket. Upon arriving at Dulles International Airport, he rented a U-Haul from a nearby location and drove directly to the White House," the document says. 

The agent, citing that interview, wrote that "Kandula stated his goal was to ‘get to the White House, seize power and be put in charge of the nation.’ When agents asked how Kandula would seize power, he stated he would ‘Kill the President if that’s what I have to do and would hurt anyone that would stand in my way.’ Kandula made clear in the interview that by ‘the president’ he meant the President of the United States." 

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The suspect, when asked "if he knew how dangerous his actions were, said he knew he would be arrested, but his ‘book’ would get to those who needed to see it," the agent also wrote. 

"By ‘book’ Kandula said this referred to his ‘green book’ which is an outlet for his thoughts," the charging document added. "Kandula stated he eventually started writing his plans to enter the White House, and what he would accomplish if he was in charge." 

When asked about the flag, Kandula allegedly said he bought it online and idolized Hitler and the Nazis’ "authoritarian nature," according to the documents. 

The damage to the barriers is estimated to be more than $1,000. The USPP officer who responded also noticed the U-Haul "was smoking from the front hood and liquids were leaking from the vehicle’s undercarriage," it added. 

"Kandula’s acts were calculated to influence or affect the conduct of government by intimidation or coercion, or to retaliate against government conduct," the agent concluded in the document. 

A spokesman for the Rockwood School District in Missouri told Fox News Digital Tuesday a student by the name of Sai Varshith Kandula graduated from Marquette High School in Chesterfield last year. 

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Rachel Reeves unveils Labour's Joe Biden-inspired economic strategy

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves declares "globalisation as we know it is dead", in a speech in Washington DC.

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Grieving mother demands 'secure' border, vows to be daughter's 'voice' after alleged MS-13 member murdered her

A mother whose 20-year-old daughter was murdered, allegedly by a suspected MS-13 gang member who had been released into the U.S. as an unaccompanied minor, gave an emotional plea to lawmakers on Tuesday to secure the southern border -- warning that the crisis "is a safety issue for everyone living in the United States."

"For me, this is not a political issue. This is a safety issue for everyone living in the United States," Tammy Nobles, whose daughter Kayla Hamilton was killed last year, told lawmakers on a Judiciary Committee immigration subcommittee. "This could have been anyone's daughter. Kayla wasn't doing anything wrong, and she didn't deserve to be murdered. I don't want any other parents to live the nightmare I am living." 

"I am her voice now, and I am going to fight with everything I have to get her story told and bring awareness of the issue at the border," she said.

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Hamilton, who was autistic, was raped and killed in her mobile home last year. Earlier this year, police arrested an El Salvadoran 17-year-old who authorities said is linked to the MS-13 street gang and who was released into the U.S. into the custody of his aunt after being encountered at the border.

An interim staff Judiciary committee report released Tuesday faulted the Biden administration for a failure to vet the suspect, calling it a "tragic example of the failure to enforce U.S. immigration law."

"Tragically, Secretary Mayorkas and his department missed key warning signs about the alien’s propensity for violence, which law enforcement officials investigating the murder later uncovered," the report says.

A DHS official told Fox News Digital that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reviews both biometric and biographic information for those encountered at the border against several federal agencies' databases.

"If we determine that the individuals pose a threat to national security or public safety, we deny admission, detain, remove, or turn them over to another agency for prosecution, as appropriate. We work closely with our interagency and international partners to detect and prevent people who pose national security or public safety risks from entering the United States," the official said.

At the hearing, Nobles paid tribute to her daughter.

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"She always kept her friends close and never forgot anyone. She was kind, caring, thoughtful and funny. She loved life and God. She showed the world that being yourself was okay, and you didn't have to follow everyone else," she said.

She described in harrowing terms the night that Kayla was killed, describing how he allegedly used an iPod charger to strangle her before sexually assaulting her. He allegedly robbed her of her phone and $6.

She then spoke about how the U.S. needs to secure its southern border.

"The United States government has to secure our border. We need to properly vet all border crossers. The government could have placed a phone call to authorities in El Salvador and found out that he was a gang member. But they didn't," she said. 

"If we had stricter border policies, my daughter would still be nothing will bring my daughter back, nor the pain, nor fix. I'm not having her here and I want to prevent this from happening to someone else's child. This is about protecting everyone here in the United States."

The testimony came during the third in a series of hearings held by Republicans on the committee on "Biden’s Border Crisis." Republicans have blamed the policies of the administration for the ongoing crisis at the border -- including a greater use of "catch-and-release" and reduced interior enforcement

Democrats and the administration have accused Republicans of failing to provide additional resources to secure ports of entry, and of refusing to work with Democrats on a "comprehensive" immigration reform bill to fix what they say is a "broken" immigration system.

Fox News' Mitch Picasso contributed to this report.
 

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Colts owner Jim Irsay amends all-time great list after backlash over Peyton Manning snub

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay may have upset some of his fanbase when he excluded Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning from his all-time greatest NFL player list over the weekend. 

But after some thought and backlash, the longtime owner made a readjustment. 

Over the weekend, Irsay tweeted a list of his "Top 5 Greatest NFL Players of All Time." He listed Jim Brown, a nine-time Pro Bowl running back and five-time NFL rushing leader, as his number one followed by seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and two-time Super Bowl champ and Denver Broncos legend John Elway. 

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He listed Hall of Fame defensive ends Deacon Jones and Reggie White as No. 4 and No. 5, but made no mention of Manning who spent the majority of his career in Indianapolis. 

The tweet stirred the Colts fan base and late Monday night, Irsay tweeted out an amendment to his list. 

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Brown, Jones, and White remained in their place but Irsay put Brady and Manning "neck-and-neck" and No. 2. 

Irsay followed up his correction with another explanation on Tuesday, saying that "when it comes to changing a franchise," Manning is a clear no. 1. 

Irsay initially defended placing Elway over Manning, a five-time league MVP, two-time Super Bowl champ, and 14-time Pro Bowl selection, but time and pressure may have changed his mind. 

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Ex-No 10 spin doctor Alastair Campbell tells a court his mortgage details were unlawfully accessed.

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Pakistan's Imran Khan presses legal battle in Islamabad court

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday pressed his legal battle before a court in the capital, Islamabad, which granted him protection from arrest until early next month in several cases including terrorism charges for inciting violence.

The development comes as authorities have been cracking down on the supporters of Khan, now Pakistan's top opposition leader. Thousands staged violent protests and attacked public property and military installations following Khan's arrest earlier this month.

The violence subsided only days later, after Khan was released on the orders of the country's Supreme Court. Ten people were killed in clashes with the police.

Khan, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote in Parliament in April last year, has campaigned against the government of his successor, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, claiming his ouster was illegal and demanding early elections.

But Khan claims he was ousted under a U.S. plot, a charge that Washington and Sharif’s government deny. Since his exit, he has stepped up his campaign to oust Sharif’s government through "pressure from the people."

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Since then, the 70-year-old former cricket star turned Islamist politician has become embroiled in more than 100 legal cases against him. He faces charges of graft purportedly committed while he was in office and has been charged with terrorism in eight cases over the violent protests by his supporters and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf opposition party.

After the Islamabad court on Tuesday granted Khan protection from arrest on terrorism charges until June 8, he and his wife travelled to the nearby city of Rawalpindi, where Khan appeared before the National Accountability Bureau to answer questions in a separate graft case.

After a four-hour questioning, the couple returned home to Lahore. No details were immediately available about Khan's appearance before the agency.

The couple is accused of accepting the gift of property to build a private university in exchange for providing benefits to a real estate tycoon. Khan denies the charge, saying he and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were not involved in any wrongdoing.

Meanwhile, in a blow to Khan, a close associate who served as a rights minister in his 2018-2022 government, announced on Tuesday that she was leaving the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and politics altogether.

Shireen Mazari has been a vocal critic of Pakistan’s military and Sharif's government. She was arrested last Thursday on charges of inciting people to violence, then released on Monday, only to be rearrested again later in the evening. She was freed again sometime later and spoke at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon.

"I have decided to leave active politics and I will not be a part of PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) or any political party from today," Mazari said, adding that she was quitting for health reasons. She did not elaborate.

Mazari, who also denounced the recent violence by Khan's supporters, is among several leaders from Khan’s party who have quit him because of the deadly protests.

Also on Tuesday, Fayyazul Hassan Chohan, another key leader in Khan's party, said at a news conference in Islamabad he is quitting the party over Khan's "politics of confrontation with the state and the military."

In Pakistan, the military has ruled for half of its 75-year history.

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Malaysian authorities raid Swatch stores, seize Pride Collection watches, according to the Swiss watchmaker

Swiss watchmaker Swatch said Tuesday that Malaysian authorities raided its stores and confiscated 164 watches from its Pride Collection.

It said Ministry of Home Affairs officials raided its outlets in various malls across Malaysia on May 13 and 14 and seized the watches because they "bore LGBT connotations."

The watches come in a choice of six colors, matching those on the gay pride flag, and have two rainbow loops on their straps.

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"We strongly contest that our collection of watches using rainbow colors and having a message of peace and love could be harmful for whomever," Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek Jr. said in a statement.

"On the contrary, Swatch always promotes a positive message of joy in life. This is nothing political. We wonder how the Regulatory and Enforcement Division of the Home Ministry will confiscate the many beautiful natural rainbows that are showing up a thousand times a year in the sky of Malaysia," he said.

Predominantly Muslim Malaysia criminalizes same-sex relationships, with punishments ranging from caning under Islamic laws to 20 years in prison for sodomy under colonial-era civil laws. The opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party recently criticized a scheduled concert in November by British band Coldplay because of its support of the LGBT movement.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution told the AP that he is waiting for a full report on the matter before issuing a statement.

Swatch said it has resumed selling the Pride Collection watches and that its legal department is looking into the seizure.

Gay rights group Jejaka slammed the confiscation of the watches, saying it showed "a deeply unsettling level of intolerance."

"It is more than a matter of colorful watches. It’s about respect for diversity, freedom of expression, and, most importantly, love," it said in a statement. It urged the government to promote a culture of acceptance and understanding rather than repression and discrimination.

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