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Bad Takes: Mayor Ron Nirenberg's failure to hold CPS to a renewable model shows lack of leadership

While natural gas is a cleaner energy source than coal, it's certainly not free of harmful pollution.

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Ukraine, climate, economy: Takeaways from glitzy Davos event

Power brokers have wrapped up the World Economic Forumโ€™s annual conclave in the Swiss town of Davos as worries about the war in Ukraine, a warming planet and a cooling global economy dominated discussions about the worldโ€™s ills.

Greta Thunberg on Abu Dhabi's oil chief leading COP28 climate summit: 'Completely ridiculous'

The UAE, one of the world's top oil producers, will host the U.N.-led climate summit from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, 2023.

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At Davos, Thunberg visit spotlights lack of climate action

Prominent climate activists including Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate are condemning corporate VIPs and political leaders in Davos, Switzerland, for prioritizing short-term profits from fossil fuels over people affected by the climate crisis.

Greta Thunberg says Davos elite are prioritizing greed and short-term profits over people and the planet

Thunberg said it was "absurd" that the world seems to be listening to Davos delegates rather than those on the frontlines of the climate emergency.

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Greta Thunberg and other climate activists discuss the energy transition at Davos

Moderated by CNBC's Steve Sedgwick, the panel at Davos, Switzerland, will debate how the world can rapidly accelerate the clean energy transition.

cnbc.com

What the Kardashians Can Teach Climate Activists

Scary headlines and numbers arenโ€™t as influential as human stories.

washingtonpost.com

Video of Greta Thunberg being arrested sends Twitter into a frenzy: 'Time for many more of us to stand up'

The internet went into a frenzy after Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was carried away by police for protesting at the hazardous edge of a coal mine.

foxnews.com

Greta Thunberg was detained by German police while protesting a coal mine expansion

Thunberg had traveled to Germany to join protests in the tiny village of Lรผtzerath, which for years has been slated for demolition to make way for the expansion of a nearby open-pit coal mine.

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Greta Thunberg detained by German police at coal mine protest

Thunberg has been protesting in and near the German village of Lรผetzerath, an abandoned area that an energy company is seeking to demolish in the quest to mine coal.

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Police stuck in mud, Greta Thunberg detained, at German coal protest

German authorities have now razed the village of Lรผtzerath, but activists continued to demonstrate against the expansion of a coal mine.

washingtonpost.com

Greta Thunberg removed by German police from site of mass-climate change protest at coal mine

Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg was removed by German police from the site of a protest against the demolition of Luetzerath village to expand the Garzweiler coal mine.

foxnews.com

Thousands protest in Germany against coal mine expansion

Thousands of people are demonstrating in persistent rain to protest the clearance and demolition of a village in western Germany that is due to make way for the expansion of a coal mine.

Greta Thunberg to join climate activists facing off with German police over a village sold to a coal mine

Despite initial clashes and Molotov cocktails being hurled, police say the operation to force hundreds of demonstrators out of Luetzerath is going to plan.

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World Environmental Activist Greta Thunberg Turns 20 Years Old

The youngest person to grace the cover as Time's person of the year celebrates her birthday.

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World Environmental Activist Greta Thunberg Turns 20 Years Old

The youngest person to grace the cover as Time's person of the year celebrates her birthday.

newsy.com

Romanian court extends Andrew Tate detention over human trafficking, rape charges

A Romanian court extended the detention on Andrew Tate for 30 days after he was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group.

foxnews.com

Who is Andrew Tate? Influencer dubbed โ€˜king of toxic masculinityโ€™ arrested in Romania

Influencer Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking. But don't blame Greta Thunberg or that pizza box for his apprehension.

latimes.com

Who is Andrew Tate? Your guide to the self-styled misogynist influencer

Tate, a highly controversial social media celebrity, started his week as the butt of a joke by Greta Thunberg and ended it by allegedly getting arrested in Romania. Here's what you need to know.

npr.org

Thunberg swipes at Andrew Tate amid human trafficking charges in Twitter spat

Climate activist Greta Thunberg took a swipe at former kickboxer Andrew Tate after he was arrested on charges of human trafficking in continued Twitter spat.

foxnews.com

Greta Thunberg mocks Andrew Tate after he was arrested in Romania, likely over a tip-off theory from their Twitter fight

Thunberg appeared to allude to a popular but unproven theory that Tate led police to his door by showing a pizza box in a video diss against Thunberg.

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Andrew Tate taunted Greta Thunberg about his car collection. Some say her response was 'iconic,' but others think she body-shamed him.

Thunberg's dig at Tate has been praised by many, but some people have accused her of body-shamed him.

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Jacinda Ardern distances herself from the Sussexes in disclaimer statement about Netflix documentary

Jacinda Ardern has sought to distance herself from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, insisting that her involvement in a forthcoming Netflix documentary series was not connected to the couple.

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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's new doc slammed by experts: They're 'only given a platform' due to prince's DNA

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's upcoming Netflix documentary about "inspiring leaders" was criticized by royal experts in a new interview with Fox News Digital.

foxnews.com

Greta Thunberg joins lawsuit against Swedish government alleging 'insufficient' climate policies

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined in on a lawsuit against the government of Sweden alleging inaction on climate change that violates its Constitution.

foxnews.com

Swedish activists sue state over its climate policies

Hundreds of activists have marched through the Swedish capital to a court to file a lawsuit against the Swedish state for what they say is insufficient climate action

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Women lead climate talks' toughest topic: reparations

Women are leading negotiations about the thorniest topic in the United Nations climate talks in Egypt.

After quiet days, handful of protests at UN climate summit

The first days of the annual climate summit had few protests

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After quiet days, handful of protests at UN climate summit

The first days of the annual climate summit had few protests.

COP27 awash with fossil fuel representatives, research shows

At least 636 representatives of the fossil fuel industry attended the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, topping last yearโ€™s presence by more than 100.

washingtonpost.com

Fed up young climate activists: 'Adults aren't listening'

An AP questionnaire of more than 130 young climate activists finds that the future they envision โ€” even fear โ€” has them frustrated and anxious.

War fallout, aid demands overshadow climate talks in Egypt

Each year there are high hopes for the two-week United Nations climate gathering and, almost inevitably, disappointment when it doesnโ€™t deliver another landmark pact like the one agreed 2015 in Paris.

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TUCKER CARLSON: Liberals are elevating Fetterman for the same reasons they elevated Biden

Fox News host Tucker Carlson calls out Democrats for using President Biden, John Fetterman and Greta Thunberg to get power on "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

foxnews.com

Tucker Carlson: How Democrats are using Fetterman's health condition

Guests: Chris Bedford, Candace Owens, John Mappin, Harmeet Dhillon, Scott Street, Heather Mac Donald

foxnews.com

Greta Thunberg reverses course on nuclear power, argues Germany is making a mistake by taking plants offline

Germany's decision to lean into coal caught the attention of activist Greta Thunberg, who said the country would be making a mistake with nuclear plants still online.

foxnews.com

Thunberg: Coal worse than keeping German nuclear plants on

Climate activist Greta Thunberg says it would be โ€œa mistakeโ€ for Germany to switch off its nuclear power plants if that means burning more planet-heating coal.

Protesters fear climate change impact, demand aid for poor

Youth activists have staged a coordinated โ€˜global climate strikeโ€™ to highlight their fears about the effects of global warming and demand more aid for poor countries hit by wild weather.

Greta Thunberg and Al Gore react as climate change bakes Europe with record heat

Greta Thunberg and Al Gore, two of the world's leading voices in the fight against climate change, reacted Tuesday to the record-setting heat wave and wildfires gripping Europe.

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German climate activists aim to stir friction with blockades

Climate activists in Germany and across Europe are escalating their tactics in a bid to prompt more government action on climate change.

Paul McCartney wows Glastonbury with Dave Grohl and The Boss

Paul McCartney has wowed fans at the Glastonbury Festival with a 2ยฝ-hour concert that included Beatles hits and big-name guest stars.

In pictures: Glastonbury 2022

Thousands of people are attending the event which has returned for the first time in three years.

bbc.co.uk

Latino activism leads in grassroot efforts on climate change

Latinos are leading the way in U.S. activism around climate change from grassroots organizing to global advocacy, often drawing on traditions from their ancestral homelands and the experience of effects on their communities.

DAVOS DIARY: Train instead of plane โ€”scenery, carbon cutting

The World Economic Forum is encouraging European attendees to come to its exclusive gathering in the Swiss Alps by train.

Greta Thunberg aims to drive change with โ€˜The Climate Bookโ€™

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has compiled a handbook for tackling the worldโ€™s interconnected environmental crises, with contributions from leading scientists and writers.

Activists stage global climate protest, slam Ukraine war

Climate activists have staged a 10th series of worldwide protests to demand that leaders take stronger action against global warming.

Activist investors and a 'greenwashing' backlash: Change is coming to the corporate world

As the 2020s progress, corporations around the world are attempting to burnish their sustainability credentials by announcing net-zero goals.

cnbc.com

Airlines run near-empty flights across Europe to keep airport landing slots

"The EU surely is in a climate emergency mode," environmental activist Greta Thunberg tweeted sarcastically this week.

cbsnews.com

Near-empty flights crisscross Europe to secure landing slots

Europe's sky is filling up with near-empty flights that even airlines admit serve no purpose except securing valuable time slots at some of the world's biggest airports.

Greta Thunberg: โ€œStrangeโ€ that Biden would be considered a leader in climate

Climate activist Greta Thunberg slammed the Biden administration on climate policy in an interview with the Washington Post Monday, saying that it's "strange" to consider Biden a leader in the arena "when you see what his administration is doing."What she's saying: "The U.S. is actually expanding fossil fuel infrastructure," Thunberg said. "Why is the U.S. doing that?" Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free"It should not fall on us ac

news.yahoo.com

Greta Thunberg on the state of the climate movement and the roots of her power as an activist

The Swedish activist discusses being catapulted to the world stage, and how Aspergerโ€™s has helped her stay so focused.

washingtonpost.com

New this week: 'Lost Daughter,' NYE in Nashville, Boba Fett

Christmas may be over, but a feast of movies and television shows arrive next week.

McConnell, Spears, Osaka: A look at 2021's notable quotes

A line from a speech given from the U.S. Senate floor before rioters broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6 tops a Yale Law School librarianโ€™s list of the most notable quotes of 2021.

Out Of Time: Climate Talks Go Past Deadline

Friday's draft proposals called on countries to accelerate "the phaseout of unabated coal power and of inefficient subsidies for fossil fuels."

newsy.com

Out Of Time: Climate Talks Go Past Deadline

Friday's draft proposals called on countries to accelerate "the phaseout of unabated coal power and of inefficient subsidies for fossil fuels."

www1.newsy.com

Trust Is Hard to Find at the U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow

Young activists are right to doubt the pledges of governments, financial firms, and the fossil-fuel industry.

newyorker.com

Keep fighting, Obama urges young climate activists

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has dropped in on U.N. climate talks to urge young climate activists to stay in the fight.

Young People Push For Climate Action Amid COP26's Second Week

About 10,000 people have joined a march through Glasgow, saying promises made at COP26 just aren't enough.

newsy.com

Climate Activismโ€™s Search for 3.5 Percent

Environmental movements have shifted public awareness about climate change. How many more people will need to join them for their demands to be met?

theatlantic.com

Tens of thousands of activists march outside U.N. climate summit in Glasgow

Climate protests were also held across Europe, including in London, Paris, Dublin, Copenhagen, Zurich and Istanbul.

cbsnews.com

Frustrations grow as marchers demand faster climate action

Tens of thousands of climate activists are marching through Glasgow, Scotland, for a second day of protests outside the U.N. climate summit.

Inside And Outside Climate Talks, Youths Urge Faster Action

Friday was the day the U.N. conference said it was dedicating to youth. But the schedule didn't reflect that, at times.

newsy.com

Thousands protest outside COP26 to demand more climate action: "We're out of time"

Demonstrators from around the world want leaders to do more to ditch fossil fuels and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

cbsnews.com

โ€˜COP26 is a failureโ€™: Greta Thunberg says climate summit has turned into a PR event

Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday lambasted the COP26 climate summit for turning into a public relations exercise.

cnbc.com

Inside and outside climate talks, youths urge faster action

Young people both inside and outside the U.N. climate talks are telling world leaders that concrete measures to avoid catastrophic warming canโ€™t wait.

Young climate activists warn their elders: Stop destroying the planet

Young activists are coming of age when the effects of the climate crisis are already being felt โ€” foreshadowing a perilous future. They want the United Nations COP26 summit to reduce global warming.

latimes.com

COP26 pledge will see nations commit to ending deforestation by 2030

Environmentalists say the pledge is too little too late, and "the climate and the natural world can't afford this deal."

cbsnews.com

Leaders vow to protect forests, plug methane leaks at COP26

World leaders are promising to protect Earth's forests, cut methane emissions and help South Africa wean itself off coal at the U.N. climate summit.

COP26 deal to see nations commit to end deforestation by 2030

Environmentalists say the pledge is too little too late, and "the climate and the natural world can't afford this deal."

cbsnews.com

Lauren Boebertโ€™s Attempt To Troll Greta Thunberg Goes Up Like Earth's Temperature

Conspiracy theory-endorsing Boebert's response to Thunberg's "no more blah blah blah" comments outside COP26 backfired.

news.yahoo.com

Climate change: Is Greta Thunberg right about UK carbon emissions?

The climate activist has questioned the UK's figure on its carbon emissions reduction.

bbc.co.uk

What is COP? Key facts and terms at climate summit explained

The U.N. climate summit, known as COP26 this year, brings officials from almost 200 countries to Glasgow to haggle over the best measures to combat global warming.

Protesters slam London banks on climate, fossil fuel support

Protesters took to the streets of Londonโ€™s historic financial district to lobby against the use of fossil fuels ahead of the U.N. climate summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

Campaigners stage climate protests across continents

Environmental campaigners have staged protests on several continents to press their demands for more government action to curb global warming ahead of the upcoming U.N. climate summit in Glasgow.

Greta Thunberg 'Rickrolls' audience and busts out dance moves during climate concert

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg danced and sang in front of an audience to the 1980s song "Never Gonna Give You Up," which in recent years is best known for "Rickrolls," during a climate concert.

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Climate change: Prince Charles sympathetic to protesters' anger

The Prince of Wales tells the BBC he sympathises with protesters - but any action must be constructive.

bbc.co.uk

Activists, WHO in the frame as Nobel Peace guessing starts

The annual Nobel Peace Prize, to be announced Oct. 8, shines the brightest of lights on the person or group thought to have done most to promote peace.

Young climate activists denounce 'youth-washing' in Milan

Young climate activists have denounced Italian police for temporarily detaining delegates who protested peacefully inside their Milan conference before Italian Premier Mario Draghiโ€™s speech.

Climate activist Nakate seeks immediate action in Glasgow

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate said youth delegates at a gathering in Italyโ€™s financial capital are struggling to get their voices through in an event that she and others complain has been heavily orchestrated.

Young activists bemoan climate inaction, demand more say

Youth climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg have chastized global leaders for failing to meet funding pledges to help poor nations adapt to a warming Earth and for delivering too much โ€œblah blah blahโ€™โ€™ as climate change wreaks havoc.

Thunberg chides leaders for 'blah, blah, blah' on climate

Youth climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg have chastized global leaders for failing to meet funding pledges to fight climate change and for delivering too much โ€œblah blah blahโ€™โ€™ as climate change wreaks havoc around the world.

Thunberg joins large German climate rally ahead of election

Tens of thousands of environmental activists have rallied outside Germanyโ€™s parliament two days before the country holds a national election and demanded that politicians take stronger action to curb climate change.

Its relevance at stake, UN reaches toward a new generation

At the United Nations this week, the pandemic-era rules of engagement for General Assembly week are strict for kings, presidents and other โ€œexcellencies.โ€.

In German election, hunger strikers seek climate promises

For the first time in Germany, climate change is perhaps the most dominant issue in an election campaign, especially for young voters.

Global protest seeks to turn up heat on leaders over climate

Youth activists are hoping to turn up the heat on governments with the first large-scale international protest against climate change in six months.

Electric boats making waves without the noise

The auto industry has raced ahead on an electric wave with more manufacturers joining the race seemingly every day.

After UN climate report, individuals seek to do their part

Days after the alarming warning of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that there was a โ€œcode red for humanity,โ€ with global warming threatening to choke the planet, individuals are seeking to play their part.

Leaders, activists alarmed, not surprised by climate report

A U.N.-appointed panel of experts says that Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past the most ambitious threshold set in the Paris accord.

Personal ties: Harris' family in India where COVID rages

The coronavirus crisis in India has created diplomatic and humanitarian challenges for the Biden administration.

Personal ties: Harris' family in India where COVID rages

The coronavirus crisis in India has created diplomatic and humanitarian challenges for the Biden administration.

Thunberg: 'We will not accept' giving up on limiting warming

Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg says it seems that those in power โ€œhave given upโ€ on the 2015 landmark Paris climate deal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times.

The Latest: Mayors ask Biden for consult on climate migrants

The mayors of a dozen major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, New York City and San Diego, are asking President Joe Biden to consult them as the administration studies how to identify and resettle people displaced by drought, rising seas and other effects of climate change.

DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with Brazil

Dozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to refrain from signing any environmental agreement with his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro.

Swedish teen Thunberg joins fight against vaccine inequity

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has urged governments, vaccine developers and the international community to โ€œstep up their gameโ€ to fight vaccine inequity.

Scores protest in India against arrest of climate activist

Members of Aam Aadmi Party shout slogans demanding the release of Indian climate activist Disha Ravi, during a protest in Mumbai, India, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. The 22 years old activist was arrested Saturday for circulating a document on social media that allegedly incited protesting farmers to turn violent last month. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)NEW DELHI โ€“ Scores of people demonstrated in the Indian cities of Bengaluru and Mumbai on Monday after a climate activist was arrested for circulating a document on social media supporting months of massive protests by farmers. โ€œThe call was to wage economic, social, cultural and regional war against India,โ€ police tweeted on Sunday. The protests attracted international attention earlier this month when pop star Rihanna, Thunberg and Meena Harris tweeted their support.

India clamps down on free speech to fight farmer protests

A vendor reaches out for a copy of The Caravan, Indias leading investigating magazine, in Mumbai, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. At the heart of the allegations is the magazineโ€™s coverage of the ongoing farmersโ€™ protests that have gripped India for more than two months. Critics say it has used the massive demonstrations to escalate a crackdown on free speech, detaining journalists and freezing Twitter accounts. Hundreds of Indian Twitter accounts, including those of news websites, activists and a farmersโ€™ union, were suspended on Monday. But similarly, Twitterโ€™s reaction of suspending accounts has also โ€œset a terrible precedentโ€ for free speech and press, said Jose.

1 tweet from Rihanna on farmer protests gets India incensed

A person reads tweets by Indian celebrities, one of the many backing the Indian government, on his mobile in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. It took just one tweet from pop star Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, after she tweeted about the farmer protests that have gripped India. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)NEW DELHI โ€“ It took just one tweet from Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. The pop star linked a news article in a tweet drawing attention to the massive farmer protests that have gripped India for more than two months. AdTharoor in a tweet said Indian government getting โ€œIndian celebrities to react to Western ones is embarrassing."

EXPLAINER: How Nobel Peace Prize nominations come about

Belarusian opposition figures, Hong Kong-pro-democracy activists, the Black Lives Matter movement, a jailed Russian opposition leader and two former White House senior advisers are among this years nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. There is no shortage of causes or candidates for the Norwegian Nobel Committee to consider for what arguably remains the worldโ€™s most prestigious prize. Here's a look at the Nobel nomination process:WHO CAN NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE? The U.N. World Food Program won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. The peace prize and other Nobel awards are presented to the winners on Dec. 10, the anniversary of founder Alfred Nobelโ€™s death.

Death threat against 11-year-old activist outrages Colombia

Francisco Vera, 11, who is well-known in Colombia for his environmental campaigns and defense of children's rights, gives an interview in Villeta, Colombia, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. The 11-year old activist who received a death threat over Twitter, says that he will continue to lead campaigns and urged other young people to use social media to support causes they believe in. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)VILLETA โ€“ A social media death threat aimed at an 11-year-old environmental activist has roused outrage in Colombia, a nation where attacks on social leaders are common and threats are taken seriously. Colombian officials said they are investigating the death threat against Francisco Vera and President Ivan Duque recently promised in a television appearance that his government would find โ€œthe banditsโ€ behind the Twitter message. She said a town official suggested shutting down her sonโ€™s social media account, but she prefers to let him decide whether to stop campaigning.

Climate activist Thunberg to appear on Swedish postal stamp

Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg appears on a postal stamp in her native Sweden that is part of a series focusing on the environment, as seen through a magnifying glass, in Stockholm, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. One of the stamps features teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg in her trademark yellow raincoat with her braid blowing in the wind and standing a top a hill. (AP Photo/David Keyton)STOCKHOLM โ€“ Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg will appear on a postal stamp that will be issued Thursday in her native Sweden and is part of a series focusing on the environment. Thunberg, who just turned 18, rose to prominence for weekly solo protests outside Swedenโ€™s parliament in Stockholm that she started on Aug. 20, 2018. Appearing on a stamp โ€œmeans that a person is doing something extraordinary,โ€ said Kristina Olofsdotter, managing director for stamps at the postal company.

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