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Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album 'GNX' LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present with a new album. The Grammy winner released his sixth studio album “GNX” on Friday. The 12-track project is the rapper’s first release since 2022’s “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.” Lamar’s new album comes just months after his rap battle with Drake. The rap megastar will headline February's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans. The 37-year-old has experienced massive success since his debut album “good kid, m.A.A.d city” in 2012. Since then, he’s accumulated 17 Grammy wins and became the first non-classical, non-jazz musician to win a Pulitzer Prize. Ancient meets modern as a new subway in Greece showcases archaeological treasures THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, is opening a new subway system, blending ancient archaeological treasures with modern transit technology like driverless trains and platform screen doors. The project, which began in 2003, uncovered over 300,000 artifacts, including a Roman-era thoroughfare and Byzantine relics, many of which are now displayed in its 13 stations. Despite delays caused by preserving these findings, the inaugural line has been completed, with a second line set to open next year. Conor McGregor must pay woman $250K in sexual assault case, civil jury rules LONDON (AP) — A civil jury in Ireland has found that mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel penthouse after a night of heavy partying. The Dublin jury awarded the woman more than $250,000 for her lawsuit that claimed McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her on Dec. 9, 2018. The lawsuit says the assault left her heavily bruised and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. McGregor testified he never forced her to do anything and that the woman had fabricated her allegations after the two had consensual sex. The jury found for the woman on Friday. At least 15 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to E. coli recall U.S. health officials say at least 15 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 160,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef. Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled the meat this week after Minnesota state agriculture officials reported multiple illnesses and found that a sample of the product tested positive for E. coli O157:H7, which can cause life-threatening infections. Symptoms of E. coli poisoning include fever, vomiting, diarrhea and signs of dehydration. Actor Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation lawsuit against once-rising star NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settlement. Lawyers for Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice Thursday. Jabbari is a British dancer who had accused Majors of subjecting her to escalating incidents of physical and verbal abuse during their relationship. Representatives for Majors didn’t respond to emails seeking comment Friday. Jabbari’s lawyer said the suit was “favorably settled” and her client is moving on with “her head held high.” Majors was convicted of misdemeanor assault and harassment last December and sentenced to a yearlong counseling program. Hyundai, Kia recall over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix problem that can cause loss of power DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix a pesky problem that can cause loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. The recalls cover more than 145,000 Hyundai and Genesis vehicles including the 2022 through 2024 Ioniq 5, the 2023 through 2025 Ioniq 6, GV60 and GV70, and the 2023 and 2024 G80. Also included are nearly 63,000 Kia EV 6 vehicles from 2022 through 2024. The affiliated Korean automakers say in government documents that a transistor in a charging control unit can be damaged and stop charging the 12-volt battery. Dealers will inspect and replace the control unit and a fuse if needed. They also will update software. Christmas TV movies are in their Taylor Swift era, with two Swift-inspired films airing this year Two of the new holiday movies coming to TV this season have a Taylor Swift connection that her fans would have no problem decoding. “Christmas in the Spotlight” debuts Saturday on Lifetime. It stars Jessica Lord as the world’s biggest pop star and Laith Wallschleger, playing a pro football player, who meet and fall in love, not unlike Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. On Nov. 30, Hallmark will air “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story.” Instead of a nod to Swift, it’s an ode to family traditions and bonding, like rooting for a sports team. Hallmark’s headquarters is also in Kansas City. Top football recruit Bryce Underwood changes commitment to Michigan instead of LSU, AP source says ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Top football recruit Bryce Underwood has flipped to Michigan after pledging to play at LSU. That's according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to share the recruit’s plans to join the Wolverines. Underwood pinned a post on his Instagram account, showing a post in which On3.com reported that he has committed to Michigan. The 6-foot-3 quarterback played at Belleville High School about 15 miles east of Michigan's campus, and told LSU nearly a year ago he intended to enroll there. Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia has been released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on sand dunes in temperate southwest Australia about 2,200 miles north of the Antarctic coast. He was released Wednesday from a boat that traveled several hours from Western Australia state's most southerly city of Albany. His caregiver Carol Biddulph wasn't sure at first if the penguin would live. She said a mirror was important to his rehabilitation because they provide a sense of company. Biddulph said: “They’re social birds and he stands next to the mirror most of the time.” Shohei Ohtani wins third MVP award, first in NL. Aaron Judge earns second AL honor in 3 seasons NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player Award and first in the National League, and Aaron Judge earned his second American League honor on Thursday. Ohtani was a unanimous MVP for the third time, receiving all 30 first-place votes and 420 points in voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was second with 263 points and Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte third with 229. Judge was a unanimous pick for the first time. Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. got all 30 second-place votes for 270 points, and Yankees outfielder Juan Soto was third with 21 third-place votes and 229 points.TENNIS players born male should only compete with men, Judy Murray has said — risking the wrath of trans rights activists. Wimbledon icon Andy’s mum spoke out after recent controversies over transgender competitors in women’s sport . 1 Judy Murray has said she thinks that those born male should only compete with men Credit: Andrew Barr Judy, 65, explained: “I’m all for inclusivity in sport but we’ve always had categories for a reason, to make it fair and to keep it safe. "And the most obvious categories are men and women .” The tennis coach insisted the two sexes are “physically and emotionally different”. The mother of two added: “I’m more than aware that when children reach puberty, the boys begin to pull away from the girls hugely because they obviously become bigger, stronger and faster. READ MORE TENNIS MUZZ BE CAREFUL Murray tells off Djokovic after spotting him with star of different sport 'I WAS TERRIBLE' Andy Murray delivers brutal verdict on his big tennis return “Usually boys are more competitive too and more robust than girls in general. "Those born male should only compete in male categories. "I feel the same way about our spaces in general.” The former Strictly contestant admitted she will undoubtedly be accused of transphobia, adding “which I’m certainly not”. Most read in Sport FIGHTER MOURNED Tommy Fury's ex-opponent Genadij Krajevskij dies at 37 as tributes pour in NEW BALL GAME Postecoglou told he's not playing 'Kilmarnock or St Mirren' by pundit 'YOU'RE CRAZY' Rangers star's DAD parties with fans during Ross County win CRY BHOY CRY Ex-Celtic star suffers cup final heartbreak as teammates left in TEARS She said: "As soon as you speak out about this you get jumped on by some trans activists who will accuse you of being transphobic, which I’m certainly not. “It does feel to me now as though the tide is turning. Jamie Murray breaks down in tears as he reacts to Andy Murray's retirement in emotional video with wife Kim and mum Judy “I think it’s a challenge for any woman in the public eye to speak about this and in sport it’s usually the old guard who are speaking out about it. “This is because they’ve gained maturity and don’t have anything to lose any more. “They have the accumulated wisdom that comes from experience. “Younger female athletes, understandably, are very cautious about this because of the social media onslaught that can come with it, and how it could affect sponsorship and team funding. “And it doesn’t matter what the topic is: if it’s something that’s considered divisive – and you see this in politics with female politicians – you’re left asking whatever happened to common sense and sensible debate? “What happened to the concept of listening to other people’s opinions and trying to devise fair solutions? Read more on the Scottish Sun 'vicious circle' I live in Scotland's benefits hotspot -I've only worked 4 years of my life SPLIT THE PACK I'm one of the best ever snooker stars but I wouldn't be if I was born later “If you’re a woman, you need to be a very strong personality now to withstand the criticism that comes with speaking out for something you believe in. “It’s really sad.”
The drum is rolling once again for the People's Party (PP), now fired up to win Sunday's local election in Udon Thani, a political heartland of the ruling Pheu Thai Party, which it managed to tap into in last year's general election. The upcoming Provincial Administrative Organisation chairman poll will, without a doubt, be a hard-fought battle for the two largest parties. On the one hand, Pheu Thai must defend its turf, where it secured a clean sweep in several general elections leading up to last year's poll, at all costs. Pride will be at stake, remarked an observer. On the other hand, the PP is pulling out all the stops to capture the PAO chairmanship. Its predecessor, the Move Forward Party, had suffered a series of PAO election defeats prior to being dissolved by the Constitutional Court on Aug 7 for undermining the constitutional monarchy. The MFP was resurrected in the form of the PP, which has continued the PAO losing streak. PAO polls were called in many provinces as a result of respective PAO chairmen having quit their posts before their terms ended. Their resignations were tactical, according to the observer. Several figured that they had a better chance of re-election if they stepped down while they remained popular rather than wait until their terms expired, by which time the competition would be tougher, with many opponents being better prepared to go up against them. The MFP and its ally, the Progressive Movement (PM), were out in force to get acquainted with local voters and promised them reforms, the highlight of which was decentralisation of power whereby people in the provinces could enjoy more control over their administrative and budgetary affairs. Fast forward to today, both the PP and PM have invested heavily in manpower and resources for the PAO chairman race in Udon Thani. This may well be the PP's opportunity to finally score a victory in a PAO contest. The source said PP's optimism is justified. The MFP, after all, had successfully proved more than a match for Pheu Thai in last year's general election in the province and snatched a House seat in the Muang district constituency, which encompasses the downtown area, previously held by the ruling party. The PP is confident this success could be repeated in the PAO poll tomorrow. It is precisely the reason the party has mobilised its heavyweights to garner support for its candidate, Kanisorn Khurirung, a lawyer with the nickname Haew (water chestnut). Mr Kanisorn is no stranger to the local political scene. In fact, he is a seasoned politician and was elected Udon Thani municipal councillor in 2004, a Udon Thani PAO member in 2008 and a PAO vice chairman in 2005. Mr Kanisorn is giving Pheu Thai's candidate, Sarawut Phetphanomporn, a run for his money. Mr Sarawut's electioneering team has been busy putting up campaign posters with Mr Sarawut and Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in the pictures together. The PP, in the meantime, has roped in personalities like PM chairman Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and former MFP leader Pita Limjaroenrat to be the star speakers at rallies. The party realises PP leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut has suffered in leading opinion polls. To shore things up, the party flew Mr Pita in from the US where he has taken time off for an academic programme. Mr Pita addressed supporters at a rally last week. Mr Thanathorn has also reportedly made weekly trips to Udon Thani and hit the campaign trail with Mr Kanisorn. Mr Thanathorn has worked from the ground up to build a local support base in the province since 2020. The PM has fielded candidates in all local polls, ranging from PAO chairman, tambon municipal mayor to Tambon Administrative Organisation (TAO) chair contests. His big break came the following year when the PM won TAO chair elections in tambons Na Sa-ard, Thon Na Lub, Phon Sung, Ban Muang and Na Bua. As the PM spread its wings in local politics in Udon Thani, the MFP was going from strength to strength on the MP election front. The party grabbed one of 10 House seats in the province from Pheu Thai, which also lost in two other constituencies to Thai Sang Thai, originally labelled as a Pheu Thai offshoot. It was thought Pheu Thai's impregnability failed thanks to its dwindling support from the red shirts, once the party's backbone. However, almost a decade of Prayut Chan-o-cha administrations had weakened the red-shirt movement, with many members switching allegiance to the MFP at the height of the resistance against the government. In the meantime, the lead-up to the Udon Thani PAO race heated up when former premier Thaksin Shinawatra decided to help Mr Sarawut on the campaign trail. Analysts have predicted a favourable outcome for Pheu Thai in the Udon Thani PAO poll. The ruling party is capitalising on opinion polls that consistently place Ms Paetongtarn ahead of Mr Natthaphong. Also, the recent 10,000-baht handout to the marginalised and underprivileged is likely to help the Pheu Thai candidate. It was reported that Thaksin, dubbed Pheu Thai's de facto leader, has contacted powerful political families in Udon Thani and called on them to back Mr Sarawut. Phichai Ratnatilaka Na Bhuket, programme director for politics and development strategy at the National Institute of Development Administration, told the Bangkok Post that Pheu Thai commands a strong support base in the province. Loyal red-shirt supporters also exist in large numbers. Tagging along with Thaksin on the campaign trail was Yaowapa Wongsawat, one of his younger sisters. She is said to have pulled quite a few strings locally to increase the Pheu Thai candidate's chance of winning. However, Mr Phichai said the PP's candidate is high-profile, which could easily attract voters. Anutin: Agencies doing their job Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai might not have seen eye to eye on certain issues during their first year as coalition allies, but they managed to ease tensions. The first sign of a rift emerged when former prime minister Srettha Thavisin spoke in favour of reclassifying cannabis as a narcotic -- a reversal of Bhumjaithai's policy to decriminalise the plant, which was successfully implemented in 2022 during the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration. The tensions eased when Pheu Thai compromised by expressing support for the enactment of a bill to regulate cannabis use for medical and research purposes, a move widely seen as a signal that the plant would remain off the narcotic drugs list. Disagreements resurfaced recently over the size of the majority required to pass a charter amendment referendum. The 200-member Senate reversed the House of Representatives' move to use a simple majority instead of a double majority to make it easier for referendums on constitutional amendments to pass. The Senate's move was believed to be backed by the Bhumjaithai Party, considering that more than half of the senators are labelled as having a "blue" affiliation. Blue is the colour of Bhumjaithai. Sometime later, Bhumjaithai abstained from voting to reject the Senate's decision "for the sake of being thorough". The disagreement over the size of the majority required for charter referendums to pass is set to be resolved by a joint House-Senate committee. In the meantime, the Khao Kradong land controversy in Buri Ram, Bhumjaithai's political stronghold, has emerged, with observers suggesting that the dispute between the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and the Department of Lands (DoL) could escalate into open conflict and strain relations between the two partners. This is because the SRT is under the supervision of Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit of Pheu Thai, while the DoL is overseen by Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party. Additionally, the Chidchob family, which runs several businesses, including the Buriram International Circuit and a 32,600-seat football stadium, is reportedly linked to the controversy. The dispute centres on land plots totalling 5,083 rai in the Khao Kradong area of Muang district of Buri Ram. The SRT is seeking to reclaim these plots, accusing the DoL of malfeasance for issuing land papers to illegal occupants. The SRT filed a case with the Administrative Court in September 2021 demanding the DoL revoke its 900 land title deeds and remove all occupants from its property after the Supreme Court stated that the land belonged to the SRT in 2021. Of the 900 land title deeds, 12, which cover 179 rai, reportedly belonged to the Chidchob family. The Administrative Court ruled in the SRT's favour, and the DoL set up a committee under Section 61 of the Land Code to examine the boundaries of Khao Kradong following the court's order. The DoL committee resolved not to revoke the land documents, while the SRT took swift action by appealing the DoL decision on the orders of Mr Suriya, sparking speculation about the possibility of a renewed conflict between the two biggest coalition partners. However, key figures from both parties, especially Mr Anutin, have brushed aside speculation about the state agencies' dispute escalating into open conflict between Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai. According to Mr Anutin, the agencies involved are simply doing their job, and the DoL's handling of the Khao Kradong land complies with the law. He noted that he could not answer all the questions about Khao Kradong because he did not ask the DoL for specifics, as doing so might be seen as pressuring the department. Addressing the question that some members of the land boundary examination committee have ties to the Chidchob family, Mr Anutin explained that the panel was established in May 2023 when he served as the public health minister in the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration. He did not become interior minister until Srettha Thavisin became premier months later. He pointed out that the Interior Ministry during the Prayut Chan-o-cha government was run by Gen Anupong Paojinda and that he could not possibly exert influence on Gen Anupong. "If you let things be politicised at every turn, it will be chaotic like this. "Some people criticise me for contradicting Mr Suriya, who insisted that the SRT can't lose the land. What he [Mr Suriya] said is 100% correct ... similar to what I said about Koh Kut," he said, referring to the ongoing territorial claim dispute with Cambodia. When asked if the Khao Kradong land controversy is being turned into a political game following earlier Pheu Thai-Bhumjaithai tensions, the Bhumjaithai leader said the coalition partners are politically mature, and there was no point in seeking revenge.
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Dec. 9, 1985 Feb. 26, 1986 June 13, 1991 MANILA, Philippines — Times have changed since the founders of Philippine Daily Inquirer launched this broadsheet. Journalists had emerged from a turbulent period. Surviving censorship, control and manipulation imposed by the martial law regime of Ferdinand E. Marcos, the press stirred to action after the assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. in 1983. It did what newspapers are designed to do, provide a public forum where citizens can converse, debate and argue, exploring the ideas of nation-building for a free society. This forum empowered Filipinos to resist, mustering the collective will to speak truth to power. The fall of the dictatorship in 1986 enlivened the power of news. It was time for news organizations to regroup. Eugenia “Eggie” Apostol was among the first to test the media market in a new era. The period of democratic recovery heightened the resolve of journalists to provide Filipinos with news that was verified and checked for falsehood, to chase after the scoop and be the first to publish. Filipino journalists were hailed for the efforts of a “mosquito press” which exposed the bankruptcy of the Marcos regime and its empty promise to build a “New Society.” It was an auspicious beginning for a newspaper to establish and record the intelligence of the day. The leadership of Eggie Apostol signaled the publication’s readiness for the long haul, launching a paper that would project journalism as a tool for nation-building, holding the public captive with the power of information, forming the collective will to achieve the common good. The times seemed ideal for different kinds of journalism. Filipinos were engaged in rebuilding and renewal, buckling down to lay the foundations of democratic practice, preparing citizens for free and fair elections, drafting a new constitution, engaging in politics that presented fresh faces and fresh blood so the old politics could give way to the new. The media landscape could not have been more promising for the growth of a national press. The Inquirer was among the first to set up shop even as the new government had yet to settle and exercise its full authority. It made good use of the time and grew an enterprise that would last to the present. Indeed, the times called for new kinds of news organizations and new formats. The Inquirer’s success is due to the leadership’s familiarity with the tried and true. It set out to capture attention with headline news, leaving every other news enterprise to follow its trail. Eggie Apostol as publisher and Letty Jimenez Magsanoc as editor helmed the editorial team. Both had the feel for the public pulse, in touch with popular tastes and trends. Street-smart, they popularized news, even as the paper presented analysis and a cohort of leading columnists who set directions for media discourse. Times have changed since that golden passage. Both Apostol and Jimenez have left the field. A new generation of journalists has created a newspaper in a completely different setting. Legacy formats are now confronted with existential challenges as social media seized the momentum with the speed and pace of 24/7 news. Keeping the broadsheet alive seems quaint in these times; one cannot help but wonder whether either Eggie or Letty would have wanted to keep it going, given the revolutionary changes in communication and its impact on the way people receive and relate to the news. The question remains: what is the place of journalism in the ever-expanding landscape of communication? Where is the hierarchy of priorities, the preselection of the significant developments of the day. What to do amid the mindless mix of news, information, trivia and entertainment? The broadsheet and its noble tradition respond to these questions with courage and confidence. Those of us who believe in the indelibility of ink on paper welcome the resolve with which the broadsheet is published daily. But the challenges to the practice of journalism raise questions. The new generation of readers is a stranger to the format; the sequence of pages may make no sense to the newbie navigating its separate if fewer sections. The current audience picks up news according to a playlist in their heads. What sense of the intelligence of the day is imprinted in their minds has yet to be studied or understood. Perhaps, the print edition exists for precisely people like myself who want to test how the news that flows through the wilderness of podcasts and TikToks stand up to the structured order of the printed word, its carefully selected photographs and thoughtful illustrations, its careful crafting of an editorial position. I sense that this order, the framework that holds all news together, responds to a common need for interpretation and meaning. We understand the differences that set people and their communities apart, but their shared values manifest themselves despite these differences. The food we eat, our social manners may differ from place to place, but we are all essentially the same tribe wherever we are in the world. And news helps us to recognize this common humanity, despite the differences in culture, custom and religious beliefs. News must be daily. News must be read. It is a source of continuing education that prepares us to interpret the changes in which we live our lives, or to sustain the serenity of our outlook because our communities have lived and survived some of these changes before and we are somehow prepared to embrace the strangeness of their coming around again, this cycle of occurrence and happenstance. News may not last as literature does. But in the future, those attempting to understand their present are bound to turn to these first drafts of history to gain some understanding of what it all means. June 12, 1998 Dec. 7, 2000 Sept. 12, 2001 Exposure to news, especially good journalism, makes it possible for us to understand and accept the conduct of the outsider because it is all part of our shared humanity. Imperfect as these stories may be, events hyped with misplaced or misleading prominence—the news of the day serves to fuel the best minds to think on the possibilities these stories suggest. Indeed, the value of news is enhanced by the quality of society in which it operates. Unfortunately, the quality of news enterprise has a lot to do with the efforts to create or the utter failure to build the kind of learning society in which citizens engage in discussions and debates, so they can understand their differences as well as their agreements. The broadsheet is filled with possibilities. Let us will it a long and useful life. Melinda Quintos de Jesus is the founder and executive director of the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR), established in 1989. She conceptualized the institutional framework and design of CMFR’s core programs: media monitoring to promote professional values in the practice of the press, as well as press freedom protection. She also developed training programs on media and the justice system, human rights reporting, peace journalism, coverage of the marginalized sectors (women and children, LGBT, indigenous peoples), and other emerging issues in the news agenda. She wrote columns for Veritas NewsWeekly, the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and other major dailies. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . She was a journalist-in-residence at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (1985-86) and a fellow of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy based at the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University in 1995. A press freedom advocate, she was a founding member of the Board of Trustees of the Southeast Asian Press Alliance and the Philippine-based Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists Inc.; and the Freedom for Media, Freedom for All coalition.The 2024 calendar year is shaping up to be one of the best-ever years for ( ) shares. The stock is currently up 26% year-to-date. However, as we all know, past performance is not a reliable indicator. So, the question is – can NAB deliver another good return in 2025? The market is clearly more confident about the bank's prospects than at the start of 2024. However, the recent was not exactly inspiring. Statutory declined 6.1% to $6.96 billion, while cash earnings fell 8.1% to $7.1 billion. The bank grew its full FY24 by 1.2% to $1.69 per share. NAB blamed the result on a lower . The NIM is the profit that a bank makes on its lending. It compares the loan rate to the cost of funding those loans (such as term deposits). The NIM decline primarily reflected "home lending competition, higher term deposit costs and deposit mix impacts". The bank's costs increased 4.5% due to of wages, restructuring costs and continued investment in technology modernisation and compliance capabilities. But, FY24 is the past. Let's consider what the outlook is for 2025. A report from Creditorwatch explained how high asset prices are helping maintain the profitability of banks. A high house price minimises the chance of a bad debt for the bank if the property needs to be sold to repay the mortgage from the bank. It said: Elevated and/or rising asset prices are likely an important explanation of this conundrum, with the household sector in aggregate having deleveraged significantly in recent years as house and share prices have risen sharply. And for many of the still relatively low share of households getting into financial difficulty, the 20-40% rise in house prices since before COVID generally means that the asset can be sold often at a profit and almost always without a significant impact on bank losses. This is not to say that many are not doing it tough – indeed we hear frequently of significant increases in demand for food support services. However, the data so far suggests that these pressures are not showing up in significantly increased pressures or losses for financial institutions. Where there is some greater pressure reported is on newer non-bank lenders. The broker UBS is quite pessimistic about the valuation. It currently has a sell rating on NAB shares. A price target tells investors where an expert thinks the share price will be in 12 months from the time of the investment call. UBS currently has a price target of $35 on the bank, implying a possible fall of approximately 10% within the next year. UBS is expecting weaker-than-the-market loan growth, worsening loan arrears and rising credit losses, increased competition in business banking, and higher costs. When UBS issued the note in November, when the NAB share price was $39.33 – said NAB shares were trading on a 2-year forward price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.5x, compared to its 15-year historical average of 11.6x. In other words, they're trading expensively. UBS is forecasting that in FY25, owners of NAB shares could see their bank generate $20.85 billion of revenue, $10.2 billion of pre-tax profit and $7.2 billion of net profit. That would mean slightly higher profit generated than FY24, though not enough for UBS to think it's compelling, it seems. However, growing profit is one of the best things NAB can do to improve shareholder returns over the long term, not just in 2025.Ulta Beauty ( NASDAQ:ULTA – Get Free Report ) had its price target increased by investment analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $395.00 to $455.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “hold” rating on the specialty retailer’s stock. Stifel Nicolaus’ target price would indicate a potential upside of 6.27% from the company’s current price. A number of other analysts have also recently commented on ULTA. DA Davidson decreased their price target on shares of Ulta Beauty from $507.00 to $435.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on Ulta Beauty from $525.00 to $485.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price target on Ulta Beauty from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Loop Capital decreased their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $520.00 to $450.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $500.00 to $430.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ulta Beauty presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $438.00. View Our Latest Analysis on ULTA Ulta Beauty Price Performance Ulta Beauty ( NASDAQ:ULTA – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported $5.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.45 by $0.69. Ulta Beauty had a return on equity of 54.02% and a net margin of 10.68%. The business had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $5.07 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Ulta Beauty will post 23.07 earnings per share for the current year. Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ulta Beauty A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ULTA. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in Ulta Beauty by 83.3% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 66 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ulta Beauty in the second quarter valued at $32,000. Paladin Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Ulta Beauty in the third quarter worth $32,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Ulta Beauty by 151.5% during the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 83 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its position in Ulta Beauty by 118.4% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 83 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. 90.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. About Ulta Beauty ( Get Free Report ) Ulta Beauty, Inc operates as a specialty beauty retailer in the United States. 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HOUSTON (AP) — An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American corporate fraud and greed after it went bankrupt in 2001. If its return is comedic, some former employees who lost everything in Enron’s collapse aren’t laughing. “It’s a pretty sick joke and it disparages the people that did work there. And why would you want to even bring it back up again?” said former Enron employee Diana Peters, who represented workers in the company’s bankruptcy proceedings. Here’s what to know about the history of Enron and the purported effort to bring it back. Once the nation’s seventh-largest company, Enron filed for bankruptcy protection on Dec. 2, 2001, after years of accounting tricks could no longer hide billions of dollars in debt or make failing ventures appear profitable. The energy company's collapse put more than 5,000 people out of work and wiped out more than $2 billion in employee pensions. Its aftershocks were felt throughout the energy sector. Twenty-four Enron executives , including former CEO Jeffrey Skilling , were convicted for their roles in the fraud. Enron founder Ken Lay’s convictions were vacated after he died of heart disease following his 2006 trial. On Monday — the 23rd anniversary of the bankruptcy filing — a company representing itself as Enron announced in a news release it was relaunching as a “company dedicated to solving the global energy crisis.” It also posted a video on social media, advertised on at least one Houston billboard and a took out a full-page ad in the Houston Chronicle In the minute-long video full of generic corporate jargon, the company talks about “growth” and “rebirth.” It ends with the words, “We’re back. Can we talk?” In an email, company spokesperson Will Chabot said the new Enron was not doing any interviews yet, but "We’ll have more to share soon.” Signs point to the comeback being a joke. In the “terms of use and conditions of sale” on the company's website, it says “the information on the website about Enron is First Amendment protected parody, represents performance art, and is for entertainment purposes only.” Documents filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office show College Company, an Arkansas-based LLC, owns the Enron trademark. The co-founder of College Company is Connor Gaydos, who helped create a joke conspiracy theory claiming all birds are actually government surveillance drones. Peters said she and some other former employees are upset and think the relaunch was “in poor taste.” “If it’s a joke, it’s rude, extremely rude. And I hope that they realize it and apologize to all of the Enron employees,” Peters said. Peters, 74, said she is still working in information technology because “I lost everything in Enron, and so my Social Security doesn’t always take care of things I need done.” “Enron’s downfall taught us critical lessons about corporate ethics, accountability, and the consequences of unchecked ambition. Enron’s legacy was the employees in the trenches. Leave Enron buried,” she said. But Sherron Watkins, Enron’s former vice president of corporate development and the main whistleblower who helped uncover the scandal, said she didn’t have a problem with the joke because comedy “usually helps us focus on an uncomfortable historical event that we’d rather ignore.” “I think we use prior scandals to try to teach new generations what can go wrong with big companies,” said Watkins, who still speaks at colleges and conferences about the Enron scandal. This story was corrected to fix the spelling of Ken Lay’s first name, which had been misspelled “Key.” Follow Juan A. Lozano on X at https://x.com/juanlozano70
Tech review: Earbuds and phones for those on your holiday listHOUSTON (AP) — An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American corporate fraud and greed after it went bankrupt in 2001. If its return is comedic, some former employees who lost everything in Enron’s collapse aren’t laughing. “It’s a pretty sick joke and it disparages the people that did work there. And why would you want to even bring it back up again?” said former Enron employee Diana Peters, who represented workers in the company’s bankruptcy proceedings. Here’s what to know about the history of Enron and the purported effort to bring it back. Once the nation’s seventh-largest company, Enron filed for bankruptcy protection on Dec. 2, 2001, after years of accounting tricks could no longer hide billions of dollars in debt or make failing ventures appear profitable. The energy company's collapse put more than 5,000 people out of work and wiped out more than $2 billion in employee pensions. Its aftershocks were felt throughout the energy sector. Twenty-four Enron executives , including former CEO Jeffrey Skilling , were convicted for their roles in the fraud. Enron founder Ken Lay’s convictions were vacated after he died of heart disease following his 2006 trial. On Monday — the 23rd anniversary of the bankruptcy filing — a company representing itself as Enron announced in a news release it was relaunching as a “company dedicated to solving the global energy crisis.” It also posted a video on social media, advertised on at least one Houston billboard and a took out a full-page ad in the Houston Chronicle In the minute-long video full of generic corporate jargon, the company talks about “growth” and “rebirth.” It ends with the words, “We’re back. Can we talk?” In an email, company spokesperson Will Chabot said the new Enron was not doing any interviews yet, but "We’ll have more to share soon.” Signs point to the comeback being a joke. In the “terms of use and conditions of sale” on the company's website, it says “the information on the website about Enron is First Amendment protected parody, represents performance art, and is for entertainment purposes only.” Documents filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office show College Company, an Arkansas-based LLC, owns the Enron trademark. The co-founder of College Company is Connor Gaydos, who helped create a joke conspiracy theory claiming all birds are actually government surveillance drones. Peters said she and some other former employees are upset and think the relaunch was “in poor taste.” “If it’s a joke, it’s rude, extremely rude. And I hope that they realize it and apologize to all of the Enron employees,” Peters said. Peters, 74, said she is still working in information technology because “I lost everything in Enron, and so my Social Security doesn’t always take care of things I need done.” “Enron’s downfall taught us critical lessons about corporate ethics, accountability, and the consequences of unchecked ambition. Enron’s legacy was the employees in the trenches. Leave Enron buried,” she said. But Sherron Watkins, Enron’s former vice president of corporate development and the main whistleblower who helped uncover the scandal, said she didn’t have a problem with the joke because comedy “usually helps us focus on an uncomfortable historical event that we’d rather ignore.” “I think we use prior scandals to try to teach new generations what can go wrong with big companies,” said Watkins, who still speaks at colleges and conferences about the Enron scandal. This story was corrected to fix the spelling of Ken Lay’s first name, which had been misspelled “Key.” Follow Juan A. Lozano on X at https://x.com/juanlozano70
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on all members of Parliament to send a First Nations water bill to the Senate before the holiday break, saying the water crisis demands urgent action. “This legislation reflects years of advocacy by First Nations and marks a milestone in a decades-long fight for adequate water and wastewater in First Nations across Canada,” Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak wrote in an open letter to MPs. “We cannot afford further delays to this legislation or missed opportunities while First Nations continue to live without access to safe and clean water. Bill C-61 must advance now, not next year. We urge all members of Parliament, across all party lines, to act.” The government legislation known as Bill C-61 recognizes that First Nations have an inherent right to clean drinking water and commits the government to provide adequate and sustainable funding for water services in First Nations. The House of Commons has been gridlocked since late September because of an ongoing privilege debate that centres on a request for the Liberals to hand over to Parliament and the RCMP unredacted documents about misspending at a now-defunct green tech fund. That has taken precedence over nearly all other government business, and the water bill is awaiting a final vote in the House of Commons. Last week, Liberal MP Jaime Battiste, who is Mi’kmaq from Eskasoni First Nation, asked for unanimous consent from MPs to adopt the bill and send it to Senate. But several Conservative MPs said no. The Conservatives then introduced a unanimous consent motion of their own that also asked MPs to condemn the Liberals for their inaction on the file. That, too, was voted down. Chiefs who gathered with Battiste and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu last week expressed their disappointment with the bill not moving forward, and accused Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer of using the bill as a political tactic. “I’m very disappointed that he used clean drinking water as a tactic in this House in order to say, ‘If you do this, then we will do this,’ where there’s real lives that are being affected,” Cowessess First Nation Chief Erica Beaudin told reporters at a news conference. “We’re not talking about toys, we’re not talking about items that are not essential, but water is essential and you either believe in clean drinking water for everybody or you don’t. And if you do, you do everything you possibly can to work toward that happening.” There are 31 long-term boil water advisories on First Nations across the country, and 36 short-term advisories, government data shows. In a statement last week, Scheer said the Liberals shut down his motion because they would like to avoid “proper debate” on the legislation. “Liberal MPs should be outraged with themselves. They could properly debate this legislation today if they stopped their cover up of their $400 million green slush fund scandal by providing the documents to the RCMP as ordered by Parliament,” Scheer said. Since Bill C-61 was introduced nearly a year ago it has been subject to debate in the House of Commons, studied at committee and had amendments tacked on. At the Assembly of First Nations gathering last week, the AFN executive passed a resolution to continue advocating for the bill’s approval. Hajdu and Woodhouse Nepinak stood together in October making a similar push for the bill to move forward, with Hajdu blaming the Conservatives for delays. Scheer, in response, pointed back to that privilege debate and said the House can resume its work once the Liberals hand over the documents. It’s unclear whether the Liberals will attempt a unanimous consent motion again before the holidays. They are expected to introduce the fall economic statement on Monday, and the House of Commons is set to rise on Tuesday for a break that last until Jan. 27. In her letter to MPs, Woodhouse Nepinak said advancing the bill before then will demonstrate Canada’s commitment to upholding its responsibilities. “Support and prioritize the advancement of Bill C-61, refer it to the Senate, and take this necessary step toward ensuring every First Nation has access to the clean and safe drinking water, as it is their basic human right,” she said. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 13, 2024. — With files from David Baxter Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian PressNASA's stuck astronauts hit 6 months in space. Just 2 more to goTech review: Earbuds and phones for those on your holiday list
The first tropical cyclone named Robyn has developed in the Indian Ocean well south west of Cocos Island, which has recorded its warmest-ever year in 72 years of records. or signup to continue reading The previous warmest years at Cocos Island were in 1998 and 1999, which were wet years across much of the nation. Tropical cyclone Robyn is currently moving away from Australia and not recurving back towards Western Australia. The last half of November in our regions was dominated by . Rainfalls from the Maranoa and Warrego district in Queensland right down to northern Tasmania have exceeded the November average at most places. Dew point temperatures have been well above normal from 17 degrees to 23 degrees, with very high humidity. Rutherglen recorded a dew point temperature of 25.7 just before hit the town during the early evening of Tuesday, November 26, delivering 37.8 millimetres rainfall. This took the November rainfall total to 129.8 millimetres, the wettest November at Rutherglen since 138 millimetres in 1946. This extreme dew point temperature reading is actually higher than the normal reading by two degrees at Darwin. Wangaratta had its wettest November, with 128.6 millimetres, since 151 in 1954. Benalla, with 126.6 millimetres, had its wettest November since 131 in 1971. Maximum and minimum temperatures at Wangaratta, Benalla and Rutherglen during November and the first three days of December were a couple of degrees above normal. The first three days of December saw further heavy rain of more than 40 millimetres at these three major towns. More rain and thunderstorms is expected by the next weekend and then another wet spell at midweek just after two hot, humid days of 36 degrees. A very similar weather pattern occurred in 1954; in fact, much of this year has been quite similar to that of 1954. The summer of 1954-55 was notably warmer than usual in Victoria and in the Riverina; very dry from mid-December up to January 28, 1955. There were several hot days of 40 degrees at the end of December and early January and again the fourth week of January 1955. Then came heavy rain and storms, which set in during February 1955. Further north in Coonabarabran, the mean maximum temperature for November of 30.1 degrees was more than two degrees above normal and the warmest since 2014. The mean minimum temperature of 13.7 was three degrees above normal and the warmest since 16.8 in November 1914. The total rainfall of 130 millimetres was more than double the November average and the fourth wettest November of well over 100 millimetres rainfall in succession. There was a sequence of very wet Novembers in Coonabarabran from 1998 to 2001. The wettest day during this month was 68.8 millimetres on November 29, the wettest day since 72 millimetres in 2008. The last day of November was very wet at places in outback Queensland. Mungindi recorded 98 millimetres, the wettest November day since 99 millimetres in November 2000 and the second wettest in 137 years of records. Cunnamulla was swamped by 105 millimetres, its wettest-ever November day in 135 years of records, the previous wettest November day 81.5 millimetres on November 18, 1995. Charleville has had 212.4 millimetres during November, the third wettest behind 229 in 2021 and 301.8 in 2000 over 150 years of records. The month's wettest day was 92.8 millimetres on November 21, just behind the wettest-ever day of 97.4 in November 2000. The heavy November rainfall this year in outback Queensland has been similar to the flood rains of November 2000. This situation also led to a notable warmer than normal summer in our region with the highest temperature near 43 degrees on January 23, 2001, but May to September 2000 was wetter than average in Victoria. 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AP Business SummaryBrief at 1:37 p.m. ESTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month mark in space Thursday with two more to go. The pair rocketed into orbit on June 5 , the first to ride Boeing's new Starliner crew capsule on what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight. They arrived at the International Space Station the next day, only after overcoming a cascade of thruster failures and helium leaks . NASA deemed the capsule too risky for a return flight, so it will be February before their long and trying mission comes to a close. While NASA managers bristle at calling them stuck or stranded, the two retired Navy captains shrug off the description of their plight. They insist they're fine and accepting of their fate. Wilmore views it as a detour of sorts: "We're just on a different path." NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore stand together for a photo June 5 as they head to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for their liftoff on the Boeing Starliner capsule to the International Space Station. "I like everything about being up here," Williams told students Wednesday from an elementary school named for her in Needham, Massachusetts, her hometown. "Just living in space is super fun." Both astronauts lived up there before, so they quickly became full-fledged members of the crew, helping with science experiments and chores like fixing a broken toilet, vacuuming the air vents and watering the plants. Williams took over as station commander in September. "Mindset does go a long way," Wilmore said in response to a question from Nashville first graders in October. He's from Mount Juliet, Tennessee. "I don't look at these situations in life as being downers." Boeing flew its Starliner capsule home empty in September, and NASA moved Wilmore and Williams to a SpaceX flight not due back until late February. Two other astronauts were bumped to make room and to keep to a six-month schedule for crew rotations. Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose for a portrait June 13 inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Like other station crews, Wilmore and Williams trained for spacewalks and any unexpected situations that might arise. "When the crews go up, they know they could be there for up to a year," NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free said. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio found that out the hard way when the Russian Space Agency had to rush up a replacement capsule for him and two cosmonauts in 2023, pushing their six-month mission to just past a year. Boeing said this week that input from Wilmore and Williams was "invaluable" in the ongoing inquiry of what went wrong. The company said it is preparing for Starliner's next flight but declined to comment on when it might launch again. NASA also has high praise for the pair. "Whether it was luck or whether it was selection, they were great folks to have for this mission," NASA's chief health and medical officer, Dr. JD Polk, said during an interview with The Associated Press. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, both Expedition 71 flight engineers, make pizza Sept. 9 aboard the International Space Station's galley located inside the Unity module. Items are attached to the galley using tape and Velcro to keep them from flying away in the microgravity environment. On top of everything else, Williams, 59, had to deal with "rumors," as she calls them, of serious weight loss. She insists her weight is the same as it was on launch day, which Polk confirms. During Wednesday's student chat, Williams said she didn't have much of an appetite when she first arrived in space. But now she's "super hungry" and eating three meals a day plus snacks, while logging the required two hours of daily exercise. Williams, a distance runner, uses the space station treadmill to support races in her home state. She competed in Cape Cod's 7-mile Falmouth Road Race in August. She ran the 2007 Boston Marathon up there as well. She has a New England Patriots shirt with her for game days, as well as a Red Sox spring training shirt. "Hopefully I'll be home before that happens — but you never know," she said in November. Husband Michael Williams, a retired federal marshal and former Navy aviator, is caring for their dogs back home in Houston. As for Wilmore, 61, he's missing his younger daughter's senior year in high school and his older daughter's theater productions in college. The astronauts in the video seemed to be in good spirits with one stating, “It’s gonna be delicious.” (Scripps News) "We can't deny that being unexpectedly separated, especially during the holidays when the entire family gets together, brings increased yearnings to share the time and events together," his wife, Deanna Wilmore, told the AP in a text this week. Her husband "has it worse than us" since he's confined to the space station and can only connect via video for short periods. "We are certainly looking forward to February!!" she wrote. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) NASA astronaut Nick Hague, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, left, gives a thumbs up as they leave the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Complex 40 for a mission to the International Space Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., (AP Photo/John Raoux) NASA astronaut Nick Hague, right, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov leave the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to the launch pad 40 Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) In this image from video provided by NASA, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, left, and astronaut Nick Hague travel inside a SpaceX capsule en route to the International Space Station after launching from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (NASA via AP) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of two lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) The Falcon 9's first stage booster returns to Landing Zone 1 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of two lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) NASA astronaut Nick Hague, right, talks to his family members as Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov looks on after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to the launch pad 40 Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Two astronauts are beginning a mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Get local news delivered to your inbox!
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