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Australia's car safety rating agency has warned passengers not to travel in a brand new Suzuki model after it only scored one star in safety testing.

The Suzuki Fronx, which went on sale in Australia in August this year, has a serious fault with its seatbelts and performed poorly in crash tests, according to a report by ANCAP.

Testing revealed that in a head-on collision, the rear passenger seatbelt retractor failed, resulting in it releasing and sending effectively unrestrained test dummies headfirst into the front seat.

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However, ANCAP highlighted the car had already failed the crash test due to the dummies in the rear passenger seats having too much force placed against their chest.

Testing of dummies mimicking a six-year-old and 10-year-old child also recorded excessive neck tension and high head acceleration.

As a result, the Fronx received zero points in the test.

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It only received a score of 48 per cent in adult occupant protection and 40 per cent in child occupant protection, with the latter barely meeting the criteria for a one-star rating.

"The one-star rating reflects the Fronx's overall crash performance – particularly the performance of its structure and restraint systems – and is not a consequence of the separate seatbelt component failure," the report said.

Around 1300 Fronx cars have already been sold in Australia.

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ANCAP has urged Suzuki to investigate and fix the problems, and said until this happened, it could not recommend passengers travel in the car.

"ANCAP's view is that adult and child passengers should not travel in the rear seats of the Suzuki Fronx," ANCAP CEO Carla Hoorweg said.

"The seatbelt component failure is rare and serious… what concerns us is that this particular vehicle could have been purchased by an ordinary consumer, and in an on-road crash this failure could have had serious consequences for the person sitting in the back seat."

Suzuki Australia said it takes the report seriously.

"A thorough and disciplined investigation is underway, and Suzuki will take any actions required to uphold our safety standards and the trust our customers place in our brand," the company said in a statement.

"This review is being progressed with urgency and at the highest levels of the organisation."

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has outlined a national legislative package targeting hate speech, including a landmark offence which would outlaw the radicalisation of children.

The PM held a national cabinet meeting for the second time in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack and zeroed in on a number of sweeping law changes to criminalise spreading hate, division and radicalisation.

Among the fast-tracked changes will be a new aggravated offence which targets adults who seek to influence or radicalise children.

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"Since 2001, 120 people have been convicted of terrorism offences, and ten were children," Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said.

"However, today, 17 of the 33 people before our courts are minors.

"This unprecedented radicalisation of our youth must stop.

"We will not allow extremists to groom and brainwash our children into hate or terrorism."

The bill will be drafted over the coming weeks and is expected to be introduced to federal parliament in the new year.

Albanese also said new laws will aim to give the Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke more powers to cancel or refuse visas if a person is suspected of promoting violence, is engaging in hate speech, is associated with a terrorist organisation or has displayed a hate symbol.

"We're looking at changes to hate symbols offences as well, and also looking at changes to the Customs Act to ban importing extremist material or hate symbols," the prime minister said.

The raft of federal legislation will be introduced as a matter of urgency after 15 innocent people were killed on December 14, Albanese said.

"We're not going to let the ISIS-inspired terrorists win. We won't let them divide our society. And we'll get through this together," he said.

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Rowland said the vilification offences will be structured alongside consultation with the Jewish community.

The legislation announced today will be pushed in tandem with national gun law reforms, Albanese confirmed.

Albanese last week met with state and territory leaders to lay out the action needed to address legislative gaps following the mass shooting.

He confirmed the cabinet has agreed to tighten gun laws nationally, but specific reforms are yet to be confirmed.

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Several options tabled by cabinet included:

• Limiting the number of guns one person can own
• Restricting gun licences to Australian citizens
• Limiting open-ended firearms licensing and the types of guns that are legal, including modifications
• Accelerating work on standing up the National Firearms Register
• And allowing extra use of criminal intelligence to underpin firearms licensing that can be used in administrative licensing regimes

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Domestic gas producers will be made to reserve up to 25 per cent of production for the Australian market under the federal government's east coast gas reservation plan.

Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the landmark gas policy announced today would push down prices and fortify the east coast industry by engineering a "slight oversupply".

The scheme has been earmarked to begin in 2027 but will be applied prospectively to new contracts from today.

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Chief among the key principles of the scheme is a requirement that exporters will reserve between 15 and 25 per cent of gas production for the local market.

Bowen said this would represent around 200 to 350 petajoules of gas per year.

"We believe that this is good policy based on our experience from Western Australia over recent decades, which has developed a strong and robust gas industry which has exported but has also catered for Western Australia's needs," Bowen said.

"We need to provide certainty to Australian industry that contracts entered into from today will need to ensure adequate domestic supply going forward."

Bowen said the scheme would put "downward pressure" on gas costs but could not confirm an expected figure.

Bowen said that it made "no sense" that Australia could be one of the largest gas producers in the world and still experience a shortfall.

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"Most Australians think that Australians should have first rights to that's under Australian soil," he added.

"And that gas should be available to Australians at reasonable prices. Australians are right about that."

A report handed down last month claimed that Australia has exported enough gas to supply domestic needs for two decades.

The report also found that Australians pay between four and seven times more for gas than other large, gas-producing nations, including the US, Russia, Qatar, and Canada.

The federal government commissioned a six-month review of the market earlier this year as the country faced a looming gas shortage.

The scheme will be designed in consultation with the industry, international partners and the community next year.

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Rapper Nicki Minaj has made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona that was memorialising late activist Charlie Kirk, and used her time on stage to praise President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, calling them “role models” for young men.

The rap star was interviewed at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest convention by Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, about her newly found support for Trump, someone she had condemned in the past, and about her actions denouncing violence against Christians in Nigeria.

The female rapper's recent alignment with the Make America Great Again movement has caught some interest because of her past criticism of Trump even when the artist's own political ideology had been difficult to pin down.

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But her appearance on Sunday (Monday AEST) at the flagship event for the powerful conservative youth organisation may shore up her status as a MAGA acolyte.

Minaj mocked California Governor Gavin Newsom, referring to him as New-scum, a nickname Trump gave him.

Newsom, a Democrat, has 2028 prospects.

Minaj expressed admiration for the Republican president and Vance, who received an endorsement from Erika Kirk despite the fact he has not said whether he would run for president.

Kirk took over as leader of Turning Point.

“This administration is full of people with heart and soul, and they make me proud of them.

"Our vice president, he makes me … well, I love both of them,” Minaj said.

“Both of them have a very uncanny ability to be someone that you relate to.”

Minaj’s appearance included an awkward moment when, in an attempt to praise Vance’s political skills, she described him as an “assassin".

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She paused, seemingly regretting her word choice, and after Kirk appeared to wipe a tear from one of her eyes, the artist put her hand over her mouth while the crowd murmured.

“If the internet wants to clip it, who cares? I love this woman,” said Erika Kirk, who became a widow when Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September.

Last month, the rapper shared a message posted by Trump on his Truth Social network about potential actions to sanction Nigeria, saying the government is failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country.

Experts and residents say the violence that has long plagued Nigeria isn’t so simply explained.

“Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude. We live in a country where we can freely worship God,” Minaj shared on X.

She was then invited to speak at a panel at the US mission to the United Nations along with US Ambassador Mike Waltz and faith leaders.

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Minaj said she was tired of being “pushed around,” and said that speaking your mind with different ideas was controversial because “people are no longer using their minds.”

Kirk thanked Minaj for being “courageous,” despite the backlash she is receiving from the entertainment industry for expressing support for Trump.

“I didn’t notice,” Minaj said. “We don’t even think about them.”

Kirk then said “we don’t have time to. We’re too busy building, right?”

“We’re the cool kids,” Minaj said.

The Trinidadian-born rapper is best known for her hits Super Freaky Girl, Anaconda and Starships.

She has been nominated for 12 Grammy Awards over the course of her career.

In 2018, Minaj was one of several celebrities condemning Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy that split more than 5000 children from their families at the Mexico border.

Back then, she shared her own story of arriving to the country at five years old, describing herself as an “illegal immigrant.”

“This is so scary to me. Please stop this. Can you try to imagine the terror & panic these kids feel right now?” she posted then on Instagram.

On Sunday on stage with Erika Kirk, Minaj said, “it’s OK to change your mind.”

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Australians are being urged to take precautions over Christmas and New Year after an unseasonal rise in flu cases.

Health reporting shows more than 29,000 lab-confirmed cases of influenza have been recorded in Australia as of yesterday.

According to the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP), this is four times the 6952 flu cases reported in December last year.

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At least 491,000 influenza cases have been recorded this year, which is a 34.5 per cent increase on cases last year.

RACGP President Dr Michael Wright has urged Australians to take care over the holidays.

"We started this year with more lab-confirmed flu cases than in any January on record, that didn't come out of nowhere," he said.

"The number of flu cases doubled from December 2024 to January 2025.

"Unfortunately, gathering to celebrate Christmas, the new year, and sports and other activities can play a part in increasing case numbers.

"The holiday season can be a challenging time for mental health, no one should have to spend the holiday season alone, but everyone deserves to be safe and well over the holidays.

"Remembering that the flu and other respiratory infections can be deadly or put a loved one in hospital is part of how we can care for others this holiday season."

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports 1508 deaths associated with influenza in the year to November.

Wright encourages Australians to consider those who are unwell over the festive season.

"Patients, including seniors, children under five, who are pregnant, or who live with some chronic conditions are at higher risk of a severe infection," he said.

"You don't want a joyful celebration leading to spreading infection, hospitalisation, or even worse.

"If someone is unwell or isolating, think about ways they can be a part of celebrations.

"A family member who stays home or in another part of the house can join by video or phone call.

"We don't want to break another flu record next year.

"The best way to reduce the risk of a severe infection is to get a flu vaccination.

"With Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, and Western Australia to introduce free needle-free flu vaccinations for young children next year, it'll be easier than ever to get a vaccination during your consult."

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The Justice Department released thousands of files related to sex offender and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein after Congress passed a law forcing the Trump administration to do so.

The release did not contain all the files as the DOJ said it would push out more in the coming weeks.

CNN reporters went through the thousands of files, and you can read highlights below:

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New batch of photos shows FBI's evidence against Epstein

The Justice Department released a batch of photos — in addition to Friday's earlier disclosures — showing some of the evidence gathered in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

The new files were posted to the Justice Department website on Saturday morning (AEST), about four hours after the initial massive tranche of materials was released earlier in the day.

They contain about 120 photos, mostly depicting FBI evidence boxes and envelopes.

The materials include dozens of hard drives, old CDs and computers.

One image appears to show a dog stuffed inside a box.

It's been previously reported that Epstein kept a taxidermied poodle.

It's unclear where these pictures came from, but the Justice Department previously said some of the materials in Friday's release would include information from Epstein-related search warrants.

The FBI raided Epstein's homes in Florida and New York, and his private island in the US Virgin Islands.

Bill Clinton was in hot tub with one of Epstein's victims, DOJ official says

A Justice Department spokesperson said Friday that the redacted person in one of the new widely circulated photos of former President Bill Clinton in a hot tub was "a victim" of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse.

The spokesperson, Gates McGavick, posted the image to X and wrote, "Beloved Democrat President. The black box is added to protect a victim."

The Epstein Files Transparency Act required the Justice Department to redact things that could potentially identify victims who were sexually abused.

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However, it's not clear that every redaction in every photo was made to protect a confirmed victim.

For instance, an older man's face was redacted in some images.

Clinton has never been charged with any crimes or accused by law enforcement of any wrongdoing related to Epstein.

A spokesperson for Clinton said in a statement Friday that the Trump administration was "shielding themselves from what comes next".

The statement added that the former president did not know about Epstein's crimes and had cut off the relationship before those crimes came to light.

"There are two types of people here," the spokesperson, Angel Ureña, said.

"The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light. The second group continued relationships with him after. We're in the first."

In a letter sent to Congress on Friday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department's extensive review of Epstein-related materials "did not … uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties," which would include Clinton.

Before joining the Trump administration this year, McGavick worked for the Republican National Committee and several Republican politicians.

The Justice Department declined to comment when CNN asked about McGavick's post.

DOJ released grand jury material with black pages of redactions

Before the release, the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury material in cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were approved by the federal judges, clearing the way for the DOJ to publish the much-sought-after documents.

In the records published over the weekend, however, 119 pages labeled as grand jury materials were completely redacted.

The grand jury material is interspliced between other largely redacted pages, as well as one explicit image of a woman.

The Justice Department does not categorize much of the released material, and it is unclear which documents may have been part of the grand jury material they were authorized to release.

CNN reached out to the Justice Department for comment.

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Witness told investigators Epstein sought underage victims and didn't want 'Spanish or dark' girls

Two months before Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 federal sex-trafficking indictment, a witness told investigators that he asked to see a girl's identification to make sure she was underage, according to newly released files.

The revelation was included in a 52-page document from May 2019 containing an investigator's handwritten notes of an interview with the witness, whose name is redacted.

The document also contains photographs of various women, some wearing swimsuits or other revealing outfits, who the witness told investigators spent time with Epstein and were possibly abused.

The notes indicate that the witness mentioned a "desperate time running out of girls."

The witness further told investigators that Epstein was frustrated by the older ages of some of the girls who were brought around — and insisted that he be brought "young" girls.

"At one point, [redacted] witnessed him asking for ID to girl, wanted make sure under 18 b/c he wasn't believing them b/c [redacted] messed up by bringing more older girls," the interview notes said.

The notes indicate that "JE" paid someone and "told her (to) keep looking for girls," describing his preference for certain women.

The witness described the girls' races, nationalities and complexions, adding that "JE didn't want Spanish or dark girl[s]," and requested young girls "but not dark" girls.

In the interview, the witness described potential sexual abuse, including "a lot of touching" during some of these girls' "topless" interactions with Epstein, where he sometimes made "crazy noises," according to the document.

The witness told investigators that "JE" would ask "do you like it or are you enjoying it," describing Epstein as "very visual."

The investigator's notes describing the interview indicate that the witness grew emotional and was unable to provide further details at the time.

Markings on the first page of the document indicate that it is an FBI form and that the interview was conducted by the New York field office.

Epstein was indicted in the Southern District of New York in June 2019 but died by suicide in prison two months later.

Famed newsman Walter Cronkite pictured in latest Epstein drop

Late CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite is pictured several times in the latest batch of Epstein documents released Friday.

In a series of photos labelled "Walter Cronkite 1/07," Cronkite sits across from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on a couch next to another man.

Earlier this year, Cronkite's name was listed in a trove of flight logs made public by the House Oversight Committee.

According to the document, he travelled with Epstein decades after his retirement from Newark, New Jersey, to Epstein's private island in St Thomas in January 2007.

Maria Farmer, an Epstein survivor who reported him in the 1990s, is vindicated by a released document

The Justice Department's partial release of its files related to Jeffrey Epstein marked a moment of triumph for Epstein survivor Maria Farmer and her sister Annie, who have said for years that Maria filed one of the first complaints against Epstein in the 1990s.

An FBI document released over the weekend included a 1996 description of a criminal complaint against Epstein related to child pornography.

While the name of the complainant is redacted in the document, Maria Farmer's lawyer, Jennifer Freeman, confirmed on CNN that the complaint was in fact made by her client.

The "facts of complaint" part of the document says that the woman — who describes herself as a professional artist — had taken photos of her underage sisters for her own personal artwork.

"Epstein stole the photos and negatives and is believed to have sold the pictures to potential buyers," the document reads.

"Epstein at one time requested (redacted) to take pictures of young girls at swimming pools." It continued: "Epstein is now threatening (redacted) that if she tells anyone about the photos he will burn her house down."

Freeman had previously told CNN that Farmer's original complaint was one of the key documents she would search for when the DOJ's Epstein files were released.

She said Friday evening that she is looking for more information from the files, including what the authorities did in response to Farmer's complaint, when and why.

"Why didn't they act to stop this?" Freeman said in an email to CNN.

The complaint, stamped September 3, 1996, underscores the fact that Epstein had been on the radar of law enforcement years before federal and state charges were brought against him in New York and Florida.

In a statement provided by the law firm representing Maria Farmer, the Epstein accuser said the FBI had "failed" her and other victims over the years.

Farmer's sister, Annie, has previously said she was 16 when Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell abused her.

Speaking to CNN's Jake Tapper, an emotional Annie Farmer said: "Just to see it in writing and to know that they had this document this entire time — and how many people were harmed after that date? We've been saying it over and over, but to see it in black and white that way has been very emotional."

Inconsistent redactions present across Epstein files

From black boxes to sticky notes, the redactions in the Epstein files are far from uniform in the thousands of documents that were released.

The Justice Department appears to have been inconsistent when it came to protecting the identities of several men who are included in photographs in the documents.

In one series of photos, a young man's face is initially covered with a black square. But in later images, his face is not redacted, with clear shots of him walking up a staircase and in a garage next to a luxury car.

CNN has geolocated these photos to an opulent estate outside of Paris.

In another photo, a different man lying atop Ghislaine Maxwell is at first redacted. Elsewhere in the files, the same photo appears without his face redacted.

The Justice Department acknowledged to a federal court in New York Friday afternoon that the "size and scope" of the redaction process it undertook in recent weeks made the result "vulnerable to machine error" and "instances of human error."

Justice Department officials expressed frustration over the speed at which they were required to process the files, CNN exclusively reported Thursday.

Epstein seen in photo with pop icon Michael Jackson

Among the thousands of documents released as part of the Epstein files is a photo of pop icon Michael Jackson standing next to Epstein.

The two are seen standing in front of a painting of what appears to be a naked woman. It is unclear when or where the photo was taken.

Another photo released shows former president Bill Clinton with his arm around Jackson.

Supremes singer Diana Ross is to their right. Epstein is not pictured.

Jackson died in 2009.

CNN reached out to representatives for Clinton, Ross and Jackson's estate for comment but did not immediately receive responses.

In 2003, Jackson was charged with child molestation and administering an intoxicating agent for the purpose of committing a felony against a 12-year-old boy and was later found not guilty.

Clinton has never been accused by law enforcement of wrongdoing related to Epstein.

His spokesperson has repeatedly stated that Clinton cut ties with Epstein well before Epstein's 2019 federal indictment and was unaware of his criminal activities.

"The White House hasn't been hiding these files for months only to dump them late on a Friday to protect Bill Clinton," Angel Ureña, a spokesperson for Clinton, said in a statement.

"This is about shielding themselves from what comes next, or from what they'll try and hide forever. So they can release as many grainy 20-plus-year-old photos as they want, but this isn't about Bill Clinton."

Photo in Epstein files shows Bill Clinton in London with actor Kevin Spacey

One photo in the Epstein files shows former President Bill Clinton in London with his former top adviser Doug Band and actor Kevin Spacey inside the Cabinet Room of the Churchill War Rooms, an underground bunker complex in London that served as a command center during World War II.

The image appears to date from October 2002, when Clinton traveled to Africa on a humanitarian trip aboard Epstein's private jet with Spacey and actor Chris Tucker.

That trip included a stop in London, where Clinton delivered a speech to a Labour Party conference.

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"It was a wonderful trip and I had such a good time I asked one of my traveling companions to come with me today, Kevin Spacey, who is over here," Clinton said in his speech.

Band declined to comment to CNN.

Another photo shows Clinton in a different room in the War Rooms with Band.

Speaking on Spacey's behalf, a source familiar with the matter told CNN, "we're happy to see the files being released".

"That trip still remains a huge highlight in Kevin's life and the fact that the plane was owned by Epstein (three years before he would first be investigated) is meaningless.

"Whatever activities may have been taking place in the background have nothing to do with Kevin.

"No more than if someone is doing something wrong in the hotel room next to yours."

The US Justice Department says a photograph containing an image of President Donald Trump that was removed from its Epstein files library has been restored to the online database.

The image shows a desk drawer with several photographs, including one that shows Trump, Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and others. It was released late Friday as part of the Justice Department's dump of documents related to Epstein.

The image disappeared from the website Saturday. In a statement posted to X on Sunday, the Justice Department said it was removed while the agency ascertained whether more needed to be redacted to protect victims.

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"The Southern District of New York flagged an image of President Trump for potential further action to protect victims. Out of an abundance of caution, the Department of Justice temporarily removed the image for further review," the statement read.

"After the review, it was determined there is no evidence that any Epstein victims are depicted in the photograph, and it has been reposted without any alteration or redaction," it went on.

Trump has not been accused of any wrongdoing or charged with any crimes in connection with Epstein.

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Congressional Democrats highlighted the image's apparent removal on Saturday.

"(Attorney General Pam Bondi) is this true? What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public," House Oversight Committee Democrats wrote in a post on X.

Senator Chuck Schumer asked on X, "And if they're taking this down, just imagine how much more they're trying to hide … This could be one of the biggest coverups in American history."

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Exclusive: Dawn Cook thought what happened to her and husband Andy four years ago was a one-off nightmare.

Then she read Shannon Smith's story and realised she was wrong.

Dawn and Andy emigrated from the UK to Australia in 2009 and secured permanent residency the following year.

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They built a life here and applied for citizenship in 2021, which involved getting a police check.

Dawn's came back all clear; Andy's was a different story.

"We were told he had an alias and had committed a string of crimes [including] larceny, drug trafficking, car crimes, and weapon crimes," Dawn told 9news.com.au.

Andy's citizenship application was immediately put on hold.

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