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SCOOP: Megan Barry exploring run for Congress. Former Nashville mayor would enter race against Mark Green for 7th District seat
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BREAKING: Mayoral candidate Alice Rolli has fired her campaign manager and his firm after learning of his ties to the Proud Boys
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BREAKING: Iconic meat-and-three restaurant Arnold’s Country Kitchen will close next week and the Eighth Avenue property will be sold. The last service will be next week.
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We need more reporters covering the issues that matter to our communities. We need more investigative power to follow the billions of dollars spent by state and local governments. And we need to do it fast, because the butchers are sharpening their knives.
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On this date in 1998, Gannett bought and closed the original Nashville Banner. Here’s longtime photographer Larry McCormack with the front page featuring his photo of the staff (check our our IG for some behind the scenes details about that photo)
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NEW scoop from the Banner:
Criminal Court Judge Mark Fishburn blasts former DA and Metro Police in their handling of the case of a man wrongfully convicted for murder. Metro settled the case for $1.2M last night.
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NEW from the Banner, an in-depth Q&A with mayoral candidate Freddie O’Connell (
@freddieoconnell
)
“I want to be mayor because there has never been a more important time for a leader in this city to tell people that he wants them to stay.”
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New from the Banner this morning:
Local Figures Involved in Russian Propaganda Effort
G. Kline Preston and Steve Gill went to Ukraine to serve as election “observers” in disputed areas of war-torn country
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A spokesman tells the Banner that the family-owned restaurant is not being pushed out. Family matriarch Rose Arnold will retire and son Khalil will likely open another version of Arnold’s next year.
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NEW from the Banner:
Nashville’s list of 1,900 miles in critical need of sidewalks is larger than the county’s existing network of 1,328 miles.
So how many miles were built in the last 12 months by Metro?
Eight.
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UPDATE: In an about face, the board of Alive Hospice has decided to remain a nonprofit, rejecting overtures from Amedisys, a for-profit provider.
Story to come.
NEW from the Banner's First Look:
The Banner reached out to 17 board members of Alive Hospice. None would talk about a Wednesday board meeting where a prospective deal to sell the nonprofit could reach a vote.
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NEW from the Banner:
@freddieoconnell
outraised
@AliceRolli1
by almost 3-1 according to the lastest campaign finance disclosures. O'Connell notched $1.2M to Rolli's $441K, breaking the previous runoff record established by
@MeganCBarry
in 2015.
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This morning in Axios:
@NashvilleBanner
to publish first story on Friday via its First Look newsletter
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This just in: Jim Gingrich endorses
@freddieoconnell
for mayor.
"Freddie O'Connell is our best choice for mayor."
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Scoop from
@ElliottStephenB
:
Americans for Prosperity, the Koch Brothers-backed group which was a major opponent of the 2018 transit referendum, will sit out the 2024 referendum campaign backed by Mayor
@freddieoconnell
.
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In the Ledger: A New Model for Online Journalism
@genuinehumandk
and
@scavendish
think Nashvillians are willing to support in-depth reporting
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New from the Banner Election desk:
SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the 2023 Mayoral Election
Surprise moves, big changes, strategic gambles and more shaped the emergence of Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli
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BREAKING: Jim Gingrich is suspending his candidacy for mayor.
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Some great news: The Banner has made its first hire.
@WandererPaige
joins us as our first Director of Development. After a lot of success raising money for WPLN, we know she's passionate about Nashville and news.
Welcome, Paige!
More info here:
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NEW from the Banner:
A class-action suit says state Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti had a target list of transgender patients when he sought records from Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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We're excited to announce a new partnership between the Banner and
@NC5
beginning next month.
Why is this partnership important?
[1/8]
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NEW from the Banner First Look:
Alive Hospice, which had been exploring a sale to a for-profit company, will remain a nonprofit. The board balked at the plan after a public pressure campaign led by the founders, staff and former Alive leaders.
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The Nashville Banner is hiring for a statehouse reporter.
This reporter will be our point person for one of our most important beats, providing accountability coverage of the state government and the people who run it.
More info here:
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NEW from the Banner:
A new website and our Voter's Guide to the Aug. 3 elections.
We've got mayoral Q&As, video interviews, issue stories, ad stories, daily coverage, profiles of almost every district and at-large candidate and more.
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Attack Ad Didn’t Have Pastor’s Permission
Unregistered PAC run by Bobby Joslin and Bill Hostettler slams Freddie O’Connell on transit issues under name ‘Friends of Enoch Fuzz’
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Megan Barry is running for a seat in the 7th congressional district. Can she win?
Latest from
@ElliottStephenB
's Q&A with the former Nashville Mayor.
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64 years ago, Diane Nash marched to the courthouse to demand desegregation. Today she was back to receive her flowers.
Column by
@scavendish
Photos by Martin Cherry
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NEW from the Banner's First Look:
Sarah needed an abortion, her doctors needed lawyers — An inside look at how one woman's ectopic pregnancy became one of the first tests of the state's new abortion ban.
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NEW from the Banner this morning:
How Steve Smith and
@freddieoconnell
Buried the Hatchet
Attack ads from the Lower Broadway bar owner have been absent during the runoff, thanks to a secret meeting in Aubrey Harwell’s office
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Today we sent this from our editor,
@scavendish
:
Over the past several months,
@genuinehumandk
and I have had the privilege of meeting with many and sharing our vision for the Banner. At its heart, the Banner is a direct response to the decline of public service journalism. 1/x
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NEW from the Banner Election Desk this morning:
The first real poll of the mayoral race shows
@freddieoconnell
and four others tightly bunched together with 45% undecided.
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NEW from the Banner:
Regions Bank Closes Councilmember’s Accounts Without Explanation
@zulfat4council
said after 20 years, she got a letter closing all of her personal and business accounts
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Fishburn: “Their intentional decisions were the act of cowards to hide the truth for fear of public humiliation and legal retribution that might arise if their wrongdoing saw the light of day.”
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TIRRC Votes endorses
@freddieoconnell
for mayor, looks to mobilize pro-immigrant voters for Aug. 3 election
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There was a bunch of talk about Middle Tennessee being in a new "tornado alley" — a term meteorologists hate — a few weeks ago. But it's not as simple as a climate shift. Growth and other factors are big contributors.
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Vanderbilt University Police arrested a
@NashvilleScene
reporter covering a student protest on campus.
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Music City Baseball leader John Loar is still bullish on Nashville. His group has great branding and a cool concept, but one big problem: no one to foot the bill.
Story by editor
@scavendish
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NEW from the Banner Election Desk this morning:
A coalition of arts organizations held a forum, gave the mayoral candidates a questionnaire and then turned that into a set of 5-start ratings. Here's what they asked, the answers and more:
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Being a mission based nonprofit news outlet creates greater opportunity for partnership, collaboration, and impact. We're excited to announce a partnership with the
@nashvillescene
where you can expect to find some Banner stories over the next few months.
In collaboration with the
@nashvillebanner
, we spoke to more than two dozen attorneys to figure out how voters can decide which judicial candidates they should vote for.
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The Banner is currently hiring for three positions:
*Metro Reporter
*Enterprise Reporter
*Statehouse Reporter
Details below ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
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NEW from the Banner Election Desk:
At a mayoral forum last night, Alice Rolli said she would seek a takeover of the school system and abolish the school board unless charter schools are renewed.
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Russell Maze has been behind bars for 25 years for killing his infant son. What if doctors and police got it all wrong?
A deep look into a "shaken baby" conviction.
Story by
@steveharuch
Mini-documentary by
@genuinehumandk
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More than any other race, voters tell us they want to know more about candidates for the at-large runoff contest. So we've collected everything in one place, including one-on-one video interviews with each candidate and Demetria Kalodimos. It's all here:
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Opened in 1983, Arnold’s is one of Nashville’s most decorated restaurants, winning a James Beard Foundation American Classics Award in 2009.
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Big news: The Banner is hiring.
We're looking for an experienced Development Director to lead donor acquisition and relations, major gifts, annual memberships, grants, corporate sponsors, and special events.
This is a leadership position. Details here:
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NEW from the Banner this morning:
The GOP expelled
@brotherjones_
from the state legislature. Less than 100 hours later, the Metro Council sent him back. Here's how it happened ...
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Banner First Look newsletter this morning:
How Do I Pick a Judge?
Nashvillians vote May 3 for a slate of judicial candidates. But why is it so difficult to know whom to vote for?
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Garrett voluntarily gave DNA samples after his arrest in 2001. None matched the evidence in the case. Garrett accepted a plea in 2003 after police lied on the witness stand during a hearing and said he confessed.
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NEW FROM THE BANNER: What’s it like to be a Nashville public school teacher right now? Three teachers sat down to describe their experiences with the district, the rising cost of living, school security, guns in classrooms and much more.
Part one:
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Fishburn said the case highlighted “intentional wrongdoing on so many occasions and at all levels of local law enforcement.”
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Exclusively from the Banner this morning:
Nashville is bidding to host the Sundance Film Festival
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New from the Banner First Look, our first piece in partnership with
@NC5
:
The city's skyline has changed dramatically in the last couple of decades with shimmering skyscrapers rising high.
@genuinehumandk
explores the glassification of Nashville
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Story updated with quotes from Rolli, other news.
"Yeah, should I have probably called a whole bunch of references? Maybe," Rolli told the Banner last night.
BREAKING: Mayoral candidate Alice Rolli has fired her campaign manager and his firm after learning of his ties to the Proud Boys
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Some good news: We had a small donor campaign ($10K goal) last week around World Press Freedom Day. In total we raised $15,644.94 in support of local journalism and we were able to unlock a $5,000 match from Fleet Street Pub and the CoreFund.
Thank you so much!
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The Banner obtained a 61-page complaint filed by a longtime MNPD staffer that reveals command staff worked with state legislators to gut the Community Oversight Board. It also details numerous problems w/MNPD culture and internal enforcement of policies.
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In Davidson County, when a judge seals a criminal court document, it is removed from the public electronic case docket altogether. As a result, the public has no way to even know of the existence of some orders, motions and filings.
@connor_daryani
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Mayoral candidates finally go on the attack
At last night's debate, O’Connell and Rolli clashed on education, state control and more
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The Banner is in this year's Big Payback, the
@CFMT
's 24 hours of giving on May 5-6.
Want to support the Banner? Every dollar we receive will go toward hiring our first investigative reporter.
Details here:
Sign up for info at
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Mayor
@freddieoconnell
sat down with the Banner's Metro reporter
@ElliottStephenB
on Tuesday to discuss housing, transit and other issues facing the city.
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The Nashville Banner is hiring.
Our first two job listings are for an Audience Strategist ...
and a Photojournalist
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As early as 2004, Metro Police were aware of DNA evidence implicating another man, Calvin Atchison, for Velma Tharpe’s murder. Garrett sat in jail until Dec. 2011, when his sentence was finished.
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New from the Banner this morning ...
18 months after Kent Oliver announced his retirement, the library system still doesn't have a director. Public interviews began yesterday and the candidates brought both experience and baggage.
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@freddieoconnell
O’Connell says he is leaning toward voting against the Titans stadium proposal.
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O’Connell Picks Up Pair of Endorsements — Frequently in opposition, Nashville Business Coalition and Equity Alliance align on mayor
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Nashville has been booming since coming out of the Great Recession, but growth fatigue is real.
Imagine Nashville recently presented their public survey findings, and there are some concerning results.
More from our editor
@scavendish
below.
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This is a 118-year-old historic bridge on the Duck River. TN says it will cost $8M to repair. Neighbors say $800K tops (they've done the research)
Demetria Kalodimos (
@genuinehumanDK
) reports on the great bridge no one but the state wants to tear down
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New from the Banner Election Desk this morning:
One of Alice Rolli's first stops after making the mayoral runoff was the state GOP executive committee meeting as they urged Gov. Bill Lee not to call a special session on gun violence.
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Now on the Banner:
O’Connell Beats Rolli to Become Next Mayor
Councilmember rises through crowded field to find Nashville is ready for Freddie
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NEW from the Banner's First Look:
The Davidson Co. Election Commission spent almost $900K on lawyers in fight over an anti-property tax charter amendment.
A review of billing records finds taxpayers footing bill for charges many businesses would not pay
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And we'll never endorse a candidate. Fundamentally, the editorial boards at newspapers are broken. They've been gutted by chain ownership and don't have the time or resources to do the job properly.
We think those resources should be put into boots-on-the-ground reporting.
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In 2021, the conviction review unit of DA Glenn Funk’s office vacated Paul Shane Garrett’s conviction in part after discovering a 2011 report by then-DA Torry Johnson’s office that concluded there was “no credible evidence” of Garrett’s guilt.
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Racist flyers promoting KKK chapter found in North Nashville. The community is on alert as police and lawmakers look into the incident
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NEW from the Banner this morning:
229 Offenders. Thousands of Crimes. No Easy Answers.
A number of misdemeanors in Nashville are committed by people who are incompetent to stand trial but can’t get the mental health resources they need.
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From the Banner this morning:
Nashville Housing Bills Paused for Infrastructure Review
Density, housing affordability discussion not going away ‘anytime soon,’ sponsor Quin Evans Segall says
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NEW: We have updated all of the district and at-large council profiles on our Voter's Guide to include Q2 campaign finance information, including $$ raised, spent and cash on hand. We've also provided PDF links to the full reports.
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If you want to vote in the Aug. 3 election, you must be registered to vote by today.
Do it online:
Or turn a voter registration form in at one of these locations:
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Metro leaders are beginning to discuss how to take advantage of new state laws that give the city additional levers to build affordable housing.
@ElliottStephenB
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A look at the money flowing into Metro Council contests:
* At least $70K from the Chamber's A Better Nashville PAC into district races
*Steve Smith funnels money through a bunch of LLCs in D17
*The at-large field and who's got cash (and doesn't)
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Breaking News ...
Gingrich Campaign Gets Threat Over Racetrack Ads
Mayoral candidate was told to drop opposition to track deal or ads would get launched against him
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There are two things you won't find on the new site: paywalls or endorsements
Some places give you free content that doesn't mean much and wall off their most important stories and investigations. We think that's not what a healthy democracy needs.
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NEW from the Banner Election Desk:
Ad Watch: ‘A-B-C, N-O-E’
An attack ad by Lower Broadway bar owner Steve Smith criticizes Freddie O’Connell, but it might not have the intended effect
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NEW from the Banner's First Look, a Q&A with mayoral candidate Heidi Campbell, who hopes to move from the state senate to the Metro Courthouse
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NEW from the Banner:
AD WATCH: The pro-Rolli Save Nashville PAC is up with a new spot attacking Freddie O'Connell on taxes, crime and defunding the police. But the record doesn't support the ad on all three issues.
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Cops and firefighters split on the next mayor as FOP endorses Rolli while the firefighters chose O'Connell.
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BREAKING: Judge Blackburn reviewed harrowing Lauren Johansen tape before reducing Bricen Rivers’ bond
Audio examined by the Banner captures the aftermath of Rivers’ brutal beating of Johansen, and raises questions about how the case was handled.
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At a media availability, Mayor
@freddieoconnell
said that a decision on a transit referendum will be made by the end of the month. He also defended an Arts Commision nominee after a toxic work environment led to her retirement from the state.
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NEW from the Banner's First-Look:
What was Nashville like in the time before abortion was legal?
Demetria Kalodimos (
@genuinehumandk
) talks with a volunteer from a secret women's clinic known only as "The House."
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NEW this morning from the Banner Election Desk:
@MattAWiltshire
leads Q2 mayoral fundraising, but
@freddieoconnell
and
@Yarbro
well-positioned for the stretch run followed by
@Campbell4TN
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Obtained by the Banner:
In a letter to the CEO of the airport authority, Davidson Co. delegation asks Doug Kreulen to seek a delay of HB1176 and SB 1326, which would change the makeup of the airport authority, citing FAA concerns
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New video from the Banner's First Look:
In Lower Broad bars, where a successful main floor gig can mean real money for musicians, it’s mostly country music with some rock and pop mixed in.
What you rarely find are black acts or music, despite success.
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NEW from the Banner: Hal Cato is out, but there is a strong field lining up to face
@JohnCooper4Nash
for mayor. Here's who's in, who's out and who's taking a hard look at running.
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