<p>After Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal on all charges, a state university in Massachusetts, US seems to have offered students to attend racially segregated "processing spaces" but mistakenly distorted some facts in the case in the communication. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>In an email sent to students by Fitchburg State University on Friday, it falsely claimed that the rifle used by Rittenhouse was automatic. It also said that the two men killed in the riots were protesting the "wrongful death" of the alive Jacob Blake. It also claimed that Rittenhouse carried his firearm across state lines. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>"The Center for Diversity and Inclusiveness is creating space for our community to process the 'not guilty' on all accounts verdict in the Kenosha, Wisconsin case where Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois native, shot and killed two people protesting the wrongful death of Jacob Blake in 2020," the original email said. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>It went on to give details of times for separate gatherings of "students of colour" and "white student" groups in designated spaces. It said that such race-segregated spaces were also listed for the faculty and staff. &nbsp;</p>

<p>"This moment has and will undoubtedly impact many in our community, so please see these spaces as an opportunity to discuss thoughts, emotions and reflections," the email read. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>According to the case, Rittenhouse had an AR-15, a semi-automatic rifle, which he got from a friend, who bought and kept it in Wisconsin for him. &nbsp;</p>

<p>In a subsequent correction from the school, it said, "In the haste of creating these events, some factual errors were included in the original communication." &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;</em></p>


After Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal on all charges, a state university in Massachusetts, US seems to have offered students to attend racially segregated "processing spaces" but mistakenly distorted some facts in the case in the communication.

After Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal on all charges, a state university in Massachusetts, US seems to have offered students to attend racially segregated "processing spaces" but mistakenly distorted some facts in the case in the communication. In an email sent to students by Fitchburg State University on Friday, it falsely claimed that the rifle used by Rittenhouse was automatic. It also said that the two men killed in the riots were protesting the "wrongful death" of the alive Jacob Blake. It also claimed that Rittenhouse carried his firearm across state lines. Also Read: Transgender day of remembrance: Biden honours 46 transgender Americans killed due to violence in US "The Center for Diversity and Inclusiveness is creating space for our community to process the 'not guilty' on all accounts verdict in the Kenosha, Wisconsin case where Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois native, shot and killed two people protesting the wrongful death of Jacob Blake in 2020," the original email said. Lots of lies and segregation in this posting, from Fitchburg State University! Defund the colege/Universty system they are systematically RACIST! https://t.co/pcy5vXqNzm — Gorbag goes camping (@LarryHe93057136) November 20, 2021 × It went on to give details of times for separate gatherings of "students of colour" and "white student" groups in designated spaces. It said that such race-segregated spaces were also listed for the faculty and staff. "This moment has and will undoubtedly impact many in our community, so please see these spaces as an opportunity to discuss thoughts, emotions and reflections," the email read. Also Read: In Thanksgiving tradition, US President Joe Biden pardons ‘Peanut Butter’, ‘Jelly’ According to the case, Rittenhouse had an AR-15, a semi-automatic rifle, which he got from a friend, who bought and kept it in Wisconsin for him. In a subsequent correction from the school, it said, "In the haste of creating these events, some factual errors were included in the original communication." (With inputs from agencies)

After Rittenhouse trial, US university distorts facts, but offers race-segregated safe spaces to share views

<p>Several Venezuelan musicians, mostly children and adolescents, set world's largest orchestra record. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>A total of 8,573 musicians set the record. &nbsp;</p>

<p>In a video released on Saturday, Guinness World Records announced that the musicians, which were connected to the country's network of youth orchestras, earned the designation with a performance. This comes a week earlier to Tchaikovsky's 'Slavonic March'. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>Ranging in age group of 12 to 77, the musicians, attempted the record at a military academy in the capital of Caracas. The record was made during a patriotic concert. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>For a five-minute period of Tchaikovsky's piece, over 8,097 had to be tallied playing at the same time to set the record. &nbsp;</p>

<p>El Sistema or The System, the network of orchestras, assembled around 12,000 musicians for the concert. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The repertoire, which included Venezuela by Pablo Herrero and Jose Luis Armenteros, the South American country's national anthem and Pedro Gutierrez's 'Alma Llanera', which the Venezuelans consider as their unofficial anthem. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Over 250 supervisors were assigned a group of musicians to observe during the attempt of the record. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Earlier, the record belonged to a Russian group, who played their country's national anthem. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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Several Venezuelan musicians, mostly children and adolescents, set world's largest orchestra record. A total of 8,573 musicians set the record. In a video released on Saturday, Guinness World Records announced that the musicians, which were connected to the country's network of youth orchestras, earned the designation with a performance.

Several Venezuelan musicians, mostly children and adolescents, set world's largest orchestra record. A total of 8,573 musicians set the record. In a video released on Saturday, Guinness World Records announced that the musicians, which were connected to the country's network of youth orchestras, earned the designation with a performance. This comes a week earlier to Tchaikovsky's 'Slavonic March'. Also Read: US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland declares word 'squaw' as derogatory term Ranging in age group of 12 to 77, the musicians, attempted the record at a military academy in the capital of Caracas. The record was made during a patriotic concert. For a five-minute period of Tchaikovsky's piece, over 8,097 had to be tallied playing at the same time to set the record. El Sistema or The System, the network of orchestras, assembled around 12,000 musicians for the concert. Also Read: It's raining cash! People grab free money as dollars spill from truck on to US freeway The repertoire, which included Venezuela by Pablo Herrero and Jose Luis Armenteros, the South American country's national anthem and Pedro Gutierrez's 'Alma Llanera', which the Venezuelans consider as their unofficial anthem. Over 250 supervisors were assigned a group of musicians to observe during the attempt of the record. Earlier, the record belonged to a Russian group, who played their country's national anthem. (With inputs from agencies)

8,573 Venezuelan musicians bag world's largest orchestra title

<p>Formally declaring "squaw" to be a derogatory term, US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday ordered a task force to find replacement names for valleys, lakes, creeks and other sites on federal lands, which use the word. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Taking effect immediately, the order stands to affect more than 650 names of places that use the term, as per figures from the US Board on Geographic Names. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>In a news release over the change, Haaland said, "Racist terms have no place in our vernacular or on our federal lands. Our nation's lands and waters should be places to celebrate the outdoors and our shared cultural heritage — not to perpetuate the legacies of oppression." &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The word "squaw" has originated from the Algonquian language and it meant "woman". The meaning of the world has skewed over centuries of use by white people. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>"The term has historically been used as an offensive ethnic, racial and sexist slur, particularly for indigenous women," the interior department said. &nbsp;</p>

<p>This action is one of the largest steps to strip hurtful words from names of places. &nbsp;</p>

<p>In recent years, many states from Maine to Oregon have dropped the term "squaw" from the names. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;</em></p>


Formally declaring "squaw" to be a derogatory term, US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday ordered a task force to find replacement names for valleys, lakes, creeks and other sites on federal lands, which use the word.

Formally declaring "squaw" to be a derogatory term, US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday ordered a task force to find replacement names for valleys, lakes, creeks and other sites on federal lands, which use the word. Taking effect immediately, the order stands to affect more than 650 names of places that use the term, as per figures from the US Board on Geographic Names. Also Read: Drivers on California freeway in US grab free money as cash spills from armoured truck In a news release over the change, Haaland said, "Racist terms have no place in our vernacular or on our federal lands. Our nation's lands and waters should be places to celebrate the outdoors and our shared cultural heritage — not to perpetuate the legacies of oppression." The word "squaw" has originated from the Algonquian language and it meant "woman". The meaning of the world has skewed over centuries of use by white people. Also Read: After Rittenhouse trial, US university distorts facts, but offers race-segregated safe spaces to share views "The term has historically been used as an offensive ethnic, racial and sexist slur, particularly for indigenous women," the interior department said. This action is one of the largest steps to strip hurtful words from names of places. In recent years, many states from Maine to Oregon have dropped the term "squaw" from the names. (With inputs from agencies)

US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland declares word 'squaw' as derogatory term

<p>The drivers of a freeway on Southern California were in a for a big surprise on Friday when two bags of money fell out of an armoured truck and spilled across the highway. Several drivers could be seen making efforts to grab the free money. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Sgt Curtis Martin from California Highway Patrol (CHP)’s Oceanside division said the doors of a Sectran Security Inc truck popped open as it drove down the I-5 in Carlsbad at 9:14 am on Friday. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The CHP arrived at 10 am and made concerted efforts to keep the drivers off the road and recover the money. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The CHP is still working with the FBI to investigate the case and recover the money. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Bystanders leaped at the chance of getting some free cash, Martin told reporters. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The authorities have "a lot of evidence", all thanks to numerous social media posts and videos over the incident, added Martin. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>"If you found money on the freeway, it is not your money. It belongs to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), this armored truck and the bank. It needs to be returned," Martin explained. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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The drivers of a freeway on Southern California were in a for a big surprise on Friday when two bags of money fell out of an armoured truck and spilled across the highway.

The drivers of a freeway on Southern California were in a for a big surprise on Friday when two bags of money fell out of an armoured truck and spilled across the highway. Several drivers could be seen making efforts to grab the free money. San Diego: Armored truck dumps cash on freeway. Freeway shuts down while people collect $100 bills pic.twitter.com/KDwDGgtJLn — SixBrownChicks (@SixBrownChicks) November 20, 2021 × Sgt Curtis Martin from California Highway Patrol (CHP)’s Oceanside division said the doors of a Sectran Security Inc truck popped open as it drove down the I-5 in Carlsbad at 9:14 am on Friday. Also Read: Accidental discharge of gun creates chaos at Atlanta airport The CHP arrived at 10 am and made concerted efforts to keep the drivers off the road and recover the money. All that money is traceable, they not winning a damn thing lol — Jamie Anderson (@jamieanfire) November 20, 2021 × How to record yourself committing a federal offense 🥴🤦🏾‍♂️ — Wavey Crockett😎🤙🏾 (@MrNevaChillin) November 20, 2021 × Ignoring the foolishness of recording your crime, the drivers of this truck are blue collar workers who could lose their jobs over losing this money. Help them collect the money. Everybody has had a bad day at work; show some solidarity. — Nikki Clifton (@NikkiLClifton) November 20, 2021 × The CHP is still working with the FBI to investigate the case and recover the money. Bystanders leaped at the chance of getting some free cash, Martin told reporters. Also Read: Transgender day of remembrance: Biden honours 46 transgender Americans killed due to violence in US The authorities have "a lot of evidence", all thanks to numerous social media posts and videos over the incident, added Martin. "If you found money on the freeway, it is not your money. It belongs to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), this armored truck and the bank. It needs to be returned," Martin explained. (With inputs from agencies)

It's raining cash! People grab free money as dollars spill from truck on to US freeway

<p>After UK PM Boris Johnson’s former lover Jennifer Arcuri dramatically agreed to assist officials, the leader faces possible criminal investigation. &nbsp;</p>

<p>A fresh inquiry has opened into the relationship of the former couple. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The US businesswoman has offered to help the Greater London Authority (GLA) ethics watchdog formally. Arcuri has allowed it to inspect extracts of her diary entries, which describe her affair with Johnson. Not just this, she has also agreed to be questioned for the first time by investigators over the relationship. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>Disclosed in the Observer last week by journalist John Ware, the excerpts of the diary reveal how Johnson allegedly overruled the advice of staff to promote the business interests of Arcuri in order to win her affection. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The new development paves the path for Johnson to face an investigation for a potential criminal offence of misconduct in public office. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>“I am prepared to show you or your investigators copies of the relevant pages. However, I currently reside in the United States, so it would mean you or they (the IOPC) travelling here for that purpose. In that event, I would also be prepared to be interviewed, if that assists,” Arcuri wrote in an email sent at 7 pm on Friday to GLA’s monitoring officer Emma Strain, head of ethics watchdog. &nbsp;</p>

<p>If it is not possible, Arcuri has also authorised journalist Ware, with whom she had shared her diaries, to show investigators the relevant pages, which give details of her business dealings with the PM. &nbsp;</p>

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After UK PM Boris Johnson’s former lover Jennifer Arcuri dramatically agreed to assist officials, the leader faces possible criminal investigation. A fresh inquiry has opened into the relationship of the former couple.

After UK PM Boris Johnson’s former lover Jennifer Arcuri dramatically agreed to assist officials, the leader faces possible criminal investigation. A fresh inquiry has opened into the relationship of the former couple. The US businesswoman has offered to help the Greater London Authority (GLA) ethics watchdog formally. Arcuri has allowed it to inspect extracts of her diary entries, which describe her affair with Johnson. Not just this, she has also agreed to be questioned for the first time by investigators over the relationship. Also Read: In a bid to eliminate plastic waste, UK to ban single use cutlery and plates Disclosed in the Observer last week by journalist John Ware, the excerpts of the diary reveal how Johnson allegedly overruled the advice of staff to promote the business interests of Arcuri in order to win her affection. The new development paves the path for Johnson to face an investigation for a potential criminal offence of misconduct in public office. Also Read: A tabloid ‘Game of Thrones’ in London could tilt UK politics “I am prepared to show you or your investigators copies of the relevant pages. However, I currently reside in the United States, so it would mean you or they (the IOPC) travelling here for that purpose. In that event, I would also be prepared to be interviewed, if that assists,” Arcuri wrote in an email sent at 7 pm on Friday to GLA’s monitoring officer Emma Strain, head of ethics watchdog. If it is not possible, Arcuri has also authorised journalist Ware, with whom she had shared her diaries, to show investigators the relevant pages, which give details of her business dealings with the PM. (With inputs from agencies)

After ex-lover Arcuri agrees to assist ethics watchdog, UK PM may face criminal inquiry  

<p>After Taiwan was allowed to open a representative office in Lithuania, China downgraded its official relations with the Baltic nation on Sunday to below ambassador level. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Beijing claims Taiwan, the island democracy, as part of its own territory. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Earlier, China had also expelled the ambassador of Lithuania and withdrew its own envoy to the country. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>Relations would be downgraded to the level of charge d'affaires, an embassy's No 2 official, said the foreign ministry said on Sunday. &nbsp;</p>

<p>In a diplomatic breakthrough recently, Taiwan opened a de facto embassy in Lithuania. The move is a significant departure that defied a pressure campaign by Beijing. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Breaking free from tradition, the Chinese-claimed island has used its own name for its operation in Vilnius. It is Taiwan's first new diplomatic outpost in Europe in 18 years. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>Taiwan's foreign ministry had said the opening of the office would "charter a new and promising course" for ties between it and Lithuania. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We are very happy that we have the opportunity to be a facilitator and promoter for the relations between Taiwan and Lithuania," said Eric Huang, Taipei's chief of mission in neighbouring Latvia. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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After Taiwan was allowed to open a representative office in Lithuania, China downgraded its official relations with the Baltic nation on Sunday to below ambassador level.

After Taiwan was allowed to open a representative office in Lithuania, China downgraded its official relations with the Baltic nation on Sunday to below ambassador level. Beijing claims Taiwan, the island democracy, as part of its own territory. Earlier, China had also expelled the ambassador of Lithuania and withdrew its own envoy to the country. Also Read: Won't tolerate Taiwan's independence, says China Relations would be downgraded to the level of charge d'affaires, an embassy's No 2 official, said the foreign ministry said on Sunday. In a diplomatic breakthrough recently, Taiwan opened a de facto embassy in Lithuania. The move is a significant departure that defied a pressure campaign by Beijing. Breaking free from tradition, the Chinese-claimed island has used its own name for its operation in Vilnius. It is Taiwan's first new diplomatic outpost in Europe in 18 years. Also Read: China has vaccinated over 75% of its population amid a surge in cases Taiwan's foreign ministry had said the opening of the office would "charter a new and promising course" for ties between it and Lithuania. "We are very happy that we have the opportunity to be a facilitator and promoter for the relations between Taiwan and Lithuania," said Eric Huang, Taipei's chief of mission in neighbouring Latvia. (With inputs from agencies)

After Taiwan opens de-facto embassy, China downgrades diplomatic relations with Lithuania

<p>Geordie Greig was always an odd fit as the editor of The Daily Mail, Britain’s biggest tabloid. Greig — educated at Eton and Oxford, a former editor of the society magazine Tatler, and a friend of writer V.S. Naipaul's and painter Lucian Freud's — is a suave, aristocratic fellow once described by The Observer as “Britain’s best-connected man.” He also opposed Brexit.</p>

<p>When Greig was abruptly ousted this past week in an internal power struggle, it caught both him and London’s media class off guard, setting off a round of lip-smacking gossip worthy of a tabloid headline. But in some ways, it merely signified a return to form for a right-leaning, middlebrow paper that staunchly supports the Conservative Party and led the charge for Brexit over the past two decades.</p>

<p>What makes the upheaval at The Mail reverberate beyond the insular world of Fleet Street is the central role it plays in British politics and society. More so than any other British newspaper, The Mail is the voice of what sociologists call Middle England, a broad section of middle-class readers, predominantly white and socially conservative, most of whom live outside London and generally favor Brexit.</p>

<p>Keeping the affections of these voters is critical for Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his party. So Greig’s dismissal — and his replacement by Ted Verity, an editor viewed as less likely to run critical coverage of the government — is sure to be welcome at No. 10 Downing St., even if, by most accounts, that is not why The Mail’s owner, Jonathan Harmsworth, made the change.</p>

<p>“Geordie Greig was, personally, a Remainer and didn’t see politics through that one lens,” said Alan Rusbridger, a former editor of the left-leaning Guardian. “His Mail had recently been sharply critical of Boris Johnson and his government, causing some alarm in the current government and its ranks of MPs.”</p>

<p>For Johnson, a former journalist who once worked for the pro-Tory Daily Telegraph and edited The Spectator, a less confrontational Mail would be one less headache at a time when his poll ratings have eroded in the glare of a lingering corruption scandal involving Conservative members of Parliament.</p>

<p>It could also give Johnson a muscular ally if he decides in coming weeks to rip up the trade arrangements for Northern Ireland. That decision could prompt a trade war with the European Union, one that would rekindle the anti-Brussels passions that long fueled The Mail and helped set the stage for Britain’s 2016 vote to break away.</p>

<p>“It’s an unknowable question whether Brexit could have been won without The Mail,” said Rusbridger, whose latest book, “News and How to Use It,” explores journalism in the age of Brexit and Donald Trump.</p>

<p>With a handful of exceptions, Britain’s newspapers still firmly tilt to the right. But after nearly two years in which the coronavirus pandemic replaced Brexit as the country’s abiding preoccupation — a crisis that at times seemed to overwhelm the government — Johnson has not been able to count on an easy ride from the news media. The Mail under Greig was especially unforgiving about the perceived “sleaze” factor in government.</p>

<p>The paper aggressively covered the lucrative side jobs taken by Conservative lawmakers. It broke the story of a Conservative Party donor who picked up a bill for 58,000 pounds ($77,000) for the redecorating of Johnson’s Downing Street apartment by his wife, Carrie. (Johnson later reimbursed the cost of what The Mail, perhaps inevitably, nicknamed “Wallpapergate.”)</p>

<p>“There are certain things that really get to a Daily Mail reader, and one is fat cats and people feathering their own nests,” said Julian Petley, a journalism professor at Brunel University in London. “The Mail is right wing but very populist.”</p>

<p>It can also be crusading: In the 1990s, the paper went after a flawed police investigation of the racially motivated killing of a Black teenager, Stephen Lawrence, at a London bus stop. It also campaigned, with some success, to curb the use of plastic bags in Britain.</p>

<p>When Johnson’s aides excluded some journalists from a briefing about the EU in 2020, The Mail’s reporter joined competitors from other papers in walking out in protest. In an editorial comment that aptly summarized its tough-love approach, The Mail said, “This paper is an avid supporter of all he is trying to achieve. But we cannot be an uncritical friend.”</p>

<p>For all of its strengths, The Mail still gleefully traffics in tabloid fodder. Meghan, Prince Harry’s wife, won a privacy ruling against the Sunday paper for publishing a personal letter she sent her father, Thomas Markle. Its lawyers are appealing.</p>

<p>The Mail’s internal politics are at least as rough-and-tumble as its coverage of national politics — and Greig, 60, is a battle-scarred veteran of both. Before taking the top job at The Daily Mail in 2018, he was editor of The Mail on Sunday, which often seemed at war with its sister paper. Although Greig inveighed against Brexit, The Daily Mail was a full-throated champion, under Paul Dacre, its longtime editor and an ardent Brexiteer.</p>

<p>“I was surprised at Geordie Greig being made editor, for his Remain views but also his aristocratic educational background,” said Meera Selva, deputy director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford.</p>

<p>Greig’s views, however, did not disqualify him with Harmsworth, 53, who is better known as the Fourth Viscount Rothermere. Executives at the company said Lord Rothermere, whose great-grandfather co-founded The Daily Mail in 1896, wanted Greig to “detoxify the brand” after years in which banging the drum for Brexit had hurt its reputation with readers and advertisers.</p>

<p>In June 2020, less than two years after Greig took over, The Mail surpassed Rupert Murdoch’s Sun as Britain’s largest daily, with a circulation of just under 1 million. But politics poisoned his relationship with Dacre, who stayed on as editor-in-chief of the parent company. He publicly criticized his successor for what he described as diluting The Mail’s pro-Brexit DNA.</p>

<p>Greig declined to discuss his departure, beyond saying in a statement that he looked forward to using the skills learned from “my years at The Mail, which I first joined in 1983 as its most junior reporter on the graveyard shift.” In his statement, Lord Rothermere gave no reason for the shake-up. He praised Greig as a “hugely successful editor” and said Verity was a “Mail journalist to his core.”</p>

<p>People inside the company said Greig was less a victim of politics than of a power struggle in a changing media empire. Verity, whose Mail on Sunday was notably softer on Johnson than The Daily Mail, is an ally of Martin Clarke, who runs Mail Online, the company’s popular, fast-growing website.</p>

<p>Both are close to Dacre, who suffered a setback of his own this past week when he withdrew his name from contention to lead Britain’s communications regulator, Ofcom, despite support from the Johnson government. In a letter to The Times of London, Dacre said the Civil Service had targeted him because of his right-of-center views, calling it his “infelicitous dalliance with the Blob.”</p>

<p>Lord Rothermere is preparing to take the family empire, Daily Mail and General Trust, private. As part of that transition, analysts said, he plans to integrate the daily and Sunday papers, which struggled during the pandemic, and bring Mail Online, which is managed separately, closer to the fold.</p>

<p>“There’s a ‘Game of Thrones’ drama taking place,” said Douglas McCabe, CEO of Enders Analysis, a media research firm in London. “But the key story behind it is this profound strategic rethinking of the company.”</p>


Geordie Greig was always an odd fit as the editor of The Daily Mail, Britain’s biggest tabloid. Greig — educated at Eton and Oxford, a former editor of the society magazine Tatler, and a friend of writer V.

Geordie Greig was always an odd fit as the editor of The Daily Mail, Britain’s biggest tabloid. Greig — educated at Eton and Oxford, a former editor of the society magazine Tatler, and a friend of writer V.S. Naipaul's and painter Lucian Freud's — is a suave, aristocratic fellow once described by The Observer as “Britain’s best-connected man.” He also opposed Brexit. When Greig was abruptly ousted this past week in an internal power struggle, it caught both him and London’s media class off guard, setting off a round of lip-smacking gossip worthy of a tabloid headline. But in some ways, it merely signified a return to form for a right-leaning, middlebrow paper that staunchly supports the Conservative Party and led the charge for Brexit over the past two decades. What makes the upheaval at The Mail reverberate beyond the insular world of Fleet Street is the central role it plays in British politics and society. More so than any other British newspaper, The Mail is the voice of what sociologists call Middle England, a broad section of middle-class readers, predominantly white and socially conservative, most of whom live outside London and generally favor Brexit. Keeping the affections of these voters is critical for Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his party. So Greig’s dismissal — and his replacement by Ted Verity, an editor viewed as less likely to run critical coverage of the government — is sure to be welcome at No. 10 Downing St., even if, by most accounts, that is not why The Mail’s owner, Jonathan Harmsworth, made the change. “Geordie Greig was, personally, a Remainer and didn’t see politics through that one lens,” said Alan Rusbridger, a former editor of the left-leaning Guardian. “His Mail had recently been sharply critical of Boris Johnson and his government, causing some alarm in the current government and its ranks of MPs.” For Johnson, a former journalist who once worked for the pro-Tory Daily Telegraph and edited The Spectator, a less confrontational Mail would be one less headache at a time when his poll ratings have eroded in the glare of a lingering corruption scandal involving Conservative members of Parliament. It could also give Johnson a muscular ally if he decides in coming weeks to rip up the trade arrangements for Northern Ireland. That decision could prompt a trade war with the European Union, one that would rekindle the anti-Brussels passions that long fueled The Mail and helped set the stage for Britain’s 2016 vote to break away. “It’s an unknowable question whether Brexit could have been won without The Mail,” said Rusbridger, whose latest book, “News and How to Use It,” explores journalism in the age of Brexit and Donald Trump. With a handful of exceptions, Britain’s newspapers still firmly tilt to the right. But after nearly two years in which the coronavirus pandemic replaced Brexit as the country’s abiding preoccupation — a crisis that at times seemed to overwhelm the government — Johnson has not been able to count on an easy ride from the news media. The Mail under Greig was especially unforgiving about the perceived “sleaze” factor in government. The paper aggressively covered the lucrative side jobs taken by Conservative lawmakers. It broke the story of a Conservative Party donor who picked up a bill for 58,000 pounds ($77,000) for the redecorating of Johnson’s Downing Street apartment by his wife, Carrie. (Johnson later reimbursed the cost of what The Mail, perhaps inevitably, nicknamed “Wallpapergate.”) “There are certain things that really get to a Daily Mail reader, and one is fat cats and people feathering their own nests,” said Julian Petley, a journalism professor at Brunel University in London. “The Mail is right wing but very populist.” It can also be crusading: In the 1990s, the paper went after a flawed police investigation of the racially motivated killing of a Black teenager, Stephen Lawrence, at a London bus stop. It also campaigned, with some success, to curb the use of plastic bags in Britain. When Johnson’s aides excluded some journalists from a briefing about the EU in 2020, The Mail’s reporter joined competitors from other papers in walking out in protest. In an editorial comment that aptly summarized its tough-love approach, The Mail said, “This paper is an avid supporter of all he is trying to achieve. But we cannot be an uncritical friend.” For all of its strengths, The Mail still gleefully traffics in tabloid fodder. Meghan, Prince Harry’s wife, won a privacy ruling against the Sunday paper for publishing a personal letter she sent her father, Thomas Markle. Its lawyers are appealing. The Mail’s internal politics are at least as rough-and-tumble as its coverage of national politics — and Greig, 60, is a battle-scarred veteran of both. Before taking the top job at The Daily Mail in 2018, he was editor of The Mail on Sunday, which often seemed at war with its sister paper. Although Greig inveighed against Brexit, The Daily Mail was a full-throated champion, under Paul Dacre, its longtime editor and an ardent Brexiteer. “I was surprised at Geordie Greig being made editor, for his Remain views but also his aristocratic educational background,” said Meera Selva, deputy director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford. Greig’s views, however, did not disqualify him with Harmsworth, 53, who is better known as the Fourth Viscount Rothermere. Executives at the company said Lord Rothermere, whose great-grandfather co-founded The Daily Mail in 1896, wanted Greig to “detoxify the brand” after years in which banging the drum for Brexit had hurt its reputation with readers and advertisers. In June 2020, less than two years after Greig took over, The Mail surpassed Rupert Murdoch’s Sun as Britain’s largest daily, with a circulation of just under 1 million. But politics poisoned his relationship with Dacre, who stayed on as editor-in-chief of the parent company. He publicly criticized his successor for what he described as diluting The Mail’s pro-Brexit DNA. Greig declined to discuss his departure, beyond saying in a statement that he looked forward to using the skills learned from “my years at The Mail, which I first joined in 1983 as its most junior reporter on the graveyard shift.” In his statement, Lord Rothermere gave no reason for the shake-up. He praised Greig as a “hugely successful editor” and said Verity was a “Mail journalist to his core.” People inside the company said Greig was less a victim of politics than of a power struggle in a changing media empire. Verity, whose Mail on Sunday was notably softer on Johnson than The Daily Mail, is an ally of Martin Clarke, who runs Mail Online, the company’s popular, fast-growing website. Both are close to Dacre, who suffered a setback of his own this past week when he withdrew his name from contention to lead Britain’s communications regulator, Ofcom, despite support from the Johnson government. In a letter to The Times of London, Dacre said the Civil Service had targeted him because of his right-of-center views, calling it his “infelicitous dalliance with the Blob.” Lord Rothermere is preparing to take the family empire, Daily Mail and General Trust, private. As part of that transition, analysts said, he plans to integrate the daily and Sunday papers, which struggled during the pandemic, and bring Mail Online, which is managed separately, closer to the fold. “There’s a ‘Game of Thrones’ drama taking place,” said Douglas McCabe, CEO of Enders Analysis, a media research firm in London. “But the key story behind it is this profound strategic rethinking of the company.”

A tabloid ‘Game of Thrones’ in London could tilt UK politics

<p>In a veiled dig at China, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that "some irresponsible nations" with narrow partisan interests and hegemonic tendencies have come up with wrong definitions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). &nbsp;</p>

<p>Singh also added that it is a matter of concern that UNCLOS is being repeatedly weakened by arbitrary interpretation of its definition by some countries. The remarks came at the commissioning of Indian Navy's destroyer Visakhapatnam. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>Packed with numerous missiles and anti-submarine rockets, indigenously-built stealth guided missile destroyer Visakhapatnam was commissioned. The top naval commanders were also present on the occasion. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The new ship is equipped with lethal weapons and sensors, which include medium and short-range guns, anti-submarine rockets, supersonic surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles and advanced electronic warfare and communication suits, the officials said. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The ship is a shining example of self-reliance, said Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff. &nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also Read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/exclusive-wife-of-indian-army-martyr-joins-army-daughter-calls-her-best-mother-in-the-world-430801" hreflang="en">Exclusive: Wife of Indian Army martyr joins army; daughter calls her 'best mother in the world'</a></strong></p>

<p>The defence minister also said that as a responsible maritime stakeholder, India has been supporting consensus-based principles and a peaceful, open and rules-based stable maritime order. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>India also looks to ensure that Indo-Pacific has freedom of navigation, free trade and universal values where interests of all stakeholders are protected, the minister added. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;</em></p>


In a veiled dig at China, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that "some irresponsible nations" with narrow partisan interests and hegemonic tendencies have come up with wrong definitions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

In a veiled dig at China, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that "some irresponsible nations" with narrow partisan interests and hegemonic tendencies have come up with wrong definitions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Singh also added that it is a matter of concern that UNCLOS is being repeatedly weakened by arbitrary interpretation of its definition by some countries. The remarks came at the commissioning of Indian Navy's destroyer Visakhapatnam. Also Read: Key features of Indian Navy's Visakhapatnam destroyer Packed with numerous missiles and anti-submarine rockets, indigenously-built stealth guided missile destroyer Visakhapatnam was commissioned. The top naval commanders were also present on the occasion. The new ship is equipped with lethal weapons and sensors, which include medium and short-range guns, anti-submarine rockets, supersonic surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles and advanced electronic warfare and communication suits, the officials said. The ship is a shining example of self-reliance, said Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff. Also Read | Exclusive: Wife of Indian Army martyr joins army; daughter calls her 'best mother in the world' The defence minister also said that as a responsible maritime stakeholder, India has been supporting consensus-based principles and a peaceful, open and rules-based stable maritime order. India also looks to ensure that Indo-Pacific has freedom of navigation, free trade and universal values where interests of all stakeholders are protected, the minister added. (With inputs from agencies)

Indian defence minister takes a veiled dig at China as new destroyer gets commissioned

<p>In order to curb a violent protest against COVID-19 measures, Dutch police fired shots leading to injuries to some people, authorities said on Saturday. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>In the incident, three people were being treated in hospital in Rotterdam. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The crowd, which included several hundred rioters, went on rampage during the protests on Friday evening. It set off fireworks, torched cars and threw rocks at police personnel. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The police were also forced to respond with warning shots and water canons. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>On Twitter, Rotterdam police said on Saturday that 51 people were arrested, half of whom were under 18. &nbsp;</p>

<p>"Three rioters were wounded when they were hit by bullets, they remain in hospital," police added. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The authorities are also investigating the shootings, including whether the wounded people were hit by police bullets, they added. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Ahmed Aboutaleb, city's mayor, said the protest had turned into "an orgy of violence." &nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/very-worried-who-warns-of-500000-deaths-by-march-amid-new-wave-in-europe-430872" hreflang="en">'Very worried': WHO warns of 500,000 deaths by March amid new wave in Europe</a></strong></p>

<p>"Police were forced to draw their weapons and even fire direct shots," Aboutaleb told a news conference on Saturday. &nbsp;</p>

<p>In a statement, Dutch Justice Minister Ferd Grapperhaus said the "extreme violence" against police and firefighters in Rotterdam was "repulsive." &nbsp;</p>

<p>"The right to protest is very important in our society but what we saw last night was simply criminal behaviour," Grapperhaus said. &nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;</em></p>


In order to curb a violent protest against COVID-19 measures, Dutch police fired shots leading to injuries to some people, authorities said on Saturday. In the incident, three people were being treated in hospital in Rotterdam.

In order to curb a violent protest against COVID-19 measures, Dutch police fired shots leading to injuries to some people, authorities said on Saturday. In the incident, three people were being treated in hospital in Rotterdam. The crowd, which included several hundred rioters, went on rampage during the protests on Friday evening. It set off fireworks, torched cars and threw rocks at police personnel. The police were also forced to respond with warning shots and water canons. Also Read: When can the COVID-19 masks finally come off? On Twitter, Rotterdam police said on Saturday that 51 people were arrested, half of whom were under 18. "Three rioters were wounded when they were hit by bullets, they remain in hospital," police added. The authorities are also investigating the shootings, including whether the wounded people were hit by police bullets, they added. Ahmed Aboutaleb, city's mayor, said the protest had turned into "an orgy of violence." Also Read: 'Very worried': WHO warns of 500,000 deaths by March amid new wave in Europe "Police were forced to draw their weapons and even fire direct shots," Aboutaleb told a news conference on Saturday. In a statement, Dutch Justice Minister Ferd Grapperhaus said the "extreme violence" against police and firefighters in Rotterdam was "repulsive." "The right to protest is very important in our society but what we saw last night was simply criminal behaviour," Grapperhaus said. (With inputs from agencies)

Police fire shots after anti-Covid curb protesters go on rampage

In Pics: Protests against Covid measures rock Europe, Australia

<p>US President Joe Biden seems to have been gaffe-prone for a long time. After Biden appeared to mistake Syria for Libya at a news conference after G7 summit in the UK some months ago, he has done it again. &nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">NOW - Biden says he stands by the jury who found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty. Biden added, "I feel great... And so I'm now looking forward to celebrating my 58th birthday." <a href="https://t.co/B8h5p2xvj7">pic.twitter.com/B8h5p2xvj7</a></p>
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<p>In an interaction with reporters after the oldest president in American history underwent his first routine physical in office, Biden said, he is healthy, vigorous and fit for duty. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/biden-hits-79-as-potential-successors-watch-from-wings-430624" hreflang="en">Biden hits 79 as potential successors watch from wings</a></strong></p>

<p>He also mistakenly said that he is going to celebrate his ‘58th’ birthday while its ‘79th' on November 20. According to his doctor on Friday, he is showing some signs of aging. He had undergone a colonoscopy. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>The Twitter has erupted over this slip of the tongue, recent policies, etc. Several memes related to the birthday of the president are also being shared on social media. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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Chairman <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJimBanks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepJimBanks</a> wanted to put politics aside and wish him a happy birthday…. But sadly it's going to cost the President a lot more to celebrate this year. <a href="https://t.co/sqLmpohdQm">pic.twitter.com/sqLmpohdQm</a></p>
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<p>A user in a tweet said, “Joe Biden, aged 78, says he ‘feels great’ and is ‘looking forward to celebrating his 58th birthday". &nbsp;</p>

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<p>In a tweet, a Biden fan, said, “Happy (early) Birthday, #MyPresident! @POTUS wishing you a long happy healthy life!” &nbsp;</p>

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Joe Biden,<br />
Thank you for all your hard work. <a href="https://t.co/OrGRkduCo8">pic.twitter.com/OrGRkduCo8</a></p>
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<p>Gaffes have become a common affair in Biden’s administration as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had also made the mistake in past. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;</em></p>


US President Joe Biden seems to have been gaffe-prone for a long time. After Biden appeared to mistake Syria for Libya at a news conference after G7 summit in the UK some months ago, he has done it again.

US President Joe Biden seems to have been gaffe-prone for a long time. After Biden appeared to mistake Syria for Libya at a news conference after G7 summit in the UK some months ago, he has done it again. NOW - Biden says he stands by the jury who found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty. Biden added, "I feel great... And so I'm now looking forward to celebrating my 58th birthday." pic.twitter.com/B8h5p2xvj7 — debz.c (@debzc1) November 19, 2021 × In an interaction with reporters after the oldest president in American history underwent his first routine physical in office, Biden said, he is healthy, vigorous and fit for duty. Also Read: Biden hits 79 as potential successors watch from wings He also mistakenly said that he is going to celebrate his ‘58th’ birthday while its ‘79th' on November 20. According to his doctor on Friday, he is showing some signs of aging. He had undergone a colonoscopy. Biden just said he's "looking forward to celibrating his 58th birthday." pic.twitter.com/XMNZFemBGZ — Zavious Maximus (@ZaviousM) November 20, 2021 × The Twitter has erupted over this slip of the tongue, recent policies, etc. Several memes related to the birthday of the president are also being shared on social media. Joe Biden turns 79 on Saturday. Chairman @RepJimBanks wanted to put politics aside and wish him a happy birthday…. But sadly it's going to cost the President a lot more to celebrate this year. pic.twitter.com/sqLmpohdQm — RSC (@RepublicanStudy) November 17, 2021 × A user in a tweet said, “Joe Biden, aged 78, says he ‘feels great’ and is ‘looking forward to celebrating his 58th birthday". Also Read: Vice President Kamala Harris becomes US president for a 'brief period' In a tweet, a Biden fan, said, “Happy (early) Birthday, #MyPresident! @POTUS wishing you a long happy healthy life!” Happy (early) Birthday, #MyPresident! @POTUS wishing you a long happy healthy life! 🎊🎉🎊🎉🥳💙 #RidinWithBiden #BidenBirthday pic.twitter.com/SSkpFL4cEF — SonoranSoul 💙🌺🌎🍀🦋 (@sonoran_soul) November 20, 2021 × Happy Birthday to my President! Joe Biden, Thank you for all your hard work. pic.twitter.com/OrGRkduCo8 — It’s Phyllis PastaZaFool (@phyllisj1003) November 20, 2021 × Gaffes have become a common affair in Biden’s administration as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had also made the mistake in past. (With inputs from agencies)

Gaffe-prone US President Joe Biden gets flurry of memes for 79th birthday

<p>The public trial in Kyle Rittenhouse case seems to have polarised the United States along political lines. The acquittal has attracted sharp reactions from all corners of the country. &nbsp;</p>

<p>US President Joe Biden is angry and concerned, while former president Donald Trump has congratulated Rittenhouse on his acquittal. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>In front of reporters on Friday, US President Joe Biden said that he was "angry and concerned" by the announcement but stood by the jury's decision. Biden added, "The jury system works, and we have to abide by it." &nbsp;</p>

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<p>In a statement from his Save America political action committee, Trump said, "Congratulations Kyle Rittenhouse for being found INNOCENT of all charges. It's called being found NOT GUILTY— And by the way, if that's not self-defence, nothing is!" &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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Kyle Rittenhouse—17-yr-old white boy in Wisconsin who took an AR-15 to a protest &amp; killed 2<br />
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<p>This comes as a jury cleared Rittenhouse of all five charges, which ranged from intentional homicide to recklessly endangering the safety of others. After three days of deliberations, the verdict came on Friday. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>In Wisconsin last year, Rittenhouse had shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber. He had also fired at and injured Gaige Grosskreutz. The jury ruled that Rittenhouse, who was 17 years old at the time of the shooting, was acting in self-defence. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>The incident occurred when riot broke out in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after the shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, who was shot and left partially paralysed by a white police officer. &nbsp;</p>

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The public trial in Kyle Rittenhouse case seems to have polarised the United States along political lines. The acquittal has attracted sharp reactions from all corners of the country.

The public trial in Kyle Rittenhouse case seems to have polarised the United States along political lines. The acquittal has attracted sharp reactions from all corners of the country. US President Joe Biden is angry and concerned, while former president Donald Trump has congratulated Rittenhouse on his acquittal. Also Read: Vice President Kamala Harris becomes US president for a 'brief period' In front of reporters on Friday, US President Joe Biden said that he was "angry and concerned" by the announcement but stood by the jury's decision. Biden added, "The jury system works, and we have to abide by it." In a statement from his Save America political action committee, Trump said, "Congratulations Kyle Rittenhouse for being found INNOCENT of all charges. It's called being found NOT GUILTY— And by the way, if that's not self-defence, nothing is!" Chrystul Kizer—17-yr-old Black girl in Wisconsin who killed the man raping & trafficking her •Convicted & case is now in Appeals Kyle Rittenhouse—17-yr-old white boy in Wisconsin who took an AR-15 to a protest & killed 2 •Acquitted The system isnt broken—it was built this way pic.twitter.com/MJSgzFgKFj — Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) November 19, 2021 × This comes as a jury cleared Rittenhouse of all five charges, which ranged from intentional homicide to recklessly endangering the safety of others. After three days of deliberations, the verdict came on Friday. Also Read: House narrowly passes Biden’s social safety net and climate bill In Wisconsin last year, Rittenhouse had shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber. He had also fired at and injured Gaige Grosskreutz. The jury ruled that Rittenhouse, who was 17 years old at the time of the shooting, was acting in self-defence. I want to live in a country where Kyle Rittenhouse is seen as a hero and Lebron James is seen as a communist traitor. — Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) November 20, 2021 × The incident occurred when riot broke out in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after the shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, who was shot and left partially paralysed by a white police officer. (With inputs from agencies)

Rittenhouse acquittal polarises US on political lines, attracts sharp reactions

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