19 Mar 2026, 4:38 am
A pro-Russian online campaign is casting the Estonian city of Narva as a "people's republic", spreading propaganda and at times calling for violence and sabotage.
19 Mar 2026, 4:30 am
Brent crude oil traded above $114 a barrel after Iran struck Qatar’s largest energy site, the Ras Laffan gas field. The attack was in response to Israeli strikes against the Iranian South Pars gas field.
19 Mar 2026, 4:29 am
World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka has warned she may never return to the Dubai Tennis Championships following what she described as "ridiculous" remarks from the tournament's director.The 27-year-old's late withdrawal from the event prompted a furious response from director Salah Tahlak, sparking a war of words between the pair.Sabalenka made clear she was deeply unimpressed by his reaction, stating: "I'm not sure if I ever want to go there after his comment. For me it's t…
19 Mar 2026, 4:29 am
A UFO-shaped eVTOL aircraft, built for tight urban air mobility, has been completing tests flights in Wuhan, China.
19 Mar 2026, 4:28 am
Motorists across Europe are facing higher fuel prices as the war in Iran has rattled global energy markets, with governments looking at how best to react.
19 Mar 2026, 4:28 am
The European Commission wants to revise its methane emissions standards after pressure from the US gas industry. At least two key 2025 talks were held privately and not officially registered, raising questions about EU transparency requirements.
19 Mar 2026, 4:28 am
European markets have opened lower as investors await the European Central Bank’s rate decision, with a sharp rise in gas and oil prices fuelling fresh inflation concerns.
19 Mar 2026, 4:23 am
The UK Health Security Agency's chief scientific officer has cautioned that infection figures from the Kent meningitis outbreak will probably climb higher in the coming days.Professor Robin May characterised the situation, traced back to a Canterbury nightclub, as "very unusual" during an appearance on BBC Breakfast."In outbreaks like this, you would typically expect a small increase in numbers still to go, so I suspect that number will go up slightly," he stated.Th…
19 Mar 2026, 4:08 am
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/the-science-of-how-fireflies-stay-in-sync/Scientists have discovered that male fireflies in a South Carolina swamp follow local interaction rules to synchronize their flashing mating displays. The research is being presented at a meeting of the American Physical Society in Denver. (A preprint is also available on the biorxiv.)[...]As previously reported, research into swarming and flocking was largely relegated…
19 Mar 2026, 4:05 am
Annual earnings grew at an annual rate of 3.8% in the November to January period, the Office for National Statistics says.
19 Mar 2026, 4:05 am
UK gas prices have surged by more than 20 per cent this morning as the US-Iran war continues to rage on in the Middle East.Overnight, two waves of strikes from the Islamic Republic resulted in "extensive damage" at Qatar's main gas hub, which many European countries are reliant on.As of 7:54 am, UK gas prices were sitting at 173p per therm, which is up more than 24 per cent from yesterday. Furthermore, the oil price is trading at around five per cent higher, close t…
19 Mar 2026, 4:04 am
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19 Mar 2026, 4:00 am
Broadcasters are rebuilding live operations workflows around IP delivery as satellite and dedicated fibre distribution decline, according to research from Caretta Research produced in partnership with Zixi. The shift is already transforming live sports production. By moving contribution feeds and master control operations to IP and cloud infrastructure, broadcasters can scale coverage beyond the limits […]…
19 Mar 2026, 3:56 am
Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics has announced further workforce reductions, affecting 20 employees in its development and central operations departments. Read more…
19 Mar 2026, 3:52 am
US President Donald Trump says Israel was solely responsible for Wednesday’s attacks on Iran and the world’s largest gas field, the South Pars, but has vowed to “entirely blow up” the facility if Tehran continues to target Qatari LNG facilities again. Follow our live blog.
19 Mar 2026, 3:50 am
A thunderstorm with strong winds hit Karachi overnight on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people, according to local rescue services.
19 Mar 2026, 3:49 am
At 15, Manchester United's JJ Gabriel is too young to play in the Premier League but he is already showing clear signs he is a huge talent.
19 Mar 2026, 3:47 am
There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.
19 Mar 2026, 3:41 am
Labour has potentially kicked off the beginning of the end for British virgin steel in their Net Zero drive, in a move that has been slammed by critics.Last night, the Government indicated the end might be nigh for virgin steel making in Britain in order to meet its Net Zero commitments. Despite growing concerns about losing the infrastructure to make British virgin steel and an over-reliance on exports, the move is part of Labour's long-awaited multi billion Steel…
19 Mar 2026, 3:39 am
Iranian missile fire damaged a Tel Aviv residential block and hit multiple sites nearby, as soaring violence across the region has killed over 2,000 people.
19 Mar 2026, 3:32 am
The FBI is investigating Joe Kent, the counterterrorism director who resigned this week in protest over the war with Iran, on accusations of leaking classified information, according to reports.
19 Mar 2026, 3:30 am
Also in this newsletter: how the 50th anniversary celebration of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) was overshadowed by allegations of coordinated collaboration with anti-EU forces; and Iceland's Foreign Minister speaks to Europe Today.
19 Mar 2026, 3:30 am
From mild vegetarianism to full-blown haterdom, there's a label for everything Opinion Are you an AI hater, an AI vegan, or a slightly more moderate AI vegetarian? Or are you on the side of the clankers? A bot-licker, a prompt-fondler, a ChatNPC?……
19 Mar 2026, 3:25 am
The unemployment rate remained at 5.2% in the three months to January, according to the Office for National Statistics. The highest in five years. Youth unemployment is at a twelve-year high, and pay growth has fallen to 3.8%. This must be that ‘stability’ Reeves keeps boasting about……
19 Mar 2026, 3:10 am
Traffic rules designed to protect Christmas markets from terror attacks could be made permanent amid "hostile" vehicle threats.City of York Council has launched an eight-week public consultation on whether an anti-terror traffic regulation order (ATTRO) introduced during last year's Christmas market should become permanent.The council said comparable restrictions are already operational in other British cities as a means of reducing the threat of terrorist incidents…
19 Mar 2026, 3:10 am
Traffic rules designed to protect Christmas markets from terror attacks could be made permanent amid "hostile" vehicle threats.City of York Council has launched an eight-week public consultation on whether an anti-terror traffic regulation order (ATTRO) introduced during last year's Christmas market should become permanent.The council said comparable restrictions are already operational in other British cities as a means of reducing the threat of terrorist incidents…
19 Mar 2026, 3:06 am
A New York City Police Department officer assigned to security at Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence and City Hall has been suspended after officials said he shot a man in the head while off duty.The shooting occurred Monday at around 9 p.m. in the Bronx after the officer interacted with several men regarding a stolen car, according to the NYPD.The officer, who has not been publicly identified, has not been arrested or charged with a crime as of Thursday morning, poli…
19 Mar 2026, 3:04 am
On March 19, 1882, the first stone was laid for the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Antoni Gaudí. A 55-foot cap piece cross was finally set in place on February, 20, 2026. The light through the cathedral’s stained glass windows can be dramatic on sunny afternoons. — And on March 19, 1918, the US adopted the Standard Time Act of 1918, also known as the Calder Act, a federal law that implemented standard time (and daylight saving tim…
19 Mar 2026, 3:03 am
Many articles in SurvivalBlog discuss reaching the point of a new normal after TEOTWAWKI when society starts to rebuild and little communities pull together. However, the majority of articles focus on getting through the event itself and not how you are going to live beyond the event. To be successful in the post-TEOTWAWKI economy you will need to have the means to produce. Without petroleum-powered combines, chemical fertilizers, centralized distribution systems, a…
19 Mar 2026, 3:03 am
US Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) have sent a letter to ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo regarding Seedance 2.0’s “egregious” infringement of copyrighted materials belonging to American innovators. Senators Blackburn and Welch are calling on the Chinese company to immediately shut down this platform and comply with US copyright law. They contend that […]…
19 Mar 2026, 3:02 am
New research has found crossbreed dogs show are more badly-behaved than pure breeds.The study found cockapoos, produced by crossing cocker spaniels and poodles, and cavapoos, from cavalier king charles spaniels and poodles, exhibit more undesirable behaviours than the pure breeds they derive from.The Royal Veterinary College analysed data from 3,434 crossbreeds and 5.987 purebreeds via an online questionnaire of owners of a variety of dog breeds.Surveying owners of…
19 Mar 2026, 3:02 am
SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, venomous Blue Dragon Sea Slug…
19 Mar 2026, 3:01 am
“It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.” – Thomas Jefferson The post The Editors’ Quote Of The Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.
19 Mar 2026, 3:00 am
Sky Media, the advertising arm of Sky, has announced a step forward in its programmatic strategy, enabling advertisers to access VoD inventory via Google Display & Video 360 (DV360). Following a successful pilot, Sky Media will offer programmatic access to broadcast quality VoD across its own platforms and channels, as well as inventory from its broad […]…
19 Mar 2026, 3:00 am
On March 19, 1935, the so-called Harlem Riot broke out after a crowd of onlookers mistakenly believed that a white business owner had beaten -- and possibly killed -- a 12-year-old Black boy accused of stealing candy.
19 Mar 2026, 3:00 am
Baseball player Clayton Kershaw turns 38 and actor Glenn Close turns 77, among the famous birthdays for March 19.
19 Mar 2026, 2:54 am
Tune in to Euronews' new flagship morning programme at 8 am Brussels time. In just 20 minutes, we bring you up to speed on the biggest news of the day.
19 Mar 2026, 2:53 am
The mesh bridge is found between the monument’s east and west pillars.
19 Mar 2026, 2:51 am
Photographs from young talent submitted to the Sony World Photography Awards navigate themes like femininity and individuality, the aftermath of environmental disasters, and friendship.
19 Mar 2026, 2:34 am
A popular Russian Kremlin backer has dropped his support for Vladimir Putin and has demanded he face trial as a war criminal.Ilya Remeslo, 42, was a long-time regime supporter before he posted a manifesto entitled "Five reasons why I stopped supporting Vladimir Putin" to his tens of thousands of Telegram followers.The Russian online space was shocked at the long-time Putin loyalist's sudden U-turn.Mr Remeslo accused Putin of being an "illegitimate" President and sai…
19 Mar 2026, 2:33 am
The spring-like weather is set to continue for the rest of the week but is unlikely to hit the highs of Wednesday's warmest day of the year so far, as Simon King explains.
19 Mar 2026, 2:32 am
UK unemployment has remained at the highest rate in five years, new official figures show.
19 Mar 2026, 2:30 am
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has enraged his fellow leaders by backtracking on the deal they reached in December to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan. The pent-up exasperation will be laid bare on Thursday.
19 Mar 2026, 2:30 am
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to temporarily suspend fighting during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, both countries announced days after dozens were killed at a Kabul drug rehabilitation hospital.
19 Mar 2026, 2:27 am
A newly elevated college official’s career unraveled in a matter of hours after police say a planned meeting at a New Jersey home turned into a sting operation. According to the New York Post, authorities allege that James Hadley, 65, arrived at a residence in Pleasantville on Friday expecting to meet a teenage boy — but instead was taken into custody. An affidavit states that Hadley brought a bottle of lubricant and $200 with him when he attempted to ente…
19 Mar 2026, 2:24 am
2025 ACM Turing Award has been awarded to Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard for "their essential role in establishing the foundations of quantum information science and transforming secure communication and computing."Per the ACM:In 1984, inspired by the insights of their late collaborator Stephen Wiesner, Bennett and Brassard introduced the first practical protocol for quantum cryptography, now known as BB84. The paper, "Quantum Cryptography: Public Key Distri…
19 Mar 2026, 2:17 am
More than half of female runners in the UK have experienced harassment or abuse, research shows.
19 Mar 2026, 2:16 am
British sprinter Amy Hunt on inspiring female athletes to get university degrees as she prepares to compete at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
19 Mar 2026, 2:05 am
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urged government agencies to apply patches for two security flaws impacting Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint, stating they have been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are as follows - CVE-2025-66376 (CVSS score: 7.2) - A stored cross-site scripting…
19 Mar 2026, 2:02 am
How horses make their unusual combination of both high and low pitched sounds has long eluded scientists.
19 Mar 2026, 2:02 am
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19 Mar 2026, 2:01 am
Residents of some areas have been without mains water for weeks.
19 Mar 2026, 2:00 am
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this March 19th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
19 Mar 2026, 2:00 am
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs with semaglutide were associated with a lower risk of depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, and self-harm, according to a new study.
19 Mar 2026, 2:00 am
This newest national park in Croatia offers access to stunning historic castles, oak forests, medieval towns and prehistoric caves, as well as extensive hiking and cycling trails.
19 Mar 2026, 2:00 am
In today's GB News Daily Reflection, we examine how most of us decide how to live by listening to the voices around us. "We read the room, sense which way opinion is blowing and a bit like a weather vane. We quietly turn to come into line with the prevailing wind. That's safer. It's less costly, less embarrassing. But every so often someone listens to a different voice. "One of my personal heroes is William Wilberforce. He spent decades fighting for the abolition of…
19 Mar 2026, 2:00 am
France has been hit with a wave of fury from Britain after Emmanuel Macron was accused of "disgracefully" withholding key information on the outbreak of meningitis for 48 hours.Health Secretary Wes Streeting told MPs that the French authorities had informed the UK Health Security Agency of a case of the infectious disease on March 14.However, officials in Paris had been aware of the case detected in an exchange student from the University of Kent on March 12.Reform…
19 Mar 2026, 2:00 am
A third of people in the EU used generative AI tools overall in 2025, and fewer than half of them used them for work purposes, bringing the share to 15%. AI use at work varies widely across Europe, with clear regional patterns.
19 Mar 2026, 2:00 am
A campaign group is alarmed by a slew of documents that have been added to the planning application, after consultees had commented…
19 Mar 2026, 2:00 am
Each spring, when this very specific time of year comes around – late February, early March, the last drag of grey weeks before the clocks change – I get a brief sense of what it must be like to have had a Christmas No 1 (minus the royalties). It is the time when people celebrate my greatest work. As someone who has recently published a book, on top of countless articles floating around in various bits of the public domain, and even more hundreds of thousan…
19 Mar 2026, 1:59 am
It is not the first time that there has been deep energy-linked frustration in the heart of Europe.
19 Mar 2026, 1:59 am
Western Australia's largest dairy takes power into its own hands with solar investment. Facing rising electricity costs and repeated outages, Western Australia's biggest dairy farm is investing $650,000 in a hybrid solar and battery system to keep irrigation running and milk flowing as the number of dairy farms in the state continues to decline.
19 Mar 2026, 1:58 am
Alanah Thompson French, 18, was originally told by haart her application could not be progressed.
19 Mar 2026, 1:56 am
In 1946, Irgun terrorists dynamited the King David Hotel in pre-state British Palestine. The horrific carnage that claimed nearly 100 lives would one day be described this way: “In that split second after 12:37, 13 of those who had been alive at 12:36 disappeared without a trace. The clothes, bracelets, cufflinks, and wallets which might have identified them exploded into dust and smoke. Others were turned to charcoal, melted into chairs and desks or exploded i…
19 Mar 2026, 1:55 am
There has been criticism the Echo has stagnated, while other AI chatbots have become much easier to communicate with.
19 Mar 2026, 1:55 am
The post MPs can’t stay silent on this grotesque experiment on kids appeared first on spiked.
19 Mar 2026, 1:54 am
Stitch gets voice input and an infinite canvas The term “vibe coding” has become associated with use of AI coding assistants to create code that expresses a developer’s intent, even if the results are ropey and require plenty of extra work to put into production. Google’s now proudly adapted the term to describe the workings of its Stitch design tool.……
19 Mar 2026, 1:51 am
The scene was familiar: Donald Trump received his guest in the Oval Office, Kublai Khan style. The media gathered around, cameras flashing. The guest needed something from him, or depended on him in some way – they always do, it’s America. Trade, defence, whatever. Trump demanded something from them in return – the humiliation ritual. Volodymyr Zelensky was the first to suffer, and since then every leader dreads it. On St Patrick’s Day, the Irish taoiseac…
19 Mar 2026, 1:47 am
SeaDragon VietNam/PexelsIf you’re planning an Easter holiday to Bali, Vietnam or Thailand, it’s a good time to check if you and your family are vaccinated against measles. These are among destinations in Southeast Asia with ongoing measles outbreaks, and Australian health authorities are concerned. Several Australian jurisdictions have reported ongoing measles cases linked to overseas travel, particularly in Southeast Asia. With travel increasing during holid…
19 Mar 2026, 1:46 am
A series of unexplained drone sightings over a key military installation in Washington has raised alarms among U.S. officials, prompting internal discussions about potential security risks at one of the nation’s most sensitive locations. According to the New York Post, an unidentified drone was detected flying above Fort McNair on Wednesday. The Washington Post reported that top officials at this base, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pentagon…
19 Mar 2026, 1:41 am
Labour is planning a crackdown on the 1,000-year-old rural practice of pheasant shooting.In a document detailing Labour's new "land use" strategy, published Wednesday, the Government said it would consider implementing a ban on "licensing" game-bird shooting alongside restrictions on releasing pheasants and partridges.The Government has indicated it wishes to restrict the land given to game shooting in England, which it says comprises "a substantial area" of land.Mi…
19 Mar 2026, 1:32 am
A criminal Albanian migrant who infamously argued that he should not be deported due to his son disliking foreign chicken nuggets has won his appeal to stay in Britain. Klevis Disha, 39, broke into Britain in February 2001, when he was a 15-year-old unaccompanied child.When he entered the country, he used a fake name and falsely claimed to have been born in the former Yugoslavia.While his asylum claim was rejected, he secured UK citizenship in 2007 after being grant…
19 Mar 2026, 1:15 am
A Ryanair flight was thrown into chaos after bailiffs boarded the aircraft to seize the plane. Austrian bailiffs stepped aboard the Ryanair aircraft at Linz airport on March 9, attaching a seizure notice to the cabin wall after the budget carrier allegedly failed to compensate a passenger for a significantly delayed flight.The Boeing 737, which had been preparing to depart for London, was targeted following the airline's apparent refusal to comply with a court rulin…
19 Mar 2026, 1:10 am
The BBC is expected to name Matt Brittin as its new director general within a matter of days following the resignation of Tim Davie over the Donald Trump editing scandal.Mr Davie resigned from his role in November after the BBC became embroiled in numerous "systemic bias" rows.The decision is to be discussed at a BBC board meeting on Thursday, with a formal announcement set to be made as soon as next week.Mr Brittin led Google in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa…
19 Mar 2026, 1:00 am
LEGO SMART brick from its side. (Credit: EvilmonkeyzDesignz, YouTube) At the beginning of March this year LEGO released their new SMART brick, which looks like a 2×4 stud brick and is filled to the brim with sensors, LEDs, NFC and Bluetooth functionality, as well as a purported custom ASIC. The central idea behind it appears to be to add a lot of interactivity to LEGO builds while allowing for mesh-style communication with other SMART bricks. Naturally, this makes…
19 Mar 2026, 12:55 am
The Flyers blew a regulation win late in the third, but they battled back in an old-fashioned ramshackle overtime to defeat Anaheim 3-2. It marked the return of Trevor Zegras to Anaheim, and opened up the important West Coast trip with an almost must win. The Basics First period: 2:51- Luke Glendening (Cam York, Garnet Hathaway) Second period: 7:53- Owen Tippett (Travis Sanheim), 19:22- William Gauthier (Pavel Mintyukov) (PPG)Third period: 18:06- Leo Carlsson…
19 Mar 2026, 12:48 am
Trump has vowed to “blow up the entirety” of Iran’s South Pars gas field if Tehran moves to attack Qatari gas fields again. The warning comes after Iran, in response to an Israeli attack on its gas field, struck Qatar’s largest Ras Laffan facility, sparking global outrage.
19 Mar 2026, 12:41 am
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19 Mar 2026, 12:39 am
Micron plans to cash in, after already growing revenue $10 billion in a single quarter Autonomous cars will need 300 gigabytes of DRAM or more, and robots will need similar quantities, leading memory-maker Micron Technology to predict it has a long and happy future ahead of it.……
19 Mar 2026, 12:33 am
Bureau of Meteorology, Himawari-9 satellite, CC BY-SATropical Cyclone Narelle is currently a very dangerous Category 5 storm, sitting off the Far North Queensland Coast some 350 kilometres northeast of Cooktown. Formed in the Coral Sea, Narelle is packing a punch, with sustained winds near the centre of 205km per hour and wind gusts to 285km per hour. Sea surface temperatures in the northwest Coral Sea are currently 0.5–1.0°C above average, and this has fuelled…
19 Mar 2026, 12:32 am
Former Treasury Secretary and chair of the Henry Tax Review, Ken Henry, has described the intergenerational injustice built into Australia’s tax system as an intentional “act of bastardry”. Treasurer Jim Chalmers also seems convinced there is a problem that needs solving and has recently been using the phrase “intergenerational fairness” when talking about the government’s plans for tax reform in the upcoming May budget. This week, a Senate inquiry int…
19 Mar 2026, 12:16 am
Iran on Thursday attacked major energy facilities in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates after vowing to retaliate for Israel striking its gas field a day earlier.
19 Mar 2026, 12:15 am
Just over a year ago, a healthy 18-year-old Colorado girl died due to complications from an elective induced abortion at 22 weeks (5.5 months). As an OBGYN in the state – who previously performed second-trimester abortions – my heart breaks imagining her fear and her belief that abortion was the only answer to an unexpected pregnancy. Instead, it took her life. Since then, the lack of outcry about her death is sobering and a harsh reminder that the media, legisl…
19 Mar 2026, 12:11 am
Felony charges against one of the teen protesters arrested last month after a clash with police are expected to be dismissed.
19 Mar 2026, 12:08 am
Anthropic published what it calls the largest qualitative AI study ever conducted on Wednesday. Over one week in December, 80,508 Claude users across 159 countries and 70 languages sat down with Anthropic Interviewer, a version of Claude built to conduct adaptive one-on-one conversations about AI hopes and fears. Nineteen percent named professional excellence as their top desire. Researchers pushed respondents on why they wanted productivity gains. The answers kept…
19 Mar 2026, 12:05 am
It's a chilly morning with temperatures starting off below freezing.
19 Mar 2026, 12:05 am
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering seizing Iran’s Kharg Island, which he calls Iran’s “crown jewel” because it houses a terminal that processes about 90% of Iran’s oil exports. After the U.S. bombed Kharg last week but spared its oil facilities, leading Iran hawks urged Trump to finish the job. “Mr. President: Take Kharg Island, this war is over!” exhorted Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), for his part, floated t…
19 Mar 2026, 12:04 am
Ladder 3 carries 183 feet of ladders and is capable of delivering water to the highest floors of Camden's tallest buildings.
18 Mar 2026, 11:53 pm
The Lehigh University men's basketball team lost to Prairie View A&M in the 2026 NCAA Tournament's First Four on Wednesday night.
18 Mar 2026, 11:47 pm
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