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casey casem has died. good to have you about us. the ellageous and ethnic -- religious and ethnic divides in iraq left them on the brink of civil war. shia-led rebels control some towns in baghdad. israel reclaimed some. iraqis are bracing for battle. a short time ago a defiant prime minister nouri al-maliki said the rebellion will be defeated. >> translation: we will defeat al-qaeda. we will defeat all those stood behind. al jazeera's omar al saleh has more on the situation, including reports of explosions rocking the capital.

>> iraqi police forces are saying a car bomb exploded in sadda city in the east, a shia area. that attack killed at least three people. earlier, a little earlier, there was a car bomb in the center of the city. that attack killed two people. also in the city center a suicide bomber struck a gathering of labourers that killed at least 10 people and wounded 28 others. that related to car bomb explosions, a strength of explosives, as the government forces an engaged battle in the east. rebels are trying to advance to take a town. the governments are backed with shia fighters. up in the north, in tikrit, the government assess they have killed -- says they have killed

more than 250 fighters in the islamic state of iraq and levant. further north in mossual, army reinforcements arrived to the outscerts of mosul. -- outscerts of mosul. people are scared there'll be an attack by the army. to the west of mosul there is fighting between government forces backed by shia fighters, against members of the islamic state of iraq and levant. the more the sombre people are scared, they are worried. people are stockpiling food stuff. they are buying extra food, buying fuel. they are fearing for the worst. you can assistance that there is a sebbing tearian build-up. this-- sectarian build-up because the crisis has a

sectarian nampt there's a lot of plit -- nature. there's a lot of political things. lots of countries are meddling in the affair. there's a proxy war going op, different countries backing different groups. people are scarred that the crisis is leading iraq to a renewed sectarian violence and pushed them towards full-out civil war and segregation. the pentagon has three warships in the arabian gulf, after president said no troops would be sent to iraq. randall pinkston joins us with more on the white house's response. the president's critiques are calling for him to take response. what do they wap him to do? >> almost all of the critics are

calling for air power, bombing and missiles firing from offshore. up in the ar ab yap gulf. some are calling on him to fire his security team, including the chairman. joint chooses of staff. they want the president to call in the same people who ran the war in the closing years of the administration of george w. bush. >> i talked to investor crocker and he said this is the greatest security threat. al qaeda ons more territory -- owns more territory and resources. what is happening is really quay ot ebbing. the white house -- kay ot ebbing. if the white house called me, island call the top team that won the war and get their advice on what to do moving forward. >> the critics are calling on

nouri al-maliki to resign. we are hearing a lot of criticisms about the president's poll cess in iraq. is -- policies in iraq. is he getting support? >> he is getting support. we heard from an iraqi president urge k the president to move cautiously. >> you can't train away. core issue, which is you have a sunni versus shia battle. we have the strongest military in the world, and we have a responsibility to be careful about how and where to use the force, so it achieves the objective of what is in the best u.s. interest. it is not in u.s. interests to involve ourselves in the middle of a religious civil war. >> representative chelsea served

two tours of combat duty in iraq. the house majority leader said no one should blame obama for the crisis in iraq. the problem begone by george w. bush to invade in 2000. >> thank you, randall pinkston brit april was a key ally. tony blair said this has nothing to do with this attack. >> if you left sued am in pleas in -- sued am in place in 2003, when you had the arab resolutions in tunisia, yemen, bahrain and syria, you would have had a major problem in iraq. you see what happens when you leave the dictator in place, as happened with bashar al-assad. we are joined by a senior

professor at john hopkins school. advanced study and former iraq lecturer. do we have a ticking time bomb in our hands? >> i don't think so. i don't think the rebels represent a military threat to baghdad, they do represent a political threat to the rule of nouri al-maliki, and it's a serious threat to the unity and stability of iraq. it's a serious threat. does the u.s. have a responsibility now. >> it's not a matter of responsibility, it's a matter of whether we can do something effective to improve the situation. there may well be military things we can do. i thought the president made a good start when he said first and foremost i want to know what the political plan is for iraq.

he's right to insist on that political plan, because this problem originates in the divisive sectarian politics in iraq, pursued aggressively by the prime minister, who is popular. he won an election. what you have is a popular prime minister with a sectarian bent, and we have to get past that political problem. >> with that said, there's a lot of options on the table. what is the course of action moving forward? >> well, certainly there's the possibility of military action at this point, but the military action does not have to be in iraq. it is possible that the best military course of action would be to attack i.s.i. s, the islamic state of iraq and levant and syria, inside syria, which is its home base for the moment, in any case.

i'll leave it up to the military experts what the best thing to do is there. we need a political plan going forward that somehow overcomes the sectarian divisive innocence inside iraq -- divisiveness inside iraq and brings the sunnis back into the government. a top senator said the u.s. should sit and talk about iran over the crisis in iraq. any thoughts? >> we should talk to iran. they are a big player. they have forces in iraq. it backs the shia militias in iraq and should talk with them. we have a common interest in defeating i.s.i. s in this situation. we want to be careful not to give iran more leverage inside iraq. a reason for america to take military action would be to make

sure all the credit for whatever good happiness doesn't all go to iran. you bring up a good point. will there be a political fallout over this, talking about credit? >> there's precious little credit at this point to go around. i wouldn't worry too much about the credit, but i would worry about the influence in united states and iran. we have lost a lot of influence in iraq. we don't want to lose more. iraq is big and important. it's growing oil imports have been an important factor of stability in the world oil market and we want to make sure that iraq doesn't fall into the arms of the iranians completely. >> talking about the ambulance, will it force -- balance, will it force political change in iraq? >> it should force some degree

of political inclusion in iraq. iraq has had an election, it ha a good election. and the problem is that the shia population elected a shia prime minister, someone that has not reach out to the sunni population. that's where the problem lies we have to remember there's an important part of iraq that is kurdistan. they have occupied the big oil producing city of kirkuk and they may expand their territory more. iraq is really at risk the the iraqi state could fall apart at this point. i don't think we want that to happen no easy sol tuition a rapidly growing situation. the pak tanny government is stepping up attacks on rebel --

pakistani government is stepping you attacks on regel strongholds on the border. it follows an attack by the taliban on the airport in karachi. >> reporter: leaving behind their homes and fleeing violence between the government and feeghter groups in north waziristan. some left pakistan and crossed to afghanistan in safe of safety. >> translation: the situation is bad. the schools are closed, hospitals are closed. the government is giving us trouble. >> this is the town he fled. the street strewn with rubble after becoming a target for air streaks. the latest offensive follows a 5-hour attack on the karachi airport. that left 36 people dead and shut the busiest international transport hub. the pakistani taliban said it

carried out the attack alongside fighters from the movement of u.s. beckize stan. their group was formed in 1991 to ore throw the uz beckize stan government in favour of a leadership. it expanded aims to include central asia. the islamic movement of uz beckize stan based itself in pakistan's north-west. the border region is mountainous and remote, making it give to launch campaigns, especially from the ground. attacks from the air have been controversial. the taliban has been vowing revenge, saying many killed were not fighters, but innocent civilians. ukranian president petro porashenko declared a national day of mourning following the attack on an army plane.

pro-russian separatists shot down the plane killing 40 soldiers and nine crew members. petro porashenko's western allies urged russia to help implement a ceasefire. russia denied supporting the separatist movement. ukranian officials held last-minute talks in a hope to keep the gas flowing. gazprom give ukraine until tomorrow to pay off part of a $2 billion threat, otherwise it could be cut off. israeli troops are scouring hebron and its surroundings hoping to find three missing teenagers. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu says the teens were kidnapped and believe hamas was ganned it. 80 people with ties to hamas

have been arrested. the israeli arm all but locked down the city. road to road searches and house checks is nonstop. the three were seen hitch hiking near an illegal settlement. it's a shock for settlers in the area. >> translation: when we heard the news the community felt like it is our child. everybody is confused. it's difficult for them. we are waiting for answers, like the parents. >> reporter: the government in israel accuses hamas of taking the men. the group is considered by israel to be a terrorist organization. prime minister binyamin netanyahu says all military options will be considered. >> israel will act and always under its province and always

under our control to bring back the kidnapped teenagers. israel will act against the kidnappers, terrorist stop source and comrates. we'll do what needs to be done to protect our people, citizens, children and our teenagers from the scourm of terror im. >> -- scourge of terrorism. >> reporter: hamas dismissed the statement. >> the statements are stupid. it's part of a war. against our peel and the palestinian -- people and the palestinian leadership. including party airians in the wang. >> reporter: whoever took the three teenagers has not come forward. it's not clear if they are deed, alive or if they are being held. that will determine what the israeli military do next to get them back.

still ahead - a big week in washington where the supreme court is expected to begin issuing rulings. we look at interesting cases before the court. later, the working conditions are horrible, but the people working the jobs you children. a suspiciously report coming up on al jazeera.

a new trend in elderly care is emerging. a naturally occurring retirement community, an norc. the aim to help seniors grow old in their own homes. >> jumping. here you go. >> reporter: 63-year-old aida men'sies knows their chickens by name and they return the favour, laying an egg a day. her parents built their home and she was raised here. >> it was a happy place to grow up. everyone was welcome. >> reporter: a third of the people in this one-square mile area are long-time residents like aida.

whilst older and needing help, they want to stay in their homesment the local jewish community organization designated it a naturally occurring retirement community or an norc. seniors identify the assistance they need and norc hooks them up. >> they can be engaged. when you move folks to unassisted living or a nursing home, it sends a message that maybe my time is coming to an end. since norcs are funded with private money or grants, they keep seniors from dipping into programs like medicaid or medicare. norcs can gave thous ned axe. >> the world is an norc. we have known it's been coming. >> reporter: one in five

americans in 2020 will be over 5. cathy head up two norcs for the jewish family service and says it's a good choice to keep older people home. >> we are not one hip fracture at a time. we don't want to be treated as a burden. we want to be looked at as a resource to give back to the community. that's what the norc model is about. >> reporter: wednesday are reserved for a stitch and chatter get together. a good reason to get up in the morning. >> we got god at growing people -- good at growing people ode, but not as -- old, but not as good at quality of life. that's what we need to focus on, how to have a quality of life. >> reporter: aida cared for her dad through alzheimer's, her mum was able to die at home thanks to support. >> thank you for your hep last

night, clark. >> aida's dream - to live to the end where it all began it's coming down to the wire for the supreme court. justices have to rule on 17 cases bit end of the month. some are the religious rites of corporations, police searching through cell phones and broadcasting television on the internet. justices will meet tomorrow and thursday to issue opinions. joining me now is jeannie zanos a professor of political science and campaign management at new york university. the supreme court decided a few cases but there's a number of cases to be decided. the first is the hobby lobby stores matter. what is at stake? >> this is the most anticipated stake of the soon. this is the case that asked the question -

do corporations and their owners have a right to a religious exemption. this gets to the right of obamacare, or the affordable care act. in that act if you are a profit organization you have to provide employees with contraceptions. the owners of the hobby lobby, a craft store chain, about 500 stores and sa,000 -- 15,000 employs said it was against their religion. so the supreme court has to look at whether can-for profit get a religious exemption. imagine the rip effect. this will be the moment anticipated case, meaning it will probably come later, rather than earlier. regardless of the court's decision, woman will have the right to contraception and obamacare will survive. >> absolutely. it doesn't strike down

obamacare, but could create an exemption in the law and to look at how we dal with -- deal with the first amendment. that not only do constitutions have rite, but they have a rite of religious exemption. >> and another controversial case, mccullan v copley. >> this is fascinating. it involves abortion and the first amendment. you are talking about the right of ain abortion protesters. the state of massachusetts decided to create a buffer between abortion clinics in protesters, that is what is at stake. they say look, you were taking away our right to free speech. we can't get close enough to the women entering the facility, to share in a peaceful way. if we saw the court strike down

the state law, that would mean we'd see other states shrinking from this, and see other activists claiming their state laws should be struck down. one of the main arguments is they are clearing the space, creating a buffer zone so there's not congestion. >> it's an issue that the state has public safety. we want to make sure there's an issue of safety and that people can get in and out and anti-abortion protesters raise an interesting first amendment speech right. not something we have heard a lot about. >> what is the case about milcaning. >> this is fascinating. this is a case getting down to one question - what is a senate recess. president obama made an appointment to the norb, three,

to the national labour relations board. when he did that the national labour relations board rendered decision, which it did. one upset this defendant in the case, so he claimed that the appointment was unconstitutional because the president made it during a point in which the senate wasn't in a formal session. the president claims he has the right to do that. it looks like the supreme court will say it's up to the senate to say when they are in recess. it will come down to a question of what is a recess and where the justices pleas that will strict the rights of the president to make recess appointments. they do that because there's gridlock in washington. they have a better chance of getting nominees at that point. >> will this affect future or past appointments.

>> it will affect this appointment and future appointments. as we look at the mid firm and a congress not likely to be active, president obama in particular will face, as he's face the right along a difficult time making appointments, and lopping before president obama -- long before president obama did, is use the recess time to make controversial appointments, what the senate came back and did was have formal sessions where they'd open and close and claim they were in session when there was one senator in the building. in this case, they are questioning is that a session. the person, the business on the one side says no. the administration is saying absolutely. it looks like listening to what the justices have to say. at the end of the term there's a

curve ball. you never know where the supreme court will come down. >> you never know. they have a lot on their plate. still ahead - swimming with whale sharks, a major tourist attraction that may not be so good for the fish. >> i'm nicholas hawk in ghana. find out why locals call this the silicon valley of electronic waste.

o welcome back. we are following breaking news out of washington. the u.s. is considering evacuations from the embassy in baghdad. what are we hearing? >> this statement was released by the u.s. department of state spokesperson jan saabingy. we do not think an evacuation is being ordered. they are keeping a close watch on the instability and violence

in certain parts of iraq. they are adding extra security in some areas, relocating some people to jordan. most personnel will remain in place, and the embassy remains open. the statement is urging u.s. citizens in iraq to exercise caution. they are limiting travel to areas in anbar, anawar saladine and kirkuk, where fighting has been taking place with soldiers and forces from the i.s.i.l. there are 5,000 embassy personnel at the embassy. it's one of the largest facilities in the world. they are not ordering an all of out evacuation, but are urging people to be cautious.

we have warships standing by in the gulf in case there's a need for evacuation. we have helicopters that can fly in and take people out quickly. an area of concern, more details to come. randall pinkston in washington, following breaking news. as of last year 168 million children from forced to work around the world in jobs considered hazardous or dangerous we'll show us examples of the jobs, beginning with nicholas hak, who ventured into a wilder innocence of electronic devices outside of ghana. it's a poisonous wasteland inhabited by children searching for metals. >> reporter: environmentalists say this is the most toxic place on earth. electronic equipment, tvs, freezers are dismantled by young men and children, doing it using their bare hands. all comes from europe and north

america. >> we are looking for copper metals, anything to sell. >> reporter: adults pay them up to $10 a day. they export it issua. everything is recycled, none is green. the electronics contains cadmium. levels of poisonous led can cause dageers to the -- dangers to the nervous system. it's difficult to explain the fumes. it's heavy, gets you in the lungs and is suffocating. this is what people breathe every day at work. >> reporter: there's no hospital or doctors. the pharmacy is where young men and children go for care. >> they are really suffering. we give them a painkiller and tell them to go to work.

most of them, because of the money, don't have health insurance. >> reporter: experts say it's a security threat because some of the waste comes from government institutions like the u.s. congress and european companies. >> some of the computers contain confidential information on defense, medical care. these are confidential that should not get to a third party. >> reporter: sweden, the u.k. and germany dump their waist. all are in breach of a treaty in relation to dumping of electronic waste. this natural wetland is toxic dumping site, slowly killing the children. let's take you to manila where children work in a charcoal factory instead of

going to school. many suffer respiratory illnesses. we have this report. >> reporter: 12-year-old johnson has no time to play. every day for the last four years he's been here, alongside his mother, making shark holes for less than $3 a day. >> with what i make we buy food. i get to have coffee in the morning before coming to work. i dream of becoming a policeman to help my community. >> reporter: he doesn't believe it will happen. his mother says she has no choice, with six others to feed. >> translation: i feel guilty. this is in the the life i dream for him. we do not make enough money, life is not easy here. >> reporter: more than 200 children live and work here,

making charcoal from wood, scav edged -- scavenged from the dump. they are exposed to many emissions. >> the united nations says this is one of the worst forms of child labour. more than 3 million children are working in hazardous conditions leek this, amounting to 10% of children in the philippines. the majority of the children are young boys. we were here two years ago and interviewed children who dreamed out of a way -- dreamed of a way out of poverty. president aquino promised to eliminate child labour by 2015. the numbers of children in school and bad continuation has not declined. the government admits expectations must be tempered. the department of labour employment has taken steps to

ensure that child labour, where it is - should be reduced. a commitment made by the president. the country's economy has been growing. the growth does not seem to be inclusive, and the number of children in dire conditions has not declined. . >> you have to contend with population growth. the government is struggling with inclusive growth and a series of calamities that affected the philippines. >> reporter: the charcoal village is one of five, among hundreds of impoverished veil edges. >> reporter: it's become a tourist attraction. it's a word too surreal for many to believe. not for the children.

this is reality. one proving hard to escape it. joining me is the senior advisor on child labour at uniself in the city. it's tough to watch the the sad reality is the kids are providing for the families. >> absolutely. the primary driver of child labour is poverty and social exclusion. as we saw, 168 million children according to global statement are trapped in child labour, losing out on education, having life-long consequences, and the good thing is since 2000 we have seen a decline of child labour. we face too many children and on current trends it is not going fast enough. we are making progress.

>> you are talking 168 million. 47% under the age of 14. >> 15% working in the agricultural sector which is hazardous. you see the examples of the garbage belt, electronics garbage. there are many examples. it's impressive. how much do the children make? >> some make nothing. the majority of children, according to our statistics, don't earn anything, but they receive food and so on, or it's very little, less than, you know, a few cents a day, and this is what they bring home to contribute to the income. you talked about a decline, which is encouraging, but do you think the numbers are underreported? >> what we can say about the global estimate is it may not be

168 million, but we use the same methodology, we can see a trend, that it is going down. we don't know the exact number, but we are looking at 168 million. >> how are the children recruited? >> there are methods and mechanisms, close to 10% of children are self-employed. they go out and sell challenges for provide a service. we see that many families send the children to work out of necessity. we see, and this is the case this children in migration, a rising phenomena that there are middle persons that broker and we see children trafficked into sexual exploitation or domestic work. way areas are we talking about?

>> it's everywhere. if you look at the number of children working it's largest in the asian and pacific, 77 million children. in relative terms, as a proportion, the problem is bigger in africa, where close to 20% in sub-saharan africa are working, close to two in 10 children. >> how can you curtail the problem. is this a lack of regulation? >> there's one question, and we see that education systems are unable to provide the schooling or schools that children need or relevant curriculum. we see a failing or weak education systems, and a lack of social application. especially children that are vulnerable to child play.

no social protection means that the families have little resilience. the moment there is a shock or an illness, a natural disaster or conflict, there's nothing but to send the children to work. does the u.s. have a role? >> u.s. companies have a role, including u.s.-state-based companies, making children do not work in their own supply chains, it could be anything from sugar to rubber. i think there's a large are role for companies. that is to actively support the building of protective systems around children and their families. 168 million children where do we go from here? >> we go to zero. we see a changed policy, an influence in goals, where

countries made a lot of progress in reducing poverty. during the mullenium, there has been a decline and we are looking at a better policy. we are optimistic. >> it's app opportunitiy. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. appear. >> heavy rain showers, hail and strong gusty winds. we are watching for these as we have another round of severe weather, possibly kicking up as we get through the evening tonight. we'll look through the areas developing from chicago down from st. louis. you can see a line of stores moving through to places that don't need it, like northern hinns -- minnesota, we hail

report in wisconsin. storm reports - in the last 24 hours, most is wind is hail in nebraska and kansas. 60 to 85 miles per hour on wind reports. in nebraska and kansas. the storms - and we had hail anywhere from a quarter in size, look the size of a quarter up to the size of a ping-pong ball. we got a lot of storms that have the potential of developing this severe weather. it will stretch no oklahoma city. we have a late afternoon evening full of action kind of weather. wind gusts - primarily at recording satisfactions up po 30 miles per hour. we'll see that and rainfall over half an inch around men's.

fargo, an inch and a half, close to two inches. but, places recorded in 24 hours over three inches of rain in northern minnesota, and we have flooding in place. it's not flash flooding. that is a chance with some of the storms, but we are seeing road closures because of water not draining off. let's talk temperatures. these are what you'll wake up to in the morning. enjoy the cool temperatures for the mid-atlantic and ho higho. in the middle of the book we'll be hot. highs to 90 degrees. >> get ready. rebecca stevenson, thank you. we are following a developing story in a moment. in the midst of day four of the world cup, there's an anti-world cup protest taking place in rio de janeiro. we have seen a number of niece

protests obvious -- these protests over what some call a corrupt system. we will follow the protests as they continue throughout the hour and evening in al jazeera america. ahead - a long distance dedication to a man whose voice touched millions of americans every week for decades.

his voice is known to millions, for 40 years americans listened to casey kasem on america and television. from the american top 40 to the voice of shaggy on the scooby do cart ons. the voice was silenced, casey kasem dying at the age of 82. he was born to lebanese

immigrants, served as a disc jockey and worked in radio stations in california, ohio and new york. te took to the stations in 1994 with the top 40 franchise that he hosted for 40 years. joining me is bill wiman. this is a man heard on radio stations around the world. what do you think his success was. >> it's a little hard to explain to people. he was the carson daly. but for some reason the charts were important. it mattered that stevie wonder debuted at number one, he tapped into that. he was a little dorky. that was a secret. he didn't try to be hip. it gave the billboard charts authority and people agreed whether you like it or not, it's

number one or nom 10. it fed on himself. >> he gave fun facts about the artists and didn't like to say goodbye. he had a distinctive sign off. >> he'd say keep your feet on the ground and reach for the stars, and - i love the trivia, working at record stores when i was a kid and loved the trivia about who had the most number one albums in the 1970s, and then there were the long distance dedication. sometimes they were a pet who died. steams a boyfriend -- sometimes a based who moved away and "casey, will you play "me and you against the world"" sometimes it was odd. a woman in chicago had a dream to do an unspecified thing and a bus driver encouraged them.

the end of the dedication was "i didn't do anything, but i appreciated him to", and it was a crazy forgotten song. >> he had a calm demeanour. he wasn't shy about giving political beliefs. >> he wasn't a radical, but he was a voice in relation to arab minister, he spoke out -- arab americans, he spoke out about middle east, marrying a mine yore actress op "cheers", and you see pictures of him dwarfed by her physique. >> what did he do after the american top 40. he had all the complications from parkinson.

his kids objected to his health. his wife spirited his ailing self away to washington state and there were legal battles. a judge put his kids in control, and that's where he died. he left behind the life and legacy. thank you. back in 1989 kevin kos ner made movie magic in "field of dream", he returned to iowa to play catch with his kids and catch up with fans. they were there to celebrate the movie's 25th anniversary, which is the story of an iowa korn farmer who hearse voices telling him to build a diamond and greats from the baseball historiry come out to play. coming up, the whale shark. you are watching al jazeera

america. that is what it sounds like swimming 40 feet below the surface of the ocean. with a whale shark. it is enormous. 40 feet long, weighing 21 tonnes. you may be viffed to know that the -- surprised to know that the enormous create oars are tourist attractions, people travel to exotic locations to swim with them. that makes them important for

tour: while the money from swimmers may be good for business, the business may not be good for the whale sharks. we have more. >> reporter: they are called the seas gentle giants. tourists travel to central philippines, hoping to catch a glimpse of the biggest whale sharks, in the world. some grow to as much as 14 metres. despite the size, they were not a threat to humans, classified as filler feeders, living on plankton and crill. visitors can interact with them for $10. they are classified as endangered species. there are guidelines for tourists, before they head into

the water. feeding and touching the whale sharks, are not allowed. the concern is proximity. many of these creatures are vulnerable to injuries, according to convrvesists. environmental groups are concerned. >> feeding the juvenile whale sharks, opens them up. they are juveniles, and you are - instead of them learning to hunt in the wild, they will be fed. >> it is a sleepily town relying on fishing. since tourists started to come more than two years ago people say they managed to earn a living through tourism. >> i start with a tiny shop.

now my business what is grown. they are now seeing earnings providing for services. the local government insists it's sustainable, and it's about balance. anyone who is caught violating, they were penalized by a srn amount. in that way, we are protecting the whale shark. >> the philippines is signatory to international conventions aiming to protect the whale sharks. locals say they are doing the best they can. they admit striking a balance is not easy. demands to earn a living for their families must always come first. what an amazing creature and quite the experience to swim with them. that will do it for this hour.

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