joe biden a violent jacket giving joe biden 3 violentjacket which has president on it. giving joe biden a violent “acket which has president on it. yeah, that will be _ which has president on it. yeah, that will be interesting. - which has president on it. yeah, that will be interesting. see - which has president on it. yeah, that will be interesting. see if i which has president on it. yeah, | that will be interesting. see if he has the right sizes i'm sure they check that beforehand. so that will be something. joe biden will be looking to make sure that britain is still a stalwart in its support for ukraine, ukraine policy, and giving military and humanitarian aid. and of course, rishi sunak really after some give on the trade issue in particular, wanting to push on with some of these sector by sector negotiations and get some by him to his agenda on artificial intelligence, which has been a big part of his, what he's been talking about, before he arrived in the states and while he has been there. gary, well do stay with us, and we will come back to you when that news

conference is under way. and of course, as you say, this is all about the serious gifts the two leaders can do when it comes to strengthening that sort of special relationship. you're watching bbc news. we are coming to you live from london. let your mind of some of the days headlines. four young children are in a stable condition in hospital after being injured in a knife attack in france — the ukrainian president has visited kherson, the area badly affected by the destruction of a huge dam in the south of the country prime minister rishi sunak is at the white house — where he's talking to the us presidentjoe biden. they are holding a press conference later — we'll bring that to you live.

it was their first major european trophy since 1965 and you can see some of the pictures they are. fans celebrating on an open top bus. you can see these live pictures. they are coming to you from east london. that's where players and fans have been soaking up their victory and very nice weather, i might have. we will be keeping those live pictures and we will have more on west ham's european success later in the programme. let's go back to one of our other main stories today.

we start tonight in the french lake—side town of annecy — an idylic location which earlier was the scene of utter chaos as a man armed with a knife stabbed four pre—school children in a playground. a 22—month—old child is among the victims. two adults were also injured. a man was arrested near the scene, with the moment of his arrest was captured on camera.. the police say the attacker was a 31—year—old syrian man with refugee status in sweden. he has a child who is apparently the same age as the little chldren he attacked. the children were on an outing to a park, some in pushchairs. two of those hurt were british and dutch. the attacker also stabbed an elderly man walking nearby, before he was overpowered by police. the french president, emmanuel macron, said the nation was in shock. the french prime minister, elisabeth borne, says the country has been shaken by the attack and has given more detail about the suspect. translation: we are talking | about a syrian national who has refugee status in sweden.

and who applied for asylum in france, but this was overridden by the swedish one which dates from ten years back. this person in question has no criminal record. neither does he have any kind of psychiatric record. i have to say that we are talking here about infants, very young infants, who have been very seriously injured, and i think that everyone who is a parent, all of us, are terrifically shocked by this event. it is a terrible thing that has happened. i intervened as soon as possible to make sure that everybody was being cared

for and looked after. and of course, everybody in the administration is going to be looking at the refugee status of this individual. as i said, he has refugee status from sweden and therefore because sweden is part of the eu, he can come to france without any particular permission. but i think the message, the most important message is one of solidarity with the children, the six victims, and the parents of those children as well. i just want to underline again how shocked we all are. the british foreign secretaryjames cleverly offered specialist support to the families of the injured. we stand ready to support the french authorities in whichever way we can.

also aware that one of the children injured was a british national. we have already deployed british consular officials who are travelling to the area to make themselves available to support the family. our europe correspondent lucy williamson gave us the latest. or you can see that people are returning now to this park here. the emergency services are really nowhere to be seen any more. and we're getting information from the local administration here that the three—year—old british girl who was among the injured

is now in a stable condition in hospital. but there's still no clear motive for this attack. and that's really where the focus is at the moment, is trying to understand why this attack was carried out on nursery aged children. the prosecutor has said they're not treating it as terrorism for the moment. they say that the suspect was not known to the intelligence services, had no history of psychiatric illness, was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. and so that's really, as i say, where the investigation is heading at the moment. the suspect is in custody, is being questioned. you've given us a little bit of detail about the condition of those who were attacked. what more can you tell us about the state of the people who were in hospital? well, there were four children and one adult who were injured. we're told that one of the children has been sent to a hospital in geneva. the other three are in grenoble, which is close by here. and as i say, the british child, we're now told, is in a stable condition. the others are in what the french call absolute urgency, which is sort of a life threatening, very serious, critical condition. and we're waiting for more updates on those cases tonight. and i believe there was a minute's silence earlier today in the area where you are. just tell us what the mood is like in annecy tonight.

the mood is actually quite relaxed. there's quite a few people out in the park. many of them are walking past and stopping at the playgrounds, watching what's going on. obviously, a lot of media here as well. there was a minute's silence in the national assembly this morning. the mps there stopped the debate as the news broke to to hold a minute's silence. the prime minister has been here to annecy and has said, you know, she's described the shock in france. so, i think the country is still coming to terms with this. and as i say, the focus is still very much on trying to understand why this attack happened and why. toddlers, two—year—olds, three year old children were targeted. lucy williams him at the scene on that horrific story in annecy. of course, we are keeping and i on the white house where british prime minister rishi sunak is going to be holding a news conference with us presidentjoe biden. nobody on the electrons just

presidentjoe biden. nobody on the electronsjust yet. that presidentjoe biden. nobody on the electrons just yet. that news conference, though, is likely to cover a range of topics, including artificial intelligence, economic partnerships between the us and the uk, and of course, the situation in ukraine and western aid to the ukrainian government. and staying with ukraine, let's cross to ukraine and talk about the continuing fallout from tfallout from he breach of the karkhovka dam. water continues to surge down the dnipro river which divides russian and ukrainian—controlled territory. president volodymyr zelensky earlier visited kherson and appealed for international help with the rescue effort. thousands of people have already been evacuated from parts of the kherson region. efforts are still underway to move people from areas already flooded, or at risk from rising waters. around 600 square kilometres of the southern region is now underwater. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent us this report from the impacted areas.

a visit with deliberate timing, president zelensky assessing another ukrainian trauma, an unfolding disaster in the middle of a war. he praised medical staff and promised them kherson would be rebuilt. but the russians can do deliberate too. a couple of hours later, the same area was shelled, with a near miss for volunteers doing an already impossible job. it's hard to picture an estimated four cubic miles of water until you're in it. victor and vitaly haven't stopped for two days, searching for people trapped. why don't you want to leave? they reply in ukrainian so they've said, "we don't want to leave. there are older people who can't get away.

give us your power banks so they can charge devices". while the water levels have stabilised, they're still dauntingly high. so we're just now passing through two apartment blocks, and it feels like a strange theme park ride because of what we're having to weave through, and yet victor is asking people whether they want to be evacuated — no one yet has taken him up on that offer. and why do you think people don't want to leave their home? because many people are stupid, you know? they think everything will be ok after maybe one day or two days. but it's not ok. every time, more water, more, more, more. when this finally recedes, you wonder what will be left. a war, an invasion by russia which takes everything. james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson.

we do have full coverage on the latest on that damn breach in ukraine on bbc websites. you can go there for more coverage. you can go there for more coverage. live now to mykolaiv to speak to matthew hollingworth, is the country director for the world food programme in ukraine. tell us about the challenges? we saw some of it injames reports but the challenges in terms of trying to get help to people who are stuck in their homes, already dealing with a conflict that has stretched on for more than a year, now dealing with an ecological crisis that left them trapped in their homes. it’s trapped in their homes. it's incredibly — trapped in their homes. it�*s incredibly complicated right now, because of the sheer enormity of the problem in terms of the area that is flooded. as you rightly said, there are a0 or 50 different communities,

villages which are inundated by water. they are very difficult to get you right now, and a lot of people don't want to leave, despite the dangers. and there are significant dangers from things like minds, which have been dislodged because of the water, the pollution, the contamination of the water itself. but people don't want to leave, because they know in this conflict, when you leave, you don't get to go home again. so people want to stay at home. so we are working day in and day out for the last 72 hours with local partners, a food bank partner of ours, a national partner, to get food to, at this stage we have gotten food to 18,000 people in these areas. but it is really difficult.— people in these areas. but it is really difficult. this might sound like an obvious _ really difficult. this might sound like an obvious question, - really difficult. this might sound i like an obvious question, matthew, but our viewers might want to know the answer. i certainly do. how do you actually end up getting food to people who are trapped, then�*s we have seen those images, floodwaters,

covering the area now. do you have enough votes? do you have helicopters? how do you do this logistically? i helicopters? how do you do this logistically?— logistically? i wish we had helicopters. _ logistically? i wish we had helicopters. i— logistically? i wish we had helicopters. i spent - logistically? i wish we had helicopters. i spent three | logistically? i wish we had - helicopters. i spent three years in south sudan where we had every tool possible to get the people. here we don't. here we are using little zodiac some boats, volunteer groups who agreed to take small amounts of food to families that they know, they know where they are, they know where their homes are. and it's a huge voluntary process of getting different people to help us. and it is because of that, extraordinarily difficult. we are starting to get some bigger zodiac is in place, and even some chirps, all—terrain vehicles which are made here in ukraine, to start getting into areas. but it is painstakingly difficult, and like i said, as the time goes on, if some of the waters receded and some of the things that have been dislodged because of the

flood, because of the explosion of the dam, might surface, lines that were made or remnants of war, because this is a front—line area. it's going to get a lot more dangerous. so we are having to work very carefully as well, get into these areas.— very carefully as well, get into these areas. , . . , ., these areas. many challenges that ou face these areas. many challenges that you face when _ these areas. many challenges that you face when it _ these areas. many challenges that you face when it comes _ these areas. many challenges that you face when it comes to - you face when it comes to distributing food to those who need it the most. i have covered major floods in many parts of the world. one of the things that is also a real challenge is the health risks that these waters pose in terms of not able, people are unable to get clean drinking water, and it could lead to the spread of disease. what kind of challenges are you facing on the health front where you are right now? ., , the health front where you are right now? . , , , . ., now? clearly, the public health roblem now? clearly, the public health problem is _ now? clearly, the public health problem is an _ now? clearly, the public health problem is an immediate - now? clearly, the public health problem is an immediate and l now? clearly, the public health - problem is an immediate and medium to long—term problem that we are going to face. the flood has meant that sewage is mixed with the water. 0il, fuels, pesticides, because a

lot of this is farm areas, all mixed up. the mind issues, the remnants of war issue. so, it is going to be a longer—term issue. unicef, another great partner of ours in the un system, is delivering water tablets to, water purification tablets to the authority so that they can try to ensure the purification. matthew, i'm so to ensure the purification. matthew, i'm so sorry — to ensure the purification. matthew, i'm so sorry to _ to ensure the purification. matthew, i'm so sorry to interrupt _ to ensure the purification. matthew, i'm so sorry to interrupt you. - to ensure the purification. matthew, i'm so sorry to interrupt you. we - i'm so sorry to interrupt you. we are adjusting us presidentjoe biden and prime minister rishi sunak at the podium at the white house. good afternoon. please be seated. i would like to start, with the permission of my british friends, just say a few words about the wildfires of canada and the quality of the air here in the east coast. it is blanket of the communities of the east coast, and the smoke of the

past few days. i just the east coast, and the smoke of the past few days. ijust put the east coast, and the smoke of the past few days. i just put out a the east coast, and the smoke of the past few days. ijust put out a more detailed statement, so for the press and for the people want to see, but i spoke yesterday with prime minister trudell, and i have decided that i have dictated national interagency fire centre response to canada's request for additional firefighters, and fire suppression assets such as air tankers. we already have 600 american firefighters on the ground, and they have been there for a while in canada. including hot shots and a smoke temper crew. it's very important that affected communities listens to the guidance of state and local officials at this point forward. to keep up—to—date on the air quality in real time, go to the apps that we provided. it's called air now .gov. by the way, what you will get is something that looks

like this, with a calibrated piece that says when the air is clean, and when the air is dangerous and hazardous. it dictates, it will tell you the air quality in your neighbourhood. now, it's my honour, to welcome prime minister sue not to the white house. richey, you are probably tired of me. we met in march in san diego to discuss, and australia. in april, we were at the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement in belfast, and we met and discussed again today we need to get the storm under north island up and running. last night, together with our g—7 partners in hiroshima we drove progress in everything from our shared support for the brave people of ukraine to the common

principles of engaging with china. today in washington, we have had important and positive discussions that have deepened our bilateral economic relationship, and expand our cooperation to shape the challenges of the future for this, remainder of the century. it's a testament to the depth and breath, and i would argue the intensity, of our cooperation and coordination, which are suggested continuously between the united kingdom and the united states. there is no issue of importance, none, where our nations are not leading together, and where we are not sharing our common values to make things better. in our conversation today, we continue to build on all that we've achieved over these past months. we discussed how we can continue to adapt and upgrade our partnership to ensure our countries remain at the cutting edge on a rapidly changing world. our economic partnership is an

0ur economic partnership is an enormous strength and source of strength. it angers everything that we do together. we want to harness that power and make sure we are creating good jobs, and supporting working—class families in both of our countries. and that growth is shared broadly, and no one gets left behind. so today, we are releasing a new plan to equip our economic partnership for the 21st century. it outlines how we can enhance our cooperation to accelerate the clean energy transition, that must take place and is taking place, lead the development of emerging technologies that will shape so much of our future, and protect technologies critical to our national security. a key piece of that is working together to strengthen our critical mineral supply change, and to make them more resilient so we are not dependent on any one country to meet our goals. when it comes to

technology, that will shape the future like semiconductors, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, the uk and the us are working together to make sure they are developed safely and responsibly and jointly. we are going to do more on jointly. we are going to do more on joint research and development to ensure the future we are building remains a fundamentally aligned with our value set in both our countries, and we are doing more to prevent technologies that are invented and developed in our countries from being used for military or intelligence purposes by countries that do not share our values. today, we are also discussing our unwavering support for the people of ukraine. who are defending themselves against the brutal aggression we have seen at a long time at the hands of russia and putin. the uk in the united states together with more than 50 partners have committed historic levels of security systems to ukraine. i want to thank the prime minister for his

strong, strong leadership, contributing significant amounts of security systems and training ukrainian troops so they can effectively use the equipment and ammunition we have collectively provided them. and in bringing the world together later this month to drive support for ukraine's long—term economic recovery. you're doing a great deal. so, mr prime minister, thank you for making the journey to washington. earlier this week we mark the 79th anniversary of d—day, a timely reminder of a proud history that our nations share and the values that we have long stood together to defend. that's the unshakeable foundation of this relationship, and it is a special relationship. there is no country closer to us than great britain. today as nato allies, partners in innovation, and as friends and is a shared vision of the future, the two nations, our two nations are ready

to meet the challenges of our time and meet them together. and i am confident the united kingdom and the united states will continue to lead the world towards greater peace, prosperity, and security for all. so thank you again, mr prime minister,. thank you, mr president. before i begin— thank you, mr president. before i begin my— thank you, mr president. before i begin my remarks, word, if i may, on what _ begin my remarks, word, if i may, on what happened in france this morning _ what happened in france this morning. all our thoughts are with those _ morning. all our thoughts are with those affected by this unfathomable attack, _ those affected by this unfathomable attack, including a british child, and with— attack, including a british child, and with their i'm going to talk to president — and with their i'm going to talk to president macron. we stand ready to offer any— president macron. we stand ready to offer any assistance we can. esther president. — offer any assistance we can. esther president, joe, it is an honour to be here — president, joe, it is an honour to be here at— president, joe, it is an honour to be here at the white house and thank you for your— be here at the white house and thank you for your very warm welcome to stop not _ you for your very warm welcome to stop not for— you for your very warm welcome to stop not for decades has the relationship between our two nations been so _ relationship between our two nations been so important. the values we share. _ been so important. the values we share. our— been so important. the values we share, our belief in freedom, democracy, and the rule of law have never _ democracy, and the rule of law have never changed. they never will. but what has _ never changed. they never will. but what has changed are the challenges that we _

what has changed are the challenges that we face. and standing near together— that we face. and standing near together as our predecessors have done _ together as our predecessors have done for— together as our predecessors have done for generations, i feel confident that through the strength of our— confident that through the strength of our relationship, we can shape the world — of our relationship, we can shape the world once again in our pursuit of liberty. — the world once again in our pursuit of liberty, prosperity, and the possibilities of a new age. that begins — possibilities of a new age. that begins with our highest priority, national— begins with our highest priority, national security. last time i was here _ national security. last time i was here in_ national security. last time i was here in the — national security. last time i was here in the us, we signed, the most significant _ here in the us, we signed, the most significant defence partnership and generations. because we recognised the security of the atlantic and pacific — the security of the atlantic and pacific regions are indivisible. and 'ust pacific regions are indivisible. and just a _ pacific regions are indivisible. and just a fortnight ago, and hiroshima, president _ just a fortnight ago, and hiroshima, president biden and i stood with president biden and i stood with president zelenskyy and are our g—7 allies— president zelenskyy and are our g—7 allies and _ president zelenskyy and are our g—7 allies and a — president zelenskyy and are our g—7 allies and a powerful display of unity — allies and a powerful display of unity. the uk is proud of our contribution, including providing tanks. _ contribution, including providing tanks, long—range reference, and training _ tanks, long—range reference, and training ukrainian shoulders. but let no— training ukrainian shoulders. but let no one — training ukrainian shoulders. but let no one doubt you are leadership and resources are the decisive

contribution allowing the forces of democracy and freedom to prevail. as i democracy and freedom to prevail. as i said _ democracy and freedom to prevail. as i said in— democracy and freedom to prevail. as i said in congress, as i say again after— i said in congress, as i say again after president biden, and to the american — after president biden, and to the american people, thank you. i'm just as we _ american people, thank you. i'm just as we collaborate to protect our national — as we collaborate to protect our national security, so must we increasingly do the same to protect our economic security on which our prosperity— our economic security on which our prosperity depends. countries like china _ prosperity depends. countries like china and — prosperity depends. countries like china and russia are willing to manipulate and exploit our openness, steal our— manipulate and exploit our openness, steal our intellectual property, use technology for authoritarian ends, or withdraw crucial resources like energy _ or withdraw crucial resources like energy. they will not succeed. today. — energy. they will not succeed. today. we _ energy. they will not succeed. today, we have agreed to the atlantic— today, we have agreed to the atlantic declaration, a new economic partnership— atlantic declaration, a new economic partnership for a new age of a kind that has— partnership for a new age of a kind that has never been agreed before. yes, that has never been agreed before. yes. a _ that has never been agreed before. yes, a partnership that protects our citizens, _ yes, a partnership that protects our citizens, but— yes, a partnership that protects our citizens, but more than that. a test case for— citizens, but more than that. a test case for the — citizens, but more than that. a test case for the kind of reimagined alliances — case for the kind of reimagined alliances president biden has spoken

so eloquently about. that means new investment, _ so eloquently about. that means new investment, this week alone £14 billion— investment, this week alone £14 billion of— investment, this week alone £14 billion of new american investment has been _ billion of new american investment has been committed into the uk, creating — has been committed into the uk, creating thousands ofjobs. it means stronger— creating thousands ofjobs. it means stronger supply chains with a new action— stronger supply chains with a new action plan— stronger supply chains with a new action plan on clean energy. and it means— action plan on clean energy. and it means reducing trade barriers and the technologies of the future with a new _ the technologies of the future with a new secured uk slash us database, helping _ a new secured uk slash us database, helping tens of thousands of small businesses. an agreement to work towards _ businesses. an agreement to work towards mutual recognition of more professional qualifications in areas like engineering and we are launching negotiations on a new critical— launching negotiations on a new critical minerals agreement. i want to conclude, once this is conclude it would _ to conclude, once this is conclude it would give the uk stronger access to the _ it would give the uk stronger access to the us _ it would give the uk stronger access to the us market. we are building on extra _ to the us market. we are building on extra ordinary shared strengths and cutting _ extra ordinary shared strengths and cutting future technologies with 'oint cutting future technologies with joint research elaborations and areas — joint research elaborations and areas like _ joint research elaborations and areas like quantum scholar semiconductors, and ai. now, ourjob as leaders— semiconductors, and ai. now, ourjob as leaders is— semiconductors, and ai. now, ourjob as leaders is to ensure that this technological revolution makes us more _ technological revolution makes us more secure and not less. last week,

the pioneers— more secure and not less. last week, the pioneers of artificial intelligence warned us about the scale _ intelligence warned us about the scale of— intelligence warned us about the scale of the challenge as well as the opportunity. the us and the uk are the _ the opportunity. the us and the uk are the worlds foremost democratic ai are the worlds foremost democratic al powers — are the worlds foremost democratic ai powers. so today, the president and i_ ai powers. so today, the president and i agreed to work together on al including _ and i agreed to work together on al including multilaterally. now, the uk looks— including multilaterally. now, the uk looks forward to hosting the first global summit on al safety later— first global summit on al safety later this — first global summit on al safety later this year. so that we can seize — later this year. so that we can seize the _ later this year. so that we can seize the extraordinary possibilities of this new technological age and do so with confidence. and we are well placed to do— confidence. and we are well placed to do so _ confidence. and we are well placed to do so i— confidence. and we are well placed to do so. i know some people have wondered — to do so. i know some people have wondered what kind of partner britain — wondered what kind of partner britain would be after we left the eu. britain would be after we left the ell i'd _ britain would be after we left the eu. i'd say, judge us by our actions _ eu. i'd say, judge us by our actions. we are committed to our values as— actions. we are committed to our values as ever. as reliable an ally as ever~ _ values as ever. as reliable an ally as ever~ as— values as ever. as reliable an ally as ever. as attractive and investment destination as ever. but we are _ investment destination as ever. but we are changing, too. we are strengthening our relationships, not

'ust strengthening our relationships, not just with _ strengthening our relationships, not just with old friends in america and in europe, — just with old friends in america and in europe, but with new friends in the indo—pacific, too. we now have the indo—pacific, too. we now have the freedom — the indo—pacific, too. we now have the freedom to regulate the new technologies that will shape our economic— technologies that will shape our economic future, like ai, more quickly— economic future, like ai, more quickly and _ economic future, like ai, more quickly and flexibly. that is the future — quickly and flexibly. that is the future that we are creating in britain — future that we are creating in britain. confident, proud, and free. let britain. confident, proud, and free. let me_ britain. confident, proud, and free. let me close — britain. confident, proud, and free. let me close with a personal reflection. asjoe mentions, he and i reflection. asjoe mentions, he and i have _ reflection. asjoe mentions, he and i have seen— reflection. asjoe mentions, he and i have seen quite a lot of each other in— i have seen quite a lot of each other in recent months. i gather our wives— other in recent months. i gather our wives have — other in recent months. i gather our wives have even started to take spin classes _ wives have even started to take spin classes together. we were talking earlier— classes together. we were talking earlier about our hometowns. joe is very rightly— earlier about our hometowns. joe is very rightly proud of scranton. i was telling him a little bit about southampton and england, where i am fun. southampton and england, where i am fun now. _ southampton and england, where i am fun. now, not everyone knows this, but it— fun. now, not everyone knows this, but it was— fun. now, not everyone knows this, but it was in— fun. now, not everyone knows this, but it was in a— fun. now, not everyone knows this, but it was in a church in southampton where in the days before he set _ southampton where in the days before he set sail _ southampton where in the days before he set sail for these chores, that john— he set sail for these chores, that john winthrop, first spoke about his dream _ john winthrop, first spoke about his dream of— john winthrop, first spoke about his dream of building a city on a hill. and that —

dream of building a city on a hill. and that reminds us that the relationship between our two nations is unlike _ relationship between our two nations is unlike any other. 0ur alliance is so strong — is unlike any other. 0ur alliance is so strong because it is not abstract _ so strong because it is not abstract. it is rooted in our people _ abstract. it is rooted in our people. and it has never been about our history— people. and it has never been about our history alone. but about our ability— our history alone. but about our ability to— our history alone. but about our ability to grasp the future. we share — ability to grasp the future. we share the _ ability to grasp the future. we share the same beliefs. pursue the same _ share the same beliefs. pursue the same purpose. and act according to the same _ same purpose. and act according to the same ideals. and that is why today. _ the same ideals. and that is why today. as — the same ideals. and that is why today, as we meet the challenges of our time, _ today, as we meet the challenges of our time, we today, as we meet the challenges of ourtime, we can today, as we meet the challenges of our time, we can depend on each other— our time, we can depend on each other with — our time, we can depend on each other with absolute conviction. when the united _ other with absolute conviction. when the united states and the united kingdom stand together, the world is a safer, _ kingdom stand together, the world is a safer, better, and more prosperous place _ a safer, better, and more prosperous place and _ a safer, better, and more prosperous place. and that's why ours is the indispensable alliance. thank you. thank— indispensable alliance. thank you. thank you. — indispensable alliance. thank you. thank you, mr prime minister. all right. the first question goes to james at the financial times.

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