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biggest sports rival are set to meet at the cricket world cup. and we all know there are cricket fanatics. hello, our viewers, welcome in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. and we begin with breaking news. hong kong suspending the controversial extradition bill that sparked mass protests this week. activists claimed the bill would give china too much control over hong kong and erode the city's basic freedoms. speaking just hours ago, chief executive kerry lam defending the bill, but said the government could do more to explain it to people who were afraid of losing their civil rights. >> i have to admit that our communication work has not been sufficient or effective. the government has decided to

suspend the exercise. with all sectors of society, do more explanation work and listen to different views of society. i want to stress that the government is adopting an open mind to heed comprehensively different throughs in view towards the bill. >> our anna coren, she has lived in hong kong for ten years. and she joins us now covering the story. anna, let's first talk about what carrie lam said and the likely response that the people of hong kong to it. >> reporter: yeah, it was quite remarkable. we had got word earlier today that carrie lam would be making the announcement of suspending the highly controversial bill. and as we've seen over the weeks, this growing pressure for her to back down. obviously, those protests last sunday, that massive march

attracting up to 1 million people to go straight to hong kong. and then on wednesday, tens of thousands of people that ended up in a violent clash with police. dozens injured. but this goes to, i guess, the very doerr of what these people are fighting for which is their freedom. and they feel that is being eroded by china. and certainly will be eroded through the extradition bill. what is the extradition bill, it means anybody here in hong kong, these are not just citizens. these could be business people, journalists could then be charged with an offense, criminal offense. and enthen extradited to the mainland and face court there. people here are seriously concerned that would involve political activists who would then be charged on trumped up charges, and then taken to the mainland. yeah, we saw the book sellers,

selling gossipy books on the communist party, as they were quite literally just snatched from hong kong, taken to the mainland, forced to admit to certain charges. and they are now in jail. so, this is a major concern for the people here. carrie lam obviously saying we need to press forward. we need to think. we need to listen to the people. that we haven't explained this properly. and that's quite interesting. because all along, they have said the people don't get it. the people do not understand. we are trying to protect hong kong. well, the protesters, they're not buying it. and they certainly are not buying the suspension of the bill. they are taking to the streets tomorrow, in this planned protest. there's talks of folks coming in the same sort of numbers that we saw last sunday. so, obviously, the policy is that it will be a peaceful demonstration. but they want to maintain the

pressure. because, natalie, as far as they are concerned, at the end of the day, china, this is not going to change its result. it still wants greater control of hong kong. so, in their eyes, china, i should say, is trying to play the long game. >> right. and there were some 1 million people on the streets last week, anna. i mean, this is something that people there are taking there lightly at all. is it -- you just said it, but there's very little chance that carrie lam will remove this, is she just trying to bide time? >> reporter: yeah, i think that is definitely the feeling. carrie lam saying that this is not her withdrawing this highly controversial bill, this is her suspending it, postponing it. there is no time frame. she said that it won't be this year. but we spoke to a protest organizer in the last hour, and he said what is she playing at,

we don't guy it. because the people of hong kong, certainly those people who took to the streets, they don't trust the hong kong government. and they certainly do not trust beijing. and it's interesting, natalie, we've heard these arguments from the hong kong argument, from carrie lam, the chief executive saying there are laws in place to protect citizens. to protect human rights. to protect people. but as i said, the folks here, taking to the streets, they are not buying it. now, i now want to bring in kevin yan, he's a partner of kennedy's law firm here in hong kong. kevin, what do you make of the suspension of this bill? >> specifically i speak on behalf of myself, but i think in relation to the concession that is now even in relation to the failed government has yet to convince of people of hong kong they're sincere about wanting to

get the process started all over again. >> reporter: and what do you make of their argument, and we heard from pro-beijing lawmakers also in the last few hours that the framework is in place? there is an independent judiciary here in hong kong that will protect the basic rights of hong kong citizens. what do you make of that? >> the ultimate problem with any traditional process set to trial, and it's so long that you've got basic evidence available to suggest that there might be an issue, essentially, in that case, a judge as independent as he or she may be has little option but to go ahead and extradite. >> reporter: yeah, it obviously is a major concern here. and that is why protesters say,

natalie, that they need to continue this. kevin yam, again, we thank you for your insight there. but, natalie, we are expecting up to 1 million people, possibly, to take to the streets, tomorrow to obviously voice their concerns. they say they will continue fighting for hong kong's freedom. until that controversial bill is withdrawn. and until carrie lam resigns. natalie. >> we hope it will be a peaceful protest. that is a lot of people on the streets. anna cornyn for us. anna, thanks so much. we turn now to the other major story we continue to follow out of the middle east. cnn has learned new details about the attack on those two tankers in the gulf of oman. a u.s. official says shortly before those ships were hit with explosives, iran tried to shoot down a u.s. drone with a missile. this comes after the u.s. military believe this video, u.s. officials saying, it shows

the iranians were moving an unexploded mine from the side of one of tankers several hours after the initial attack. president trump says he is convinced tehran was behind the ship attack. tehran strenuously denying being involved. mr. trump would not say what, if anything, the u.s. and its allies might do to protect the strategic waterways. >> they're a nation of terrorists. and they've changed a lot since i've been president, i can tell you. they were unstop only and now they've in deep, deep trouble. you can't, you can't -- they don't have anything. >> how do you stop the outrageous acts with 30% of the world's oil comes there? >> we're going to see. >> let's get more from cnn's michelle kosinski in washington. >> reporter: a tanker still smolders in the gulf of oman when it was attacked yesterday.

while officials tell barbara starr, iran is trying to prevent from being towed. when they attacked boats prior to the attack on two ships, iran then fired a surface-to-air missile on it. it missed. and it did not capture the iranian boats conducting the actual attack. a string of incidents now that the u.s. squarely blames on iran. >> iran did do it. you know they did it because you saw the boat. >> reporter: the president referring to this extraordinary video shot from a u.s. aircraft and released by the pentagon, showing what u.s. officials say is a boat from iran's elite revolutionary guard. coming up to the hull of the japanese tanker hours after it was rocked by the explosion and removing what u.s. officials say was an unexploded mine. to hide the evidence, iran was behind it. in photos you also see the damage to the hull from the first explosion. one diplomatic source telling cnn it is now virtually certain

iran did this. that same source pointing out, though, there seems to be what they called a straight line from u.s. actions, leaving the iran nuclear deal, sanctioning iran, increasing the military posture in the region to what is happening now. iran is feeling the pressure and lashing out, but not changing its behavior. not coming back to the negotiating table. at least not yet. the president today insisting his policy is working. >> they've changed a lot since i've been president, i can tell you. now, all of a sudden, they're pulling back, they're pulling back from everywhere. >> reporter: sources tell cnn there is evidence iran feels the financial pinch, as oil sales marchered by sanctions. but it is tougher now for iran to fund its many proxy operations overseas. >> we have an snashl situation there in the middle east. it's not a u.s. situation. >> reporter: yet, a attacks like these continue to send a message to the u.s. in threat and fire. that iran won't be deterred for

now. >> so iran is denying any involvement and saying the u.s. doesn't have a shred of evidence. of course, the u.s. feels its evidence is crystal clear. but what is not clear is what does the u.s. do next? the acting secretary of defense says the immediate goal is to build international consensus that iran is behind this. what we're hearing from u.s. allies is an agreement with the u.s. assessment. but not the blatant blaming of iran that the u.s. is doing at least not yet. the europeans, of course, want to hold on to what's left of the iran nuclear deal. remember, even in the investigation that came out of the last tanker attack that happened only weeks ago, those countries that were involved determined at the u.n., that a state actor was to blame, but they did not name iran. michelle kosinski, cnn, washington. let's take you to the region now for more reaction. cnn skornts are there for us.

fred pleitgen in tehran and fred, let's begin with you. many allegations for iran. the u.s. blaming them for the attack and that drone attack. iran pushing back. what is their reaction? >> reporter: yeah, iran very much pushing back. and iran also not answering to some of these specific allegations out there. certainly, firing a missile at a u.s. drone is is not something that the iranians have mentioned at all. even that video that we just saw in michelle's report seems to show the iranians taking something off the side of one of those stricken tanker which is the u.s. believes could be an unexploded mine. the iranians haven't commented yet. there's some suggestion that video is out there but there hasn't been any comment on it. and at the same time accusing the u.s. of trying to fan the

flames in the greater middle east and more specifically in the persian gulf region. one of the things the iranians are highlighting in all of this, they say that the company that owns the tanker itself says the sailors on board the tanker do not believe the tanker was struck by a mine. in fact, some of those sailors apparently saying they believe the tanker was struck by projectiles. of course, we always have to mention, it's unclear how much situational awareness those sailors would had in the runup to the explosions and of course, while the explosions were taking place as well. that is the word from the tanker company. that's something certainly playing down big here in iran as well. at the same time, the iranians, natalie, saying they're not backing down on this situation. it's quite interesting because yesterday during friday prayers, it's leader of the friday prayers said he believes the extreme leader of iran has essentially humiliated president

trump by not talking and said president trurn is not worthy of further tox. and iranians are saying if the u.s. wants negotiations and talks they need to get back to the nuclear agreement first, natalie. >> we'll see about is that, won't we? unlikely. fred pleitgen with a view from iran. let's go to sam. first of all, u.s. officials say iran is preventing that tanker from being towed? what do you know about that? and what are you hearing from the region about this situation and what could happen as a result? >> reporter: well, the owners of the front line elter, one of the two ships allegedly attacked, they say that was an iranian attack. and further to that, as you point out, natalie, the americans are saying there is

interference going on with the salvage rescue operation. we've been in touch with the front line company spokesman. he says they have absolutely no information about that. they have the full crew on board. the captain of the ship is there, he is in communication with his headquarters. and as far as they're concerned there have been no talk whatsoever of harassment coming from the irgc navy. they say it is now attached and two are on its way, and they will decide where to make it for repair. possibly cross-load the goods that are on board, the oil shipment that it was carrying. so, once again, we're seeing picking away at the american narrative. and this coming at a time, for example, the emrates are very anxious about the proxies.

nonetheless, at this stage, very anxious to stay out entirely of this growing rhetorical confrontation between the u.s. and tehran, not least because they look straight across the persian gulf on to iranian territory. they're very close neighbors. and that they are very anxious that this could ex scalate to something that spins entirely out of control, natalie. >> sam kiley, fred pleitgen for us, we'll talk to you gentlemen, thanks. the u.s. president trump did something on friday we rare with hear him do, dial back on an incendiary comment. we'll look at what he said and how he tried to undo the damage. that's next.

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to offer dirt on an opponent. he's all over the place appearing to say he was pro-collusion after months saying there was no collusion. president trump is doing collusion cleanup inconsisting he would go to the fbi if a foreign power handed him damaging information about a political rival. but the president has wiggle room conceding he might look at it first. >> of course, you give it to the fbi or report it to the attorney general or somebody like that. of course, you do that. you couldn't have that happen with our country. everybody understands that. i thought it was made clear, in fact i actually said at the beginning, i think i'd do both. but how are you going -- if you don't hear what it is, you don't know what it is. >> reporter: still, it's an attempt at damage control after sounding curious about collusion. >> i think you might want to listen. it's not an interference. they have information. if i thought there was something wrong, i'd go maybe to the fbi.

>> reporter: one sees it as a directive. >> the president's directive, a ca case-by-case basis but report it also to the fbi. >> reporter: but disappears to dismiss the president's remarks. >> can't just let it go. i said the other day, case closed. we got the mueller report. >> reporter: some republicans are taking issue with the idea of accepting foreign dirt. >> nobody should ever, ever take any foreign intelligence or any information from any foreign government. if that's not the law, and i think it is, if that's not the law, we need to make that expressed. >> reporter: the president also got testing with the notion that eevaded questions on russia during the investigation. >> i answered a lot of questions. they gave me questions, i answered them in writing. >> not an obstruction. >> george, you're being a wise guy which is typical for you. just so you understand, it's

very simple, there was no crime, no collusion. >> reporter: and president trump rejected the claim of don mcgahn that he was asked to fire robert mueller. >> i don't care what anyone says. that was should show what a good council counsel he was. >> why would he lie under oath? >> to make himself sound like a good lawyer. >> reporter: with kellyanne conway for accusations evading the hack act. >> it looks to me like they're trying to take away her right of free speech and that's just not fair. >> reporter: but that's not exactly true, as the law does limit political advocacy for federal employees. the president also talked up vice president mike pence, but not enough to guarantee he'd support him in 2024. >> i love mike. we're running again, you know, you're talking about a long time. you can't put me in that position. but i certainly would give it very strong consideration.

>> reporter: the president's re-election campaign is now announcing they show polling numbers that show former vice president joe biden leading president trump. in the states with the campaign, aides a lot has changed since march. and these numbers are ancient in campaign terms. jim acosta, cnn, the white house. >> let's talk more about this with natasha lynnstadt. do you think that damage control is cleared up by the president named accepting dirt from political adversaries or do you think this is collusion confusion, as we heard from jim acosta? >> i don't think he cleared it up. he does something that he rarely does, he makes a backtrack.

he appeared to be very confused on a lot of things. i think the big problem when he was asked by the interviewer george stephanopoulos about more his son should have contact with the fbi about getting email about meeting with the russians about getting dirt on hillary clinton. instead of saying no, he shouldn't have done that, or we should have handled it differently. he wanted to defend his son. he didn't want to back down. he acted very nonchalant, he acted like everybody does this and he tried to legitimize the fbi. he seemed very confusioned about opposition research. opposition research is when a political campaign tries to dig up dirt. that becomes electoral interference. so, he seems to misunderstand the law. actually the chair of the federal election commission stated very clearly that it is against the law for a u.s.

person to accept anything of value, when it be information, or financial support from a foreign entity, or foreign government, in connection with an election. so, at the end of this, he appears to be don fused. he seems to be backtracking a little bit. but i don't think he cleared this up particularly well. >> nancy pelosi said he seemed not to know right from wrong. when the analyst i interviewed yesterday said he doesn't scare right from wrong. so, we'll see about that. however, we are headed into the 2020 election. there are a lot of democratic candidates out there ready to talk about this president. is this going to hurt him? >> i think it is going to hurt him somewhat. and the issue is, though i don't think it's going to move his base much one way or the other. >> right. >> his base seems to think that the democrats are a bigger entity of the u.s. government than the russians. and that is a real problem. so, he seems to be able to contain them. but the problem that he can't

win 2020 with just his base. and it's even a few people here and there, start to have doubts about him, now, it's going to be a problem. he needs to increase his base. he needs to be adding numbers. he needs to be attracting people. and this kind of nonsense doesn't help with this where he seems to be saying collusion is not that big of a deal, i could talk to a foreign government, tries to backtrack about it, appears to be muddled, confused and not particularly credible. so in 2020 i think the issue is, he's got to be increasing numbers and in a head-to-head contest between him and joe biden who we know there's a long time before the democratic nominee takes place. but in these head-to-head elections or polling, we've seen that joe biden is winning by large margins. >> i want to ask you about sarah sanders. he oversaw that interview when he made that remark, she's leaving the white house, it was expected for her to leave. but she has always stood by and

defends this president. some say has lied for this president. and she certainly had a hostile relationship with the news media, in the news briefings. what will be her legacy? and who might replace her? and will they be the same person that we saw sarah sanders beat for this president, what do you think? >> her biggest legacy is she got rid of the white house briefings which were really important. similar to u.s. democracy, all about transparency, communicating with the press and to others in the administration about what the goals are day to day. she decided to completely get rid of this. i don't know if it was because of her, or her decision or because of trump. she didn't have much credibility. she was known for lying repeatedly and saying whatever he had to say to defend the president. in terms of what's next for her. i don't see her having a career in politics.

likely she'll end up on fox news. and who's going to replace her? i mean, it may not be anybody. he sort of wants to talk dlikt to t directly to the media. he doesn't want a press secretary. >>s that has worked for him and his supporters. thank you so much, natasha. >> thanks for having me. next up here, amanda knox speaking out in italy. italian courts convicted her twice of murder before she was finally cleared. now, she's prepared to talk to about her trial by media. and you, hong kong is talking about the controversial bill that the government has just suspended. look. sprint's going to do things differently. and let you decide for yourself. they're offering a new 100% total satisfaction guarantee. try it out and see the savings.

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in the u.s. and all around the world. this is "cnn newsroom" live from atlanta. i'm natalie allen with the headlines. a u.s. official says shortly before two tankers were instruct with explosives in the gulf of oman, iran tried to fail to shoot down a u.s. drone as it tracked iranian boats. in the aftermath of the attack, cnn has also learned iran is attempting to keep one of those tankers from being towed. u.s. president trump is trying to dial back comments he made earlier this week in an interview with abc news, he said he would accept dirt on a political opponent from a foreign government. but would not necessarily report it to the fbi. but on friday, he told fox news he would report it after he looked at it. hong kong's chief executive

carrie lam has announced she's suspended the extradition bill that sparked mass protests this week. lam defended the bill but opposed wide lawn opposition to the text. activists want the bill to be completely withdrawn. >> earlier, cnn's anna coren spoke with a pro-beijing and asking him why carrie lam decided to suspend it. >> basically, two reasons, the first is that obviously, the communication between the government and the people of hong kong had not been all that successful. the second reason she gave was, you know, on wednesday, we saw a lot of street violence. and it really broke everybody's heart to see the police and the young people being injured, as a result of the clashes. as a result of the legislative

council. so those are the two reasons given by the chief executive. i heard what you said just how, but i must say it's a travesty of the fact to suggest that the bill would erode the liberties of the people of hong kong. we must understand what we're talking about. we're talk about extradition bill. extradition, by definition means it applies only to somebody committing a crime, and a serious crime which does have political overtones for that matter. outside of hong kong. and if that person comes to hong kong, that would be about him. so by the very definition of extradition, it doesn't concern any of the hong kong residents who took part in the march on sunday. now, having said that obviously, there were a lot of people. we have to accept that. >> people who took part on the

demonstration on sunday, tens of thousands who took part on wednesday, that they got it wrong, is that what you're saying? that these people need to understand -- >> no, no. >> -- this extradition bill? >> no i think they probably want to air their view which is entirely their right. and the government respects that. and that is the whole reason why the legislative exercise is now being paused, to allow people to communicate more with the government. and the government vice versa. and see if we can reach a consensus as respects this bill. but to simply characterize the bill as something which would harm the people's rights under the basic law or the core of what is being protected under the basic law is not right. >> so, you are of the belief that hong kong's semi-automatic

ton muss rule, that is still in place, mainland china, they haven't eroded any of that? >> no, no, i think by and large, you can see a lot of people came out on the streets and opposed the government. and the government had to back down and to give pause to the legislative exercise. it's very good proof that the country's system is alive and well. it does show that we have freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of expression and most importantly a responsible government, isn't that right? >> ronny, in the protests continue, if the protests continue, will the hong kong government withdraw this bill? >> well, we certainly don't wish to see further ex scalation of e

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ordeal, accused of murdering her roommate, twice convicted, spent years in prison before being exonerated, and all the while pounded by sensational headlines that exploited every morsel of her existence. now, she's returned. and that's her right there, making a statement at a conference. and she is there to confront her terrible past and her trial by media, as she calls it. joining me from modena, italy, is cnn's melissa bell. she's covering the story. and what has amanda had to say, melissa? >> well, it's been fascinating listening, natalie, because she's been speaking now for about 35 minutes. and ever since she arrived in milan just a couple days ago, the press, of course, have been following her around. and really trying to figure out why exactly she's chosen to come back eight years after being let out of jail, and why she's has

chosen to come back now. clearly to use the spotlight to raise awareness to the injustice she believed she was the victim of and also the broader question of trial by media. even after she's come back that media spotlight to highlight the issues. we sensed a woman who was extremely uncomfortable with the cameras around her. she seemed almost to have a physical reaction to them ever since we've seen her arrive in italy. she addressed that question, first of all, in a very emotional beginning. she cried her way through the first few minutes of the speech. then managed to collect herself and remarkably in fluent italian had this to say. >> italy is now part of me. its language and its culture shaped me and i have come back this third time because i had to come back. because i was invited by italy

innocence project. and because once this beautiful country felt like home, and i hope one day i will still feel like home here. >> reporter: she then went on to address the specifics of the case against her. and of her case against the media, as it portrayed her at the time. if you remember, if you cause your mind back, you can remember, natalie, all of that press attention she received in the runup to the trial. she spoke about the fact the way she had been portrayed had simply not allowed for a fair trial to take place. she was painted as foxy knoxy. you remember the lurid headlines, all about the sexual nature of the crime, the sexual assault of meredith kercher found dead in that house. she went on to talk about the man currently serving 16 years in jail for the crime. saying look, he's been found

guilty of the crime, currently serving time in jail, and yet, so many people don't even know his name. so, it really is about the treatment she feels she received that was unfair and how that played into her jail. instead of painting that portrait of her, she said the media should have been much more responsibly asking the italian prosecutor what evidence do you have against the american girl. natalie. >> right. obviously, this is painful for her to be there and talking about this, but perhaps it will help her in the long run. fascinating, isn't it? thanks so much, melissa bell, we appreciate it. the suspect in the david ortiz shooting claims the former baseball star was not the target. he told reporters from his jail cell in the dominican republic, he meant to shoot someone else but got confused. the prosecutor's office said the suspect is making up the story to avoid being lynched in jail by inmates who may be fans of ortiz. prosecutors hope to reveal a possible motive for the attack

next week. meantime, the wife of ortiz says the former all-star is in the intensive care unit at a hospital in boston and is making progress. well, two years after brenfeld tower burned in london, experts say there are still buildings across london in danger of the same fate. friday marked the tenth anniversary of the fire. early in the morning, the building's burnt-out hut was lit bright green to commemorate the 72 people who died. a police investigate and public inquiry is still ongoing. but there are buildings wrapped in the same faulty cladding that could turn them into infernos still today. in the united states, the flint michigan water scandal has taken a dramatic turn. prosecutors say they're starting over after questioning the investigation. it all stems from the state of

emergency declared nearly four years ago when residents were sickened by water coming outside of their taps. for more about it, here's cnn's jean casarez. >> reporter: the attorney general for the state of michigan dana nessle has actually dismissed all of the remaining cases in the flint water crisis. all of those officials or former officials allegedly responsible for what happened in the tainting of the water for the residents of flint, michigan. the attorney general in doing this is saying that the investigative approach by the appointed attorney general was flawed. the case was bit on flawed foundations. here is where the investigation stood before the cases were dropped. 15 state and local officials were originally accused of crimes as serious as involuntary manslaughter. seven officials took plea deals. and eight officials including some of the highest ranking in

the state of michigan, they were awaiting trial. and it is those eight cases which were dismissed. but here's the caveat. the attorney general tells me they have found 20 million more pages of documents and official papers that they want to go through, that were never looked at before. she said that because of this, she can refile charges against these officials and even more people. listen to what she said. >> and what i expect to see the criminals can do, after they've done a comprehensive review of all of these documents, they will make a decision as to whether or not there are -- you know, whether these same cases need to be refiled. or whether or not there are perhaps additional charges that need to be charged and never have been before. >> reporter: the state of michigan will have to work because attorney general nessel tells me the statute of limitations will actually run out next year on the alleged crimes. and it was yesterday that a

circuit courtup was set to rule on a defense to quash all of the cases dismiss them outright. nessel told me that entered into the decision to this on their own, because based on the principle of double jeopardy they would never be able to bring the cases again. now the former attorney general for michigan bill schuette issued a response to all of this saying during my tenure as attorney general the department initiated three major investigations, nassar, the catholic church and the flint water crisis. all three were staffed and conducted with the highest level of professionalism and expertise. residents of flint, michigan, tell cnn, they are horrified. they cannot believe that the criminal cases at least for the short term have been out and out dismissed. jean casarez, cnn, new york. next here, the women's world cup is under way in france. we'll have the latest there. but another huge sporting

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at the women's world cup friday, england secured a place in the round of 16 knockout phase. after winning 1-nil against argentina. japan and scotland faced off with japan leading 2-1, leaving scotland to an early exit. and christina durelli scored a hat trick. coming up on saturday, the netherlands looking for their second win playing against cameroon. and canada faces off against new zeala zealand. okay. enough of that. let's talk about mother world cup. we're just 24 hours away from one of the most anticipated games in sports, longtime cricket hosts india and pakistan

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