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foreign power. so what are they? and why won't they tell us? witnesses from coast-to-coast report seeing the unidentified low flying objects overhead. some they say the size of suvs. top intelligence officials downplaying concerns saying most of the reported sightings are actually airplanes. others are asking if it is a secret defense operation that washington won't really tell us about. all the speculation of course always sparking more fear and frustration and anger. what is in the sky and why don't we know? hello everyone this is "fox news live" and i am eric shawn. hi arthel. nick: hello everyone i am arthel neville. local residents and president-elect trump all demanded the federal government they call this an urgent matter of national security. among the dozens of sightings the past few weeks are reports from military sites in new york, new jersey and virginia as well

as california and nevada. the biden administration is trying to reassure the public. >> there is no question that people are seeing drones and i want to assure the american public that week, and the federal government have a deployed additional resources, personnel, technology to assist new jersey state police in addressing the drone sightings. eric: also said the border is secure print what's going on in new jersey? cb cotton is there and elizabeth just 15 miles west of new york city pay part of the area where the drones have been started. >> hi eric. during a call to portas this weekend senior defense department official confirmed there have been drone sightings over too military facilities here in new jersey. he said the military is frustrated by what he described as irresponsible drone activity. while also admitting that this point the u.s. government does

not know who was operating the drones in those instances. telling quote i just got to simply tell you what we do not know. we have not been able to locate or identify the operator or the points of origin. other officials from the fbi, security and faa said during the weekend all the ongoing revealed most of the sightings are planes and being mistaken for drones. there is no public safety, national security risk or for an actor for fbi officials say most of the reported fighting across the entire northeast region match the approach of pattern of some of the busiest airports in the new york area. adding later in the call quote i think care has been a slight overreaction. our products like team cell phone video of what looks like could be a drone with the naked eye. our team shot video using a drone with thermal. you can clearly see the outline of the plane.

still, growing frustration new york governor kathy opal sounded off after an airport temporarily shut down friday night due to drone activity. she is now calling on congress to pass legislation to strengthen shrink oversight of the drones give more authority to state and local agencies to investigate drone activity while people come every day neighbors take to social media like this facebook group to share photos and videos former new jersey governor chris christie saying on abc news this morning if states are not given more authority to investigate, people will start taking matters into their own hands. >> the states do not have enough authority to do it they need to do what we are going to find is you're going to have individuals acting as drone vigilantes and they are going to start taking them down. >> during this weekend call which i was listening along with my producer, the fbi said the agency has received about 5000 hits.

but of those tips only about 100 four deemed credible for further investigation. back to you. eric: that still means 100 credible tips. cb cotton thank you. arthel: president electronic delighting fans with an appearance at yesterday's army/navy college football game and entourage of cabinet nominees republican leaders joined him also yesterday he named his former acting director of national intelligence richard grenell to a newly created post of presidential envoy for special missions. madison scarpino is live in washington with more. madison, i understand the president-elect is high on rick grenell? >> yes, busy day yesterday for president-elect donald trump. let's start with him and tapping several people for major rules on his team. one of the many new pics is longtime foreign policy advisor of his richard grenell for envoy

for special missions. he was the president elects intelligence chief during the first administration trump says grenell will work and some of the hottest spots around the world like venezuela in north korea. trump also tapping truth social ceo former congressman for chairman of the president's intelligence advisory board. and if confirmed he will advise the president on the legality of foreign intelligence activity. moving onto trump's major legal when yesterday and its abc news and one of its top anchors george stephanopoulos. they will now paying $15 million to settle trump's defamation lawsuit. this stems from an interview stephanopoulos it with representative nancy mace during the interview stephanopoulos said numerous times jury had found trump liable for rape. trump was found liable for sexual abuse in the e.g. carol chase but not rape the president-elect and his vp pick jd vance also spending part of

the day at the iconic army/navy game when he felt upset when from the navy midshipmen. trump electric reaction from vance was joined by some big political names and cabinet pics including pete hegseth,. >> to see president trump there to see that leadership that's been missing for the past four years the void of leadership that has been missing for the last four years it really meant a lot to all of us there. marine vet daniel penny was also there as vance is a guest just days after his acquittal in the new york city subway chokehold case. trump was also joined by incoming senate majority leader john thune house speaker mike johnson who his son currently attends the naval academy. will send it back to you. arthel: alright madison scarpino thank you very much for the present by ms. under fire for some of the recipients of his massive grants of clemency last week. among them a disgraced pennsylvania judge, ponzi scheme

or an ma and caught with a trove of child pornography president is hinting at more commutations to comfort right now were going to bring congressman james co comer. we want to talk more about this now but congressman, thank you for joining us. first of all what issue do you have with president biden's pardons and what is unusual about them? >> it is unusual to pardon your son for a blanket pardon that would extend for over a decade. that is an admission of guilt. i think our biden family influence peddling investigation proved that. everyone in and that investigan was focused on hunter biden went in fact jim biden was an equal partner lisa peters and jim biden's bank records we found lots of questionable transactions and wires and loans, we brought jim biden in for an interview he did not have loan documentation he admitted he'd never paid a penny interest or principal back on them.

we asked her then if these transactions were in exchange for future pardons because everyone that was wiring and jim biden money was in some type of trouble that's the thing about the biden family. the people who sent the biden's money were all in trouble with a lot either in the united states or around the world they were needing a dirty favor. it just looks like this is corrupt as a hack with joe biden's and with pardons. : vermont senator bernie sanders double weight senator chris coons weighed in. let's listen. >> and you have his opponents going after his family, as a father i think we can all understand biden tried to protect his son and his family. on the other hand the precedent set is kind of a dangerous order some very wide open pardon which could under different circumstances lead to problems in terms of future presidents

appeared. >> the presidents got away a lot of different factors. how seriously he believes kash patel the nominee to the empty fbi director and the other nominees to lead the trump administration law enforcement agencies how seriously they are determined to go after their enemies list. whether or not some of those on that list who are all reasonably foreseeable he going to be investigated when a pardon. arthel: do you worry these pardons might skew for presidential pardons? what are your thoughts on the fbi going after an enemies list? >> the media's got it wrong about the fbi. first of all this is not retribution this is accountability by for the fbi's been wrong about so many things with respect to republicans, with respect to conservatives it goes back to centering conservatives and the fbi tried to manufacture the fake steele dossier that said falsely trump was colluding with russia.

the fbi has lost all credibility. >> understood this or what you think? what are your thoughts about the fbi going after an enemies list currently? >> look, i think the fbi is wrong i think the fbi's abuse its power i think kash patel is the right guy. i do not believe that joe biden is finished pardoning a think is going to continue to do things to try to cover up the deepest deepstate abuses led by the fbi. i think the american people need to pay very close attention to every single person that joe biden is pardoning and follow the money. because again, the money in this family has taken from bad people around the world and of course it joe biden is going to pardon people who probably need a pardon that were put in prison for excessive drug related charges. but, at the end of the day he is sprinkling in bad people that have no business getting a pardon he has imbued the pardon

process i hope congress will reform the pardon process because of joe biden's abuses. arthel: of course we do not have anyone from the biden administration hears will your comment stand. but i want to move on. of course you're a member of the house oversight and accountability committee, the chair you're also a member of aoc fan club as i understand besides believing he will have a good working relationship. what leadership qualities would make aoc an effective oversight ranking member? >> i think if you look at the current leadership with the oversight committee on the democrat side they have had jamie raskin leading them. the democrats have nowhere to go but up. jamie raskin has been wrong. arthel: how will aoc make you go up or make the democrats go up? what she is better spoken. look, i think the democrats are

turning on aoc. my endorsement of aoc is probably hurting her which i think is amusing they're willing to go back to another boring old guy like connolly. aoc, i think she represents a big segment of the democrat party. that believes in socialism. that believes in the green new deal that believes and woke as if the democrats want a real democrat to lead the oversight committee on their site i think aoc is perfect for. arthel: what about her leadership qualities? look, lucky for her she is in the minority so she does not have to display a lot of leadership qualities. all they are going to do is try to complain, obstructed to things like that. i think aoc is the best they've got it that tells you anything about the democrats on the oversight committee. arthel: if you're going to part of the aoc fan club you've got to give her more you got to give us more applause for her leadership qualities you did not

list any but that is okay. we are going to move on. you did not give me anything i'm sure she is listening. you have anything positive to say about the way she might lead? >> yes, she is a lot nicer than jamie raskin she is pleasant to be around. so again, they have nowhere to go but up after jamie raskin. >> is not a ringing endorsement i am just saying that we are going to move on. alright, alright fair enough we will leave it there. but let me ask you this. what can the american people expect from oversight and the 119th congress the next congress any particular items or issues on your radar? do you have any qualms about overseeing the second trump administration? >> a note. look, i am really excited about the second trump administration we are already in constant communication with doge, vivek ramaswamy and elon musk. there falls into the house oversight committee of jurisdiction over the federal

workforce. we have jurisdiction over a lot of the information technology systems in the government that are allowing for improper payments and things like that that need to be reformed. i think the house oversight committees going to busier than ever working with the new trump administration specifically with doge to try to limit waste, fraud, abuse mismanagement and federal government. >> we will be watching will have you back on congressman james, but thank you very much and by the way if anyone asks you something about me, i need more than i am just nice. [laughter] so considerate that all right thank you sir, take care. >> thank you. eric: often ties the american journalist from houston georgetown graduate, he has been missing in syria for 12 years. the desperate search to find him after the fall of. trey yingst is on the ground with the very latest you in in a prison to try to find him. >> yes it's a devastating story.

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>> leave it up to the syrians to form their new government with one kind of country to what they would to be two on what we have an interest to prevent isis from coming back on the battlefield. we need to demilitarized zone. arthel: south carolina senator lindsey graham echoing president-elect drums called for the u.s. to stay out of the power struggle in syria. life is slowly returning to normal there after rebel forces toppled the brutal assad regime the fall of assad opens the possibility of finally finding missing american austin tice. chief foreign correspondent trey yingst is live in serious capitol damascus with the very latest. >> good afternoon. nearly a week into rubble rule there are questions about what the future of syria will look like. today christian syrians in damascus and into church for the first time since the fall of the assad regime they expressed hope and optimism about maintaining

concern about the fact rebels now control the country. >> we have some concerns and worry but we hope the state will be a civil state. all religions are joint on one phrase which is in god's love. whenever we have one love between each other peace, modesty every nice thing will spread in syria. close with former president assad out of power we continue to uncover what was left behind by his regime. troves of documents and maps and information that illustrate how transient world th rolled throur and authoritarian force. >> here at the republican guard billing on the outskirts of damascus you see a lot of syrian propaganda, posters of former president assad but more interesting, you see the relationship between russia and syria. copies of russian passports, russian military equipment and clear indications that russian officers had a presence here on the ground in damascus help in

the syria regime. >> that regime clearly aligned with both the russians and the iranians today there are still major questions about missing journalists austin tice we continue to follow leeds looking leads lookingfor him here in th. arthel: let's keep following those leads for sure. trey yingst live in syria thank you. eric: certainly hope they find him. cold blooded killer of united healthcare brian thompson on the new york sidewalk ascent fears and chills to the corporate suites of america. and in the halls of capitol hill. threats against members of congress now and the rise. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram on that. >> lawmakers always face threats their high profile individuals but the murder in cold blood of a brian thompson has members of congress especially spooked. >> we are not here to put ourselves our families in danger. >> if you are not constantly aware of your surroundings and your security than your naïve.

>> is nothing to get comfortable with you put on the tile in the morning is when you going to see your last day to potentially walk out progress u.s. capitol police chief told a senate committee they were more than 700 threats against lawmakers in november. our record 150 swatting incidents. >> used to be if you went home you might be able to relax a little bit br. those days are gone. >> i think sadly at the recordholder possibly for swatting calls for a georgia woman died recently after she crashed into the bomb squad which was racing to respond to marjorie taylor greene's home after it was swatted. lawmakers are taking security into their own hands. >> i am a gun owner to be honest with you. i feel it's extremely important to be able to defend myself if need be. >> bipartisan lawmakers say the thompson murder intensified their fears. >> the worse a part of that is you saw the reaction people are supported in the murderer. >> i find it troubling there

been a public figures who either have been silent or have gone dangerously close to rationalizing the assassination brian thompson for. >> it takes additional resources to put special security details on members facing credible threats. lawmakers are calling for stiffer penalties and for those who threaten them, their families, or congressional staff. on capitol hill chad pergram fox news. arthel: national weather service issued its first ever tornado warning for san francisco. the apparent twister touched down about 50 miles away from san jose. several people were hurt thankfully no reports of anyone killed. the video shows the aftermath and witnesses say a twister picked up cars and toss them across the road. the storm knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people. eric: how about that. president-elect trumps relationship with beijing looming large as he prepares to

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the pentagon figures to be an attractive target for the upcoming trump administration but budget cutters the defense department failing at seventh audit and its struggling to keep up with china. chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin has details. >> i think we are in the middle of a big shift right now a lot of us are hoping there is a revolution, and what we do put in more competition will re- shock the bureaucracy percocet class lives at the bureaucracy took on those who believe it the next war will be one using f35 fighter jets and aircraft carriers versus silicon valley tech startups who want to break

the lumbering pentagon bureaucracy. >> is that multi- headed monster that we have to prepare for multiple theaters. so far president-elect trumps new defense department team includes businessmen john felon and art collecting philanthropist with no military service to head the navy and steven fienberg another trump donor and billionaire ceo previously owned dyncorp one of the biggest defense contractors who service the u.s. military in iraq and afghanistan. if confirmed he will serve as deputy secretary of defense. the chairman of the palm beach basin private investment firm will oversee tech driven revolution as the navy transforms toward autonomous weapon systems. it is currently failing to keep up with chinese shipbuilding which is outpacing the u.s. navy 240 -- one. fienberg co-ceo of cerberus capitol management which has

invested in hypersonic weapons and military aircraft maintenance will face pressure to d tangle his investment portfolio. >> each and every one of us, each and every one of you needs to propose a program that you personally benefit from that you would be willing to cut. >> 's hope these money men can pop the hood at the pentagon who has yet to pass an audit and figure out how to fix the largest agency and its bureaucracy. at the pentagon, jennifer griffin fox news. eric: the next guest is warning china does pose a great start to our country and is urging present electronic to bring peace through strength not any appeasement but for the congressman carlos gimenez joins us but sits on the house select committee on the chinese communist party and on homeland security. congressman, welcome. first, what would you like president trump to tell president xi in terms of our new u.s. policy against beijing?

>> think the first thing he needs to tell is to tell the chinese and president xi jinping that he needs to establish fair trade policies but not with the united states but around the world. and so that is the first thing but if he does not do that i think we are going to have to impose a lot of tariffs on him. the second thing i would like to say but may be number one is stop creating the chemicals that make fentanyl they're killing tens of thousands of americans here at home for that's probably number one in the number two the practices it. eric: didn't defense on the chinese aggressive practices that aimed at trying to undermine an and destabilize and destroy america? >> absolutely. look, the fentanyl is killing tens of thousands probably racket up about half a million americans have been lost to fentanyl. 97% of the chemicals to make fentanyl are produced in china. and by the way there are illegal to sell in china but they

incentivize chemicals for exports. that tells you everything you need to know about china. the other thing is about trade. their trade policies how they go about trying to corner markets and subsidize markets and basically you are subservient. you are now beholden to the chinese communist party for this, that, or the other by that is legendary. eric: sorry about the wind we apologize to her audience about some of the winch prettier down in florida and that will happen with the weather. >> i'm outside i don't think many people outside right now. [laughter] president xi president trump invite him to the inauguration for that's pretty unprecedented. even though i probably won't come singular criticizing mr. trump are saying he's not going to come others are saying man did he put president xi in a box not only does he look rude, not showing up but does that kind of put president xi on the spot? >> yes it kinda looks petty that he would not come down here.

look, it's also signaling this is going to change. we have had by demonstration official after bided ministration officially go to china and try to say please, pretty please, be nice to us in all of that for this is a signal no. if you want to come, come over here in this is a new sheriff. a different sheriff we are going to play this game completely differently than the previous ministration did pick what type of tariffs you expect to slap on china will this be negotiated down or his view this is what we are going to do, we are going to slam you with this if you don't behave. >> i think he needs to be slimed if you don't behave. i've been saying for a long time we need to decouple from china but every single dollar w we set a chinese can be as against us. it's going to be us against our allies. so yes, i think president trump is right on. the only way -- the only thing they understand is force the only way to peace is through

strength not through appeasement. eric: another issue going on through the years they've made a lot of controversy, there has been over china buying u.s. farmland especially near sensitive military bases. also apparently they've been setting up critics say the bit n data mining centers that not only make a lot of noise but also suck up a lot of electricity in rural areas for thbutthe reason they're sendingm over to us is because they have outlawed them over there. are you concerned about that? do you think that's another way to try to take advantage of us? >> look, we've been suckers for a long time. it is time to stop. so yes, they been trying to buy our varmint not only to use as surveillance on some critical industries and areas we have here in the united states, but china cannot sustain its population. it needs to import over 30% of its food supply so now they are trying to get our good farmland

to feed their people. that is something we have on them. we cannot give that advantage up. eric: and finally, what type of result do you expect to come from the trump administration trump administrationand how lon? >> look it is going to take a while. it's not going to happen overnight. but, we need to get this ball rolling. we are far behind. the military buildup of the chinese is alarming as your previous reported stated they can build ships at a rate of 20. we need to look at asymmetrical warfare or a different way to conduct warfare if we in fact are ever going to get into a confrontation with them, with china. but it is going to take a while but what do you know what? we need to start pre-when you start now and show them we are serious. we also need to establish better relations with our allies and convince them that they need to help us in this fight against

the communist chinese party. sinful ronald reagan face that deficit and now it is president trump's turn. a member of the committee on the party good to see you, thank you for joining us from the outside today pig looks good seeing you too. arthel: the woman who accused three duke lacrosse players of a rape back in 2006 now admits she made it up. will she faced any legal consequences after all of these years? former homicide detective and attorney ted williams weighs in next. we design and test our own tools. and sell them directly to you. no middleman. just quality tools you can trust at prices you'll love. ♪

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arthel: new inspector general's report from the department of justice takes a look at the evidence or the events from january 6, 2021 at david's font has more now from washington. >> the report makes clear there were no undercover fbi agents present on scene. however 26 confidential human

sources or government informants were in the crowd. only three of them were asked by the fbi to be there, 23 others came on their own confidential human sources are not undercover agents they are paid informants who already belong to groups under law enforcement scrutiny like the proud boys and oath keepers out of the three asked to be there by the bureau, one entered the capitol to others entered a restricted area of the report says. none of these fbi sources were authorized to enter the capitol or restricted area or to otherwise break the law on january 6. outgoing fbi director christopher wray has repeatedly said any suggestions the fbi instigated the violence that they are quote ludicrous. >> you stay tuned "now you're saying no? violence orchestrate by fbi sources or agents require fbi critics including allies of president-elect trump say the report only raises more questions.

>> they were only three approved to be there why were these additional 23 there? what was their role on that day? works of the confidential human sources and enter the restricted areas were prosecuted d.c. u.s. attorney's office said it generally has a not charge those individuals whose only crime on january 6 was to enter the restricted ground surrounding the capitol part we have treated the sources consistent with this approach. the report also criticizes the fbi for not gathering useful intelligence beforehand. the fbi did not take all the steps that it could have taken to develop as complete a picture of the january 6 threat potential. in a response fbi said agents will continue to work with homeland security officials to secure the upcoming janjanuary , 2025 electoral certification. in washington, david spent fox news. eric: former sheriff's deputy accused of murdering a woman and her home must stay in jail for now. that ruling from the illinois

supreme court. shawna grace was charged with first-degree murder the death of sonya massie back in july. she called 911 to report a prowler outside her home in springfield, illinois. officers arrived she reportedly then went to a pot of boiling water on her stove and said i rebuke you in the name of jesus. prosecutors that is when grayson fired his weapon killing her. the justice department opening the civil rights investigation. she was a black comic recent white. he has pled not guilty. arthel: admission from the one to falsely accuse three duke lacrosse players of a rape is now turning the 18 year old case on its head. crystal now says she lied about the story. she could not face any new charges because of the statute of limitations on perjury charges in north carolina. but, can she face any other punishment in this case? ted williams were homicide detective, turning a fox news contributor joining me now.

ted first i would like to talk about one question on the case that eric just reported on former sheriff's deputy shawna grace in charge of first-degree murder for killing 36-year-old sonja massie inside her home felt. as eric just reported until the court decides whether to consider his bid to go free as he awaits her trial for now sean grayson is ordered to remain in jail i just wanted to ask you did the illinois appellate court get it right? >> merry christmas to you, arthel. let me say i do believe the illinois appellate court got it right. this man, certainly look at the video there there is an as to whether he actually murdered that woman in that case. i think they got it right the same effect must go to chris so now she is asked the former farr lacrosse players to forgive her.

can those players and others who lost their job in the process truly recover from the damage her original testimony created? >> you know, arthel, i keep using the words lives ruined. i remember in 2006 that i was on the ground there at duke covering this duke lacrosse players rape. everything we believed there is that it divided this nation. on one side these were white privileged kids. on the other side was a poor black woman that had been raped. and so come as a result of that after the investigation by roy cooper who is now the governor of north carolina, the charges were dropped. but the stigma remained. these three young men, their lives were ruined.

they had to live with that. their family, relatives and friends and people in this nation wondering, wha was the wn actually raped? and now to find out that i awaken here a few mornings ago to find that she is in prison now for killing her boyfriend, that she lied. she is now confessing. no, no you can never go and get your reputation back from all of those years. you have to feel for those three young men. arthel: issue currently said she is in prison for her second degree murder of her boyfriend. she cannot face new charges is what i understand as it connects to these false allegations. these allegations against the lacrosse players should this prompt changes in perjury cases and charges? >> i think you have to take each case separately.

quite naturally the legislature down there may very well want to revisit what it takes to bring in the statute of limitation for perjury charges. but, this sad commentary is sheet will now have to live with this ally against these three young men for the rest of her life. that will not go away. i am deeply concerned, i must tell you about real victims of rape. that they can come forward and not be questioned. what i would suggest there just needs to be a strong and firm investigation to try to determine the accusations. arthel: that's what is going to ask about the impact of actual the defense of actual rape victims you said they should

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eric: is a curtain falls on president biden's tenure and brandon set up fox news polls show many voters still feel the sting of the economy. fox news correspondent rebecca castor on that. [applause] >> president biden is only a few weeks left to walk out to that tune. his decades long political career comes to an end on

january 20. but, i knew fox news a poll shows he's not leaving on a high mostly because of the economy. 77% of voters have a negative view of the economy and 62% feel the same about their personal finances. the president though sees it differently. >> i am leaving the economy at the moment no one could do better than i did. i'm not saying i was perfect. but it ends up at this moment the best economy, this promise by calming the world. >> the economy believes going to a very strong we do have to solve some problems for. >> the economy also tops the list of issues voters want donald trump to focus on. and while americans overwhelm a overwhelmingsupport of trump onn night, the same poll shows they are not as excited about some of his cabinet nominees. when asked who they would confirm, robert f kennedy jr. trump's nominee for health secretary got the most support with 48% of voters saying yes. while 40% of voters said they would not confirm defense secretary nominee pete hegseth i would say to my colleagues who

have concerns, meet with these folks and let them go to the hearing and ask questions they are pete let them go to the process for. >> robert f kennedy jr. start plans a certain it was centers on the hill next week. in washington, rebecca castor fox news. arthel: it was no surprise when university of colorado's of travis hunter won the heisman trophy last night as college football top player. hunter is a rarity full-time two-way player who was a star on both sides of the ball as a wide receiver and quarterback. we are happy for them he thanked his fiancée, his coaches, including his head coach dion a prime time sanders. travis hunter also says your belief takes you a long way. all right. >> oa while. eric: after being preempted the journal editorial report is back on the fox news channel be sure to tune in an hour from now or

less 3:00 p.m. eastern per the journal report with paul. arthel: of course be sure to join us at 4:00 p.m. eastern on "fox newsfox news live in we sph nebraska congressman don bacon of the house armed services about present electron pushing for a cease-fire between ukraine and russia. mr. sean you got somebody say? before we have new orleans there? there it is su. no you recognize that. all right, is it new orleans or is it new orleans? arthel: new orleans. miss you all. [laughter]

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