Arbery killers’ failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial
2 years, 10 months ago

Arbery killers’ failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery already faced steep obstacles to finding unbiased jurors for their upcoming trial on federal hate crime charges. All three also were indicted in a separate federal hate crimes case, which alleges that the deadly chase violated Arbery’s civil rights and that he was targeted because he was Black. FBI agent Skyler Barnes said in court Monday that investigators reviewing Travis McMichael’s cellphone and social media records found “frequent use of racial slurs, to include references to African-Americans as monkeys, savages and n---ers.” The challenge for prosecutors will be to persuade jurors that such racist beliefs motivated the decisions to chase and shoot Arbery, said Michael J. Moore, an Atlanta lawyer and a former U.S. attorney for Georgia’s middle district. “That’s a very different level of proof.” During a pretrial hearing in the state murder case on June 4, 2020, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent Richard Dial testified that Bryan told investigators he heard Travis McMichael utter a racist slur after shooting Arbery. Chavis said the decision to press the federal hate crimes case even after the McMichaels and Bryan were convicted of murder sent a message that “in our country you cannot kill or injure someone because of their status or their race.’

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Georgia Men Seek New Trial in Ahmaud Arbery Killing
2 months ago

Georgia Men Seek New Trial in Ahmaud Arbery Killing

Associated Press  

Three white men serving life in prison for murder after chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 are returning to court Thursday to ask a judge for a new trial. The McMichaels armed themselves with guns and jumped in a pickup truck to chase Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, after they saw him run past their house on Feb. 23, …

Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s misconduct trial after 3 years
3 months, 1 week ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s misconduct trial after 3 years

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Three years after a former Georgia district attorney was indicted on charges alleging she interfered with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the case’s slow progression through the court system has sputtered to a halt, one the presiding judge insists is temporary. Dozens of Black Lives Matter and Black Panther protesters gather outside the Glynn …

After 3 years, Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s trial on misconduct charges
3 months, 1 week ago

After 3 years, Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s trial on misconduct charges

LA Times  

Three years after a former Georgia district attorney was indicted on charges alleging she interfered with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the case’s slow progression through the court system has sputtered to a halt, one the presiding judge insists is temporary. Johnson’s case has stalled as one of her attorneys, Brian Steel, has spent most of the …

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Attorneys for three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia subdivision asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to throw out their hate crime convictions, arguing that prosecutors relied on their history of racist comments without proving they targeted Arbery because he was Black. In their oral arguments and legal briefs, lawyers for Greg McMichael …

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask court to overturn hate crime convictions
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask court to overturn hate crime convictions

LA Times  

Travis McMichael, from left, William “Roddie” Bryan and Greg McMichael during their trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. Attorneys for three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia subdivision asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to throw out their hate crime convictions, arguing that prosecutors relied on their history of racist comments without …

Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions

New Indian Express  

ATLANTA: Attorneys are asking a U.S. appeals court to throw out the hate crime convictions of three white men who used pickup trucks to chase Ahmaud Arbery through the streets of a Georgia subdivision before one of them killed the running Black man with a shotgun. In legal briefs filed ahead of their appeals court arguments, lawyers for Greg McMichael …

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers deny racist motives in appeals
1 year, 9 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers deny racist motives in appeals

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Three white men serving prison sentences in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery are asking an appeals court to throw out their federal hate crime convictions, with two of them arguing their histories of making racist comments don’t prove they targeted Arbery because he was Black. Greg McMichael initiated the chase when Arbery ran past his home …

Three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery file appeals
1 year, 9 months ago

Three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery file appeals

The Independent  

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Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
2 years, 4 months ago

Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The white father and son who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood each received a second life prison sentence Monday — for committing federal hate crimes, months after getting their first for murder — at a hearing that brought a close to more than two years of criminal proceedings. Greg McMichael told Arbery’s family …

Who was Ahmaud Arbery and what happened to him?
2 years, 4 months ago

Who was Ahmaud Arbery and what happened to him?

The Independent  

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Men face sentencing for hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery's death
2 years, 4 months ago

Men face sentencing for hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery's death

The Independent  

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Father and son get life in prison for hate crime in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery
2 years, 4 months ago

Father and son get life in prison for hate crime in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery

LA Times  

From left, Travis McMichael, William “Roddie” Bryan and Greg McMichael during their trial in Brunswick, Ga. The white father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting after they chased the 25-year-old Black man through a Georgia neighborhood were sentenced Monday to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime. Travis McMichael declined to address the court, …

Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he’ll be killed in state prison
2 years, 4 months ago

Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he’ll be killed in state prison

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the running Black man in a Georgia neighborhood says he fears he will be killed by fellow inmates if he’s sent to a state prison to serve a life sentence for murder. Attorney Amy Lee Copeland argued McMichael has received “hundreds of threats” and won’t be safe …

Ahmaud Arbery pursuer seeks leniency in hate crimes sentence
2 years, 4 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery pursuer seeks leniency in hate crimes sentence

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The white man who initiated the neighborhood chase that resulted in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery is asking a federal judge to show leniency when he’s sentenced next week for a federal hate crime conviction. “It showcased repugnant text messages and postings that displayed a racist bent that, even after decades of societal progress, still clings …

After Arbery killing, 16 calls between DA, shooter’s dad
2 years, 7 months ago

After Arbery killing, 16 calls between DA, shooter’s dad

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — One of the men convicted of murder in the street chase and fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery spoke with his former boss, the local district attorney, several times by phone in the days and weeks following the 2020 killing, according to a court document filed Thursday. Investigators found that the day after the shooting, then-Brunswick Judicial Circuit …

Arbery’s killers scheduled for August hate crimes sentencing
2 years, 8 months ago

Arbery’s killers scheduled for August hate crimes sentencing

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The white men convicted of hate crimes for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery as he ran in their Georgia neighborhood have been scheduled for sentencing this summer in federal court. The trio stood trial a second time in federal court, where they were found guilty in February of committing hate crimes after a jury concluded Arbery’s killing …

Attorneys: Ex-prosecutor never hindered Arbery investigators
2 years, 9 months ago

Attorneys: Ex-prosecutor never hindered Arbery investigators

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Attorneys for a former Georgia prosecutor charged with misconduct in the investigation of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing say she never tried to discourage police from making arrests in the shooting of the 25-year-old Black man. “There is not a scintilla of evidence that the Honorable former District Attorney Johnson ever knowingly and/ or willfully hindered any Law Enforcement …

Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed `so much hatred’
2 years, 9 months ago

Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed `so much hatred’

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Black man who served as foreman of the jury that convicted three white men of federal hate crimes in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery said he believes the guilty verdicts show that while acts of racial violence still occur in the U.S. “we’re moving in the right direction.” “Wrong is wrong and right is right,” Marcus Ransom …

Arbery killers convicted of federal hate crimes in his death
2 years, 10 months ago

Arbery killers convicted of federal hate crimes in his death

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The three white men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes Tuesday in a verdict that affirmed what family members and civil rights activists said all along: that he was chased down and killed because he was Black. “What we got today, we wouldn’t have gotten if it wasn’t for …

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers found guilty in federal hate crimes trial
2 years, 10 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers found guilty in federal hate crimes trial

LA Times  

The three white men convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery were found guilty of federal hate crimes Tuesday, validating the declarations of family members and civil rights activists who said they had no doubt the unarmed man was chased and killed because he was Black. “What we got today, we wouldn’t have gotten if it wasn’t …

Jury adjourns for day without verdict in Ahmaud Arbery case
2 years, 10 months ago

Jury adjourns for day without verdict in Ahmaud Arbery case

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery on a residential street acted out of “pent-up racial anger” and should be convicted of hate crimes, a federal prosecutor told a jury Monday. In Georgia, prosecutor Christopher Perras argued that Travis McMichael “was just looking for a reason” to hurt a Black person when the 25-year-old Arbery …

FBI: Defendants in Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs
2 years, 10 months ago

FBI: Defendants in Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Two of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery repeatedly used racial slurs in text messages and social media posts, including some violent comments by Arbery’s shooter about Black people, an FBI witness testified Wednesday in their federal hate crimes trial. FBI intelligence analyst Amy Vaughan led the jury through more than two dozen conversations …

Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history
2 years, 10 months ago

Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history

NPR  

Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history Enlarge this image toggle caption Glynn County Detention Center/via AP Glynn County Detention Center/via AP The three white men who were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger whose shooting death in 2020 sparked protests and calls for racial justice, had histories of making racist comments and slurs in text …

Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday
2 years, 10 months ago

Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The federal judge presiding over the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery said she will seat a jury Monday after a week spent asking potential jurors what they already know about the Black man’s death as well as their views on racism in America. U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey …

Fast start to jury selection in Arbery death federal trial
2 years, 10 months ago

Fast start to jury selection in Arbery death federal trial

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Jury selection got off to a fast start Monday in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, with the judge conducting much of the questioning to determine whether potential jurors had unshakable opinions about the highly publicized case behind closed doors. “Has anyone never heard anything about this case?” Wood …

Opening statements have begun in the federal trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers
2 years, 10 months ago

Opening statements have begun in the federal trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers

NPR  

Opening statements have begun in the federal trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP Opening arguments have begun in the federal hate crimes trial of the three Georgia men charged in connection with the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger whose 2020 shooting fueled protests and calls for racial justice. Outside the federal courthouse …

Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge
2 years, 10 months ago

Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The man convicted of murder for shooting Ahmaud Arbery withdrew his guilty plea on a federal hate crime charge Friday, electing to stand trial for a second time in the 2020 killing of a Black man that became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice. Travis McMichael reversed his plan to plead guilty in the …

Greg McMichael won’t plead to hate crime in Arbery death
2 years, 10 months ago

Greg McMichael won’t plead to hate crime in Arbery death

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The man who initiated the deadly chase that ended in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery has reversed course and decided to plead not guilty to a federal hate crime in the 2020 killing of the unarmed Black man, according to a legal filing late Thursday. Greg McMichael’s decision came days after a U.S. District Court judge rejected …

Greg and Travis McMichael have withdrawn hate crime guilty pleas in Arbery murder
2 years, 10 months ago

Greg and Travis McMichael have withdrawn hate crime guilty pleas in Arbery murder

NPR  

Greg and Travis McMichael have withdrawn hate crime guilty pleas in Arbery murder Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephen B. Morton/AP Stephen B. Morton/AP BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The man convicted of murder for shooting Ahmaud Arbery withdrew his guilty plea on a federal hate crime charge Friday, electing to stand trial for a second time in the 2020 killing of …

Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery
2 years, 10 months ago

Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A federal judge rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for the white man convicted of murder for fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery, whose parents angrily objected to the deal as unfair and unjust. The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood came just hours after prosecutors gave notice that …

Judge in Arbery death hate crimes case hears racial evidence
2 years, 11 months ago

Judge in Arbery death hate crimes case hears racial evidence

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A federal judge closed his courtroom to the public Friday to hear attorneys debate whether “racially insensitive” text messages should be allowed as evidence in the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery. The judge Friday cleared the courtroom of reporters and other spectators before hearing a legal motion by Bryan’s …

Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
2 years, 11 months ago

Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Three white men convicted of murder for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley said Arbery left his home for a …

Three white men sentenced to life for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery
2 years, 11 months ago

Three white men sentenced to life for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery

LA Times  

A Georgia judge Friday sentenced two white men to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man whose 2020 killing helped push a national debate on racial profiling and vigilantism. Speaking to the court before sentencing, Superior Court Judge Timothy R. Walmsley said Arbery was “hunted down and shot” in …

US judge plans jury pool of 1,000 for 2nd Arbery death trial
3 years ago

US judge plans jury pool of 1,000 for 2nd Arbery death trial

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The federal judge presiding over the upcoming hate crimes trial of three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery said Monday she plans to summon a jury pool of roughly 1,000 people scattered across an expansive area that covers 43 Georgia counties. “I think the reasons set forth on both sides are extremely valid,” Wood said, adding: …

Broader jury pool sought for Arbery death hate crimes trial
3 years ago

Broader jury pool sought for Arbery death hate crimes trial

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Attorneys in the upcoming federal hate crimes trial of the three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery want the jury pool to come from an expansive area of Georgia that covers 43 counties, including some that are a four-hour drive from the courthouse where the trial will be held. Bryan recorded cellphone video of Travis …

Their own words may have doomed men who killed Ahmaud Arbery
3 years ago

Their own words may have doomed men who killed Ahmaud Arbery

Associated Press  

The video of Ahmaud Arbery’s shotgun death was a shocking piece of evidence that suddenly brought the Black man’s killing into the national consciousness. Greg McMichael, who was in the bed of a pickup truck when his son killed Arbery, told police the Black man “was trapped like a rat” and he told Arbery: “Stop, or I’ll blow your f---ing …

3 men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death convicted of murder
3 years, 1 month ago

3 men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death convicted of murder

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Three men were convicted of murder Wednesday in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was running empty-handed through a Georgia subdivision when the white strangers chased him, trapped him on a quiet street and blasted him with a shotgun. “We commend the courage and bravery of this jury to say that what happened on …

For many, guilty verdicts in Arbery case mark progress for racial justice in court
3 years, 1 month ago

For many, guilty verdicts in Arbery case mark progress for racial justice in court

NPR  

For many, guilty verdicts in Arbery case mark progress for racial justice in court Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Sean Rayford/Getty Images Civil rights activists, lawyers and politicians joined Ahmaud Arbery's family in welcoming the guilty verdict in Georgia against three men charged in his murder. "It just was a great day for my family," Marcus Arbery, …

Guilty: Jury convicts three over killing of Ahmaud Arbery
3 years, 1 month ago

Guilty: Jury convicts three over killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Al Jazeera  

Three white men chased and fatally shot Arbery, a Black man, while he was out jogging last year, fuelling protests over racism in the US. He said the verdict brings a “mixture of relief and surprise and joy” to Arbery’s family and supporters, but stressed that the three men were only charged after the video of the killing emerged. “He …

3 white men are found guilty of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery
3 years, 1 month ago

3 white men are found guilty of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery

NPR  

3 white men are found guilty of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford, Octavio Jones-Pool/ Getty Images Sean Rayford, Octavio Jones-Pool/ Getty Images The three white men who chased down and killed Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was jogging through their Georgia neighborhood last year, were all found guilty of …

US jury begins deliberating in trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
3 years, 1 month ago

US jury begins deliberating in trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s killing

Al Jazeera  

Three white men have been charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was shot dead in Georgia last year. A jury in the United States has begun deliberating on whether three white men are guilty of murder in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was fatally shot while running through a mostly white …

Ahmaud Arbery killing: US lawyers deliver closing arguments
3 years, 1 month ago

Ahmaud Arbery killing: US lawyers deliver closing arguments

Al Jazeera  

Three defendants attacked Ahmaud Arbery ‘because he was a Black man running down the street’, prosecutor says. The three white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery pursued him solely “because he was a Black man running down their street”, a US prosecutor has said, as closing arguments in the politically charged trial were delivered on Monday. “They made …

A chilling social post before Ahmaud Arbery was shot
3 years, 1 month ago

A chilling social post before Ahmaud Arbery was shot

LA Times  

Defendant Travis McMichael looks on during during his trial at the Glynn County Courthouse on Friday in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan are charged with the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. Months before Ahmaud Arbery was killed, shooter Travis McMichael wrote a simple, chilling response to a Facebook …

Defense attorneys rest their cases at Arbery death trial
3 years, 1 month ago

Defense attorneys rest their cases at Arbery death trial

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Defense attorneys rested their case in the Ahmaud Arbery trial Thursday after calling just seven witnesses, including the shooter, who testified that Arbery did not threaten him in any way before he pointed his shotgun at the 25-year-old Black man. But, McMichael said, he was “under the impression” that Arbery could be a threat because he was …

Man who shot Arbery testifies: ‘He had my gun. He struck me’
3 years, 1 month ago

Man who shot Arbery testifies: ‘He had my gun. He struck me’

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery spoke publicly about the killing for the first time Wednesday, testifying at his murder trial that the 25-year-old Black man forced him to make a split-second “life or death” decision by attacking him and grabbing his shotgun. “It sounds weird, but that’s the first thing that hit me.” He was …

Travis McMichael says in his murder trial that he felt threatened by Ahmaud Arbery
3 years, 1 month ago

Travis McMichael says in his murder trial that he felt threatened by Ahmaud Arbery

NPR  

Travis McMichael says in his murder trial that he felt threatened by Ahmaud Arbery Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephen B. Morton/Pool/Getty Images Stephen B. Morton/Pool/Getty Images Travis McMichael took the witness stand Wednesday in his murder trial over the February 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery, as the defense launched its phase of the trial. "If you pull a weapon …

Man who shot Arbery testifies: ‘He had my gun. He struck me’
3 years, 1 month ago

Man who shot Arbery testifies: ‘He had my gun. He struck me’

LA Times  

The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery testified Wednesday that Arbery attacked him and grabbed his shotgun after he and his father pursued the 25-year-old Black man in their Georgia neighborhood. Travis McMichael’s testimony came as defense attorneys in the murder trial for the three white men accused of killing Arbery opened their case by building on arguments that their …

Prosecution rests in US trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
3 years, 1 month ago

Prosecution rests in US trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutor says defendants assumed the worst of Arbery before chasing and fatally shooting him. The prosecution has rested its case against the three men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery after presenting evidence it said shows that the defendants wrongly assumed that Arbery, a Black man, was the suspect of a crime in a mostly white southern Georgia neighbourhood. Several witnesses …

Tensions flare in Arbery death trial as Jesse Jackson visits
3 years, 1 month ago

Tensions flare in Arbery death trial as Jesse Jackson visits

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A judge denied mistrial requests Monday at the trial of three white men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery after defense attorneys claimed jurors were tainted by weeping from the gallery where the slain Black man’s parents sat with the Rev. The judge said he found one defense lawyer’s complaints last week about Black pastors to be “reprehensible” …

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