Trump reveals he'll bring BACK the federal death penalty and expand it to cover these sick crimes... do you agree?
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump reveals he'll bring BACK the federal death penalty and expand it to cover these sick crimes... do you agree?

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump says he will end the Justice Department moratorium on executions on his first day in office, and use the full force of the law to go after major drug dealers and cop killers. And in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, Trump laid out more details of his crime-fighting agenda starting with whether he would reverse the Biden-Harris administration's freeze on federal executions. Trump said 'of course I would' when asked whether he end the Biden-Harris administration's moratorium on federal executions. The last executions came in 2021 when he was in power Trump was at the Arizona border with Mexico last week where he met with grieving mothers of children killed by illegal immigrants as he laid his crime and security plans Drug dealers responsible for hundreds of deaths should also face the ultimate sanction, he said.

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Trump Vows To Pursue Executions After Biden Commutes Most Of Federal Death Row
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump Vows To Pursue Executions After Biden Commutes Most Of Federal Death Row

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am …

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

Deccan Chronicle  

President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions.Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people to life in prison without parole, arguing that it was …

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
Top News
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

The Hindu  

President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Mr. Trump from pushing forward their executions. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was vague on what …

Donald Trump says he will direct Justice Department to ‘pursue death penalty’, slams Biden's move
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Donald Trump says he will direct Justice Department to ‘pursue death penalty’, slams Biden's move

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was vague on what specific …

Will pursue death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, and monsters', says Trump
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Will pursue death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, and monsters', says Trump

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct his Justice Department to "vigorously pursue" the death penalty to protect Americans from "violent rapists, murderers, and monsters" when he takes power on January 20. Trump's statement on his social media platform Truth Social was in response to President Joe Biden's announcement on Monday that he had commuted the sentences …

Trump vows capital punishment for 'rapists, murderers' after Biden commutes most of federal death row
Top News
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump vows capital punishment for 'rapists, murderers' after Biden commutes most of federal death row

India TV News  

US President-elect Donald Trump once again made a big announcement by promising to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment. Trump's promise comes days after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop his successor from pushing forward their executions. Trump to take up cases of violent rapists, murderers, and monsters The President-elect wrote that …

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was …

Trump blasts Biden over death sentence commutations, says 'makes no sense'
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump blasts Biden over death sentence commutations, says 'makes no sense'

Firstpost  

President Biden, in his final month in office, announced Monday he was converting the sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates awaiting execution to life without the possibility of parole. Donald Trump criticised Joe Biden on Tuesday for commuting the sentences of nearly every federal prisoner on death row, as the president-elect prepares to take office. In his final …

Donald Trump declares he'll seek death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, monsters' as he targets Biden
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Donald Trump declares he'll seek death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, monsters' as he targets Biden

Hindustan Times  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct his Justice Department to "vigorously pursue" the death penalty to protect Americans from "violent rapists, murderers, and monsters" when he takes power on Jan. 20. Trump's statement on his social media platform Truth Social was in response to President Joe Biden's announcement on Monday that he had commuted the sentences …

Donald Trump declares he'll seek death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, monsters' as he targets Biden
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Donald Trump declares he'll seek death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, monsters' as he targets Biden

Hindustan Times  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct his Justice Department to "vigorously pursue" the death penalty to protect Americans from "violent rapists, murderers, and monsters" when he takes power on Jan. 20. Trump's statement on his social media platform Truth Social was in response to President Joe Biden's announcement on Monday that he had commuted the sentences …

'Vigorously pursue': Trump vows to ramp up executions after Biden commuted death sentences
2 weeks, 3 days ago

'Vigorously pursue': Trump vows to ramp up executions after Biden commuted death sentences

Raw Story  

Donald Trump vowed to "vigorously pursue the death penalty" immediately upon his inauguration. The president-elect reacted to President Joe Biden commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 federal prisoners on death row with a social media attack Tuesday morning, saying Biden's decision "makes no sense." Trump, who is a convicted felon himself, posted a screenshot to a New York …

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was vague on what specific actions …

Biden commuted the death sentences of two California killers. Here’s what we know about them
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Biden commuted the death sentences of two California killers. Here’s what we know about them

LA Times  

President Biden, shown Dec. 16 at the White House, commuted the death sentences of 37 people to life without parole on Monday. Two San Fernando Valley men, who were sentenced to death over a decade ago for killing five people, had their sentences commuted to life in prison on Monday by President Biden. Mikhel and Kadamovas were among 37 criminals …

Trump promises death penalty for ‘rapists, murderers’ after Biden pardons
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump promises death penalty for ‘rapists, murderers’ after Biden pardons

Al Jazeera  

During his first term in office, Trump oversaw a series of federal executions unparalleled in modern history. United States President-elect Donald Trump has promised to step up the use of the death penalty during his second term in office, saying he will go after “rapists, murderers, and monsters”. Trump’s announcement on Tuesday came after outgoing President Joe Biden used his …

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates ahead of Trump’s return
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates ahead of Trump’s return

Firstpost  

With less than a month left in office, Biden had faced growing calls from death penalty opponents to commute the sentences of those on death row to life in prison without parole, which the 37 will now serve US President Joe Biden speaks at the White House, in Washington, December 8, 2024. With less than a month left in office, …

US President Joe Biden commutes death sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on death row ahead of power hand-over to Trump
2 weeks, 4 days ago

US President Joe Biden commutes death sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on death row ahead of power hand-over to Trump

Op India  

On Monday, 23rd December, US President Joe Biden commuted death sentences of 37 federal inmates changing their punishment to life in prison without parole. This is ahead of January 20th, 2025, when incumbent President Joe Biden would hand over power to President-elect Donald Trump. Incumbent President Joe Biden is believed to have faced pressures recently from congressional Democrats, anti-death penalty …

Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office. While running for president in 2020, Biden’s campaign website said he would “work to pass …

Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates — except three mass killers
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates — except three mass killers

Salon  

President Joe Biden heeded the calls of anti-death penalty campaigners and spared all but three federal prisoners from the threat of execution on Monday, commuting a total of 37 sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In a statement, Biden, who has overseen a moratorium on federal executions even as federal prosecutors continue to seek the death …

Joe Biden commutes 37 of 40 federal death sentences before Trump takes office
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Joe Biden commutes 37 of 40 federal death sentences before Trump takes office

India Today  

US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole before he hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump on January 20. Biden, who ran for president opposing the death penalty, put federal executions on hold when he took office in January 2021. …

Biden could foil Trump’s plans to resume federal executions
3 weeks ago

Biden could foil Trump’s plans to resume federal executions

Politico  

Meanwhile, the Justice Department is also on the verge of publishing the findings of a long-running internal review of the lethal injection protocol that the Trump administration adopted in 2019. “We hope the review will find that the problems with lethal injection are one additional reason as to why President Biden should grant clemency to death row prisoners,” said Ruth …

Pardon Trump? New York governor says president-elect would have to show ‘remorse’
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Pardon Trump? New York governor says president-elect would have to show ‘remorse’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As Donald Trump fights to overturn his hush money criminal conviction, the one New York Democrat with authority to grant him a pardon signaled that she would need to see some remorse from the president-elect first. Kathy Hochul was asked Wednesday if she would consider pardoning Trump, after a judge this week refused to throw out the …

Biden Could Block Another Trump Execution Spree
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Biden Could Block Another Trump Execution Spree

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING During his final six months as president, Donald Trump’s administration carried out an unprecedented execution spree, killing 13 people. With the stroke of a pen, Biden could commute every federal death sentence to life in prison and block the incoming Trump administration from carrying out its stated mass killing agenda. At the same time, Justice Department lawyers …

'Should not proceed': Dozens of former judges ask Biden for major act before his term ends
4 weeks, 2 days ago

'Should not proceed': Dozens of former judges ask Biden for major act before his term ends

Raw Story  

At the end of every presidency, the leader drops pardons and commutations, but former federal judges are begging President Joe Biden to make a strong statement by moving death row inmates scheduled for execution to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Legal reporter Chris Geidner posted the letter to Biden is signed by 24 former federal judges, as …

Biden under pressure to commute federal death sentences
1 month ago

Biden under pressure to commute federal death sentences

Raw Story  

by Chris Lefkow U.S. President Joe Biden is facing growing calls to commute the death sentences of the more than three dozen federal inmates on Death Row before Donald Trump returns to the White House. A coalition of death penalty opponents submitted a letter to Biden on Monday asking him to commute federal death sentences to life in prison without …

Before it is too late Biden must turn words into deeds on the death penalty
1 month, 1 week ago

Before it is too late Biden must turn words into deeds on the death penalty

Salon  

In the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, opponents of the death penalty are mounting a campaign to convince President Biden to commute the sentences of everyone on federal death row. José Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles and president of the conference warned that “Our new President has pledged to pursue certain policies that would advance moral evils and threaten …

Joe Biden Can Preemptively Halt One Brutal Trump Policy
55 years ago

Joe Biden Can Preemptively Halt One Brutal Trump Policy

Slate  

There are 40 men on federal death row who have been convicted of capital offenses by the federal government going back as far as 1993. Unlike his predecessor, he has not carried out any federal executions, but, as the Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig explains, “neither has he instructed Garland to stop pursuing new death sentences, or to stop defending ongoing capital …

Jan. 6 defendants celebrate Trump’s win and anticipate pardons
2 months ago

Jan. 6 defendants celebrate Trump’s win and anticipate pardons

NPR  

Jan. 6 defendants celebrate Trump’s win and anticipate pardons toggle caption Brent Stirton/Getty Images Outside the Washington, D.C. jail, supporters of the Jan. 6 defendants have held a nightly vigil for the last two years. The medical examiner determined that Sicknick’s death was the result of two strokes, while also noting “all that transpired played a role in his condition.” …

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
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2 months ago

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

LA Times  

Donald Trump speaks after voting on at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on Tuesday in Palm Beach, Fla. Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before the president-elect takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with …

Trump Second Term 'Mortifies' Family Members Of The Executed
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump Second Term 'Mortifies' Family Members Of The Executed

Huff Post  

During the final six months of Donald Trump's presidency, his administration rushed to execute 13 people, ending a 17-year de facto moratorium on federal executions. When they’re showing signs of asphyxiation,” said Vialva’s mother, Lisa Brown, noting evidence that the lethal injection drugs can cause the lungs to fill with fluid, creating the sensation of suffocating or drowning to death. …

Why a Trump win could lead to record numbers of death row executions
2 months, 1 week ago

Why a Trump win could lead to record numbers of death row executions

The Independent  

Donald Trump has a long history of embracing, even fetishising, the death penalty and using it as a wedge in racial politics. Within the 900-page Project 2025 blueprint for a second term is the recommendation that a Trump administration should “do everything possible to obtain finality for the 44 prisoners currently on federal death row”. open image in gallery Trump …

Vice President Harris's Focus on 2024 Election, Not Trump Pardons
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Vice President Harris's Focus on 2024 Election, Not Trump Pardons

Live Mint  

Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the possibility of Donald Trump receiving a pardon during an NBC News interview. While she declines to speculate on the matter, she emphasizes her focus on the upcoming election and national unity. When asked about potential bipartisan collaborations, she responds with cryptic remarks, leaving the possibility open for discussion but not confirming any specific offers.

'Trump really does commit crimes': HBO's Maher cuts off conservative's whine about trials
4 months ago

'Trump really does commit crimes': HBO's Maher cuts off conservative's whine about trials

Raw Story  

On the Friday night HBO "Real Time Overtime" segment posted to YouTube, host Bill Maher finally had enough of conservative Rich Lowry's complaining about Donald Trump's legal problems and bluntly stated the former president is guilty of committing criminal acts. Moments after National Review editor Rich Lowry went on an extensive rant about Trump's 34 felony convictions in a Manhattan …

Election 2024 Latest: Judge postpones sentencing in Trump’s hush money case until after the election
4 months ago

Election 2024 Latest: Judge postpones sentencing in Trump’s hush money case until after the election

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. ▶ Carroll’s attorney says ‘all options are on the table’ following Trump’s comments Writer E. Jean Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, had a speedy response Friday to fresh comments former President Donald Trump made about her client that sounded like the kinds of things he said that led juries to conclude …

What do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on them
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on them

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: As California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris successfully defended the death penalty in court, despite her past crusade against it. As a new senator, she proposed to abolish cash bail — a reversal from when she chided San Francisco judges for making it “cheaper” to commit crimes by setting bail amounts too low. “The trouble for Republicans, to put it …

Trump lawyers ask New York judge to delay felony sentencing until after the election
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump lawyers ask New York judge to delay felony sentencing until after the election

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's attorneys have asked for a Manhattan judge to delay his sentencing until after the November election. Attorneys for the former president and current Republican nominee wrote a letter to the court dated Wednesday pointing out that the Sept. 18 sentencing date was scheduled to take place after the start of early voting, and they argued that Trump did …

The Kamala Harris Death-Penalty Test
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Kamala Harris Death-Penalty Test

Slate  

When President Joe Biden leaves the White House, he will leave behind a mixed legacy on the issue of capital punishment. As the Wall Street Journal notes, “Trump is attacking Harris, accusing her of being soft on crime … and criticizing her record as a prosecutor.” This criticism could, Politico reports, “make the phrase ‘Kamala the Cop’ — once a …

'Jail for Trump will make him a martyr', says US pollster, ‘there will be riots’
7 months, 1 week ago

'Jail for Trump will make him a martyr', says US pollster, ‘there will be riots’

Hindustan Times  

Former US President Donald Trump has been charged guilty in the high-profile hush money case, becoming the first president to be a convicted felon. TOPSHOT - Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press after he was convicted in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. The …

Conservative plan calls for Trump to kill everyone on federal death row
8 months ago

Conservative plan calls for Trump to kill everyone on federal death row

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A conservative plan for Donald Trump’s potential second term calls …

The GOP Plan For Executions If Trump Wins
8 months ago

The GOP Plan For Executions If Trump Wins

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING During the final six months of Donald Trump’s presidency, his administration carried out an unprecedented execution spree, killing 13 people on federal death row and ending a 17-year de facto federal execution moratorium. “To expand the death penalty would just be a sea change that would affect decades of jurisprudence, and I don’t think there are enough …

Trump’s Manhattan trial could determine whether rule of law survives: criminologist
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s Manhattan trial could determine whether rule of law survives: criminologist

Raw Story  

Now that the Supreme Court appears to be agreeing, at least in part, with former President Donald Trump in his un-American quest for unlimited presidential impunity, the threat to American democracy just got worse. Until the first criminal trial of Trump began two weeks ago — a case that could have been prosecuted and tried some two years ago according …

Fuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump’s presidency
1 year, 3 months ago

Fuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump’s presidency

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A day before the federal government executed a Texas man for the killing of an Iowa couple when he was 18, celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz pleaded with then-President Donald Trump — a former client — to call the execution off. The relatives, Trump explained, were on the road to the prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, where federal executions …

Fuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump's presidency
1 year, 3 months ago

Fuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump's presidency

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So, unless Biden clears death row, “history will repeat itself” if a …

Biden’s inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden’s inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Capital punishment could emerge as a major campaign issue in the U.S. presidential race for the first time in 30 years, with top GOP rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis already one-upping each other by touting tougher, more far-reaching death penalty laws. Meanwhile, death penalty foes are poised to draw attention to what Democrat Joe Biden hasn’t done …

Biden's inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden's inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Capital punishment could emerge as a major campaign issue in …

Trump stumbles when Fox host tells him his plan to execute drug offenders would include people he pardoned
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump stumbles when Fox host tells him his plan to execute drug offenders would include people he pardoned

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier that aired on 20 June, …

Biden’s Justice Dept. keeps hard line in death row cases
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden’s Justice Dept. keeps hard line in death row cases

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Rejon Taylor hoped the election of Joe Biden, the first U.S. president to campaign on a pledge to end the death penalty, would mean a more sympathetic look at his claims that racial bias and other trial errors landed him on federal death row in Terre Haute, Indiana. “It’s business as usual.” Death penalty opponents expected Biden to …

US no longer seeking death for man convicted in Sjodin case
1 year, 9 months ago

US no longer seeking death for man convicted in Sjodin case

Associated Press  

U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday that they will no longer seek the death penalty for a Minnesota man already on death row but awaiting resentencing for the kidnapping and killing of college student Dru Sjodin in 2003 — a case that led to changes in sex offender registration laws. The Justice Department has faced criticism from death penalty opponents for pursuing …

US won’t seek death penalty for alleged Texas Walmart gunman
1 year, 11 months ago

US won’t seek death penalty for alleged Texas Walmart gunman

Associated Press  

Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a West Texas Walmart in 2019. Federal prosecutors did not explain in their court filing the reason for their decision, though Crusius still could face the death penalty if convicted in state court. The prosecutors’ decision …

US won't seek death penalty for alleged Texas Walmart gunman
1 year, 11 months ago

US won't seek death penalty for alleged Texas Walmart gunman

India Today  

Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a West Texas Walmart in 2019. Federal prosecutors did not explain in their court filing the reason for their decision, though Crusius still could face the death penalty if convicted in state court. The prosecutors’ decision …

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