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11 hours ago
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'Cocaine lawyer' linked to fugitive Ryan Wedding could be killed if granted bail, court told | CBC News

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1 day ago
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Wife of Ontario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding case testifies at bail hearing | CBC News

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2 weeks ago
Canada news

Canada opposes bail for alleged members of Ryan Wedding's drug ring arrested in Ontario | CBC News

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3 weeks ago
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Who is Deepak Paradkar, the Brampton lawyer tied to alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding? | CBC News

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1 month ago

Spanish police arrest trucker wanted in Germany for drug trafficking

A 64-year-old long-haul truck driver was arrested for allegedly trafficking over 250 kilograms of marijuana and hashish to Germany and is awaiting extradition.
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1 month ago

Chinese fentanyl kingpin Zhi Dong Zhang to be returned to Mexico from Cuba

Chinese drug lord Zhi Dong Zhang was arrested in Cuba and faces extradition for alleged drug trafficking and money laundering tied to major Mexican cartels.
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11 hours ago
Canada news

'Cocaine lawyer' linked to fugitive Ryan Wedding could be killed if granted bail, court told | CBC News

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1 day ago
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Wife of Ontario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding case testifies at bail hearing | CBC News

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2 weeks ago
Canada news

Canada opposes bail for alleged members of Ryan Wedding's drug ring arrested in Ontario | CBC News

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3 weeks ago
Canada news

Who is Deepak Paradkar, the Brampton lawyer tied to alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding? | CBC News

Cryptocurrency
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12 hours ago

Judge tells notorious crypto scammer 'you have been bitten by the crypto bug' in handing down 15 year sentence | Fortune

Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years for misleading investors and inflating Terra and Luna following the 2022 stablecoin collapse.
#homicide
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19 hours ago
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Accused in killing of Owen Sound, Ont., restaurateur extradited from Scotland to Canada | CBC News

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19 hours ago
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Accused in killing of Owen Sound, Ont., restaurateur extradited from Scotland to Canada | CBC News

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1 day ago

ICE issues deportation order for Belarusian woman extradited by FBI

FBI prosecution of Belarusian Yana Leonova for allegedly smuggling U.S. aviation parts to Russia is jeopardized by concurrent ICE deportation actions.
fromBoston.com
1 day ago

Man pleads guilty to Mass. kidnapping, Vermont murder from the 1980s

When Sheridan begged Morrison not to kidnap her, he pulled a small gun from a paper bag and attempted to load it. During a struggle, Sheridan was able to take the gun from Morrison, but he grabbed her by the hair and pulled the car over at a rest area on Route 7. Sheridan was then able to unlock the door and escape the vehicle, prompting another vehicle to follow Morrison's car and report the license plate number to Williamstown police, officials say.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago

Ontario lawyer linked to alleged Ryan Wedding drug ring testifies at bail hearing | CBC News

Deepak Paradkar seeks highly restrictive house arrest, electronic limits, GPS monitoring, passport surrender, and pledges nearly $5 million while facing U.S. allegations and extradition.
Information security
fromTheregister
2 days ago

US extradites Ukrainian accused of hacking for Russia

Ukrainian woman extradited to the U.S. accused of hacking U.S. water systems and a meat processing facility for Kremlin-backed cyber groups; trials set for 2026.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

Bulgarian court rejects Lebanon's extradition request over Beirut blast

A Bulgarian court rejected Lebanon's extradition request for Igor Grechushkin, citing insufficient assurances that the death penalty will not be imposed or carried out.
#murder
fromIndependent
4 days ago
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Double murderer Ruth Lawrence used email address 'ruthofallevil' as she receives two life sentences

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4 days ago
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Double murderer Ruth Lawrence used email address 'ruthofallevil' as she receives two life sentences

World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

An animal rights activist was on the FBI's Most Wanted list for 15 years. Will he be returned to the US?

Daniel Andreas San Diego faces UK extradition to the US on federal charges for alleged 2003 pipe bombings connected to animal-rights activism.
#antonio-brown
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Law society suspends licence of Deepak Paradkar, Ontario lawyer tied to alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding | CBC News

Deepak Paradkar's law licence was suspended amid his arrest and pending U.S. extradition on allegations tied to Ryan Wedding's cocaine smuggling ring and murder plot.
World politics
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1 week ago

The Alvarez Puga scandal ensnares Mexico's political, business and celebrity elites

Victor Manuel Alvarez Puga masterminded a factureras scheme that laundered millions in public funds, implicating political, judicial, business, and celebrity figures.
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1 week ago

The FBI spotted Ryan Wedding in 2024. Why wasn't he arrested? | CBC News

The FBI had managed to get eyes on Ryan James Wedding, a Canadian they suspected of running a violent cocaine-smuggling operation across South and North America. The episode at the coffee shop described by U.S. prosecutors in court documents summarizing their case against Wedding amounts to the only sighting that authorities have confirmed publicly, since Wedding first fled criminal charges in 2015.
Toronto
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

After death sentence, Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets 21 years for land grab

Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to 21 years in prison in separate corruption cases related to allocations of land in a government project, dealing another legal blow to the country's former exiled leader. In a decision issued on Thursday, a court found Hasina guilty of illegally securing plots of land in a suburb of capital Dhaka for herself and her family despite their ineligibility.
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2 weeks ago

New Zealand: 'Suitcase murders' mother sentenced to life DW 11/26/2025

Hakyung Lee was sentenced to life with a 17-year minimum non-parole period for murdering her two children in 2018 and hiding their bodies in suitcases.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Mother who hid children's bodies in suitcases jailed for life in New Zealand

Mother Hakyung Lee murdered her two children, hid their bodies in suitcases in a rented storage locker, and was sentenced to life imprisonment, 17-year non-parole.
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2 weeks ago

Kinahan chief Sean McGovern charged with feud murder of Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan is granted legal aid

Sean McGovern, who was extradited from the United Arab Emirates last summer to face charges of murder and directing a criminal organisation, has been granted legal aid to cover a team of four barristers by the Special Criminal Court.
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2 weeks ago

British ex-soldier charged with 2012 murder of Kenyan woman denies meeting her

Robert James Purkiss, a former British soldier, denies murdering 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru and faces extradition to Kenya over her 2012 death.
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3 weeks ago

Briarwood bail-jumper busted in California, extradited back to Queens to face grand larceny, burglary charges: DA - QNS

Freddy Arias Zapata, 31, of Daniels Street, was ordered held without bail at his arraignment in Queens Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov. 19, on a grand jury indictment charging him with four counts of bail jumping in the fourth degree. Zapata is accused of stealing luxury items, cash and other valuables from victims' vehicles in Ridgewood, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Kew Gardens.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Russian hacking suspect wanted by the FBI arrested on Thai resort island

The Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian embassy in Thailand also did not respond to requests for comment, but Russia's consul general in Phuket, Yegor Ivanov, told Russian state news agency Tass that the consulate had "received notification of the arrest of a Russian citizen on charges of committing an information technology crime." "He was arrested on November 6 and transferred to Bangkok that same day," Ivanov said, without providing further details.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Nigerian court convicts Biafran separatist leader on terrorism charges

Judge James Omotosho said prosecutors had shown that Kanu, who also holds British citizenship, had used his Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to incite attacks on security officials and civilians in south-east Nigeria. His intention was quite clear as he believed in violence. These threats of violence were nothing but terrorist acts, judge Omotosho said. Kanu, 58, who had dismissed his legal team and represented himself during the trial, was earlier ejected from court for unruly behaviour.
World news
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#nord-stream-sabotage
France news
fromThe Local France
3 weeks ago

France arrests longtime US fugitive wanted over child sex abuse

Michael Wiseman, a fugitive charged with sexually assaulting his adopted child, was arrested in France after nearly 14 years on the run.
World news
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4 weeks ago

Alleged gambling kingpin linked to scam centres extradited from Thailand to China

She Zhijiang is being extradited from Bangkok to China to face charges of operating illegal casinos, online gambling, and money laundering linked to Shwe Kokko.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Palestinian journalist Mustafa Ayyash to be extradited to Austria

Austrian authorities accuse Mustafa Ayyash, founder of Gaza Now, of financing Hamas; a Dutch court approved his extradition while he denies the charges.
Television
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Hollywood piano teacher who fled country before sex abuse verdict arrested in Australia

John Kaleel, a longtime private piano teacher, fled during jury deliberations on a sex-abuse retrial and was arrested in Australia for extradition to Los Angeles.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Former British soldier contests extradition over alleged Kenya murder

A former British soldier arrested in London faces extradition to Kenya over the 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru near a UK army training camp.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown arrested on attempted murder charge in shooting

Antonio Brown was arrested on an attempted murder charge after allegedly firing shots at a man following a celebrity boxing event in Miami.
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fromIndependent
1 month ago

Couple jailed for fraudulently claiming more than 114,000 in social welfare while husband worked under false identity

A couple received 18-month prison sentences for fraudulently claiming over €114,000 in welfare by falsely stating the husband was unemployed while he worked.
Information security
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1 month ago

Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Suspect Extradited to US from Ireland - DataBreaches.Net

Oleksii Lytvynenko, accused of helping run Conti ransomware, was extradited to the US, charged with computer and wire fraud conspiracies, and faces lengthy prison terms.
#sexual-assault
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1 month ago
California

Bay Area barber accused of sexually assaulting dozens arrested in Guatemala

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Bay Area barber accused of sexually assaulting dozens arrested in Guatemala

fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Contra Costa jail officials released a murder suspect with active warrant. Now authorities have to find him again

The search for 20-year-old Isaiah Jamon Andrews, of Kent, Wash. began sometime after Oct. 22, when authorities released him from the Martinez Detention Facility, sheriff's office spokesperson Jimmy Lee said in a statement. The office did not announce Andrews had been released until Monday afternoon, hours after this and other news organizations learned of the incident and reached out to Lee for comment.
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1 month ago

Victor Alvarez Puga, the king of fake invoices in the sights of Mexican justice

Victor Manuel Alvarez Puga, alleged head of a vast shell-company network used for tax evasion and money laundering, was detained in a Miami immigration center.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

UN expert urged to investigate Lebanon over alleged torture of Egyptian-Turkish poet

Lebanon extradited Egyptian-Turkish dissident Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi to the UAE after a social media post, prompting torture and free-expression concerns.
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1 month ago

Kremlin-linked operatives scramble to stop extradition of mercenary accused of plotting coup

Kremlin-linked operatives are trying to prevent the extradition from Dubai of Horatiu Potra, wanted in Romania for plotting a coup.
World news
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1 month ago

Guyana's incoming opposition leader arrested - Caribbean Life

Azruddin Mohamed was arrested with his father for US extradition on alleged wire fraud, money-laundering, and a $50 million gold tax-evasion scheme.
#fentanyl-trafficking
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1 month ago

Larry Changa, leader of the Tren de Aragua, is trying to negotiate with the Colombian president to stop his extradition

Larry Changa, founder of Tren de Aragua, seeks to dodge extradition by proposing entry into Colombia's peace process while facing international charges.
US news
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1 month ago

Ex-Marine fights extradition from Australia to U.S. over training Chinese pilots

Daniel Duggan appealed extradition to the U.S. over allegations he illegally trained Chinese military pilots and received payments and travel benefits.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Cold cases shattered: How the NYPD cuffed suspect accused of raping 5 women in Queens 30 years ago | amNewYork

Retesting of 29-year-old fingerprints and DNA identified Michael Benjamin, leading to his arrest and extradition from Georgia for alleged 1995–1997 Queens rapes.
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1 month ago

Agnes Wanjiru's niece urges Labour to extradite ex-soldier while still in power

On her first trip outside Kenya, Esther Njoki travelled to London, where she was invited to parliament to meet the defence secretary, John Healey, whom she urged not to delay the potentially years-long extradition process. We are hoping that before his time ends and they get out of government he will have achieved what he wanted to achieve in Agnes' case, she said, and it will be good for him, and also for [Wanjiru's] family, and the whole world, because everyone is watching.
UK politics
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1 month ago

CBC puts faces to names of trio charged in Ont. restaurateur's killing | CBC News

New pictures of the three men accused in the killing of Sharif Rahman in Owen Sound emerged after CBC won access to Scottish court files and used information in affidavits supplied by Canadian police to unearth social media profiles. Until those photos emerged, the only glimpses of those accused in Rahman's death came from grainy police handout photos. Those pictures showed two individuals, one in a blue T-shirt, the other wearing orange, running down Owen Sound's main street, as captured by a security camera.
Canada news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Syria's al-Sharaa to meet Russia's Putin in Moscow on Wednesday

The trip will be Ahmed al-Sharaa's first official visit to Russia, a longtime ally of the former Bashar al-Assad regime. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Russia on Wednesday to meet with President Vladimir Putin, Syria's state news agency reports, as part of a broader diplomatic push to bolster the Damascus transitional government's international legitimacy. It will be al-Sharaa's first official visit to Moscow, a longtime ally of the former Bashar al-Assad regime that al-Sharaa's forces ousted in December.
World news
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1 month ago

Trial for man accused of plotting NYC Jewish centre 'slaughter' while in Ontario set for May 2026 | CBC Accessibility

Khan, 21, was arrested by heavily armed Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers near a gas station in Ormstown, Que., last year, after authorities said he paid a human smuggler to help him cross the U.S. border. Khan faces two terrorism-related charges over an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to open fire at an unnamed Jewish centre in Brooklyn, which was set to be carried out around the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel.
Canada news
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1 month ago

Nord Stream attack: Polish PM against extradition to Germany DW 10/14/2025

The problem with North Stream 2 is not that it was blown up. The problem is that it was built,
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2 months ago

Hungary: Maja T. and the lingering doubt over rule of law DW 10/12/2025

Maja T. entered the courtroom in Budapest's District 5 on October 8, 2025 in a prisoner transport belt and handcuffs, accompanied by helmeted police officers. One of the officers closed the window to block out the chants of "Free Maja!" that rose from a cluster of demonstrators. Just another day in the trial of the suspected left-wing extremist, who is accused of having attacked and seriously injured several suspected right-wing extremists in Budapest in February 2023.
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2 months ago

Alleged Union City baby killer released from jail after judge grants bail

Angela Onduto was released on $125,000 bail while defending murder charges alleging she drowned her newborn in 2009 and discarded the body in a dumpster.
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2 months ago

UK man pleads guilty in New York to $99 million wine fraud

Prosecutors said Wellesley and Burton, posing as executives at London- and Hong Kong-registered Bordeaux Cellars, raised $99.4 million by promising loan investors they would receive regular interest payments from "high net worth" wine collectors. The defendants allegedly claimed the loans were backed by an inventory of more than 25,000 bottles of wine, including from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti in Burgundy and Chateau Lafleur in Bordeaux.
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2 months ago

Poland pushes back on German Nord Stream extradition request DW 10/07/2025

Poland opposes extraditing a Ukrainian suspect wanted by Germany over the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions, saying handing him over is not in Poland's interest.
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2 months ago

From crash horror to passport: Prosecutors detail Staten Island mom's alleged plan to help son flee country

As Laoranda Murati of Great Kills grieved the loss of her 19-year-old son, Albion Hysenaj, in a fatal crash on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey, authorities allege the driver's mother was desperately trying to sneak him out of the United States. Vilma Vneshta, 42, allegedly helped her son, Alvi Limani, 20, both of Commodore Drive in Prince's Bay, flee from authorities after the crash in Woodbridge claimed the life of Hysenaj, and seriously injured another passenger, Joseph Donzella, 21, of Bay Terrace.
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fromSun Sentinel
2 months ago

Nigerian man charged in elaborate elder fraud scheme throughout South Florida

A Nigerian man and co-conspirators defrauded elderly U.S. residents of over $6 million by falsely claiming they were heirs and extracting advance fees.
World news
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
2 months ago

Son of former Colombian paramilitary drug kingpin sentenced in California for cocaine trafficking

Sebastian Meneses Toro, son of paramilitary leader Daniel Rendon Herrera, was sentenced to 51 months for conspiring to traffic over 450 kg of cocaine.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Moldovan oligarch extradited to face charges over $1bn fraud

Moldova's most notorious fugitive businessman, Vladimir Plahotniuc, has been extradited from Greece to face trial over the country's biggest financial scandal, AFP and local media reported. The 59-year-old oligarch, accused of orchestrating the disappearance of $1bn from Moldovan banks in 2014, arrived in Chisinau on Thursday under tight security. The fraud, known locally as the theft of the century, amounted to about 12 percent of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) at the time.
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fromESPN.com
2 months ago

Trinidad blocks extradition of ex-FIFA's Warner

Jack Warner avoided extradition to the U.S. after Trinidad and Tobago's high court permanently stayed proceedings because no formal extradition agreement existed.
Law
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Man alleged to be facilitator of driver theory test scam extradited by gardai

A suspect was extradited from Cyprus to Ireland under a European Arrest Warrant for alleged driving licence fraud linked to organised crime.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Kenya court orders UK soldier's arrest for Agnes Wanjiru death: All we know

A Kenyan court ordered the arrest and extradition of a British national suspected of murdering 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki in 2012.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

PA arrests Palestinian suspect decades after deadly Paris restaurant attack

Palestinian authorities arrested Hicham Harb, a suspect in the 1982 Jo Goldenberg Paris attack, enabling France to request his extradition following Palestinian state recognition.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Judge quashes Home Office decision to extradite vulnerable man to US

High court quashed extradition of a vulnerable autistic man to the US, citing grooming, suicide risk, mental-health needs and family ties.
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2 months ago

UK to explore extraditing Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Bruckner

British police will explore extraditing German national Christian Bruckner to the UK to face trial over Madeleine McCann's disappearance.
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