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Claudia Koerner

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Managing Editor, Neighborhoods at The LA Local. Previously: HuffPost, BuzzFeed News, OC Register. She/her.

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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Ran across this photo I took at Dollywood a few years ago: Dolly Parton made plans to release her final song, "My Place in History," in 2046.
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HuffPost Union @huffpostunion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If possible, please consider donating to the talented reporters, editors and designers impacted by this decision. Solidarity forever ✊ www.gofundme.com/f/support-hu...
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Donate to Support HuffPost Workers Impacted By Job Cuts, organized by HuffPost Union
This month, as part of a wider BuzzFeed reorganization under new owners… HuffPost Union needs your support for Support HuffPost Workers Impacted By Job Cuts
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
incredible abc7.com/post/grammy-...
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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
There’s currently a live Los Angeles mayoral debate between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman. You know, to lead the second biggest city in the United States. Couldn’t find it on TV. Couldn’t find it on YouTube. Finally found the Zoom link. Oh:
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Personal injury attorneys are having a hard time sorting out who to blame for the warehouse fire in Boyle Heights www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392...
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
women with lupus, it's our time
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Levi Kalish @kalish.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
NEW: The DOJ's efforts to obtain trans kids' medical records are a test of just how much power Trump can wield against anyone it views as an opponent. I spoke with one trans teen and one doctor whose records were subpoenaed -- they said it felt like intimidation. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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The DOJ Requested His Teen Daughter's Medical Records. They Won't Stop There.
“The goal is to make every provider wonder whether or not they’re going to be next,” one LGBTQ+ health expert said.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
We've been thinking a lot about how California court cases defined who belongs and who doesn't as the 250th approaches — some fascinating insights here and more to come thelalocal.org/california/f...
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Fred Korematsu: How a Supreme Court case became a lesson in who belongs in America | LA Local
As the U.S. marks 250 years of independence, the Korematsu case continues to inform who is allowed to belong in America in spite of the Constitution's guarantees of equal protection.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Boyle Heights residents told us what it's been like living next to the warehouse fire that's been spewing smoke for almost a week: thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
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What it’s like living near the Boyle Heights warehouse fire
For residents closest to the fire, days of smoky conditions have brought health worries, financial strain and uncertainty about when life will return to normal.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
You really need to go on this journey of an investigation into dead birds on the beach: thelalocal.org/environment/...
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Why are there so many dead birds on Southern California shores?
Investigation: From bird flu to oil rigs to a mysterious oceanic heat wave called "The Blob," experts are chasing theories.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The LA Local has created a resource zine for immigrant families — we'll be printing these and dropping them around LA. Or print your own and help us get the word out: In English: thelalocal.org/resources/im...
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An LA resource guide for immigrant families
From restaurant workers to street vendors, students to small business owners — this guide is a reminder that our city still cares for you.
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 22/04/2026
In 2019, a state trooper killed Brandon Webster, claiming self-defense. Evidence contradicted that account but wasn’t made public — until now.
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How the Truth About a North Carolina Police Shooting Stayed Hidden
In 2019, a state trooper killed Brandon Webster, claiming self-defense. Evidence contradicted that account but wasn’t made public — until now.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
ICE took at least two people today at the Westlake/MacArthur Park Metro station and the Home Depot thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
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ICE agents detain 2 at Westlake Metro station, Home Depot
The agents arrived in multiple vehicles in the Westlake neighborhood on Thursday morning and detained multiple people.
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American Journalism Project @theajp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
🚨 Tomorrow: Join our webinar on careers in nonprofit #localnews. You’ll hear from the AJP team, Amir Vera of The LA Local and Lauren Williams of @capitalb.bsky.social on how the sector works, what careers can look like, plus practical tips and Q&A. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Hailey Branson-Potts @haileybranson.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
New from me for @latimes.com: Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who is a leading Republican candidate for governor, has seized more than 650,000 ballots from last November’s election and is investigating whether they were fraudulently counted. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seizes more than half a million ballots
Bianco's unusual probe drew a sharp rebuke from California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, who said in a statement Friday that it is “unprecedented in both scope and scale” and appears “not to be based on facts...
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
73-year-old Keum-soon Lee was riding her bike in Koreatown when she was hit by a driver and later died. Really moving to hear from her friends at the local senior center, where she was in a harmonica ensemble, and her church thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
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Koreatown hit-and-run victim remembered as a light in her church and senior center communities | LA Local
Keum-soon Lee played harmonica with the Koreatown Senior & Community Center ensemble. She was 73 and is survived by her husband and son.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Do you think anyone at ABC googled Taylor Frankie Paul before making her The Bachelorette
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
BuzzFeed News reported in 2023 that police said they had a video showing Taylor Frankie Paul throwing a chair that struck her daughter, i am just saying www.buzzfeednews.com/article/poch...
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TikTok Mom Taylor Frankie Paul Allegedly Hit Her Boyfriend And Threw A Chair That Hit Her 5-Year-Old Daughter
Her boyfriend “reported feeling scared for his life,” a police officer said, according to court documents.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 17/03/2026
'Troubling' allegations against Cesar Chavez prompt UFW to cancel celebrations
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'Troubling' allegations against Cesar Chavez prompt UFW to cancel celebrations
The United Farmer Workers union said it will halt celebrations of its founder Cesar Chavez amid what the union described as "troubling allegations" against the iconic Chicano figure.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
important read: www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
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The Preschool Teaching Assistant Shot by Border Patrol, Then Called a “Domestic Terrorist”
When Marimar Martinez was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent, the D.H.S. justified it by calling her a “domestic terrorist.” In the aftermath, she’s been trying to recover her reputation and, wi...
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Raphael Satter @raphae.li · 11/03/2026
Scoop: Here’s the bonkers story of how a foreign hacker inadvertently (?) broke into an evidence server holding FBI Epstein material in 2023 and then threatened to call in law enforcement when they found it was full of CSAM. www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
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Exclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show
The hack occurred after a server at the Child Exploitation Forensic Lab in the FBI’s New York Field Office was inadvertently left vulnerable by a special agent.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Gas prices are already starting to squeeze small business owners in LA. "Yesterday, some customers told us it would cost them more to drive here than to pay for the food,” restaurant owner Lidia Young said. thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
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Gas prices are surging, and small business owners in LA are already feeling it | LA Local
The average price per gallon in LA County hit $5.25 on Monday — $1 more than a month ago.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
While on leave, Carvalho will continue to receive pay, with a salary of $440,000. thelalocal.org/education/la...
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LAUSD places Superintendent Carvalho on leave
The move comes two days after the FBI raided his San Pedro home and district headquarters and searched a residence in Florida.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
You're WELCOME
Reuters news alert about jobs growing at restaurants as consumers seeking treats
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
LAPD responded after two shots fired around 9:30 a.m. outside homes in Highland Park on Ave 52. The shooter fled, and local schools lifted a lockdown at 10:10 a.m.
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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Of course isn’t just driving. It’s voting. Working. Travelling. Picking up a package. Applying for credit. Applying for a job. Renting a room. Filling prescriptions. Visiting loved ones in the hospital. Not expired either, but legally invalid.
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 24/02/2026
The Los Angeles Police Department used excessive force against protesters during immigration protests that surged in June, according to five new federal lawsuits.
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LA Protesters Allege ‘War Zone’ Use of Force by City Police
The Los Angeles Police Department used excessive force against protesters during immigration protests that surged in June, according to five new federal lawsuits.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
We don't always hear what happens after ICE takes someone — beautiful look here @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social at one couple's story: “We had plans. To keep working, to buy a home, to have children.” thelalocal.org/immigration/...
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After ICE detention, couple plans new life in Guatemala
Longtime LA resident Oscar Polanco was newly married and working to get legal status when he was detained and taken to Adelanto ICE Processing Center.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
icymi, really fascinating look at how a Boyle Heights high school newspaper covered the removal of 400 of their Japanese American classmates thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
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How Roosevelt High’s newspaper covered Japanese American removal
Over 400 students at the Boyle Heights school were affected by the U.S. government’s incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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Prince Andrew's Arrest
Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Still can't believe he said this on TV www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clau...
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Prince Andrew Said His Inability To Sweat Is Evidence He Didn't Have Sex With One Of Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims
The prince described the behavior of Epstein, who sexually abused dozens of girls and young women, as "unbecoming."
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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
from the family of Virginia Giuffre: “At last. Today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty.... He was never a prince. For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you.”
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 18/02/2026
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Who needs Deep Throat and leaked documents when you've got *checks notes* gamblers on the internet
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Horsefeathers!!
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
LA really was all over the Super Bowl halftime show 🥲 thelalocal.org/art-and-cult...
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Bad Bunny Super Bowl Casita: Meet the South LA Designers
Meet Federico Laboreau and Maximiliano Pizzi, the Argentine owners of South LA’s Fuegos who went from serving empanadas to designing the interior of Bad Bunny’s iconic Super Bowl halftime casita.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Finally, Lady Gaga shares a stage with Villa's Tacos, just as God (my subconscious) intended
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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
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How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
LAPD shot and killed a man outside the California Science Center. A witness told The LA Local that the man was carrying a long gun and had appeared calm until police told him to drop the gun. thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
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LA police officers fatally shoot man they say had a gun outside of the California Science Center | LA Local
LAPD Deputy Chief Marc Reina said officers shot and killed the man who appeared to be armed with a rifle outside of the science center.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Remarkable scenes from LA's Boyle Heights, where people dropped everything during this week's raids to warn their neighbors, help street vendors and even chase a truck potentially belonging to federal agents thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
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How Boyle Heights took action amid a cluster of ICE raids
Neighbors headed out to the streets to keep watch and warn each other of immigration enforcement.
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 30/01/2026
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
A first appearance for a sealed "out of district affidavit" has appeared on the calendar for downtown LA's federal criminal court at 1:30 p.m. today following Don Lemon's arrest. apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/calpub/view-...
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CACD Court Calendar
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
At least three people have been taken in Boyle Heights today, including a flower vendor "They kidnapped him. They took him,” Verita Topete said. “It was hard to witness.” thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
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At least 3 people taken in apparent ICE raids in Boyle Heights
Two vendors and a resident of Ramona Gardens were taken in apparent immigration operations on Wednesday, according to rapid response teams.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"A man suffering a seizure went without oxygen as guards watched him convulse on the floor, and another was not given antibiotics for a severe staph infection that led his finger to burst" — some shocking allegations in a new lawsuit against ICE and GEO Group thelalocal.org/immigration/...
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Adelanto detainees lack proper medical treatment, live among mold | LA Local
A proposed class action lawsuit seeks to force the Trump administration to reduce overcrowding at the immigration detention center in San Bernardino County, provide adequate medical care and make othe...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
BREAKING: Judge Tostrud -- a Trump appointee — has quickly granted a restraining order, barring the administration from "destroying or altering evidence" taken from today's shooting. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 25/01/2026
i havent shut off the notification for this form and it has just been vibrating every minute in my hand. just a steady beat.
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Love Notes
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Update: The admin is moving to quickly deport witnesses who saw ICE detainee die. They say the man was just trying to get his meds. ICE guards shackled him Then they choked him. The admin moved to deport the witnesses — right after they spoke to WaPo. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The LA Local launched this week to bring more neighborhood-level reporting across LA County. In two days, we've had two breaking stories with reporters in the field, tracking down details of ICE raids. thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
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2 workers arrested in apparent ICE raid outside Inglewood grocery store | LA Local
An Inglewood public works inspector told The LA Local the men had been working on a city drain system project when they were taken by masked men wearing clothes with ICE markings.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/01/2026
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
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