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Rob Crilly - Chief U.S. Political Correspondent

Former foreign correspondent with The Times and the Daily Telegraph. Since then, he has covered a range of U.S. political news including the White House, the 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns, Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

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JD Vance pays tribute to his recovering addict mom and his 'Hillbilly' roots as he accepts Trump's VP nomination in stirring speech about living his 'American Dream' to the Republican convention

18/07/24 02:34

Wednesday is Veep day and the moment when J.D. Vance is launched into primetime as Donald Trump's running mate with the keynote speech at the Republican Convention. He was unveiled as the former president's pick on Monday but most of the country knows little about the former Marine-turned-bestselling author who could be the next vice president....read

JD Vance says Trump 'got shot and toned down the temperature' and slams the media as he steps into the spotlight with first speech as running mate
17/07/24 07:23
J.D. Vance slammed the 'dishonest' media on Wednesday when he held his first campaign fundraising event since joining the Trump ticket.
Miracles & divine intervention as Trump made second public appearance
17/07/24 10:25
If Monday was the resurrection, with talk of miracles and divine intervention when a bandaged Trump made his first public appearance after being shot, then Tuesday was the healing.
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Trump's Republican miracle: Donald's ear and GOP wounds heal as rivals Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis tell party to unite behind shooting survivor... after calling him unhinged and a loser
17/07/24 04:36
If Monday was the resurrection, with talk of miracles and divine intervention when a bandaged Trump made his first public appearance after being shot, then Tuesday was the healing.
Voters see a smart, strong senator in Trump's running mate JD Vance, according to exclusive Daily Mail poll, as Democrats paint him as a Donald clone
16/07/24 06:10
For those that know about Sen. J.D. Vance , Donald Trump 's new running mate is 'strong' and 'smart, according to a snap survey of voters for DailyMail.com.
Mother of stabbed military veteran delivers barnstorming speech slamming Democrats and Alvin Bragg at Republican National Convention
16/07/24 12:13
Follow our U.S. politics blog for all the live coverage from the second day of the Republican National Convention and the fallout from the attempted assassination on Trump.
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Trump gets hero welcome at Republican convention with bandage on ear
16/07/24 08:00
The crowd of adoring Republicans were sent into raptures as their newly-anointed presidential candidate graced the screens and then went into his family box.
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Trump gets a hero's welcome at the Republican convention: Former president greets cheering fans with a bandage on his ear just two days after assassination attempt
16/07/24 02:06
The crowd of adoring Republicans were sent into raptures as their newly-anointed presidential candidate graced the screens and then went into his family box.
J.D. Vance's path from Hillbilly Elegy to Trump's running mate
15/07/24 08:06
When Donald Trump named J.D. Vance as his pick for vice president it completed an extraordinary journey from bestselling Never Trump author to the ultimate MAGA loyalist.
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Trump picks J.D. Vance as his running mate
15/07/24 07:42
Vance has been a senator for less than two years but has established himself as one of the fiercest defenders of Trump's 'Make America Great Again' agenda.
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How JD Vance's path from Hillbilly Elegy to becoming Trump's MAGA running mate ran through his wife, a Supreme Court justice and Don Jr
15/07/24 07:14
When Donald Trump named J.D. Vance as his pick for vice president it completed an extraordinary journey from bestselling Never Trump author to the ultimate MAGA loyalist.
Donald Trump picks J.D. Vance as running mate opting for a MAGA favorite in last-minute decision
15/07/24 07:06
Vance has been a senator for less than two years but has established himself as one of the fiercest defenders of Trump's 'Make America Great Again' agenda.
Report: Trump leaves his VP pick to the last minute
15/07/24 04:24
With time ticking down to the announcement of Donald Trump's running mate, DailyMail.com can reveal that no one has yet been offered the gig.
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Trump still hasn't asked any of his VP candidates to be his running mate: Donald leaves making an offer to the last minute at the Republican convention
15/07/24 03:52
With time ticking down to the announcement of Donald Trump's running mate, DailyMail.com can reveal that no one has yet been offered the gig.
Trump has decided to rewrite the speech he will deliver this week
15/07/24 10:15
A day after being grazed by an assassin's bullet, Donald Trump landed in Milwaukee for his party convention in a display of defiance as he demonstrates that he is already back at work.
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Donald Trump says he has completely rewritten convention speech after shooting as aides plan toned down Milwaukee event amid calls for unity
15/07/24 01:04
A day after being grazed by an assassin's bullet, Donald Trump landed in Milwaukee for his party convention in a display of defiance as he demonstrates that he is already back at work.
Republicans predict Trump shooting 'just won him the election' as betting markets show big swing to former president
14/07/24 09:21
Donald Trump was already ahead in the polls but some Republicans, and some demoralized Democrats , now think he is unstoppable after surviving an assassination attempt.
President Biden condemns 'sick' political violence on Trump shooting
14/07/24 10:15
President Joe Biden on Saturday evening said there was no place for 'sick' political violence in America and said he was grateful that former President Donald Trump was safe.
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Don Jr says his father won't stop fighting for America and blames the 'radical left' for shooting at Pennsylvania rally
14/07/24 01:05
Donald Trump 's eldest son laid the blame for Saturday's rally shooting at the feet of the radical left but promised that it would not stop his father from campaigning.
Biden speaks to Trump after assassination attempt: President condemns 'sick' political violence after shooting at rally
14/07/24 12:25
President Joe Biden on Saturday evening said there was no place for 'sick' political violence in America and said he was grateful that former President Donald Trump was safe.
Trump superfan describes the terrifying moment he watched horrific assassination attempt from the front row of the rally
13/07/24 11:48
Blake Marnell was in his usual brick-patterned suit and his usual position in the front row on Saturday evening to hear Donald Trump speak.
Rupert Murdoch is lobbying Donald Trump to pick Doug Burgum and not J.D. Vance as his running mate
12/07/24 11:49
The retired media mogul is said to have called the former president regularly to personally urge him to choose one of the top contenders to emerge in the veepstakes.
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Biden heads to Michigan on high-visibility tour to shore up support
12/07/24 04:03
President Joe Biden ends his fightback week by flying to Detroit, Michigan , in an effort to shore up key support amid a growing wave of calls for him to end his reelection campaign.
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Joe Biden heads to Michigan on his blue-wall, high-visibility tour to shore up core support
12/07/24 03:17
President Joe Biden ends his fightback week by flying to Detroit, Michigan , in an effort to shore up key support amid a growing wave of calls for him to end his reelection campaign.
Biden flubs lines, meanders and makes excruciating gaffe
12/07/24 10:00
This is what a 'big boy' press conference looks like: Two teleprompt screens, a list of vetted journalists and press aides with microphones, ready to silence tricky questions.
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Officials wince as Biden mistook Donald Trump for Kamala Harris
12/07/24 10:00
The president was warned he now faces a 'brutal' 48 hours with dozens of Democrat lawmakers preparing to go public with demands he withdraw from the race for the White House.
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Watch Biden's Cabinet recoil at epic flub about his running mate at 'Big Boy' press conference - as insider warns of 'brutal' 48 hours of Democrat defections after Obama's crisis talks with Pelosi
12/07/24 06:30
The president was warned he now faces a 'brutal' 48 hours with dozens of Democrat lawmakers preparing to go public with demands he withdraw from the race for the White House.
Biden flubs lines, meanders and makes excruciating gaffe in 'big boy' press conference that leaves his reelection bid on life support
12/07/24 01:43
This is what a 'big boy' press conference looks like: Two teleprompt screens, a list of vetted journalists and press aides with microphones, ready to silence tricky questions.
Inside the Obama-Biden tension
11/07/24 06:10
Joe Biden believes Barack Obama is secretly orchestrating efforts to push him out of the 2024 election, according to one of the president's confidants.
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Inside the Obama-Biden tension: President's ally says he is 'deeply resentful' of Obama staff treatment and how he was 'pushed aside' for Hillary Clinton
11/07/24 03:53
Joe Biden believes Barack Obama is secretly orchestrating efforts to push him out of the 2024 election, according to one of the president's confidants.
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How MAGA favorite JD Vance caught Trump's eye
11/07/24 01:23
J.D. Vance 's blue eyes and beard caught the attention of Trump two years ago, when the author and former Marine was competing for the Republican nomination in Ohio's Senate race.
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'He's one handsome son of a b*tch': How MAGA favorite JD Vance caught Trump's eye as he weighs his pick for VP
11/07/24 12:38
J.D. Vance 's blue eyes and beard caught the attention of Trump two years ago, when the author and former Marine was competing for the Republican nomination in Ohio's Senate race.
Three of Biden's top aides are now subpoenaed by Republicans'
11/07/24 10:01
Republicans on Wednesday subpoenaed three senior White House aides demanding that they answer questions about President Joe Biden 's health and fitness for office.
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Three of Biden's top aides are now SUBPOENAED by Republicans to testify about his mental fitness and accusations they are hiding the 81-year-old's 'declining cognitive state'
10/07/24 10:16
Republicans on Wednesday subpoenaed three senior White House aides demanding that they answer questions about President Joe Biden 's health and fitness for office.
Fury grows at White House as Jean-Pierre admits she misled reporters
10/07/24 07:08
The White House was forced to make yet another embarrassing clarification about the president's health, adding to the sense of crisis engulfing the 81-year-old president.
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Fury grows at White House as Karine Jean-Pierre admits she MISLED reporters about Parkinson's expert visiting Biden
10/07/24 06:21
The White House was forced to make yet another embarrassing clarification about the president's health, adding to the sense of crisis engulfing the 81-year-old president.
Shock poll reveals voters' surprising choice for Trump's VP
08/07/24 05:34
Aides have let it be known that Gov Doug Burgum, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. J.D. Vance are on a short-list of three as they tease his announcement ahead of the Republican Party convention.
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Biden laughs at getting tests to explain why he can't finish sentences
08/07/24 04:21
Biden, 81, pulled a Trump trick on Monday, dialing into a sympathetic TV show to defend himself amid calls to step aside and to dare critics to run against him at his party's convention next month.
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As Donald Trump weighs his VP pick, new Daily Mail poll reveals who VOTERS want to see on the GOP ticket
08/07/24 04:03
Aides have let it be known that Gov Doug Burgum, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. J.D. Vance are on a short-list of three as they tease his announcement ahead of the Republican Party convention.
Desperate Biden, 81, laughs at getting tests to explain why he 'can't finish sentences', insists he 'doesn't care' about calls for him to drop out and dares Democrats to challenge him in rambling interview
08/07/24 03:35
Biden, 81, pulled a Trump trick on Monday, dialing into a sympathetic TV show to defend himself amid calls to step aside and to dare critics to run against him at his party's convention next month.
Just 1 in 4 voters think President Biden could stay AWAKE through another Cuban Missile Crisis, almost half fear his age increases chance of an attack
07/07/24 11:02
Only one in four voters believes President Joe Biden has the endurance to stay up for 48 hours during a Cuban Missile Crisis-like event, according to a new poll for DailyMail.com.
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One in three Democrats believe Biden should step down from the presidential race and want to see an intervention at the convention next month as pressure intensifies
05/07/24 12:31
First came the donors raising concerns at the weekend about President Joe Biden's fitness to run for reelection.
Democrat fear it's now inevitable that Harris will replace Biden
04/07/24 12:32
Democrats have a ready-made replacement if Joe Biden stands aside before November's election. She's been vetted. Her election would be historic. And she would easily take up the Biden mantle.
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President Kamala? Why Democrat insiders fear it's now INEVITABLE that Harris will replace Biden... as new Daily Mail poll reveals how she stacks up against Trump
04/07/24 10:57
Democrats have a ready-made replacement if Joe Biden stands aside before November's election. She's been vetted. Her election would be historic. And she would easily take up the Biden mantle.
Biden and Trump bickered over their golf handicaps during presidential debate: Voters say they know who would win over 18 holes
03/07/24 08:33
It was one of the oddest moments of last week's debate: Two elderly men arguing about their golf prowess. It ended with Biden, 81, challenging his 78-year-old predecessor to a round.
Daily Mail poll reveals number of voters who think Biden has dementia
03/07/24 06:41
A majority of voters believes that President Joe Biden 's disastrous debate performance last week was not caused by a cold or too much preparation but by dementia.
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The staggering number of voters who now say Biden MUST have dementia - as the Daily Mail's bombshell poll shows just how far Trump is now ahead
03/07/24 05:02
A majority of voters believes that President Joe Biden 's disastrous debate performance last week was not caused by a cold or too much preparation but by dementia.
Biden admits he 'almost fell asleep on stage' at his disastrous debate
03/07/24 10:20
President Joe Biden blamed his globetrotting ahead of Thursday's disastrous debate for his poor performance.
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Jean-Pierre forced to say whether Biden is 'disabled' or has dementia
03/07/24 10:00
The White House on Tuesday tried to explain away 81-year-old President Joe Biden 's disastrous debate performance as just 'a bad night' and the result of a 'cold.'
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Biden admits he 'almost fell asleep on stage' as he makes laughable excuse for his disastrous debate against Trump
02/07/24 10:48
President Joe Biden blamed his globetrotting ahead of Thursday's disastrous debate for his poor performance.
White House continues to blame debate 'bad night' on cold as Karine Jean-Pierre forced to say whether president is 'disabled' or has Alzheimer's or dementia
02/07/24 08:25
The White House on Tuesday tried to explain away 81-year-old President Joe Biden 's disastrous debate performance as just 'a bad night' and the result of a 'cold.'
Key Democrat donors threaten to pull plug if Biden doesn't resign
02/07/24 10:00
Growing Democratic uproar over President Joe Biden's shockingly feeble debate performance on Thursday night appears to be turning into a full-blown party revolt.
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Key Democrat donors threaten to pull plug if Biden doesn't resign, as furious party insiders reveal 'worst fears' about ailing president have now been confirmed: 'How stupid do they think we are?'
02/07/24 07:03
Growing Democratic uproar over President Joe Biden's shockingly feeble debate performance on Thursday night appears to be turning into a full-blown party revolt.
Independent voters would rather have convicted felon Donald Trump babysit their children than Joe Biden after disastrous debate performance
01/07/24 11:44
Joe Biden 's disastrous debate performance has seen him switch positions with Donald Trump when it comes to basic questions of competence, according to an exclusive poll for DailyMail.com.
Supreme Court rejects Steve Bannon's bid to delay prison sentence
28/06/24 08:08
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon promised that his MAGA media empire would keep broadcasting even as he prepared to report to prison for a four-month sentence on Monday.
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Steve Bannon warns that he will not be the last 'political prisoner' and vows that WarRoom will not be silenced as the Supreme Court rejects his final attempt to head off prison time
28/06/24 07:42
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon promised that his MAGA media empire would keep broadcasting even as he prepared to report to prison for a four-month sentence on Monday.
How did viewers feel watching Biden during the presidential debate?
28/06/24 06:44
These are not the feelings you want to inspire in voters when you are the commander-in-chief of the greatest super power running for a second term: Concerned, worried, sad.
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These are the words that viewers used to describe how Joe Biden made them feel during the presidential debate (and they make him sound more like an infirm relative than leader of the free world)
28/06/24 04:15
These are not the feelings you want to inspire in voters when you are the commander-in-chief of the greatest super power running for a second term: Concerned, worried, sad.
Poll: More than half of independent voters wanted RFK Jr. at debate
28/06/24 04:01
Robert Kennedy Jr. was forced to hold a solo event on Thursday as Trump clashed with Biden, but more than half of independent voters said he should have been allowed on the debate stage.
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Why the Supreme Court threw out hundreds of January 6 convictions
28/06/24 03:24
The Supreme Court's decision could upend hundreds of cases stemming from the January 6 riot, including Donald Trump's election fraud trial
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Supreme Court says obstruction charges for January 6 rioters could be thrown out...here's how it will impact Trump's election interference case
28/06/24 02:49
The Supreme Court's decision could upend hundreds of cases stemming from the January 6 riot, including Donald Trump's election fraud trial
More than half of independent voters say RFK Jr should have been on the debate stage after disastrous Joe Biden performance
28/06/24 02:46
Robert Kennedy Jr. was forced to hold a solo event on Thursday as Trump clashed with Biden, but more than half of independent voters said he should have been allowed on the debate stage.
The stumbling silences that could've killed Joe Biden's election hopes
28/06/24 10:20
President Joe Biden found there was no hiding place during a 90-minute debate with Donald Trump in front of the live television cameras on Thursday night.
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Daily Mail's poll reveals how many voters think Joe needs to drop out
28/06/24 10:00
An exclusive poll for DailyMail.com found that a clear majority of independent voters believe Biden should no longer be the Democratic nominee after a car-crash debate with Trump.
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Daily Mail's devastating snap poll reveals how many independent voters think Joe needs to drop out after disastrous debate with Trump... who won the night by 36 POINTS
28/06/24 07:04
President Joe Biden looked all of his 81 years in Thursday night's debate with Donald Trump as he repeatedly lost his train of thought and meandered into silence.
The stumbling silences and bizarre answers that could have killed Joe Biden's reelection hopes during car crash debate with Donald Trump
28/06/24 03:33
President Joe Biden found there was no hiding place during a 90-minute debate with Donald Trump in front of the live television cameras on Thursday night.
Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho
27/06/24 03:07
The Supreme Court will allow emergency abortions in Idaho, rolling back the state's near-total ban.
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The shadow campaigns to be Trump's running mate
27/06/24 02:57
There are no officially declared candidates but there is an unofficial campaign to influence former President Donald Trump 's running mate pick.
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The shadow campaigns to be Trump's running mate: How Steve Bannon, Don Jr and Kellyanne Conway are all quietly having their say
27/06/24 02:27
There are no officially declared candidates but there is an unofficial campaign to influence former President Donald Trump 's running mate pick.
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It's a MAGAtha Christie mystery: Who used Trump Campaign spokesman's name to edit VP frontrunner JD Vance's abortion stance on his Wikipedia page?
26/06/24 10:18
It's a political whodunnit that cuts across the nation's culture wars just as the veepstakes reach fever pitch.
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VP frontrunner urges Trump to 'show his heart' in debate with Biden
26/06/24 08:00
Vice Presidential frontrunner J.D. Vance has some advice for Donald Trump ahead of the first debate on Thursday: Show your heart to beat Joe Biden.
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New photos show classified documents boxes inside Trump's Mar-a-Lago
26/06/24 07:00
Federal prosecutors on Monday released never-before-seen images of government documents recovered from former President Donald Trump 's Florida home.
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VP frontrunner JD Vance urges Donald Trump to use a secret weapon in his debate with Biden, even as he warns that a 'biased' format and medications will help 81-year-old president
25/06/24 07:01
Vice Presidential frontrunner J.D. Vance has some advice for Donald Trump ahead of the first debate on Thursday: Show your heart to beat Joe Biden.
US ambassador to China slams Beijing for undermining diplomacy
25/06/24 05:12
President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last year promised to step up people-to-people contacts between their countries. That's not what's happening, said Nicholas Burns.
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US ambassador to China slams Beijing for undermining diplomacy in extraordinary rebuke... and accuses them of bizarre plot to cut electricity from concert
25/06/24 04:49
President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last year promised to step up people-to-people contacts between their countries. That's not what's happening, said Nicholas Burns.
New photos show stacks of boxes of classified documents inside Trump's Mar-a-Lago... including files marked 'secret', newspapers and Christmas cards
25/06/24 02:43
Federal prosecutors on Monday released never-before-seen images of government documents recovered from former President Donald Trump 's Florida home.
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Donald Trump group rolls out 'No Tax on Tips stickers'
25/06/24 12:42
The MAGA Inc Super PAC, which is backing former President Donald Trump is launching, 'No Tax on Tips' stickers to turn every restaurant receipt into a campaign billboard.
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Trump group rolls out 'No Tax on Tips stickers' as it steps up effort to woo working class voters
25/06/24 11:21
The MAGA Inc Super PAC, which is backing former President Donald Trump is launching, 'No Tax on Tips' stickers to turn every restaurant receipt into a campaign billboard.
Why is the White House silent on Sudan? 150,000 people dead, famine looms but Biden's spokesman can't cope with questions and the president hasn't issued a statement in a year
23/06/24 11:12
A spokesman's silence is seized on by Sudan watchers as evidence that the White House is not paying attention to the slaughter unfolding once again in one of Africa's most fragile nations.
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Trump offers very rare praise for Biden ahead of the debate
21/06/24 07:15
After weeks setting a low bar for Joe Biden at the first presidential debate Donald Trump and his allies are changing course. Gone are the jibes that simply remaining standing would be a win for Biden.
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