How Biden can be a global leader | The Economist
Joe Biden's greatest challenge will be to repair America's reputation—currently the lowest it's been for two decades. How can the new president re-boot America's global leadership?
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The World in 2021: Joe Biden’s in-tray is already overflowing: https://econ.st/38Lvvsr
What makes an ideal president and how will Joe Biden match up? Listen to the Checks and Balance podcast: https://econ.st/2XGm1rM
How Joe Biden will shift gears in foreign policy with Latin America: https://econ.st/38LMaMs
The two extraordinary economic challenges Joe Biden will face: https://econ.st/2XHCNXJ
The Democratic Party’s victories in the Georgia run-offs give them a Senate majority: https://econ.st/3oPFjXE
Read about Donald Trump’s failed attempts to overturn the election result: https://econ.st/3bEPs61
Why Congress has impeached Donald Trump for a second time: https://econ.st/3sqSu3z
Read our leader on the right and the wrong ways to hold the outgoing president to account: https://econ.st/35Jj6my
Why Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol building: https://econ.st/3nKMZZV
How far-right digital media paved the way for the riot in Washington: https://econ.st/2XKm0U2
Nearly half of republicans support the invasion of the US Capitol: https://econ.st/39F8fLX
January 19, 2021
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How can business survive climate change? | The Economist
Climate change is about to upend the corporate world through weather-related disasters, regulation and lawsuits. Can businesses react and adapt in time? Read more here: https://econ.st/3slTXIE
Read The Economist’s special report on business and climate change: https://econ.st/3bbckJZ
Sign up to The Economist’s fortnightly climate change newsletter: https://econ.st/3b8FQ3c
Find our most recent climate change coverage: https://econ.st/3pQLYkq
The World In 2021: The world could turn a corner on climate change: https://econ.st/3pKmAgk
How much can financiers do about climate change? https://econ.st/3ocWhip
Why carbon off-setting is essential if the world is to achieve net-zero emissions: https://econ.st/3beMh4u
What are the physical, regulatory and legal risks from climate change? https://econ.st/3rREWOe
Can Jeff Bezos help save the planet? https://econ.st/38Xlbfz
Does climate change spell the end for Big Oil? https://econ.st/3pRpkIH
Why floods and storms are altering American attitudes to climate change: https://econ.st/358Zc4j
Read more about the past, present and future of climate change: https://econ.st/3rVggo3
January 13, 2021
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Inflation: could covid-19 cause prices to rise? | The Economist
In the past two decades inflation has puzzled economists by remaining low in good times and bad. Could the pandemic cause it to rise?
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Find all of our finance and economics coverage: https://econ.st/3nsEfZm
Read our special report about how inflation is losing its meaning as an economic indicator: https://econ.st/3noSaPY
How to make economic policy fit for a world of low inflation: https://econ.st/2IWxy2u
Why a surge in inflation due to the pandemic looks unlikely: https://econ.st/2KAfITk
The World In 2021: governments must judge if the economic recovery needs more help: https://econ.st/37sscpj
Why economists’ models of inflation are letting them down: https://econ.st/3gTULPA
How most emerging markets overcame high inflation: https://econ.st/3gWOUZD
Why the Fed made its biggest inflation-policy change in decades: https://econ.st/3oTAQD8
January 08, 2021
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Bill Gates: How to fund the green revolution | The Economist
Bill Gates outlines his vision for a global green revolution. He tells Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, how renewable energy is merely the first step in combatting climate change.
00:00 - How to fund a green economy
00:38 - Lessons from the pandemic
01:52 - Behaviour change v innovation in technology
03:36 - Most promising renewable technologies
04:31 - Private sector investment in green technology
06:30 - How essential are carbon prices?
07:50 - Net-zero emissions targets for businesses
09:39 - America's role in climate-change action
12:40 - What are the odds for success of green innovation?
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Find our most recent climate-change coverage: https://econ.st/37epi7u
The World In 2021: the world could turn a corner on climate change: https://econ.st/37hdgKp
Paris-anniversary climate pledges bring progress but fall short: https://econ.st/3gIQeiT
Read our special report about business and climate change: https://econ.st/3mio9A6
How much can financiers do about climate change? https://econ.st/2WdXCte
Why companies are tying their loans to measures of do-goodery: https://econ.st/3gROh3B
Why innovation is an essential part of dealing with climate change: https://econ.st/3mj720Q
Climate-adaptation policies are needed more than ever: https://econ.st/3mhGv4a
Countries should seize the moment to flatten the climate curve: https://econ.st/3mpQFjr
Why it’s time to make coal history: https://econ.st/3mgJhXr
December 18, 2020
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Misty Copeland: why ballet has so few black dancers | The Economist Podcast
Misty Copeland made history by becoming the first black female principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre. She talks to The Economist about the lack of diversity in ballet.
00:00 - Misty Copeland: superstar ballerina
00:24 - The power of the arts
02:15 - Ballet’s lack of diversity
04:28 - Is casting in ballet racist?
05:51 - Colour-blind casting in ballet
07:37 - Blackface in ballet
09:21 - The impact of Obama’s presidency
Listen to the full interview with Misty Copeland on “The Economist Asks” podcast:
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The impact of narrow media portrayals of black Americans: https://econ.st/2KwFkjZ
Economic research documents black Americans’ struggle for equality: https://econ.st/2IVdEVM
The power of protest and the legacy of George Floyd: https://econ.st/3gNxBu9
Americans’ view of black-white race relations hits a 20-year low: https://econ.st/2KtrkHK
How social unrest has fuelled a boom for the diversity industry: https://econ.st/2Wlegqw
Read about the remarkable dancers coming out of South Africa The Economist's 1843 magazine: https://econ.st/2KwZNFG
How to produce an opera in lockdown: https://econ.st/3mquERb
December 17, 2020
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The World in 2021: five stories to watch out for | The Economist
The World in 2021 will start to look beyond covid-19: to the launch of an asteroid-smashing space probe, the next step in the fight against climate change and China’s supremacy at the box office. Here are five stories to watch out for.
00:00 - Top five stories for 2021
00:39 - Democracy under threat
04:17 - The electric revolution revs up
06:55 - A chance to turn a corner on climate change
10:39 - China v Hollywood: battle of the box offices
14:40 - Defending the planet
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Find all of the articles in World In 2021: https://econ.st/3a4z5Pr
Read our latest coverage of covid-19: https://econ.st/3abooL1
Find all our climate-change coverage: https://econ.st/3oBoLSX
2020: the year when everything changed: https://econ.st/2Kytkyy
The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human rights: https://econ.st/3oIb0BI
How would-be autocrats used covid-19 as an excuse to grab more power: https://econ.st/3qJ29l8
Why democracy failed in the Middle East: https://econ.st/2Wl9pps
Electric vehicles: who will rule the Teslaverse? https://econ.st/3qK0ITG
Countries should seize the moment to flatten the climate curve: https://econ.st/2JICCYY
Paris-anniversary climate pledges bring progress but fall short: https://econ.st/3nxNB60
The world’s energy system must be transformed completely: https://econ.st/37V83Y5
Why it’s time to make coal history: https://econ.st/39YIvf9
The World in 2021: the pandemic has shaken up the movie business: https://econ.st/39YGWxS
Daily chart: Hollywood is losing ground in China: https://econ.st/39ZvUIs
How Hollywood should deal with Chinese censors: https://econ.st/2VYlocv
Why easier access to space imposes new environmental responsibilities on humanity: https://econ.st/340i8Sp
A new moon race has begun: https://econ.st/3qMu7fM
December 18, 2020
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What is history's deadliest pandemic? | The Economist
The covid-19 pandemic may have derailed the world in 2020, but a far deadlier disease has shaped human history for thousands of years. Malaria defeated armies, fuelled the slave trade and jump-started the modern environmental movement.
How covid-19 hinders the fight against malaria: https://econ.st/3gAsfCj
Why malaria prevention needs to be fine-tuned: https://econ.st/3oEGhFE
Mapping humanity’s progress in its fight against malaria: https://econ.st/3n2lc7M
Read about the difficulties of quinine farming in war-torn Congo: https://econ.st/3n2ln2W
December 17, 2020
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How to restore trust in politics | The Economist
In America, Britain and other Western countries, voters have lost trust in politics. Is the answer to reboot an ancient idea? Read more here: https://econ.st/3ov9kvo
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Can citizens assemblies save democracy?: https://econ.st/37zAtXf
Can ordinary people solve the political deadlock?: https://econ.st/3qsTTps
How can we bring polarised societies together? https://econ.st/3qp5k1v
How political partisanship encourages fake news: https://econ.st/3gawqEy
How architecture can encourage adversarial politics: https://econ.st/2JATkJA
Read about what the data tells us about the state of global democracy: https://econ.st/2JrkO4r
December 09, 2020
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Life after Trump: what’s the future of the Republican Party? | The Economist
Donald Trump has finally accepted that a presidential transition from his administration to Joe Biden’s should begin. We answer your questions on what the Republican Party could look like in a post-Trump world.
Chapters:
00:00 Trump’s impact on the Republican Party
00:35 Party support for Trump
02:16 Trumpism after Trump
05:37 The era of “alternative facts”
06:56 The GOP in a more diverse America
08:40 The outlook for 2024
Find The Economist’s coverage of the US election and presidential transition: https://econ.st/3mwsMa4
Sign up to our weekly newsletter on American politics: https://econ.st/3l5C4dl
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Donald Trump’s refusal to concede is harming America: https://econ.st/33VumvB
Accepting a disappointing election result is a key part of democracy: https://econ.st/39KdlrA
Why most Republicans don’t yet dare to cross Donald Trump: https://econ.st/3ocIyI2
Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the election’s results are failing: https://econ.st/3qmwNAP
Read about Donald Trump’s alternative election fantasy: https://econ.st/3qlxV7D
Why the 2020 US election accelerated the urban-rural divide: https://econ.st/3ojRP1e
Read about Trump’s plan to shift congressional seats: https://econ.st/33DRs9z
What the 2020 results say about America’s future: https://econ.st/2JvAa7U
December 04, 2020
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Care after covid: the future of elderly health-care | The Economist
Across the rich world around half of covid-19 deaths have been in care homes. Countries need to radically rethink how they care for their elderly—and some innovative solutions are on offer.
Find The Economist’s most recent coverage of covid-19 here: https://econ.st/3m212Kj
Read our special report on the challenges of caring for an ageing population: https://econ.st/2UW40EB
Why we need to urgently reform our elderly care systems: https://econ.st/2JbtPOc
Read about the ethical challenges of caring for people with dementia: https://econ.st/2UYdeA8
How Japan keeps its elderly out of hospital: https://econ.st/3l0YPOf
Read about one care home experiment, which invites the young to live alongside the elderly: https://econ.st/362khhP
How the family unit has shaped people’s experience of covid-19: https://econ.st/364BzuN
Why not all care-home residents welcome the measures that are supposed to protect them: https://econ.st/3m08J4d
November 27, 2020
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Covid-19: why vaccine mistrust is growing | The Economist
A vaccine for covid-19 could be rolled out before the end of the year. But a worrying rise in mistrust of vaccines threatens its effectiveness. Now & Next is a series from The Economist Films: https://films.economist.com/nowandnext/
Further content:
Find The Economist’s most recent coverage of covid-19 here: https://econ.st/3iwmMMH
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The immense promise of the new covid-19 vaccine, and the challenges still to come: https://econ.st/36EgZAd
Why an effective covid-19 vaccine is a turning point in the pandemic: https://econ.st/3kJfJRr
Read more about Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s vaccine: https://econ.st/3pyBvem
A second, better, vaccine against covid-19 arrives—read about Moderna’s vaccine: https://econ.st/3kEfOpE
Rich countries have grabbed half of projected covid-19 vaccine supply: https://econ.st/3nveNSm
Daily chart: One in three people want preferential access to a covid-19 vaccine: https://econ.st/2IyoYah
How pandemic fears are boosting demand for trustworthy news: https://econ.st/2UzCMU7
Super fast tests for covid-19 are coming: https://econ.st/32S1Ie5
How the quest for a vaccine could restore faith in big pharma: https://econ.st/32RSRJn
November 18, 2020
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Joe Biden wins: what next for America? | The Economist
Joe Biden has won the race to become America’s next president. Our experts answer your questions on potential court battles, a divided country and the future of America.
00:00 Can Biden reunite America?
01:27 Is Biden’s path to the White House assured?
02:13 Does Trump have grounds for legal challenges?
05:15 Were the polls right?
06:54 Why are Trump's supporters so hard to poll?
07:25 How did Trump manage to widen his base this election?
09:27 Will Congress pass any of Biden’s proposed legislation?
11:30 Will Biden have to govern by executive order to achieve his policy goals?
12:36 What will Trump do in his remaining time as president?
14:16 Trump did far better than expected. What signal does this send to other populist movements around the world?
15:52 How might a Biden presidency change the relationship between America and China?
19:01 Will the Republican party continue with Trump's ideology?
22:50 What is The Economist going to be focussing on in the coming days?
Further content:
Find The Economist’s coverage of the US elections: https://econ.st/3mwsMa4
See our US 2020 presidential election results page: https://econ.st/3k4MN5T
Sign up to The Economist’s weekly newsletter on American politics: https://econ.st/3l5C4dl
Listen to our podcast “Checks and Balance” on American politics: https://econ.st/2EmBIOU
America changes course, while remaining very much the same: https://econ.st/2Ibkje2
Why we support Joe Biden for President: https://econ.st/2HOFKRq
Why postal voting may have put the Democrats at a disadvantage: https://econ.st/3l1NSNp
What impact would Joe Biden have on America’s economy? https://econ.st/3myek1A
Would a Biden administration be softer on China than Trump was? https://econ.st/37P2mfR
How the Republican Party has lurched towards populism and illiberalism: https://econ.st/3eC0LLK
How Donald Trump exceeded expectations with America’s Latinos: https://econ.st/2GAnY4m
How covid-19 shaped America’s state and local elections: https://econ.st/32cO70A
November 08, 2020
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Election 2020: What has President Trump done to America? | The Economist
In the 2020 election, President Donald Trump will be judged on his handling of the covid-19 pandemic. But what else will be his legacy if he loses?
Further content:
Find The Economist’s coverage of the US elections: https://econ.st/3mwsMa4
Sign up to The Economist’s weekly “Checks and Balance” newsletter on American politics: https://econ.st/3l5C4dl
See The Economist’s 2020 presidential election forecast: https://econ.st/35JCkI2
Listen to our podcast “Checks and Balance” on American politics: https://econ.st/2EmBIOU
Why we’re supporting Joe Biden in the 2020 election: https://econ.st/2HOFKRq
If Donald Trump were to win re-election, how would he do it? https://econ.st/3muDKNl
Read our briefing on President Trump’s record on domestic policy: https://econ.st/3kIUrUK
Why President Trump’s efforts to sow distrust this election may be backfiring: https://econ.st/35FkWEh
President Trump’s record on corruption and conflicts-of-interest: https://econ.st/34FbBNn
Why President Trump’s criticisms of the world order had some merit: https://econ.st/3mFB13T
Read about why America’s economy is beating forecasts: https://econ.st/3msgorN
What impact would Joe Biden have on America’s economy? https://econ.st/3myek1A
Would a Biden administration be softer on China than Trump was? https://econ.st/37P2mfR
October 30, 2020
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Covid-19: how to fix the economy | The Economist
Governments will have to deal with the economic fallout from the pandemic for decades to come. If they get their response wrong, countries risk economic stagnation and political division. Read more here: https://econ.st/3ojORKY
Find The Economist’s most recent coverage of covid-19 here: https://econ.st/3m212Kj
Read our special report on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: https://econ.st/37mGlos
How the pandemic is reshaping banking: https://econ.st/3kj1qnq
Why America’s economy is beating forecasts: https://econ.st/3kdzDEK
How the covid-19 pandemic is forcing a rethink in economic policy-making: https://econ.st/2IIhX69
How recessions create long-term psychological and economic scars: https://econ.st/3o55XvH
What past pandemics can teach us about the economic effects of pandemics: https://econ.st/37mzwmy
October 23, 2020
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Election 2020: what the data tell us | The Economist
The presidential election has been transformed by data. From key swing states and early voting to voter suppression and possible election-night chaos, Elliott Morris, our data journalist and election guru, discusses his polling predictions and answers your questions about the 2020 race for the White House.
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00:00 - An unprecedented election
00:35 - Why should we trust election predictions?
02:03 - How will the pandemic affect election predictions?
03:04 - Voter turnout in swing states
03:55 - Why we don’t use early voting data in our forecast
05:14 - Mail-in ballot rejection rates
07:38 - How long can we expect to wait for the results?
08:42 - Could the results flip after all mail-in ballots are counted?
09:39 - Will Americans accept the election result?
Further reading:
Find the Economist’s coverage of the US elections here: https://www.economist.com/us-election-2020
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Find The Economist’s most recent coverage of covid-19 here: https://econ.st/2CQRUr2
Sign up to The Economist’s weekly “Checks and Balance” newsletter to keep up to date with our coverage of American politics: https://econ.st/3l5C4dl
Read about concerns surrounding voter suppression in America: https://econ.st/3do8tII
Why Amy Coney Barrett’s supreme court nomination is so contentious: https://econ.st/3lLyhRT
Read about how religious partisanship is influencing American politics: https://econ.st/2SUKnvS
Read about the foreign and domestic risks that plague America’s 2020 elections: https://econ.st/3nPbKFJ
October 16, 2020
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Mining the deep sea: the true cost to the planet | The Economist
Mining companies and governments will soon be allowed to extract minerals from the deep-ocean floor. These rare metals are vital for a more environmentally sustainable future on land, but at what cost to the health of the ocean?
Further content:
Sign up to receive The Economist’s fortnightly newsletter to keep up to date with our latest coverage on climate change: https://econ.st/2APVAIj
Find The Economist’s most recent climate-change coverage here: https://econ.st/2Ij7kXi
How oceans are increasingly bearing the brunt of global warming: https://econ.st/34NOCyI
Natural disasters are quickening an already steep global loss of species: https://econ.st/2GTaBMJ
Read 1843’s article about exploring the ocean floor: https://econ.st/3lImrIc
An oil spill off Mauritius threatens protected ecosystems: https://econ.st/33n187o
Air pollution is returning to pre-covid levels: https://econ.st/3hn0prP
Why the world’s energy system must be completely transformed: https://econ.st/2ZpdAT6
Wildfires will be more common in a warming world: https://econ.st/2FkSqyH
The Greenland ice sheet has melted past the point of no return: https://econ.st/33hlLSA
October 14, 2020
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Election 2020: can the Democrats win the Senate? | The Economist
In the US 2020 election the battle to control of the Senate is almost as important as the race for the White House, because control of Congress can make or break a presidency. The Economist has created a new statistical model to predict who will win. Read more here: https://econ.st/3iTm4ch
Further content:
Sign up to "Checks and Balance", our weekly newsletter on American politics: https://econ.st/3iT2b5z
Find The Economist's latest coverage of the 2020 presidential election: https://econ.st/3hZHMec
See The Economist's election forecast here: https://econ.st/2RNTcXB
Listen to the "Checks and Balance" podcast on American politics: https://econ.st/2EmBIOU
The threats that face America's 2020 presidential election: https://econ.st/30ELYKn
Read about the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden: https://econ.st/2SyFxUC
What effect is Donald Trump's covid-19 diagnosis having on his re-election chances? https://econ.st/2SvMO7L
Read our briefing on Joe Biden's economic policy: https://econ.st/3nkVzzH
Many Americans are ready to question the result of the presidential election: https://econ.st/2GE0zPc
The dangers of a disputed presidential election result: https://econ.st/2Stph7q
Would the Supreme Court hand Donald Trump a second term? https://econ.st/2St2qsK
Why more mail-in voting doubles the chances of recounts in close states: https://econ.st/2FKhP5i
October 09, 2020
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How to tackle corruption | The Economist
Corruption costs the world nearly $3trn a year. Here are some of the innovative ways in which communities, companies and countries are tackling it.
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October 05, 2020
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Will covid kill globalisation? | The Economist
Covid-19 has been the third major disruption to globalisation within the past twelve years. The pandemic will not kill globalisation off, but it will deepen the cracks. Read more here: https://econ.st/3n4vlBl
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September 30, 2020
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America’s pandemic election: what could go wrong? | The Economist
America’s 2020 presidential election will be a contest like no other. From the effects of mass mail-in voting to the threat of disinformation and delayed results—how ugly could it get? Sign up to our free webinar The US elections and the economy here: https://econ.st/3cApChN
Further content:
Sign up to “Checks and Balance”, our weekly newsletter on American politics: https://econ.st/3iT2b5z
Find The Economist’s latest coverage of the 2020 presidential election in America: https://econ.st/3hZHMec
See The Economist’s election forecast here: https://econ.st/2RNTcXB
Listen to the “Checks and Balance” podcast on American politics: https://econ.st/2EmBIOU
The postal service has become vital to America’s elections: https://econ.st/3a5fV9T
Why more mail-in voting doubles the chances of recounts in close states: https://econ.st/2FKhP5i
Why an absentee ballot is more likely to be counted if you’re white: https://econ.st/3065tv0
How America’s electoral college favours white voters: https://econ.st/32PsdRI
Why Joe Biden could be a surprisingly activist president: https://econ.st/3cp7MOW
Donald Trump faces a much bigger task than he did in 2016: https://econ.st/32RNcDD
Trump could still win a second term despite his poor odds in election forecasts: https://econ.st/2RL5AYx
Why the Supreme Court may tip the 2020 elections: https://econ.st/2EoGT0K
Read about the battle for the Supreme Court after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: https://econ.st/2FULubw
September 25, 2020
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