For today, links to 10 reports: from Anadolu Agency, the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, National Public Radio, Haaretz, and Common Dreams, and to a proposal from Other News; other articles or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 7-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE entry for today is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Israeli strikes kill another 29 Palestinians in Gaza Strip, by Betul Yilmaz | Anadolu Agency  GAZA CITY, Palestine / ISTANBUL — At least 29 people were killed and scores of others injured in Israeli strikes on various locations in the Gaza Strip since early today, medical sources said. Israeli army targeted aid-seekers by live bullets at one location, killing 10 Palestinians and injuring over 50. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. accuses UN expert of ‘economic warfare’ over report on companies aiding Israeli occupation, by Rabia Iclal Turan | Anadolu Agency  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Mission to the UN denounced a new report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, accusing her of waging “economic warfare” against American and global firms by naming them as complicit in Israel’s occupation and military actions in the Palestinian territories. READ MORE . . .

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Hamas says it’s open to a Gaza truce but stops short of accepting a Trump-backed proposal, by Fatma Khalid, Samy Magdy and Bassem Mroue | AP  CAIRO — Hamas suggested today that it was open to a ceasefire agreement with Israel, but stopped short of accepting a U.S. backed proposal announced by President Donald Trump hours earlier, insisting on its longstanding position that any deal bring an end to the war in Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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Trump’s ceasefire statement raises hopes in Gaza as Israel presses on with attacks, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell | Reuters  CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Word from U.S. President Donald Trump that Israel has agreed to the conditions needed to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza raised hopes today in the enclave, where health officials said at least 20 people had been killed in Israeli attacks. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 1  Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urges Hamas to accept deal, by Aamer Madhani and Samy Magdy | AP  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from AFP, and HERE to listen to report from NPR.

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Hamas orders Gaza clan leader to surrender, accuses him of treason. From Reuters. The interior ministry in Gaza today ordered the leader of a well-armed Bedouin clan defying the group’s control of the Palestinian enclave to surrender and face trial, accusing him of treason, including the looting of UN aid trucks and being backed by Israel. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for June 5 report from Haaretz.

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FROM JUNE 30  At least 95 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks including massacres at beach café, aid points, by Brett Wilkins | Common Dreams / ScheerPost  Israeli forces ramped up their genocidal assault on the Gaza Strip Monday, killing at least 95 Palestinians in attacks including massacres at a seaside café and a humanitarian aid distribution center and bombings of five school shelters housing displaced families and a hospital where refugees were sheltering in tents. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 30  The time has arrived for a comprehensive Middle East peace, by Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares | Other News / ScheerPost  The only path to peace is a comprehensive agreement that addresses Palestine’s statehood, Israel’s security, Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, and the economic recovery of the region. Here is a seven-point peace plan in which all parties . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to four reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, and Reuters, and to commentary from ScheerPost; other articles or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 6-30-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  SYRIA, LEBANON, MEDIA, IRAN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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International charities and NGOs call for end to controversial Israeli-backed aid group in Gaza, by Samy Magdy | AP  CAIRO — Dozens of international charities and non-governmental organizations, including Oxfam, Save the Children and Amnesty, today called for an Israeli and U.S.-backed aid mechanism for Gaza to disband over repeated incidents of chaos and deadly violence against Palestinians heading toward its sites. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. approves $510 million arms deal for Israel. From Middle East Monitor. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has approved a $510 million arms deal in favour of Israel, which the State Department said on Monday includes over 7,000 guidance kits for two different types of Joint Direct Attack Munition. READ MORE . . .

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Israel’s Netanyahu expects to meet Trump next week in the U.S. From Reuters. JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today he expects to travel to the United States next week for meetings with President Donald Trump, after a “great victory” in a 12-day war with Iran last month. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli officials to hold ceasefire talks in Washington amid military escalation in Gaza, by Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO — Israeli planes and tanks struck heavily in north and south Gaza today, destroying clusters of homes, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s confidant was in Washington, expected to discuss a possible ceasefire. Thousands of residents again . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 30  Gaza’s hunger games, by Chris Hedges | Original to ScheerPost  The report in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, that Israeli soldiers are ordered to shoot into crowds of Palestinians at aid hubs, with 580 killed and 4,216 wounded, is not a surprise. It is the predictable denouement of the genocide, the inevitable conclusion to a campaign of mass extermination. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from Reuters and the Cradle; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (SYRIA 6-29-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, LEBANON, MEDIA, IRAN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 30  Trump signs executive order ending most Syria sanctions. From the Cradle. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday lifting a majority of Washington’s sanctions regime against Syria, citing “the positive actions taken by the new Syrian government under President Ahmad al-Sharaa.” The order also . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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FROM JUNE 30  Syrian forces massacred 1,500 Alawites. The chain of command led to Damascus. An investigation by Reuters. LATAKIA, Syria — Reuters has pieced together how the wave of killings by Sunni fighters in Alawite communities along Syria’s Mediterranean coast from March 7 to 9 unfolded, in response to . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for a second report from Reuters and HERE for one from the Cradle.

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FROM JUNE 30  Israel eyes ties with Syria and Lebanon after Iran war, by Alexander Cornwell | Reuters  JERUSALEM — Israel is interested in establishing formal diplomatic relations with long-standing adversaries Syria and Lebanon, but the status of the Golan Heights is non-negotiable, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 30  Sharaa–Netanyahu meeting in the works for upcoming UN session: report. From the Cradle. A potential meeting between Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being considered for the upcoming UN General Assembly meeting in New York, according to Israeli media reports. READ MORE . . .    

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For today, links to three reports: from Reuters and the Cradle; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (LEBANON 6-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, SYRIA, MEDIA , IRAN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE,  HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Lebanon drafts reply to U.S. demand for Hezbollah to disarm, sources say. From Reuters. BEIRUT — Lebanese officials were drafting a response today to U.S. demands for armed group Hezbollah to relinquish its weapons across the country by November in exchange for a halt to Israeli military operations, two sources briefed on the matter said. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 30  Lebanon seeks Israeli withdrawal ‘guarantees’ as U.S. demands Hezbollah disarmament. From the Cradle. Lebanon is seeking guarantees that Israel will completely withdraw its forces currently occupying the country’s south, a Lebanese official told AFP on Monday. U.S. envoy Tom Barrack visited Beirut . . . READ MORE . .

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FROM JUNE 30  Israel eyes ties with Syria and Lebanon after Iran war, by Alexander Cornwell | Reuters  JERUSALEM — Israel is interested in establishing formal diplomatic relations with long-standing adversaries Syria and Lebanon, but the status of the Golan Heights is non-negotiable, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. READ MORE . . .

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A link to a 2012 review from the Smithsonian; other articles are accessible by clicking on its name below. (MEDIA 6-29-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, SYRIA, LEBANON, IRAN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM FEBRUARY 2012  Revisiting The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by Ron Rosenbaum | The Smithsonian In May 1960, Israeli agents apprehended Adolf Eichmann in Argentina and flew him to Jerusalem for trial. And in October 1960, William L. Shirer captured something else, both massive and elusive, within the four corners of a book: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. He captured it in a way that made amnesia no longer an option. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Cradle, National Public Radio, and Agence France-Presse, and to at article of commentary from Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN 6-29-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, SYRIA, LEBANON, MEDIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 30  Iranian officials confirm nearly 1,000 killed by Israeli war. From the Cradle. Israel killed at least 935 people in Iran during its unprovoked 12-day war with the Islamic Republic, judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said today. The number includes 38 children and 132 women. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 29  UN nuclear watchdog says Iran could enrich uranium again in ‘a matter of months,‘ by Joe Hernandez | NPR  Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says Iran could begin enriching uranium again within months following an attack by the U.S. military on three of its facilities in June. He made the comments . . . Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM JUNE 30  Iran decries ‘destructive’ conduct by IAEA chief. From AFP. TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Tehran halted cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog due to what he called the agency chief’s “destructive” behaviour towards the Islamic republic, his office said on Monday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 26  Israel used depleted uranium bombs in Iran strikes: report. From the Cradle. A well-informed source told Fars News Agency on June 26 that Israel may have used depleted uranium munitions in its recent airstrikes targeting sensitive sites across Iran. Initial tests . . . READ MORE . . .

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Trump flip-flops on Iran, again. Why? by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  The U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest Truth Social post Monday on Iran nuclear issue suggests that the Iran question threatens to  be moved to the centre court of American party politics. Trump is upset touched by the criticism of Senator Chris Coon, a senior lawmaker from Delaware. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to six reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post, and Tass; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE 6-30-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, SYRIA, LEBANON, MEDIA and IRAN entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Three dead, 35 injured in Ukrainian strike on factory in Russia’s Izhevsk, governor says. From Reuters. The drone strike was in the Russian city of Izhevsk. Regional governor Alexander Brechalov did not name the targeted facility, but a Ukrainian security official said earlier that at least two long-range drones struck the Kupol plant, which manufactures drones and air defenсe systems, and . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from AP.

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Russian military, industrial sites allegedly targeted in Ukrainian strikes on occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, by Volodymyr Ivanyshyn | The Kyiv Independent  Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a Russian logistics hub and an oil depot in Russian-occupied Luhansk and a military base in occupied Donetsk on Monday and today, with fires breaking out in the two cities. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.

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Kremlin resolutely condemns Kiev regime’s strikes on Russian peaceful cities. From Tass. MOSCOW — Ukrainian strikes on Russian peaceful cities continue and the Kremlin resolutely condemns them, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today regarding attacks in Donetsk on Monday by Ukrainian troops and in Luhansk today with drones. READ MORE . . .

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Russia takes full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, Russian-backed official says. From Reuters. “The territory of the Luhansk People’s Republic is fully liberated – 100%,” Leonid Pasechnik, a Russian-installed official cast by Moscow as the region’s head, told Russian state television. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to seven reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor, and to  commentary from ScheerPost — the latter link already included in a crowded IRAN 6-17-25 entry but not in GAZA 6-17-25 as well. (GAZA 6-29-25 is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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22 killed as Israeli forces fire on Palestinians in Gaza seeking food aid, witnesses say, by Samy Magdy and Melanie Lidman | AP  CAIRO — Israeli forces killed at least 22 people and wounded 20 others, many while attempting to get desperately needed food aid in southern Gaza today, according to witnesses, hospitals, and Gaza’s Health Ministry. READ MORE . . .

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Doctors Without Borders calls for Gaza food distribution system to be dismantled. Leila Fadel of NPR speaks with Aitor Zabalgogeazkoa, an emergency coordinator with Doctors Without Borders in Gaza, who explains why his organization is calling for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution system to be dismantled. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Trump pushes for a deal on Gaza, while Israel intensifies its military campaign. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR  President Trump is calling for a deal to end the war in Gaza. This, as Israel continues its military campaign, and more people are being killed on their way to get food from a U.S.-backed group. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and the Cradle.

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Hamas official: Ceasefire talks stalled over Israel’s insistence to continue war. From Middle East Monitor. Ceasefire talks with Israel remain at a standstill due to the occupation’s insistence on continuing its war on Gaza, a senior Hamas official, Mahmoud Mardawi, said on Sunday. READ MORE . . .

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Report: Killing deemed acceptable as contractors paid $1,500 for each home demolished in Gaza. From Middle East Monitor. A report published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz says private contractors hired by the Israeli army are paid 5,000 shekels (about $1,500) for every Palestinian home they demolish in the Gaza Strip. It further alleges . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 16  The world’s most dangerous man and his enabler, by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  Trump and Netanyahu just executed the cheapest sort of good-cop, bad-cop routine with Tehran — a variant of Biden’s duplicity as he armed Israel with all it needed to proceed with its genocide in Gaza while claiming to fight “night and day” for a ceasefire. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK 6-29-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israeli settlers rampage at a military base in the West Bank, by Melanie Lidman | AP  TEL AVIV — Dozens of Israeli settlers rampaged Sunday night around a military base in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, setting fires, vandalizing military vehicles, spraying graffiti and attacking soldiers, the military said — this after several attacks there by Jewish settlers and . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.

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For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post, and Tass; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 6-28-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Russia launches the biggest aerial attack since the start of the war, Ukraine says, by Volodymyr Yurchuk | AP  KYIV — Russia launched its biggest aerial attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Sunday, part of an escalating bombing campaign. Ukraine’s air forces said Russia fired a total of 537 aerial weapons at Ukraine, of which 249 were shot down and . . . READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from NPR.

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Russian forces advance and take first village in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, state media say, by Guy Faulconbridge | Reuters  MOSCOW — Russian forces have taken control of the first village in the east-central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, Russian state media and war bloggers said today, after Russia took 950 square kms of territory in two months. READ MORE . . .

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Russian advances toward Sumy continue – WSJ. From the Moscow Times. Russia’s military has advanced to within 12 miles of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, intensifying operations around the regional capital, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. READ MORE . .

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Russia’s FSB recruits Ukrainian teenagers for espionage and sabotage – FT. From the Moscow Times. Russian intelligence agencies are recruiting Ukrainian teenagers to carry out espionage and sabotage operations inside the country, the Financial Times reported toay, citing senior officials in Kyiv. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 29  Ukraine F-16 pilot killed in large-scale Russian attack, Zelenskiy calls for U.S. help, by Pavel Polityuk | Reuters  KYIV / LVIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot died in a crash while repelling a Russian air attack that involved hundreds of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, authorities said on Sunday, as Moscow intensifies night-time air barrages in the fourth year of war. READ MORE . . .

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After months of stalling, Russia blames Ukraine, U.S. for slow pace of peace talks, by Anna Fratsyvir | The Kyiv Independent  The Kremlin on Sunday blamed Kyiv and Washington for the lack of progress in peace talks, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying the pace of negotiations hinges on Ukraine’s position, the effectiveness of U.S. mediation, and battlefield developments. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. Army responds to losses of M1 Abrams tanks in Ukraine. From Kyiv Post.  The U.S. sent 31 refurbished M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine for its war against Russia in September 2023. Although claimed to be one of the best tanks in the world, their performance in the field has not lived up to that billing. Not only had . . . READ MORE . . .

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Kiev loses over 1,350 troops in all frontline areas in past 24 hours — Russia’s top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian army lost more than 1,350 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours, according to the latest data on the special military operation in Ukraine released by Russia’s Defense Ministry today. READ MORE . . .

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