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The FAA’s good news and bad news for Boeing · Apple News Today

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  [MUSIC FADES IN]
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  Gideon Resnick, Narrating: Good morning. It's Thursday, January 25th. I'm Gideon Resnick, in for Shumita Basu.
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  This is "Apple News Today."
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  On today's show, grounded Boeing 737s are closer to flying again,
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  but the company still has some major issues,
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  how an Ohio law is creating problems for trans people running for office
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  and the NBA player coming for Wilt Chamberlain's record.
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  [MUSIC FADES OUT]
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  There's good news and bad news for Boeing this morning.
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  The FAA now has a set of inspection criteria
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  for the grounded 737 MAX 9 planes.
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  Once those are taken care of, the planes can fly again.
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  Some could be back in service in a matter of days.
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  But at the same time, the FAA also says that it won't allow Boeing
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  to expand production of the airliner until it's satisfied
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  that quality control issues in manufacturing are fixed.
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  The company's CEO is currently in Washington doing damage control
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  in meetings with lawmakers.
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  That is just the latest fallout from the big panel blowing off
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  an Alaska Airlines flight in midair.
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  That company's CEO, Ben Minicucci, told "NBC" about multiple problems
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  with their Boeing fleet.
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  [START NBC ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Ben Minicucci: We found discrepancies on many of our airplanes.
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  Reporter: Meaning loose bolts?
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  Minicucci: Loose bolts. It could be a missing cotter pin.
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  [END NBC ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Resnick, Narrating: He says he's more than frustrated. He's angry with Boeing.
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  And the CEO of United Airlines, Scott Kirby,
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  shared similar feelings with "CNBC."
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  [START CNBC ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Scott Kirby: I'm disappointed, especially because Boeing,
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  they're not only our most important partner,
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  they're one of the most important companies in the country.
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  They're important to the United States.
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  They're a technology company, engineering company, our biggest exporter.
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  And they are taking action.
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  I just wanted them to do it faster and more definitive.
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  [END CNBC ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Resnick, Narrating: He says the airline was already considering plans
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  for its future fleet that do not include the upcoming Boeing Max 10s,
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  in part because Boeing is already several years behind
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  on its delivery schedule.
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  [START CNBC ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Kirby: I think this is the straw, the Max 9 grounding is probably the straw
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  that broke the camel's back for us.
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  [END CNBC ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Resnick, Narrating: And all this appears to be changing
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  how some travelers are booking flights online.
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  Kayak says so many people are trying to filter out 737 Max flights,
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  that it's reworked the website to make it easier for travelers to do so.
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  [PENSIVE MUSIC]
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  Now, let's take a quick look at some other major stories in the news.
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  In Khan Younis, Gaza, the U.N. says at least 12 people are dead
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  and dozens more injured after Israeli tanks hit a U.N. building
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  where hundreds of civilians were taking shelter yesterday.
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  U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson, Vedant Patel, says
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  Israel must avoid hitting humanitarian targets.
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  [START REUTERS ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Vedant Patel: We deplore today's attack on the U.N.'s Khan Younis training center.
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  You've heard me say it before, you've heard the Secretary say it before,
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  but civilians must be protected.
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  [END REUTERS ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Resnick, Narrating: Israel denies the attack, and says it's reviewing
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  whether the building could have been fired on by Hamas.
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  This comes as Israel intensified attacks on Khan Younis.
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  The city is encircled by troops,
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  meaning little chance to escape for civilians.
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  They're finding shelter from the fighting wherever they can.
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  The U.N. says about 18,000 people are taking refuge at one hospital alone.
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  Here in the U.S., Alabama is set to execute
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  convicted murderer Kenneth Smith with nitrogen gas.
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  This has never been tried in America.
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  The state says it's the most painless and humane method of execution available.
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  But U.N. human rights experts say it could be cruel or even torture,
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  and there's no scientific data to prove otherwise.
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  The U.N. is calling on Alabama to halt the execution,
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  citing possible violations of international human rights treaties.
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  In Texas, a new study says there have been more than 26,000 pregnancies from rape
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  since the state banned abortions.
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  The law has no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest.
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  That's the highest number from any state studied,
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  among 14 with total abortion bans.
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  In those states, researchers estimate there have also been
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  tens of thousands of pregnancies associated with rapes.
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  And in Ohio, lawmakers have banned gender-affirming care for children.
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  The state's Republican governor had vetoed the bill,
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  but the GOP has a supermajority in the legislature,
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  and voted to override him.
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  [INTENSE MUSIC]
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  The law also blocks transgender girls
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  from playing on school sports teams for girls.
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  Staying in Ohio, several transgender Democratic candidates
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  say they faced roadblocks in running for office because of a state law.
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  [MUSIC FADES OUT]
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  Ohio requires candidates to list any legal name changes
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  in the last five years on election documents.
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  For a transgender person, that could include listing a deadname,
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  what they were called before they transitioned.
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  Several candidates say the rarely enforced law is unclear
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  and poorly explained.
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  Vanessa Joy was disqualified.
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  She says she would have complied with the law had she known about it.
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  Also, she told her local "ABC" affiliate that the law should not force
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  transgender people to revisit those names.
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  [START NEWS 5 CLEVELAND ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Vanessa Joy: In the trans community, our deadnames are dead.
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  There's a reason it's dead. That is a dead person.
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  [END NEWS 5 CLEVELAND ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Resnick, Narrating: The candidates say the requirement for listing previous names was missing
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  from instructions on candidate forms.
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  And from a 33-page state guide for the candidates.
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  Arienne Childrey told "WOSU Public Media,"
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  she thinks the policy unfairly targets trans people.
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  [START WOSU PUBLIC MEDIA ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Arienne Childrey: I do believe that it is very much so connected to what we're seeing going on
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  in our General Assembly,
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  which frankly I see as an all-out attack on the LGBT community
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  with a focus on the trans community.
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  [END WOSU PUBLIC MEDIA ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Resnick, Narrating: Unlike Joy, she and another candidate appealed and were able to move ahead
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  with their campaigns.
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  They're also calling for change so that future transgender candidates
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  are able to run without restrictions.
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  And they have some support from Ohio's Republican governor
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  and secretary of state who suggested changes
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  or at least clarifications of the law here.
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  [UPBEAT MUSIC]
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  Tonight, the starting lineup for the NBA All-Star Game will be announced.
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  One player is widely expected to be in the lineup
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  because he's doing something pretty remarkable on the court this season.
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  I'm talking about last year's league MVP, Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers.
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  He has been scoring at a historic rate almost every night,
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  putting up mind-boggling stats.
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  Like Monday, when he scored 70 points.
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  Yes. Seven. Zero.
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  [START ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  [CHEERING]
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  Announcer 1: Here comes Embiid rolling to the cup. And there it is.
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  Announcer 2: There it is. 70. He’s got the record. Embiid in the history books by himself.
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  [END ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Resnick, Narrating: So with that, Embiid broke a team record for most points scored in a single game.
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  And he's now on pace to score more points than minutes he's played
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  on the court this season.
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  There's only one NBA player in history who's accomplished that feat:
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  Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain.
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  Embiid told reporters after Monday's game,
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  he's honored to be compared to an all-time great.
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  [START NBA ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Joel Embiid: Obviously, Wilt, you know, accomplish a lot of things,
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  you know, as far as, you know, everything.
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  I mean, the history of this league and basketball in general.
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  So, to be in the, you know, same conversation,
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  I mean, that's, you know, that's pretty, it's pretty cool.
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  [END NBA ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Resnick, Narrating: Now, scoring 70 points is a lot, but it's not the all-time NBA record.
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  That belongs to Chamberlain, who scored 100 points back in 1962.
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  [MUSIC FADES IN]
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  We'll see if Embiid can chase that down.
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  But he says, his money is actually on the guy
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  who guarded him Monday night, the rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama.
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  You can find all these stories and more in the Apple News app.
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  And if you're already listening to the News app right now, stick around.
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  We've got a Narrated Article coming up next.
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  "New York" magazine goes inside the lives of a group of polyamorous people.
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  It involves complicated emotions, some therapy
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  and a lot of shared Google Calendars.
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  If you're listening in the Podcasts app,
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  you can follow Apple News+ Narrated to find that story.
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  And I'll be back with the news tomorrow.
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