Man dead of apparent homicide, suspect recovering after officer-involved shooting
No further details of the homicide or the officer-involved shooting are being released at this…
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Eastern Idaho diesel parts companies and owner agree to pay $1 million after pleading guilty to selling and installing illegal defeat devices
Diesel performance parts retailers GDP Tuning LLC and Custom Auto of Rexburg LLC, doing business as “Gorilla Performance,” as well as the…
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Trial for Idaho college killings suspect Bryan Kohberger delayed indefinitely
The main suspect in the University of Idaho murders case waived his right to a speedy trial in a court hearing…
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It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the police responding to a 911 call
The Marshall Project took a look at the increasing use of surveillance drones by police and the effect it is having on incident response time and…
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Melting Austrian glacier gives up body of long-dead man
A mountain guide found the body of a man believed to have died more than 20 years ago on a glacier in Austria, police announced on…
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Task forces crack down on methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution networks
Two multi-faceted, large-scale Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigations have resulted in the federal indictments of 25…
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For many, a lawyer is a luxury out of reach
The Marshall Project dives into the criminal justice system’s ongoing struggle with “legal deserts” as well as other mitigating issues compromising…
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Judge sets deadline for Bryan Kohberger’s alibi defense in University of Idaho killings
An Idaho judge on Friday gave Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys three weeks to submit evidence for the accused killer’s alibi if he plans on using that…
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Man pleads guilty to kidnapping ex-girlfriend and transporting her to Idaho
A 41-year-old Lompoc, California man pleaded guilty to kidnapping his ex-girlfriend and transporting her from California to Idaho where she was…
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Man sentenced to 26 years for trafficking methamphetamine and guns in eastern Idaho
A 41-year-old California man was sentenced to 26 years in federal prison for importing and distributing methamphetamine in eastern Idaho in exchange…
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3 juveniles arrested after pursuit
No names will be released due to the suspects being…
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8 years ago DeOrr Kunz Jr. disappeared – Kunz family lawyer speaking out after former investigator gets involved again
On Tuesday, the father’s lawyer is speaking out about how his client is coping and how they feel about a former investigator getting involved…
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Idaho Falls man indicted for possession with intent to distribute 70,000 pills containing fentanyl
A jury trial is scheduled for Oct. 10,…
Continue Reading Juvenile charged for striking another with wrench
Names of the juveniles involved will not be…
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8 years ago DeOrr Kunz Jr. went missing – Now investigator Klein back on the case
After being off the case for many years due to a major falling out, former Investigator Philip Klien has been rehired by a family member to continue…
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Donald Trump indicted in Georgia 2020 election subversion probe
By Sara Murray, Jason Morris, Zachary Cohen, Maxime Tamsett, Tierney Sneed, Devan Cole, Marshall Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — An…
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Mediation scheduled for case against Downard Funeral Home owner
Bannock County Prosecutor Stephen Herzog announced Monday the state and defense have agreed to enter into mediation in the case against Lance Peck,…
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Man arrested after standoff in Salmon
A man is in the Lemhi County Jail after a stand off in…
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Process to extradite Lori Vallow-Daybell to Arizona underway
The process of moving Lori Vallow-Daybell to face charges in Arizona has…
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Man arrested for aggravated assault after road rage incident
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 38-year-old Wednesday evening on a felony warrant related to a road rage incident in July. …
Continue Reading Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting of Megan Thee Stallion
CNN, KABC By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Tory Lanez, the man convicted of shooting rapper Megan Thee Stallion in 2020, was…
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New details released in Roberts shooting
Police say the suspects in the shooting that occurred in Roberts on Sunday night have been charged and arraigned in court.…
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Man in ICU following stabbing, juvenile in custody
A 37-year-old man is in the ICU and a 16-year-old is in the District VI Juvenile Detention Center following a stabbing…
Continue Reading Caldwell man sentenced to 11 years for possession of child pornography
A 53-year-old Caldwell man was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for possession child pornography, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit…
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Idaho man charged with shooting rifle at two hydroelectric power stations
An Idaho man has been charged with two counts of destruction of an energy facility after federal prosecutors said he shot a rifle at two…
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Felony drug arrest
An 18-year-old St. Anthony woman has been booked into the Bonneville County Jail after a felony drug arrest…
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FCC issues historic $300 million fine against the largest robocall scam it has ever investigated
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday cracked down on a massive illegal robocall operation responsible for billions of auto-warranty scam…
Continue Reading Suspect in Idaho student stabbings says he was out for a solo drive around the time of the slayings
Attorneys for the man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death last year say he was on a long drive by himself around the time…
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Idaho Falls woman arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of child
Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested an Idaho Falls woman on…
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Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election
Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 presidential election loss, answering for the first time to…
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Police shoot and kill a man in Boise who they say called for help, then charged at officers
Police officers shot and killed a man in downtown Boise, Idaho.…
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Donald Trump appears in DC federal courthouse – the same place over 1,000 US Capitol rioters have faced justice
When former President Donald Trump appears in a Washington, DC, courtroom on Thursday he will be doing so in a building that had a direct view of the…
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Woman sues drug makers of Ozempic and Mounjaro over severe gastrointestinal issues
In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, a Louisiana woman is claiming she has suffered severe injuries due to her use of Ozempic and Mounjaro, which were…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow-Daybell arrives at prison to begin serving life sentence
Lori Vallow-Daybell is now in…
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Arrest made in ‘suspicious’ barn fire case
MADISON COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) – A man has been arrested in connection with a barn fire in Madison County. 30-year-old Tyrell Fisher has been charged…
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Lori Vallow-Daybell sentenced to life in prison for murders of her 2 children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s first wife
Idaho mother Lori Vallow-Daybell has been sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday in the murders of her two youngest children and a…
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2 in custody after standoff at Idaho Falls hotel
Officers have cleared the scene at this time, and people are free to come and go from the hotel and the surrounding area.…
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Prosecutors in Bryan Kohberger case request court compel information on potential alibi
Prosecutors in the case of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in the fall, have filed a motion asking a…
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Wanted subject in custody after vehicle pursuit
The Blackfoot Police Department, in collaboration with the Fort Hall Police Department and the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office, successfully…
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Man arrested after shooting at vehicle
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Wednesday afternoon after he was caught shooting at a…
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Person killed in exchange of gunfire with Boise police officers, police say
One person died Wednesday night after exchanging gunfire with police officers on a residential street in Boise, Idaho, according to…
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A dozen cities set youth curfews this year, even though they don't reduce crime
The Marshall Project looks at the impact of Texas recently banning juvenile curfews, while cities like Baltimore and Memphis have doubled-down on…
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2 arrested at storage unit with stolen property and illegal drugs
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies apprehended two people early July 19 after the owner of a storage unit reported them acting…
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Blackfoot woman sentenced for murder charge
On July 17, 2023, 36-year-old Melissa K. Perkes appeared before 7th district Judge Darren Simpson and was sentenced to prison for a fixed term of 24…
Continue Reading Drug dealers who fled from law enforcement prosecuted in Federal Court
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the progress in two cases in which two separate Idaho men dangerously fled from law enforcement to avoid…
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Man sentenced for involvement in shooting death of Coeur d’Alene teen
A 20-year-old of Spokane Valley, Washington was sentenced July 1, 2023, to 19 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled…
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WATCH: Tammy Daybell’s aunt granted statement for Lori Vallow-Daybell’s sentencing
In a motion hearing on Wednesday, Lori Vallow-Daybell’s attorney, Jim Archibald, asked the court to not allow Vicki Hoban, Tammy Daybell’s aunt,…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to 28 years for producing child pornography
A 22-year-old Seminole, Oklahoma man was sentenced to 336 months in federal prison for sexually exploiting a child by producing child pornography,…
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Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys suggest they’ll present evidence that he was elsewhere during the killings of 4 Idaho students
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last fall, was not at the location where the crimes took place, his…
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More than 5,000 fentanyl pills seized in east Idaho
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – This week, members of the Bannock County HIDTA Task Force completed a months-long fentanyl investigation that lead to the…
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Idaho Falls Police looking for burglary suspect
Idaho Falls police are looking for a burglary suspect after he disappeared from an area…
Continue Reading Idaho Falls man sentenced to 8 years for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
A 27-year-old Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S.…
Continue Reading Chicago man sentenced 46 months for bank fraud conspiracy
A 32-year-old Chicago, Illinois man was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Josh…
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Fentanyl traffickers in east Idaho sentenced to federal prison
U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho Josh Hurwit announced the result of two separate fentanyl trafficking cases in eastern Idaho…
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1 hospitalized after officer-involved shooting
A 37-year-old Rexburg man is in the hospital following an officer-involved shooting early Thursday…
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Man arrested after standoff
An Idaho Falls man is in jail after a standoff with police on…
Continue Reading Boise man sentenced on federal gun crime
A 57-year-old Boise man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for the unlawful possession of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Josh…
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Fighting fentanyl on 2 fronts
“We cannot arrest our way out of this problem…
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Idaho State Police release 2022 crime report
Idaho State Police completed a 2022 Crime in Idaho Report, primarily detailing statistics collected from police…
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Investigators seize $900,000 worth of fentanyl pills
Idaho Falls Police investigators with the assistance of other law enforcement partners arrested a 43-year-old Bonneville County resident this week…
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Drug smuggler sentenced to 10 years prison
A 39-year-old of San Diego, California, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, U.S.…
Continue Reading Boise man convicted of 3 attempted sex crimes against children
A federal jury convicted a 45-year-old Boise mand for three attempted sex crimes, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced.…
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Boise nurse practitioner, patient/medical assistant charged with conspiracy to distribute opioids
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced criminal charges against two defendants Wednesday as part of the Department of Justice’s 2023 National Health…
Continue Reading Man who appeared on ‘America’s Most Wanted’ several times arrested in 1984 murder
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man who has been on the run for almost four decades for a 1984 murder has been caught in California and…
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Man charged with first-degree murder of 2-month-old daughter
A 21-year-old father from Salmon is charged with first-degree murder after the death of his 2-month-old…
Continue Reading Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger back in court
Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger was back in the courtroom Tuesday for a pretrial…
Continue Reading US Attorney’s Office announces results of recent efforts to crack down on gun violence throughout Idaho
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Monday, in the past week, eight individuals pleaded guilty or were sentenced in federal district court for…
Continue Reading Prosecutors seeking death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students
Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for Bryan Kohberger in killings of 4 University of Idaho…
Continue Reading Judge agrees to narrow but not lift gag order in University of Idaho student slayings case
An Idaho judge has denied a request from roughly two dozen news organizations to lift a gag order in the criminal case of a man accused of stabbing…
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Former Soda Springs girls basketball coach sentenced
There were a lot of tears in a packed caribou county courtroom Friday, as a former girls high school basketball coach was sentenced on sexual abuse…
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65-year-old sentenced for conspiring to launder drug proceeds
A 65-year-old Mountain Home woman was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for conspiring to commit money laundering, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit…
Continue Reading Hannah Gutierrez Reed charged with tampering with evidence in ‘Rust’ case
By Taylor Romine and Kevin Flower, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors on Thursday charged “Rust” film armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed with tampering…
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Jesse Leigh sentenced for 2 counts of second-degree murder
It was an emotional day at the Bannock County Courthouse on Thursday with a Pocatello man being sentenced for…
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Idaho prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty for man accused of killing his neighbors
Idaho prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty against a man charged with killing a neighboring family, including two teenagers.…
Continue Reading Former Idaho CDL skills tester sentenced for taking bribes in exchange for passing test scores
A 72-year-old of Gooding, Idaho was sentenced to two years in federal prison for honest services wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced…
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Woman accused of poisoning ex-husband sentenced to jail
A Pocatello woman charged with harming her former husband with poison will spend 180 days in jail.…
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Pocatello Police investigate vehicle vandalism
The Pocatello Police Department received several reports of vehicles being vandalized with spray paint in a local neighborhood.…
Continue Reading DNA collected from suspect Bryan Kohberger a ‘statistical match’ for DNA on sheath of knife used in killings of 4 Idaho students, court documents state
The DNA of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students at an off-campus home in Moscow last fall, is a…
Continue Reading Police say Idaho dad killed neighbors over alleged indecent exposure by neighbor’s oldest son
A newly released police document alleges an Idaho father ‘executed’ a neighboring family because he was upset that the neighbor’s 18-year-old…
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Idaho man charged with 4 counts of murder in shooting deaths of his neighbors, including one minor
A northern Idaho man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary after prosecutors said he broke into his neighbors’ home…
Continue Reading Juvenile arrested after livestock found shot
A juvenile has been taken into custody and booked into the 3-B Juvenile Detention Facility after admitting to killing five…
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Suspect in custody after 4 people fatally shot at residence in Idaho, reports say
Police in Idaho arrested a suspect in a shooting that killed four people on Sunday.…
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IMSI assault victim dies at Boise hospital
At the request of the Idaho Department of Correction, Idaho State Police detectives are investigating a serious assault at Idaho Maximum Security…
Continue Reading US authorities seize shipment of swim bladders from endangered fish valued at $2.7 million
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in Arizona have seized 242 pounds of swim bladders – the organ…
Continue Reading Millions of Americans’ personal data exposed in global hack
Millions of people in Louisiana and Oregon have had their data compromised in the sprawling cyberattack that has also hit the US federal government,…
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Judge denies Lori Vallow-Daybell’s request for a retrial
In Fremont County court Thursday morning, Judge Steven Boyce ruled there was not sufficient evidence to merit a re-trial in the case of Lori…
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Oregon man pleads guilty to hate crime charges for bias-motivated attacks in Boise
An Oregon man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Boise Thursday to two federal hate…
Continue Reading Former boyfriend of missing Wyoming woman sentenced to six years in prison, report says
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — The live-in boyfriend of Irene Gakwa was sentenced Wednesday to up to six years in prison and…
Continue Reading Johnny Depp selects charities for the $1 million he received from Amber Heard in defamation settlement
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Johnny Depp has chosen the charities he plans to donate the $1 million settlement he’s owed from Amber Heard…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Trump’s historic court appearance
By Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Miami (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 charges Tuesday…
Continue Reading Pocatello nurse practitioner fined, surrenders license for unlawful prescriptions and fraud
An Idaho nurse practitioner consented to judgment against her after admitting she unlawfully prescribed controlled substances and submitted false…
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Medicaid members offered free credit and theft protection monitoring after possible data breach
At this time, there is no evidence any of the potentially exposed information has been…
Continue Reading Suspect in Idaho student killings wants more time to respond to prosecutor’s request for alibi
By Andy Rose and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger – charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death last year…
Continue Reading Judge weighs challenge to gag order in University of Idaho killings
A judge overseeing the case against a man charged with killing four University of Idaho students is set to hear arguments over a gag order that…
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Antisemitic incidents are on the rise in most states
Stacker cited data from the Anti-Defamation League to identify the number of antisemitic incidents in every state and Washington D.C. in 2022 and…
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Trial date set for Chad Daybell
A trial date has been set for Chad…
Continue Reading Local child care center under investigation
Pocatello Police Investigators responded to Stepping Stones Preschool and Childcare Center in Pocatello Friday.…
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How spending on public safety and policing has changed over the last 40 years
Stacker analyzed data from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to examine how city spending on public safety has changed since 1980 and how police…
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2 arrested after hotel room search warrant served
Two have been taken into custody after a hotel search warrant was served Wednesday…
Continue Reading Danny Masterson, ‘That ’70s Show’ actor, found guilty of rape
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — A Los Angeles jury has found actor Danny Masterson guilty on two of the three counts of rape in a retrial on…
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