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18 minutes ago
Law

In the wake of scandals, Antioch Police Department completes policy reforms demanded by DOJ

Antioch Police Department completed a comprehensive policy overhaul focused on accountability following a Department of Justice agreement addressing corruption, racism, and civil rights violations.
fromThe Mercury News
18 minutes ago
Law

In the wake of scandals, Antioch Police Department completes policy reforms demanded by DOJ

Antioch Police Department completed a comprehensive policy overhaul focused on accountability following a Department of Justice agreement addressing corruption, racism, and civil rights violations.
Law
fromwww.mercurynews.com
18 minutes ago

In the wake of scandals, Antioch Police Department completes policy reforms demanded by DOJ

Antioch Police Department completed a comprehensive policy overhaul focused on accountability following a Department of Justice agreement addressing corruption, racism, and civil rights violations.
Law
fromThe Mercury News
18 minutes ago

In the wake of scandals, Antioch Police Department completes policy reforms demanded by DOJ

Antioch Police Department completed a comprehensive policy overhaul focused on accountability following a Department of Justice agreement addressing corruption, racism, and civil rights violations.
London politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 hours ago

Met Police chief knows women still do not trust the force after Everard murder

Met Police Commissioner reports 1,500 officers removed since 2022 for misconduct including inappropriate behavior toward women, while acknowledging trust rebuilding requires time following Sarah Everard's murder by officer Wayne Couzens.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
5 hours ago

Five years since Sarah Everard, what's changed?

Five years after Sarah Everard's murder by a police officer, women in her local area continue altering their daily lives and routes due to persistent fears of male violence, with little meaningful change to public safety.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
5 hours ago

Met chief 'can see why women don't trust police'

Metropolitan Police Commissioner acknowledges women's justified distrust following officer misconduct cases and commits to removing problematic personnel to rebuild public confidence.
#nypd-misconduct
fromwww.amny.com
18 hours ago
New York City

New York shelled out $117 million to settle NYPD misconduct claims as city faces multibillion-dollar deficits | amNewYork

New York City paid $117 million in 2025 to settle NYPD misconduct claims, totaling over $796 million since 2019, while the city faces a $5.4 billion budget deficit.
fromGothamist
21 hours ago
New York City

NYC taxpayers on the hook for more than $117M in police misconduct payouts last year

New York City paid over $117 million in NYPD misconduct lawsuit settlements in 2023, reflecting systemic accountability issues within the police department.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
18 hours ago

New York shelled out $117 million to settle NYPD misconduct claims as city faces multibillion-dollar deficits | amNewYork

New York City paid $117 million in 2025 to settle NYPD misconduct claims, totaling over $796 million since 2019, while the city faces a $5.4 billion budget deficit.
New York City
fromGothamist
21 hours ago

NYC taxpayers on the hook for more than $117M in police misconduct payouts last year

New York City paid over $117 million in NYPD misconduct lawsuit settlements in 2023, reflecting systemic accountability issues within the police department.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
19 hours ago

John Oliver on police bodycam footage: Hoping for leaks cannot be the system here'

Police bodycams are ineffective accountability tools due to limited camera angles, frequent shutdowns, and inconsistent usage policies that undermine their transparency purpose.
#ice-shooting
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago
US politics

Minneapolis leaders urge transparency, independent probe after ICE killing

Minneapolis officials demand an independent, transparent investigation into ICE agent shooting of Renee Nicole Good amid video evidence contradicting federal narrative.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
US politics

Tim Walz Denounces Trump Admin Effort to Shut State Out of ICE Investigation and Play Judge, Jury,' and Executioner'

Minnesota withdrew state investigators after the FBI blocked access to evidence in the ICE agent shooting of Renee Nicole Good, prompting demands for state participation.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
23 hours ago

Donald Trump hasn't contacted Renee Good's family after ICE shot her dead - LGBTQ Nation

Renee Good, a 37-year-old queer mother, was shot dead by an ICE officer on January 7, with the Trump administration calling her a domestic terrorist while videos contradict their claims, and her family reports receiving no contact from the administration.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
US politics

Tim Walz Denounces Trump Admin Effort to Shut State Out of ICE Investigation and Play Judge, Jury,' and Executioner'

#metropolitan-police
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago
UK news

Almost half of officers' DNA still missing from Met Police database

Nearly half of Metropolitan Police officers' DNA and over a fifth of their fingerprints are missing from elimination databases, potentially hindering criminal investigations and internal misconduct detection.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago
UK news

Met Police hit with utter embarrassment by being convicted and fined - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The Metropolitan Police were prosecuted and fined £1,000 for failing to identify the driver of a Met van caught speeding on the M6.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Almost half of officers' DNA still missing from Met Police database

Nearly half of Metropolitan Police officers' DNA and over a fifth of their fingerprints are missing from elimination databases, potentially hindering criminal investigations and internal misconduct detection.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 days ago

Family of Brentwood mom who died in police custody finally see bodycam footage months after request

A 72-year-old woman died following a police arrest during a family dispute, with her family claiming officers violated protocol and used excessive force during the encounter.
NYC politics
fromGothamist
5 days ago

Will the snowball charges stick? Veteran NYC snow scrum attorneys are divided.

Defense attorneys disagree on whether people who threw snow and ice at NYPD officers in Washington Square Park should face assault charges.
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
5 days ago

Met Police is in a Serious Breach of Policing Protocol - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The Metropolitan Police apologized to Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle for breaching confidentiality by disclosing information he provided about Lord Mandelson, raising serious questions about policing protocol and legal compliance.
#nyc-politics
SF politics
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
5 days ago

What future does police accountability have in Berkeley?

Berkeley's City Council fired Police Accountability Director Hansel Aguilar following months of tension with the Police Accountability Board, police department, and city agencies over oversight and reform efforts.
UK news
fromComputerWeekly.com
5 days ago

Police created 'intelligence profile' of BBC journalist subject to phone surveillance | Computer Weekly

The PSNI unlawfully created detailed intelligence profiles and conducted sustained surveillance of BBC journalist Vincent Kearney between 2006 and 2014 to identify his confidential journalistic sources.
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 weeks ago

What's next for police accountability in Berkeley?

Aguilar's dismissal came after months of escalating tension between his office and the Police Accountability Board on the one side, and the City Council, Berkeley Police Department leadership and other city administrative agencies on the other. Most recently, in December, Aguilar sued BPD Chief Jen Louis in an attempt to get records related to a complaint against the police. This week, a judge denied Aguilar's petition, saying Aguilar had not had the authority to file it in the first place.
US politics
Law
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Durham council seeks to remove ceremonial titles from police who contributed to 'poisoned' workplace | CBC News

Durham Region will seek an unredacted OCPC report, revoke honours and event invitations for implicated officers, and demand progress on 33 recommendations.
#berkeley-city-council
#civilian-oversight
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
3 weeks ago

How one Oakland police officer made $500k in overtime...on the podcast

Oakland Police Department incurred runaway overtime costs revealed by investigation drawing massive readership, alongside coverage of city governance, immigration enforcement, community events, and protests.
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

'It was wrong': Toronto to remember 1981 bathhouse raids with plaque, mayor says | CBC News

The plaque from Heritage Toronto will "salute" the community's courage, Mayor Olivia Chow told a news conference at The 519, a city agency located in Toronto's gay village. "The bathhouse raids were a horrid mistake and a serious stain on Toronto's reputation, a scar a community feels to this day, 45 years later," Chow said. "It was wrong. It was shameful. And we remember."
Canada news
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Taves: Why the DA in Super Bowl LX's backyard is losing sleep over ICE

Federal agents may obstruct local and state investigations of killings, forcing California officials and prosecutors to seek accountability and protect crime-scene access.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Berkeley police oversight resignations should be a wake-up call,' officials say

Two long-serving Berkeley Police Accountability Board members resigned, citing ignored perspectives and overruling of the board's investigative authority, leaving multiple vacancies.
#ice
fromBoston.com
1 month ago
US news

'They are unprofessional, pathetic, cowards': Moulton calls for ICE to be defunded, prosecuted after Minneapolis shooting

fromBoston.com
1 month ago
US news

'They are unprofessional, pathetic, cowards': Moulton calls for ICE to be defunded, prosecuted after Minneapolis shooting

fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

The staff writers Emily Witt and Ruby Cramer discuss the situation in Minneapolis, a city effectively under siege by militaristic federal agents. "This is a city where there's a police force of about six hundred officers [compared] to three thousand federal agents," Witt points out. Cramer shares her interview with Mayor Jacob Frey, who talks about how Minneapolis was just beginning to recover from the trauma of George Floyd's murder and its aftermath,
US politics
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

Ten Years of Placard Abuse: The Criminal Practice that Mamdani Must End - Streetsblog New York City

Mayor Mamdani swept into Gracie Mansion on the promise of ending widespread corruption around policing and street safety. He can do both by laser-focusing his efforts on eliminating the prevalent abuse and forgery of parking placards. Mamdani has a rare chance to permanently halt this dangerous and criminal practice, and, in doing so, radically alter the balance of power in New York City. For the past decade, under the handle @placardabuse, we've documented how a large contingent of car drivers misuse their parking privileges -
New York City
#police-shooting
Music
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Billy Bragg Releases New Song "City of Heroes" Supporting Minneapolis Protesters

Billy Bragg released "City of Heroes," a quickly recorded protest song supporting Minneapolis residents resisting ICE after the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
#border-patrol
fromBrooklyn Eagle
1 month ago
Brooklyn

PREMIUM Repeated government lying, warned Hannah Arendt, makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge

fromBrooklyn Eagle
1 month ago
Brooklyn

PREMIUM Repeated government lying, warned Hannah Arendt, makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge

#ice-enforcement
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Labour wants to shake up the police - but will that solve 'everyday crime epidemic'?

There is an "epidemic of everyday crime", the Home Secretary says, such as shoplifting and phone theft. It reminds Shabana Mahmood of the years when she worked on the till in her parents' corner shop, with a cricket bat under the counter ready to deter shoplifters who stole, time and again. While overall crime has been going down in recent years those types of offences have been going up, matched by rising public anxiety.
UK politics
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Letters: Renee Good slaying should go before a judge and jury

Law enforcement and political leaders must be held accountable for abuses of power, injustice, and failures to protect rights and democratic institutions.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Poorly performing police forces to be named and shamed under new plans

Government will impose national performance targets, publish force rankings, and gain powers to intervene in or remove failing police leadership.
#immigration-enforcement
fromFast Company
1 month ago
US politics

Minnesota economic blackout: List of stores closed today, schedule of events, where to donate as anti-ICE protest kicks off

fromFast Company
1 month ago
US politics

Minnesota economic blackout: List of stores closed today, schedule of events, where to donate as anti-ICE protest kicks off

fromThe Oaklandside
1 month ago

Did Oakland's police union convince the City Council to block OPD oversight picks?

Oakland leaders have declined for the second time to reappoint two incumbents to the Police Commission, the civilian body overseeing the Oakland Police Department. At the City Council meeting Tuesday night, all but two council members - Carroll Fife and Noel Gallo - voted to reject the nominees submitted by the Police Commission Selection Panel in December: Ricardo Garcia-Acosta, chair of the commission, and Omar Farmer, an alternate commissioner. The commissioners' terms expired in October, but both have continued to serve in a holdover capacity.
California
#uvalde-shooting
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: The ache will never go away'

Family and activists demand arrest and prosecution of an off-duty ICE officer who fatally shot Keith Porter Jr amid disputed accounts and concerns about ICE tactics and DHS credibility.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Mahmood has no confidence' in police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban

Shabana Mahmood has no confidence in the West Midlands chief constable after a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was based on false information.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Commentary: ICE can't be trusted. Can California force accountability?

California is enacting laws to curb federal enforcement tactics, banning masked policing, restricting local officers' federal moonlighting, and enabling citizen lawsuits against federal agents.
#local-journalism
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago
US news

Good Morning, News: A Potential Mask Ban For Law Enforcement, Gruesome Discovery at a Local Recycling Yard, and DOJ Officials Resign After Being Blocked From Investigating Renee Good's Death

fromPortland Mercury
3 months ago
US politics

Good Morning, News: Oregon AG Vows to Investigate Excessive Force, New Hefty National Park Fees For Foreign Travelers, and How to Decolonize Your Thanksgiving

fromPortland Mercury
4 months ago
US politics

Good Morning, News: Portland City Attorney Goes Off on US DOJ, Kristi Noem Set To Visit Portland, and Podcast Bros Try To Distance Themselves From Trump After Helping Him Get Elected

fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago
US news

Good Morning, News: A Potential Mask Ban For Law Enforcement, Gruesome Discovery at a Local Recycling Yard, and DOJ Officials Resign After Being Blocked From Investigating Renee Good's Death

fromPortland Mercury
3 months ago
US politics

Good Morning, News: Oregon AG Vows to Investigate Excessive Force, New Hefty National Park Fees For Foreign Travelers, and How to Decolonize Your Thanksgiving

fromPortland Mercury
4 months ago
US politics

Good Morning, News: Portland City Attorney Goes Off on US DOJ, Kristi Noem Set To Visit Portland, and Podcast Bros Try To Distance Themselves From Trump After Helping Him Get Elected

fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Is Oakland's police watchdog body truly independent? Its latest power struggle could be a crucial test.

It was nearly a decade ago that Oakland voters overwhelmingly agreed in the ballot boxes that the city needed citizen oversight of the police department. Many hoped at the time that the newly established watchdog body would eventually take the reins from federal officials who have maintained control of the Oakland Police Department for now over two decades. But the commission comprised of seven volunteer members still seems to be struggling to gain footing within Oakland's complex bureaucratic tangles.
US politics
fromPadailypost
1 month ago

Opinion: New sheriff shouldn't have held back information on Caltrain attack

I hope this is a one-off, but the new San Mateo County Sheriff, Ken Binder, waited nine days to tell the public that a woman had been threatened and a man was assaulted at the San Carlos Caltrain station. On Dec. 23, a man hassled a woman waiting for a train about her clothing. He then threatened to throw her on the tracks, according to the DA's office.
California
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

West Midlands Police chief should go over Israeli football fans ban, says Badenoch

capitulated to Islamists
UK politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Family of 72-year-old East Bay woman who died in police custody file federal, state lawsuits

"She is dead because of them. A 72-year-old grandma, never been in trouble with the law. For her to die in the back of the police car? There are a lot of questions, and they are not answering anything," says Riche Ramirez, Yolanda's eldest son. Riche said the holidays have been tough for the family, since this is the first time without her.
California
#journalism-funding
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

Despite DOJ Intervention, Portland Police are Still Killing People in Mental Health Crisis

A medical examiner's report concluded Johnson 52, died of a prone-restraint-induced cardiac arrest, with methamphetamine use being a "contributing factor." Prone restraint refers to the face-down position officers kept Johnson in while attempting to handcuff him in his apartment. It can restrict breathing and can also lead to metabolic acidosis. Across the United States, it's been linked with several other in-custody deaths and many police agencies have since stopped using it.
Social justice
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Revealed: Frightening' surge in police sex offences after Sarah Everard's murder

Police officers convicted of sexual offences in England and Wales rose 34%, with 59 convictions recorded since 2022.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Four times as many: Shootings by LAPD officers far outpace L.A. County deputies

LAPD officer-involved shootings rose about 70% in 2025 to 46 incidents, killing 14 and wounding 23, the highest annual total since 2015.
Law
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

Berkeley's civilian police oversight director sues police chief over withheld records

Berkeley's director of police accountability is suing the police chief for refusing to release records from a June homeless encampment sweep.
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Letters: Alameda County DA should have one standard of justice

Seek a district attorney who enforces one consistent standard of justice; reject coal export facilities that increase particulate pollution and harm public health.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Letters: Alameda County DA should have one standard of justice

Alameda County's appointed district attorney dropped manslaughter charges against former officer Jason Fletcher; proposed Oakland coal terminal would worsen pollution unless enclosed or excludes coal.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A Cop Under Arrest, Nurses Cry Foul Against ICE and Management, and Let's... Get... KRAMPY!

Local Portland institutions face accountability and change: hospital immigration enforcement policies, police domestic violence arrest, major Albina investment, and expanded universal preschool.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Police apologise to Jewish community' over Tel Aviv fan ban claim

West Midlands Police apologised after implying some Jewish community members supported excluding Maccabi Tel Aviv fans; senior officers faced parliamentary questioning over the match exclusion decision.
US politics
fromThe Oaklandside
2 months ago

Pamela Price, recalled by voters in 2024, says she'll run again for DA

Pamela Price is running for Alameda County district attorney in June 2026, campaigning against billionaire influence and for accountability of police and federal agents.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Sarah Everard report part two: a catalogue of repeated and preventable failures | Joan Smith

Police vetting failures allowed sexual offenders into forces; implementation of a ban on recruits with sexual convictions was delayed and remains non‑retrospective.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

US police involved in fatal incidents use victims privacy law to hide their identity

Marsy's Law is being used by police to attempt to conceal officer identities after violent incidents, raising concerns about misuse and accountability.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
3 months ago

Mamdani will keep Jessica Tisch as New York police commissioner

Zohran Mamdani will retain Jessica Tisch as New York City's police commissioner to maintain continuity in crime reduction and anti-corruption efforts.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Pregnant and frightened, Kardell Lomas begged for help. Police found her body in the boot of a car

A pregnant Indigenous woman, Kardell Lomas, was murdered after repeated requests for help were inadequately handled, prompting concerns of systemic racism and police failure.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Hertfordshire police admit unlawful arrest of couple in school WhatsApp row report

A police force has reportedly admitted it unlawfully arrested two parents in front of their nine-year-old daughter after they complained about her school on WhatsApp. Rosalind Levine and her partner, Maxie Allen, said they were held at a police station for 11 hours over the complaints about their daughter's primary school. The pair claimed they had been arrested and detained in January by six uniformed officers on suspicion of harassment, malicious communications and causing a nuisance on school property.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

You ruined our family': Relatives of grandmother hit by royal outrider to sue police

Helen Holland, 81, died after being struck by a Metropolitan Police outrider during a royal escort; family will sue the force for recognition, not compensation.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
3 months ago

Family of Brooklyn man fatally shot by cop draws line in the sand' while demanding that NYPD top cop refuse to drop charges | amNewYork

Family, elected officials, and 33 politicians urge Commissioner Jessica Tisch to charge and try Officer Wayne Isaacs for the 2016 road-rage killing of Delrawn Small.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce

The controversial system of police and crime commissioners is to be abolished by the government, the Guardian has learned. Under the system, introduced under the Conservatives, all 43 police forces covering local areas across England and Wales had to answer to an elected official. The system, introduced in 2012, was supposed to boost the accountability and performance of police forces.
UK politics
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
3 months ago

Chair of NYPD watchdog CCRB resigns after months long feud with police union | amNewYork

Civilian Complaint Review Board chair Dr. Mohammad Khalid resigned after the police union demanded his removal over alleged voting bias and a conflict of interest.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

LAPD failed to disclose officer domestic violence allegations to state, hearing reveals

LAPD delayed reporting many domestic-violence allegations by officers for more than a year after California law required prompt reporting, citing POST guidance.
US politics
fromThe Oaklandside
3 months ago

What is the Oakland Police Commission?

Oakland Police Commission is a powerful civilian oversight board that can fire the police chief, oversee misconduct investigations, and audit police department practices.
fromBoston.com
4 months ago

Karen Read attorney Alan Jackson says Boston police commissioner 'has been caught in a lie'

Karen Read attorney Alan Jackson is back on the warpath in his quest to "pull back the curtain" on policing in Massachusetts, and this time Boston's top cop is in the hot seat. "Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox has been caught in a lie - and not a small one," Jackson wrote in a blistering letter to Mayor Michelle Wu Monday, calling for a disciplinary review over Cox's remarks about a former officer who testified during Read's second trial.
Boston
fromFuturism
4 months ago

Woman Baffled When Cops Accuse Her of Random Crime, Saying They Have Cameras Everywhere

Milliman was convinced that Elser had stolen a package off someone's stoop. As evidence, Milliman had obtained records compiled by Flock, a controversial police surveillance startup that's taking the United States by storm. As a display of the department's technological panopticon, Milliman noted the woman had driven through Bow Mar "20 times the last month." "Like I said, we have cameras everywhere in that town," the officer reiterated.
Privacy technologies
#use-of-force
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Public police radio channels go silent in Oakland, Alameda County

Nearly every East Bay law enforcement agency has encrypted police radio channels, ending public access to officer-dispatch communications and prompting concern from accountability advocates.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Governor signs South Bay-inspired bill to enshrine rights for families of people shot by police

California law requires police to notify families of an injured or deceased loved one’s condition and offer an advocate before conducting formal interviews.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Anonymity for firearms officers will harm public confidence, Shabana Mahmood told

A government plan to give anonymity to firearms officers in England and Wales facing criminal charges will damage public confidence in policing and fuel online misinformation, a coalition of editors, journalists and media lawyers have said. In a letter to the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, seen by the Guardian, the group warned the measure would make officers empowered to use lethal force less accountable than ordinary members of the public.
UK politics
SF politics
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
4 months ago

Hey, San Francisco, There Should be Consequences When Police Spy Illegally

Private rights of action are essential to enforce surveillance-approval laws and ensure police accountability when official oversight lacks resources or willingness to pursue violations.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Amnesty warns police using new 10-shot super taser' is fundamentally dangerous'

Amnesty warns the new 10-shot Taser 10 poses serious safety and misuse risks amid police scandals, demanding stricter rules limiting Taser use to life-threatening situations.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 months ago

Mark's Hot Dogs in San Jose struggling after multiple break-ins this year

Repeated burglaries and vandalism are straining Mark's Hot Dogs, forcing reduced hours and threatening long-established small business survival.
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