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The China Fund, Inc. Announces Date of Annual Meeting of StockholdersTrump’s lawyers rebuff DA’s idea for upholding his hush money conviction, calling it ‘absurd’A new train line to AIFA airport and the savings that the elimination of seven watchdog agencies will generate were among the topics President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke about at her Monday morning press conference. Here is a recap of the president’s latest mañanera . Sheinbaum told reporters that construction of a passenger train line between the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) in México state and Pachuca, the capital of the state of Hidalgo, will commence in April. She estimated that the project will be finished in late 2026. Sheinbaum “ceremonially” inaugurated construction of the new railroad in October, but the actual physical building of it hasn’t started. Military engineers are currently “developing” the project, she said Monday. Sheinbaum noted that the new train line will complete the planned railroad between the Buenavista station in Mexico City and Pachuca via AIFA. The Buenavista-AIFA link is expected to open sometime next year . The Felipe Ángeles International Airport , built by the government after former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador canceled the Peña Nieto administration’s partially-completed new Mexico City airport project , opened in March 2022. Sheinbaum said that the elimination of seven autonomous government agencies — as approved by the Congress last month — will generate savings of 20 billion pesos (almost US $1 billion) per year. She said that her government is proposing that the money be used for a range of purposes. Some will go to education and another portion will go to increasing the salaries of the lowest-paid soldiers, Sheinbaum said. Pending approval by the lower house of Congress, the National Institute of Anthropology and History, the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature and the Agriculture Ministry will also receive additional funds, she said. Sheinabum also said that the Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Ministry will assume the responsibilities of transparency agency INAI in January. Toward the end of the press conference, after she responded to Donald Trump’s suggestion that Mexico should become a state of the United States due to a trade imbalance between the two countries, Sheinbaum ruled out the possibility that she would personally meet with the U.S. president-elect before he takes office on Jan 20. However, she said that Mexican officials are still seeking to meet with members of Trump’s team before the upcoming inauguration in Washington. Sheinbaum didn’t mention any proposed date for the meeting. By Mexico News Daily chief staff writer Peter Davies ( [email protected] )
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NoneA cheerful song by one of the most successful K-pop girl groups has emerged as a protest anthem for thousands of South Koreans rallying for President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment. "There's a rough road ahead of us," sang the demonstrators in unison, gathered daily outside parliament since last week after Yoon briefly imposed martial law, only to reverse the decision after facing pressure from lawmakers. As an impeachment vote for the embattled president looms, protesters chant mocking rhymes and sing K-pop in their daily demonstrations, with one song serving as a clarion call for his removal -- Girls' Generation's "Into the New World". "With the unknowable future and obstacles, I won't change and I can't give up," protesters sing, dancing to the upbeat song with hopeful lyrics. "We will (do it) together no matter how long it takes in my new world." This is not the first time the Girls' Generation's bop has made an appearance in politics -- the single released in 2007 first got harnessed nine years later during student demonstrations at Ewha Womans University. What started as a campus protest on South Korea's top women's university in 2016 intensified due to the school's link to former president Park Geun-hye's corruption scandal, eventually leading to Park's dramatic impeachment the following year. Viral footage showed Ewha students singing "Into the New World" and linking arms while engaged in a standoff with the police. The song's "grassroots power made (it) an emblem for the various protests since then," Jiyeon Kang, a Korean studies professor at University of Iowa, told AFP. It "encapsulates... the courage to stand against perceived injustice even when the odds of success are slim, and the comfort of finding a supportive community," she said. Used as an activism tool, "Into the New World" is frequently featured in South Korea's annual queer parade and also blared during a rally supporting the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. Girls' Generation, whose youngest member was 16 when they debuted in 2007, remains one of the most successful K-pop groups of all time. Member Yuri said in a 2017 interview she had cried while watching the video of their song sung during the university protests. "It was a moment when I felt a great sense of pride as a singer," Yuri said. For protester Han You-jin, the song is a familiar one as she was just a year old when it debuted. "Singing this song, which I've known my whole life, alongside so many other people from different age groups has been special," the 18-year-old told AFP after she sang it with thousands outside parliament. This reception is a far cry from how the song was received in 2016 by some commentators calling it inappropriate for protests, said Ewha University alumna Kim Ye-ji, who recalled it as a way for students to "raise their voices". "I have seen the world change first-hand a few years ago," she told AFP, remembering her friends being removed by authorities and "a sense of violence" epitomising her protest days, before it resulted in a presidential impeachment. "I believe we will navigate well through this as well."
Nvidia CEO says global cooperation in tech will continue under Trump administrationNEW YORK — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t defending last week’s targeted execution of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, but believes companies like his act in a way that many people might see as life-threatening. “This is not to say that an act of violence is justified, but I think for anyone who is confused or shocked or appalled, they need to understand that people interpret and feel and experience denied claims as an act of violence against them ,” the 35-year-old liberal lawmaker said in a video shared to social media this week. Blasting the nation’s health care system, Ocasio-Cortez said she had no health insurance until joining Congress in 2019. She recalled going to a free clinic for blood work she couldn’t afford while campaigning to represent New York’s 14th District. “Health care in this country has gotten to such a depraved state that people are living with things that they should never have to live with,” she continued in the clip. “We need to understand that extreme levels of inequality in the United States yield high degrees of social instability.” According to the congresswoman, Americans who don’t care that others can’t afford necessities like health care should at least consider the potential danger such desperation and frustration causes all of society. Police in Pennsylvania arrested Ivy League graduate Luigi Mangione on Monday in connection to Thompson’s murder outside a Hilton hotel in Midtown where insurance company investors were scheduled to meet Dec. 4. He’s been charged with murder , illegal weapons possession, forgery and providing false identification to police. Mangione, who’s expected to enter a not guilty plea , reportedly harbored a grudge against insurance companies that profit by denying claims filed by people overwhelmed by medical expenses. When Mangione was apprehended, authorities found a notebook in which he seemingly plotted to target a health care insurance executive. “What do you do? You wack the CEO at the annual parasitic bean-counter convention,” he allegedly wrote, according to the New York Times. “It’s targeted, precise, and doesn’t risk innocents.” Thompson’s killing was celebrated online by many who voiced their own frustrations with insurance companies and the nation’s health care system as a whole. ©2024 New York Daily News. Visit at nydailynews.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
By Chris Prentice and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares turned lower on Monday as traders focused on U.S. inflation data and chip stocks fell, while Beijing’s promise of stimulus and the sudden collapse of the Syrian government lifted oil and gold prices. U.S. inflation data this week could cement a December interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve at its meeting next week. China’s decision on Monday to alter the wording of its stance toward monetary policy for the first time since 2010 helped global sentiment. Beijing pledged to introduce stimulus to encourage economic growth next year. The rapid collapse over the weekend of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule complicates an already fraught situation in the Middle East. Friday’s U.S. monthly employment data was strong enough to soothe any concerns about the resilience of the economy, but not so robust as to rule out a rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week. MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe fell 2.05 points, or 0.23%, to 871.68. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 111.93 points, or 0.26%, to 44,528.20, the S&P 500 fell 27.07 points, or 0.44%, to 6,063.20, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 85.88 points, or 0.43%, to 19,773.89. Shares of chip maker Nvidia lost over 3% after China’s market regulator said it had opened an investigation into the company over suspected violation of the country’s antimonopoly law. “In addition to being reminded that December is positive ‘close to three-fourths of the time,’ we have seen record equity inflows, full positioning from asset managers and the highest ever reading from the Conference Board’s survey of retail investor expectations,” Morgan Stanley’s chief investment officer, Lisa Shalett, said in a note. “Complacency indicators are flashing, however, and while we appreciate technicals’ short-term validity, we encourage long-term investors to be measured in their enthusiasm,” she said. European shares closed at their highest levels in six weeks on Monday, led by mining and luxury stocks, after China’s promise of renewed stimulus to support the economy. The STOXX 600 index edged up 0.1%, and notched its eighth consecutive session of gains. COULD EXPECTED FED RATE CUT BE DERAILED? Last week’s U.S. November payrolls report showed 227,000 jobs were created, compared with expectations for a rise of 200,000, while October’s hurricane-distorted number was revised up. Markets now imply an 85% chance of a quarter-point cut at the Fed’s Dec. 17-18 meeting, up from 68% ahead of the jobs figures, and markets have a further three cuts priced in for next year. The next test is Wednesday’s U.S. inflation report. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro,rose 0.13% to 106.08, with the euro down 0.07% at $1.056. U.S. Treasury yields rose as traders waited to see whether stubbornly high price pressures could derail expectations for a Fed rate cut next week. The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes rose 4.2 basis points.[US/] The European Central Bank is widely expected to deliver a quarter-point cut on Thursday. In Asian markets, Chinese stocks and bonds rallied after China’s Politburo was quoted as saying that the country will adopt an “appropriately loose” monetary policy next year, rather than a “prudent” one, marking the first time it has changed the wording of its stance in around 14 years. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan closed higher by 0.88%. South Korean stocks slid 2.8%, while the won currency weakened, even as authorities pledged all-out efforts to stabilise financial markets amid uncertainty over the fate of President Yoon Suk Yeol. This week is full of central bank meetings, aside from the ECB’s. The Swiss National Bank could cut rates by as much as half a point given slowing inflation, as could Canada’s central bank when it meets on Wednesday. The Reserve Bank of Australia meets on Tuesday and is one of the central banks expected to hold fire, while Brazil’s central bank is set to hike again to contain inflation. “With geopolitical uncertainty high and conflicting signals from hard and soft data, monetary policy remains the only game in town to support economic activity, especially in the absence of strong political leadership in Paris and Berlin,” said Barclays economist Christian Keller. In France, President Emmanuel Macron had yet to name a new prime minister after Michel Barnier’s minority government collapsed last week over his austere budget. Geopolitical concerns lifted both oil and gold. Gold rose 1.06% to $2,660.94 an ounce. U.S. gold futures rose 0.92% to $2,663.00 an ounce. “Events in Syria over the weekend could impact the crude market and increase the geopolitical risk premium on oil prices in the weeks and months to come amid yet more instability in the Middle East region,” said Jorge Leon, Rystad Energy’s head of geopolitical analysis. China’s move to boost confidence also helped lift crude prices. Brent futures rose 1.56% to $72.22 per barrel and U.S. crude gained 1.89% to $68.47. (Additional reporting by Wayne Cole in Sydney; Editing by Bernadette Baum, Mark Potter, Deepa Babington and Leslie Adler) Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. 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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal agency in charge of Green Peter Reservoir and Dam has agreed to halt the drawdown intended to give salmon species safe passage after three local cities complained that the murky water it creates is putting a strain on their drinking water filtration systems. In a letter sent to the city managers of Sweet Home, Lebanon and Albany just before 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, Col. L. Dale Caswell Jr. of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers acknowledged that the cities have been in contact with Oregon health officials. The Army Corps also has been in touch with the Oregon Health Authority to assess the cities' complaints, and in response, Caswell wrote, has decided to halt the drawdown. People are also reading... Margaret Atwood OSU event altered over threats Tree farm fiasco has Corvallis homelessness under microscope The real reason Corvallis' Pastega Lights moved to Linn County Bomb cyclone, flood risk in Benton County this week Albany's Joel Dahl pleads guilty to sex crime involving minor Strike over: Benton County, union reach tentative deal What's available from Benton County services as strike nears Week 2 Sweet Home man sentenced for crash that injured his daughter In trying to flee, suspect accused of driving over Albany police officer American flag thrown by driver fleeing Benton County deputies Philomath woman suspected in Eugene Airport bomb scare OSU football: It's time to look ahead to next year OSU football: Beavers' season hits a new low in loss at Air Force Albany dog badly hurt, possibly shot, during brief escape Tensions rise, as Albany strike enters second week "This means (the Army Corps) will begin refill operations, effective immediately. A formal letter, dictating our decision, will be sent out next week," Caswell told the city managers. No other details about reversing the drawdown were shared. In Lebanon's recent entreaty to OHA to intervene in the drawdown, Lebanon City Manager Ron Whitlatch wrote that the operation "risks Lebanon's ability to provide safe drinking water and continues to damage our water treatment plant." Earlier Friday, Albany City Manager Peter Troedsson also sought help from the Oregon Health Authority, which ensures the quality and safety of the state's drinking water. "The city of Albany joins the cities of Lebanon and Sweet Home in requesting an immediate halt to the United States Army Corps of Engineers drawdown operations at Green Peter Reservoir. Our communities' drinking water treatment facilities are being impacted by continuous high turbidity (another word for murkiness) in the South Santiam River," Troedsson wrote. The South Santiam is typically a source of very clean water, he said. "These clean conditions mean that none of our water treatment plants were built to handle such turbid water conditions, especially for an extended period of time. The turbidity resulting from the Green Peter Reservoir drawdown puts considerable strain on our treatment plant capacity to meet demand, is causing additional operational costs, and has resulted in the loss of warranty on equipment due to exceeding design turbidity limits," Troedsson wrote. A federal judge ordered the agency to drawdown reservoirs in the Willamette Valley in response to a lawsuit filed by environmentalists who successfully argued the Army Corps has not done enough to ensure the habitat of the endangered chinook salmon and related species. Last year's drawdown at Green Peter was the first, and created green-tinged water that drew many resident complaints — and frustrated the operators at local municipal water treatment plants. In turn, local electeds put pressure on the state and federal government to reimburse them their costs of having to adjust to the suddenly murky water, created when dirt and bits of animal and plant matter become concentrated by the drawdown. The This story is developing. Check back for updates. Related stories: Lebanon asks Oregon to halt drawdown at Green Peter Shayla Escudero , Alex Powers Lebanon, Sweet Home file claim against Army Corps for drawdown damages Shayla Escudero Sweet Home, Lebanon declare emergencies ahead of Green Peter drawdown Hans Boyle , Alex Powers More Albany news More Lebanon news More Sweet Home news Penny Rosenberg is regional editor of three Lee Enterprises news publications in the Pacific Northwest. She earned a Master of Legal Studies from UCLA School of Law. She can be reached at Penny.Rosenberg@lee.net and 541-812-6111. Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Editor Author email {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. “Anybody want a drink?” Sabrina Carpenter says near the start of A Nonsense Christmas , the pop superstar’s new holiday special on Netflix. Standing in a retro-styled kitchen with cake stands and pink appliances, Carpenter shakes up a specialty cocktail and pours it into a coup wrapped up with a bow. Of course, it’s an espresso martini, complete with a few key ingredients: Absolut & Kahlúa . Following her Short n’ Sweet Tour , fans who saw the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter perform on the road already got the chance to taste the Absolut & Kahlúa Short n’ Sweet Espresso Martini — the brands were the official spirits sponsor of the tour, after all. But now Carpenter has made it a little easier to pour yourself your own Short n’ Sweet Espresso Martini at home with a special new cocktail kit, now back in stock. $85 Carpenter’s espresso martini kit features everything fans could need to recreate the drink like Carpenter does during the special: vodka, coffee liqueur, Owen’s Espresso Martini Mix, and as the release explains, a coupe glass “with festive red ribbon and Sabrina’s iconic kiss mark as an edible cocktail topper.” “It’s no surprise how much I love espresso, so I’m super excited about this partnership and to be able to share one of my favorite cocktails with my fans,” Carpenter shared in a release when the kit initially dropped. “This will be the perfect addition for any holiday celebration, cheers!” The Absolut & Kahlúa Short n’ Sweet kit previously sold out in 48 hours when it launched back in November, but now it’s back in stock, just in time to whip up at a holiday party — or just when you’re watching Carpenter’s new Nonsense Christmas special. The kit costs $85 and fans can buy it now on ReserveBar — while it lasts. As for the recipe? According to ReserveBar, all you have to do is add two parts of Absolut, one part of Kahlúa, and, finally, one part of espresso.NEW YORK -- A person of interest is in custody following the targeted attack of Brian Thompson, the CEO of major insurance group UnitedHealthcare who was fatally shot outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel ahead of an investor conference, police said Monday. VIDEO: Latest in arrest of person of interest in CEO shooting A "strong person of interest" has been located in Pennsylvania, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said during a press briefing on Monday. The individual -- identified as 26-year-old Luigi Mangione -- was brought in for questioning after an employee at a McDonald's in Altoona recognized him from the wildly circulated images of the suspect in the shooting and called police, authorities said. Mangione was eating at the establishment, police said. He matches the description of the suspect being sought in the shooting, Adams said. He was carrying a firearm and suppressor "both consistent with the weapon used in the murder," NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during the press briefing. He also had "multiple fraudulent IDs," including a fake New Jersey ID matching the ID the suspect used to check into his New York City hostel before the shooting incident, Tisch said. Police also recovered clothing, including a mask consistent with those worn by the wanted individual, as well as a "handwritten document that speaks to both his motivation and mindset," she said. Mangione was arrested on unrelated charges Monday, police said. He was in possession of a ghost gun capable of firing a 9mm round and will face gun charges in Altoona, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told reporters during the briefing. The NYPD is sending detectives to Altoona to interview him and are going through the recovered writings and his social media, police said. VIDEO: UnitedHealthcare CEO killing timeline: What we know so far "It does seem that he had some ill will toward corporate America," Kenny said. Mangione was born and raised in Maryland and has ties to San Francisco and Honolulu, Kenny said. He has no prior arrest history in New York, Kenny said. Police have said the suspect appeared to be lying in wait outside the Hilton hotel on Wednesday in what they said was a "premeditated" attack. The shooter arrived at the scene about five minutes before Thompson before shooting the victim in the chest around 6:40 a.m., police said. The suspect is believed to have left New York City following the shooting, police said. Mangione is graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, a university spokesperson told WPVI-TV. He majored in computer science and graduated in May 2020. NYPD officials released new images this weekend of the suspect being sought in the shooting in the back of a taxi, where he could be seen peering through the open slider in the partition between the seats. Police found a backpack believed to belong to the suspected shooter in Central Park on Friday evening, police sources told ABC News. The backpack contained fake money from the game Monopoly and a Tommy Hilfiger jacket, sources said. The backpack was found after NYPD deployed an army of officers and drones to conduct a grid search, police sources said earlier. As of Saturday, three days after the shooting, sources close to the investigation told ABC News the New York Police Department is making progress toward identifying the gunman but, as of now, still has not done so. On Friday, police said they believed the gunman left New York City following the shooting -- ditching his bike on the Upper West Side and taking a taxi to a Port Authority bus facility at 178th Street. Police said they believe he boarded a bus there because they did not see him on video leaving the facility. The NYPD released on Thursday new photos of the suspect, seen without a mask, while asking for the public's help in identifying him. The images were taken from a surveillance camera at the HI New York City Hostel on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Police had obtained a warrant to search after coming to believe the suspect stayed there, sources told ABC News. Police were able to find an image of the suspect without his face mask because he was flirting with the woman who checked him into the hostel, police sources told ABC News. As he stood at the check-in desk, the sources said the woman asked to see his smile. The suspected shooter obliged, pulling down his mask long enough for the surveillance camera to capture his face. It appears the suspect shared a room with two other men, according to police sources. The suspect likely checked into the hostel on Nov. 24, checked out and then checked back in again on Nov. 30, according to sources. It's not clear when the surveillance image was captured. The suspected shooter checked into the hostel using a New Jersey license that wasn't his own, according to police sources. Detectives ran the name and found it did not resemble any known photos of the suspect or other evidence amassed so far, the sources said. The suspect came to New York City on Nov. 24 on a Greyhound bus, when a surveillance camera at Port Authority Bus Terminal caught his arrival at 9 p.m., law enforcement sources told ABC News. The inbound bus originated in Atlanta but it was not immediately clear where the suspect boarded. The sources said he was spotted on board in Washington, D.C., so he boarded there or somewhere between D.C. and Atlanta. Both Greyhound and the parent company of the hostel, Hostelling International USA, said in a statement that they are "fully cooperating with the NYPD" but cannot comment further due to the active investigation. The 10-day period has been the focus of investigative efforts. Police have collected a lot of video of the suspect all over the city -- in the subway, in cabs, in a McDonald's, according to sources. Each place he paid with cash and he made sure to keep his mask on, according to sources. Police have released photos of the suspect in a mask, captured at a Starbucks near the hotel before the shooting, according to New York ABC station WABC. He was described by police as wearing a light brown or cream-colored jacket, a black face mask, black and white sneakers and a "very distinctive" gray backpack. Sources told ABC News the suspected shooter was also seen on video much earlier, at 5 a.m. the day of the shooting, near the hostel carrying what appears to be an e-bike battery. New cleared CCTV video shows a man who appears to be the suspect walking west on 55th Street at 6:19 a.m. The video shows him stoop down as he appears to momentarily drop an object on the garbage before continuing to walk. Detectives later discovered writing on the shell casings found at the scene where Thompson was gunned down, police sources told ABC News. Detectives were working to determine whether the words were meant as a message from the shooter and a hint at his motive. Written on the shell casings were the words "deny," "defend" and "depose," according to sources. After the shooting, the suspect fled on foot into an alley, where a phone was recovered, according to Kenny. He then fled on an e-bike and he was last seen riding into Central Park at 6:48 a.m., police said. Police released photos of the suspect holding a firearm and on a bike. Detectives have also retrieved a water bottle and candy wrapper from the area where he was apparently waiting, law enforcement sources said. After analysis, NYPD investigators believe the cellphone, candy wrapper and water bottle are linked to the shooter, police sources said. Investigators believe they were able to score DNA samples from several pieces of the evidence, law enforcement sources told ABC News on Friday. The samples are currently at the NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to be run through databases for a possible match, the sources said. That process could take a couple days. At the same time, NYPD detectives are working with the U.S. Marshals Service to try and track down the shooter along with the FBI, which has the most sophisticated technology for retrieving usable data from cellphones, sources said. The victim's hotel room has already been accessed by investigators, whose top priority is determining Thompson's most recent conversations and movements, sources said. The working theory among detectives right now is that the shooting was carried out by someone who is not a professional killer because too many "mistakes" were made, sources said. Hitmen typically don't carry cell phones to their hits and the shots were fired from a distance that would be considered "too far" away from the victim, the sources said. Another photo appeared to show the man walking by the window of a cab. At this point, detectives are trying to determine whether Thompson was targeted because of some type of personal conflict or as a result of his work as an insurance executive, sources said. The killer apparently had some knowledge of Thompson's schedule on Wednesday and the fact that he would be arriving at the Hilton well before the company meeting was to begin, the sources said. Police are interviewing Thompson's colleagues and family about any potential specific threats, Kenny said. Thompson, 50, was in New York City for the UnitedHealthcare investors conference, which was scheduled to start at 8 a.m. The conference was being held at the Hilton outside of which he was shot, but he was not staying there, police said. UnitedHealthcare's parent company, UnitedHealth Group, the largest health insurer in the world, said in a statement, "We are deeply saddened and shocked at the passing of our dear friend and colleague Brian Thompson." "Brian was a highly respected colleague and friend to all who worked with him," the company said. "We are working closely with the New York Police Department and ask for your patience and understanding during this difficult time. Our hearts go out to Brian's family and all who were close to him." Police and the FBI urge the public to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS or 1-800-CALL-FBI with any information. A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible.
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