| Trey Gowdy Threatens DOJ, FBI Officials Over Clinton Probe Documents Posted: 17 Jun 2018 09:04 AM PDT  House oversight committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) threatened on Sunday to
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| Kellyanne: ‘No’ White House not using migrant children for political leverage Posted: 16 Jun 2018 11:51 PM PDT  White House Adviser Kellyanne Conway tells Chuck Todd that the children who are separated from their families at the border are being cared for with empathy.
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| Kids’ lack of sleep linked to higher odds of heart disease, health risks, study warns Posted: 16 Jun 2018 08:58 AM PDT  A study in the journal Pediatrics links lack of sleep to higher odds for heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity. It found that less than a third of kids get the recommended amount of sleep.
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| Eid ceasefire proved 'wide support' for Afghan Taliban, they say Posted: 17 Jun 2018 10:32 AM PDT  By Rupam Jain and Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban said their three-day Eid ceasefire, which ends on Sunday, proved the unity of their movement and its "wide national support" as the presidential palace extended its own ceasefire with the militants by 10 days. Taliban fighters headed into cities across Afghanistan over the weekend as they celebrated their Eid cessation of hostilities with feasts, hugs and selfies, raising questions about what happens when their ceasefire ends at midnight (1930 GMT) on Sunday. "The announcement (of the ceasefire), implementation and the wide national support and welcome of the Mujahideen by the people proves that the demands of the Islamic Emirate and the nation are identical – all want the withdrawal of foreign invaders and establishment of an Islamic government," they said.
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| Schiff: Nunes didn't share intel, 'first that we've heard about' FBI information Posted: 17 Jun 2018 12:01 AM PDT  Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, tells Chuck Todd that his counterpart, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), didn't share information he received from the FBI.
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| Family Dog Stayed With Missing 3-Year-Old During the 12 Hours She Was Gone Posted: 17 Jun 2018 08:51 AM PDT  She was unharmed.
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| Austria calls on Germany to clarify spying allegations Posted: 16 Jun 2018 12:43 PM PDT  Austria called on Germany Saturday to clarify new allegations that its secret service systematically spied on politicians, international organisations and companies on Austrian territory, as reported by two national newspapers. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen called for "full clarification" from the German authorities, while Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz urged Berlin to "cooperate properly" in shedding light on newspaper reports regarding the past activities of the federal intelligence service, the BND.
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| Former Cambridge Analytica staff 'working on Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign' Posted: 16 Jun 2018 01:21 PM PDT  A data company run by former employees of Cambridge Analytica (CA) has been quietly working on President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, according to reports. Journalists from Associated Press (AP) overheard the president of new consulting firm Data Propria Matt Oczkowski say in a public space that he and the former data scientist of Cambridge Analytica were working with Mr Trump's campaign manager Brad Parscale on the new re-election campaign. CA had also worked on the successful 2016 campaign.
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| Gal Gadot Reveals First Look At 'Wonder Woman' 2 Costume Posted: 16 Jun 2018 12:36 PM PDT  The Amazonian goddess is returning to the silver screen, and this time its the
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| Kellyanne: 'As a mother, as a Catholic' nobody likes family separation policy Posted: 16 Jun 2018 11:43 PM PDT  Trump Adviser Kellyanne Conway tells Chuck Todd Democrats are holding up the funding for family detention center funding, during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press
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| Pope: Abortion is 'white glove' equivalent to Nazi crimes Posted: 16 Jun 2018 02:35 PM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis denounced abortion on Saturday as the "white glove" equivalent of the Nazi-era eugenics program and urged families to accept the children that God gives them.
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| America Wasn't Tough Enough on China's ZTE—Here's How to Make It Right Posted: 16 Jun 2018 08:01 PM PDT  The Trump Administration has been better than its predecessors when it comes to Asia. The United States Commerce Department has granted Chinese telecom company, ZTE, a reprieve from a seven-year ban on using U.S.-made parts—a bad that was effectively a corporate death sentence. This is going to hurt ZTE—and China's Communist Party (CCP).
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| Rescue ship Aquarius docks in Valencia after weeklong odyssey at sea Posted: 17 Jun 2018 08:43 AM PDT ![Rescue ship Aquarius docks in Valencia after weeklong odyssey at sea]( "Rescue ship Aquarius docks in Valencia after weeklong odyssey at sea") A ship carrying some of the approximately 630 refugees who were recently rescued off Libya and then denied entry by Italy and Malta has reached a Spanish port. Yahoo News has photos of the ship's arrival.
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| Blasts kill at least 20 in northeast Nigeria: police Posted: 17 Jun 2018 01:43 PM PDT ![Blasts kill at least 20 in northeast Nigeria: police]( "Blasts kill at least 20 in northeast Nigeria: police") By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Blasts have killed at least 20 people in northeast Nigeria, police said, while residents said the toll was even higher in the largest attack for weeks in a region blighted by the Islamist militant Boko Haram insurgency. Security in Nigeria has become a major challenge for President Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler whose 2015 election win was largely due to his vow to crush Boko Haram. Buhari has said he will seek a second term.
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| Jennifer Hudson sings 'Amazing Grace' at the March for Our Lives: Road to Change rally Posted: 15 Jun 2018 07:56 PM PDT  Chance the Rapper and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords also participated in the Chicago rally on Friday.
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| New Jersey Mom Gives Birth to 'Youngest Survivor' of the Las Vegas Mass Shooting Posted: 17 Jun 2018 01:23 PM PDT  She was one month pregnant during the shooting.
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| The Latest: White House says Trump backs immigration effort Posted: 15 Jun 2018 07:15 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on immigration (all times local):
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| New Jersey shooting: 20 injured and one suspect dead at 'massive crime scene' at arts festival Posted: 17 Jun 2018 06:14 AM PDT  At least 20 people have been hurt and one suspected shooter killed, after gunfire broke out at an all-night art festival in New Jersey. A total of 16 of the 20 injured were treated for gunshot wounds and four of those hurt – among them a 13-year-old boy – were in a critical condition, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri. Mr Onofri said the shooting broke out in the early hours of Sunday, at the event in the city of Trenton.
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| Russia, Saudi seek raised OPEC output of 1.5 million bpd Posted: 16 Jun 2018 02:40 PM PDT  Russia and Saudi Arabia will ask OPEC to hike production by 1.5 million barrels a day in the third quarter of 2018, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday. OPEC and Russia decided together in 2016 to cut their supply in order to push prices up following a crash induced by a global crude production glut. An oil production shortfall in Iran and Venezuela has changed the scenario for the two countries and members of the oil cartel.
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| New Mazda RX-9 Render Is One Step Closer To Rotary Comeback Posted: 16 Jun 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Wankel's return should come in a muscular sports coupe.
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| Tesla bursts into flames on West Hollywood street Posted: 16 Jun 2018 09:48 AM PDT  Fire investigators are looking into what caused a Tesla to burst into flames on a West Hollywood street.
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| The Next Great China Threat: An Invasion of the Philippines? Posted: 16 Jun 2018 07:04 AM PDT  It's not clear whether the warning was prompted by genuine fears of Chinese aggression or Filipino domestic politics. The Philippines should prepare to be invaded by China, warns a former top Philippines defense official. "Within hours, the Chinese can destroy most of the country's defense facilities and probably some of our cities," former secretary of national defense and national security adviser Norberto Gonzales told Philippines news site Rappler.
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| Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport, Yemen military says Posted: 16 Jun 2018 07:06 AM PDT  By Mohammed Ghobari ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement fought on Saturday to keep a Saudi-led coalition from taking full control of the airport in the port city of Hodeidah, in an offensive the U.N. says could trigger a famine imperiling millions of lives. The alliance, led in the Hodeidah assault by the United Arab Emirates, is attempting to capture the well-defended city and push the Houthis out of their sole Red Sea port, in the biggest battle of the war. "No work, no salary, we are just waiting for God's mercy." Ground troops including Emiratis, Sudanese and Yemenis from various factions have surrounded the main airport compound but have not seized it, a source in the coalition-allied Yemeni military and residents said.
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| Kind Texas Cop Buys Groceries for Man Whose Were Stolen When He Fainted Outside Posted: 16 Jun 2018 08:42 AM PDT  She said it's part of her job.
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| Delta creates special Rapid City flight for Belgian tourists Posted: 17 Jun 2018 10:44 AM PDT ![Delta creates special Rapid City flight for Belgian tourists]( "Delta creates special Rapid City flight for Belgian tourists") RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Delta Air Lines recently created a special flight to help a group of Belgian tourists reach their South Dakota vacation after experiencing travel delays.
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| Jeff Sessions Has Got The Bible All Wrong Posted: 17 Jun 2018 07:00 AM PDT  The U.S. government has historically used the bible as a weapon, citing it as
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| 'Holy grail for urban explorers': Abandoned airport frozen in time Posted: 17 Jun 2018 03:24 AM PDT !['Holy grail for urban explorers': Abandoned airport frozen in time]( "'Holy grail for urban explorers': Abandoned airport frozen in time") The small airport allowed predominantly wealthier individuals to leave Cyprus, until it was bombed and left to decay in 1974.
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| Both Trump, critics find things to like in watchdog report Posted: 15 Jun 2018 09:12 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department watchdog report has turned into Washington's latest Rorschach test, with President Donald Trump and his critics each cherry picking what they want to see from its findings to either discredit or defend investigators conducting the probe into the White House.
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| Like 'Star Trek': voice shopping seen as new frontier Posted: 16 Jun 2018 08:36 PM PDT  Hey, Google, order a large pizza! Alexa, I need vitamins! Voice shopping using smart speakers and smartphone apps is starting to gain traction among consumers, opening up a new "conversational commerce" channel and potentially disrupting the retail sector. Devices such as Amazon's Alexa-powered speakers and Google Home, which use artificial intelligence to respond to voice commands, are offering new choices to consumers who are looking for more convenient ways to order goods and services.
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| LS9-Powered Chevy Tahoe Fails To Sell Posted: 17 Jun 2018 10:00 AM PDT  This is one crazy build that could have easily sold…but didn't.
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| Defiant Merkel backs Europe migrant policy as Bavaria row simmers Posted: 16 Jun 2018 07:40 AM PDT  By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) - Migrant policy requires a European solution, German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Saturday, ceding no ground in a showdown with her Bavarian allies that threatens her three-month-old coalition government. The row is over Merkel's rejection of plans by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, from Bavaria, for Germany unilaterally to send back migrants who have registered in other European Union countries. In her weekly podcast, three days before talks between Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, the chancellor hammered home her stance: "This is a European challenge that also needs a European solution.
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| Afghanistan announces extension of govt ceasefire with Taliban Posted: 16 Jun 2018 07:02 AM PDT  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced Saturday an extension of the government's week-long ceasefire with the Taliban, as both sides observed a halt in hostilities for Eid. In a rare televised address to the nation, Ghani also asked the Taliban to extend their three-day ceasefire which is due to end Sunday. "I order the security forces to remain on their defensive positions," Ghani said, adding details of the extension would be released later.
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| Partially Blind Dog That Survived Euthanasia Attempt Is Up for Adoption Posted: 16 Jun 2018 09:55 AM PDT  He defied the odds.
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| Bernie Sanders declining to help son in race fits pattern Posted: 16 Jun 2018 03:39 PM PDT  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — An endorsement by Bernie Sanders is one of the most coveted gifts in Democratic politics. But the Vermont senator and liberal darling is notoriously reluctant to back many politicians, including, it turns out, his own son.
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| 2 Kansas sheriff's deputies die after inmate-involved shooting, police say Posted: 16 Jun 2018 08:45 AM PDT  A second sheriff's deputy died early Saturday from injuries suffered when an inmate who was being transported in Kansas City overpowered two officers and shot them.
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| Just call your dad on Father's Day before posting a photo of him on Facebook Posted: 16 Jun 2018 10:10 AM PDT  This Father's Day, call your dad. Your dad doesn't care how many likes you collect on Instagram or Facebook. Just pick up the phone and call the guy. SEE ALSO: You haven't heard of this masculinity movement, but it's exactly what men need right now Listen, I get it — you want to show all your friends what a total stud your dad was in his 20s or share a cute childhood, family photo where you look completely adorable and your sister is in peak awkward stage. But before you post a photo on social media, let him hear your voice. Imagine how many likes this guy would get on Instagram. My sister is going to be so mad. He wants to talk to you, not spend 30 minutes trying to figure out how Instagram works, only to see 12 "❤️❤️❤️omg so cute!" comments from people he doesn't know. SEE ALSO: Dad jokes, ranked You might say "but I don't have much to talk to my dad about." Have you ever talked to an 8-year-old? They say some stupid things and your dad used to listen to you talk all the time. As a kid, I spent hours explaining my high-level thoughts about American Gladiators, and you know what? He just listened (and then took me to Costco for a $1 hot dog). Even better than just talking? Ask him a question. Ask him about his day, his life, the latest season of Blue Bloods, whatever — you'll learn something. And maybe you'll discover an even better story to share about him for the 'gram. WATCH: Dads everywhere will love the Avengers themed Thor toolbox
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| Trump adviser Roger Stone reveals new meeting with Russian Posted: 17 Jun 2018 03:32 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller is examining a previously undisclosed meeting between longtime Donald Trump confidante Roger Stone and a Russian figure who allegedly tried to sell him dirt on Hillary Clinton.
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| 29-Pound Cat Up for Adoption After He Takes Himself For a Walk Posted: 16 Jun 2018 12:36 PM PDT  He had no chip.
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| The Week's Most Important Car Numbers Posted: 16 Jun 2018 06:00 AM PDT  From a new BMW to a powerful Aston Martin, these are the most important numbers of the week.
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| Merkel seeks EU migrant talks as German coalition crisis looms: paper Posted: 16 Jun 2018 04:36 PM PDT  German Chancellor Angela Merkel, struggling to avert a crisis within her coalition on migrant policy, is trying to set up a meeting of some EU states to discuss the issue before a leaders summit on June 28-29, a German newspaper reported on Sunday. Citing government sources from representatives of several EU states, top-selling Bild reported on its website that Merkel wanted to discuss possible solutions with Greece, Italy and Austria. It is also unclear exactly when this special summit would take place," a member of the Italian government told Bild.
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| Clashes flare near Yemen's flashpoint Hodeida Posted: 17 Jun 2018 02:34 AM PDT  Yemeni pro-government forces traded mortar fire Sunday with rebels near Hodeida airport, military sources said, on the fifth day of an offensive to seize back control of the strategic port city. The fighting between the Iran-backed rebels and a pro-government alliance, led by Saudi Arabia, has raised UN fears of humanitarian catastrophe in a country already teetering on the brink of famine. Yemen's military forces have closed in on areas south and west of Hodeida port, sources in the army said.
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| Turkey says its air strikes kill 35 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq Posted: 17 Jun 2018 08:18 AM PDT ![Turkey says its air strikes kill 35 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq]( "Turkey says its air strikes kill 35 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq") Turkish warplanes killed 35 militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in air strikes in northern Iraq's Qandil mountain region on Friday, the Turkish military said. Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan had said on Saturday that Turkish warplanes had struck a meeting of the outlawed PKK in Qandil, where he believed high-profile militants had been hit.
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| AMC Networks: Hardwick's talk show on hold amid allegations Posted: 16 Jun 2018 03:54 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Hardwick's cable talk show is on hold and he has withdrawn as moderator of AMC and BBC America's Comic-Con panels, AMC Networks said Saturday.
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| Israel strikes at launchers of burning kites from Gaza Strip Posted: 17 Jun 2018 05:55 AM PDT  The Israeli military said its aircraft struck a vehicle early Sunday belonging to someone who sent burning kites into Israel from Gaza. No one was injured in the strike, but it marks an escalation in Israel's response to a phenomenon that has wreaked havoc on agriculture in southern Israel in recent weeks. Burning kites set fields ablaze in more than a dozen locations on a hot, windy, dry Saturday. Gazans began flying kites with burning rags attached to them during the mass protests against the Israeli and Egyptian blockade of the territory. Israeli troops have fired on the protesters, killing more than 100 since the weekly demonstrations began in March. The Israeli military says militants have used the protests as cover to carry out attacks and to try to breach the border fence. The Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza, has led the protests. Israel says it holds Hamas responsible for the fires. While Israel has been mostly successful in thwarting militant infiltration attempts and rocket fire, it has struggled to stop the low-tech kites drifting into its territory. A parliamentary committee last week said the fires have destroyed more than 6,000 acres of land in recent weeks, causing some £1.5 million in damages. Israel says it plans to deduct from tax funds it collects for the Palestinians to compensate farmers. A fire burns in scrubland in Israel near the Gaza Strip, in an area where Palestinians have been causing blazes by flying kites and balloons loaded with flammable material Credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS The military says its drones have been able to shoot down more than 90 per cent of the kites and flaming balloons, and that it will continue targeting them. Cabinet Minister Naftali Bennett compared the kites to rockets, and said the response should be the same. "We should not wait until Israeli citizens are hurt and only then wake up," he said. In the West Bank, meanwhile, Israeli police evicted Jewish settlers from 10 homes they had built in violation of Israeli law. Israel captured the West Bank along with east Jerusalem in the 1967 war and today about 600,000 settlers live in those areas. Most of the international community considers settlements to be either illegal or illegitimate. Israel's Supreme Court often rules that structures built illegally have to be evacuated and demolished. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said 11 officers were wounded in scuffles and that police arrested six protesters for violence.
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| School to be named after journalist, undocumented immigrant Posted: 16 Jun 2018 10:45 AM PDT  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — At a divisive time for U.S. immigration policies, a California school board has decided to name a new elementary school after an award-winning journalist who disclosed in 2011 that he had been living in the U.S. illegally.
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| Vietnam launches probe into American detained for 'public disorder' Posted: 16 Jun 2018 03:05 AM PDT  Vietnam police have launched a formal criminal investigation into an American man who was among dozens arrested last week during rare protests that erupted across the authoritarian state. American citizen William Anh Nguyen, 32, was detained in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday during a massive rally protesting a government proposal to grant lengthy land leases in new special economic zones. Many protesters expressed fear the land would be handed to China, and thousands gathered in several cities across the country to demand the government not lease land to Beijing for "even one day".
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| Import now to beat tariffs on goods from China? It will cost Posted: 16 Jun 2018 11:30 AM PDT  New tariffs on imports from China may leave American companies with a choice — pay a higher freight bill now or pay the tariffs starting in three weeks.
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| Midterms: Democratic women and Republican populists surge in primaries Posted: 17 Jun 2018 08:50 AM PDT  Women won three competitive Democratic primaries in Virginia on Tuesday. On the right, Republicans have flocked to candidates in the mold of Donald Trump. This week, Mark Sanford, once governor of South Carolina, now a congressman with strong conservative credentials, lost a primary for being insufficiently supportive of Trump.
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