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Iran sets conditions for further talks with U.S.
Iran vowed on April 10 not to participate in negotiations unless a ceasefire takes hold in Lebanon and Iran’s assets are unfrozen, throwing doubt over highstakes peace talks set to begin the following day in Pakistan. Iran’s parliamentary speaker,...
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Bremerton’s aging KRL branch could be rebuilt
BREMERTON – Kitsap Regional Library is planning to demolish its aging Sylvan Way branch building. What could come next, and when, is still undecided, but the library is exploring options that include a collaboration with the YMCA that could add a new...
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$35M hub in the works
BREMERTON — Olympic College will begin transforming a fairly ordinary piece of property on the west side of campus, mainly grass and an asphalt parking lot, into its new hub for computer science-related programming later this year. Plans for OC’s...
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Artemis II photos show views before lunar flyby
More breathtaking images released over the weekend from NASA’s Artemis II mission showed both the moon and Earth in all their cosmic glory as four astronauts headed toward our celestial neighbor. The three Americans and one Canadian have captured some...
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Parents demonstrate for kids losing rehab access
SILVERDALE — An estimated 250 pairs of children’s shoes lined the street outside St. Michael Medical Center Thursday, April 2, a silent display of frustration from parents worried about the pending closure of a pediatric clinic. About 30 people stood...
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Nimitz history intertwined with the advent of a democracy in Asia
Thirty years ago, the USS Nimitz crew was ordered to the waters off the Taiwan Strait. Tom Hoffman of Bremerton, a veteran who served on the Nimitz aircraft carrier from 1993 to 1996 and in the Navy for 21 years, still remembered the rush after the...
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1 rescued after U.S. jet downed over Iran
A search and rescue operation was underway April 3 for the crew of a U.S. fighter jet that was downed over Iran, multiple news outlets reported. One crew member was rescued, Israeli media said, citing Israeli officials. Iranian officials called on...
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SNAP-Ed saved money, helped Americans eat healthier
If the government had found a way to save $10 for every dollar it spent helping low-income people get healthier, wouldn’t it make sense for it to keep doing that? Well, that’s exactly what the U.S. government did when it piloted the SNAPEd program in...
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Trump says Iran asked for ceasefire
President Donald Trump, ahead of his scheduled prime time address to the nation, signaled the United States may soon end its part in the Iran war but sent conflicting messages on his strategy. In a social media post on April 1, Trump said Iran’s “new...
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‘A power in names’
Gary Satoshi Sakuma, who now lives in Poulsbo, was born in 1944 in an incarceration camp in Minidoka. His older brother was born in 1943 in Manzanar. Their grandfather, two uncles, father, and mother were all removed from Bainbridge Island under...
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Iran being threatened with targeted strikes
President Donald Trump on March 30 said the United States was engaged in “serious discussions” with Iranian officials on a deal to end the war – but threatened to launch strikes on the country’s power, oil and water facilities if negotiations...
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Local ‘No Kings’ protest joins national movement
The movement born in 2025 to oppose Trump Administration policies doesn’t appear to have subsided in a second year, as the third edition of “No Kings” rallies again brought thousands of Kitsap County residents to the streets on Saturday, March 28. In...
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SPRING SWING
JB Ortiz returns a shot to Caden Mosier as the friends play a game of badminton in Bremerton’s Evergreen Rotary Park on March 25.
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Trump delays strikes on Iran power plants
The Pentagon is weighing sending an additional 10,000 troops to the Middle East as the war with Iran rages, multiple news outlets reported. It remained unclear when a decision will be made on whether to send the additional combat soldiers, according...
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‘Trump slump’ hit U.S. tourism in 2025
With an upcoming FIFA World Cup being staged across the nation, 2026 was supposed to be a bumper year for tourism to the United States, driven in part by hordes of arriving soccer fans. And yet, the U.S. tourism industry is worried. While the rest of...
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Boutique part of local owner’s growth plan
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND -- Dolly Mama greeted visitors to a new home on Winslow Way the second week of March, marking the boutique’s third location since Michelle Kammer founded the shop in Gig Harbor 12 years ago. Formerly the home of longstanding...
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Trump postpones strikes on Iran
President Donald Trump on March 23 said the United States has engaged in “very strong talks” with Iran and reached “major points of agreement” that could end the war – claims Iranian officials quickly denied. Trump said U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and...
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Kitsap club player earns a rare national cribbage title
SILVERDALE — “That’s $1.10,” Lance Denham admitted as he finished counting small holes on the cribbage board on a table at Moments Brewing, smiling at friend Steve Everhart across the table. It was a steep loss in this paring, a game between friends...
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‘HEARTBREAKING’
Shalyn Green-Gaden was devastated when she learned a clinic that provides physical therapy to her 8-year-old daughter, Peyton, planned to close in April. Peyton, who has been diagnosed with autism and down syndrome that her mother said will require...
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Troops deployed to Middle East region
Despite President Donald Trump’s promises of the war with Iran ending soon and broad domestic disapproval of further involvement, the United States is sending more troops to the region, a defense official said. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit,...
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Olympic College announces its next president
Olympic College announced it has tabbed a candidate to become the school’s next president. The Olympic College Board of Trustees on March 17 voted to extend a public offer to Dr. Chantae Recasner to serve as the 16th president of Olympic College, the...
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SPRING SEND-OFF
ABOVE: AmeriCorps volunteer Kelly O’Leary, left, helps Bud Hawk Elementary School fourth-grader Tati Walker, 9, release a salmon fry into Clear Creek in Silverdale on March 17. The salmon fry released were raised from eggs and cared for by the students...
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ROADWORK AHEAD?
A Kitsap County survey of one of the main routes to growing residential areas west of Dyes Inlet indicates potential changes to intersections and pedestrian paths in the future. But it’s not recommending any major roadwork right away for the commuters...
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Kitsap County’s farmers markets open soon for 2026 season
On Saturday, March 28, the Poulsbo Farmers Market will kick off the farmers market season in Kitsap County. At least six farmers markets in the county will offer fresh food, fruits, wines, and flowers for visitors. The farmers markets will run through...
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DOWNTOWN GOES GREEN
Nine-year-old Evelyn Walsh, of Sequim, walks her Scottish terrier named Po ahead of the Tacoma Pipes and Drums while taking part in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Bremerton.
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First snow of the season arrives
a week before the spring equinox, a sign of winter finally arrived in Kitsap County and North Mason. Residents in parts of the peninsula awoke the morning of March 13 to snowflakes, which dusted yards and trees and cars. Wet snowflakes continued...
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6 U.S. service members killed in crash over Iraq
Six more U.S. service members were killed when their refueling aircraft crashed after a midair collision over western Iraq, officials said March 13, as the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran reached the two-week mark with few signs of slowing down. The...
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Bus driver training site planned by airport
A proposed training facility for bus drivers near Bremerton National Airport will be helped by a $15 million federal grant that Kitsap Transit announced this week. The planned $33 million project would create a regional hub to train bus drivers and is...
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WA House Dems pass ‘millionaires tax’ bill
It took over 24 hours of grinding floor debate, but Democrats in the Washington House approved an income tax Tuesday on households earning over $1 million a year. The state is now closer to enacting a tax on wages than it has been in nearly a...
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Gas station under construction
The Suquamish Tribe is breaking ground on its third Clearwater Market, this one in Silverdale just north of The Trails shopping complex. The 8,330-square-foot facility will include a convenience store, gas station, and an Agate Dreams cannabis...
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‘Thankful to the people of Washington State’
BREMERTON — Time to say goodbye to the USS Nimitz. The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier departed Bremerton for the last time in the morning of March 7. Around 6:40 a.m., the carrier was seen leaving the shore of Sinclair Inlet. The Navy’s oldest active...
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WA gov says he’ll support latest income tax proposal
Democrats in the Washington state House released a revised income tax proposal Friday, March 6, that drives more money into early learning programs, increases assistance for lowerincome families, and eliminates sales tax on a greater number of consumer...
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BURSTS OF SPRING
A small dog named Monster pauses while strolling past one of the many bunches of daffodils blooming along Bay Shore Drive in Silverdale on March 5. Along with Monster on the sunny stroll was dog sister Abby and owner Angel Mayfield. The springtime...
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Trump demands Iran’s unconditional surrender
President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” in a social media post the morning of March 6, insisting “there will be no deal” to end his 7-day-old war with the battered Persian Gulf power. The president added in a social media post...
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Monica’s bakery has a new owner, name and more
SILVERDALE – Visitors to Monica’s Waterfront Bakery & Café have likely already noticed some changes. Though the sign with the former owner’s name still hangs outside the building, the longtime cafe has welcomed a new owner bringing ideas to refresh the...
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U.S. Navy submarine sinks Iranian warship
Trump administration officials pledged more firepower in the war with Iran after officials said a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship, with reports of at least 80 people killed. The United States and Israel will soon control Iranian airspace, and...
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New dry dock updates
Mitigation work along some shorelines in Kitsap County will be planned following the Navy’s upcoming new dry dock construction at the Bremerton base in the next few years. In its plan to build a new dry dock at PSNS, the Navy is proposing...
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U.S. fighter jets crash in Kuwait
The Trump administration’s conflict with Iran will not be “endless,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on March 2, as the United States and Israel’s joint air strikes against Iran expand, the death toll rises and a congressional debate over President...
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Tehran retaliates after leader killed in strikes
Three U.S. service members were killed amid the ongoing conflict in Iran and five were seriously wounded, according to American military officials. “Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions – and are in the process of being...
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Career pioneer
Jane Ritchey picked up her skis 10 minutes before her race began. After a three-hour bus ride from Venice to Sappada, Italy, a small town tucked beneath Austria in the heart of the Italian Dolomites, she placed her skis in each hand and hurried up a...
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The Clinton depositions show changed DNC Party
WASHINGTON – In late February 2016, Hillary Clinton cruised to an overwhelming victory in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary – an unambiguous statement of the former first lady and secretary of state’s dominance over her party as she...
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12-year veteran legislator in 26th District will not seek seventh term
Barely a month after confirming her plans to run for reelection, Washington State Rep. Michelle Valdez, R-Gig Harbor, backtracked Tuesday, announcing she would not seek a seventh term in the House of Representatives. Valdez, elected as Michelle...
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A new business wants used gear to find users
SILVERDALE — Used outdoor gear now has a better way to be reused in Kitsap, saving residents some money before they head to the mountains while supporting a new small business that wants to become the hub of the outdoors community. Hidden in an office...
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Former ICE lawyer testifies to Congress
ICE supervisors are teaching “new cadets to violate the Constitution” amid President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations, a former agency lawyer testified to members of Congress. “The ICE academy is deficient, defective, and broken,” former...
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Washington budget plan would draw on reserve
Democrats in the Washington Legislature on Sunday, Feb. 22, proposed tapping the state’s rainy day savings account and slashing hundreds of millions of dollars for a child care program for low-income families to balance the state’s budget into next...
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From ‘buy America’ to ‘bye America’
LONDON – U.S. investors are pulling money out of their own stock market at the fastest pace in at least 16 years as Big Tech returns fade and better-performing overseas markets look more attractive. In the last six months, investors in the United...
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A jewel of the county
EAST BREMERTON – It’s a rare sight to see a golf course’s parking lot completely full on a weeknight in winter. But on Feb. 17, roughly 200 community members packed the Putter’s Restaurant & Lounge at Rolling Hills Golf Course to listen to Kitsap...
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U.S. Supreme Court strikes down tariffs
WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump’s economic agenda, ruling that he does not have the authority to impose sweeping tariffs at the stroke of a pen. The court on Feb. 20 tossed the tariffs that are the...
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CYCLE SEASON
A cyclist pedals past the Bridging Bremerton mural on the side of Seaside Church near Evergreen Rotary Park on a cold but sunny Feb. 17. Overnight lows are expected to remain around freezing through the weekend in Kitsap County, when the “unofficial”...
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Avalanche in California mountain range kills 8
Eight of the nine missing skiers caught in an an avalanche in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range are dead, Sheriff Shannan Moon of Nevada County said on Feb. 18. Moon said crews were battling harsh weather conditions in a continued search for...
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Civil rights icon ‘kept the dream alive’
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights icon who battled alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., negotiated global hostage releases and shamed corporations for their lack of diversity and failure to support voting rights, died on Feb. 17. He...
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National Guard fully withdrawn from 3 cities
National Guard soldiers have fully withdrawn from Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon, military officials said, ending federalized troop operations in half of the cities where the Trump administration launched them last year. The troops competed...
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President Trump’s comments risk Latinos’ support
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s attack on Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show – including a gripe that it was mostly in Spanish – has alarmed some Hispanic Republican strategists, politicians and business leaders who warn...
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Shelter in limbo
RBREMERTON — ev. Arienne Davison concluded a roughly ten-minute sermon last Sunday with a message about a proposed homeless shelter in the city’s Sheridan neighborhood. The project has weighed heavily on the mind of Davison and her congregation at St....
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Report: U.S. inflation ticked down in January
Inflation cooled a bit more than forecasters expected in January, with prices rising 2.4% from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Feb. 13. The report, which was delayed two days because of a brief government shutdown, revealed that inflation...
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12s CELEBRATE CHAMPIONS
Downtown Seattle’s Fourth Avenue was lined with Seattle Seahawks fans from early hours on Wednesday, more than two dozen deep at some points, as a crowd estimated to potentially reach 1 million gathered to watch a Super Bowl parade following Seattle’s...
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Stained-glass for sparrows
HANSVILLE — After a biking accident forced Sean Brown to give up his job as a chef, he has pivoted to transform his creative outlet into a new career. He now uses his carpentry skills, working out of his garage to construct “Brown’s Bird Estates,”...
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Community greenhouse passes another milestone
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — Onion Day is about starts, and a season’s beginning, according to John Chang. But at Peaceful Morning Farms, Chang’s labor of love on 0.65 acres along Lovgren Road just off Highway 305, the story has, symbolically and tangibly, more...
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Seahawks Super Bowl parade in Seattle
Mostly sunny skies and a high of 50 degrees is anticipated for Wednesday, when the Seattle Seahawks plan to publicly display the Lombardi Trophy and then parade through downtown Seattle to celebrate the team’s second Super Bowl championship. The team...
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Cirrus scene at the shore
People are silhouetted against the sparkling water as they walk along the shore at Point No Point in Hansville on Feb. 5.
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Back for rematch
Regardless of what type of season the Seattle Seahawks experience — good, bad or somewhere in between — Kirk Parrish spends the winter months chasing the same goal: trying to make the team’s roster better. That’s what Parrish, a 1987 North Kitsap...
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MAGA vs. Bad Bunny splits Super Bowl
Sen. Tommy Tuberville was thrilled to attend the Super Bowl in 2025 when he hitched a ride on Air Force One, joining President Donald Trump and severFeb. al other Republican lawmakers for the big game. “Happy Super Bowl Sunday,” the Republican senator...
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UNSEASONABLE SILVERDALE
A pair takes advantage of the spring-like weather with a stroll along the Silverdale Waterfront Pier on Feb. 4.
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Lawmakers turn focus to reform ICE
WASHINGTON – The latest government shutdown is over, and Capitol Hill is already bracing for another high-profile brawl over President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts that could land one federal agency with a shutdown all its own. As...
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‘One donation can save up to three lives’
SILVERDALE -- Arriving at the Bloodworks NW’s donation center late Thursday morning, Meg Hall is thrilled to see a full parking lot out front. A half dozen patients are already inside the small office building, a couple miles from St. Michael Medical...
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Students grow with grocery’s partnership
POULSBO -- Tuesday mornings are usually unremarkable for most people. Meetings, classes, maybe the occasional dentist appointment. But at Poulsbo’s Red Apple Market, Tuesday mornings have become the highlight of the week. It’s because that’s the day...
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RESURFACED
“Some of my neighbors didn’t like it,” Alan Newberg said during a drive on Jan. 27 from his home in Brownsville to Newberry Hill, near Silverdale. Newberg is fairly well known in Kitsap as a former art teacher at Olympic College and a founding member...
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Shutdown still possible despite DHS compromise
Lawmakers appeared to be closing in on a deal endorsed by President Donald Trump to avoid an extended government shutdown, but a key player said a brief government closure may be inevitable as there still was work to be done Jan. 30 as funding was set...
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Democrats demand DHS fixes to avoid shutdown
Less than three months after a record-breaking government shutdown, the country stood on the brink of a partial shutdown as the Senate failed to advance a massive spending package that must pass by Jan. 30. Just the week before, the six-measure bill...
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Government shutdown looms after MN killing
WASHINGTON – Another government shutdown is on its way. Since the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis sparked nationwide uproar, there’s little hope on Capitol Hill for an eleventh-hour miracle in the next few days to salvage...
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Pedestrians, cost cited by locals and state rep
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND -- As the Washington State Department Of Transportation moves closer to adding a roundabout at a busy Bainbridge Island intersection, some community members and local officials are concerned if the chosen site is the right fit for the...
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SEAHAWKS SOAR TO SUPER BOWL
Sunday’s AFC and NFC championship games put the full spectrum of football performances on display. h With a berth in Super Bowl 60 on the line, the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos made clear early that they would be engaged in a defensive...
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