December 2018 Broadcast Index
Evening News
December 1, 2018
December 2, 2018
December 3, 2018
December 4, 2018
December 5, 2018
December 6, 2018
December 7, 2018
- ABC Evening News for December 7, 2018
- Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)
- Russian Connection / Trump, Cohen, Manafort, Mueller & Tillerson
- Economy: Stock Market, Jobs, China Trade
- Winter Weather / Storm System
- Charlottesville, Virginia / Murder Verdict
- Mississippi / Escapee Manhunt
- California / Mass Shooting
- North Carolina / Election Fraud
- World War II / Pearl Harbor Anniversary
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Walgreens; Liberty Mutual; Depend; Ring; MiraLAX; Capital One.
- Academy Awards / hart
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: esurance; Theraworx; trulicity; Intuit QuickBooks; Dr. Scholl's.
- Index of Other News
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Alka-Seltzer; TGI Fridays; Prevagen; Farmers; Hobby Lobby; Xeljanz; Medicare.gov; Prilosec; News 2.
- Person of the Week (Secret Service)
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for December 7, 2018
- Commercials
- Preview/Introduction
- Oklahoma / Lonnie Quinn
- Virginia / Tanesha Hudson / Hitler / James Fields' Jr.
- United States / Nikki Haley / William Barr / Heather Knauer
- New York / Paula Reid / Michael Cohen / Vladimir Putin
- Yemen / Abrar Ibrahim / Hannan / Liz Palmer
- Jeff Fager / Don Hewitt / Rachel Abrams
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial: Garmin
- Commercial: Eliquis / Elmquis / warfarin
- Commercial
- Jeff Kevin Frazier / Kevin Hart / Matt Belloni
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial: Medicare dot gov.
- Commercial: prevagen / Prevagen
- Commercial
- Commercial: FDA / Panicker / JLG
- Commercial: NASCAR / News Channel Five
- Wall Street
- North Carolina / Mark Harris / Republican / Dan McCready
- Mars /
- Commercial
- Commercial: Liberty Mutual
- Commercial
- Commercial: Garmin / Vivoactive
- Commercial: Capital One
- Commercial: Liberty Mutual
- Commercial: Bob Barnett / Verizons.That
- Commercial: Katrina / FDA / Keytruta
- Commercial: Tom Cruise
- Buffalo / Andrew Sipowicz / Toccara / Zaira Griffin
- Good Night
- CNN Evening News for December 7, 2018
- Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (New York)
- Russian Connection / Trump, Cohen, Manafort / A Discussion (Part I)
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Golden Corral; Prevnar; Advil; "The Favourite"; Chevy; "Berlin Station"; Verizon; St. Jude Children's Hospital; sodastream.
- Russian Connection / Trump, Cohen, Manafort / A Discussion (Part II)
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Alka-Seltzer; Taltz; "Mary Queen of Scots; Mazda; CNN "Love, Gilda"; Bounty; ZipRecruiter; CNNHeroes.
- Russian Connection / Trump, Cohen, Manafort / Himes Interview
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: "Cuomo Prime Time"; CNNHeroes; Men's Wearhouse; Shriners Hospitals; CNN "Love, Gilda"; ClearChoice.
- Trump & Tillerson
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for December 7, 2018
- Commercials
- Preview/Introduction
- New York / Michael Cohen / President Trump / Robert Mueller
- White House / Robert Mueller / President Trump / James Comey
- Washington / William Barr / Democrats / Nick Ayers
- Washington / Nikki Haley / Wendy Sherman / Madeleine Albright
- Charlottesville / James Fields / Heather Heyer / Fields'
- Wall Street / Art Cashin / Santa Claus / UBS
- Los Angeles / Apple Watch
- Texas /
- Oklahoma /
- New York / Don Hewitt / Jeff Fager / Times
- Kevin Hart / LGBTQ
- Commercial: Santa
- Commercial: Jizan
- Commercial: Chantix / Ray
- Commercial: Febreze
- Commercial
- Carl Deeley / Michelle
- Commercial
- Commercial: AT&T / Edge
- Commercial: Susan
- Commercial: Liberty Mutual
- Commercial: Prevagen
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial: Dougs / Scholl
- Commercial: Salonpas
- Commercial
- Commercial: Alex / Melanie / Firestone
- Texas / Michael Pearce / Pierce / Connor Martin
- Steph Curry / Riley Morrison / NBA
- Commercial: Santa
- Commercial: XDR / ADIC arthritis / TB
- Commercial: Fidelity
- Commercial: Bounty
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial: Alka
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Southern California / Noah / Santa / Jennifer
- Good Night
December 8, 2018
December 9, 2018
December 10, 2018
- ABC Evening News for December 10, 2018
- Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)
- Winter Weather / Snowstorm
- New York, New York / Police Video
- Trump / Legal Issues, White House Shake-up
- US-Russia Relations / Butina Case
- Washington / Religious Arson
- Ohio / Terrorism Plot
- France / Protests
- New Jersey / Fire Rescues
- Colorado / Missing Woman
- Supreme Court / Planned Parenthood
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Xarelto; TD Ameritrade; NicoDerm.
- California / Nuns Crime
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Chantix; Fidelity Investments; Prevagen; WeatherTech; Capital One; Aleve.
- Index of Other News
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Verzenio; Depend; Alka-Seltzer; Wonderful Pistachios; Osteo Bi-Flex; Pacific Life; News 2.
- America Strong (Madison, the Dog)
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for December 10, 2018
- Commercials
- Preview and Introduction
- North Carolina / Meg Oliver / Duke Energy / Meredith Archie
- Toledo / Jeff Fortunata / Elizabeth La Krome / Damon Joseph
- Paula Reid / Karen McDougal / Donald Trump
- Georgia / Bob Mueller / John Kelly / Nick Eres
- United States / Matthew Beauvais / Matthew Bovxc3xa9 / American Camp Association
- European Union / Prime Minister / Britain
- Paris / Alex / Senate / Emmanuel Macron
- Commercial
- Commercial: T.Rowe Price / T Rowe Price
- Commercial: bipolar 1 disorder
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Texas / Aaron Albon / Donna Doe / Baylor University
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial: Claire
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial: Fleck
- Commercial: UnitedHealth Group / Sandra / Santore
- Chicago / Joseph Williams / Facebook
- CDC / AFM
- Australia / Irene O'Shay
- Commercial
- Commercial: Zenny / HIV / Verzenio
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial: Capital One Saver card
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial: Viking Cruise
- Commercial: Baptist
- Vancouver Island / Hiro / Paul Hero / Meuron
- Good Night
- CNN Evening News for December 10, 2018
- Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (New York)
- Russian Connection / Butina / Trump / Impeachment Issue / Deutch Interview / A Discussion (Part I)
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: "The Favourite"; Coricidin; Chevrolet; Geico; NicoDerm; Yahoo! Finance; Wayfair; "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"; Grubhub; sodastream.
- Russian Connection / Trump / Impeachment Issue / A Discussion (Part II)
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: T-Mobile; SiriusXM; "Mary Queen of Scots"; Indeed; United Explorer Card; Jos. A. Bank; CNN New Year's Eve; Febreze; SoFi.
- Trump / White House Shake-Up / A Discussion
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: CNN "Love, Gilda"; BMW; Uber; "Welcome to Marwen"; Humira; CNN "American Style"; ClearChoice.
- Russian Connection / Butina / A Discussion
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: "Cuomo Prime Time"; Alka-Seltzer; Ford; sodastream; "Vice"; St. Jude Children's Hospital; Wayfair; CNN New Year's Eve; CuriosityStream.com; "The Lead"
- Trump / Tillerson / Evangelicals / Brody Discussion
- Facebook
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for December 10, 2018
- Commercials
- Preview and Introduction
- North Carolina / Andrea Goodwins / Pitts
- Texas / Jacob Walter Anderson / Ralph Strother / Jacob Anderson
- Toledo / Damon Joseph / Dylann Roof / FBI
- Washington / Nick Ayres / Donald Trump / John Kelly
- Paris / Macron / European Union / Prime Minister
- New Jersey / Jasmine Hedley / NYPD / Eric Adams
- Ohio /
- Colorado / Cheryl Berreth / Kelsey Barrett / Kelsey Berreths
- Harford, Maryland /
- Venice Beach / Andy Puddicombe / Sherry Mahasen / PATTAKOS
- Commercial: Facebook
- Commercial: Jannsen / Humera
- Commercial
- Commercial: Allstate
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Chicago / Joseph Williams / Maxwell Lyttle / Facebook
- Commercial
- Commercial: Prolia / prolia
- Commercial: Fidelity
- Commercial: MiralLAX
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial: Claire
- Paradise, California / Shayla Sullivan / Madison / McKell
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial: Bill Max / Alka-Seltzer plus / Max Jones
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial: Ray / Chantix
- Commercial: FDA
- Commercial
- Commercial: Wal-Mart
- Philadelphia / Kelsey / Jason / American Airlines
- Good Night
December 11, 2018
December 12, 2018
December 13, 2018
December 14, 2018
December 15, 2018
December 16, 2018
December 17, 2018
December 18, 2018
December 19, 2018
December 20, 2018
December 21, 2018
December 22, 2018
December 23, 2018
December 24, 2018
December 25, 2018
December 26, 2018
December 27, 2018
- ABC Evening News for December 27, 2018
- Preview/Introduction Tom Llamas (New York)
- Winter Weather / Storm System
- California / Shooting of Police
- Economy: Stock Market
- Government Shutdown / Border Wall
- Colorado / Woman's Disappearance
- Spacey / Assault Charges / Video
- US-Mexico Border / Child Migrant Deaths
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Google; Theraworx; Prevagen; OurTime; ZzzQuil.
- New York, New York / Police Subway Fight
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Oral-B; Capital One; Sokolove Law; Fractvideo; Chantix.
- Index of Other News
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Alka-Seltzer; TD Ameritrade; Google; SmartNews; aPlaceforMom; Consumer Cellular; News 2.
- America Strong (An Adoption)
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for December 27, 2018
- Commercials
- Preview/Introduction
- America / James Brown / Randy Richardson / Adam Christianson
- Guatemala / Janet Shamlian / Dylan Corbett / Homeland Security
- New York / Jennifer Mayerle / WCCO / Mike Empting
- Wall Street / Nasdaq / Dow
- Washington / Nancy Pelosi / Jim McGovern / Maggie McGary
- West Virginia /
- Colorado / Kelsey Berreth / Patrick Frazee
- Janesville / Debbie Bean Crumkey / General Motors / Gale Price
- Commercial: American
- Commercial: Hotel Trivago
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial: St. Jude / St.Jude Children's Research Hospital / Stjude.org
- Commercial
- Antarctica / Dana Jacobson / Colin O'Brady / Jenna Besaw
- Commercial
- Commercial: Wal-Mart / REMfresh
- Commercial: surepayroll.com / 844 / Surepayroll
- Commercial
- Commercial: Matt
- Commercial: Consumer Cellular / consumercellular.com
- Arizona /
- America / Hillary Clinton / President Barack Obama / President Trump
- Detroit / Pierce Vaughn / Hal
- Commercial
- Commercial: Julia Roberts / Lucas Hedges
- Commercial: NicoDerm
- Commercial: Trivargo
- Commercial: Kale / TD Ameritrade / T.D.
- Commercial: Maria / UNHCR / forcedtoflee.org
- Commercial
- Austin, Texas / Kendra Scott / Craig Benson / Christiane
- Good Night
- CNN Evening News for December 27, 2018
- Introduction/Preview John Berman (New York)
- Trump / Government Shutdown, Economy / A Discussion
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Lincoln; Otezla; Bank of America; Nutrisystem; "On the Basis of Sex"; Alka-Seltzer; American Cancer Society; Barnes & Noble.
- Trump / Government Shutdown, Border Wall / A Discussion
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: CNN New Year's Eve; Farmers; Eliquis; Ford; CuriosityStream; CNN "Love, Gilda"; Crest; Febreze; Sleep Number; CNN "Battle in the Briefing Room"
- Russian Connection / Trump, Giuliani & WikiLeaks
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: CNN New Year's Eve; Mazda; 1-800-Atlantis; Sling; Babbel; "I'm Sorry"; ClearChoice; CNN "American Style"
- Trump / Inauguration Money Trail / A Discussion
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: T-Mobile; Nutrisystem; 1-800-sandals; "On the Basis of Sex"; Alka-Seltzer; Barnes & Noble; Getroman.com; CuriosityStream; CNN "Battle in the Briefing Room"; Knightline Legal; InventHelp; CNN "The 2000s"
- "Love, Gilda" / Zweibel Interview
- Fabebook
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for December 27, 2018
- Commercials
- Preview/Introduction
- Minnesota / Steve Addazuim / Boston College / Americans
- mid Atlantic /
- New Mexico / Felipe Gomez Alonzo / Kirstjen Nielsen / NBC NEWS
- Virginia / Nicole Louer / Democrats / Congress
- Iraq / President Donald Trump / Ryan Costello / Robert Scales
- Fiji / Adam Christianson / Ronil Singh / Ron Singh
- French Alps /
- Illinois / Peter Stanglewicz / League
- Guantanamo Bay / Julia Ainsley / Stephen Xenakis / Congress
- Commercial
- Commercial: Xarelto / Warfarin
- Commercial: Whiting
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Mexico Beach / Ben Kirtman / University of Miami Atmospheric
- Commercial: American
- Commercial: ancestry DNA test / ancestry.com
- Commercial: Febreze
- Commercial
- Commercial: AWS / Mars
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Commercial: Geico
- Commercial: Toyotathon / Highland Sport / Camry
- America / Hillary Clinton / Michelle Obama / Barack
- Commercial
- Commercial: Gus / Salvation Army
- Commercial: Alka-Seltzer plus
- Commercial: Lucas Hedges / Julia Roberts / Ben
- Commercial: ADA
- Commercial: Josie
- Commercial
- Commercial: consumercellular.com / J.D.
- Commercial
- Commercial
- Thailand / Colin O'Brady / Lewis Rudd / NBC NEWS
- Good Night
December 28, 2018
December 29, 2018
- ABC Evening News for December 29, 2018
- Preview/Introduction Jonathan Karl (New York)
- Winter Weather / Storm
- Government Shutdown
- California / Shooting of Police
- Oregon / Hit-&-Run Case
- Portland, Oregon / Hotel Incident
- Egypt / Terrorism Bombing
- Business: Sears Bankruptcy
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Progressive; Bowflex; Capital One; Intuit QuickBooks.
- Massachusetts / Tinder Date
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: TD Ameritrade; UNHCR; New Year's Rockin' Eve on ABC; "The Last Days of John F. Kennedy Jr."
- Index of Other News
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: AWS; Quicken Loans; ancestry.com; New Year's Rockin' Eve on ABC.
- Movies: "Holmes & Watson"
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for December 29, 2018
- Preview/Introduction Reena Ninan (New York)
- Government Shutdown / Trump
- Trump / Border Crisis
- California / Shooting of Police / Law
- Trump / Travel Ban
- Missouri / Family Murders
- Chicago, Illinois / Garage Fire
- Britain / Migrant Crisis
- New York. New York / New Year's Eve
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: ASPCA; Jardiance.
- Consumers: Free Trial Scams
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Johnson's; "Shirley Temple"; Visionworks.
- Overton Death / Veterans
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Colonial Penn; St. Jude Children's Hospital; Swiffer; Johnson's; "48 Hours"
- Blind Swimmer / Catawba's "Aquaman"
- Good Night {The release of balloons in Sao Paolo, Brazil, for the year end celebration shown}
- Broadcast ends
- CNN Evening News for December 29, 2018
- Commercials
- Preview/Introduction
- Texas / Mitch McConnell / Chuck Schumer / Beto O'Rourke
- Commercial
- Commercial: USAA
- Commercial: Fujifilm / 3-D
- Commercial: Prevagen
- Commercial: American Red Cross / RedCross.org
- Commercial: Wayne Brady / PCH.com
- Commercial: SanDisk / iXpand.com
- Commercial: YMCA
- Commercial: Gilda Radner
- America / Jermaine Massey / Massie / Earl
- Arizona / Gustavo Perez Arriaga / Sam / Ronil Singh
- Commercial: Democrats / House / President Trump
- Commercial: XT4 / Cadillac
- Commercial
- Commercial: Johnson's
- Commercial
- Commercial: Andy Cohen
- Commercial: J.D.
- Commercial
- Commercial
- New York City / Paul Callan / President Trump / Robert Mueller
- Commercial: Gilda Radner
- Commercial: CX-5 / Mazda
- Commercial: Ancestry.com
- Commercial: Howie Long
- Commercial: Johnson's
- Commercial
- Commercial: Cigna
- Commercial: WeatherTech.com
- Commercial: iXpand.com / Sandisk
- Commercial: StarKist
- Trump Tower / Stephanie Winston Wolkoff / Tom Barrack / Donald Trump Jr
- Gilda Radner / Gene Wilder / Roseanna
- Commercial: Democrats / President Trump / U.S. government
- Commercial: USAA
- Commercial
- Commercial: time.com
- Commercial
- Commercial: Smile Direct Club / SmileDirectClub.com
- Commercial: pch.com
- Commercial: Johnson's
- Commercial: mesothelioma / 1 800 8 2 1 8 3 8 3 / MRHFM
- Commercial: Brandon Reed / 800 6 7 3 0 9 7 3 / Timeshare
- Commercial: 1 800 500 1 8 9 5
- Commercial
- Commercial: 1 800 5 9 1 3 9 5 2 / InventHelp
- Elephant Butte Reservoir / Kate Spade / Lulu / Scott Gottlieb
- Commercial: Russian
- Commercial: Farmers Insurance / CNN.coms/yearinreview
- Commercial: XT4
- Commercial: Theraworkx Relief
- Commercial: O'Keeffe
- Commercial
- Commercial: StarKist / Candice
- Commercial: Andy Cohen
- Commercial: Zachariah Reitano / FDA / Roman
- Commercial: MesoOnlyLaw.com / 1 800 5 1 7 0 400 / mesothelioma
- Commercial: NerdWallet
- NBC Evening News for December 29, 2018
- Preview/Introduction Hallie Jackson (New York)
- Trump / Border Security / Government Shutdown
- Campaign 2020 / Democratic Contenders
- Columbus, Indiana / Trump / China Trade Wars / Pence
- School Shootings / Lockdowns
- Earthquakes, Tsunamis / Philippines / Indonesia
- US-North Korea Relations / Nuclear Tensions
- Spacey / Sexual Assault
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Consumer Cellular; Visionworks; Robitussin; Bounty; Prevagen; Depend; Liberty Mutual; NyQuil.
- California / Pet Shop Law
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: NicoDerm; Geico; Alka-Seltzer; Capital one; Verizon; Vicks; "Today"
- Dallas, Texas / School Bus Santa
- $New York, New York / Nw Year's Eve
- Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: NBC on New Years Eve; Vascepa; Pepto-Bismol; Centrum; Intuit QuickBooks; Vicks; "NBC Nightly News"
- Reaching Her Dream
- Good Night
December 30, 2018
December 31, 2018
Specials
- December 01, 2018 - CNN Special - President Trump, remarks [14:52:00 - 15:06:00]
- December 01, 2018 - FNC Special - President Trump, remarks [14:28:00 - 14:54:00]
- December 01, 2018 - MSNBC Special - President Trump, remarks [14:51:00 - 15:13:00]
- December 05, 2018 - ABC Special - Funeral service for President George H.W. Bush [09:00:00 - 10:28:47]
- December 05, 2018 - ABC Special - Funeral service for President George H.W. Bush [09:00:00 - 09:31:49]
- December 05, 2018 - CBS Special - Funeral service for President George H.W. Bush [09:00:00 - 12:09:34]
- December 05, 2018 - CNN Special - Funeral service for President George H.W. Bush [08:59:00 - 13:43:17]
- December 05, 2018 - FBN Special - Funeral service for President George H.W. Bush [09:00:00 - 13:00:50]
- December 05, 2018 - FBN Special - Funeral service for President George H.W. Bush [09:00:00 - 09:29:57]
- December 05, 2018 - FNC Special - Funeral service for President George H.W. Bush [09:00:00 - 13:05:48]
- December 05, 2018 - FNC Special - Funeral service for President George H.W. Bush [09:00:00 - 09:30:47]
- December 05, 2018 - MSNBC Special - Funeral service for President George H.W. Bush [08:43:00 - 13:28:22]
- December 05, 2018 - NBC Special - Funeral service for President George H.W. Bush [09:00:00 - 10:05:04]
- December 05, 2018 - NBC Special - Funeral service for President George H.W. Bush [09:00:00 - 12:19:53]
- December 05, 2018 - NBC Special - George H.W. Bush funeral service [10:00:00 - 11:00:00]
- December 05, 2018 - NBC Special - George H.W. Bush funeral service [11:00:00 - 12:00:00]
- December 07, 2018 - CNN Special - President Trump, remarks [08:38:00 - 09:08:00]
- December 07, 2018 - FBN Special - President Trump, remarks [08:43:00 - 08:54:00]
- December 07, 2018 - FNC Special - President Trump, remarks [08:41:00 - 08:49:00]
- December 07, 2018 - MSNBC Special - President Trump, remarks [08:34:00 - 09:04:00]
- December 08, 2018 - CNN Special - President Trump, remarks [12:23:00 - 13:00:00]
- December 08, 2018 - FNC Special - President Trump, remarks [12:21:00 - 13:42:00]
- December 08, 2018 - MSNBC Special - President Trump, remarks [12:22:00 - 13:27:00]
- December 11, 2018 - CNN Special - President Trump, remarks [11:00:00 - 13:06:00]
- December 11, 2018 - FBN Special - President Trump, remarks [11:04:00 - 11:45:00]
- December 11, 2018 - FNC Special - President Trump, remarks [11:01:00 - 13:48:00]
- December 11, 2018 - MSNBC Special - President Trump, remarks [11:00:00 - 14:01:00]
- December 13, 2018 - FNC Special - President Trump, interview [12:00:00 - 14:27:00]
- December 13, 2018 - FNC Special - President Trump, interview [12:00:00 - 12:22:00]
- December 14, 2018 - ABC Special - President Trump, interview [23:37:00 - 23:59:00]
- December 20, 2018 - CNN Special - President Trump, remarks [14:38:00 - 15:15:00]
- December 20, 2018 - MSNBC Special - President Trump, remarks [14:46:00 - 15:08:00]
- December 21, 2018 - CNN Special - President Trump, remarks [12:17:00 - 12:36:00]
- December 21, 2018 - FBN Special - President Trump, remarks [12:17:00 - 12:25:00]
- December 21, 2018 - FNC Special - President Trump, remarks [12:21:00 - 13:33:00]
- December 21, 2018 - MSNBC Special - President Trump, remarks [12:19:00 - 12:31:00]
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