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Health

Due to The Amputee’s Case The Reach of Drug Warning Labels Is Finally Being Reconsidered

Due to The Amputee’s Case The Reach of Drug Warning Labels Is Finally Being Reconsidered

As they hear arguments in the case of Diana Levine against the drug company Wyeth, the U.S. Supreme...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 21:52
Supreme Court’s Decision in the Case Involving Drug Labels Awaited

Supreme Court’s Decision in the Case Involving Drug Labels Awaited

Musician Diana Levine, who lost her arm eight years ago after she received treatment with one of...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 14:30

Supreme Court To Decide On Drug Lawsuits

Unquestionably, there are thousands of suspended cases across the United States that hang on the...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 18:23
Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products

Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Bayer Health Care saying the...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 15:50
Vioxx’s Heart Risk Persists for One Year after Use

Vioxx’s Heart Risk Persists for One Year after Use

Merck & Co’s arthritis pill Vioxx was pulled from market shelves over health risks in 2004,...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:19
FDA Pushes Food Industry To Clarify Allergen Labels

FDA Pushes Food Industry To Clarify Allergen Labels

The Food and Drug Administration has stepped up to finally force food makers to use a standard...
» read full story September 16th, 2008 - 20:18

EPA To Prepare New Ocean Pollution Criteria

Many of the pesticides that are on the market pose extreme risks to human health, Joshua...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 16:46
Oklahoma E. coli Outbreak Toll Reaches 231, Lawsuits Expected

Oklahoma E. coli Outbreak Toll Reaches 231, Lawsuits Expected

The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced on Wednesday that the number of people ill in...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 15:40
Canadian Listeriosis Outbreak Triggers Lawsuits Against Maple Leaf

Canadian Listeriosis Outbreak Triggers Lawsuits Against Maple Leaf

After more than a dozen people died from infections with Listeria, and dozens of others suffered...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 18:21

Maple Leaf Crisis after Listeria Outbreak Continues, Lawsuits Filed

Maple Leaf Chief Executive Michael McCain has called the nationwide outbreak linked to the...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 14:36
Merck’s Study on Vioxx Had Marketing Purposes, Not Scientific

Merck’s Study on Vioxx Had Marketing Purposes, Not Scientific

A report appeared in the August 19 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that a 1999...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 14:30
Experts Say that FDA Cannot Ensure Drug Safety

Experts Say that FDA Cannot Ensure Drug Safety

Several top doctors have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court, which highlights...
» read full story August 17th, 2008 - 17:49
Ca. Acrylamide Settlement Will Reduce Chemical in Potato Chips

Ca. Acrylamide Settlement Will Reduce Chemical in Potato Chips

As part of the settlement with California's attorney general, four food manufacturers agreed to...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 22:42
NY Times Comes Out of Anthrax-Related Suit On Top

NY Times Comes Out of Anthrax-Related Suit On Top

On Monday, a US appeals court reinforced the dismissal of the lawsuit filed by a former government...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 17:05
Dennis Quaid Supports Patients’ Right to Sue Drugmakers

Dennis Quaid Supports Patients’ Right to Sue Drugmakers

Actor Dennis Quaid testified again, this time before Congress on Wednesday, about the nightmare he...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 12:54
Study Prompts Bayer to Pull Trasylol from the Market

Study Prompts Bayer to Pull Trasylol from the Market

Bayer AG’s Trasylol, often used to prevent blood loss during heart surgery, will be pulled from...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 11:39
Baby Switching Case Ends up in Court

Baby Switching Case Ends up in Court

The women who had their newborn babies accidentally switched by a hospital have decided to...
» read full story April 14th, 2008 - 15:06
Pediatrician in Sex Abuse Case ‘Volunteered’ to Step Aside

Pediatrician in Sex Abuse Case ‘Volunteered’ to Step Aside

A former Children’s Hospital pediatrician accused Monday of molesting an 8-year-old patient in the...
» read full story April 04th, 2008 - 13:24
Wyeth, Pfizer to Appeal Verdicts in Arkansas Woman’s Case

Wyeth, Pfizer to Appeal Verdicts in Arkansas Woman’s Case

Giant drug maker Wyeth announced Thursday that it would appeal court’s decision to pay about $27...
» read full story March 08th, 2008 - 08:44
End of the Road for Bayer’s Anti-Bleeding Drug, Trasylol

End of the Road for Bayer’s Anti-Bleeding Drug, Trasylol

Heart surgery patients given anti-bleeding drug Trasylol were more likely to die than patients...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 16:23
Supreme Court To Shield Drug And Tobacco Companies From Lawsuits

Supreme Court To Shield Drug And Tobacco Companies From Lawsuits

Smokers watch out: the Supreme Court announced on Friday it will decide whether consumers will...
» read full story January 20th, 2008 - 09:08
Microwave Popcorn Lover Sues over Popcorn Lung

Microwave Popcorn Lover Sues over Popcorn Lung

A man diagnosed with popcorn lung has filed a lawsuit against Kroger Co. and two of its divisions:...
» read full story January 17th, 2008 - 15:35
Merck’s Taranabant, another Obesity Drug with Psychiatric Side Effects

Merck’s Taranabant, another Obesity Drug with Psychiatric Side Effects

Merck Research Laboratories developed a new drug, called taranabant, which helped people shed...
» read full story January 09th, 2008 - 11:35
Wyeth Hormone Therapy Lawsuit Dismissed

Wyeth Hormone Therapy Lawsuit Dismissed

American pharmaceutical company Wyeth won dismissal of a lawsuit in Minnesota regarding allegations...
» read full story October 31st, 2007 - 18:01
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People

Perfume Company Sues Prince

Perfume Company Sues Prince

American musician Prince has been one of the most controversial stars in American musical history....
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 22:01
Hollywood Private Eye Convicted In Wiretapping Case

Hollywood Private Eye Convicted In Wiretapping Case

Former private investigator, who once worked for celebrities, Anthony Pellicano, was convicted...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 20:50
High Profile Lawyer Scruggs Sentenced to Five Years

High Profile Lawyer Scruggs Sentenced to Five Years

The prominent class-action Mississippi lawyer, Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, was sentenced to...
» read full story June 27th, 2008 - 23:24
Doctor Who Operated on Donda West Arrested Again

Doctor Who Operated on Donda West Arrested Again

Dr. Jan Adams, the controversial Los Angeles plastic surgeon who operated on rapper Kanye...
» read full story June 27th, 2008 - 12:26
Fur Coat Drama Continues as Lindsay Is Sued

Fur Coat Drama Continues as Lindsay Is Sued

That young lady that saw her very expensive fur coat adorn the slender figure of Lindsay Lohan has...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 16:42
Dr. Jan Adam's Practice "Horribly" Affected by Death of Donda Wes

Dr. Jan Adam's Practice "Horribly" Affected by Death of Donda Wes

Dr. Jan Adams, the plastic surgeon that operated on Kanye West’s mother before she died...
» read full story January 23rd, 2008 - 16:55
Donda West’s Plastic Surgeon Goes Public

Donda West’s Plastic Surgeon Goes Public

Speaking publicly for the first time since he performed plastic surgery on Kanye West’s mother,...
» read full story November 20th, 2007 - 23:39
Kid Rock: I Wish Pamela Much Happiness

Kid Rock: I Wish Pamela Much Happiness

While a guest on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday, Kid Rock gave his best...
» read full story October 11th, 2007 - 17:49
Opri Strikes Back at Birkhead

Opri Strikes Back at Birkhead

Los Angeles attorney Debra Opri filed a lawsuit against her former client Larry Birkhead Monday,...
» read full story September 25th, 2007 - 15:16
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Specials

Drug Company Wyeth Sued By Vermont Musician

Drug Company Wyeth Sued By Vermont Musician

Drug company Wyeth has been sued by a Vermont musician after an injection with an anti-nausea drug...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 11:25
Update: Top Court Hears Arguments in Wyeth & Levine Case

Update: Top Court Hears Arguments in Wyeth & Levine Case

Patients and drug companies are still waiting for a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Levine’s...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 16:00
Supreme Court Ready For Drugs, Cigarettes and Bad Language Review

Supreme Court Ready For Drugs, Cigarettes and Bad Language Review

The U.S. Supreme Court enters its third term on Monday, October 6, and the calendar has a series...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 15:00
Senate Passes New Copyright Bill

Senate Passes New Copyright Bill

A new bill dealing with intelectual property theft, which includes patent and trademark...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 11:45
Levine versus Wyeth Case to Go to the Supreme Court

Levine versus Wyeth Case to Go to the Supreme Court

In the year 2000, Diane Levine presented herself to a clinic with a migraine, where she was...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 21:11
Great White to Offer $1 Million to Victims of “Hot” Club Concert

Great White to Offer $1 Million to Victims of “Hot” Club Concert

Members of the rock band Great White, whose pyrotechnics sparked a nightclub fire that killed 100...
» read full story September 03rd, 2008 - 14:30
“Fair Use” Is Not To Be Ignored By Copyright Owners

“Fair Use” Is Not To Be Ignored By Copyright Owners

A California judge, Jeremy Fogel, ruled that content owners must consider “fair use”...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 13:47
Brad Pitt Is Serious About His Family's Privacy

Brad Pitt Is Serious About His Family's Privacy

Yael Holtkamp, Brad Pitt's lawyer, announced that the actor is very serious about his family's...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 17:20
Fraudulent Boy Band Manager Sentenced

Fraudulent Boy Band Manager Sentenced

Lou Pearlman, the mastermind behind 1990s household names the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, was...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 11:53
Pellicano Convicted of Illegal Sleuthing Methods

Pellicano Convicted of Illegal Sleuthing Methods

Controversial detective to the stars Anthony Pellicano was convicted Thursday in Los Angeles court...
» read full story May 16th, 2008 - 13:07
Dennis Quaid Tells Congress About Twins Overdose

Dennis Quaid Tells Congress About Twins Overdose

Appearing before Congress on Wednesday, American actor Dennis Quaid testified about the nightmare...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 01:31
Chris Rock Testifies In Pellicano Case

Chris Rock Testifies In Pellicano Case

Actor and comedian Chris Rock looked irritated and somber as he took the stand on Friday to testify...
» read full story April 04th, 2008 - 21:01
Pellicano Trial Underway: Paramount's Grey Testifies

Pellicano Trial Underway: Paramount's Grey Testifies

Brad Grey, chief of Paramount Pictures, testified Thursday in the ongoing Anthony Pellicano trial...
» read full story March 21st, 2008 - 11:41
Private Eye, Pellicano, Wiretapped His Own Clients

Private Eye, Pellicano, Wiretapped His Own Clients

During the opening statements of the trial of private eye Anthony Pellicano on Thursday, a federal...
» read full story March 07th, 2008 - 16:42
Pellicano Trial Opens, Jury Is Selected, Witness A-List

Pellicano Trial Opens, Jury Is Selected, Witness A-List

Opening arguments in the Anthony Pellicano wiretapping and racketeering trial are set to begin...
» read full story March 06th, 2008 - 13:31
Pellicano Trial to Begin This Week

Pellicano Trial to Begin This Week

The man once known as “private investigator to the stars,” Anthony Pellicano, will finally stand...
» read full story March 03rd, 2008 - 17:29
Tolkien Heirs Sue New Line over "Rings" Profits

Tolkien Heirs Sue New Line over "Rings" Profits

Author J. R. R. Tolkien’s estate has sued New Line Cinema claiming the company used...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 10:45
Harry Potter's Creator: “Preserve the Secrecy"

Harry Potter's Creator: “Preserve the Secrecy"

Leaks are sprouting everywhere and fans are in danger of finding out how the final Harry Potter...
» read full story July 19th, 2007 - 15:47
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Business

Google Settles Copyright Lawsuits With Publishers And Authors

Google Settles Copyright Lawsuits With Publishers And Authors

Google Incorporated was reported to have been scheduled to pay $125 million in order to settle...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 20:23
Apple settles stock option lawsuit for 14 million dollars

Apple settles stock option lawsuit for 14 million dollars

San Francisco - Apple has agreed to a 14-million-dollar settlement of a shareholder lawsuit that...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 08:12
Microsoft Is Not Targeted By China's Investigations

Microsoft Is Not Targeted By China's Investigations

Today, the rumors about the investigations on the monopoly-oriented activities conducted by...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 22:04
ID Theft Security Company CEO Gets ID Stolen

ID Theft Security Company CEO Gets ID Stolen

After putting his social security number in ads as part of the marketing strategy of its company,...
» read full story May 25th, 2008 - 14:16
FCC to Regulate Early Termination Fees for Mobile Phone Service

FCC to Regulate Early Termination Fees for Mobile Phone Service

The president of the Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that the commission is...
» read full story May 24th, 2008 - 16:11
Yahoo Extends Deadline for Nominating Directors to Board

Yahoo Extends Deadline for Nominating Directors to Board

Today Yahoo said it has amended the company's bylaws to extend the deadline for nominating...
» read full story March 05th, 2008 - 22:08
IRS Says FedEx Must Pay $319 Million Back Taxes

IRS Says FedEx Must Pay $319 Million Back Taxes

The IRS found out that FedEx Corp., United States’ second-largest package-shipping company, may...
» read full story December 22nd, 2007 - 09:33
Merck Offers 4.85 Billion Dollars To Settle Vioxx Cases

Merck Offers 4.85 Billion Dollars To Settle Vioxx Cases

The US drug maker Merck & Co announced on Friday it will pay 4,85 billion dollars to settle...
» read full story November 10th, 2007 - 14:26
House Approves Controversial Patent Overhaul

House Approves Controversial Patent Overhaul

The most extensive patent reform was approved yesterday by the House with 225 to 175, offering an...
» read full story September 08th, 2007 - 16:00
American Airlines Sues Google Over Keyword Ads

American Airlines Sues Google Over Keyword Ads

American Airlines, the US largest airline, has filed a complaint against the Web search giant,...
» read full story August 19th, 2007 - 19:31
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U.S.

California Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on Proposition 8 Legality

California Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on Proposition 8 Legality

The California Supreme Court agreed to consider three lawsuits that challenge the legality of...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 17:00

Lawsuits Filed against California Same-Sex Marriage Ban

San Francisco - Six months after the California Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 09:35

US Supreme Court To Decide On Drug Lawsuits

Unquestionably, there are thousands of suspended cases across the United States that hang on the...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 13:14

Winning Votes Is Only the Last Hurdle for US Minor Parties

Washington - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain could have been left off the...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 09:43
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Technology

NJ Teenager Guilty of Cyber Attack on Scientology Web Sites

NJ Teenager Guilty of Cyber Attack on Scientology Web Sites

A New Jersey teenager will reportedly plead guilty to charges of carrying out DDOS attack on the...
» read full story October 18th, 2008 - 14:07
Internet Radio’s Life Lies Now In The Hands Of The President

Internet Radio’s Life Lies Now In The Hands Of The President

Yesterday was a day of celebration for Internet radio webcasters, as the Senate finally approved...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 14:00
Lawmakers Committed To Saving The Internet Radio Star

Lawmakers Committed To Saving The Internet Radio Star

The Internet radio might have just found its salvation, as the Congress is on the verge of...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 16:00
iPhone Update to Solve Dropped Calls Issue

iPhone Update to Solve Dropped Calls Issue

Apple’s Chief Executing Officer Steve Jobs has announced that Friday, the company would be...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 20:13
LHC To Startup Wednesday. Will It Crush Reality Or Just Bandwidth?

LHC To Startup Wednesday. Will It Crush Reality Or Just Bandwidth?

September 10th marks the first test-run for CERN’s Large Hadron Collider in Geneva. Doomsayers...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 16:11
Nintendo Targeted In Patent Infringement Lawsuits Over Wii Controller

Nintendo Targeted In Patent Infringement Lawsuits Over Wii Controller

Nintendo’s Wii controller is the latest target on the patent infringement lawsuits list this year....
» read full story August 21st, 2008 - 13:30
Pandora May Pull The Plug. Royalties Kill Web Radio!

Pandora May Pull The Plug. Royalties Kill Web Radio!

Despite its huge popularity and its one million daily listeners, Pandora is approaching an abrupt...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 15:30
GraphOn Seeks Unspecified Damages In Lawsuit Against Google

GraphOn Seeks Unspecified Damages In Lawsuit Against Google

Google’s name appears once more in a patent infringement lawsuit, this time filed by GraphOn...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 15:00
Apple Boots Brilliant "I Am Rich" Application from AppStore

Apple Boots Brilliant "I Am Rich" Application from AppStore

Somewhat expectedly, Apple kicked out the "I am Rich" application developed by Armin...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 19:55
Nintendo Loses Battle with Patent Troll, Faces Ban

Nintendo Loses Battle with Patent Troll, Faces Ban

Nintendo lost a battle with patent troll Anascape, a company which somehow got its hands on twelve...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 21:15
Tech Companies Form Alliance Against “Patent Trolls”

Tech Companies Form Alliance Against “Patent Trolls”

Several tech companies decided to team up and reduce the number of infringement lawsuits that cost...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 12:55
Tech Companies Rally Against Patent Trolls

Tech Companies Rally Against Patent Trolls

Several tech power players have joined forces against the so-called patent trolls, entities which...
» read full story June 30th, 2008 - 21:23
Malware Destroyed a Man’s Life

Malware Destroyed a Man’s Life

Michael Fiola had been an investigator at the Department of Industrial Accidents in Massachusetts...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 16:47
All Eyes On FCC’s June 12 Public Hearing On ETFs

All Eyes On FCC’s June 12 Public Hearing On ETFs

The June 12 public hearing FCC plans to hold on early termination fees (ETFs)will be a disputed...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 14:17
DMCA Caught In The Middle Of The Viacom-Google Lawsuit

DMCA Caught In The Middle Of The Viacom-Google Lawsuit

The Viacom – YouTube battle has been in the spotlight for over a year now, but after Viacom...
» read full story May 28th, 2008 - 12:45
Phone Carriers Want Smaller Cancelation Fees, But There’s A Catch

Phone Carriers Want Smaller Cancelation Fees, But There’s A Catch

Consumer advocates expressed their disagreement with a wireless industry proposal that has been...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 12:24
Apple Sued Over iMac's Lack Of 'Millions Of Colors'

Apple Sued Over iMac's Lack Of 'Millions Of Colors'

Apple goes to court again, as Los Angeles law firm Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP filed a suit against...
» read full story April 01st, 2008 - 14:31
Gibson Files Lawsuit Against Harmonix, MTV Networks And EA

Gibson Files Lawsuit Against Harmonix, MTV Networks And EA

Gibson Guitar filed a second lawsuit for patent infringement, this time against promoters and...
» read full story March 22nd, 2008 - 08:37
ZapMedia Sues Apple Over iTunes Patent Infringement

ZapMedia Sues Apple Over iTunes Patent Infringement

Apple Inc. is facing patent infringement allegations as of Wednesday, after ZapMedia, a U.S.-based...
» read full story March 13th, 2008 - 14:38
Yahoo Turns Again To Time Warner, Prolongs The Suspense

Yahoo Turns Again To Time Warner, Prolongs The Suspense

What are the odds for Microsoft to get Yahoo? At this point, it seems like anything but good, as...
» read full story March 05th, 2008 - 10:54
Network Solutions Sued Over Million Dollar Money-Making Scheme

Network Solutions Sued Over Million Dollar Money-Making Scheme

Network Solutions LLC has been sued on Monday by and LA firm, claiming the Herndon-based...
» read full story February 26th, 2008 - 15:42
EU Court Protects Privacy of Downloaders in Civil Suits

EU Court Protects Privacy of Downloaders in Civil Suits

The Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice (ECJ) said that Internet providers are not required...
» read full story January 29th, 2008 - 22:00
IBM Held Responsible For Dumping Toxic Wastes

IBM Held Responsible For Dumping Toxic Wastes

Over 90 current and former New York residents filed on Thursday a lawsuit against IBM, claiming...
» read full story January 04th, 2008 - 15:08
Google’s Patent Case Returns

Google’s Patent Case Returns

Google Inc., owner of the most frequently used Internet engine, must face a Wisconsin...
» read full story December 27th, 2007 - 11:42
iRobot Wins, Robotic FX Must Die!

iRobot Wins, Robotic FX Must Die!

According to the company’s own statement, it seems that the federal court of Alabama and the...
» read full story December 25th, 2007 - 18:39
Apple and ThinkSecret.com Reached Settlement

Apple and ThinkSecret.com Reached Settlement

Apple and Nicholas M. Ciarelli, the young man behind the popular Apple rumors web site...
» read full story December 22nd, 2007 - 12:07
Major Porn Company Sues Popular YouTube-like XXX Web Site

Major Porn Company Sues Popular YouTube-like XXX Web Site

PornoTube represents a YouTube-like web site offering porn content for all those interested. You...
» read full story December 12th, 2007 - 11:46
Sony BMG and Yahoo! Expand Deal

Sony BMG and Yahoo! Expand Deal

Yahoo! announced yesterday that it has expanded its partnership with Sony BMG, in a move to bring...
» read full story November 21st, 2007 - 13:01
The Government Got All of AT&T's Internet and Voice Traffic

The Government Got All of AT&T's Internet and Voice Traffic

The U.S. government is apparently spying on all Internet traffic and voice calls going through...
» read full story November 08th, 2007 - 20:39
FTC Wants to Regulate Online Ads

FTC Wants to Regulate Online Ads

Jon Leibowitz, the commissioner of the United States Federal Trade Commission said this morning his...
» read full story November 01st, 2007 - 21:00
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Movie Reviews

Movie Review: Hancock, A Superhero With Issues

Movie Review: Hancock, A Superhero With Issues

We’ve said it before and we’re not afraid to say it once again: there’s a genuine trend in...
» read full story July 05th, 2008 - 14:58
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Science

Polar Bear Gets Protection On Paper, But Reality Remains Harsh

Polar Bear Gets Protection On Paper, But Reality Remains Harsh

Years of controversy, endless discussions and lawsuits paid off for the polar bears, at least on...
» read full story May 18th, 2008 - 09:06
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World