WOWT 6 News
BREAKING: Authorities Responding to "Emergency" in Ashland
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- BREAKING: Authorities Responding to "Emergency" in Ashland
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- 2:24:00
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- First responders in Ashland report they are on the scene of an "emergency" this evening. First Alert 6 is on the scene with the latest information.
#breaking #news #nebraska #ashland #emergency
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- Rob Fournier introduced as Omaha baseball coach
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- Clayton Collier goes 1-on-1 with new Maverick skipper Rob Fournier.
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- Police presence in Ashland neighborhood
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- Ashland authorities are urging residents there to avoid an area near 16th and Dawes streets due to “an ongoing emergency” Thursday night.
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- Crews to install logo on Mutual of Omaha Tower
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- 0:23
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
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- The Mutual of Omaha Tower's logo will be installed in time for the College World Series.
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- Fundraising rule change for city employees fails
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- 2:59
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- The ordinance would have allowed Omaha firefighters to restart their “Fill the Boot” campaign.
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- Omaha South teacher to join national memorial
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- Tom Dickey died in November of 2017.
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- Thanks for helping us Stuff the Truck
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- Thanks for helping us Stuff the Truck
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- Bellevue adding security cameras to parks
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- The Bellevue City Council voted Tuesday to spend nearly $45,000 on a surveillance camera system at American Heroes Park.
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- First Alert 6 reporter competes for Miss Nebrasksa
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- 3:13
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- Miss Omaha Maria Cade is competing for the Miss Nebraska title this week in the Miss American scholarship competition.
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- Senate Votes on $70 Billion ICE and Border Funding Without Democratic Support
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 7 hours ago
- Description
- Republicans are using a special budget process to push through $70 billion in ICE and border funding without a single Democratic vote — but the move opens them up to a barrage of Democratic amendments on politically sensitive topics.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says the $170 billion total ask for ICE and Border Patrol is a waste of money, while Republicans like Sen. John Thune argue it's a simple, focused bill to fund border enforcement for the next three years.
The most divisive issue: a nearly $1.8 billion fund for victims of government weaponization — which some Republicans feared could benefit January 6 rioters. Senators ultimately blocked multiple attempts to add a ban on the fund to the bill.
Washington Correspondent Brendan Cullerton reports.
#ICE #BorderFunding #Senate #Congress #Trump #Immigration #Washington #FirstAlert6 #WOWT
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- 5PM Stuff the Truck
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- 4:15
- Date posted
- 7 hours ago
- Description
- 5PM Stuff the Truck
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- Construction on bridge over I-680
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 7 hours ago
- Description
- Construction will be taking place for the bridge over Interstate 680.
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- 5:10 PM Stuff the Truck
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 7 hours ago
- Description
- 5:10 PM Stuff the Truck
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- Ballet performance at Gene Leahy
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- 0:20
- Date posted
- 8 hours ago
- Description
- A ballet performance will be held at the Pavilion at Gene Leahy Mall on Tuesday.
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- 4PM Stuff the Truck
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- 4:20
- Date posted
- 8 hours ago
- Description
- 4PM Stuff the Truck
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- Plea Deal Reached in Omaha Murder Case | Brandon Brewer Pleads Guilty
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 8 hours ago
- Description
- Brandon Brewer has reached a plea deal in the death of 27-year-old Rebecka Lightner. Lightner was found dead at an apartment near 72nd and Jones in January of last year. Brewer was arrested nearby after attempting to flee the scene.
Brewer pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and a gun charge. He originally faced six charges. His sentencing is scheduled for the end of June.
Stay with First Alert 6 for updates. ➡️ https://www.wowt.com/2026/06/04/plea-deal-reached-omaha-murder-case/
#OmahaNews #BreakingNews #CrimeNews #Nebraska #FirstAlert6 #WOWT #Murder #PleaDeal
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- Santa Lucia Festival brings together community
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 8 hours ago
- Description
- For more than a century Omaha’s Italian community has shared its traditions, community and its food with the metro area.
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- 4:30 PM Stuff the Truck 192nd Street
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- 3:37
- Date posted
- 8 hours ago
- Description
- 4:30 PM Stuff the Truck 192nd Street
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- Ralston Police Identify Victim in Fatal Kwik Shop Shooting
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 8 hours ago
- Description
- Ralston Police have identified the victim in Thursday morning's fatal shooting at the Kwik Shop near 72nd and Q streets as 29-year-old Shane Krantz. Officers found Krantz lying in the parking lot after he was shot during an altercation with a suspect in another vehicle. He was taken to the hospital with life-saving measures underway and later died.
Police say there is no known threat to the public. The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Ralston Police at 402-331-1786, reference case number RAPD20260004852.
Stay with First Alert 6 for updates. ➡️ https://www.wowt.com/2026/06/04/ralston-police-identify-fatal-kwik-shop-shooting-victim/
#Ralston #OmahaNews #BreakingNews #Nebraska #FirstAlert6 #WOWT #ShaneKrantz #Shooting
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- 4:30 PM Stuff the Truck 89th & Dodge
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 8 hours ago
- Description
- 4:30 PM Stuff the Truck 89th & Dodge
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- 4:30 PM Stuff the Truck
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- 2:30
- Date posted
- 8 hours ago
- Description
- 4:30 PM Stuff the Truck
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- 3:30 PM Stuff the Truck
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
- Description
- 3:30 PM Stuff the Truck
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- Super Regionals Preview | Countdown to Omaha 2026 College World Series
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- 24:38
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- The road to Omaha is set! We're breaking down all 8 Super Regional matchups ahead of the 2026 Men's College World Series — and the field looks completely different after one of the wildest regional rounds in recent memory. Seven regional hosts went down, the top two seeds are out, and we're guaranteed to see first-timers in Omaha no matter what.
We preview every matchup: Cal Poly vs. West Virginia, Little Rock vs. Troy, USC vs. UNC Wilmington, Ole Miss vs. Auburn, Kansas vs. Oklahoma, Alabama vs. Saint John's, Oregon vs. Texas, and Mississippi State vs. Georgia.
The College World Series begins in Omaha at Charles Schwab Field. Stay with us for full coverage all the way to the final pitch.
#CollegeWorldSeries #CWS2026 #SuperRegionals #RoadToOmaha #CollegeBaseball #Omaha #WOWT #FirstAlert6
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- Veterans Reunite at Cancer Center After 48 Years Apart | The Good Side
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 10 hours ago
- Description
- Billy Taylor and Randy Duke grew up together in White Bluff, Tennessee — fishing, serving in the National Guard, and then losing touch for nearly five decades. They were reunited by chance at the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center at Natchez in Dickson, Tennessee, where both were receiving treatment. Billy was battling cancer for the third time. Randy was fighting throat cancer. But their unexpected reunion made every appointment a little easier — and when Billy rang the bell cancer-free, Randy was right there beside him.
Brendan Tierney reports.
#TheGoodSide #Veterans #CancerSurvivor #NationalGuard #Tennessee #Friendship #FirstAlert6 #WOWT
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- Update on severe weather potential Friday for Omaha metro
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 10 hours ago
- Description
- Friday, June 5
High: 89° | Partly sunny, warm rebound after morning storms clear
Overnight low: 66° | Storms return before 4 AM Saturday — 80% rain chance
Saturday, June 6
High: 90° | Partly sunny and hot
Overnight low: 68° | Mostly cloudy, south wind 5–7 mph
Sunday, June 7
High: 85° | Chance of storms, especially after 1 PM — 60% rain chance
Overnight low: 67° | Chance of storms continues, mostly cloudy
🌡️ A warm and active pattern continues through the weekend with storm chances each day and highs in the upper 80s to 90°.
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- Flood Potential This Evening
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 10 hours ago
- Description
- ⚠️ Flood Watch in effect through 4 AM Friday. Storms this afternoon/evening could still produce hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding. Rain tapers off after midnight.
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- Stuff the Truck Food Drive until 6 p.m.
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 10 hours ago
- Description
- Stuff the Truck Food Drive until 6 p.m.
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- Trump Plans to Nominate Acting AG Todd Blanche to Lead Justice Department
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
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- President Trump announced plans Wednesday night to formally nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to permanently lead the Justice Department. Blanche has served as acting A.G. since April, when Trump removed Pam Bondi. He previously served as Deputy A.G. and was a key member of Trump's personal legal defense team.
Blanche's tenure has drawn scrutiny — including criticism over the DOJ's handling of Jeffrey Epstein files and a controversial $1.8 billion IRS settlement fund that was later scrapped after bipartisan backlash. Critics have also accused Blanche of using the DOJ to advance Trump's political agenda.
His nomination now heads to the Senate, where Republicans hold a 53-47 majority. Washington Correspondent Stephen Goin reports.
#ToddBlanche #AttorneyGeneral #DOJ #Trump #Washington #BreakingNews #FirstAlert6 #WOWT
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- 6 things you need to know on Thursday, June 4
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Take part in First Alert 6’s “Stuff the Truck” food drive, concerns over Saddle Creek project, more
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- Today in History - June 4: Offutt airman denied entry to Omaha pool due to race
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- On this day in 1963, Offutt Airman Fred Winthrop was told he could not swim at Peony Park for one reason.
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- Man Dies After Shooting at Ralston Kwik Shop
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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- A 29-year-old man is dead after being shot in the parking lot of a Kwik Shop near 72nd and Q streets in Ralston Thursday morning. Police say he was involved in an altercation with a suspect in another vehicle. Multiple agencies responded, including Ralston, Omaha, and La Vista police, along with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Ralston Police at 402-331-1786, reference case number RAPD20260004852.
Stay with First Alert 6 for updates. ➡️ https://www.wowt.com/2026/06/04/shooting-victim-found-ralston-kiwk-shop/
#Ralston #OmahaNews #BreakingNews #Nebraska #FirstAlert6 #Shooting #Crime #WOWT
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- Golden Spike Sports
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Golden Spike Sports
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- First Alert 6 ready to take donations at four Methodist locations across the metro
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- First Alert 6 and Methodist Health System will host a Stuff the Truck food drive Thursday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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- 1 taken to hospital after report of shooting victim at Ralston Kiwk Shop
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- 0:16
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- Authorities responded to the store near 72nd and Q streets just before 6:40 a.m.
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- Rusty shares forecast from "Stuff the Truck" food drive location
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- 1:46
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- The drive goes from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at four locations across the Omaha metro, Fremont and Council Bluffs.
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- One injured in South Omaha cutting incident
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- Just after 2 a.m., emergency crews were called to the cutting near 29th and S streets.
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- Chambers court renovation underway
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- A groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of a major renovation at the Ernie Chambers Court Apartments, a project three years in the making.
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- Scene video: One injured in South Omaha cutting incident
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- Just after 2 a.m., emergency crews were called to the cutting near 29th and S streets.
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- Donations coming in Thursday morning for Stuff the Truck food drive
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- It is set to go from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at four locations across the Omaha metro, Fremont and Council Bluffs.
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- Concerns over housing project by Saddle Creek Road
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- 3:26
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- Omaha leaders will decide next week whether to use taxpayer dollars to pay for new housing on Saddle Creek.
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- First Alert 6's Maria Cade completes first phase of Miss Nebraska competition
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- Maria, who currently serves as Miss Omaha, is competing for the title of Miss Nebraska.
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- Thursday's Stuff the Truck food drive underway
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- The drive benefits the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry, Micah House in Council Bluffs, and Lifehouse in Fremont.
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- Rusty's Morning Forecast
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- For more Local News from WOWT: https://www.wowt.com/
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- Sketch The Sky - 6/4/26
- Runtime
- 0:19
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- Sketch The Sky - Wyatt Eckley
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- Alleged scam uses phony number for airline
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- An Omaha family felt anxiety trying to get home from another country after a last-minute reservation issue for a return flight.
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- Husker commits Trae Taylor, Tay Ellis begin practice at Millard South
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- The out-of-state Nebraska commits transferred to Millard South this offseason.
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- Rusty's 3 Day Forecast
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- For more Local News from WOWT: https://www.wowt.com/
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- Congress Grills Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent on Economy, Debt + IRS Settlement
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
- Description
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faced tough questions on Capitol Hill as lawmakers grilled him over the economy, affordability, deficits, and a controversial IRS settlement involving President Trump.
Democrats argued Americans are stretching savings and taking on more debt as costs rise, while Bessent defended the administration’s agenda as pro-growth and pointed to new tax cuts — including no tax on tips and overtime — as evidence of relief for working Americans.
Republicans also pressed Bessent on the federal deficit and debt, as Bessent argued the U.S. has a spending and growth problem — not a collection problem.
Democrats raised concerns about the president’s IRS settlement, which they say could shield Trump and his family from audits. Bessent said he couldn’t comment due to ongoing litigation.
🎥 Key soundbites:
00:20–00:33 Sen. Ron Wyden (D-WA)
00:41–00:55 Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent
01:11–...
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- Neighbors fight tax break for apartment proposal
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
- Description
- A plan to redevelop the Center Mall near 42nd and Center Street drew pushback from area residents.
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- Lauritzen Satellite Garden in the Old Market
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
- Description
- A new green space opened in the Old Market on Wednesday, transforming a former parking lot into Lauritzen Gardens’ first satellite location.
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