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Space
Northern lights may be visible in 21 US states tonight.
Space.com
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Indiana as two incoming coronal mass ejections could spark geomagnetic storm conditions overnight.
Sun unleashes strongest solar flare of 2025, sparking radio blackouts across Africa and Europe.
Space.com
The sun erupted in spectacular fashion this morning (Nov. 11), unleashing a major X5.1-class solar flare, the strongest of 2025 so far and the most intense since October 2024.
The eruption peaked at 5 a.m. EST (1000 GMT) from sunspot AR4274, which has been bursting with activity in recent days. The blast triggered strong (R3-level) radio blackouts across Africa and Europe, disrupting high-frequency radio communications on the sunlit side of Earth.
This outburst is the latest in a series of intense flares from AR4274, which also produced an X1.7 flare on Nov. 9 and an X1.2 on Nov. 10. Those flares were accompanied by coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that could combine and impact Earth overnight tonight, possibly triggering strong (G3) geomagnetic storm conditions and widespread auroras, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. The CME released today could also join the party as it speeds toward Earth at 4.4 million mph. NOAA predicts the CME could impact Earth around midday on Nov. 12. With this third CME added to the mix, it's possible that we could experience severe (G4) geomagnetic storm conditions.
Space rescue services needed? 2 'stranded' astronaut incidents are a 'massive wake-up call,' experts say.
Space.com
China's decision to delay the return of its Shenzhou 20 astronauts from the country's space station due to a possible space debris impact has led to yet another "stranded in space" state of affairs. The situation is also sparking discussion of space rescue planning — or lack of it.
That trio of Chinese astronauts — Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie — have been orbiting Earth for more than six months. Prior to the landing delay, the Shenzhou 20 trio had handed over operation of the Tiangong space station to the newly arrived Shenzhou 21 crew. They were due to return back to Earth under parachute on Nov. 5., but the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced the landing wave-off the same day, explaining that the crew's spacecraft "is suspected of being struck by small space debris and impact analysis and risk assessment [s] are underway."
The CMSA provided a brief on the status of the crew on Nov. 11, writing that "Following the postponement of the Shenzhou-20 manned spacecraft return mission, the project team, adhering to the principles of 'life first, safety first,' immediately activated emergency plans and measures" and that "All work is progressing steadily and orderly according to plan." However, the statement does not elaborate on what specific issue the Shenzhou 20 encountered or where the problem lies. Some speculation revolves around a possible launch, if needed, of an uncrewed Shenzhou 22 spacecraft as a replacement vehicle for the damaged spacecraft. In light of details provided by China's space agency, experts are now left to wonder what the state of the Shenzhou 20 relief efforts might be.
'This all must end now.' NASA lab closures at Goddard Space Flight Center under Congressional scrutiny.
Space.com
Activities at NASA's flagship science center are coming under a Congressional magnifying glass, and lawmakers are calling for the space agency's Office of Inspector General (OIG) to get involved.
A letter from Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, demands that NASA must cease facility closures taking place during the government shutdown at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, in Greenbelt, Maryland, and that the agency must immediately halt its consolidation activities there. The letter cites a previous Space.com investigation that revealed NASA has been prematurely and illegally implementing President Trump's 2026 budget request before it has been approved by Congress by dismantling and closing key laboratories and offices at Goddard.
Lofgren's letter, sent Nov. 10 to NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy, gives the space agency 24 hours to respond with confirmation that all lab closures and workspace relocations have ceased. "NASA must stop what it is doing at Goddard and submit to oversight by Congress and the OIG before it inflicts permanent damage on agency scientific capabilities with severe and lasting consequences," Lofgren wrote.
India tests parachutes for Gaganyaan astronaut capsule (video).
Space.com
India took another step toward its first-ever human spaceflight last week, successfully testing the parachute system for its Gaganyaan astronaut capsule.
The test occurred on Nov. 3, using an Indian Air Force IL-76 aircraft and a capsule mass simulator that tipped the scales at 7.2 tons (6.5 metric tons).
The plane took off from Babina Field Firing Range, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. It dropped the dummy capsule at an altitude of 1.6 miles (2.5 kilometers), forcing the Gaganyaan parachutes into action.
World and General
California governor calls Trump ‘an invasive species’ at Cop30 climate talks.
The Guardian
California governor Gavin Newsom has said Donald Trump is an “invasive species” whose dismissal of the climate crisis is an “abomination”, in a fiery attack at the UN climate talks in Brazil – from which Trump and his administration have been completely absent.
Newsom is the most senior American politician at the Cop30 summit in Belém, after Trump took the unprecedented step of not sending a delegation to the talks. Newsom sought to fill the notable void of official US activity by lambasting the president for tearing up climate policies and pushing for burning more of the fossil fuels that have caused dangerous global heating.
On Tuesday, it emerged that Trump has drawn up plans to open up the coast of California for oil and gas drilling, a move that Newsom said would happen “over my dead body, full stop. He said he wants to open up the coast of California, but he doesn’t want oil-drilling rigs off the coast of Florida, not across the street from Mar-a-Lago. He’s silent on that. But it’s not going to happen. It’s dead on arrival.”
Accusing Trump of an assault upon the climate and on democracy, Newsom said of the president: “He’s an invasive species, he’s a wrecking-ball president. He’s trying to roll back progress of the last century. He’s trying to recreate the 19th century. He’s doubling down on stupid.”
China sharpens its language on Taiwan as part of ‘longer-term’ strategy.
The Guardian
In recent weeks China has released a series of statements, articles and photos, that analysts say signal an escalation in the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s approach to Taiwan. Beijing claims Taiwan as a province and has vowed to annex it under what it terms “reunification”. China’s military is not believed to be capable of a full invasion yet, but senior officials have recently started using sharper language.
A series of “explainer” articles in state media in October outlined how Taiwan would be governed under Chinese rule: by vetted pro-China “patriots” in a “one country two systems” regime similar to that instituted in Hong Kong and Macau. Such a proposal has long been rejected by Taiwan, particularly after Hong Kong’s crushing of the “high degree of autonomy” the regime promised.
“The aim is to belittle Taiwan’s international standing, and Hong Kong-ify and Macau-ify Taiwan, to achieve the political objective of eliminating Taiwan’s sovereignty,” said the head of Taiwan’s National Security Bureau, Tsai Ming-yen of the articles.
The articles promised peace and economic prosperity, but also warned: “After reunification, risks of war, caused by “Taiwan independence” secessionists, will be removed and external interference will be prevented”.
Asio accuses Chinese hackers of seeking access to Australia’s critical infrastructure.
The Guardian
Australia’s intelligence agency has accused “Chinese hackers” of seeking to gain access to critical infrastructure assets, including telecommunications networks.
In a speech to a business forum in Melbourne, the director general of the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation, Mike Burgess, said the nation now faced a threat of “high-impact sabotage”.
Burgess referenced the activities of two hacking units known as Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon, which he said were “working for the Chinese government and their military”. He said the groups had successfully targeted the United States.
“Salt Typhoon’s intent was espionage – they penetrated the United States’ telecommunications system to gain access to the nation’s communications through a strategic spying operation,” Burgess said. “We have seen Chinese hackers probing our critical infrastructure as well.”
Man and daughter flying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica identified as victims of crash.
The Guardian
The founder of a church ministry and his 22-year-old daughter have been identified as the victims of a deadly plane crash in Florida on Monday as they were flying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica.
Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena died when their twin-engined Beechcraft King Air crashed into a residential neighborhood in Coral Springs on Monday morning shortly after takeoff from Fort Lauderdale’s executive airport.
A resident’s security video caught the moment the plane plunged into a lake after narrowly avoiding houses. Officials said nobody on the ground was injured.
Wurm was the founder of Ignite the Fire, a Cayman Islands-based Christian ministry that supports the empowerment of youth in the Caribbean. He had made multiple trips to Jamaica in recent days to deliver humanitarian relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the devastating category 5 storm that made landfall on 28 October.
Pakistan Taliban claim responsibility for deadly terror attack in Islamabad.
The Guardian
At least 12 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Islamabad carried out by the Pakistan Taliban, as the country’s defence minister said a deadly surge in terror attacks had put the country in a “state of war”.
The explosion, which was confirmed as a suicide attack by several government ministers, took place outside district court buildings in the capital on Tuesday at about 12.30pm. The area is usually heavily crowded with lawyers and litigants attending trials.
The interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi, said 12 people had been killed in the attack and 27 were wounded. Naqvi said the bomber had tried to “enter the court premises but, failing to do so, targeted a police vehicle”.
The attack was claimed by the Pakistan Taliban, known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. “Judges, lawyers and officials who carried out rulings under Pakistan’s un-Islamic laws were targeted,” the TTP said in a statement, threatening more attacks until Islamic sharia law was implemented in the Muslim-majority country.
Taliban warns Pakistan after Istanbul peace talks end in deadlock.
Times of India
KABUL: The latest round of Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks in Istanbul ended without agreement, with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan accusing Islamabad of insincerity and attempting to shift blame onto Afghanistan.
In an official clarification released by Zabihullah Mujahid on November 8, the Taliban government expressed gratitude to "the Republic of Turkey and the State of Qatar - the two brotherly countries - for hosting and mediating the talks."
It added that Afghan representatives had attended "in good faith and with appropriate authority" on November 6 and 7, expecting Pakistan to approach the matter "seriously and constructively."
Travel advisory: UK flags Indo-Pak border risk after Delhi blast; urges 'informed decisions'.
Times of India
The UK government has updated its travel advisory for British nationals following Monday’s deadly car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort area, which claimed 12 lives and left several others injured.
In its latest guidance, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) advised British citizens in Delhi to remain cautious and follow instructions from local authorities.“There has been an explosion at the Red Fort (Lal Qila) Metro Station, New Delhi,” reads the FCDO update for India. “If you’re in the immediate area follow the advice of the local authorities and monitor local media,” it adds.
India, US trade deal talks largely complete.
Times of India
NEW DELHI: India and the US may be nearing a bilateral trade deal with further rounds of talks unlikely, amid assertions that govt wants the outcome to be balanced and equitable.
"We are working for a good trade deal in the interest of India. We want a fair, equitable, and balanced trade deal with the US. If that happens, it could happen any day, tomorrow, next month, or next year. But as a govt, we are preparing for everything," commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal said at an event here.
Separately, a senior official also said that negotiations with the US were largely complete and no further rounds may be needed. "They (the US) have to get back to us. It's the most comprehensive, WTO-compliant treaty compared to any other nation. We negotiated very cautiously, keeping in mind the sensitivities of key sectors. There is no deadline," the official said.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict: PM Anutin suspends peace deal over landmine explosion; two soldiers injured.
Times of India
Thailand has suspended its Malaysia-brokered peace deal with Cambodia after a landmine explosion injured two Thai soldiers near the shared border, government officials confirmed on Monday.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced the suspension of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords, citing the incident as evidence that tensions remain high. The deal, overseen by U.S. President Donald Trump, was intended to normalise relations through disarmament and border demilitarisation measures.
“Everything we have been doing until now will be stopped until there is more clarity,” Anutin told reporters. “What happened shows that the hostility hasn’t decreased as we thought it would. So we can’t proceed any further from here.”The suspension includes halting the release of 18 detained Cambodian soldiers, which had been scheduled to begin on November 21, government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat said.
Gaza partition likely as Trump’s plan falters.
Times of India
MANAMA: A de facto partition of Gaza between an area controlled by Israel and another ruled by Hamas is increasingly likely, sources said, with efforts to advance Donald Trump’s plan to end the war beyond a truce faltering.
Six European officials with direct knowledge of the efforts to implement the next phase of the plan said it was effectively stalled and that reconstruction now appeared likely to be limited to the Israel-controlled area. That could lead to years of separation, they warned.
Under the first stage of the plan, which took effect on Oct 10, the Israeli military currently controls 53% of Mediterranean territory, including much of farmland, along with Rafah in the south, parts of Gaza City and other urban areas.
Nearly all Gaza’s 2 million people are crammed into tent camps and the rubble of shattered cities across the rest of Gaza, under Hamas control.Reuters drone footage shot in Nov shows cataclysmic destruction in the northeast of Gaza City after Israel’s assault before the ceasefire, after months of prior bombardments. The area is now split between Israeli and Hamas control.
Israel parliament passes first reading of death penalty for ‘terrorism’ law.
Al Jazeera
Surprise, surprise.
Critics say that in practice, the death penalty would apply almost exclusively to Palestinians who kill Jews, not to Jewish hardliners who carry out attacks on Palestinians.
How many times has Israel violated the Gaza ceasefire? Here are the numbers.
Al Jazeera
One month into the declaration of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Israel has violated the agreement with near-daily attacks, killing hundreds of people.
Israel violated the ceasefire agreement at least 282 times from October 10 to November 10, through the continuation of attacks by air, artillery and direct shootings, the Government Media Office in Gaza reports.
The office said Israel shot at civilians 88 times, raided residential areas beyond the “yellow line” 12 times, bombed Gaza 124 times, and demolished people’s properties on 52 occasions. It added that Israel also detained 23 Palestinians from Gaza over the past month.
Israel has also continued to block vital humanitarian aid and destroy homes and infrastructure across the Strip.
Al Jazeera tracks the ceasefire violations to date.
‘You can do anything’: Israeli war crimes in Gaza aired in UK documentary.
Al Jazeera
About 30 minutes into a new documentary featuring testimonies of Israeli soldiers about being deployed to Gaza, a soldier reflects on the enclave after months of sustained Israeli war on it: “Terrible heat. Sand. Stench. And dogs wandering around in packs. They eat dead bodies … It’s horrifying … It’s a kind of zombie apocalypse. No trees. No bushes. No roads. There’s nothing.”
The documentary, Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War, shown on UK network ITV on Monday, featured Israeli soldiers, some speaking of shame at having participated in what they concede is a genocide, others unflinchingly detailing the nature of that war.
Included are the details of a firing policy that takes little to no account of cause, the wholesale destruction of property and homes, the systematic use of human shields, drone warfare and indiscriminate killing tied to a weaponised system of aid.
“People don’t think about it,” one participant, credited as Eli, tells the camera. “Because if you do think about it, you’ll want to kill yourself.
What is the meaning of Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s name?
Al Jazeera
Zohran Mamdani will be the first Muslim-Indian mayor of New York City when he takes up the post in January 2026, following an election which has gained global attention.
Mamdani, 34, will be the city’s youngest mayor since 1892. Having entered the race as a largely unknown candidate, he won the Democratic nomination and campaigned on a promise of affordability for New Yorkers, including rent freezes, free buses and universal healthcare, gaining huge popularity among young voters.
The mayor-elect, who will be formally inaugurated on January 1, 2026, has also been a beacon for a large number of those in the city who come from immigrant backgrounds. During a Democratic primary debate in June, his opponent for the nomination – former Democratic Mayor Andrew Cuomo – mispronounced his name several times.
“The name is Mamdani, M-A-M-D-A-N-I, you should learn how to say it because we’ve got to get it right,” he told Cuomo in the televised debate.
But what does Mamdani mean, and what is the significance of his full name, Zohran Kwame Mamdani?
Lawsuit challenges US ban on transgender TSA officers conducting pat-downs.
Al Jazeera
A Virginia transportation security officer has accused the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of sex discrimination over a policy that bars transgender officers from performing security screening pat-downs, according to a federal lawsuit.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which operates under the DHS, enacted the policy in February to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring two unchangeable sexes: male and female.
The Associated Press (AP) news agency obtained internal documents explaining the policy change from four independent sources, including one current and two former TSA workers.
Syrian leader in Washington: Start of a new regional order?
Deutsche Welle
Long-time observers of politics in the Middle East called it a "surreal" moment.
Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, who formerly fought with al-Qaeda and was jailed by the US as a terrorist, was welcomed at the White House by US President Donald Trump — even if he and his delegation did arrive for the meeting through a side door.
Also surreal for some: The fact that a former al-Qaeda member would then also sign his country up to the global coalition fighting the extremist "Islamic State" group. The "Islamic State," or "IS," group was originally an offshoot of al-Qaeda in Iraq.
But in fact, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the militia group al-Sharaa eventually formed actually split from al-Qaeda in 2016, and focused more on fighting the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. The militia, known as HTS, was also opposed to the "IS" group and battled it inside Syria for years.
Trump threatens BBC with $1 billion lawsuit.
DW
Britain's national broadcaster's two top executives resigned over the editing of US President Donald Trump's January 6 speech in a documentary. However, the president's lawyers demanded a retraction of the documentary. US President Donald Trump's team has sent a letter to the BBC threatening to sue the UK-based public broadcaster for $1 billion (€865 million).
His lawyers said the broadcaster must retract a controversial documentary by Friday or face a lawsuit for "no less" than $1 billion.
The letter follows the resignation of BBC Director General Tim Davie and Chief Executive of News Deborah Turness on Sunday, after claims that a documentary aired by the flagship Panorama program misled viewers.
The program allegedly spliced two separate excerpts from one of Trump's speeches, creating the impression that he was inciting the January 6 Capitol riot.
US warship nears Latin America amid rising tensions.
DW
The USS Gerald R. Ford joins warships in Latin America and the Caribbean as the Trump administration ramps up its drug war. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the US buildup is designed to drive him from power.
A United States aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in waters near Latin America, heightening tensions with Venezuela. Washington says the deployment will bolster efforts to disrupt drug and criminal networks, but Caracas calls it a pretext for regime change.
US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of the world's largest warship, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the region last month.
The US Navy said Tuesday the Ford and three destroyers will join seven other ships in the Caribbean, including three carrying a Marine Expeditionary Unit of thousands of troops.
UN welcomes aid supply talks with Sudan army.
DW
Leading UN diplomat Tom Fletcher was in Port Sudan on Tuesday for talks with the country's transitional military government, looking to secure better supply of aid to the war-torn country that's partly controlled by the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia.
Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council shared a brief video on social media of Fletcher sitting in a room with President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and other officials.
India: Exit polls favor Modi's coalition in Bihar election.
DW
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, or NDA, is poised to return to power in Bihar, according to several exit polls.
Phase one of voting for a new Legislative Assembly in Bihar, in eastern India, took place on November 6, the second phase wrapped up on Tuesday.
Official results are expected on Friday in the state, long seen as India's political bellwether.
Science Chaser
Montreal's electric buses use more energy in winter but are still more cost-effective than diesel.
Phys.org
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM), the city's urban transit authority, plans to make its network completely electric by 2040 by adding 140 electric buses to its fleet annually to meet this target. It's an ambitious goal, made more challenging by the extreme swings in the city's weather every year.
The city's cold winters make serious demands on battery electric buses (BEBs). Keeping temperatures comfortable for passengers, accounting for stop-and-go city traffic and managing icy roads are important factors the agency must consider when forecasting its energy consumption as it transitions away from gas-powered vehicles.
A new Concordia-led study provides empirical evidence on how cold weather affects BEB performance while offering data-driven insights into how Montreal and other cities can keep the buses running efficiently year-round.
Bees learn to read simple 'Morse code'.
Phys.org
For the first time that an insect—the bumblebee Bombus terrestris—can decide where to forage for food based on different durations of visual cues. Their paper is published in the journal Biology Letters.
In Morse code, a short duration flash or "dot" denotes a letter "E" and a long duration flash, or "dash," means letter "T." Until now, the ability to discriminate between "dot" and "dash" has been seen only in humans and other vertebrates such as macaques or pigeons.
Ph.D. student Alex Davidson and his supervisor Dr. Elisabetta Versace, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Queen Mary, led a team that studied this ability in bees. They built a special maze to train individual bees to find a sugar reward at one of two flashing circles, shown with either a long or short flash duration. For instance, when the short flash, or "dot," was associated with sugar, then the long flash, or "dash," was instead associated with a bitter substance that bees dislike.
Solving mysteries with moss: The history of using tiny plants as forensic evidence.
Phys.org
Tiny plants, like moss, are easy to overlook. They're often as small as an eyelash, and they tend to grow on the ground in dark, wet places. But these small plants sometimes turn out to be big clues in forensic cases.
A team of scientists learned that firsthand in 2013, when they were asked to use bits of moss to help pinpoint the location where a body was buried. Now, the researchers have published a paper in the journal Forensic Sciences Research, compiling all the cases they could find of mosses and their relatives being used to help solve crimes.
"With our paper, we wanted to highlight the significance of botanical evidence, because chances are, investigators are simply overlooking it because they don't know what they're looking at. We're hoping that our study helps show how important these tiny plants can be," says Matt von Konrat, Head of Botanical Collections at the Field Museum in Chicago and corresponding author of the paper.
Small digital frictions can slow the spread of misinformation.
Phys.org
New research from the University of Copenhagen points to a simple yet effective method for combating misinformation on social media: make it slightly harder to share content.
Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and X have made it incredibly easy to share content with friends and acquaintances through like and share buttons. But we don't just share cat videos and cake recipes—we also share content that turns out to be fake news and misinformation. Research has shown that such content is particularly attractive and spreads faster on social media than reliable information—partly because platform algorithms prioritize sensational posts that are widely shared.
But what if sharing content became a bit more difficult? That's the idea proposed by researchers from the University of Copenhagen in a new article published in npj Complexity.
Mathematical model indicates Neanderthal disappearance can be explained by genetic dilution.
Phys.org
Currently, there are several hypotheses surrounding the disappearance of Neanderthals. While they all have at least some scientific support, researchers can't agree on which—or which combination—is most likely. In a new study, published in Scientific Reports, researchers use a mathematical model to determine if Neanderthal disappearance could be explained only by genetic dilution from mating with humans through periods of recurrent small-scale immigrations. Their results indicate it certainly was a possibility.
Slow and steady disappearance or catastrophic demise?
Neanderthals originated in Eurasia sometime around 400,000 years ago and were the predominant species of hominins in the region until the arrival of modern humans (Homo sapiens), around 40,000 years ago. Because modern humans came into contact with Neanderthals in waves of immigration events over several thousand years near the time of Neanderthals' disappearance, many researchers think modern humans played a role in their ultimate demise. However, what role they played is unclear.
Four main hypotheses are discussed in the study. One hypothesis blames Neanderthal demographics—small and isolated populations, inbreeding depression, reduced population growth, difficulties finding mates, low birth rates, and high death rates. Another suggests climate fluctuations and disasters were to blame. Another possible explanation is that modern humans brought in new diseases and competition for resources, and the lower populations of Neanderthals could not overcome these new obstacles.
Dinosaur eggshells unlock a new way to tell time in the fossil record.
Phys.org
An international team of geologists and paleontologists is pioneering a groundbreaking methodology to reliably determine the age of fossil-bearing rocks—by directly dating fossilized dinosaur eggshells.
The study, led by Dr. Ryan Tucker from Stellenbosch University's Department of Earth Sciences, is published in Communications Earth & Environment.
Many fossil sites around the world are only coarsely dated. Without precise information on the geologic age of fossils, paleontologists struggle to understand how different species and ecosystems relate across time and space. Usually, researchers rely on dating minerals such as zircon or apatite found associated with fossils, but those minerals aren't always present. Attempts to date the fossils themselves, such as bones or teeth, have often produced uncertain results.
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