According to the initial investigation, police believe the boy and his father were followed from Off the Hook Barbershop by the suspect. As they drove south on Peters Street, a blue Kia Optima pulled alongside their car on the passenger side and someone inside opened fire at an intersection, Hampton said.
Police are actively searching for the Kia, which continued south, and are investigating at the barbershop, according to Hampton.
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Throughout the incident, Lloyd never moved to draw her gun.”},{“_id”:”BBQFGUNBRVEUXGLJZQ2HWOJR4E”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1659452986678},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Lloyd has worked for the police department for less than two years and is assigned to the night shift. Clayton police Chief Kevin Roberts praised her work and said “she will be successful moving forward, and we’re praying for her good recovery.””},{“_id”:”QOZO5EUVPJCO5CAVJRZPOSGF3U”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1659452986679},”type”:”text”,”content”:”After the initial shooting, Pryor was believed to have traveled north on I-75 in a black Jeep, the Clayton chief said. When Pryor’s car was found near a school on Polar Rock Road, officers approached her and ordered her to show her hands. An Atlanta police spokesman said she fired at least one shot at the approaching officers and they returned fire. 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The GBI is investigating an OIS in Cherokee Co. The Cherokee Co. Sheriff’s Office located a man who violated a TPO and was armed with a gun. During the incident, the man was shot and is in critical condition. No officers injured in the incident.
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On behalf of the Jaguar Nation, I offer sincere condolences to the family, teammates and other loved ones of Bradley Coleman, former Jaguar wide receiver. The Georgia native played on the @SouthernU_BR 2013 team that brought the #SWAC trophy home to #BatonRouge. #WeAreSouthern pic.twitter.com/xvWmbeqfxV
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One of the suspects climbed into the driver’s seat of Coleman’s vehicle, and a struggle ensued as Coleman climbed in from the passenger side and tried to stop the suspect, police said at the time.”},{“_id”:”RP7ARGSPRNGDXBVCYQC25SGCMM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1659450802447},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Around the same time, another driver, unaware of what was going on, lined up behind Coleman’s car to use the air pumps.”},{“_id”:”64VX4LV34JC33IX6Z3AC7DG4TY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1659450802448},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The suspects eventually abandoned their effort but shot Coleman as they exited his car. They then collided with the bystander’s car as they drove off in their vehicle.”},{“_id”:”5AZZPIG7ERCF7DRCRTGWTJUDCY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1659450802449},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In the days following Coleman’s death, friends and family held a candlelight vigil at Lillian Webb Park and took to social media to express their grief and support for his family.”},{“_id”:”SFW4CT5LPFERPI4OD6OUQC5ZZU”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”6AARE6FQVVE4NPNEG23U4ZCURI”},”type”:”raw_html”,”content”:”“},{“_id”:”RNLAJ6342FHSXAK323G3ZF63TQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1659450802451},”type”:”text”,”content”:”A GoFundMe page created to cover Coleman’s final expenses and set up a trust fund for his daughter has raised more than $113,000.”},{“_id”:”O4GIAICYFJENZGGBGAVJGVNYGY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1659450802452},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“Bradley had a little girl, and because of these criminals, she’s lost her daddy,” the fundraiser’s creator, Brooke Watson, wrote.”},{“_id”:”CO3KR5UCKJG3TCCXVKHP3U7AJI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1659450802453},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Anyone with information is asked to contact the police department at 770-513-5300. 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The shooting took place at the Hollywood West apartment complex on Hollywood Road, according to an incident report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.”},{“_id”:”2YL4B2CR65H6ZF4AVC5PIRF5RU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1659398370806},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Just after 7:30 p.m. that day, officers were called about reports of a man shot, the report said. At the apartment complex, police found Height suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. 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The man said Sigman threatened to shoot him and told a security guard, who saw Sigman with a gun and told him to leave the restaurant.”},{“_id”:”5QGCFCRNANA4FDK2XH2DP4VR2I”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1659374803689},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Sigman left the restaurant, according to witnesses, and walked into the parking deck. That’s where he fired shots at the parked car with Jones inside, according to police.”},{“_id”:”LRZP4Y2ZJRGAPBJTEDPLB4XUNI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1659374803690},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Officers arrested Sigman, who lives in Villa Rica, and charged him with murder, three counts each of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Investigators believe Sigman had legally purchased the gun, which was recovered. 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Zack Snyder’s “Justice League” was recut and reshot by Joss Whedon before a fan campaign led to the eventual HBO Max release of an edit by Snyder. The badly received 2016 “Suicide Squad” was followed by James Gunn’s similarly titled 2021 relaunch “The Suicide Squad.””},{“_id”:”WP6H2CRX5FGBNEM46IKYCAELZU”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”“We are saddened and shocked by the news. We still can’t believe it,” El Arbi and Fallah said in a statement Wednesday. “As directors, it is critical that our work be shown to audiences, and while the film was far from finished, we wish that fans all over the world would have had the opportunity to see and embrace the final film themselves. Maybe one day they will insha’Allah (if God wills).\””},{“_id”:”MWHIQVMF45AC5KGL55SOTITNDM”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”The directors signed their statement, posted on Instagram, “Batgirl For Life.””},{“_id”:”FXMCI4J3YVF7NHTYGLSTOWCV44″,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Late Wednesday, Grace posted on Instagram that she was proud of the work that went into “Batgirl.\””},{“_id”:”2NZVREPW2RG2RM4Q6F53NI7NKY”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”“I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process!\” wrote Grace. “To every Batgirl fan –- THANK YOU for the love and belief, allowing me to take on the cape and become, as Babs said best, ‘my own damn hero!’””},{“_id”:”IF5MEPGEIRFTDKLKNH7AZ3D4A4″,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Under new Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav, Warner Bros. is shifting its strategy on film releases and trimming costs. 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While “The Batman” earlier this year performed well with $770.8 million in ticket sales, Warners’ DC releases have been erratic and plagued by controversy. “The Flash,” scheduled for release next June, stars Ezra Miller who has been arrested twice this year in Hawaii, in a disorderly conduct case and on suspicion of assault.”},{“_id”:”QZIV63R5NFAVTL6W2YC5VJEIBQ”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Warner Bros. is hoping to reorganize and reset its DC pipeline — going bigger, not smaller with its rival Marvel. 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Symptoms range from brain fog and unrelenting fatigue to gastric and cardiac issues. Among those 65 and older, the estimates are even higher — 1 in 4.”},{“_id”:”DBNFEPHRURGCXA5GTI73A77UQY”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659017452794,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”That translates into millions of Americans and more than 300,000 Georgians.”},{“_id”:”YPZBMMHIQRDZDA4H4N2OCCFPJE”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659017452795,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Other estimates vary wildly. There is no test for long COVID. No official statistics exist.”},{“_id”:”PKR5Q2DXWVEIDKHVEZ5HD3LFGY”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1658506883269,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Clinicians at the Emory clinic have treated more than 1,000 COVID survivors. 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“},{“_id”:”4BBRJAWG7JEBPL2NRA5PX5464Y”,”type”:”raw_html”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:”GIPMCBL4UVBHXL622OJJ2FWUWE”,”comments”:[]},”content”:””},{“_id”:”BXYYJY3ZHRBDBFATTHGLUBN2AY”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1658506883273,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”“With COVID, we tend to think about the hospitalizations and deaths, and then we kind of stop there sometimes,” said Dr. Tiffany Walker, who has treated long COVID patients at Grady Memorial Hospital. “I don’t want to paint the picture of everybody’s debilitated, but some people are, and it’s people that don’t expect it. The times that people have cried in my office because they’re just so overwhelmed is like more than anything I’ve experienced before in clinical practice.””},{“_id”:”TRAPPR6R6RE7PF5OP746VCUGEY”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1658506883274,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Walker now leads a long COVID study at Grady, which is part of a massive National Institutes of Health effort to find the connection between seemingly unrelated symptoms that have afflicted patients and confounded physicians.”},{“_id”:”SGYPHC3G6VFTZOJHGPIADYGELI”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659606547274,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Scientists still do not know how the virus triggers such a wide range of problems, from minor to incapacitating, or why issues emerge in some patients but not in others, or what exactly the risk factors are for developing them.”},{“_id”:”TRAPPR6R6RE7PF5OP746VCUGEY”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1658506883275,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”What’s more, there is no specific treatment for long COVID. 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The CDC defines long COVID, which it calls Post-COVID Conditions, as symptoms lasting four weeks or longer after infection. The World Health Organization says people cross over into long COVID after symptoms persist for at least three months.”},{“_id”:”P5QXYHM5YBGN7OGC4JJVTDZR4M”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1658757282541,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”In 2021, 60% of patients at the Emory and Grady long COVID clinics enrolled in a study aimed at gathering more information on the illness. At the time of their enrollment, patients had already been dealing with COVID symptoms for an average of 107 days.”},{“_id”:”AC3EMO5LUFCGDB4QCBAXCVYQ5Y”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659450319743,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Even people who have mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 infections can have new health problems crop up months after they’ve tested negative.”},{“_id”:”ANIDLS4KVZFRVL6AUCZPGKCDWQ”,”type”:”header”,”level”:2,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659035279007,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Remaining vigilant”},{“_id”:”VGHUXPIMH5E6HK7DMCZXCSUH4M”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659035279008,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”The CDC’s study evaluated electronic medical records for nearly 2 million people. The agency compared those who had been infected with the coronavirus and those who had not. The analysis found 38% percent of the COVID patients developed one or more new health problems, compared to 16% percent of the non-COVID patients. The health problems of about 21% of the younger COVID patients in the study, those ages 18 to 64, and nearly 27% of the older people, 65 and up, could be attributed to long COVID. The study did not look at vaccination status.”},{“_id”:”U5QHRJBCANDDLDRNVPLSNHL5AE”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1658755109919,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”A growing number of studies suggest that getting a COVID vaccine can reduce — though not eliminate — the risk of longer-term symptoms.”},{“_id”:”CZNRAQ65CVA5BL6V6Q6KURCLBI”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659043308969,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Some experts think that today’s omicron strains pose a lower risk for long COVID than previous variants. 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That means it’s important for clinicians to obtain thorough medical histories to pinpoint when symptoms, such as dizziness, memory loss and headaches, started and when they worsened, she said.”},{“_id”:”4ROWE2QCGRBMDIRFJFKHKHYUGE”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1658506883286,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”“One that comes up all the time is asthma because asthma can develop at any point in life,” Reed said. “We know, historically, viral illnesses can cause asthma onset, so COVID can cause asthma onset. 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Often, the patients undergo a comprehensive evaluation, including a series of lab tests and imaging tests, to rule out other undiagnosed medical conditions.”},{“_id”:”WFDNOLCTQBAZ3KM5AV33OUICGM”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1658506883290,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Lacking established therapies for long COVID symptoms, doctors often rely on approaches that have been used for other ailments with similar symptoms.”},{“_id”:”QV2YSWHRQJCTBLFH3T6CA7EMPM”,”type”:”quote”,”content_elements”:[{“_id”:”3QOOUL63BBC4LE2F5G7YBD3YQI”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”“It’s been shocking. I’ve never seen, with other infections, such widespread, all-over-the-body symptoms for this long.””,”type”:”text”}],”citation”:{“content”:”Dr. Alex Truong, co-director of Emory Healthcare’s post-COVID clinic”,”type”:”text”},”subtype”:”pullquote”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:”OVJNMTK63FFHVHU3TNM3PVPOQQ”,”comments”:[]}},{“_id”:”IJ4H5YF5QFEOLIIYIUIYQAK4YM”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1658524045339,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Neurological stimulants such as Adderall have shown to be effective at improving energy and focus. Albuterol, an inhaled medicine frequently used to treat asthma, can improve breathing. Other medications, physical therapy and cognitive programs also can be helpful.”},{“_id”:”2HW5LIKM2RHWXHOYX2BIRH3K7Q”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1658506883292,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”“I would say to people who get COVID, you didn’t ask to get COVID, and you don’t deserve to fall ill and not have answers,” said Reed. “Reach out to somebody to at least be seen and evaluated because we can do things to get you feeling better. 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We brought you the news late Tuesday that Republican Senate hopeful declared he would participate in an Oct. 14 debate – just not one of the three debates that U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has already accepted.”},{“_id”:”URGE3HTVQ5GLFPBJ7KNDJIYP7Q”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659611558209,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”The maneuvering has left Warnock with a decision. He can continue to insist on participating only in the trio of showdowns he accepted. Or he can swallow his misgivings and accede to Walker’s demand. It depends on how badly he wants to meet his rival face-to-face.”},{“_id”:”MX2WTXJQ6BBBFDX2XWSI3YP4O4″,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659611558210,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Why is this so important to his campaign? Warnock has linked the Republican’s unwillingness to debate to a broader argument that he’s unfit to serve in public office. 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Some of Kemp’s allies have grumbled about the tepid support.”},{“_id”:”WKJPK53RVZHSVHB7Z5JPQDAIEM”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659611558222,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Asked if she plans to stump for Kemp and Walker, whom she also hasn’t joined on the campaign trail, Loeffler was unequivocal.”},{“_id”:”JTOJTYEFFFEMRNYAHBDL53PDJU”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659611558223,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”“I talk to their campaigns. I talk to the governor frequently,” she said. “They know I’m out here working. I’m here to help. And I’ll be there whenever they need me.””},{“_id”:”GWFSCA7LGNAIHKJRVUWZ546NCU”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659611558224,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”***”},{“_id”:”IWHKBC7NLZHQXB5T5TCT2BJZ4Y”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659611558225,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”KANSAS FALLOUT. The resounding vote to protect abortion rights in Kansas gave Democrats fresh hope that an electoral explosion could upend the midterm races in Georgia and other battleground states.”},{“_id”:”KG2S5YR4ERH25OGWSJUF4T6Y6M”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659611558226,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Stacey Abrams’ campaign released a memo noting that a Democratic surge coupled with crossover votes from tens of thousands of Republicans beat back the attempt to limit abortion.”},{“_id”:”HWEVOUP625DGHJ2RQ2F5BLCXXY”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659611558227,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”The memo made clear that she will continue to put abortion rights at the center of her November campaign.”},{“_id”:”7AWK7TQSO5HM5DK47TB5SYBF7Q”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659611558228,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Asked about the possibility of a dramatically expanded electorate, Abrams said she wouldn’t venture a prediction.”},{“_id”:”TGVQPGEUNVB5LATD2GCN2WF7BY”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659611558229,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”“But I will say that the more people understand, the more we see a shift towards making the change necessary to ensure that Brian Kemp is out of office,” she said.”},{“_id”:”HVVQZJ4SXJHUTMXY723AFXY5IE”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659611558230,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Abrams added: “What we should learn from Kansas is we can act. This is not done. It is cruel. It is the law. But that law can be overturned with the right governor, with the right legislators — and with the people of Georgia standing up saying ‘We want better.’””},{“type”:”oembed_response”,”subtype”:”twitter”,”_id”:”IHCJA4KY6BGVNJK2FZKBC5O4YQ”,”raw_oembed”:{“url”:” Bluestein”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/bluestein”,”html”:”
Stacey Abrams just wrapped up a discussion with women who suffered from miscarriages and are worried that others who experience similar tragedies could now be subjected to criminal investigations under the state’s anti-abortion law. #gapol pic.twitter.com/gfX2w7rM1b
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The voting rights group Fair Fight is calling for Georgia counties to adopt “gold standards” for early voting access, with every polling place open 12 hours a day during three weeks before Election Day.”},{“_id”:”V5SHWDTV6VGUVLSHDWTJ27K74Q”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659617925376,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”The effort is backed by a six-figure online advertising campaign designed to make voting convenient and help avoid lines, our AJC colleague Mark Niesse reports.”},{“_id”:”4ZQH5HYVBVDKXOBZFCMNRQTZPA”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659617925377,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”About half of voters – an estimated 2.3 million Georgians – are expected to take advantage of early voting in November, according to Fair Fight.”},{“_id”:”FRJLQKR3QFCFLOWEA6FIPW2WVA”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659617925378,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Counties should offer early voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at all locations, keep locations open every day, offer voting on two Sundays, and increase the number of polling places, according to Fair Fight.”},{“_id”:”MLZPTLUQ25FMRIPPAWMHCLLQQU”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659617925379,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”“Democracy only works when we all have the opportunity to participate. Each of these reasonable standards are already in place in counties across Georgia, and if adopted in full will be a step in the right direction to ensure voters will have accessible and equitable voting opportunities,” said Fair Fight spokesman Matt Krackenberger.”},{“_id”:”HK2C4N6OAVHHZG6NPBYNC77A7M”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659617925380,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Under Georgia law, every county is required to offer early voting for at least 17 days in October, including two Saturdays, but hours and locations vary depending on decisions made by local election boards.”},{“_id”:”RR5R6DZ46NA75G5ME3OJYFTGTE”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659617925381,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”Fair Fight is also organizing volunteers in 50 counties to advocate for voting access at upcoming county election board meetings, where early voting locations and hours will be set.”},{“_id”:”P2KXALPWN5CDFAMAI6HRUK73VY”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659617925382,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”***”},{“_id”:”I73P35H63VDQBDFAD3XLO656GM”,”type”:”text”,”additional_properties”:{“_id”:1659617925383,”comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”content”:”TODAY IN WASHINGTON:”},{“_id”:”DAM3RZSWHVHP7D3UPIIUOILBRY”,”type”:”list”,”list_type”:”unordered”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”items”:[{“_id”:”ABDPLUWVVJF33HEA472HE3B4OQ”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”block_properties”:{},”content”:”The Senate is in session.”,”type”:”text”},{“_id”:”7ELOA3YKARDYRGGRKACAM6FU4Q”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”inline_comments”:[]},”block_properties”:{},”content”:”U.S. Sen. 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