Strom Goretti SLAMS UK, 90 mph winds with leaves thousands without power in South-West
An extremely rare red warning has been issued for a 'weather bomb' as snow is causing carnage across the UK. Two airports have stopped a number of flights as Storm Goretti sweeps across the country, bringing up to 30cm of snow.
Dozens of flights are currently not arriving or departing from London Heathrow and Birmingham airports due to the weather conditions.
The Met Office has issued several alerts across the country for snow, wind, rain and ice, including the red warning for strong winds in south-west England and an amber for heavy snow in central parts of the country.
Travel chaos is also hitting the roads with trees falling and road closures due to thick blankets of snow.
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An extremely rare red warning has been issued for a 'weather bomb' as snow is causing carnage across the UK. Two airports have stopped a number of flights as Storm Goretti sweeps across the country, bringing up to 30cm of snow.
Dozens of flights are currently not arriving or departing from London Heathrow and Birmingham airports due to the weather conditions.
The Met Office has issued several alerts across the country for snow, wind, rain and ice, including the red warning for strong winds in south-west England and an amber for heavy snow in central parts of the country.
Travel chaos is also hitting the roads with trees falling and road closures due to thick blankets of snow.
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☄️SOTT FOCUS: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - December 2025: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs
December 2025 witnessed escalating solar activity within Solar Cycle 25.
Early in the month, a full-halo coronal mass ejection from an M8.1 flare on December 6 led to a strong G3 geomagnetic storm on December 9, enhancing auroral displays.
Mid-month featured an X1.1 flare on December 8 — the most intense of the period — along with multiple C- and M-class flares.
Activity intensified late, with an M5.1 flare on December 27, an M4.2 on December 28, and peaking at an M7.1 on December 31, accompanied by potential Earth-grazing CMEs.
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December 2025 witnessed escalating solar activity within Solar Cycle 25.
Early in the month, a full-halo coronal mass ejection from an M8.1 flare on December 6 led to a strong G3 geomagnetic storm on December 9, enhancing auroral displays.
Mid-month featured an X1.1 flare on December 8 — the most intense of the period — along with multiple C- and M-class flares.
Activity intensified late, with an M5.1 flare on December 27, an M4.2 on December 28, and peaking at an M7.1 on December 31, accompanied by potential Earth-grazing CMEs.
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Storm Goretti SLAMS UK, 90 mph winds leave thousands without power in South-West
An extremely rare red warning has been issued for a 'weather bomb' as snow is causing carnage across the UK. Two airports have stopped a number of flights as Storm Goretti sweeps across the country, bringing up to 30cm of snow.
Dozens of flights are currently not arriving or departing from London Heathrow and Birmingham airports due to the weather conditions.
The Met Office has issued several alerts across the country for snow, wind, rain and ice, including the red warning for strong winds in south-west England and an amber for heavy snow in central parts of the country.
Travel chaos is also hitting the roads with trees falling and road closures due to thick blankets of snow.
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An extremely rare red warning has been issued for a 'weather bomb' as snow is causing carnage across the UK. Two airports have stopped a number of flights as Storm Goretti sweeps across the country, bringing up to 30cm of snow.
Dozens of flights are currently not arriving or departing from London Heathrow and Birmingham airports due to the weather conditions.
The Met Office has issued several alerts across the country for snow, wind, rain and ice, including the red warning for strong winds in south-west England and an amber for heavy snow in central parts of the country.
Travel chaos is also hitting the roads with trees falling and road closures due to thick blankets of snow.
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BEST OF THE WEB: One fell swoop: Lawsuit eyes dealing final death blow to racial preferences
Opponents of affirmative action hoped that the Supreme Court had delivered a death blow to the controversial policy in 2023 when Chief Justice John Roberts declared for the court's majority that "Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it." But as sweeping as that pronouncement was, it came in a ruling in the landmark SFFA v.
Harvard case, solely barring the use of racial preferences in college admissions.
The practices that the court deemed illegal on campus have persisted elsewhere, including in programs across the federal government.
A lawsuit now wending its way through the courts, Revier v.
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Opponents of affirmative action hoped that the Supreme Court had delivered a death blow to the controversial policy in 2023 when Chief Justice John Roberts declared for the court's majority that "Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it." But as sweeping as that pronouncement was, it came in a ruling in the landmark SFFA v.
Harvard case, solely barring the use of racial preferences in college admissions.
The practices that the court deemed illegal on campus have persisted elsewhere, including in programs across the federal government.
A lawsuit now wending its way through the courts, Revier v.
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Why the Monroe Doctrine cannot be reestablished
The Monroe Doctrine occupies an unusual place in American political discourse.
It is often invoked as though it announced a permanent rule of hemispheric governance, capable of being revived or enforced by later administrations.
In contemporary usage, it is frequently treated as a declaration of American authority over the Western hemisphere or as a justification for intervention against foreign powers and regional governments.
This understanding does not reflect the document as written, the circumstances that produced it, or the limits its authors assumed.
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The Monroe Doctrine occupies an unusual place in American political discourse.
It is often invoked as though it announced a permanent rule of hemispheric governance, capable of being revived or enforced by later administrations.
In contemporary usage, it is frequently treated as a declaration of American authority over the Western hemisphere or as a justification for intervention against foreign powers and regional governments.
This understanding does not reflect the document as written, the circumstances that produced it, or the limits its authors assumed.
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🇷🇺🇻🇪Russia declares solidarity with Venezuela
Moscow has welcomed the appointment of Delcy Rodriguez as interim president after Nicolas Maduro was abducted by American commandos.
Russia stands in solidarity with its long-time ally Venezuela "in the face of blatant neo-colonial threats and external armed aggression," the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has said days after US forces abducted President Nicolas Maduro.
Delcy Rodriguez, formerly Venezuela's vice president, was sworn in on Monday as the country's interim president.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry described the move as a demonstration of Caracas' determination to "assure unity" and "mitigate the risks of a constitutional crisis." Moscow reaffirmed its "unwavering solidarity with the Venezuelan people and Government." Russia stands ready to provide all necessary support to Venezuela, the ministry reiterated.
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Moscow has welcomed the appointment of Delcy Rodriguez as interim president after Nicolas Maduro was abducted by American commandos.
Russia stands in solidarity with its long-time ally Venezuela "in the face of blatant neo-colonial threats and external armed aggression," the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has said days after US forces abducted President Nicolas Maduro.
Delcy Rodriguez, formerly Venezuela's vice president, was sworn in on Monday as the country's interim president.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry described the move as a demonstration of Caracas' determination to "assure unity" and "mitigate the risks of a constitutional crisis." Moscow reaffirmed its "unwavering solidarity with the Venezuelan people and Government." Russia stands ready to provide all necessary support to Venezuela, the ministry reiterated.
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🇨🇺🇺🇸🇳🇮US will 'fix' Cuba and Nicaragua - Republican senator
Rick Scott issued threats to the socialist countries after American commandos abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Republican US Senator Rick Scott has said that Washington would install a new president in Colombia, as well as "fix" Cuba and Nicaragua.
He made the remarks in an interview with Fox Business, just days after US commandos abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a raid in Caracas.
US President Donald Trump described the operation as his enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine, designed to ensure Washington's domination in the Western Hemisphere and said American companies must gain access to Venezuela's rich oil reserves.
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Rick Scott issued threats to the socialist countries after American commandos abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Republican US Senator Rick Scott has said that Washington would install a new president in Colombia, as well as "fix" Cuba and Nicaragua.
He made the remarks in an interview with Fox Business, just days after US commandos abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a raid in Caracas.
US President Donald Trump described the operation as his enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine, designed to ensure Washington's domination in the Western Hemisphere and said American companies must gain access to Venezuela's rich oil reserves.
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🇵🇸🇻🇪Ushering in the age of impunity: Venezuela, Palestine, and the end of international law
The recent sound of explosions over Venezuela, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, and Nigeria are not merely the spasms by a declining U.S. empire.
They are something much more terrifying — the dawning of the age of impunity.
On January 3, 2026, without provocation, cause, or legal justification, the U.S. bombed Venezuela, invaded its capital, killed dozens of people, and violently abducted the President and First Lady of the country, binding, blindfolding, and spiriting them off to the United States.
Surely, such a blatant violation of a whole raft of international laws, indeed, challenging the very centerpiece of the post-World War II legal framework that prohibits acts of aggression, would be met with universal condemnation.
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The recent sound of explosions over Venezuela, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, and Nigeria are not merely the spasms by a declining U.S. empire.
They are something much more terrifying — the dawning of the age of impunity.
On January 3, 2026, without provocation, cause, or legal justification, the U.S. bombed Venezuela, invaded its capital, killed dozens of people, and violently abducted the President and First Lady of the country, binding, blindfolding, and spiriting them off to the United States.
Surely, such a blatant violation of a whole raft of international laws, indeed, challenging the very centerpiece of the post-World War II legal framework that prohibits acts of aggression, would be met with universal condemnation.
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"Appalling": Debanking explodes to record high in Britain
An estimated 453,230 accounts were shut down in the United Kingdom in the last year, a stunning figure that has drawn outrage from the country's leading conservative lawmaker.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called the shocking figure "appalling" and slammed European rules that he believes "makes it cheaper for banks to close accounts over unusual transactions." Farage, who was elected to the British Parliament in 2024 and leads the conservative populist Reform Party, is no stranger to debanking, having had his accounts closed by Coutts in 2023.
So what's the banks' excuse?
"Financial crime reasons," they said, according to documents obtained by The Telegraph under Freedom of Information rules.
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An estimated 453,230 accounts were shut down in the United Kingdom in the last year, a stunning figure that has drawn outrage from the country's leading conservative lawmaker.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called the shocking figure "appalling" and slammed European rules that he believes "makes it cheaper for banks to close accounts over unusual transactions." Farage, who was elected to the British Parliament in 2024 and leads the conservative populist Reform Party, is no stranger to debanking, having had his accounts closed by Coutts in 2023.
So what's the banks' excuse?
"Financial crime reasons," they said, according to documents obtained by The Telegraph under Freedom of Information rules.
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What makes all Vaccines so dangerous?
Vaccines often cause various side effects, making it hard to identify common causes — many of which overlap with other mysterious and "incurable" ailments Neurologist Andrew Moulden discovered that vaccines frequently trigger microstrokes, which can lead to a myriad of acute and chronic diseases Forgotten research from the 1960s shows that blood cell clumping is a root cause of many diseases — a belief also shared by Chinese Medicine Colloidal chemistry and zeta potential science reveal that positive charges around blood cells cause clumping.
Agents with concentrated positive charges, such as aluminum and the COVID spike protein, are especially problematic Improving the physiologic zeta potential benefits a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses.
A strong case can also be made that many conventional and holistic therapies work in part by enhancing zeta potential ***
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Vaccines often cause various side effects, making it hard to identify common causes — many of which overlap with other mysterious and "incurable" ailments Neurologist Andrew Moulden discovered that vaccines frequently trigger microstrokes, which can lead to a myriad of acute and chronic diseases Forgotten research from the 1960s shows that blood cell clumping is a root cause of many diseases — a belief also shared by Chinese Medicine Colloidal chemistry and zeta potential science reveal that positive charges around blood cells cause clumping.
Agents with concentrated positive charges, such as aluminum and the COVID spike protein, are especially problematic Improving the physiologic zeta potential benefits a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses.
A strong case can also be made that many conventional and holistic therapies work in part by enhancing zeta potential ***
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Trump's turbo-charged rogue regime exposes pathetic European vassals
The international order is being trashed right in front of the world's eyes.
The United States under Donald Trump has become a full-fledged rogue state, blatantly operating on the maxim that might is right.
This was always the modus operandi of the US hegemon.
With Trump, it has become turbo-charged.
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The international order is being trashed right in front of the world's eyes.
The United States under Donald Trump has become a full-fledged rogue state, blatantly operating on the maxim that might is right.
This was always the modus operandi of the US hegemon.
With Trump, it has become turbo-charged.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦Russia's swift retaliation: Oreshnik strike on "largest gas storage site in Europe" in Ukraine's Lvov region
It has happened for only the second time of the war: the Russian Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile dubbed the Oreshnik was launched from the Kapustin Yar range toward Lvov, again providing the world with an eerie spectacle: Zoomed footage:
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It has happened for only the second time of the war: the Russian Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile dubbed the Oreshnik was launched from the Kapustin Yar range toward Lvov, again providing the world with an eerie spectacle: Zoomed footage:
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🇫🇷Masked gunmen steal crypto USB in France as tax official caught selling data to gangsters
Masked gunmen held a woman captive in Manosque targeting her partner's crypto USB drive, marking France's 14th recent attack as prosecutors reveal a tax official sold government database access identifying crypto investors to organized crime gangs for approximately 800 euros per operation.
A woman was held captive by masked gunmen in Manosque after robbers targeted her partner's crypto USB drive.
The January 6 incident brought France's total to 14 recent attacks, leading global statistics according to security researcher Jameson Lopp's database.
Three hooded individuals entered the couple's home on Chemin Champs de Pruniers around 7:30 p.m., according to Le Parisien.
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Masked gunmen held a woman captive in Manosque targeting her partner's crypto USB drive, marking France's 14th recent attack as prosecutors reveal a tax official sold government database access identifying crypto investors to organized crime gangs for approximately 800 euros per operation.
A woman was held captive by masked gunmen in Manosque after robbers targeted her partner's crypto USB drive.
The January 6 incident brought France's total to 14 recent attacks, leading global statistics according to security researcher Jameson Lopp's database.
Three hooded individuals entered the couple's home on Chemin Champs de Pruniers around 7:30 p.m., according to Le Parisien.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦BEST OF THE WEB: Russia's Oreshnik Strike on "Largest Gas Storage Site in Europe" in Ukraine's Lvov Region
It has happened for only the second time of the war: the Russian Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile dubbed the Oreshnik was launched from the Kapustin Yar range toward Lvov, again providing the world with an eerie spectacle: Zoomed footage:
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It has happened for only the second time of the war: the Russian Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile dubbed the Oreshnik was launched from the Kapustin Yar range toward Lvov, again providing the world with an eerie spectacle: Zoomed footage:
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🇩🇪Germany braces for more heavy snowfall as Storm Goretti hits northern Europe
France and Germany battered by strong winds and plunging temperatures, as schools closed and travel disrupted Germany is expecting heavy snowfalls of up to 20cm after record winds of more than 210kph left almost 400,000 homes in France without electricity, as Storm Goretti battered north-western Europe.
No major or widespread damage to property was reported in France on Friday but one man was seriously hurt after slipping from his roof while trying to replace fallen tiles and 27 others suffered minor injuries, several requiring hospital treatment.
France's national weather service, Météo-France, had issued severe weather warnings urging residents to remain home.
Gusts of 213kph (132mph) and 216kph (134mph) were recorded overnight at Gatteville and Val-de-Saire in Normandy.
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France and Germany battered by strong winds and plunging temperatures, as schools closed and travel disrupted Germany is expecting heavy snowfalls of up to 20cm after record winds of more than 210kph left almost 400,000 homes in France without electricity, as Storm Goretti battered north-western Europe.
No major or widespread damage to property was reported in France on Friday but one man was seriously hurt after slipping from his roof while trying to replace fallen tiles and 27 others suffered minor injuries, several requiring hospital treatment.
France's national weather service, Météo-France, had issued severe weather warnings urging residents to remain home.
Gusts of 213kph (132mph) and 216kph (134mph) were recorded overnight at Gatteville and Val-de-Saire in Normandy.
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🇦🇷Wildfires rage out of control in Patagonia, Argentina as thousands of tourists evacuated
Wildfires have raged through Patagonia, forcing the evacuation of at least 3,000 tourists.
Several forest areas near the Andes mountains in Chubut province have been blazing since Monday (5 January), with video footage showing billows of smoke and flames rising from the trees.
More than 2,000 hectares of vegetation across various points in the Argentine Patagonia have been affected by the blazes.
"Comarca Andina", a popular tourist destination, has been hit by the flames.
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Wildfires have raged through Patagonia, forcing the evacuation of at least 3,000 tourists.
Several forest areas near the Andes mountains in Chubut province have been blazing since Monday (5 January), with video footage showing billows of smoke and flames rising from the trees.
More than 2,000 hectares of vegetation across various points in the Argentine Patagonia have been affected by the blazes.
"Comarca Andina", a popular tourist destination, has been hit by the flames.
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🇺🇸BEST OF THE WEB: ICE execution: US immigration agent shoots female legal observer dead in Minneapolis - 1 mile from where George Floyd died
A US immigration agent has shot dead a 37-year-old woman in the city of Minneapolis, sparking protests overnight.
Federal officials said the woman, Renee Nicole Good, had tried to run over immigration agents with her car but the city mayor said the agent who shot her had acted recklessly.
Videos of the incident show ICE agents approaching a car which is in the middle of the street.
As it attempts to drive off, one of them points his gun at the driver and at least two shots are heard.
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A US immigration agent has shot dead a 37-year-old woman in the city of Minneapolis, sparking protests overnight.
Federal officials said the woman, Renee Nicole Good, had tried to run over immigration agents with her car but the city mayor said the agent who shot her had acted recklessly.
Videos of the incident show ICE agents approaching a car which is in the middle of the street.
As it attempts to drive off, one of them points his gun at the driver and at least two shots are heard.
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BEST OF THE WEB: State terrorism: UK regime has 'de-banked' millions of British citizens
Comment: This is, functionally, as bad as a prison sentence.
Without a bank account in today's world, you cant function.
Not even the basics.
And this has happened arbitrarily, with no judicial process, just... [Press DELETE] aaaannnnnddd it's gone... An estimated 453,230 accounts were shut down in the United Kingdom in the last year, a stunning figure that has drawn outrage from the country's leading conservative lawmaker.
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Comment: This is, functionally, as bad as a prison sentence.
Without a bank account in today's world, you cant function.
Not even the basics.
And this has happened arbitrarily, with no judicial process, just... [Press DELETE] aaaannnnnddd it's gone... An estimated 453,230 accounts were shut down in the United Kingdom in the last year, a stunning figure that has drawn outrage from the country's leading conservative lawmaker.
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BEST OF THE WEB: Paris court orders 6-month suspensions of 10 social media accounts over "cyber-harassing of Brigitte Macron"
A Paris court found Monday, January 5, 10 people guilty of cyber-harassing France's First Lady Brigitte Macron.
The court pointed to "particularly degrading, insulting, and malicious" comments referring to false claims regarding alleged trans identity and alleged pedo-criminality targeting Brigitte Macron.
Eight defendants were handed suspended terms of four to eight months, while a ninth man was sentenced to six months in jail over his absence from the hearing.
They and a tenth person were ordered to follow a course against hate speech online.
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A Paris court found Monday, January 5, 10 people guilty of cyber-harassing France's First Lady Brigitte Macron.
The court pointed to "particularly degrading, insulting, and malicious" comments referring to false claims regarding alleged trans identity and alleged pedo-criminality targeting Brigitte Macron.
Eight defendants were handed suspended terms of four to eight months, while a ninth man was sentenced to six months in jail over his absence from the hearing.
They and a tenth person were ordered to follow a course against hate speech online.
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🇮🇱BEST OF THE WEB: You're not imagining things: Report finds 50% of pro-government social media accounts in Israel are bots
Accounts run from foreign countries said to like and share posts by PM, other politicians within seconds, even though videos they're sharing take minutes to actually watch About half of the politically active accounts on Israeli social media are not real people but rather bots, including many of those boosting posts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his right-wing coalition, according to an investigation by Channel 12 news.
The report, which aired on Friday night, found that Netanyahu and his allies use bots to "like" and share their posts almost immediately after the content is uploaded, in order to convince the platforms' algorithms to recommend it to other users.
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Accounts run from foreign countries said to like and share posts by PM, other politicians within seconds, even though videos they're sharing take minutes to actually watch About half of the politically active accounts on Israeli social media are not real people but rather bots, including many of those boosting posts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his right-wing coalition, according to an investigation by Channel 12 news.
The report, which aired on Friday night, found that Netanyahu and his allies use bots to "like" and share their posts almost immediately after the content is uploaded, in order to convince the platforms' algorithms to recommend it to other users.
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