FAFO: Pentagon Probes Unhinged Democratic Senator After Video Urging Troops To “Refuse Illegal Orders” 

Tyler Durden
Mon, 11/24/2025 – 18:00

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Ja’Marr Chase se disculpó el lunes por escupir a Jalen Ramsey durante el último cuarto de la derrota de los Bengals de Cincinnati ante los Steelers de Pittsburgh el 16 de noviembre.

Chase fue suspendido por la NFL para el partido del domingo. Su declaración de disculpa fue dirigida a su equipo, las organizaciones de los Bengals y los Steelers y a la comunidad de la NFL, pero el destacado receptor no mencionó a Ramsey por su nombre.

“Por favor, sepan que hablo desde el corazón cuando digo que asumo toda la responsabilidad por mis acciones durante el partido del domingo pasado en Pittsburgh”, afirmó Chase en la declaración, que fue publicada en las redes sociales. “Lo que hice estuvo mal. Las circunstancias no importan. Mi pasión por el juego no es una excusa. No hay lugar en nuestro deporte ni en la vida para ese nivel de falta de respeto. Quiero disculparme personalmente con todos dentro de la organización de los Steelers de Pittsburgh. Dejé que mis emociones en el momento me superaran.”

“Esta ha sido una temporada difícil con algunas derrotas increíblemente duras. Todos hemos estado frustrados. Pero en lugar de actuar con calma, clase y liderazgo, les fallé. Tener que sentarme fuera del partido de ayer hace que mis acciones sean aún más inexcusables”, añadió Chase.

Según la base de datos de la Asociación de Jugadores de la NFL, a Chase se le descontaron al menos 448.333,33 dólares de su salario base como resultado de la suspensión.

Cincinnati perdió 26-20 ante Nueva Inglaterra el domingo y no tuvo a sus dos principales receptores en el campo para la serie final. Tee Higgins sufrió una conmoción cerebral con 4:50 restantes.

Higgins ha sido descartado para el partido del jueves por la noche en Baltimore. Los Bengals (3-8) han perdido ocho de nueve, pero esperan tener de regreso al quarterback Joe Burrow de una lesión en el dedo del pie que requirió cirugía y lo ha mantenido fuera durante nueve partidos.

Chase es cuarto en la liga con 79 recepciones y quinto en yardas recibidas con 861. Lideró la NFL en recepciones, yardas recibidas y recepciones de touchdown la temporada pasada.

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MANCHESTER, Inglaterra (AP) — Everton venció el lunes 1-0 al Manchester United para frenar el reciente resurgimiento del equipo local en un partido de la Liga Premier que será recordado por una tarjeta roja temprana mostrada a Idrissa Gueye de Everton por golpear a su compañero de equipo Michael Keane.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall anotó con un magnífico disparo en el minuto 29, después de lo cual Everton se vio obligado a defender su ventaja. United dominó a los diez hombres visitantes en un segundo tiempo unilateral, pero no logró igualar.

Fue la primera derrota de United desde que perdió 3-1 en Brentford hace casi dos meses y la primera vez en 47 partidos de la Liga Premier que un equipo visitante gana en Old Trafford con diez hombres.

Sin embargo, el tema inolvidable de la noche llegó después de 13 minutos.

Gueye estaba furioso por lo que parecía ser la falta de Keane dentro del área de penalti de Everton. Bruno Fernandes intervino y disparó desviado, pero un enfurecido Gueye confrontó a Keane.

Keane empujó a Gueye, quien respondió con una bofetada en la cara de Keane. El árbitro Tony Harrington mostró la tarjeta roja por “conducta violenta”.

“La decisión del árbitro de mostrar tarjeta roja a Gueye por conducta violenta fue revisada y confirmada por el VAR, considerando la acción como un claro golpe en la cara de Keane”, dijo la liga en una publicación en redes sociales.

El senegalés fue el primer jugador en ser expulsado en la Liga Premier por pelear con un compañero de equipo desde que Ricardo Fuller de Stoke City vio la roja tras enfrentarse con Andy Griffin en 2008.

A pesar del contratiempo, el equipo de David Moyes silenció a la multitud local al tomar la delantera 16 minutos después cuando Dewsbury-Hall lanzó un impresionante disparo de 18 metros al rincón lejano de la red.

Después de eso, todo fue United. El equipo local tuvo 25 disparos a la portería de Jordan Pickford, en comparación con los tres de Everton en el otro extremo, pero un gol fue suficiente.

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Waste Of The Day: California’s Clean Energy Investment Doesn’t Pay

Tyler Durden
Mon, 11/24/2025 – 17:40

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Por SCHUYLER DIXON

ARLINGTON, Texas, EE.UU. (AP) — Dak Prescott participó en los tres touchdowns y realizó lanzamientos importantes en la serie que llevó al gol de campo ganador, mientras los Cowboys de Dallas remontaron un déficit de 21 puntos para vencer al campeón defensor y rival de la NFC Este, los Eagles de Filadelfia.

El quarterback estrella sabía por dónde empezar al intentar explicar la improbable remontada que mantuvo a Dallas (5-5-1) en la conversación de los playoffs, entrando en una semana corta antes de un encuentro de Acción de Gracias el jueves con Kansas City (6-5), el otro equipo del Super Bowl de la temporada pasada.

“Defensa, defensa, defensa, defensa”, afirmó Prescott después de romper el récord del club de Tony Romo en yardas por pase en la victoria 24-21 sobre los Eagles el domingo. “No habríamos ganado este juego sin las oportunidades que nos dieron una y otra vez”.

Prescott logró decirlo un mes después de que los Cowboys permitieran a una ofensiva de Denver, de nivel medio, anotar seis touchdowns en un lapso de siete posesiones completas durante la victoria de los Broncos por 44-22 y terminaran esa semana clasificados en el último lugar, 32º en defensa de pase y 31º en defensa de anotación y defensa total.

Por supuesto, algo significativo ha cambiado desde entonces. Los Cowboys utilizaron una de las dos selecciones de primera ronda adquiridas en el intercambio que envió al destacado cazamariscales Micah Parsons a los Green Bay Packers una semana antes de la temporada para obtener al destacado tackle defensivo Quinnen Williams de los Jets de Nueva York en la fecha límite de intercambios.

Dallas tiene un récord de 2-0 con Williams, comenzando con la victoria de la semana pasada por 33-16 sobre Las Vegas, en la que los Cowboys registraron los mejores números de la temporada al permitir solo 236 yardas y mantener a los Raiders en una tasa de conversión del 25% en tercera oportunidad. Dallas todavía tiene la peor defensa de tercera oportunidad de la liga.

Los Cowboys siguieron eso dejando en cero a los Eagles durante los últimos 41 minutos.

“Estamos encontrando nuestro ritmo y todo está encajando”, comentó Williams. “No puedo salir ahí y hacer todo por mi cuenta. Nadie puede. Solo creo que todos estamos uniendo nuestras cabezas y ejecutando como uno solo”.

Odighizuwa tuvo la captura en tercera oportunidad de Jalen Hurts que le dio a los Cowboys la oportunidad de avanzar para el gol de campo final de Brandon Aubrey después de que Prescott y compañía no aprovecharan dos balones sueltos en el último cuarto por parte de los Eagles. El jugador de quinto año que fue seleccionado por los Cowboys dirá que tiene más espacio para moverse con Williams alrededor.

“La ofensiva ha estado funcionando todo el año”, expresó Odighizuwa. “Así que sabemos que solo con detenerlos un poco, devolviéndoles el balón, dándoles tantas oportunidades como puedan para anotar, van a hacer el trabajo. Poder hacer eso y tener una victoria complementaria como esta, especialmente en una remontada así, siento que solo habla de nuestro estilo de juego y nuestro carácter. Vamos a luchar, rasguñar, arañar, cada jugada, hasta que termine”.

Lo que está funcionando

La conexión entre Prescott y George Pickens es algo digno de ver después de que el receptor fuera añadido en un intercambio de temporada baja con Pittsburgh. La espectacular atrapada en salto de Pickens de 43 yardas preparó el touchdown de empate de ocho yardas de Prescott en el último cuarto contra los Eagles. Pickens ha igualado su récord personal de nueve recepciones tres veces y ya tiene un récord personal de 67 atrapadas esta temporada. Sus 1.054 yardas de recepción están a 86 de su mejor marca, y está en camino de superar las 1.700.

Lo que necesita ayuda

El compañero de Pickens, CeeDee Lamb, necesita un impulso de confianza después de que las caídas lo afectaran contra los Eagles, al igual que en el partido inaugural de la temporada de la NFL, una victoria de Filadelfia por 24-20 que podría haber sido una victoria de Dallas si Lamb hubiera mantenido alguna de las tres caídas cruciales. Lamb tuvo una gran atrapada en la serie que acercó a los Cowboys a un touchdown, pero las caídas son una mala imagen cuando Pickens sigue haciendo atrapadas increíbles.

A la alza

El ala cerrada Brevyn Spann-Ford tropezó al salir de un quiebre en una ruta en la zona de anotación con Prescott observándolo todo el tiempo, esperando que no cayera. Spann-Ford se mantuvo en pie y terminó con su primer TD de carrera en una atrapada de cuatro yardas.

A la baja

El receptor y retornador de patadas KaVontae Turpin perdió un balón suelto después de recibir un traspaso desde el backfield y fue penalizado cuando señaló a medias para una captura libre en un despeje y corrió de todos modos. La penalización le costó a Dallas la posición de campo en la última serie, pero los Cowboys lo superaron.

Mientras Turpin es cuarto entre los retornadores de patadas de salida calificados un año después de ser nombrado All-Pro, no se le encuentra en la lista de retornadores de despejes. Sin valor en esas áreas, la seguridad del balón podría amenazar la seguridad laboral del diminuto Turpin.

Lesiones

La mayor preocupación fue que Williams permaneciera en el suelo después de una jugada y dijera después del juego que Saquon Barkley le dio un golpe en las costillas en una jugada de pase. Sin embargo, Williams regresó. El tackle izquierdo Tyler Guyton se lesionó un tobillo y fue reemplazado por Nate Thomas durante casi la mitad del juego.

Número clave

34.378 — Yardas de pase en la carrera de Prescott después de superar el récord anterior de Romo de 34.183. El próximo gran número son los pases de TD. Prescott tendría que promediar dos TD por juego el resto de esta temporada para superar la marca de Romo de 247. Tiene 236.

Próximos pasos

La primera racha ganadora de la temporada le da a Dallas una oportunidad contra los Chiefs de superar el .500 por primera vez. Los Cowboys tienen un récord de 0-3 cuando juegan por un récord ganador esta temporada.

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Three U.S. Armed Forces veterans who served during the Vietnam era between 1955 and 1975 received pins from U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, during a delayed Veterans Day event honoring their service.

Like many who fought in Vietnam, Ross Franke of Tower Lake did not receive a warm welcome when he came home. It took several years before the now-retired CTA motorman was no longer ridiculed by the people he encountered.

“It was not very welcoming when I got home,” he said. “They called us ‘baby killers.’ Finally, there was a parade for us in downtown Chicago. I marched it in and (finally) felt welcomed.”

John Gerend of Lake Villa went to college in the early 1970s, graduated, was drafted into the U.S. Army and decided to go to officer candidate school. Commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1971, he led a signal corps unit near Chu Lai, Vietnam. The war was all around him.

“I went to work for Corning Glass,” Gerend said. “They hired me because of my (military) leadership. I had a lot of support and didn’t experience what a lot of the others did.”

Veteran Genevieve Petruzelli of Gurnee served in the U.S. Air Force from 1973 to 1977, specializing in cyber security. She said the military was in her blood, from a great-grandfather who fought in the Spanish-American War to a father and uncles who served in World War II.

Vietnam veteran Ross Franke, center, of Tower Lake, receives a Vietnam era service pin from U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, right, and Andrew Tangen at Schneider’s rescheduled Veterans Day celebration Monday in Grayslake. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun).

“For me, it was easy,” Petruzelli said, referring to how she was treated when she left the service as a Vietnam-era veteran. “As a woman, I blended right into society, so it was an easy transition.”

Petruzelli, Gerend and Franke were among 28 veterans to receive Vietnam Era pins at Schneider’s eighth annual Veterans Day breakfast rescheduled for Monday at the College of Lake County in Grayslake because he had to return to Washington on Nov. 11 to help reopen the government.

Since the U.S. Congress established the Vietnam pin program in 2012 with a sunset date of Nov. 11, 2025, Schneider said rescheduling the Veterans Day breakfast was a necessity. He wanted all Vietnam-era vets who wanted a pin to receive one.

“From the time I presented the first Vietnam pins in 2013, this is the most important act I have done,” Schneider said after the event. “There was no question about rescheduling the event. The way these men and women were treated was a disgrace.”

U.S. Air Force veteran Genevieve Petruzelli of Gurnee, second from right, was one of 28 people to receive a Vietnam veterans pin at U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider’s rescheduled Veterans Day celebration Monday in Grayslake. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun).

Of the approximately 500 Vietnam pins Schneider has presented since 2013, he said everyone has their unique story, but the “common thread” is their “answering the call to service.”

“They all have an important story, and they’re interconnected,” Schneider said, referring to Petruzelli, Gerend and Franke. “Some people were able to brush it aside, and others had a heavy impact. It’s important to recognize them all and welcome them home.”

Many of the more than 125 people at the event were veterans who served after the Vietnam era. For example, Sara Davis of Lake in the Hills, who served in the U.S. Navy from 1993 to 1997, went to get to know other veterans and enjoy their company.

“I got to know some great people,” Davis said of her time in the military. “There is no other kind of camaraderie like that.”

A crowd of more than 125 people stand for the National Anthem at U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider’s rescheduled Veterans Day celebration Monday in Grayslake. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Lalena Zoe Magnetta, a Grayslake village trustee, served in the Navy from 2002 to 2012. She said she came because it was an opportunity “to talk to my brothers and sisters.” She welcomed the chance to see the Vietnam-era veterans honored.

“I’ve heard stories about how people were not very nice to them,” Magnetta said. “Many of them were the people next door. It is nice to welcome them home.”

Andrew Tangen, the executive director of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Lake County, is a Navy veteran who devotes himself now to making sure all veterans receive the services they earned and deserve.

Tangen said at the breakfast that the Army, Navy and U.S. Marine Corps all celebrated their 250th birthdays this year, but the state of Illinois did not establish veterans’ assistance until 1874. Their mission is an important one.

“These benefits are free of charge to veterans,” he said. “Many of the veterans need them.”

Navy Capt. Steve Yargosz, the commanding officer of Naval Station Great Lakes, said at the breakfast that every Navy recruit does basic training at Great Lakes, where they learn the values of honor, courage and commitment. Those attributes do not go away when they leave the service.

“Veterans carry them into every corner of our nation, into our schools, our businesses, our hospitals and our neighborhoods,” Yargosz said. They remind us, through quiet strength and daily example, what it means to serve something greater than ourselves.”

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Four standout players from dominant St. Charles North highlight the first and second teams.

First Team

Camryn Boyd, South Elgin, freshman, outside hitter: Had team-leading 291 kills with 178 digs, 35 aces and 24 blocks. Honorable mention all-state. All-conference.

Haley Burgdorf, St. Charles North, senior, outside hitter: Had 435 kills, 198 digs, 52 aces and 23 blocks. Under Armor All-American. First team all-state. Two-time DuKane Conference Player of the Year. Committed to Penn State.

Rylie Carlson, Newark, sophomore, outside hitter: Had 262 kills, 214 digs and 25 blocks. First team all-state. All-conference.

Paige Genke, South Elgin, senior, setter: Had 579 assists. Finished with 1,536 career assists. Team MVP. Two-time all-conference. Committed to D’Youville.

Hannah Herrick, Oswego, junior, outside hitter: Had 326 kills, 256 digs, 41 aces and 21 blocks. Second team all-state. Team MVP. All-conference. Committed to Dayton.

Elizabeth King, Hampshire, junior, outside hitter: Had 313 kills, 150 digs, 67 aces and 37 blocks. Went over 1,000 career kills. Three-time all-conference.

Ella Maxwell, West Aurora, senior, setter: Had 561 assists, 137 digs, 44 kills, 27 aces and 24 blocks. Upstate Eight West’s player of the year. Committed to Michigan Tech.

Mia McCall, St. Charles North, senior, setter: Had 767 assists, 167 digs, 54 kills, 30 aces and 23 blocks. Honorable mention all-state. All-conference. Committed to Valparaiso.

Kaylee McInnis, St. Charles East, senior, outside hitter: Had 340 kills, 229 digs, 38 aces and 19 blocks. All-conference.

Emma Peterson, Geneva, sophomore, outside hitter: Had 378 kills, 231 digs, 32 aces and 22 blocks. Team co-MVP. All-conference.

Morgan Raiser, Batavia, junior, setter/right side hitter: Had 193 kills, 187 assists, 120 digs and 41 aces as a setter and attacker. All-conference.

Sidney Wright, St. Charles North, senior, middle hitter: Had 222 kills, 55 digs, 43 blocks and 41 aces. Second team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Illinois State.

West Aurora’s Ella Maxwell (3) puts up a set against Oswego during a nonconference match in Oswego on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (Sean King / The Beacon-News)

Second Team

Ashlyn Aseltine, Aurora Christian, senior, libero: Had 372 digs to go over 1,000 for her career. Added 50 aces. Conference co-MVP. Committed to Oral Roberts.

Tori Brents, Dundee-Crown, sophomore, setter: Had 434 assists, 171 digs and 75 aces. Team MVP. All-conference.

Sam Buss, Bartlett, senior, outside hitter: Had 202 kills and 47 aces. Team MVP. All-conference. Committed to Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Amber Czerniak, St. Charles North, senior, outside hitter: Had 193 digs, 163 kills, 26 aces and 22 blocks. All-conference.

Taylor Jeffers, Newark, junior, setter: Had 444 assists and 142 digs. Second team all-state. Two-time all-conference.

Kylie Lambert, Hampshire, senior, setter: Had 428 assists despite being three-rotation setter. Added 177 digs, 63 kills and 57 aces. Team MVP. Two-time all-conference.

Tessa Liaromatis, Yorkville, senior, libero: Had a program-record 451 digs. All-conference.

Hailee Pietryk, Waubonsie Valley, senior, libero: Had 491 digs and 42 aces. Team MVP. All-conference.

Samantha Pogorzelski, St. Edward, senior, setter: Had 218 digs, 97 kills and 84 aces. Two-time team MVP. Two-time all-conference.

Haidyn Schatz, Burlington Central, senior, outside hitter: Led Rockets with 245 digs, 205 kills and 41 aces. All-conference.

Ally Stevenson, Geneva, junior, setter: Had 864 assists and 282 digs. Team co-MVP. All-conference.

Hope Wagner, Aurora Christian, senior, outside hitter: Had 379 kills, 209 digs and 18 blocks. All-conference. Committed to Milwaukee.

Geneva’s Ally Stevenson (1) goes up at the net for a point against St. Charles East during a DuKane Conference match in Geneva on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Mark Black / The Beacon-News)

Honorable Mention

Erin Bruce, Dundee-Crown, sophomore, outside hitter.
Zoey Carlson, Newark, freshman, outside hitter.
Chloe Gollaher, Waubonsie Valley, senior, outside hitter.
Breanna Hard, Aurora Christian, senior, setter.
Camila Nunez, Plano, junior, setter/right side.
Grace Remsen, Kaneland, senior, middle hitter.
Gracyn Sanders, Jacobs, senior, middle hitter.
Olivia Stewart, Metea Valley, senior, middle hitter.
Sydney Wagner, West Aurora, senior, outside hitter.
Ashley Ward, Metea Valley, senior, setter.
Ainsley Wilson, Burlington Central, junior, middle hitter.
Peyton Wurtz, Burlington Central, senior, libero.

Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.

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Venezuela Says Trump Has Designated ‘Non-Existent’ Drug Cartel As Terrorist Org; US Covert Ops Believed ‘Imminent’

Tyler Durden
Mon, 11/24/2025 – 17:20

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NEW YORK — The Justice Department on Monday renewed its request to unseal grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking cases, arguing they should be made public under a new law requiring the government to open its files on the late financier and his longtime confidante.

U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton cited the Epstein Files Transparency Act — passed by Congress last week and signed into law by President Donald Trump — in court filings asking Manhattan federal Judges Richard Berman and Paul A. Engelmayer to reconsider their prior decisions to keep the material sealed.

The Justice Department interprets the transparency act “as requiring it to publish the grand jury and discovery materials in this case,” said the eight-page filings, which also bear the names of Attorney General Pam Bondi and her second-in-command, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

The filings are among the first public indications that the Justice Department is working to comply with the transparency act, which requires that it make Epstein-related files public in a searchable and downloadable format within 30 days of Trump signing it into law. That means no later than Dec. 19.

The Justice Department asked Berman and Engelmayer for expedited rulings allowing the release of the grand jury materials, which contains testimony from law enforcement witnesses but no victims, arguing that the new law supersedes existing court orders and judicial policies that “would otherwise prevent public disclosure.”

In its filing Monday, the Justice Department said any materials made public could be partially redacted to prevent the disclosure of things like victims’ personal identifying information.

The transparency act compels the Justice Department, the FBI and federal prosecutors to release the vast troves of material they’ve amassed during investigations into Epstein’s decades-long sexual abuse of young women and girls. The law mandates the release of all unclassified documents and investigative materials, including files relating to immunity deals and internal Justice Department communications about whom to charge or investigate.

Berman has previously said that the grand jury transcripts in Epstein’s case amount to about 70 pages, along with a PowerPoint slideshow and call log. The only witness to testify was an FBI agent who “had no direct knowledge of the facts of the case,” Berman noted in his prior ruling.

The FBI agent testified on June 18, 2019, and July 2, 2019. The July 2 session ended with grand jurors voting to indict Epstein. He was arrested on July 6, 2019 and found dead in his jail cell on Aug. 10, 2019.

The same FBI agent testified before the Maxwell grand jury, which met in June and July 2020 and March 2021, the Justice Department has said. The only other witness was a New York City police detective.

The Justice Department first asked Berman to unseal the grand jury material in July, doing so at Trump’s direction as the president sought to quell a firestorm after he reneged on a campaign promise to open up the government’s so-called Epstein files.

Engelmayer, who presided over Maxwell’s 2021 sex trafficking trial, ruled first.

In an Aug. 11 decision, he wrote that federal law almost never allows for the release of grand jury materials and that casually making the documents public was a bad idea. And he suggested that the Trump administration’s real motive for wanting the records unsealed was to fool the public with an “illusion” of transparency.

Engelmayer wrote that after privately reviewing the grand jury transcripts that anyone familiar with the evidence would “learn next to nothing new” and “would come away feeling disappointed and misled.”

“The materials do not identify any person other than Epstein and Maxwell as having had sexual contact with a minor. They do not discuss or identify any client of Epstein’s or Maxwell’s. They do not reveal any heretofore unknown means or methods of Epstein’s or Maxwell’s crimes,” the judge said.

Berman, who presided over Epstein’s 2019 case, ruled about a week later. He concluded that a “significant and compelling reason” to deny the Justice Department’s request to unseal the Epstein grand jury transcripts was that information contained in them “pales in comparison” to investigative information and materials already in the Justice Department’s possession.

Berman wrote in his Aug. 20 ruling that the government’s 100,000 pages of Epstein-related files “dwarf” the grand jury transcripts, which he said were “merely a hearsay snippet of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged conduct.”

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