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29/03/2016

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The First Minister Arlene Foster has spoken to the Chief Constable

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after police officers used CS spray at a Junior Orange Order parade

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Disturbance broke out during the parade on the Ormeau Road

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Two police officers received minor injuries and a police

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California's District Attorney, who was investigating the collapse

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of a balcony that killed six young people,

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has said there is insufficient evidence to bring any criminal

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charges in connection with the incident.

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The families of the bereaved and injured are to continue

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with civil legal proceedings following last summer's tragedy.

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It was meant to to be the happiest of occasions,

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a 21st birthday party, but which ended horrifically.

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Around 40 young people, many on a working holiday

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from Ireland, were enjoying themselves here at the Library

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Without warning the balcony collpased, claiming the lives

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of five Irish students and an Irish American relative.

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Another seven young people were seriously injured.

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After a nine-month investigation, the California District Attorney's

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office now says it will not be bringing any criminal proceedings

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as there was "insufficient evidence" to bring manslaughter charges

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against any one individual or company.

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The District Attorney's office said it was not satisfied that it had

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enough evidence to prove any charges beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Its chief investigator though says what it found about the balcony

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collapse could now be used in civil proceedings being taken

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Is just unfortunate in this tragedy, our hearts go out to those who have

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suffered so much. In looking at the building of this apartment, that

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there was just many different parties involved that contributed.

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To this tragedy. There was just not enough evidence to go after one

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individual or one company. The investigation concluded

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the balcony collapsed because "water had been trapped in the deck"

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during the construction phase which had led to "eventual

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and extensive dry rot damage". The civil legal proceedings

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by the families of those killed and injured are continuing

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against 30 companies connected with the construction

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and maintainance of the building. Their lawyers said the District

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Attornery's decision was not unexpected given the high

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burden of prooof required, but confirmed that the DA's

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investigation would benefit A County Armagh schoolboy has

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appeared in court charged over admitted putting a bin

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on the railway line to entice police Two police officers were injured

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in what was described That trouble meant more disruption

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to rail services with the line The line between Portadown

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and Lisburn was closed twice The level crossing

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on Lake Street in Lurgan. It's right next to the nationalist

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Kilwilkie estate. Yesterday a van was set on fire

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here in the early hours, and in the afternoon bins

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were pulled onto the line. It is the main line between Belfast

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and Dublin but is becoming a familiar story to hear that it is

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closed. People in Lurgan are used to having to be patient while the

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trains go through the centre of the town. But for those commuters

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regularly disrupted, there is real frustration. Having to climb on a

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bus before you go to work, it is a lot of hassle. I just want peace and

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I wish people would look to peace and stop this carry on because it is

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not going to achieve nothing. When you leaves around this area, you get

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used to it and you need to have a plan B ready.

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There have been proposals in the past to avoiding the level

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crossing altogether, either by diverting the line

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It's a very expensive proposal. If you were to look at moving the

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railway line, that would be very expensive. It would have to be

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realigned with quite as smooth curve. There is a significant cost

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inland and a multi-million pounds project to move the line. Is there

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anything else that could be done? You could close the road and that

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would cause more disruption to the people of Logan and that is not

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really an option. -- Lurgan. Translink say that safety

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is their top priority, and they work closely with PSNI

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when security alerts occur. They told us they "maintain services

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for as long as it remains Alternative bus substitution

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services are put in place." But it's passengers who have

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to put up with long waits, And any way round this level

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crossing seems too difficult A senior member of the Orange Order

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says it's sad that some republicans sought to link the commemorations

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of the Easter Rising to the present The Reverend Mervyn Gibson

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who is Chaplain of Belfast County Hundreds took part in today's

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Junior Orange parade thorough members of the Orange Order

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for their Easter demonstration. This year the focus fell

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on the Battle of the Somme One to mark the death

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of the youngest soldier killed We always look forward to Teesside

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Tuesday outwith the juniors. A hundred years ago today, the

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youngest member of the division was killed. A Samuel Williams. He died

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in France and we will be laying everything his memory and in the

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memory of others who died. Mervyn Gibson also reflected

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on the numerous Loyal order parades and 1916 Rising commemorations that

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took place over the Easter period. I think the apprentice boys had a

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great day yesterday. We are looking forward to another great day today.

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There were some who wanted to take us back but we hope the police will

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be able to deal with those matters. We saw the official parade in Dublin

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for the rebellion that passed on well and people enjoyed themselves.

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Unfortunately, they're always people who want to link it with the present

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and past terrorist campaign and that is sad for us all.

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The PSNI says it's been gathering evidence around suspected breaches

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of Parades Commission determinations in Coalisland and un-notified

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republican Easter parades in Ardoyne and Lurgan.

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The police say they will be presenting reports

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to the Public Prosecution Service with a view to

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A 69-year-old man who died in a road crash in Sligo

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The accident happened yesterday when his car hit a ditch

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A new government scheme called Rent to Own is aimed at helping people

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on low incomes to get onto the property ladder.

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Instead of paying rent with no prospect of a return,

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tenants receive 25% of their money back after three years to use

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as a down payment to purchase a property.

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Here's our South West reporter Julian Fowler.

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The first steps towards owning a home can be a challenge. The social

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develop Minister Lord Morrow used to be an estate agent so he knows how

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difficult it can be. Buying your own home, it is the biggest decision

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will you will ever make and many of us have done that with some

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trepidation. We have all been there and therefore I think this will be

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an incentive to young married couples in particular for them to

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get on the home ownership ladder. This new development is one where

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tenants can become homeowners. After paying rent for three years, they

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received 25% back to use as a deposit on a mortgage. There is a

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shortage of mortgages and the availability of finance ride across

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Northern Ireland services initiative for us to get down to that situation

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and help people to aspire and the Filbert dreams of getting a home of

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their own. That could be through code ownership or purchase of the

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mortgage. They are standing 100 new homes across Northern Ireland at a

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cost of 12 and a half million pounds. It is hoped this news team

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will help those who are currently renting take their first step

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towards owning their own home. On tomorrow's BBC Newsline we look

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again at the property market One in five homes is now owned

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by a private landlord. In the main that's because more

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families are living in a rented There are new charges and new rules

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for landlords and we look to see if that's good news or bad news

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for anyone paying the rent. That's tomorrow evening

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here on BBC Newsline. The Republic of Ireland drew 2-2

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with Slovakia in an international friendly in Dublin's

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Aviva Stadium tonight. Manager Martin O'Neill

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switches to the team tonight. The visitors taking the lead on 40

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minutes thanks to Ross fine finish. Goalkeeper Rob Elliott suffered a

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serious knee injury and was then stretchered off. He is now a serious

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serious knee injury and was then doubt for this summer's European

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Championships. The Republic of Ireland

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Championships. The Republic of penalties within two minutes midway

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through the first half. Long scoring penalties within two minutes midway

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the first and James McClean stepping up for the second. The home side

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were denied victory right on the stroke of half-time. Republic of

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Ireland will play twice before they hit the Limerick head to France. The

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first game will be here against the Netherlands. Then they will take on

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court at Belarus. -- take on Belarus at Cork.

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There were also four games in the Danskebank premiership.

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Linfield started tonight five points behind leaders Crusaders,

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but they took all three points off Warrenpoint town.

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Aaron Burns scored the first goal, Linfield got another before the ball

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fell to Ross Gaynor, who hit low into the net.

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And in the Ballinmallard Crusaders game, the visitors' captain

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Colin Coates grabbed the winner in the fourth minute of injury time.

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Let's get the latest forecast details with Barra Best.

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Showers this evening. It will turn quite chilly across the board.

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Temperatures will fall close to freezing, perhaps just below in

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countryside areas stop a late frost tomorrow morning. Tomorrow will be

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much like today. Some good sunny spells to enjoy, watch out for some

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scattered showers. There will be a fair amount of dry weather here now.

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A lot of cloud that it won't take long before that cloud breaks up and

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let the sunshine come through. Right across Britain and Ireland, not a

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bad day apart from the isolated shower. Quite dry with some cloud

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and sunny gaps everywhere. Temperatures will about normal for

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the time of year. The odd shower will continue on an off but many of

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us will have a fine and to the day with some evening sunshine. Not

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particularly one first, temperatures ten or 11 sows ears at best was part

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of the south and east. Thursday, largely dry, there will be a risk of

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the odd isolated shower to watch out for the temperatures, ten or 11

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Celsius at best. Plenty of dry weather tomorrow and Thursday but

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come the end of the week, it is going to change. We have this area

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of low pressure which is going to move in from the Atlantic. It is

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doing to bring some stronger winds and is going to bring a fair amount

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of rain break through the day on Friday. Some of that phrase will

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return again on Saturday so before then, enjoy any sunny gaps you can

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get. Good night. Our next BBC Newsline is at 6.25am

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during Breakfast here on BBC One. You can also keep updated

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with news online.

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