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Cuomo, and... ⚖️ How do you feel about SCOTUS' March?","id":47016,"slug":"47016-investigating-sexual-harassment-claims-gov-cuomo-do-feel-scotus-march","links":{"self":"https://www.causes.com/articles/47016-investigating-sexual-harassment-claims-gov-cuomo-do-feel-scotus-march","article_comments":"/api/articles/47016-investigating-sexual-harassment-claims-gov-cuomo-do-feel-scotus-march/comments","signatures":"/api/v3/articles/47016/signatures?include=user"},"content":"

Welcome to Tuesday, March 2nd, drums and bass...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) has been accused of sexual harassment by two women, leading to calls for an independent investigation into his behavior.

Two former staffers have accused Cuomo of using language that made them uncomfortable and suggested a desire for a sexual relationship. One accuser said the governor kissed her without consent.

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) tweeted in support of the two women who came forward with their stories of sexual harassment:

\"Lindsey Boylan and Charlotte Bennett’s detailed accounts of sexual harassment by Gov. Cuomo are extremely serious and painful to read. There must be an independent investigation – not one led by an individual selected by the Governor, but by the office of the Attorney General.\"

Do you want to see an independent investigation claims against Cuomo?

Voting Rights, College Athletes’ Ability to Earn Money: SCOTUS' March

The Supreme Court will hear arguments this month in several notable cases, including a dispute over voting rights in the state of Arizona, and restrictions on college athletes earning compensation.

In addition to the cases already on the agenda, the Court may hear emergency petitions in other cases that are appealed.

Today: Brnovich v. DNC (consolidated with Arizona Republican Party v. DNC).

This concerns Arizona’s voting laws that require ballots cast in the wrong precinct to be discarded and prohibits “ballot harvesting” by a third party--and whether those laws are discriminatory under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the 15th Amendment.

Check out more cases here, then tell your reps:

How do you feel about the cases before the Supreme Court in March?

TWIC: Dems’ $1.9 Trillion COVID Bill, Reforms to Elections & Policing

Once the Senate concludes its work on nominations, it will take up Democrats’ $1.9 trillion spending bill that passed the House along party-lines early Saturday morning, which will be the chamber’s focus for the rest of the week.

Meanwhile, the House will consider H.R. 1: For the People Act of 2021 and H.R. 1280: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021.

See everything Congress is up to this week here, then join the conversation:

How do you feel about this week’s congressional schedule?

And, in the End…

Remember being a teen? I mean besides when trying to fall asleep at night and recalling awkward moments from 20 years ago. Well, then you'll recall 13-19 ain't easy. Hence: World Teen Mental Wellness Day.

How are you?

—Josh Herman

Talk to us via email at editorial [at] causes.com. And don’t forget to keep in touch @Causes.

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by Causes | 3.2.21

Welcome to Tuesday, March 2nd, drums and bass...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) has been accused of sexual harassment by two women, leading to calls for an independent investigation into his behavior.

Two former staffers have accused Cuomo of using language that made them uncomfortable and suggested a desire for a sexual relationship. One accuser said the governor kissed her without consent.

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) tweeted in support of the two women who came forward with their stories of sexual harassment:

\"Lindsey Boylan and Charlotte Bennett’s detailed accounts of sexual harassment by Gov. Cuomo are extremely serious and painful to read. There must be an independent investigation – not one led by an individual selected by the Governor, but by the office of the Attorney General.\"

Do you want to see an independent investigation claims against Cuomo?

Voting Rights, College Athletes’ Ability to Earn Money: SCOTUS' March

The Supreme Court will hear arguments this month in several notable cases, including a dispute over voting rights in the state of Arizona, and restrictions on college athletes earning compensation.

In addition to the cases already on the agenda, the Court may hear emergency petitions in other cases that are appealed.

Today: Brnovich v. DNC (consolidated with Arizona Republican Party v. DNC).

Check out more cases here, then tell your reps:

How do you feel about the cases before the Supreme Court in March?

TWIC: Dems’ $1.9 Trillion COVID Bill, Reforms to Elections & Policing

Meanwhile, the House will consider H.R. 1: For the People Act of 2021 and H.R. 1280: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021.

See everything Congress is up to this week here, then join the conversation:

How do you feel about this week’s congressional schedule?

And, in the End…

How are you?

—Josh Herman

Talk to us via email at editorial [at] causes.com. And don’t forget to keep in touch @Causes.

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by Causes | 3.2.21

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The Supreme Court will hear arguments this month in several notable cases, including a dispute over voting rights in the state of Arizona, and restrictions on college athletes earning compensation.
In addition to the cases already on the agenda, the Court may hear emergency petitions in other cases that are appealed.

What’s on the docket?

Monday, March 1st

U.S. v. Arthrex, Inc. (consolidated with two related cases) considers whether administrative patent judges must be appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate based on the Patent Act and the Appointments Clause of the Constitution.

Tuesday, March 2nd

Brnovich v. DNC (consolidated with Arizona Republican Party v. DNC) concerns Arizona’s voting laws that require ballots cast in the wrong precinct to be discarded and prohibit “ballot harvesting” by a third party, and whether those laws are discriminatory under the Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the 15th Amendment.

Wednesday, March 3rd

Carr v. Saul (consolidated with Davis v. Saul) deals with whether a person can make an initial challenge to the appointment of an administrative law judge to the Social Security Administration under the Appointments Clause in federal court if they didn’t raise the challenge during administrative proceedings.

Monday, March 22nd

Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid concerns whether a California regulation allowing union organizers to access agricultural employees at the employer’s worksite is a physical taking under the Fifth Amendment and illegal seizure under the Fourth Amendment.

Tuesday, March 23rd

U.S. v. Cooley addresses whether a police officer who works for a Native American tribe can detain and search a non-tribe member under suspicion of violating a state or federal law while they’re on an Indian reservation.

Wednesday, March 24th

Caniglia v. Strom deals with whether the “community caretaking” exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement for vehicle searches applies to homes as well.

Monday, March 29th

Cochran v. Gresham concerns whether the federal Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated federal law by authorizing Arkansas’s Medicaid program (Arkansas Works).
Goldman Sachs Group v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System addresses whether a defendant in a class action lawsuit involving securities can argue that alleged misstatements didn’t impact the price of the security to rebut claims that the class relied on them; and whether the defendant has to satisfy the burden of production or the burden of persuasion.

Tuesday, March 30th

Transunion LLC v. Ramirez considers whether a damages class action lawsuit is permitted by the Constitution and federal legal rules when the majority of the class didn’t sustain an injury comparable in severity to that of the class representative.

Wednesday, March 31st

NCAA v. Alston (consolidated with AAC v. Alston) concerns whether the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) prohibition on compensating college athletes is a violation of federal antitrust law.

— Eric Revell

(Photo Credit: Awesome Sasquatch via Flickr / Creative Commons)

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by Causes | 3.1.21

The Supreme Court will hear arguments this month in several notable cases, including a dispute over voting rights in the state of Arizona, and restrictions on college athletes earning compensation.
In addition to the cases already on the agenda, the Court may hear emergency petitions in other cases that are appealed.

What’s on the docket?

Monday, March 1st

\nU.S. v. Arthrex, Inc. (consolidated with two related cases) considers whether administrative patent judges must be appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate based on the Patent Act and the Appointments Clause of the Constitution.

Tuesday, March 2nd

\nBrnovich v. DNC (consolidated with Arizona Republican Party v. DNC) concerns Arizona’s voting laws that require ballots cast in the wrong precinct to be discarded and prohibit “ballot harvesting” by a third party, and whether those laws are discriminatory under the Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the 15th Amendment.

Wednesday, March 3rd

\nCarr v. Saul (consolidated with Davis v. Saul) deals with whether a person can make an initial challenge to the appointment of an administrative law judge to the Social Security Administration under the Appointments Clause in federal court if they didn’t raise the challenge during administrative proceedings.

Monday, March 22nd

\nCedar Point Nursery v. Hassid concerns whether a California regulation allowing union organizers to access agricultural employees at the employer’s worksite is a physical taking under the Fifth Amendment and illegal seizure under the Fourth Amendment.

Tuesday, March 23rd

\nU.S. v. Cooley addresses whether a police officer who works for a Native American tribe can detain and search a non-tribe member under suspicion of violating a state or federal law while they’re on an Indian reservation.

Wednesday, March 24th

\nCaniglia v. Strom deals with whether the “community caretaking” exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement for vehicle searches applies to homes as well.

Monday, March 29th

\nCochran v. Gresham concerns whether the federal Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated federal law by authorizing Arkansas’s Medicaid program (Arkansas Works).
\nGoldman Sachs Group v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System addresses whether a defendant in a class action lawsuit involving securities can argue that alleged misstatements didn’t impact the price of the security to rebut claims that the class relied on them; and whether the defendant has to satisfy the burden of production or the burden of persuasion.

Tuesday, March 30th

\nTransunion LLC v. Ramirez considers whether a damages class action lawsuit is permitted by the Constitution and federal legal rules when the majority of the class didn’t sustain an injury comparable in severity to that of the class representative.

Wednesday, March 31st

\nNCAA v. Alston (consolidated with AAC v. Alston) concerns whether the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) prohibition on compensating college athletes is a violation of federal antitrust law.

— Eric Revell

(Photo Credit: Awesome Sasquatch via Flickr / Creative Commons)

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by Causes | 3.1.21

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What's the story?

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) has been accused of sexual harassment by two women, leading to calls for an independent investigation into his behavior.
Two former staffers have accused Cuomo of using language that made them uncomfortable and suggested a desire for a sexual relationship. One accuser said the governor kissed her without consent.
Charlotte Bennett, a 25-year-old former aide to the governor, told the New York Times that Cuomo, 63, asked about her sex life and whether she had ever had sex with older men.

“I understood that the governor wanted to sleep with me, and felt horribly uncomfortable and scared. And was wondering how I was going to get out of it and assumed it was the end of my job.”

What are lawmakers saying?

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) tweeted in support of the two women who came forward with their stories of sexual harassment:

\"Lindsey Boylan and Charlotte Bennett’s detailed accounts of sexual harassment by Gov. Cuomo are extremely serious and painful to read. There must be an independent investigation – not one led by an individual selected by the Governor, but by the office of the Attorney General.\"

AOC was referencing Cuomo's announcement that he would appoint a former federal judge - who worked as a partner at a law firm with one of his advisers - to head the internal review into the allegations.
On Sunday afternoon, the governor agreed to cede control of the investigation to New York Attorney General Letitia James:

\"The Governor's office wants a thorough and independent review that is above reproach and beyond political interference,\" Cuomo special counsel Beth Garvey said in a statement. \"Therefore, the Governor's office has asked Attorney General Tish James to select a qualified private lawyer to do an independent review of allegations of sexual harassment.\"

Sunday night, Cuomo issued a (sort-of) apology:

“I acknowledge some of the things I have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation. To the extent anyone felt that way. I am truly sorry about that.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Monday called the allegations \"credible\" and said she backed an independent investigation into Cuomo's behavior.

“The women who have come forward with serious and credible charges against Gov. Cuomo deserve to be heard and to be treated with dignity. The independent investigation must have due process and respect for everyone involved,” Pelosi said in a statement.

“I understood that the governor wanted to sleep with me, and felt horribly uncomfortable and scared,” Ms. Bennett told The Times. “And was wondering how I was going to get out of it and assumed it was the end of my job.”

-Josh Herman

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by Causes | 3.1.21

What's the story?

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) has been accused of sexual harassment by two women, leading to calls for an independent investigation into his behavior.
\nTwo former staffers have accused Cuomo of using language that made them uncomfortable and suggested a desire for a sexual relationship. One accuser said the governor kissed her without consent.
Charlotte Bennett, a 25-year-old former aide to the governor, told the New York Times that Cuomo, 63, asked about her sex life and whether she had ever had sex with older men.

“I understood that the governor wanted to sleep with me, and felt horribly uncomfortable and scared. And was wondering how I was going to get out of it and assumed it was the end of my job.”

What are lawmakers saying?

\nNew York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) tweeted in support of the two women who came forward with their stories of sexual harassment:

\"Lindsey Boylan and Charlotte Bennett’s detailed accounts of sexual harassment by Gov. Cuomo are extremely serious and painful to read. There must be an independent investigation – not one led by an individual selected by the Governor, but by the office of the Attorney General.\"

AOC was referencing Cuomo's announcement that he would appoint a former federal judge - who worked as a partner at a law firm with one of his advisers - to head the internal review into the allegations.
On Sunday afternoon, the governor agreed to cede control of the investigation to New York Attorney General Letitia James:

\"The Governor's office wants a thorough and independent review that is above reproach and beyond political interference,\" Cuomo special counsel Beth Garvey said in a statement. \"Therefore, the Governor's office has asked Attorney General Tish James to select a qualified private lawyer to do an independent review of allegations of sexual harassment.\"

Sunday night, Cuomo issued a (sort-of) apology:

“I acknowledge some of the things I have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation. To the extent anyone felt that way. I am truly sorry about that.”

\nHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Monday called the allegations \"credible\" and said she backed an independent investigation into Cuomo's behavior.

“The women who have come forward with serious and credible charges against Gov. Cuomo deserve to be heard and to be treated with dignity. The independent investigation must have due process and respect for everyone involved,” Pelosi said in a statement.

-Josh Herman

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What's the story?

In his first public appearance since leaving office on Jan. 20, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for Republican Party unity in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida.

What did Trump say?

The former president dismissed rumors that he was contemplating starting a new political party:

\"We're not starting new parties. They kept saying, 'He's going to start a new party!' We have the Republican Party! It's going to unite and be stronger than ever before. I am not starting a new party. That was fake news. It is far from being over ... We will be victorious and America will be stronger and greater than ever before.\"

Over an hour into his speech, Trump repeated the lie that \"This election was rigged\" and criticized the Supreme Court:

\"They didn't have the guts or the courage to make the right decision.\"

\"Already, the Biden administration is proving that they are anti-jobs, anti-family, anti-borders, anti-energy, anti-women, anti-science. In just one short month, we have gone from America first to America last,\" Trump said, alluding to his self-described \"America first\" platform.

-Josh Herman

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by Causes | 2.28.21

What's the story?

In his first public appearance since leaving office on Jan. 20, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for Republican Party unity in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida.

What did Trump say?

The former president dismissed rumors that he was contemplating starting a new political party:

\"We're not starting new parties. They kept saying, 'He's going to start a new party!' We have the Republican Party! It's going to unite and be stronger than ever before. I am not starting a new party. That was fake news. It is far from being over ... We will be victorious and America will be stronger and greater than ever before.\"

Over an hour into his speech, Trump repeated the lie that \"This election was rigged\" and criticized the Supreme Court:

\"They didn't have the guts or the courage to make the right decision.\"

\"Already, the Biden administration is proving that they are anti-jobs, anti-family, anti-borders, anti-energy, anti-women, anti-science. In just one short month, we have gone from America first to America last,\" Trump said, alluding to his self-described \"America first\" platform.

-Josh Herman

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Welcome to Monday, March 1st, lions and lambs...

In his first public appearance since leaving office on Jan. 20, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for Republican Party unity in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida.

$\"Article$

The former president dismissed rumors that he was contemplating starting a new political party:

\"We're not starting new parties. They kept saying, 'He's going to start a new party!' We have the Republican Party! It's going to unite and be stronger than ever before. I am not starting a new party. That was fake news. It is far from being over ... We will be victorious and America will be stronger and greater than ever before.\"

What do you think of Trump's CPAC remarks?

Airstrike on Iran-Backed Militia Near Syria-Iraq Border

A pair of F-15E Strike Eagles from the U.S. Air Force carried out an airstrike on a compound in Syria that has been used by Iran-backed Shia militia groups.

It was the first major military action of its kind taken by President Joe Biden since he took office, and has elicited a mixed reaction from members of Congress.

The strike at Abu-Kamal was retaliation for several rocket attacks Iran-backed militias have conducted against American forces in the region this February. Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said it “was authorized in response to recent attacks against American and coalition personnel in Iraq and to ongoing threats to those personnel.”

Do you support or oppose the strike?

Golden Boy

The CPAC conference included a giant golden statue of Trump.

Artist Tommy Zegan created the statue in response to myriad artworks mocking the former president.

\"Two years ago, when I saw all those statues of naked Trump and Trump on a toilet, I said, 'You know what? I can do better,' \" Zegan told reporters at CPAC.

\"It is museum-quality, and that's the one I'm eventually hoping to get in the Trump library. It is literally priceless.\"

$\"Article$

Would you support Trump 2024?

And, in the End…

Go pig or go home on this National Pig Day.

And have a delicious Fruit Compote Day,

—Josh Herman

Talk to us via email at editorial [at] causes.com. And don’t forget to keep in touch @Causes.

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by Causes | 3.1.21

Welcome to Monday, March 1st, lions and lambs...

$\"Article$

The former president dismissed rumors that he was contemplating starting a new political party:

\"We're not starting new parties. They kept saying, 'He's going to start a new party!' We have the Republican Party! It's going to unite and be stronger than ever before. I am not starting a new party. That was fake news. It is far from being over ... We will be victorious and America will be stronger and greater than ever before.\"

What do you think of Trump's CPAC remarks?

Airstrike on Iran-Backed Militia Near Syria-Iraq Border

A pair of F-15E Strike Eagles from the U.S. Air Force carried out an airstrike on a compound in Syria that has been used by Iran-backed Shia militia groups.

It was the first major military action of its kind taken by President Joe Biden since he took office, and has elicited a mixed reaction from members of Congress.

Do you support or oppose the strike?

Golden Boy

The CPAC conference included a giant golden statue of Trump.

Artist Tommy Zegan created the statue in response to myriad artworks mocking the former president.

\"Two years ago, when I saw all those statues of naked Trump and Trump on a toilet, I said, 'You know what? I can do better,' \" Zegan told reporters at CPAC.

\"It is museum-quality, and that's the one I'm eventually hoping to get in the Trump library. It is literally priceless.\"

$\"Article$

Would you support Trump 2024?

And, in the End…

Go pig or go home on this National Pig Day.

And have a delicious Fruit Compote Day,

—Josh Herman

Talk to us via email at editorial [at] causes.com. And don’t forget to keep in touch @Causes.

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UPDATE 3/1/21

The Senate voted 84-15 on Monday to limit further debate on the nomination of Gina Raimondo to be Secretary of Commerce.

The Senate is expected to vote in the near future on the nomination of Gina Raimondo to be Secretary of Commerce, starting with a procedural vote on Monday. Here’s what you need to know about the nominee.

Who is Gina Raimondo?

Raimondo, 49, is the governor of Rhode Island and has served in that role since 2015, winning her initial election to the office in 2014 and re-election in 2018. Before her election as governor, Raimondo was the state’s general treasurer for four years.
She earned her undergraduate degree with honors from Harvard College and earned a law degree from Yale Law School. Raimondo later attended New College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, where she earned a master degree and doctorate of philosophy.
After law school, Raimondo clerked for Judge Kimba Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She later worked at a venture capital firm before co-founding a new venture capital firm.

What’s the outlook for her nomination?

During her confirmation hearing, Raimondo was asked about whether she would remove Chinese telecommunications company Huawei from a Commerce Dept. list that restricts their ability to buy technology and intellectual property from American firms without receiving a federal license.
Initially, Raimondo gave a non-committal answer, but she later clarified in writing that she sees “no reason” to believe that Huawei should be removed from the list. Raimondo also said she would use tools to sanction products made with forced labor in Xinjiang, China, where U.S. officials have said the Chinese Communist Party is committing genocide.
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced Raimondo’s nomination on a bipartisan 21-3 vote.

What does it mean for the Dept. of Commerce?

The Dept. of Commerce promotes job creation and economic growth by regulating trade, generating data, and setting standards to foster innovation.
Among the agencies within the Dept. of Commerce are the Census, the National Weather Service, and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries.
The agency has bureaus in all 50 states, every U.S. territory, and over 86 countries. It had more than 46,000 employees as of January 2018.

— Eric Revell

(Photo Credit: Raimondo: White House / Public Domain | Commerce Dept. Seal: Wikimedia / Public Domain)

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by Causes | 3.1.21

UPDATE 3/1/21

The Senate voted 84-15 on Monday to limit further debate on the nomination of Gina Raimondo to be Secretary of Commerce.

Who is Gina Raimondo?

Raimondo, 49, is the governor of Rhode Island and has served in that role since 2015, winning her initial election to the office in 2014 and re-election in 2018. Before her election as governor, Raimondo was the state’s general treasurer for four years.
She earned her undergraduate degree with honors from Harvard College and earned a law degree from Yale Law School. Raimondo later attended New College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, where she earned a master degree and doctorate of philosophy.
After law school, Raimondo clerked for Judge Kimba Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She later worked at a venture capital firm before co-founding a new venture capital firm.

What’s the outlook for her nomination?

During her confirmation hearing, Raimondo was asked about whether she would remove Chinese telecommunications company Huawei from a Commerce Dept. list that restricts their ability to buy technology and intellectual property from American firms without receiving a federal license.
Initially, Raimondo gave a non-committal answer, but she later clarified in writing that she sees “no reason” to believe that Huawei should be removed from the list. Raimondo also said she would use tools to sanction products made with forced labor in Xinjiang, China, where U.S. officials have said the Chinese Communist Party is committing genocide.
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced Raimondo’s nomination on a bipartisan 21-3 vote.

What does it mean for the Dept. of Commerce?

The Dept. of Commerce promotes job creation and economic growth by regulating trade, generating data, and setting standards to foster innovation.
Among the agencies within the Dept. of Commerce are the Census, the National Weather Service, and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries.
The agency has bureaus in all 50 states, every U.S. territory, and over 86 countries. It had more than 46,000 employees as of January 2018.

— Eric Revell

(Photo Credit: Raimondo: White House / Public Domain | Commerce Dept. Seal: Wikimedia / Public Domain)

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by Causes | 3.1.21

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