Laura Coates
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@CNN Anchor of Laura Coates Live & Chief Legal Analyst & @SIRIUSXMPOTUS Host M-F 7-9AM ET| Fmr #DOJ . Mommy x 2! @NYTimes Bestseller
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Don’t worry my beautiful daughter, you’ll hear a lot more than 47 “No’s” in your lifetime. But in the end, they will still have to put some respect on your name. They may even have to call you Justice.
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The irony of Senator Graham attempting to educate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about double standards in America…
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Public defenders are not soft on crime. They are tough on injustice. That should be the philosophy of every Judge.
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FYI in 2018,
#JudgeEllis
sentenced Frederick Turner, 37, to a mandatory minimum of 40 years in prison for dealing methamphetamine: "I chafe a bit at that, but I follow the law. If I thought it was blatantly immoral, I'd have to resign. It's wrong, but not immoral."
#PaulManafort
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That time the
#Pennsylvania
AG Josh Shapiro’s son walked into the shot and reminded us all parents are in the same boat in 2020! 😂
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Just so we're clear: we've reached a point in America where there's a debate whether to put a camera in front of the President & broadcast his words to the American people because genuine concerns on both sides exist about whether those words will be truthful. During a shutdown.
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You know when my husband bought a dash camera a few years ago, I thought he was crazy to think he needed another gadget. My man took my hand & told me that it was for me: So that I would know what happened to him if he were ever pulled over.
#CaronNazario
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We just learned during opening statements of
#DerekChauvinTrial
:
Bystanders called the police on the police.
A police officer watching this on camera called the police on the police.
All while bystanders and
#GeorgeFloyd
begged for him to be allowed to breathe.
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It’s outrageous that we even need to have a Violence Against Women Act, unbelievable that Congress would let it expire, and unconscionable that the NRA would have the power to tank it.
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For those of you angry at
@ABCNetwork
for canceling
#Roseanne
for her written vitriolic speech, remember that
@realDonaldTrump
called for the firing of
#NFL
players for symbolic non-disruptive speech protesting inequality. I wonder if you're consistent in your convictions?? 🤔
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I just made my son and my daughter repeat the oaths of office...for practice, for someday.
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Listening to Minneapolis Firefighter Genevieve Clara Hansen describe the steps a prudent first responder would have taken to render aid to
#GeorgeFloyd
makes your heart and stomach sink when you consider the aid he wasn't given.
#DerekChauvinTrial
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While the topic of
#JussieSmollett
felony indictments converted to wrist slaps is on everyone's, including
@realDonaldTrump
mind, can we also chat about the prosecutorial decisions about
#JeffreyEpstein
? 👇🏽
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Your Friday reminder that “Civil Rights” is not an era.
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Only we understand that today, we are all Supreme Court Nominees.
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The pulmonologist has just testified that
#GeorgeFloyd
was reduced to unsuccessfully trying to use his knuckles... his finger...and ultimately his shoulder when all else failed... to try to lift his chest enough to breathe. What an indelible image for jurors.
#DerekChauvinTrial
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Cross has begun! Defense Forensic pathologist now admits that he has no scientific basis for his opinion that carbon monoxide contributed to
#GeorgeFloyd
death & saw no evidence of exposure. He states he doesn’t even know if the car was on. What in the world?
#DerekChauvinTrial
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Don’t want to make
#AhmaudArbery
about race? Okay, let's make it about gender. What if it was a woman jogging, and 3 men in a car chased her for 5 mins, demanding she stop and talk to them? Strangers who feel entitled to be spoken to. Can they shoot her when she refuses?
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So is defense suggesting that
#DerekChauvin
remained kneeling on
#GeorgeFloyd
neck after he was rendered unconscious w/o a pulse, for a total of 9:29 just in case he came back to life & attempted to attack him from handcuffed prone position w/ 4 cops on scene?
#DerekChauvinTrial
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Wow! Trump defense team has just claimed that the House Impeachment managers have manipulated, manufactured and tampered with evidence. This is a HUGE accusation no lawyer should take lightly!
#ImpeachmentTrial
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When you ask for the opportunity to lead, please don’t be unprepared when you must.
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A running testimony tally of people who tried to help or get help for
#GeorgeFloyd
1. 911 Dispatcher
2. MMA fighter
2. 4 children
3. Off-duty firefighter
4. A store employee who offered to cover counterfeit $20 w/ his own money
Note who’s NOT on this list.
#DerekChauvinTrial
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Mr.
@donlemon
— you gave me and others a chance when you never had to. I will never forget it. Your shoes will never be filled. We ended our nights hearing your wit and now we’ll start our days seeing your smile! We love you. Goodnight, my friend
@DonLemonTonight
!
@CNN
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Abby. Phillip. Full. Stop.
@abbydphillip
Abby Phillip: "Donald Trump's political career began with the racist birther lie. It may very well end with a Black woman in the White House."
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I may or may not have watched this 50 times already.
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Reminder: the question is not whether
#GeorgeFloyd
would have died SOMEDAY. He was not immortal. The question is why he died THAT day.
#DerekChauvinTrial
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“...All that was required was compassion...and oxygen.”
Prosecution’s closing argument.
#GeorgeFloyd
#DerekChauvinTrial
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Did I just hear this expert witness say that he believed carbon monoxide poisoning from the car exhaust may have contributed to
#GeorgeFloyd
death?
#DerekChauvinTrial
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Allow me a moment of unapologetic
#BlackJoy
because
#JustPursuit
is now available EVERYWHERE:
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“It took my family just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court.”
*Justice* Ketanji Brown Jackson
She knows she is all of us in this moment.
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Wondering why it's taking so long to render a verdict in
#PaulManafort
trial? There are 18 separate counts & each count includes at least 4 elements that government must prove. 18 x 4 = 72. Ask yourself when was the last time you saw 12 strangers agree on 72 things quickly.
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It striking to hear these witnesses express feeling profound guilt for not being able to do more to save
#GeorgeFloyd
life while testifying feet away from a defendant who had the power to act and did not.
#DerekChauvinTrial
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Defense begins the closing by defining reasonable doubt, not with why
#DerekChauvin
is innocent. Think about that.
#DerekChauvinTrial
#GeorgeFloyd
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#AmyConeyBarrett
describes her judicial philosophy of “originalism,” a constitutional interpretation where you only consider framers’ intent & meaning in 1787. So how do you reconcile constitutionality of ANY laws related to at least 2 excluded groups: People of Color & Women?
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I’m so incredibly honored to join an incredible lineup w/
@ErinBurnett
@andersoncooper
@kaitlancollins
&
@abbydphillip
. My journey here started w/ a leap of faith. I don’t take it lightly or any of this for granted. Thank you
@CNN
!
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When asked about his other underlying medical conditions, the Forensic Pathologist testified: "No, there is no evidence to suggest he would have died that night except for the interaction with law enforcement."
#DerekChauvinTrial
#GeorgeFloyd
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Thrilled to find out that
#JustPursuit
is going to debut on The New York Times Bestseller list on February 6th! If anyone needs me…I'll be on the floor.
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The Judge has just sentenced father/son Gregory and Travis McMichael for the murder of
#AhmaudArbery
to life without the possibility of parole.
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MN prosecutors DO NOT need to prove
#DerekChauvin
kneeling was the ONLY cause of
#GeorgeFloyd
death. They have to prove was a “substantial causal factor” in causing the death. The fact that other causes MAY have contributed to the death DOES NOT exonerate Chauvin.
#ChauvinTrial
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Defense arguing: “If he can talk, he can breathe.”
Admitted evidence:
#GeorgeFloyd
stopped talking at some point.
#DerekChauvin
kept his knee on his neck for at least 3 more minutes.
#DerekChauvinTrial
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A defense strategy that attempts to suggest that bystanders begging to save a life created a hostile crowd that posed an overwhelming threat to officers should remember that America saw what a hostile crowd really looks like on January 6th.
#DerekChauvinTrial
#GeorgeFloyd
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When the 911 Dispatcher watching video saw how long
#DerekChauvin
was kneeling on
#GeorgeFloyd
she thought the screen had frozen. Then she realized it was live. “My gut instinct told me something’s wrong.” She called the sergeant for help.
#DerekChauvinTrial
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Why oh why does the defense continue to play this disturbing video where we hear
#GeorgeFloyd
try to reason with the officers, beg to breathe, and call for his mother? The video & all of its angles, is the prosecution’s star witness.
#DerekChauvinTrial
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No, he’s not crying because he lost a game. He’s the victim of constant racist abuse & he’s not alone. From
@realmadrid
@vinijr
to the Utah Women’s
@UTAHWBB
@NCAA
@MarchMadnessWBB
it’s time for this conversation with
@WNBA
@Olympics
star
@angel_35
!
@CNN
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When a human being begs to breathe...When onlookers beg for his life...When other cops are present & do nothing...Even while being recorded...When you look at ur son & wonder how you will one day explain the world to him & find yourself unable to catch your breath.
#GeorgeFloyd
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Madame Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris just came out to
@maryjblige
and I think I just passed out.
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For those of you wondering why we’re hearing about
#GeorgeFloyd
past behavior & NOT that of
#DerekChauvin
recall Judge denied prosecution’s attempt to introduce prior incidents of alleged excessive force bc they were apparently not similar enough to these facts
#DerekChauvinTrial
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I've never heard
@abbydphillip
ask a stupid question. She's pointed, sharp, insightful, credible, and extremely intelligent. She's an exceptional journalist. Period.
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BREAKING: The 26-year veteran officer Kim Potter who shot and killed
#DaunteWright
has just resigned!
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I’m profoundly saddened by the passing of Alex Trebek. When my own grandmother lost her battle w/ pancreatic cancer, the void she left was devastating & unimaginable. I pray his family will feel the love we all feel thinking of the mark this humble legend has left on the world.
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Have yourself a Merry LITTLE Christmas! Let your hearts be light.
Next year all our troubles will be out of sight! ...
These two remain my favorite gifts.
Hands down.
God bless you all.
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In honor of my friend, The Black Eagle! May you rest in power Joe Madison! Now you can really fly. 🦅
@SIRIUSXM
@UrbanViewRadio
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“We’re not having a war. We’re having an election. We’re having a democracy.”
@GloriaBorger
💯
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Wait..... We have a black gospel choir signing Stand By Me?!?!?! Someone please come get me off the floor. I'm right here next to the queen's jaw.
#royalwedding
#MeghanMarkle
#meghanandharry
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#MeghanMarkle
mouthed "hi" to Harry as she walked up the aisle and he just mouthed "You're amazing." and I. Am. Not. Crying.
#royalwedding
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Reminder (for defense): NO ONE argues officers can’t use reasonable force on non-compliant. Question is why
#DerekChauvin
maintained application of deadly force on compliant, unbreathing, unconscious
#GeorgeFloyd
w/o reassessing whether force still necessary.
#DerekChauvinTrial
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Teenage eyewitness says she felt threatened by Officers who put their hands on their mace when bystanders attempted to intervene and render aid to
#GeorgeFloyd
#DerekChauvinTrial
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“We’ve made it. We’ve made it—all of us!”
*Justice* Ketanji Brown Jackson
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While Operation Smoke(yEye)Screen continues, here's what I heard
@michelleisawolf
say:
1.
#Flint
still doesn't have clean H2O.
2.
#DACA
remains vulnerable.
3. POTUS cabinet = depleted
4. Teachers need supplies not guns.
5. Both Dems & GOP need to step up.
6. The media = complicit
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While seems like prosecution’s trying to cast
#GeorgeFloyd
in negative light by discussing opioid addiction, being under the influence or possibility of a counterfeit bill, remember strategy is to address bad facts & then demonstrate why they’re irrelevant.
#DerekChauvinTrial
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12 human beings saw the truth: A human being was hunted down because he had the audacity to exist and the nerve to not obey three strangers who felt entitled to treat him as less than human.
#AhmaudArbery
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I can’t believe this case might even remotely come down to carbon monoxide poisoning.
#DerekChauvinTrial
#GeorgeFloyd
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Defense counsel just said we must be “intellectually honest” and then reintroduced carbon monoxide poisoning theory....
#DerekChauvinTrial
#GeorgeFloyd
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This is such a powerful statement for the world to see. ❤️
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Let’s dispense with the legalese. The Supreme Court has ruled: Texas, you have no dog in this fight. You don’t get to decide how other states administer or decide their elections. Good day, Sir.
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An African-American veteran & officer who broke down in tears after valiantly fighting for hours to protect the Capitol, while repeatedly being called the N-word by insurrectionists, asks the poignant question that resonates across the globe: "Is this America?"
#ImpeachmentTrial
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Are we really hearing an argument that condemnation of an insurrection is an example of cancel culture?
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When
@levarburton
remembers the late great Louis Gossett Jr. you will be all the way in your feelings…
@CNN
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The pulmonologist expert has testified that
#DerekChauvin
applied 91.5 pounds of pressure to
#GeorgeFlyod
neck. The request for a 20 minute break during this testimony is NO coincidence.
#DerekChauvinTrial
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Pence CAN:
1. Open the envelopes.
2. Announce what’s in ‘em.
3. Not show up & have Sen. Grassley stand in.
Pence CAN’T:
1. Ignore the electoral college.
2. Unilaterally declare POTUS.
3. Contradict his legal filing where he rejected idea that he could choose the President.
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.
@TiffanyDCross
is killing it this morning on
@MSNBC
! So great to get to know her background and understand her incredible journey in this forum! I already feel the
#CrossConnection
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ICYMI:
Who IS on trial for murder and manslaughter:
#DerekChauvin
Who is NOT on trial:
#GeorgeFloyd
Eyewitnesses like
#DonaldWilliams
#ChauvinTrial
#DerekChauvinTrial
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There is a level of discourse that befits a former president. There is also a level of discourse that befits a human being with even the minimum amount of basic decency. Donald's Trump's "statement" about the passing of Colin Powell rises to neither. Why even bother?
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@MidwinCharles
I am so incredibly sorry to hear this. I respected her so much. What a devastating loss of a beautiful soul. I am so sorry for your family’s tremendous loss. 💔
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Judge has threatened to declare a mistrial if any prosecution rebuttal witness “even mentions” existence of tests that prosecution failed to timely disclose that
#GeorgeFloyd
had normal carbon monoxide level because it would prejudice the defendant.
#DerekChauvinTrial
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Defense asking for
#DerekChauvinTrial
jurors to be sequestered following yesterday’s fatal police shooting of
#DaunteWright
outside of Minneapolis.
#GeorgeFloyd
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Hey! I’m anchoring tonight on
@CNNTonight
on
@CNN
filling in for the great
@donlemon
! Join the conversation at 11PM ET!
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This is the picture that just made my daughter want to play tennis. Forever. Thanks
@serenawilliams
.
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🤣 Let’s wear the same color again tomorrow just to make it challenging! Love you!
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I was an Asst. U.S. Atty during last
#shutdown
w/ a newborn in daycare. My colleagues & I worked w/o pay on salaries that already forced us to be creative on how to make ends meet. We kept our heads down & served w/o regret. Thinking of you all today & your commitment. Thank you!
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I need a t-shirt, hat, sweatshirt, mug, pen, necklace and license plate that says: “I Will Not Be Lectured!”
#VPDebate
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While we are watching Judge
#SCOTUS
#AmyConeyBarrett
getting sworn in RIGHT NOW, w/in hours of conf. vote REMEMBER how quickly the Senate is able to move when it is concerned with 1 person the next time they argue for your patience when tens of millions of people are concerned.
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While you were likely watching the
#VPDebate
answer questions re justice,
#Kentucky
attorney general Daniel Cameron filed a motion to keep
#BreonnaTaylor
grand jury files secret! Don’t ever forget to focus on what’s happening in the periphery people!
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Wisconsin law allows a 17 y.o to possess certain rifles or shotguns as long as they do NOT have short-barrels. Here, the prosecution conceded length of the barrel of AR-15 was not short, so that possession charge was dismissed.
#KyleRittenhouseTrial
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I still cannot stop thinking about this unbelievably tragic story. An Ohio Uber driver shot and killed by a man who thinks she is part of a scam she knows nothing about? He’s now been charged with her murder.👇🏾
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Here’s how the prosecutor began his closing arguments:
His name was George P. Floyd, Jr. and he was born on October 14, 1973 in Fayetteville, North Carolina to his parents, Larcenia Jones and George Perry Floyd, Sr.
They said his name.
#GeorgeFloyd
#DerekChauvinTrial
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It seems the President’s video is 7 days and an impeachment short.
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