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After Cheek Filler, Veneers and a Boob Job That Made Her Sick, This Mom, 26, Is Now ‘Reversing the Damage’ (Exclusive)

Tilly Whitfeld is “reversing the damage” of her cosmetic procedures after getting cheek filler, veneers, breast implants and more

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  • She underwent her first procedure at age 18 after her dentist recommended veneers when she was only 14

  • “Society has an ever-changing version of perfection. I jumped to the next best thing to attempt to like how I looked and hope others would too," Whitfeld tells PEOPLE

A young mom is looking back on her cosmetic procedures.

Tilly Whitfeld, 26, of Sydney, Australia, is opening up about “reversing the damage” of her cosmetic procedures after getting cheek filler, veneers, breast implants and more.

She underwent her first procedure at age 18 after her dentist recommended veneers when she was only 14.

“Society has an ever-changing version of perfection,” Whitfeld, who starred onBig Brotherin 2021, tells PEOPLE. “I jumped to the next best thing to attempt to like how I looked and hope others would too. I went on reality TV very young and was exposed to criticism at 20.”

“Having every piece of your face and body commented on definitely created a deep-rooted insecurity,” she continues.

Tilly Whitfeld.Credit: Tilly Whitfeld/Instagram

Whitfeld has been candid about her experience on Instagram, where she has over 137K followers. Shesharedphotos of her procedures on March 29, writing, “Things that I regret doing to my body now that my frontal lobe has developed.”

“Gosh it’s been a wild ride 🤪 thankfully found a partner who screwed my head on and a naturopath who steered me in the right direction,” she captioned the post.

The content creator made asimilar poston May 17 with the caption, “Things I regret doing to my body and face now that I’m someone’s mum.” She added that she will “never stop sharing this message.”

“Let the consequences of my actions be your lesson,” Whitfeld continued.

Both posts have received support from her followers, who have thanked her for her transparency.  “Love the openness and honesty,” wrote one, while another said, “You're teaching and touching many.”

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Tilly Whitfeld.Credit: Tilly Whitfeld/Instagram

In the first post, Whitfeld said sheregretted her tattooed freckles, lips and eyebrows, as well as her breast implants, cheek filler and veneers. Her second post included additional tattoos and her belly button piercing.

She tells PEOPLE that she started to regret her past choices after her breast implants made her “very ill.”

“This was the turning point. I did research and realized the long- and short-term implications of what I’d done to my body and how it could begin to impact me. I begin to get very sick. I began to remove my tattoos, had filler dissolved and booked my explant,” she says.

Now, Whitfeld is on a mission to reverse more of her procedures.

Tilly Whitfeld.Credit: Tilly Whitfeld/Instagram

“Besides fake tan, hair dye and extensions, everything more ‘permanent,' I attempted to remove," she says.

But the process has not been easy. Whitfeld, who welcomed her first son in January, says, “Tattoos take a very long time to laser off, my filler migrated and could probably do with one more session of removal, my veneers are irreversible.”

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As for what she’d like others to take away from her experience, she says, “There are consequences to your actions. Eventually your body will pay in some way or another.”

“Nothing is more beautiful than a body and face that is unique. I know it can be hard, but learn to love yourself first,” Whitfeld adds.

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After Cheek Filler, Veneers and a Boob Job That Made Her Sick, This Mom, 26, Is Now ‘Reversing the Damage’ (Exclusive)

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Tyson Fury’s 16-Year-Old Daughter Venezuela Hand-in-Hand with Boxer Husband, 18 on Sunny Spanish Honeymoon

Venezuela Fury, 16, and Noah Price, 18, have been photographed enjoying their Spanish honeymoon following their private wedding ceremony earlier in May

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  • Footage from the wedding will air on the family's Netflix reality show At Home with the Furys

  • Venezuela's mom Paris, defended her daughter marrying young, citing her own early engagement at age 17

Tyson Fury's 16-year-old daughterVenezuelais the picture of wedded bliss!

The teenager was photographed enjoying herhoneymoon in Marbella, Spain, alongside her 18-year-old boxer husband, Noah Price.

The pair were pictured walking along the beachfront location hand-in-hand, at one point stopping to enjoy a romantic kiss. The teens were dressed for the scorching temperatures, with Venezuela opting for patterned hot pants and a matching bandeau-style top, while her new husband kept it casual in a white T-shirt and tie-dye shorts. Both wore sandals and sunglasses.

Venezuela Fury; Noah PriceCredit: BACKGRID

Venezuela and Price wedin a private ceremony at the Royal Chapel of St. John on the Isle of Man on Saturday, May 16, as previously reported by PEOPLE.

The teen was walked down the aisle by her boxer dad, Tyson, 37. Her mom,Paris Fury, was also there, as well as 18 bridesmaids, including her cousin, Bambi Fury, 3, the daughter of Tyson's half-brother,Tommy Fury, andMolly-Mae Hague.

Her younger sisters, Valencia, 8, and Athena, 4, were also part of the wedding party. Tyson and Parisalso share sonsPrince John James, 15, Prince Tyson II, 9, Prince Adonis, 7, and Prince Rico Paris, 2.

Venezuela Fury; Noah PriceCredit: BACKGRID

Footage from the ceremony was captured by a camera crew and is expected to air as part of the family's Netflix reality show,At Home with the Furys.

Venezuela and Pricebecame engagedat Venezuela's 16th birthday party in September 2025.

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On May 18, just a few days after the wedding, Tysonshared his emotional reactionto seeing his daughter in her wedding dress on her big day. He said at that point the “realization” that she was “getting married was upon me,” adding, “wow.”

Paris has also defended her daughter marrying so young, tellingMirror U.K.that her daughter is “so mature” for her age.

"She's done so much in such a short time just because of who she is and the fact that she's got six younger brothers and sisters that she's helped bring up."

Venezuela Fury; Noah PriceCredit: BACKGRID

Venezuela's mom added to the outlet that she couldn't “deny” her daughter's wish to wed, as she herself was 17 when she got engaged.

“She's obviously following in my footsteps, so how can I judge her in any way. I know she's young. But I think she's found the person she loves, and if she's happy, I will completely support her."

The day after her wedding, Venezuela offered fans apeek inside the homeshe and Price will share. "R first ever home so proud of my Noah," Venezuela captioned the post showing off the single-story dwelling raised off the ground. Ina later post, Venezuela clarified that home is not technically a caravan, but a static "chalet."

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Rising costs push farmers to cut fertilizer, risk lower yields

Derek Davis, a fifth-generation farmer from central Missouri, says he probably puts more time and effort into testing his soil contents than most producers — both before he plants, and during the growing season.

USA TODAY A farmer in central Missouri sows pea seeds in 2018.

“It allows us to project the next several weeks so that we can make corrections in season if needed to raise as healthy of a crop as we can,” Davis said.

Derek Davis, right, inspects crop progress with agronomist Mike Smith in central Missouri.

Davis measures many characteristics of his soil, including nutrient levels. Knowing how much nitrogen or phosphorus is already in the ground can help farmers like him save on fertilizer. That’s especially important this growing season, because of the high cost of doing business for farmers.

Sharp increases in the price of inputs such as diesel fueland nitrogen fertilizerare forcing farmers to make tough choices about how to spend their resources. That could include deferring equipment maintenance or upgrades, cutting back on pesticides or spreading less fertilizer.

DeDe Jones, a risk management economist for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, works with growers to help them turn a profit. That’s proving to be particularly difficult this year, though.

“This is not going to be a year where there’s a silver bullet where essentially I say, ‘Grow this crop and you’ll be fine,’” Jones said. “In terms of the input cost side, it just is going to come down to these little adjustments you can make.”

Some farmers are sacrificing yields by cutting fertilizer

Jones, like Davis, advocates for testing soil contents before spreading fertilizer.

“With nitrogen being so extremely high [in cost] right now, any residual you can take advantage of that’s already in the soil is going to help the bottom line,” Jones said.

Davis also runs acrop consultancybusiness, which he opened nine years ago. Lately, he’s seen more demand for his soil testing services.

“The interest has been increasing each year,” Davis said. “However, with the current economic status of row crop farming, specifically in the Midwest, that has accelerated more in the last couple years.”

But some farmers he knows are taking a more drastic cost-cutting step this season.

“There’s a lot of growers that I’m aware of that simply just cut fertilizer, or most of it, out,” Davis said.

The price of nitrogen fertilizer has increased by more than 30 percent since the start of the war in Iran, according to theAmerican Farm Bureau Federation. Some farmers, particularly in the Midwest, bought fertilizer in the fall when prices were lower. But many did not.

Diesel fuel costs nearly $2 more per gallon now than this time last year, according to theU.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Farm economists expected producers to face tight margins in 2026, even before the U.S. and Israel’s armed forces attacked Iran and blockaded the Strait of Hormuz. Restricting traffic through the strait has pushed prices on fuel and fertilizer up even more.

“That wasn’t built into any of the cash flow projections or the plans for this year. And so I would call that definitely a shock to the system,” said Michael Langemeier, professor and director of theCenter for Commercial Agriculture at Purdue University.

Yellow field peas begin to sprout. Derek Davis, a farmer and crop consultant in Missouri, sometimes uses peas as a cover crop to improve soil health.

Farmers may sacrifice some production by pulling back on fertilizer, according to Langemeier.

“The problem with [reducing fertilizer] is that you usually have a yield impact. And so you have to decide whether that reduction in input is worth the reduction in yield you’re going to get,” he said.

If they’re able, producers may opt not to grow crops that require nitrogen fertilizer, according to Jonathan LaPorte, a farm business management educator with Michigan State University. Some could swap out corn, which needs nitrogen.

“Soybeans are right now a little bit favorable compared to corn,” LaPorte said. “The soybeans need different fertilizer, potassium being the big fertilizer that it needs. And that price has been pretty favorable.”

‘We’re not going to try to get every bushel we can’

Farmers may also be able to stay profitable this year by lowering their yield expectations, LaPorte said.

That means focusing less on producing as much of a crop as possible, and more on managing expenses.

“It’s this kind of almost opposite way of thinking, to say that we’re not going to try to get every bushel we can off of the field,” LaPorte said. And so it definitely takes a little bit of a shift in mindset to look at maximizing profit versus maximizing yields.”

Jonathan LaPorte, farm business management educator with Michigan State University, is advising some growers to pull back on their yield goals this year.

Davis, the farmer and crop consultant from Missouri, said he also advises clients to target profitability per acre, rather than overall yield. Year after year of tough economic conditions have pushed many producers to reevaluate how they run their business, he said.

“They’ve been able to do what grandpa did, what dad did, been able to continue to do that and still make a profit and the farm’s fine. But that’s not the case now,” said Davis.

Langemeier of Purdue thinks that farmers will spend less this year on capital investments like land and equipment. And if economic conditions worsen, he worries some producers could have trouble paying outstanding debts.

“My principal payments on machinery that I’ve purchased in previous years, any buildings I’ve purchased in the previous years that I have payments on, any land that I purchased in previous years,” said Langemeier. “You need to think about: Am I gonna be able to pay that? And if I can’t, come up with a contingency plan.”

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Eva Longoria Looks Statuesque in a Plunging Gilded Sequin Gown in Cannes

Eva Longoria stepped out for the Lights On Women's Worth during the 79th Cannes Film Festival on May 22.

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  • She wore a plunging gold sequin gown by Carolina Herrera for the occasion.

  • The look comes after a string of other glamorous strapless gowns at the film festival.

Eva Longoriajust gave a masterclass in red carpet glamour. Because it doesn't get more elegant than this. The actress has been in Cannes for the last few days and on the evening of May 22, she stepped out for the Lights On Women's Worth event.

Longoria looked statuesque.Credit: Getty

She opted for a gilded strapless gown from Carolina Herrera's Spring 2026 collection for the occasion. It featured a deep plunging sweetheart neckline that dipped to her ribs and a bold sequined design. The form fitting gown came down to her ankles in a column skirt. She completed the look with a simple pair of drop earrings, gold strappy heels, and elegant, timeless smooth waves in a center part.

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She completed the look with strappy gold heels.Credit: Getty

Longoria's latest glamorous outing in Cannes comes after a few other show-stopping moments on the red carpet. On May 19, she made an appearance in adeep burgundy liquid sequined gownwith a chest cutout, halter neck, and long skirt that pooled around her ankles. On the same day, she also wore aglittering corseted LBDwith a strapless sweetheart neckline and bejeweled design. She also wore ared sequin strapless gownand awhite sculptural strapless gownfor other events. During one of her off-duty moments, the actress took a stroll in the French city wearing a pair ofwhite Bermuda shortspaired with a white ribbed crop top.

Longoria attended several other Cannes events.Credit: Getty

During her trip to Cannes the actress announced that she had a new, very French project in the works—she has officially joined the cast ofCall My Agent! The Movie. "Oui oui, a new cast member has joined the chat 🤭," she wrote onInstagram.

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College Student’s Shocking Graduation Portraits Include Massive Alligators Named Tex and Big Al (Exclusive)

College Katalina Daley celebrated earning her degree with a graduation photo shoot featuring two massive alligators

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  • Daley, who works at Gator Country Adventure Park & Sanctuary in Texas, said she regularly works with the reptiles

  • The McNeese State University grad also told PEOPLE she has had a lifelong passion for wildlife

A woman'sgraduation photo shootcame with some serious bite thanks to a couple of massive alligators.

Katalina Daley recently graduated from McNeese State University in Louisiana with a Bachelor of General Studies.

Daley, 22, who has been working at Gator Country Adventure Park & Sanctuary in Beaumont, Texas, for the past year, celebrated the milestone with a wildlife shoot withtwo of the sanctuary's alligators: Big Al and Tex.

Katalina Daley poses with an alligator at Gator Country Adventure Park & Sanctuary in TexasCredit: Laura Oglesbee Photography l @katdaley919 l @gator_country_beaumont_texas

“My boss, Shannon Saurage, actually came up with the idea to put Big Al and Tex in my graduation photos and I loved it,” the animal care coordinator tells PEOPLE exclusively.

Katalina Daley poses with an alligator in her graduation cap and gown at Gator Country Adventure Park & Sanctuary in TexasCredit: Laura Oglesbee Photography l @katdaley919 l @gator_country_beaumont_texas

“I work with them almost every day, so putting them in my graduation photos just felt right,” she continues, adding that she is specially trained to work with the animals featured in the photos.

“We actually do educational shows with these two specific alligators daily,” she explains. “However, [I] also had other trained professionals behind me ready to help whenever I may need, as we do any time we interact with these animals.”

And while Daley says she was “excited” for the shoot, she also emphasizes the importance of remaining cautious andrespectful around the alligators.

“I always keep in mind that these are still wild animals at the end of the day, and keep a certain sense of weariness when working hands-on with them. I think it is always important to remember what they can do,” she adds.

Katalina Daley with an alligatorCredit: Laura Oglesbee Photography l @katdaley919 l @gator_country_beaumont_texas

Daley, who runs the sanctuary's Instagram account (@gator_country_beaumont_texas), as well as posts gator content under her personal handle (@katdaley919), says she’s a lifelong lover of animals and wildlife.

“Learning about and caring for animals has been a passion of mine ever since I can remember,” she tells PEOPLE.

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Katalina Daley poses with a young alligatorCredit: Laura Oglesbee Photography l @katdaley919 l @gator_country_beaumont_texas

“I have been involved inwildlife rehabilitationsince I was around seven years old,” she continues, adding, “Gators are definitely an obvious favorite for me, but raccoons and coatis are a pretty close second.”

Daley also says she believes alligators are largely misunderstood by the general public — which she attributes to misrepresentation in pop culture and media.

“Alligators and large reptiles are portrayed as the villain, and many times people are raised to fear them —  when in reality, they do not interfere with us as long as we don't interfere with them,” she says.

Katalina Daley kissing an alligatorCredit: Laura Oglesbee Photography l @katdaley919 l @gator_country_beaumont_texas

“Alligators are not out to get people. They would much rather be left alone,” the graduate adds.

As for Daley's plans post-graduation?

The animal lover, who co-manages the day-to-day operations of Gator Country with her fiancé, says she has already foundher dream jobat the sanctuary.

“We take care of all 1,000-plus animals in our care at the park and run our educational alligator feeding shows, where we interact with Big Tex and Al to teach the public about alligators,” she says, adding that they also train college interns on animal care and education.

“So I will stay where I am and see where it takes me!” she tells PEOPLE.

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See Trump's approval rating after winning week for Trump-backed candidates

PresidentDonald Trumphas historicallylow approval ratings, but some of hisbacked candidates prevailedin primary elections around the country this week.

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U.S.Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, notably partnered with a Democrat to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act last year. Trump and his allies have campaigned against him, and opponentEd Gallrein, a farmer and former Navy SEAL, nabbed the spot to be theGOP nominee in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. A similar result played out for incumbentSen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, who was overtaken in votes by Trump-endorsed candidate Rep. Julia Letlow.

Despite the wins for Trump's candidates within the GOP, Trump remains broadly unpopular, and some are worried it could makeRepublicans more vulnerablein the midterm elections.

What is Trump'sapproval rating? Here is what to know:

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What isDonald Trump's approval rating?

Trump'sapproval ratinghas been net negative for over a year and has been fluctuating but trending more negative over the last several months. Here is Trump's average approval rating on May 22, according to aggregators:

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Polls show Trump has low approval on the economy

Polls out this week show approval of Trump's handling of the economy is in decline.

In aQuinnipiac University pollconducted May 14 - 18 among 1,106 registered voters (margin of error is plus or minus 3.4 percentage points), 33% of respondents approve of the way Trump is handling the economy compared to 64% who disapprove. It's the lowest approval Trump has received on the issue across both terms, per the pollster.

Republicans are waning on their support for Trump's handling of the economy, according to anAssociated Press/NORC pollconducted May 14-18 among 1,117 U.S. adults. (The margin of error is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.) Overall, 33% approve of his job on the economy compared to 67% who disapprove. Republicans give him a 63% approval on the economy, down from 78% at the beginning of Trump's second term.

Trump's approval rating overall was 37% in the AP/NORC poll and 34% in the Quinnipiac poll.

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Explainer-Despite Trump's pressure, Cuba may not turn out like Venezuela

By Patricia Zengerle

Reuters

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has been stepping up pressure on Communist-controlled Cuba, after using the military in January to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Here is why Cuba may not be Venezuela 2.0, even though Caracas had been a key supporter of the island's government.

WHO WOULD TAKE OVER?

In Venezuela, then-Vice President ‌Delcy Rodriguez took over as U.S. forces seized Maduro in a lightning raid on Jan. 3 and has served as acting president since.

Rodriguez was Maduro's deputy, but there is no similar ‌deputy to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, or former President Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old former president the U.S. indicted this week in a bid to increase pressure on Havana.

"The security apparatus in Cuba has dismantled, systematically dismantled, every alternative or potentially alternative power ​source," said Orlando Pérez, an expert on U.S.-Latin America relations at the University of North Texas in Dallas.

Venezuela also has a popular opposition leader, Nobel laureate María Corina Machado, who won elections in 2024 but was not allowed to take power and hopes to return to her home country this year for free elections. Cuba has no similar figure.

Raúl Rodriguez Castro, grandson of the former president, met this month with CIA Director John Ratcliffe during a rare visit by a U.S. spy chief to Havana, fueling talk he might agree to work with Washington.

But the younger Castro has no formal position in the Cuban government and is not expected to betray ‌his family. He attended a rally in Havana on Friday to protest ⁠his grandfather's indictment.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS AND RISKS?

Cuba has been a U.S. antagonist for decades, since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution. Trump is strongly supported by hardline Cuban-Americans in Florida, who have pushed for U.S.-instigated regime change for decades. The Republican U.S. president has made clear he wants to see change in their homeland.

In the ⁠past, Cuba was seen as a threatening Soviet satellite, an uncomfortably close 90 miles from Florida, and more recently as a potential site for Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere. But Russia's attentions have shifted elsewhere since the fall of the Soviet bloc, and Cuba's economic problems have diminished its ability to confront the U.S.

Experts say instability in Cuba also threatens a migration crisis. Its people have been living largely without power due to the U.S. blockade ​and ​could opt to flee the island in case of war or chaos.

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Cuba's military is more ideologically entrenched and cohesive ​than Venezuela's and more likely to put up a fight. Dozens of Cuban agents were ‌killed in Venezuela in January when they were providing security for Maduro, but survivors would have learned from that raid how U.S. forces operate.

Cuba is also seen as more advanced in surveillance and intelligence, especially after years of cooperation with Russia and China.

WHAT WOULD CUBA BRING TO THE U.S.?

Venezuela has natural resources, and U.S. companies have been lining up to produce oil in the South American country, which has seen exports jump.

Cuba does not have any similar resource. Its state-run tourism industry was behind other Caribbean destinations in price and quality even before this year's steep downturn, which has been exacerbated by shortages tied to Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign, a U.S. blockade and threats of tariffs for countries that provide it with fuel.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, an outspoken Cuba hawk who is also national security adviser, is seen as the ‌force behind the Trump administration's Cuban policy.

Rubio, a Florida native and the son of Cuban immigrants, has run for ​president before and is expected to seek the office again. A major change in Cuba could burnish his political ambitions, but ​a failure poses major risks at a time when the U.S. faces huge budget deficits ​and is already waging a campaign in Iran that has been estimated to cost billions of dollars per day.

WHAT ARE THE LEGAL ISSUES?

Washington's ability to change relations with ‌Cuba is limited by the 1996 Helms-Burton Act, which ties the lifting of ​a decades-long U.S. embargo to specific political change such ​as the creation of a democratically elected government.

Trump changed U.S. business relations with Venezuela by removing Maduro, leaving its government in place without even announcing plans for free elections.

In Cuba, he could not legally do so without a dramatic shift by Cuban officials, who have refused so far to cooperate.

Cuba's situation is more complicated because the country's economy lacks a private sector. It ​is dominated by Gaesa, a military conglomerate subject to U.S. sanctions that ‌controls most of the island's top hotels, largest port, top commercial bank and a vast array of supermarkets, gas stations and remittance businesses.

Washington also justified the Venezuela raid by saying ​Maduro's government was involved in "narcoterrorism." Cuban officials have not faced such charges, and in fact its government says it has been cooperating with the U.S. against drug trafficking.

(Reporting by ​Patricia Zengerle; additional reporting by Sarah Kinosian and Matt Spetalnick; Editing by Sergio Non and Sanjeev Miglani)

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