Credit: DHCA GEORGETOWN, Del. - Delaware officials are set to remove a whipping post that was historically used to hold people as they were publicly lashed for committing crimes.The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will bring down the 8-foot (2.4-meter) concrete post located outside the Old Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown on Wednesday and place it in a Dover storage unit with other historical artifacts, according to a statement issued by the agency Tuesday.Officials said the post would be removed in response to calls from the community and “in recognition of the violence and racial discrimination that its display signified.”MORE: City to ask art commission to approve removal of Columbus statue in.

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Volusia County deputies search for missing 82-year-old woman

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The Volusia Sheriff’s Office is asking for the publics’ help as they try to locate a missing 82-year-old DeBary woman.According to officials, Marjorie Lawson Byron was last seen at her home on Seminole Drive late Saturday night.Deputies said Byron is about 5′2″ with grey/white hair and a thin build. Her current clothing description is unknown.“Ms.

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Health officials report over 15,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in Florida

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Orange County reopening CARES Act portal for what could be last time

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla – Orange County residents struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic may only have one chance left to apply for federal funds through Orange County’s CARES Act portal.Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings made the announcement during a news conference last week."I want to caution everyone however that this may be the last time that we reopen the portal due to the overwhelming response we have received to date," Demings said.Demings said the portal is accepting 10,000 applications on Monday, July 15 starting at 8 a.m.

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Man charged in Florida church arson attack

OCALA, Fla. – A man accused of setting a Florida church on fire was being held without bail Sunday on charges that include attempted second-degree murder and arson.The Marion County Sheriff's Office charged Steven Shields, 23, on Saturday, hours after detectives say he plowed a minivan through the front door of Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ocala, doused the foyer with gasoline and set it on fire, causing extensive damage.RELATED: Marion County man drives into church, lights fire with people inside, deputies saySeveral people were inside preparing for Mass when the attack occurred early Saturday, but no one was hurt.According to court documents, Shields told detectives he is mentally ill but had stopped taking his medication, the Ocala

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Protesters demand reopening of 2105 Delaware police shooting

WILMINGTON - Dozens of people marched Saturday in Wilmington to demand the reopening of the case in the 2015 fatal police shooting of a Black man in a wheelchair.The demonstration for Jeremy McDole moved through the city, making stops at the Wilmington Police headquarters and a state office building, the News Journal of Wilmington reported. The march was led by the man’s sister.McDole, 28, was sitting in his wheelchair when he was shot and killed in September 2015 in Wilmington, after police received a 911 call about a man with a gun.

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Texas hospital says man, 30, died after attending 'COVID party'

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - A Texas hospital says a patient who was a healthy young man died from coronavirus after attending a “COVID” party.The unidentified 30-year-old man died at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, according to the hospital’s top doctor, Jane Appleby.CLICK HERE FOR MORE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE“This is a party held by somebody diagnosed with the COVID virus, and the thought is people get together to see if the virus is real and if anyone gets infected,” Appleby said, NBC 4 San Antonio reported Friday.TUSCALOOSA STUDENTS THROWING DANGEROUS 'COVID PARTIES,' CITY COUNCILOR WARNS“Just before the person died they looked at the nurse and they said, ‘I think I made a mistake.

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Video allegedly shows Allentown police officer kneeling on suspect during arrest

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A video posted to social media late Saturday night allegedly shows an Allentown police officer kneeling on a suspect's head/neck area during an arrest.The video, posted by Black Lives Matter to Lehigh Valley, shows three white police officers arresting Black man outside a hospital on Saturday.The suspect is lying on his stomach while the officers attempt to place him in handcuffs.

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Search of lake for missing “Glee” star to resume Sunday

LOS ANGELES – The search to find “Glee" TV show star Naya Rivera in a Southern California lake ended Saturday without any results, authorities said.The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said in a tweet Saturday night that the search of Lake Piru will resume Sunday morning.Authorities said Thursday they believe Rivera, 33, drowned in the lake. Her 4-year-old son was found alone in a rented boat.The boy, who was found asleep and wearing a life vest late Wednesday afternoon, told investigators that he and his mother went swimming and he got back on the boat, but “his mom never made it out of the water,” Sheriff’s Sgt.

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2 Florida strip clubs shut down for violating Covid rules

ORLANDO, Fla. – Officials shut down two Florida strip clubs as part of a statewide crackdown on violators of an emergency order that forced bars to close in the face of rising coronavirus cases.The Tallahassee Democrat reports that the Department of Business and Professional Regulation suspended the licenses of Le Palace Otown in Orlando and Show N Tail The Legend in Panama City Beach, saying that patrons didn't observe social distancing guidelines.In both cases, the orders said DBPR had the authority to suspend a license if there is an “immediate health to the public health, safety or welfare.”In the case of Le Palace Otown, state regulators said, the bar was in violation of the terms of both the governor’s executive order for Phase 2 as

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Anxious Florida university students eye fall term

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – When the University of Florida shifted online almost overnight in March because of COVID-19, biology major Aneesah Melaram knew her lab and campus experience would be much different.“It was awful... .

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Coronavirus contact tracing: Anonymity may be key to help

MELBOURNE : When a large coronavirus cluster was rumored to have begun among gay men partying in Seoul’s most cosmopolitan nightlife district, city health officials opted for anonymity.Anonymous testing was provided in clinics to counter the discrimination and stigma gay men in South Korea often experience -- which would have created a barrier authorities worried could hamper case-finding.

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Online funeral to be held for Seoul mayor amid COVID-19 pandemic

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon will be held online this week over coronavirus concerns, his funeral committee said Sunday.The announcement comes amid a heated social debate over how big a funeral should be arranged for Park, who was found dead on Friday. He reportedly had been embroiled in sexual harassment allegations.Lawmaker Park Hong-keun, who works for the interim funeral committee, told reporters that the online funeral will be held inside Seoul City Hall on Monday morning.

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Karnataka's Covid-19 tally may double in next 15-30 days: Health Minister

BENGALURU : The number of coronavirus cases in Karnataka may double in the next 15 to 30 days and the coming two months would emerge as a big challenge for the government in tackling the pandemic, state Health Minister B Sriramulu has said.However, there was no need for any panic and people should follow the COVID-19 related regulations to stay safe, he said in a series of tweets. As on Saturday, the cumulative tally of COVID-19 cases in the state touched 36,216, including 613 fatalities and 14,716 discharges."Lockdown has been announced in Bengaluru from Tuesday 8 pm for the next seven days.

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Police officer uses kayak to rescue struggling dog trapped in muddy NJ pond

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A New Jersey police officer paddled a kayak to the middle of a pond to rescue a dog stuck neck-deep in the muck.Washington Township officers responded to a dog in distress and found Akela, a gray boxer/mastiff, struggling in the water, the department said Wednesday on Facebook.Officer John Kuligowski commandeered a nearby kayak and paddled out to Akela. Video footage shows Kuligowski trying to position the kayak next to Akela and pull her to safety.

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Ocoee police search for missing woman

OCOEE, Fla. – Ocoee police are asking for the public’s help in finding a woman reported missing.Police said a Silver Alert has been activated for Linda Motcheck through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.Motcheck left her home in Ocoee at about 1:30 p.m.

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Trump wears face mask for first time in public after saying Covid-19 'would disappear'

Donald Trump wore a face mask for the first time in public during the coronavirus pandemic yesterday - despite previously saying there was need for them.

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US: Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse

NEW YORK : A long-expected upturn in US coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data on the pandemic.The number of deaths per day from the virus had been falling for months, and even remained down as states like Florida and Texas saw explosions in cases and hospitalisations — and reported daily US infections broke records several times in recent days.Scientists warned it wouldn't last. A coronavirus death, when it occurs, typically comes several weeks after a person is first infected.

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Police recover body of missing swimmer off coast of Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY - Authorities say they have recovered the body of an 18-year-old man who went missing while swimming with two women off the coast of Atlantic City on Friday night.Authorities say they were unable to locate Jalan Alston after combing the waters near Ventnor Beach for a combined 13 hours.

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Before a coronavirus vaccine comes. Short-term immunity shot project stalled

coronavirus before a vaccine arrives has faced resistance from the U.S. government and drugmakers, according to an investigation by the Los Angeles Times.Doctors and experts say an upper-arm shot using the antibody-rich blood plasma of Covid-19 survivors could inoculate people against the virus for months, but federal officials and companies have failed to act, the newspaper said.Federal officials have twice rejected requests to discuss the proposal and pharmaceutical companies have declined to design or manufacture the shots even as they acknowledge the likely efficacy of the plan, the Times reported.

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How Aarogya Setu app works and how it helps fight Covid

Identifies potential hotspotsAarogya Setu app can also identify potential hotspots around your location. When you take the self assessment test on the app, by correlating the symptoms that you report along with your location information, the app will be able to identify potential hotspots early enough.

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Covid-19: Rajasthan issues regulations on inter-state movement of persons

JAIPUR : Rajasthan government on Saturday imposed restrictions on inter-state movement of persons, in view of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the State.As per an order issued on Saturday, those going out of Rajasthan will have to obtain passes from authorities. People travelling by road shall be screened at check post to be established on state borders."Those arriving at airports, railway stations and bus stands within Rajasthan will be screened.

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China’s CanSino in talks for large-scale trial of potential coronavirus vaccine overseas

COVID-19 vaccine, its co-founder said on Saturday.China’s success in driving down COVID-19 infections has made it harder to conduct large-scale vaccine trials, and so far only a few countries have agreed to work with it.

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China's CanSino in talks for Covid-19 vaccine Phase III trial overseas

SUZHOU/BEIJING: Chinese vaccine developer CanSino Biologics is in talks with Russia, Brazil, Chile and Saudi Arabia to launch a Phase III trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its co-founder said on Saturday.China's success in driving down COVID-19 infections has made it harder to conduct large-scale vaccine trials, and so far only a few countries have agreed to work with it."We are contacting Russia, Brazil, Chile and Saudi Arabia (for the Phase III trial), and it's still in discussion," Qiu Dongxu, executive director and co-founder of CanSino, told an anti-viral drug development conference in Suzhou, in eastern China.He said its Phase III trial was likely to start "pretty soon," and the company plans to recruit 40,000 participants

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Florida Disney World reopens despite state spiking in coronavirus cases

Florida Disney World has today reopened after months of closure but the state itself has seen a spike in cases of Covid-19.

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Crews work to contain wildfire apparently caused by lightning, officials say

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Crews worked to contain a wildfire apparently caused by lightning, according to the Florida Forest Service.Officials said crews from the Florida Forest Service and Marion County Fire Rescue responded to the wildfire near the intersection of State Road 41 and County Road 328.Smoky conditions may occur in the area, especially during the overnight and early-morning hours, according to the Florida Forest Service.The five-acre wildfire was 100% contained as of Saturday afternoon, officials said.pic.twitter.com/qlQ8IATwpx

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President Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic

US President Donald Trump wears a mask as he visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on July 11, 2020. (ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images)WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus.Trump flew by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in suburban Washington to meet wounded servicemembers and health care providers caring for COVID-19 patients.

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Pennsylvania add Delaware, 3 other states travel quarantine list

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)HARRISBURG - State health officials in Pennsylvania have added four states — including neighboring Delaware — to the travel quarantine recommendation aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19 in the commonwealth.Officials said people who have traveled to Delaware, Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma are being asked to self-quarantine for 14 days upon their return to Pennsylvania.The state earlier issued the recommendation for self-quarantine for people coming to the commonwealth from 15 other states — Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUSThe health department

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LeBron won't wear social justice message on Lakers jersey

LeBron James says his thoughts on social justice can't be contained on the back of a basketball jersey.The Los Angeles Lakers superstar won't wear one of the NBA-approved social justice messages on the back of his jersey when the NBA resumes competition later this month in the Orlando bubble.“It was no disrespect to the list that was handed down to all the players,” James said Saturday in a confernece call from Florida. “I commend anyone that decides to put something on the back of their jersey.

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Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer near Atlantic City

(BBrusch)ATLANTIC CITY - The Coast Guard has suspended their search for an 18-year-old man who went missing after assisting two other women to shore off the coast of Atlantic City Friday night.Authorities say they were unable to locate Jalan Alston after combing the waters near Ventnor Beach for a combined 13 hours.According to officials, Alston was reported missing by a woman after she and friend "encountered trouble in the water." Alston reportedly swam the two women to shore, but never made it out.RELATED: Delaware County man, 77, dies after pulled from ocean in Atlantic CityAlong with the Ventnor City Police Department, Coast Guard searched a combined total of 58 square-miles using a helicopter and 47-foot search and rescue boat."Our

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Fire destroys roof of 249-year-old San Gabriel Mission

Ernesto Salas, chief of a group of Kizh Nation Indians leads a ceremony honouring their ancestors beside the statue of Father Junipero Serra which stands in front of the San Gabriel Mission in San Gabriel, California on September 23, 2015 moments aft SAN GABRIEL, Calif. - A four-alarm fire at the historic San Gabriel Mission demolished the 249-year-old structure's wooden roof and much of its interior early Saturday morning. A fire alarm at 4:25 a.m. sent firefighters to 428 S.

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Navy announces first Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot

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New climate study signals faster moving hurricanes for Texas

Houston - Climate change will intensify winds that steer hurricanes north over Texas in the final 25 years of this century, increasing the odds for fast-moving storms like 2008’s Ike compared with slow-movers like 2017’s Harvey, according to new research.A group of climate researchers publishing their findings after examining regional atmospheric wind patterns that are likely to exist over Texas from 2075-2100 as Earth’s climate changes due to increased greenhouse emissions.“So we started the work the day that Harvey made landfall,” said study lead author Pedram Hassanzadeh of Rice University. Dr.

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Disney World, Florida reopens with masks and temperature checks

Florida's Walt Disney World theme park has reopened in a state hard hit by the coronavirus, as the World Health Organization issued a fresh warning that countries should step up pandemic restrictions.

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Grit, resolve carry Northern Kentucky's Harris in hard times

The image Karl Harris has of his father is painted by old photos and the stories his brothers tell.His older brother, both best friend and basketball running mate, was gunned down in a case of mistaken identity. The train ride to school through Chicago's South Side delivered daily horrors: drugs, gang violence, death.

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Trump sparing Roger Stone from prison draws ire from Democrats, some Republicans

Donald Trump’s intervention into a criminal case connected to his own conduct drew fierce rebukes Saturday from Democrats and a few lonely Republicans, with calls for investigations and legislation.But it remained to be seen if Trump’s most recent defiance of the conventions of his office to commute the sentence of political confidant Roger Stone, just four months before Election Day, would matter to voters grappling with a deadly COVID-19 surge and a national discourse on racial justice.

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Popovich had reservations, but Spurs coach ready for restart

Gregg Popovich fondly remembers his freshman year at the United States Air Force Academy, even though as a first-year cadet he was extremely limited in where he could go and what activities were allowed.Lockdown at Walt Disney World, he said, reminded him of those days.“But two days, anybody can do that,” the San Antonio coach said Saturday.He made it through that freshman year with ease, made it through the two days of in-room Disney quarantine as well, and now the longest-tenured and oldest active coach in the league is free to roam within the NBA bubble in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

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Coronavirus: Masked guests enter Disney World in Florida for first time in months

Florida’s Walt Disney World reopened to the public on for the first time in four months amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the state.

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In Florida, over 40 hospitals max out ICU capacity amid coronavirus surge

ORLANDO, Fla. - A surge of coronavirus cases in Florida has maxed out dozens of intensive care units (ICUs) at hospitals around the state, following an attempt by local officials to institute a phased reopening of the economy.Over 40 hospitals are now hitting their limit with regard to ICU capacity, according to a CNBC News report.This news comes on the same day that Florida reportedly announced its second-highest one-day COVID-19 infection rate.“We’re putting ourselves at risk and other people aren’t willing to do anything and in fact go the other way and be aggressive to promote the disease,” Dr.

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3 Arizona teachers test positive for COVID-19 after sharing summer school classroom, 1 passes away

GILA COUNTY, Ariz. - Kimberly Chavez Lopez Byrd, who taught in the Hayden-Winkelman Unified School District for 38 years, passed away from COVID-19 on June 26, and two other teachers with whom she shared a classroom during summer school tested positive for the novel coronavirus.“She was a wonderful teacher, respected by everyone that she worked with. She was one that would just go above and beyond to help anybody,” Jeff Gregorich, superintendent of the school district, said.Byrd started feeling sick and developed symptoms while teaching virtual K-2 summer school classes with two other teachers, Angela Skillings and Jena Martinez-Inzunza.Skillings shared that Byrd wasn’t feeling well.

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'Honey, baby, mine': Man serenades donkey foal with ‘Crawdad Song’

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NJ reports another 49 virus-related deaths; toll now 13,578

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)TRENTON - New Jersey is reporting another 49 deaths associated with COVID-19 in the state, pushing the number of deaths associated with the virus to 13,578.Gov.

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Disney World Reopens in Florida While Coronavirus Cases Rise - See Photos

Disney World has reopened in Florida after being shut down for nearly four months during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Police: Man shot in eye in West Philadelphia in critical condition

WEST PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police say a man is in critical condition after he was shot in the eye Saturday morning in West Philadelphia.Authorities say the man, believed to be in his late 20s, was shot in the right eye on the 500 block of North 54th Street around 11:30 a.m.He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital and placed in critical condition.Police have not reported any arrests.

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Day trippers: Familiarity key for drivers at Kentucky oval

SPARTA, Ky. – The Kentucky Speedway winners' club is exclusive — just five drivers have combined to win the first nine NASCAR Cup races.All have championships, with the 400-mile race providing a springboard to the title for Kyle Busch (2015), Brad Keselowski (2012) and Martin Truex Jr. (2017).

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Coronavirus deaths rise by 148 in UK in past 24 hours

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Duke hires Celtics' Lawson to lead women's basketball team

wouldn’t return for a 14th season as she entered the final year of her contract. It is the first college head-coaching job for the 39-year-old Lawson, who played under Pat Summitt at Tennessee before a long WNBA career as well as work in broadcasting.Lawson played in the WNBA from 2003-15 and won the 2005 championship with Sacramento.

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Disney World reopens despite coronavirus case surge in Florida

Coronavirus: Community rallies for 4-year-old’s birthday parade after Disney World trip cancelled Watkins said that when she and her 16-year-old daughter walked into the Magic Kingdom on Saturday morning, then saw all the cast members lined up and clapping on Main Street, she cried.“It was very emotional,” she said.The reopening comes as a huge surge of Floridians have tested positive for the new coronavirus in recent weeks. On Saturday, there were about 10,000 new cases reported, according to state statistics.

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