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Australian unemployment rate rises to 4.1 pct

STORY: Australian unemployment rate rises to 4.1 pct SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ABS House 2. various of Canberra employees STORYLINE: Australia's unemployment rate rose for a second straight month to 4.1 percent in April. According to official figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday, the unemployment rate rose from 3.9 percent in March to 4.1 percent in April -- the equal-highest rate since January 2022. The rise in the unemployment rate came despite the number of employed Australians increasing by 38,500 people between March and April, with a 44,600 rise in part-time positions partially offset by a 6,100 fall in full-time roles. In the same period, the number of unemployed people -- meaning those who are not employed but are actively looking for work -- rose by 30,300 to 604,200. The participation rate, which measures the proportion of the working-age popu

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Voting ends in 2nd round of Iran's parliamentary election

STORY: Voting ends in 2nd round of Iran's parliamentary election SHOOTING TIME: May 10, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in polling stations 2. various of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei voting STORYLINE: Voting in the second round of Iran's 12th parliamentary election ended at 10:00 p.m. local time (1830 GMT) Friday after 14 straight hours, according to the official news agency IRNA. The election was held at nearly 11,500 polling stations in 22 constituencies in 15 provinces and 47 counties. The voting, initially scheduled to end at 6:00 p.m. local time, was extended thrice. A total of 90 candidates competed for the remaining 45 positions in the Iranian parliament in the runoff, as 245 seats have already been decided in the first round held on March 1. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei voted at a polling station in Tehran minutes after the voting began at 8:00 a.m. local time. In an address to reporters

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Baseball: MLB Seoul Series

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pictured after striking out swinging for a second straight time in an exhibition game against South Korea's Kiwoom Heroes at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome on March 17, 2024.

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Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

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Japan OKs FY 2024 budget, defense spending reaches new high

STORY: Japan OKs FY 2024 budget, defense spending reaches new high SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:48 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities in Japan 2. various of Japanese military exercises 3. various of Okinawa Self-Defense Force Military Base (taken on November 27 and 28, 2023) STORYLINE: The Japanese government on Friday adopted a draft budget of 112.07 trillion yen (about 787 billion U.S. dollars) for fiscal year 2024, with defense spending hitting an all-time high for the 10th straight year. The figure approved by the cabinet for the fiscal period from April 2024 to March 2025 marked the first drop in 12 years amid shrinking emergency funding related to COVID-19. The budget, although smaller than the record 114.38 trillion yen allocated for the current business year to March, is still the second-largest, underscoring the urgency for debt-ridden Japan to rein in spending and restore its fiscal health, national news agency Kyodo reported

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Yokomine grabs 4-shot lead at Shin Caterpillar Ladies

HAKONE, Japan - Sakura Yokomine shot her second straight 6-under 67 on Aug. 18 to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ladies. The six-time winner on the Japan LPGA tour started the day with an eagle on the par-3 first hole as she did in the opening round and birdied Nos. 5, 6 and 9 before making the turn at the par-73 Daihakone Country Club.

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S. Korea's Lee Bo Mee wins Earth Mondahmin Cup golf tournament

SODEGAURA, Japan, June 26 Kyodo - South Korea's Lee Bo Mee holds up the winner's trophy after her victory in the Earth Mondahmin Cup golf tournament at Camellia Hills Country Club in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, on June 26, 2016. Lee won the title for the second straight time with a 20-under, 268.

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South Korea's Lee defends women's 500m speed skating crown

SOCHI, Russia - Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea smiles after winning her second straight Olympic women's 500-meter speed skating title at the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014. Lee set Olympic records with her second-round time of 37.28 seconds and her overall time of 1 minute, 14.70 seconds.

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South Korea's Lee defends women's 500m speed skating crown

SOCHI, Russia - Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea celebrates after winning her second straight Olympic women's 500-meter speed skating title at the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014. Lee set Olympic records with her second-round time of 37.28 seconds and her overall time of 1 minute, 14.70 seconds.

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South Korea's Lee defends women's 500m speed skating crown

SOCHI, Russia - Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea becomes visibly emotional after winning her second straight Olympic women's 500-meter speed skating title at the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014. Lee set Olympic records with her second-round time of 37.28 seconds and her overall time of 1 minute, 14.70 seconds.

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South Korea's Lee defends women's 500m speed skating crown

SOCHI, Russia - Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea skates during the Winter Olympics women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014. Lee set an Olympic record with a combined two-round time of 1 minute, 14.70 seconds and won the gold medal for her second straight Olympic title.

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World Sprint Champs

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Joji Kato wins the men's 500 meters at the World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the second straight day on Jan. 27, 2013, crossing in a time of 34.29 seconds.

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World Sprint Champs

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Joji Kato wins the men's 500 meters at the World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the second straight day on Jan. 27, 2013, crossing in a time of 34.29 seconds.

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World Sprint Champs

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Joji Kato wins the men's 500 meters at the World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the second straight day on Jan. 27, 2013, crossing in a time of 34.29 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's athletes, Usain Bolt (L) and Yohan Blake, pose with the national flag after finishing first and second respectively in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt responds to cheers after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (2nd from L) looks up at the sky before the start of the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's athletes, Usain Bolt (L) and Yohan Blake, celebrate with the national flag after finishing first and second respectively in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses with the national flag after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's athletes, Usain Bolt (L) and Yohan Blake, celebrate after finishing first and second respectively in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (far L) powers ahead of the pack in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (far L) powers ahead of the pack in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (L) celebrates after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (R) finishes first in the men's 100 meters final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (front) finishes first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (C) finishes first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Davis wins gold in men's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Shani Davis of the United States skates during the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 17, 2010. Davis won his second straight gold medal in the event with a time of 1 minute, 8.94 seconds

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Davis wins gold in men's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Shani Davis of the United States reacts on the podium during the flower ceremony for the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 17, 2010. Davis won his second straight gold medal in the event with a time of 1 minute, 8.94 seconds

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Davis wins gold in men's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Shani Davis of the United States skates during the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 17, 2010. Davis won his second straight gold medal in the event with a time of 1 minute, 8.94 seconds

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Davis wins gold in men's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Crowds cheer after Shani Davis of the United States (L) finished ahead of Mo Tae Bum of South Korea (R) to win the gold medal in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 17, 2010. Davis won his second straight gold medal in the event with a time of 1 minute, 8.94 seconds, while Mo won the silver medal with a time of 1 minute 9.12 seconds.

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Davis wins gold in men's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Shani Davis of the United States waves to the crowd after winning the gold medal in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 17, 2010. Davis won his second straight gold medal in the event with a time of 1 minute, 8.94 seconds

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Sugimori clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Teruhiro Sugimori skates to victory as he rewrote his own national record in winning the men's 1,500 in the final qualifying meet for next February's Vancouver Games with a time of 1:47.49 at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. He booked his second straight berth at the Winter Olympics.

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Sugimori clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Teruhiro Sugimori skates to victory as he rewrote his own national record in winning the men's 1,500 in the final qualifying meet for next February's Vancouver Games with a time of 1:47.49 at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. He booked his second straight berth at the Winter Olympics.

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Swiss Frei wins Oita wheelchair marathon

OITA, Japan - Heinz Frei from Switzerland crosses the finish line at the Oita International Wheelchair Marathon at River Stadium in the western Japan city of Oita on Oct. 25, 2009. Frei won the race for the second straight year with a time of 1:25:46.

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Swiss Frei wins Oita wheelchair marathon

OITA, Japan - Heinz Frei from Switzerland celebrates after winning the Oita International Wheelchair Marathon at River Stadium in the western Japan city of Oita on Oct. 25, 2009. Frei won the race for the second straight year with a time of 1:25:46.

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Gov't keeps assessment unchanged, ups business confidence

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) presides over a meeting his economic ministers called to discuss a monthly economic report for July at his office on July 12. The government kept its overall assessment of Japan's economy unchanged for the second straight month, after raising it in June for the first time in 11 months based on improved personal spending and employment conditions.

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China's Sun wins Beijing marathon for 2nd straight year

BEIJING, China - China's Sun Yingjie crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the Beijing International Marathon on Oct. 17 with a time of two hours, 24 minutes and 11 seconds. Sun won the race for the second straight year.

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Tokuyama retains WBC super flyweight title

SEOUL, South Korea - World Boxing Council super flyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama (R) lands a lightning right straight on the jaw of former champion Cho In Ju (L) of South Korea for a knockout in the fifth round in Seoul on May 20. Tokuyama, a third-generation pro-Pyongyang Korean living in Japan, defended his title for the second time.

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Tanaka rewrites day-old record

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Tanaka waives at the audience April 20 after trimming 0.11 second off the record she set in the semifinals the previous day to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke title at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Tanaka posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds to win her third straight and sixth overall championship with the world's second best-ever time.

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Tachibana, Takeda win national synchronized title

Japanese pair Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda win their second straight duet title at the national synchronized swimming championships on May 2 but finished second behind Russians Olga Brousnikina and Maria Kisseliva in the Japan Open competition held at the same time.

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Hingis shows off juggling skills with tennis balls

Second-seed Martina Hingis of Switzerland, fresh off her third straight Australian Open victory last month, shows off her juggling skills while Germany's Steffi Graf takes a time-out during their quarterfinal match Feb. 5. Hingis beat Graf 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Italy's new COVID-19 cases top 100,000 for second straight day

STORY: Italy's new COVID-19 cases top 100,000 for second straight day DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of local hospital 2. interior view of a bar 3. various of people walking STORYLINE: Italy's new COVID-19 cases surpassed 100,000 on Wednesday for the second consecutive day as the Omicron BA.5 subvariant continued to spread, data from the health ministry showed. The ministry reported 107,786 new infections Wednesday, down from 132,274 reported on Tuesday and adding up to nearly 1.15 million active cases. On Tuesday, the country's new daily infections surpassed the 100,000 mark for the first time since early February. According to the latest data, the coronavirus transmission rate in Italy remains above 1.0, indicating that COVID-19 is in a phase of expansion. The country conducted fewer COVID-19 tests on Wednesday -- some 380,000 compared to nearly 465,000 a day earlier -- but the positivity rate, or the percentage of tests produc

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U.S.-CPI-INFLATION

(220512) -- WASHINGTON, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People spend time outside a restaurant in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 11, 2022. U.S. consumer inflation in April surged by 8.3 percent from a year ago, marking the second straight month of inflation over 8 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported Wednesday. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-INFLATION-SURGE

(220511) -- WASHINGTON, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People spend time outside a restaurant in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 11, 2022. U.S. consumer inflation in April surged by 8.3 percent from a year ago, marking the second straight month of inflation over 8 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported Wednesday. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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Canada Crushes All-Time Heat Records For Second Straight Day

Poppy Collins, centre, five, sits under a water umbrella to try and beat the heat at a splash park in Olds, Alta., Monday, June 28, 2021. Environment Canada warns the torrid heat wave that has settled over much of Western Canada won't lift for days. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM