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Pamela Anderson traded her signature blonde locks for a shade of red

The actress was spotted with a copper mullet during Paris Fashion Week

The shocking look comes after Anderson debuted a bob cut earlier this year

Pamela Anderson is making her most dramatic hair transformation yet!

The actress, 58, stepped out during Paris Fashion Week with a bold new hair color. Photographer Marco Bahler shared snaps of Anderson on Instagram rocking a choppy mullet with bangs, her long-time blonde swapped out for copper red.

"Pamela looking fabulous with her new hair," Bahler wrote in the post's caption.

Anderson wore a satin ivory-colored dress by One Of, which featured cap sleeves and a draped detail at the back. The star went sans jewelry and, of course, kept her makeup look fresh and minimal.

The hairstylist behind the transformation, John Nollet, confirmed on Instagram Stories that the look was for a new movie role.

In May, the actress debuted a bob haircut at the Tory Burch Foundation Honors Martha Stewart at the 2025 Founders Breakfast in New York City.

The star surprised fans with a chin-grazing blunt bob in place of her usual cascading locks. Anderson also sported a monochromatic look featuring a wide-neck long-sleeve top and wide-leg pants.

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Pamela Anderson in May 2025.

Since her Baywatch days in the '90s, Anderson has been known for her long, voluminous blonde hair, which she tended to wear in either a bouncy blowout or glamorous updo.

In December 2024, Anderson revealed blunt bangs at a screening of her film The Last Showgirl in West Hollywood. She walked the red carpet in a structured brown cashmere Bottega Veneta dress with a cape-like silhouette and subtle boning. The star teamed the look with Bottega Veneta's $1,150 Canalazzo pumps.

Anderson turned heads yet again at the 2025 Met Gala, where she appeared with a blunt blonde bob and baby bangs.

On Monday, May 5 in N.Y.C., the actress dazzled in a Tory Burch gown embroidered with sequins and crystals.

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Pamela Andersona at the 2025 Met Gala.

Anderson's structured, long-sleeve gown (a nod to the Tailored for You dress code) featured a wide neck and was completely embellished with blue, red and silver crystals. She also wore Manolo Blahnik shoes and Pandora jewelry. In line with her recent beauty philosophy, the star opted for a minimal makeup look with flushed cheeks and a subtle pink lip.

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Anderson recently opened up to PEOPLE about how she finds confidence.

"I'm trying to find confidence in different ways," she shared during an exclusive chat at the Pandora Talisman Collection N.Y.C. launch event on Sept. 8. "I like a bare face and then a lot of fun jewelry. Nothing too fancy [but] something meaningful. So that's why I like this collection," she continued of her love for the global jeweler's new drop of charms.

"It's funny that this used to be really popular in the early 2000s to wear all the medallions, and I remember loving those necklaces. So it's back," she shared.

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Takeaways from AP's report about financial allegations against worship leader Sean Feucht DEEPA BHARATH September 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM 0 FILE Christian musician Sean Feucht of California sings to the crowd during a rally at the National Mall in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.

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Former associates of conservative Christian worship leader Sean Feucht allege he mismanaged millions of dollars in ministry funds while underpaying employees and mistreating volunteers.

Feucht, once a little-known musician and aspiring politician, shot to fame during the COVID-19 pandemic when his packed concerts that flouted social distancing rules made him a champion for religious freedom. His ministry drew millions of dollars in donations and he gained political influence, putting him alongside high-profile pundits and elected officials from President Donald Trump to conservative influencer Charlie Kirk and Pete Hegseth, now the secretary of defense.

Revenue to Feucht's ministry jumped from $243,000 in 2019 to $5 million in 2020 — the last year his organization filed a Form 990 with the IRS. Three former associates told The that Feucht and his ministry engaged in excessive real estate purchases, lacked financial transparency and overworking staff as well as volunteers without fair wages.

Millions in property acquisitions questioned

Property records posted online by the former associates show Sean Feucht Ministries has purchased nearly $7 million in property since 2020. The properties include two parsonages in Washington, D.C., and San Juan Capistrano, California, a 40-acre hunting property with a cabin in Creston-Bigfork, Montana, and 458 acres in Real County, a scenic region known as the "Swiss Alps of Texas."

The records also show Feucht and his wife personally own about $4.5 million in real estate. That includes seven rental properties in Pennsylvania and a house in Redding, California, purchased between 2009 and 2023; a condo in the oceanside community of Dana Point, California, bought in April; and a Big Fork, Montana, property about 15 minutes from the ministry's hunting ground.

In January, the couple also sold a house in an upscale Orange County, California, community for $1.7 million.

Independent Christian watchdog organizations have also raised concerns. MinistryWatch, a nonprofit that grades the nation's 1,000 largest ministries on transparency and accountability, gave Sean Feucht Ministries an F, and has asked donors to "withhold giving."

Feucht's expensive real estate was a factor in that evaluation, as was his organization's decision not to file Form 990s after 2020 when its earnings rose significantly, said Warren Cole Smith, president of MinistryWatch. A Form 990 describes how a nonprofit allocates its money, but isn't legally required of some religious organizations.

Feucht dismisses allegations he mishandled finances

Feucht, who has not responded to the AP's requests for comment, dismissed the allegations as false in a social media video posted in June. He called the former associates "embittered, upset, angered former volunteers" who had no knowledge of the ministry's financial situation and "had to be dismissed because of moral issues."

"We're in great standing with the IRS, with our accountants," he said. "Every single penny you have donated has gone to fulfill kingdom-ordained purpose and I stand by that."

Feucht said his ministry has spent money on visits to all 50 state capitals and about 30 other U.S. cities; purchased a tour bus and sound systems for concerts; and acquired real estate around the country.

"We've got real estate in D.C., which is awesome," he said, referring to his ministry's headquarters known as Camp Elah on Capitol Hill in Washington. "It's such a blessing. We're taking ground for Jesus and we're not apologizing for that."

Bookkeeper saw blurring of ministry and personal expenses

One of the former associates, Richie Booth of Redding, California, became a bookkeeper for Burn 24-7 and Light a Candle after he came to Feucht in 2019 as an administrative intern during the worship leader's unsuccessful bid for Congress. He said he saw irregularities such as the blurring of personal and ministry expenses. But, Booth said, he initially accepted Feucht's "financial dodginess" as part of the chaotic personality he projected.

Booth said he lacked access to Feucht's business credit card statements to categorize expenses properly. The lines between personal and ministry expenses were blurred, he said. In addition, he worried employees were not getting paid due wages, including overtime, and wondered if such practices were being normalized by Feucht.

Despite his initial connection with Feucht's work, Booth said the organization's practices left him disheartened.

"I've seen so many people get taken advantage of, go through burnout and how their health suffered because of how much they poured into these ministries," he said. "They neglected their own finances and ended up decimated from how much they gave — thinking they were doing something good and beneficial."

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Renowned boxing champion Terence "Bud" Crawford was ordered out of his vehicle at gunpoint and given a citation for reckless driving, police said, just hours after a victory parade in his honor in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.

According to a press release from Omaha police, the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning and has prompted an internal affairs investigation.

On Saturday, Crawford had attended a celebratory parade in Omaha to mark his victory over Canelo Álvarez earlier this month, which saw him crowned the undisputed world super middleweight champion.

Footage that has been widely circulated on social media apparently shows Crawford getting out of a car at gunpoint during a traffic stop.

"While speaking with the driver, an officer observed a firearm on the driver's side floorboard," said the police press release. "For safety, all four occupants were ordered out of the vehicle at gunpoint.

"The driver was later identified as Mr. Crawford upon verification of his driver's license and was issued a citation for reckless driving. One passenger, a member of Mr. Crawford's security team, was also found to be carrying a legal firearm.

"Police have confirmed that all occupants are legally permitted to carry firearms. A police supervisor and lieutenant responded to the scene at Mr. Crawford's request."

CNN Sports has contacted Crawford for comment. According to the , he declined to comment via his spokeswoman.

On Sunday, Omaha mayor John Ewing said that he had spoken personally to Crawford about the traffic stop.

"I acknowledge the seriousness of what occurred and how trust between law enforcement and our community is important and shows the need to be continuously vigilant about building relationships," Ewing added.

"Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer has pledged an internal investigation, which I support and want to be full and thorough. We will gather all the facts and be transparent with the public about our findings.

"Understand that my heart dropped in learning of this end to an otherwise wonderful day and evening celebrating our city's world boxing champion … Omaha needs to remember this important day as a good one while we seek answers to how it ended. Meanwhile, we must ensure that every resident, no matter who they are, feels safe and respected in Omaha."

With his victory over Álvarez in Las Vegas, Crawford unified a weight division for the third time in his career. He has a 42-0 professional record with 31 knockouts and is considered to be one of the greatest pound-for-pound boxers of all time.

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BRUSSELS/ANKARA/BERLIN (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end nearly two years of war in Gaza has received the backing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while the plan has been shared with Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Here are some reactions to the peace proposal.

"I support your plan to end the war in Gaza, which achieves our war aims.

It will bring back to Israel all our hostages, dismantle Hamas' military capabilities, end its political rule, and ensure that Gaza never again poses a threat to Israel."

"The State of Palestine welcomes the sincere and determined efforts of President Donald J. Trump to end the war on Gaza and affirms its confidence in his ability to find a path toward peace."

"It is a historic missed opportunity ... and in my estimation it will end in tears. Our children will be forced to fight in Gaza again.

We will consult, consider and decide, God willing. But the celebrations since yesterday are simply absurd."

ZIAD AL-NAKHALA, HEAD OF GAZA-BASED MILITANT GROUP ISLAMIC JIHAD

"Israel is trying to impose through the United States what it could not achieve through war. Therefore, we consider the American-Israeli declaration a recipe for blowing up the region."

"President Trump's Gaza plan is an opportunity for lasting peace. It offers the best immediate chance to end the war. The EU is ready to help it succeed. Israel has signed on to the plan. Hamas must now accept it without delay, starting with the immediate release of hostages."

JOINT STATEMENT BY FOREIGN MINISTERS OF UAE, SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR, EGYPT, JORDAN, INDONESIA, PAKISTAN, TURKEY

"The ministers affirm their readiness to engage positively and constructively with the United States and the parties toward finalising the agreement and ensuring its implementation, in a manner that ensures peace, security, and stability for the peoples of the region.

They reaffirm their joint commitment to work with the United States to end the war in Gaza through a comprehensive deal that ensures unrestricted delivery of sufficient humanitarian aid to Gaza, no displacement of the Palestinians, the release of hostages, a security mechanism that guarantees the security of all sides, full Israeli withdrawal, rebuilds Gaza and creates a path for just peace on the basis of the two-state solution, under which Gaza is fully integrated with the West Bank in a Palestinian state."

UN SPOKESPERSON IN GENEVA, ALESSANDRA VELLUCCI

"We are also continuing to be in touch with the parties, with the various parties, about the peace efforts. For indeed, we welcome all the mediation efforts. And of course, we stand ready to support any peace plan with everything we can do, including the provision of humanitarian assistance."

"I commend US President Donald Trump's efforts and leadership aimed at halting the bloodshed in Gaza and achieving a ceasefire. Türkiye will continue to contribute to the process with a view to establishing a just and lasting peace acceptable to all parties."

"Russia always supports and welcomes any efforts by Trump aimed at ending the tragedy that is currently unfolding.

And, of course, we want this plan to be implemented and for it to help bring events in the Middle East to a peaceful conclusion."

"We welcome the peace plan for Gaza presented yesterday by President Trump. This plan is the best plan to end the war.

The fact that Israel supports this plan is a significant step forward. Now Hamas must agree and clear the way for peace."

"I welcome President @realDonaldTrump's commitment to ending the war in Gaza and securing the release of all hostages.

I expect Israel to engage resolutely on this basis. Hamas has no choice but to immediately release all hostages and follow this plan. These elements must pave the way for in-depth discussions with all relevant partners to build a lasting peace in the region, based on the two-state solution and on the principles endorsed by 142 UN member states, at the initiative of France and Saudi Arabia."

"The new U.S. initiative to deliver an end to the war in Gaza is profoundly welcome and I am grateful for President Trump's leadership.

We strongly support his efforts to end the fighting, release the hostages and ensure the provision of urgent humanitarian assistance for the people of Gaza. This is our top priority and should happen immediately."

"Spain welcomes the US-backed peace proposal for Gaza.

We must put an end to so much suffering.

It is time for the violence to cease, for all hostages to be released immediately and for humanitarian aid to be allowed access to the civilian population.

The two-state solution, with Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security, is the only possible solution."

(Reporting by Steven Scheer, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Madeline Chambers, Sabine Wollrab, Alexander Cornwell, Emma Farge and Tuvan GumrukcuWriting by Charlie Devereux; Editing by Aidan Lewis)

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TV interview leads to arrest in livestreamed murders of women, teen CBSNewsSeptember 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM 0 Argentine police announced Monday the arrest of a seventh suspect in the gruesome murders of two young women and a teenage girl last week, in a case that has shocked Argentina.

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Argentine police announced Monday the arrest of a seventh suspect in the gruesome murders of two young women and a teenage girl last week, in a case that has shocked Argentina.

The bodies of Morena Verdi and Brenda del Castillo, cousins aged 20, and 15-year-old Lara Gutierrez were found buried Wednesday in the yard of a house in a southern suburb of Buenos Aires, five days after they went missing.

The crime, which investigators tied to drug gangs, was allegedly perpetrated live on Instagram and watched by 45 members of a private account, officials said.

Police announced Monday the arrest of a young woman following an interview she gave to a local television station.

The suspect was reportedly seen in a car belonging to her uncle, who was arrested Friday in Bolivia, near the Argentine border, on suspicion of providing logistical support for transporting the young victims.

On Wednesday, two men and two women were arrested, followed by a sixth suspect on Saturday.

According to authorities, the man suspected of ordering the massacre is a 20-year-old Peruvian drug trafficker nicknamed "Little J," who was active an in impoverished southern suburb of Buenos Aires. An international arrest warrant has been issued for him. His alleged lieutenant, aged 23, is also being sought.

Antonio del Castillo, grandfather of the slain 20-year-old cousins, called the killers "bloodthirsty."

Antonio del Castillo, grandfather of Brenda del Castillo and Morena Verdi, holds a shirt with their image demanding justice for their murder in La Tablada, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, on September 26, 2025. / Credit: LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images

"You wouldn't do what they did to them to an animal," he said.

"I have hope that the truth will be revealed," he added during a protest in Buenos Aires. "I ask people to stand with us."

Femicide in Argentina

The European Institute for Gender Equality says femicide "is broadly defined as the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender and can take different forms, such as the murder of women as a result of intimate partner violence; the torture and misogynist slaying of women; killing of women and girls in the name of 'honor,' etc."

One woman is killed by a man every 36 hours in Argentina, according to a femicide monitoring group in the country, BBC News reported.

Femicide was added to Argentina's penal code as an aggravating factor of homicides in 2012, and is punishable with life imprisonment, according to the Guardian.

However, earlier this year, Argentine President Javier Milei said he wanted to remove the concept of "femicide" from the country's penal code, the Council on Foreign Relations reported. Milei had argued that femicide promotes the idea that "the life of a woman is worth more than that of a man.

Paula Fabero, Brenda del Castillo's mother, reacts as relatives and friends of Brenda del Castillo, Morena Verdi and Lara Gutierrez march with abortion rights activists to mark the International Safe Abortion Day and call for justice after the three young women were tortured and murdered earlier this week in a suspected drug gang revenge attack, according to local media, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 27, 2025. / Credit: Cristina Sille / REUTERS

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Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires this weekend to demand justice for two young women and a teen girl whose torture and murders were livestreamed on social media, in a case that has shocked Argentina. Seven people have been arrested in the case, police said Monday.

The victims' relatives held a banner with their names — "Lara, Brenda, Morena" — and placards with their images, flanked by supporters as they marched to Parliament.

"It was a narco-feminicide!" "Our lives are not disposable!" read signs and banners as protesters banged on drums at the march, organized by a feminist group.

The crime, which investigators tied to drug gangs, was perpetrated live on Instagram and watched by 45 members of a private account, officials said.

"Bloodthirsty" killers

"Women must be protected more than ever," Brenda's father, Leonel del Castillo, told reporters at the protest. He had earlier said he had not been able to identify his daughter's body due to the abuse she had endured.

Antonio del Castillo, grandfather of the slain 20-year-old cousins, was in tears, calling the killers "bloodthirsty."

"You wouldn't do what they did to them to an animal," he said.

"I have hope that the truth will be revealed," he added. "I ask people to stand with us."

On Monday, police announced the arrest of a seventh suspect following an interview she gave to a local television station. Earlier, three men and two women were arrested, followed by a sixth suspect on Saturday.

"What happens to those who steal drugs from me"

Investigators said the victims, thinking they were going to a party, were lured into a van on Sept. 19 allegedly as part of a plan to "punish" them for violating gang code and serving as a warning to others.

Police discovered the video after one of the detainees revealed it under questioning, according to Javier Alonso, security minister for Buenos Aires province.

In the footage, a gang leader is heard saying: "This is what happens to those who steal drugs from me."

Argentine media reported the torturers cut off fingers, pulled out nails, beat and suffocated the victims.

Meta, the parent company of Instagram, disputed that the livestream occurred on its platform.

"We have not found any evidence of the livestream taking place on Instagram. Our team continues to cooperate with law enforcement as they investigate this horrific crime," a spokesperson told the Agence France-Presse.

Federico Celebon, a cousin of Brenda and Morena, told AFP the young women had sometimes engaged in sex work "to survive," without their families' knowledge.

They had "bad luck" to "find themselves at the wrong time with the wrong people," he said.

According to several media outlets, the women had been asked to attend the party as prostitutes.

Yamila Alegre, a 35-year-old leatherworker at the march on Saturday, blasted media coverage of the case.

"We always try to make the girls feel guilty, we know everything about their lives, what they were doing there, what their family is like. ... We publish their photos, but we know nothing about the perpetrators, not their names, their faces are blurred," she said.

Del Valle Galvan, Lara's aunt, denied that the 15-year-old was involved with drugs or prostitution.

"There is poverty in our neighborhood, but what people say about Lara is false," she said.

"We want justice to be done, for nothing to be covered up, for the whole truth to come out so that those responsible can be held accountable for their actions. We are not afraid!" she told AFP.

Femicide epidemic

The European Institute for Gender Equality says femicide "is deeply rooted in and a manifestation of power imbalances in society, which promotes an unequal status for men and women."

The institute says femicide "is broadly defined as the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender and can take different forms, such as the murder of women as a result of intimate partner violence; the torture and misogynist slaying of women; killing of women and girls in the name of 'honor,' etc."

One woman is killed by a man every 36 hours in Argentina, according to a femicide monitoring group in the country, BBC News reported.

Femicide was added to Argentina's penal code as an aggravating factor of homicides in 2012, and is punishable with life imprisonment, according to the Guardian.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A new lawsuit against Brown University has renewed questions surrounding the secrecy afforded many law enforcement officers employed by private colleges and universities across the U.S.

Unlike public campuses, private higher education institutions are largely exempt from disclosing arrest records, incident reports and other documents even as they employ officers who have the authority to detain students, as well as, in some cases, use force. This lack of transparency has long raised objections from watchdog groups and open government advocates who say such records are critical to holding law enforcement accountable.

In a recently filed legal challenge, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is hoping to make a dent in that practice by arguing that Brown's police department should comply with the state's public records law.

"These private university police officers have the same arrest powers, detention powers, and other powers that any other police officer has in the state working for a city or town," said Steven Brown, Rhode Island's ACLU executive director. "We think that in light of that fact, they should be treated the same as public police officers."

So far Brown has declined to comment on the lawsuit, but their attorneys have filed a motion to dismiss the suit.

State law, court challenges rarely result in more access

Connecticut, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia are just the handful of states where private institution's police departments are subject to public records laws, according to the Student Press Law Center. The rest are largely exempt. In Massachusetts, the state Supreme Court explicitly ruled Harvard University's campus police were not subject to the state's open records laws because they were a private university.

At Brown, the ACLU is representing two journalists who were both denied their public records requests seeking arrest reports made by Brown's officers. ACLU claims Brown's campus police operate under state-authorized police powers, which in turn makes them subject to Rhode Island public records law.

Both reporters, one a former Brown student who wrote for the independent university newspaper and the other a reporter with Motif Magazine, filed complaints with the state hoping to appeal their denial. However, the state attorney general's office issued an opinion siding with Brown police.

"Whenever people are being arrested and criminally charged, state law gives the public — and therefore the press acting on behalf of the public — the right and the duty to find out what the police are doing in their name," said Michael Bilow, a plaintiff in the lawsuit and a reporter with Motif Magazine.

"If the public and the press can't find out what the police are doing using the power of the law then what you end up with is a secret police," he added.

Yet even as access to public records on private campuses may be challenging, these schools are subject to some federal disclosure requirements when it comes to crime data.

Under the Clery Act, colleges and universities that receive federal funding are required to collect data on campus crime and notify students of threats — something that the majority of both private and public schools accept. Schools must disseminate an annual security report that includes crime reports and information on efforts to improve campus safety.

These reports provide public safety information on their campus, but they're not always comprehensive. Last year, Liberty University agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Education an unprecedented $14 million fine in part for its failure to disclose information about crimes on its campus.

Former officer, students join call for more transparency

One former Brown police officer, who served at the department for 18 years, says he became increasingly alarmed at the culture he observed. Michael Greco says he witnessed a police force that prioritized limiting negative attention about the school, noting that fellow officers would often refer to the police department as the "Queen's army" dedicated to keeping information inside the "Brown bubble."

"It all revolved around this loophole in the law that Brown's a private institution with police powers," he said. "They can then take what should be a public record and make it into a private record. And it seems that that was our primary purpose."

Greco remembered one incident in 2021 where he and fellow colleagues were instructed not to use radios when responding to a possible bomb threat on campus where someone was threatening to "shoot cops." Greco said the department didn't want to alert Providence police, which monitors the radio and would respond to that type of incident.

While the bomb and shooter ended up being a false alarm, Greco says leadership was unhappy how he later described the incident in his report summarizing the events. Greco has since left the department, and filed a workers' compensation claim against Brown after developing post-traumatic stress disorder that he says he began experiencing after the 2021 incident. The case is being settled, according to court documents.

Greco has since publicly called for more changes inside Brown University, including testifying in front of lawmakers in support of changing state law to explicitly make universities like Brown subject to open records law.

"I think there should be public pressure to get some of this changed," he said. "They should be held at least to the same standards as a public police department."

Similar concerns are shared by some of the students also watching college campuses handle high-profile protests and working under President Donald Trump's administration.

"I think there needs to be greater transparency about what's going on with these arrests on campus, especially at a time when a lot of the public doesn't know what's happening in higher ed and there's disagreements nationally about the direction of higher ed and what it stands for," said Audrey Gmerek, a Brown University student.

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