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                    [post_content] => Anthropic’s agentic AI, Claude, has been linked to high-level cyberattacks, according to a new report published by the company. The findings reveal how cybercriminals have attempted to “weaponize” the AI for hacking campaigns that targeted at least 17 organizations, including healthcare providers, emergency services, and government entities.

How Hackers Exploited Claude

According to Anthropic, a cybercriminal group ran a “vibe hacking” extortion scheme using Claude Code, the company’s agentic coding tool. The AI was leveraged to automate reconnaissance, harvest credentials, penetrate networks, and even make strategic decisions about which data to target. The attackers also used Claude to generate “visually alarming” ransom notes, demanding six-figure sums to prevent stolen personal data from being released. “This represents an unprecedented reliance on AI in a real-world cyberattack,” Anthropic said in the report. “Claude was used not just as an assistant, but as an operational partner in the extortion process.”

Anthropic’s Response

After discovering the malicious activity, Anthropic says it banned the accounts involved and shared intelligence with law enforcement. The company has since built an automated screening system and improved its methods for detecting misuse, though specific technical details were withheld to prevent further abuse. The report also describes two other cases: Claude’s use in a fraudulent employment scheme tied to North Korea and its involvement in AI-generated ransomware development.

Broader AI Security Concerns

Claude is not the only AI implicated in criminal activity. Last year, OpenAI disclosed that its systems had been used by hackers linked to China and North Korea, who employed generative AI to debug malicious code, research targets, and draft phishing emails. These cases highlight a growing concern: advanced AI systems are no longer just advisory tools for criminals—they can now perform complex tasks that once required specialized teams of hackers. Anthropic emphasized that while these incidents underscore the risks of misuse, they also demonstrate the importance of strong safeguards and proactive monitoring.     [post_title] => Claude AI Linked to Cyberattacks in New Anthropic Report [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => claude-ai-linked-to-cyberattacks-in-new-anthropic-report [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2025-08-29 16:43:27 [post_modified_gmt] => 2025-08-29 21:43:27 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://usaherald.com/?p=77199 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [1] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 77159 [post_author] => 1139 [post_date] => 2025-08-29 09:34:23 [post_date_gmt] => 2025-08-29 14:34:23 [post_content] =>

Case Intel

By SAMUEL LOPEZ
USA HERALD — August 29, 2025

When judges take the bench, they shoulder an immense responsibility: to interpret the law, protect rights, and ensure that cases move forward in a timely manner. The promise of justice is not only about fairness in rulings but also about delivering those rulings when people need them most.

In Georgia, that promise has been shattered by Chatham County Probate Judge Thomas Bordeaux, who admitted this week to years-long delays in issuing rulings and decisions but still insists, “it would be absolutely wrong to remove me.”

The 71-year-old judge defended himself before the state’s Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC), arguing that his removal “would only send his Savannah-area office into further disarray.”

He went so far as to suggest, “Ms. Veal mentioned suspending me from office. Please — suspend me from office so I can go home and get some sleep, or go out and hike. That doesn’t help the court. If I can’t go into work, less work gets done, so that would not make any sense.”

But critics, myself included, see the situation very differently. The amount of harm this judge did to people with cases before him far outweighs any disruption that his immediate removal would cause. This type of conduct from our judicial officers cannot be tolerated any further. Without real consequences, this type of behavior will continue with other judges following his lead.

The Seven-Year Delay

Perhaps the most shocking fact to surface in these hearings: one case, that required a final ruling, languished before Judge Bordeaux for seven years before a ruling was entered. Seven years is not justice delayed — it is justice denied. In probate court, where families are often grieving or struggling with guardianship, inheritance, or medical decision-making, a delay of even months can cause lasting damage. Estates sit unresolved, assets remain locked up, and vulnerable individuals are left in limbo. For litigants, such delays are more than inconveniences — they are life-altering harms.

“It is outrageous. Seven years! That’s unacceptable,” one observer told me, and I couldn’t agree more.

Judge Bordeaux has admitted the delays but denies that they rise to “willful misconduct” or “conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.” Instead, he blames the county’s lack of funding. “It was rather glaring that the office he inherited was underfunded and understaffed,” testified Pat Monahan, a former county official and Bordeaux’s longtime friend.

But that defense rings hollow. What Bordeaux fails to understand is that we don’t need him anymore. He can leave all of his cases right where they are, and somebody else can come in and take over. His type of “lazy judging” is not needed on the bench. He wasn’t getting work done then, and he has instilled no confidence that if left in place he would do any better.

The Clerk’s Damning Testimony

The most powerful testimony came from Wendy Williamson, Bordeaux’s former chief clerk, who worked closely with him for years. She told the panel that she repeatedly pushed him to speed up his rulings, but he “refused to accept responsibility for the backlog.” She added, “The only time something happened was if someone filed a mandamus or a JQC complaint.”

Her words cut to the core of the problem: the judge only acted when his hand was forced. That’s not diligence — that’s dereliction. Williamson’s vantage point as a close staffer gives her testimony weight that outside critics could never match. And in fact, Bordeaux himself inadvertently validated her credibility, admitting, “It is in the court’s absolute best interest to have her there, and frankly, sometimes that’s all that matters.” He may not have realized it, but he effectively reinforced the truth of her claims against him.

To me, her testimony reveals that Bordeaux’s inaction was not mere oversight. It suggests a deliberate choice to do less, perhaps in protest of a county government that, in his mind, failed to fund his office properly. If that’s true, it points to an ethical breakdown: instead of working harder under constraints, he made things worse — so bad that litigants were forced to beg higher courts to intervene.

A Judge Who Thinks He’s Indispensable

Bordeaux’s defense often veers into arrogance. At one point, JQC prosecutor Courtney Veal suggested he had told colleagues he couldn’t be removed “because it would defeat the JQC’s purpose in getting orders finished.” Bordeaux denied the comment, but the attitude fits a pattern. He seems to believe the court cannot function without him, when in fact his presence has been the problem.

The reality is stark: he is taking up space on the bench, preventing a new judge from stepping in to restore efficiency and faith in the court. The sooner he is removed, the sooner justice can be restored for the families who have waited years for basic rulings.

Why Timely Rulings Matter

In the judicial system, delays are not neutral. They inflict real harm. Litigants lose money, businesses lose opportunities, and families lose stability. For example:

The law requires judges to act competently and diligently for a reason. When they fail to do so, confidence in the justice system erodes. Citizens should not have to file writs of mandamus just to get a judge to do the job taxpayers are already paying him to do.

The Path Ahead

The JQC is expected to continue weighing the evidence and determine whether Judge Bordeaux should be disciplined or removed. He has offered to accept a public reprimand, but that is woefully inadequate. Public trust in the judiciary demands more.

In my view, the oversight committee needs to fire him and remove him from the bench. Anything less rewards a culture of complacency that harms real people. The judicial system depends on accountability, and without it, justice becomes a hollow promise.

As someone who has spent decades inside the legal system, I can say this with certainty: we cannot afford to tolerate judges who treat rulings as optional. The damage is too great, the stakes too high, and the people of Georgia deserve better.

Under Georgia’s Constitution, the JQC has the authority to discipline, suspend, or remove judges for “willful misconduct” or “conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.” The threshold is not proof of a crime but rather clear and convincing evidence of ethical failure. Here, Bordeaux has admitted to years of delays — and litigants have testified to the consequences. The procedural posture is that of a formal disciplinary inquiry, not a criminal case, meaning the panel’s decision will hinge on whether his pattern of delay rises to a level that justifies removal.

The Judicial Qualifications Commission is represented by prosecutor Courtney Veal, while Judge Bordeaux is defended by S. Lester Tate III of Akin & Tate PC and W. Matthew Wilson of Bell Wilson Law LLC.

The matter is proceeding under In re: Inquiry Concerning Judge Thomas C. Bordeaux Jr., case number 2023-1082, before the hearing panel of the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission.

Sources:

JQC Complaint No. 2025-081: Formal Charges

JQC Complaint No. 2025-081: Answer to Formal Charges

JQC Complaint No. 2025-081: Joint List of Stipulated Facts and Admissions

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Key Developments:

By SAMUEL A. LOPEZ
USA HERALD – August 28, 2025

Events giant Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is under fire in federal court after a Washington man claimed he was violently subdued by security guards and sheriff’s deputies at the Gorge Amphitheatre during a 2022 Los Bukis concert. The lawsuit, filed on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, paints a disturbing picture of corporate-sponsored brutality, blurred lines between private security and sworn law enforcement, and a ticket-buyer who says he left a concert with permanent scars rather than lasting memories.

The plaintiff, Demecio Valdovinos, alleges that what began as a seemingly routine interaction with security ended with his face bloodied, his tooth cracked, and his body pinned under the weight of guards who cut off his ability to breathe until he lost consciousness. According to his complaint, the violence did not stop when sheriff’s deputies arrived. Instead, he says, they repeated the same treatment, slamming him to the ground and kneeling on his back until he again passed out.

The case, Valdovinos v. Live Nation Entertainment Inc. et al., No. 2:25-cv-00324, seeks damages against Live Nation, crowd-control firm Starplex Corp., Grant County, and individual employees involved. The lawsuit claims violations of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights, alongside state-law claims for personal injury, emotional distress, lost wages, and punitive damages.

Court filings allege that the confrontation began after the show had ended, when Valdovinos and his partner were sitting in his truck in the venue’s parking lot. Security approached and ordered him to exit the vehicle. Without explanation, they escorted him to what appeared to be a medical station on site. His attorney, John J. Kannin IV of Kannin Law Firm PS, said that his client “complied with everything they told him to do.”

After leaving that tent, Valdovinos says he encountered a Starplex employee and attempted to film the interaction on his phone. The complaint states that the employee tried to knock the phone away, causing it to hit Valdovinos in the face, splitting his lip and damaging a tooth. Moments later, the employee allegedly grabbed the phone, shoved Valdovinos into a parked car, and with the assistance of other guards, forced him to the ground. Knees pressed into his back restricted his ability to breathe until he passed out.

When he regained consciousness, the complaint alleges, he was surrounded by Grant County sheriff’s deputies who ordered him to stand. As he attempted to comply, deputies threw him down again and repeated the same tactic of kneeling on his back until he blacked out. He was then booked into the Grant County jail on a charge of criminal trespass. Authorities released him the same evening, and the charge was later dismissed.

“Criminal trespass is when you are told to leave and won’t leave,” Kannin said. “Here my client was trying to leave. Concert security and the sheriff detained him and injured him.”

The lawsuit alleges that Valdovinos’ injuries required medical treatment and caused him to miss work. Beyond the physical harm, he says he was “publicly humiliated and shamed” in front of concertgoers and law enforcement alike, leaving him with lasting psychological scars.

Significantly, the complaint argues that the incident was not an aberration but part of a larger pattern tied directly to Live Nation’s corporate practices. “The constitutional violations alleged herein were not isolated incidents, but the direct result of official policies, customs, and procedures adopted and enforced by defendant Live Nation Entertainment and defendant Starplex,” the filing states.

Examples cited include suspicionless vehicle searches at the Gorge, detaining patrons without probable cause, and granting private security quasi-police authority under county-sanctioned agreements.

Live Nation, which owns and operates the Gorge Amphitheatre, and Starplex, which was contracted to provide security, did not respond to requests for comment. A representative for Grant County declined to discuss the case, citing a policy against commenting on active litigation.

The case now heads into federal litigation, where the central question is not only whether Valdovinos was assaulted and wrongfully detained, but whether Live Nation and its partners maintain structural policies that erode civil rights in the name of crowd control. For a company already scrutinized by regulators, lawmakers, and consumer advocates over concert safety and antitrust issues, the outcome here could carry implications well beyond one man’s claim of abuse in a Washington parking lot.

The case is Valdovinos v. Live Nation Entertainment Inc. et al., Case Number 2:25-cv-00324, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

🛑 It should be noted that the assertions in this lawsuit are merely allegations and have not been proven in a court of law.

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Case Intel

By SAMUEL A. LOPEZ | USA HERALD

ATLANTA — A Georgia federal judge delivered a scathing rebuke to an attorney representing four women suing comedian Katt Williams, warning she could face "serious discipline" for filing a legal brief he described as riddled with "AI hallucinations."

During a heated hearing on Williams' motion for summary judgment in Atlanta federal court, U.S. District Judge William M. Ray II directly confronted attorney Loletha Denise Hale about whether she used artificial intelligence to prepare her clients' response brief—a document the judge said contained so many fabricated legal citations that he ordered his law clerk to fact-check every single one.

"After I noticed the first few [errors], I asked my law clerk to look up all of the provisions cited in it," Judge Ray said during the proceedings. "The overwhelming majority of them were either cited incorrectly or did not stand for what [Hale] claimed they did."

When pressed by the judge, Hale denied using AI but offered an unusual explanation: she said she had "personal issues going on" at the time and that her daughter "helped her" prepare the brief. Notably, Hale neither disclosed her daughter's age nor confirmed whether her daughter is a licensed attorney authorized to work on the case.

"Is your signature on it?" Judge Ray asked pointedly, prompting Hale to confirm that it was indeed her signature on the document.

The judge said he found that "concerning," not only because it presented "a possible Rule 11 issue"—referring to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, which mandates that attorneys conduct reasonable inquiries into facts and law before filing papers with the court—but also because of "misrepresentations" Hale had made to a jury in another case he previously oversaw.

Judge Ray's response signals the growing judicial intolerance for AI-generated legal work that hasn't been properly vetted. "I'm going to notice this," he told the parties, announcing he would soon set a date for a Rule 11 hearing where he expected there would be "a lot of testimony."

The implications for Hale could be severe. Rule 11 hearings can result in monetary sanctions, referral to the state bar for disciplinary action, or court orders prohibiting attorneys from filing future documents without prior judicial approval. The judge's directive that Hale "self-report to the state bar" and notify her clients of the situation underscores the gravity of the matter.

"I also think you should give notice to your client and self-report to the state bar," Judge Ray said. "If I followed what you put in your brief, I could have denied a motion based on what you cited, which was not correct."

Adding that Hale put her "professional reputation" at risk, Judge Ray warned that potential discipline could be "very serious" and "affect your ability to practice in federal court."

Hale's excuse—blaming personal issues and her daughter's involvement—follows a troubling pattern in recent AI citation scandals. In similar cases across the country, attorneys caught filing briefs with fabricated citations have consistently pointed to personal distractions or delegated responsibility to associates, rather than taking accountability for work bearing their signature.

Rather than address the judge's warnings directly, Hale pivoted to argue the underlying lawsuit's merits, focusing on whether Williams was properly served with legal papers.

The underlying case stems from allegations that Williams and his entourage "jumped and threatened [the plaintiffs] at gunpoint" outside an Atlanta nightclub. The four plaintiffs—Selena Boston, Jalisa Rhodes, Lutisha Martinez, and Lanette Washington—filed their lawsuit in February 2023, but Williams wasn't served until December 29 of that year.

Williams' attorneys, Payden Grizzle and Gabe Banks of Banks Weaver LLC, argue this delay is fatal to the plaintiffs' case. They contend that the statute of limitations on the plaintiffs' claims expired on December 7, 2023, making the December 29 service too late unless the plaintiffs can demonstrate they were diligent in attempting earlier service.

"Lack of diligence with service" rendered the plaintiffs' claims time-barred, Grizzle told the judge, pointing to the more than 10-month gap between filing and service.

Hale pushed back, arguing that serving Williams was uniquely difficult due to his tour schedule and celebrity status. She claimed it was only possible to serve him at one of his shows, but that "his security would not let anyone close enough" to complete service.

Judge Ray acknowledged serving Williams might be challenging but noted he had offered a solution in a July 2023 order: if requested, the court would authorize the U.S. Marshals Service to serve Williams "wherever he might be" and instruct "civil bodyguards" to yield to the marshals' authority.

The judge also suggested that Williams' performance schedule could have been discovered through depositions, to which Hale repeatedly responded, "He didn't answer anything."

When Judge Ray noted that formal "requests for answers" could have yielded the information, Hale claimed they made such requests but received no response. Williams' attorneys disputed this, and Judge Ray's review of the court docket revealed the plaintiffs had filed a "motion to determine sufficiency of responses" on July 17—suggesting some response was indeed provided. The court denied that motion days later, partly because it was untimely.

The service issue became further complicated when Grizzle noted that the plaintiffs failed to timely respond to identical requests for admission served on each plaintiff. This failure resulted in them legally admitting that Williams caused them no physical harm and that they instigated the physical altercation with his security detail.

When Judge Ray asked Hale what he should examine to determine if the plaintiffs responded timely, she claimed Williams' former counsel, Jeremiah T. Reynolds, had granted an extension. Banks and Grizzle disputed this, though Hale produced emails she claimed proved her right. After hearing them read aloud, Judge Ray hinted he didn't believe an extension was granted, though he said she could formally request to enter the emails into the record.

The case represents a convergence of two significant challenges facing modern litigation: the proper use of AI tools in legal practice and the persistent difficulties of serving celebrity defendants. While courts have shown increasing willingness to sanction attorneys for AI-generated errors, they've also recognized the legitimate challenges posed by high-profile defendants who maintain extensive security details.

The case is Boston et al. v. Williams et al., case number 1:23-cv-00752, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

The plaintiffs are represented by Loletha Denise Hale of Hale Law Firm PC. Williams is represented by Gabe Banks and Payden Grizzle of Banks Weaver LLC.

 

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Facts On The Ground

By SAMUEL A. LOPEZ
USA HERALD (August 27, 2025)

SAN JOSE, CA - Meta’s decision to slow certain hiring pipelines in California comes at the very moment it is investing tens of billions outside the state, most notably in a $50 billion AI data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana. While Meta insists it is not retreating from its workforce ambitions, the move reflects a deeper industry trend: companies are quietly recalibrating away from California, and laying off employees, not because their businesses are faltering, but because the regulatory climate has become inhospitable to long-horizon AI ventures.

In an August 21st post on X, Meta’s chief AI officer Alexandr Wang sought to dispel reports of a freeze, writing: “We are truly only investing more and more into Meta Superintelligence Labs as a company. Any reporting to the contrary of that is clearly mistaken.” The statement underscores a split between headline layoff chatter and the reality of selective workforce transitions.

The layoffs and pauses in California do not track with recessionary patterns. Rather, they appear to be a restructuring of talent: those without specialized AI and data-infrastructure skills are increasingly expendable, while the labor market for AI engineers, chip designers, and data-center operations experts is so tight it has become a bidding war.

From a legal-policy perspective, the explanation is straightforward. Each state remains free to regulate AI as it sees fit, and California has actively been pursuing stringent AI-specific laws and regulations with vast implications and consequences for the AI industries operating with the state. Companies see “the writing on the wall.” California’s attorney general has already probed the structural transformation of OpenAI from a nonprofit to a public benefit corporation. Under Gov. Gavin Newsom, California is signaling it will police AI more heavily than any other state. That prospect has become a business-risk trigger.

The industry’s pivot is evident in the footprints being laid:

The implication is that California layoffs may not be a story of collapse at all. They are a story of silent relocation and restructuring. Headquarters may remain in the Bay Area, but the real growth—jobs, construction, data-center operations, and AI research at scale—is shifting to states that promise fewer constraints.

As I’ve said before in other contexts, law often dictates business geography. Here, it is state AI regulation that is reshaping where the most ambitious projects land. The legal burden is clear: compliance costs will be lower in Louisiana or Texas than under California’s forthcoming AI governance statutes. And that differential, not the economy, is what decides who keeps their job and where the next 100,000 positions will be posted.

[post_title] => Silicon Valley Tech Titans Freezing Some California Hiring While Relocating AI Expansion to More Business-Friendly States With Fewer AI Regulations [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => silicon-valley-tech-titans-freezing-some-california-hiring-while-relocating-ai-expansion-to-more-business-friendly-states-with-fewer-ai-regulations [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2025-08-28 02:01:00 [post_modified_gmt] => 2025-08-28 07:01:00 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://usaherald.com/?p=77102 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) ) [post_count] => 5 [current_post] => -1 [before_loop] => 1 [in_the_loop] => [post] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 77199 [post_author] => 143 [post_date] => 2025-08-29 16:43:27 [post_date_gmt] => 2025-08-29 21:43:27 [post_content] => Anthropic’s agentic AI, Claude, has been linked to high-level cyberattacks, according to a new report published by the company. The findings reveal how cybercriminals have attempted to “weaponize” the AI for hacking campaigns that targeted at least 17 organizations, including healthcare providers, emergency services, and government entities.

How Hackers Exploited Claude

According to Anthropic, a cybercriminal group ran a “vibe hacking” extortion scheme using Claude Code, the company’s agentic coding tool. The AI was leveraged to automate reconnaissance, harvest credentials, penetrate networks, and even make strategic decisions about which data to target. The attackers also used Claude to generate “visually alarming” ransom notes, demanding six-figure sums to prevent stolen personal data from being released. “This represents an unprecedented reliance on AI in a real-world cyberattack,” Anthropic said in the report. “Claude was used not just as an assistant, but as an operational partner in the extortion process.”

Anthropic’s Response

After discovering the malicious activity, Anthropic says it banned the accounts involved and shared intelligence with law enforcement. The company has since built an automated screening system and improved its methods for detecting misuse, though specific technical details were withheld to prevent further abuse. The report also describes two other cases: Claude’s use in a fraudulent employment scheme tied to North Korea and its involvement in AI-generated ransomware development.

Broader AI Security Concerns

Claude is not the only AI implicated in criminal activity. Last year, OpenAI disclosed that its systems had been used by hackers linked to China and North Korea, who employed generative AI to debug malicious code, research targets, and draft phishing emails. These cases highlight a growing concern: advanced AI systems are no longer just advisory tools for criminals—they can now perform complex tasks that once required specialized teams of hackers. Anthropic emphasized that while these incidents underscore the risks of misuse, they also demonstrate the importance of strong safeguards and proactive monitoring.     [post_title] => Claude AI Linked to Cyberattacks in New Anthropic Report [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => claude-ai-linked-to-cyberattacks-in-new-anthropic-report [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2025-08-29 16:43:27 [post_modified_gmt] => 2025-08-29 21:43:27 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://usaherald.com/?p=77199 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [comment_count] => 0 [current_comment] => -1 [found_posts] => 3160 [max_num_pages] => 632 [max_num_comment_pages] => 0 [is_single] => [is_preview] => [is_page] => [is_archive] => 1 [is_date] => [is_year] => [is_month] => [is_day] => [is_time] => [is_author] => [is_category] => 1 [is_tag] => [is_tax] => [is_search] => [is_feed] => [is_comment_feed] => [is_trackback] => [is_home] => [is_privacy_policy] => [is_404] => [is_embed] => [is_paged] => [is_admin] => [is_attachment] => [is_singular] => [is_robots] => [is_favicon] => [is_posts_page] => [is_post_type_archive] => [query_vars_hash:WP_Query:private] => 018b6f29bcf174a90265b67f4a9fb88f [query_vars_changed:WP_Query:private] => [thumbnails_cached] => [allow_query_attachment_by_filename:protected] => [stopwords:WP_Query:private] => [compat_fields:WP_Query:private] => Array ( [0] => query_vars_hash [1] => query_vars_changed ) [compat_methods:WP_Query:private] => Array ( [0] => init_query_flags [1] => parse_tax_query ) [query_cache_key:WP_Query:private] => wp_query:da1429e768761cbe004e8a34531c4093 )

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