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JD Vance arrives in Switzerland to join Kushner and Witkoff for new round of Iran negotiations

Vice President JD Vance landed in Switzerland early Sunday to help launch a new round of negotiations with Iran, as the Trump administration pushes for a lasting agreement following a recently signed ceasefire.

Vance arrived shortly before 6 a.m. local time and is expected to join White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, for the talks.

Swiss officials confirmed Saturday that the Iranian delegation had arrived and was traveling to Bürgenstock, where the discussions are expected to take place.

The talks were initially scheduled for Friday, but Switzerland's foreign ministry announced that planned negotiations involving the U.S., Iran, Qatar and Pakistan had been postponed.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is also expected to participate in the talks, according to Axios.

The negotiations come days after Trump signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran following the G7 summit at the Palace of Versailles. The agreement established a 60-day ceasefire and outlined a framework for broader negotiations between the two countries aimed at ending the conflict.

In a Truth Social post Saturday, Trump warned that the United States could impose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz if negotiations fail to produce a lasting agreement before the ceasefire expires.

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Before departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Vance said a successful trip would involve establishing the framework for future negotiations.

"I think number one, just getting things set up in the right way and getting the actual structure of the negotiations in place," he said.

"The way that we're going to do this, we're going to have a principal level of political leadership at the top," he continued. "And then obviously the technical team is going to stay on the ground."

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Vance said he expected to remain in Switzerland for a day or two.

The vice president also previewed some of the issues expected to be discussed during the negotiations.

"I think we're hopefully making progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue," he said.

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"Those are the two big things that I think we're going to be focused on," he continued. "I'm sure the Iranians are going to have issues they'd like to discuss as well."

Vance said conditions in Lebanon had improved despite renewed clashes between Israel and Hezbollah.

"Despite the headlines, things are actually getting better there," he said, while acknowledging that sporadic violence remains a challenge in the region.

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The vice president said the goal is to prevent further escalation and preserve the ceasefire.

"The big problem is that somebody will shoot and then somebody will respond," Vance said. "You've just got to stop the shooting for long enough to get the ceasefire to hold."

Pakistan also announced that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir would participate in technical-level discussions in Switzerland.

Fox News Digital's Brittany Miller contributed to this report.

Bryce Harper hits for cycle, Kyle Schwarber blasts three homers in Phillies blowout win over Mets

The Phillies' turnaround following the dismissal of manager Rob Thomson reached a new milestone when two of the franchise’s biggest stars delivered a historic performance.

Kyle Schwarber launched three home runs, including two in the third inning, while Bryce Harper completed the cycle to add yet another achievement to his accomplished career.

The offensive explosion powered Philadelphia to a 15-3 rout of the New York Mets on Saturday, as the Phillies continued their surge and received a signature performance from two of the game's most recognizable stars.

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Schwarber’s first home run traveled 456 feet, while his second blast of the third inning measured 457 feet off Mets reliever Cionel Pérez.

He capped his night with a two-run homer in the seventh inning. Schwarber’s major league-leading home run total climbed to 28, and the performance marked the fifth three-homer game of his career.

Cristopher Sanchez allowed one earned run in six innings to lower his ERA to 1.80.

It’s his 23rd straight start at Citizens Bank Park in which he allowed two earned runs or fewer, the second-most such starts by a pitcher at the same ballpark in MLB history since 1913, trailing only Jacob deGrom’s 24 at Citi Field for the Mets from Sept. 9, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2022.

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Schwarber is the 67th player in major league history and second this season with multiple home runs in an inning, joining Houston’s Yordan Alvarez on June 12.

Schwarber is the fourth Phillies player to hit two home runs in an inning, along with Trea Turner (Aug. 19, 2023), Von Hayes (June 11, 1985) and Andy Seminick (June 2, 1949).

Meanwhile, Harper hit a solo home run in the first inning, his 16th of the year. He doubled and singled in the third, then hit a two-run triple to the gap in left-center field in the fifth for his first career cycle and the 11th in Phillies history.

The Phillies and Mets will wrap up their three-game series Sunday night, with first pitch set for 7:20 p.m. ET.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Josh Hart brings receipts as Stephen A Smith admits he was 'beyond wrong' about the Knicks

ESPN star Stephen A. Smith has long been one of the New York Knicks’ loudest critics, but the New York City native struck a different tone this week.

Days after the Knicks won their first NBA title in more than five decades, the longtime "First Take" host joined Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart for a live taping of their "Roommates Show" podcast. The event was livestreamed from inside the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden on Friday, one day after the Knicks’ long-awaited ticker-tape championship parade.

Smith appeared to face boos shortly after he was welcomed to the stage. The noise grew louder when Hart said he had kept mental receipts of Smith’s past Knicks criticism.

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One of Hart’s notes centered on Smith’s claim that Villanova’s 2016 national championship roster lacked NBA-caliber prospects. Hart, Brunson and Mikal Bridges later became NBA draft picks and helped fuel the Knicks’ title run. Brunson signed with New York in 2022, a move Smith quickly dismissed by declaring the guard "isn’t the answer" for the Knicks.

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After revisiting Smith’s past comments, Hart pointed to the championship trophy beside him and pressed the 58-year-old to acknowledge his remarks. "We are now sitting here with this golden trophy there to your right. Can you sit here and admit you were wrong?"

Smith did not push back. Instead, he offered an apology to Brunson, Hart and the Knicks organization.

"I was beyond wrong. I'm apologizing to this brother on national television; I'm apologizing to you; I'm apologizing to the entire Knicks organization. Let me be very, very clear — I have never been more happy to be wrong in my life. Let me be very, very clear — I came out of the womb a Knicks fan. I'm 58 years old. The last time the New York Knicks won a title before last Saturday, I was 4."

However, Smith suggested his apology came with a caveat: If years of criticism helped end the Knicks’ championship drought, he would gladly do it again.

"So, I apologize for being wrong," Smith continued. "But let me be very clear: if it means another championship, I would do it again."

Karl-Anthony Towns, Miles McBride and former Knicks star Carmelo Anthony also appeared on the podcast episode.

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African and Caribbean leaders call for payments, debt cancellation, formal apologies over slavery

African and Caribbean leaders are demanding financial compensation, debt cancellation and formal apologies from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade after adopting a sweeping reparations plan at a conference in Ghana.

The 19-point framework calls for financial compensation, debt relief, a Global Reparations Fund and the return of looted cultural artifacts and ancestral remains. It also seeks reforms to international financial institutions that supporters say disadvantage Third World countries.

The proposal is expected to be presented at the next UN General Assembly as African and Caribbean nations step up a coordinated push for slavery reparations.

The plan was adopted Friday by the African Union and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Commission on Reparatory Justice at the end of a three-day conference.

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"None of us gathered in this hall today can be held personally responsible for the atrocities of the transatlantic slave trade," Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama told delegates.

"History does not ask us to inherit guilt, but it asks us to inherit responsibility," Mahama added.

The proposal does not identify specific countries that should provide compensation or issue formal apologies.

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It does call for debt cancellation, climate justice financing, expanded citizenship pathways for Africans in the diaspora and what organizers describe as a "right of return" for descendants of enslaved Africans.

The plan also urges African countries to preserve former slave forts and castles as memorial sites.

According to advocates, at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped and transported aboard European ships between the 15th and 19th centuries. Supporters of reparations argue the effects of slavery continue to be felt across Africa and the Caribbean generations later.

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The conference follows a UN vote in March recognizing transatlantic slavery as the "gravest crime against humanity."

The resolution passed with 123 votes in favor, but the U.S., Israel and 52 other countries either voted against it or abstained.

According to Reuters, the United States and European Union raised concerns that the resolution could be interpreted as creating a hierarchy among crimes against humanity by treating some atrocities as more serious than others.

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Heads of state from Namibia, Liberia, Senegal, Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe attended the conference, along with senior officials from several other countries.

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the gathering virtually from the Élysée Palace, where he acknowledged the suffering caused by slavery.

Enslaved people were "torn from their homelands, deported, dehumanised, and treated as goods," Macron said.

Macron also said reparations should not be viewed "as an end point, or a cheque written to bring the story to a close."

The conference in Ghana brought together separate reparations efforts previously pursued by African and Caribbean nations into a single document that organizers plan to take before the United Nations.

Reuters contributed to this report.

Fan hops fence during red-flagged NASCAR race at San Diego's Naval Base Coronado to meet a driver

NASCAR is in California this weekend for some street racing at San Diego's Naval Base Coronado, and one fan decided to really get close to the (thankfully, red-flagged) action.

The O'Reilly Auto Parts Series hit the track for its race on Saturday, and the race had more than its fair share of incidents.

The biggest came on a restart — because we all know that cautions breed cautions — and saw Sam Mayer take an absolutely monstrous hit.

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The race was red-flagged, so crews could clean up the mess and inspect the barriers. While waiting on the track for the race to resume, Sheldon Creed, driver of the No. 00 Haas Factory Team car, unexpectedly got some company.

A fan scaled a fence, possibly several fences, to get to Creed, chatted with him for a moment, then took off back over the fences and into the crowd.

And he did it all in flip-flops.

You've got to hand it to him. The climbing in flip-flops was impressive.

Creed said on the radio that he thought his new pal was "wasted," which, let's be honest, tracks. It's not usually the sort of thing a sober person does, but innocent until proven guilty. That's what I always say!

Of course, it's a boneheaded move no matter how you slice it, and I don't think that guy will be coming back to more races this weekend or any other.

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But, if this gave you a case of déjà vu, then you must be a longtime NASCAR fan.

You heard it alluded to in the clip from the broadcast, but back at Watkins Glen, N.Y., in 2007, a fan did the same thing during a red flag to score an autograph from Matt Kenseth.

By the way, isn't it weird how dated the "Car of Tomorrow" looks now?

But, hey, this is as good a time as any to remind fans that you shouldn't use red flags as your own makeshift meet-and-greet opportunity.

Keir Starmer reportedly considering stepping down as PM and could announce timetable for departure

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly considering stepping down and could announce a timetable for his departure as early as Monday, according to a report published Saturday.

Britain's Observer newspaper reported that Starmer was discussing his future with his wife at his Chequers country residence before making a final decision.

The outlet reported that senior Labour Party figures expect a statement addressing his future as early as next week.

A government source told Reuters that Starmer remains focused on governing and pointed to previous comments in which he vowed to remain in office.

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Pressure on Starmer has been building for months amid growing dissatisfaction within his party and concerns over the government's handling of the economy and cost-of-living issues.

The political threat to Starmer intensified Friday after rival Andy Burnham won a seat in Parliament, positioning him to mount a formal leadership challenge.

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Starmer congratulated Burnham following the victory, writing on X that voters, "chose Labour’s campaign of hope and optimism over division and hate."

When asked about Burnham's apparent ambitions to replace him, Starmer insisted he intends to remain in office.

"I’ve said repeatedly I’m not going to walk away from that," Starmer said.

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Starmer has led the Labour Party since 2020 and became prime minister in 2024.

Calls for his resignation intensified last month, with more than 100 Labour lawmakers publicly urging him to step aside or set out a timetable for his departure. Several parliamentary aides also resigned in protest.

The internal revolt followed a series of disappointing local election results for Labour, which lost hundreds of council seats across England, surrendered long-held ground in Wales and fell behind political rivals in Scotland.

Starmer's popularity has also declined amid a persistently high cost of living, sluggish economic growth and criticism over his acceptance of gifts from wealthy donors.

Fox News Digital's James Cirrone and Emma Bussey, and Reuters contributed to this report.

Jazz Chisholm explains why he still won't wear a cup after fouling a pitch into his own groin

Men around the country are still wincing from the sight of New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. fouling a pitch straight into his own groin.

It was bad enough that Chisholm had to leave the game, and it left many wondering why he wasn't wearing a cup to protect himself.

Well, now we have an answer.

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Yankees beat writer Gary Philips shared some quotes from Chisholm explaining why he wasn't a cup guy before taking a foul ball to the cojones, and why he isn't going to be a cup guy moving forward.

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Chisholm said that the pain level was a "million," and that, "If you ever got hit in the testicles, you would know."

Most males reading this just nodded at that statement.

But Chisholm revealed that despite cups being mandatory in the minor leagues, he still skipped them and will continue to because he trusts his own defensive abilities.

"I've never worn a cup," he said. "I've never been hit in the balls. That was just unlucky."

Now, there are times when I wonder why men don't wear cups all the time just for some peace of mind (I feel that way about helmets too). You wouldn't regret not wearing a cup until the moment you're at a cookout and a rogue volleyball puts you in shambles.

But I also like that Chisholm trusts himself to react and protect the boys. I've always said that a fairly significant part of a man's life is devoted to protecting his lower anatomy.

You're ever vigilant, trying to steer clear of anything that could leave you doubled over on the ground, and spouting off every expletive you know and several others you didn't realize you knew.

Waist-high branches, table corners, projectiles, bicycle seats, even a pet jumping in your lap when you're not ready.

Chisholm is self-aware enough to know where his self-preservation reflexes stand, and I respect that.

But if he takes another foul ball to the lower area of his body, he might want to start rethinking that stance on cups.

H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Australia for the first time, meaning virus has now reached every continent

The first case of H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in Australia, meaning the virus has now found its way to every continent.

The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said the virus was found in a single seabird, a brown skua, near Esperance on the south coast of Western Australia, in Cape Le Grand National Park.

Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development said it was "responding as part of a nationally coordinated plan with the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and stakeholders across [Western Australia] to reduce the impact of this disease."

The outbreak in the U.S. has left millions of birds dead and has caused grocery store hikes and shortages, most notably with eggs.

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The spread to humans is rare.

"We all knew we couldn't be bird flu-free forever," Australia’s federal Agricultural Secretary Julie Collins said in a press conference on Saturday.

Jackie Jarvis, Western Australia’s agricultural minister, said in a press conference on Friday: "As a result of WA’s established early detection system, appropriate action was taken, including isolating the bird and collecting samples for testing."

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She added, "this shows that Australia’s and Western Australia’s preparedness measures have worked. We are pleased to see the surveillance, and reporting system working as intended, with the bird reported through to DPIRD for further investigation."

By Saturday, Jarvis said further testing confirmed the strain that she said was consistent with bird flu found in the remote Australian territories of Heard Island and McDonald Islands near Antarctica, which devastated the wildlife there.

Last year, around 13,000 of a population of 17,000 elephant seal pups died there in just a few months after being exposed.

The islands are wildlife sanctuaries.

"Importantly, there have been no detections in poultry and there is no evidence of mass mortality," Jarvis said of the mainland case.

A second case of another migratory bird is also suspected near Esperance.  

Reuters contributed to this report.

Pope Leo sends unmistakable message on immigrants during visit honoring America's first saint

Pope Leo XIV used a visit Saturday honoring St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American saint and patron saint of immigrants, to deliver his latest appeal on behalf of them, asking Catholics to look to her example at a time when migration remains one of the defining issues of his emerging papacy.

The remarks came as Leo continues to make migration a central focus of his public ministry, a position that has sparked months of public friction with President Donald Trump over immigration and foreign policy.

"What could be more relevant today than a missionary charism dedicated to serving migrants?" Leo said during an evening prayer service in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, the northern Italian town where Cabrini was born.

The American-born pope prayed at Cabrini's tomb and urged young Catholics to learn from the saint's life of serving immigrants, many of whom had left their homelands in search of better opportunities.

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But Leo also invoked his predecessor, Pope Francis, whose own papacy was defined in part by calls to welcome migrants.

"Let us ask ourselves: if Mother Francesca were alive today, what would her missionary spirit tell her?" Leo said. "And what would a pope like Francis — who, as the son of Italian immigrants, made service to migrants one of the key priorities of his pontificate — ask of her?"

The comments are the latest in a series of migration-focused appearances that have helped define Leo's first year as pope.

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Last week, Leo traveled to Spain's Canary Islands, a major destination for migrants departing West Africa, where he met migrants and called for greater efforts to welcome and integrate people fleeing hardship and conflict.

During that trip, Leo urged world leaders to create "legal and safe pathways" for migration and warned against reducing migrants to statistics.

Leo's migration advocacy has frequently drawn criticism from Trump, who has accused the pontiff of venturing into politics and sharply disagreed with some of his comments on immigration and foreign affairs.

The public disagreements have become one of the most closely watched relationships between the Vatican and Washington during Leo's papacy.

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Earlier this year, Reuters reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was expected to meet with Vatican officials and Italian leaders during a period of heightened tensions between the Holy See and the Trump administration.

Leo has rejected suggestions that his remarks are political attacks, arguing instead that his appeals stem from Catholic teaching on human dignity, peace and care for vulnerable people.

Saturday's visit centered on Cabrini, who became a naturalized U.S. citizen and spent decades serving Italian immigrants through schools, hospitals and orphanages before her death in Chicago in 1917.

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The Vatican has also announced that Leo will travel to the Italian island of Lampedusa on July 4, a date likely to draw attention in the United States given the pope's American roots.

Lampedusa has become one of Europe's most recognizable migration flashpoints because of the thousands of migrants who attempt dangerous crossings from North Africa each year. The island also carries symbolic importance within the Catholic Church because it was the destination of Pope Francis' first trip outside Rome after becoming pope in 2013.

Fox News Digital's Eric Mack and Robert McGreevy, and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Angel Reese opens up on singing Black National Anthem while Fever fans booed her

Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese was seen singing the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the home of Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever earlier on Thursday, just ahead of Juneteenth.

Reese addressed the singing after her team beat the Fever for the second straight game on Saturday, referencing how the Fever fans booed her in Indiana two days earlier.

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"It was just one in the moment of where I was, and how it felt, and how it hit, and the things that I've had to experience the last couple years, and they haven't always been great," Reese told reporters Saturday.

"It's not supposed to be easy, but I am very, very grateful for this opportunity to be a Black woman, it's a privilege... being where I was, hearing the loud boos when I was in the arena, and then when I heard 'Lift Every Voice,' it just made me feel like, this is for the ones that walked for me."

Reese also answered a question about representing "Black culture" in Atlanta.

"Those young girls, those young boys out there, when they see a Black girl being able to run up and down the court and just have this life and have this experience, I think it's really important. Representation is important, for me to use my voice, for me to use my platform, I'll never stay silent for things I believe in," Reese said.

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is often referred to as the Black National Anthem. The NAACP says the hymn began as a poem written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson, with music composed by his brother, John Rosamond Johnson. A choir of 500 schoolchildren first performed it publicly in Jacksonville, Florida, for a celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.

The song has also been part of WNBA Juneteenth programming in recent years. The NBA said in 2021 that WNBA teams would play "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in arenas during Juneteenth celebrations, alongside other league social justice initiatives.

Reese has previously accused Clark's fans of "racism" during the first episode of Reese's podcast in September 2024.

"I think it's really just the fans, her fans, the Iowa fans, now the Indiana fans, that are really just, they ride for her, and I respect that, respectfully. But sometimes it's very disrespectful. I think there's a lot of racism when it comes to it," Reese said.

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"Multiple occasions, people have made AI-images of me naked. They have sent it to my family members. My family members are like uncles, sending it to me like, ‘Are you naked on Instagram?'"

In May of last year, after the Fever and Reese's old team, the Chicago Sky, faced off in the first game of the season in Indiana, the WNBA launched a probe into alleged racist behavior by Fever fans, but the league found no evidence. Still, Reese seemed to acknowledge the allegations anyway after the game.

"Obviously, there's no place in this league for that," Reese said at that time. "I think the WNBA and our team and our organization has done a great job supporting me. ... Going through this whole process, if it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone."

Now, Reese's latest comments come during a high-profile week for Reese, Clark and the WNBA, as two of the league’s most-watched players met twice in three days.

Atlanta defeated Indiana 108-101 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, with Reese posting 21 points and 11 rebounds and Clark scoring 26 points in the loss. The Dream followed with a 113-96 win over the Fever at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Saturday, a game in which Clark again led Indiana with 26 points.

Saturday’s win also gave Reese a league milestone. The 6-foot-4 forward became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 career rebounds, doing so in her 79th game, 10 games faster than Tina Charles. Reese finished the game with 18 points and eight rebounds as Atlanta improved to 11-4 and Indiana dropped to 9-7.

The Dream acquired Reese from the Chicago Sky in April in exchange for Atlanta’s first-round picks in 2027 and 2028. The trade brought the two-time WNBA All-Star and 2023 national champion to an Atlanta team coming off what the franchise called a historic 2025 season.

Reese and Clark have been linked since their college careers, most notably after LSU defeated Iowa 102-85 in the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball championship game. That matchup drew 9.9 million viewers, then the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record.