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Abandoned Theme Parks.

American Adventure - Abandoned Theme Park.

American Adventure.

The American Adventure (at one time briefly known as American Adventure World) was a theme park in Derbyshire, England, quite close to both Nottingham and Derby on the edge of Ilkeston.

The park for many years had a number of large white-knuckle attractions, but in 2005 was re-themed as a 'family' park aimed at the under-14 market. In January 2007 the owners announced that it would not reopen for the new season, and the rides would be sold off.

2006 was the final year the theme park operated. There were some signs of investment and heavy emphasis on the new 'family' image. New rides included the Mini Mine Rush, a kids rollercoaster, now re-located at Flamingo Land, a new motorbike attraction in the building previously used for the log flume station, as well as the re-opening of the newly refurbished Rocky Mountain Rapids and Yankee Clipper rides.

After 19 years of operating, The American Adventure announced on 4th January 2007 that the park would not be re-opening for the 2007 season.

The park has been given the name "Shipley Lakeside" and the land was listed for sale on the Derbyshire County Council land. The park has since been demolished to make way for development. In 2008, three potential buyers expressed an interest in purchasing the land. In 2012, it was announced that a project to redevelop the land into "housing, offices and leisure facilities" had been given the green light.

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Dropshipping Outside The US - Duration: 4:23.

So here's a question that came straight from one of our users: "When starting out

with dropshipping, should I only market to the USA instead of targeting other smaller

markets?"

Spoiler alert: No.

But why?

Today we're diving into a question that lots of users have asked over at our Ask Oberlo

Community: Should my dropshipping business focus on the United States?

No doubt, the US has a lot going for it.

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plus it's

has a massive economy with hundreds of millions of potential shoppers.

But there are a few things to consider when it comes to dropshipping in the US.

Let's start there.

First off, it's an extremely competitive market.

The US is home to lots of ecommerce giants that sell — well, just about everything.

There's Amazon, Walmart, Jet.com, and more are cropping up all the time.

The presence of these companies alone can make dropshipping in the US pretty challenging.

And of course it's not just the Walmarts of the world.

Large, developed markets like the US have tons of smaller merchants.

Shopify powered 500,000 stores in 2017, and a majority of them were based in the States.

Bottom line, there is tons of competition in the US.

Another big factor: Advertising costs are high.

If you cater to the US market, you'll need to spend more on ads in order to stand out

from all the competition.

Getting your ads in front of potential customers in the US is just more expensive than in other

countries.

Alright, so we know that the US presents some unique challenges for dropshippers.

So you might be thinking, then where should we be dropshipping?

So glad you ask.

But before we go on, let me say that I'm assuming you already know what to sell.

Because if you don't, check out the card on the corner here [point to corner] that

explains some of the best items to sell.

OK, back to topic at hand: dropshipping options outside the US.

There are a few key things to keep in mind — the size of a country's English-speaking

population, purchasing power, and whether or not there is a sufficient delivery infrastructure.

[Choose markets with a big English-speaking population]

If you don't have time and money to invest in translating your entire store into another

language — and most of us don't — consider targeting markets that already have a big

English speaking population.

For instance, only 5% of Brazilians speak English, while in Denmark, Sweden and Norway,

that number is more like 85 or 90 percent.

Of course ecommerce makes buying from an online store very intuitive no matter the customer's

language.

Oberlo users with English sites get loads of orders from non-English speakers from around

the world.

Still, consider favoring markets where English is widely spoken.

[Consider purchasing power]

Because the cost of living is already pretty high, lots of Norwegians will actually be

okay spending $30 on a T-Shirt.

In other markets, $30 might be a price reserved for a high-end clothing item.

Pay attention to these differences from country to country because they might significantly

impact your conversion rate.

Advertising in markets like Norway or Finland is cheaper, there is less competition, AND

people have high purchasing power.

[Research delivery infrastructure]

Some developing countries have less than reliable postal infrastructure.

These markets also tend to have stricter customs policies, as well as flawed postal services

That's not to say you should ignore developing markets!

For example: Let's say you want to try shipping to Mexico.

Run a limited ad set with clear shipping expectations established from the outset.

Wait for an order, then see if it works.

If there are no issues, ramp up ad spend a little more.

[Dropshipping USA vs. international: conclusion]

The US has a massive ecommerce market and could be a great spot for you to look for

sales.

That won't change any time soon.

Our point today is that the US isn't your only option.

It might not even be your best option.

So test other countries — even if you don't speak the language, even if your site is only

in English.

This is especially true when your budget is on the smaller side.

Remember: Smaller and cheaper markets don't always mean smaller profits.

No matter where you want to sell, it's vital to do some research and analysis at every

step of your dropshipping journey.

This will help you make more informed, data-driven decisions that really benefit your business.

Alright, that's all we've got for today.

If you have any questions, be sure to leave them in the comments and hit that subscribe

button and ring that bell to know when new videos on running a dropshipping are released.

Thanks so much for watching, I'll see you next week.

In the meantime: Learn often, market better, sell more.

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BREAKING News Out Of COLORADO- GET OUT NOW!!! - Duration: 3:26.

BREAKING News Out Of COLORADO- GET OUT NOW!!!

The Boulder City Council unanimously passed a sweeping gun control ordinance Tuesday night

banning "assault weapons" and bump stocks, even as a pro-Second Amendment group threatened

to retaliate by suing individual councilmembers, Fox News reports.

The city defines assault weapons as "semi-automatic firearms designed with military features to

allow rapid spray firing for the quick and efficient killing of humans."

Included in the definition are "all semiautomatic action rifles with a detachable magazine with

a capacity of twenty-one or more rounds," as well as "semiautomatic shotguns with

a folding stock or a magazine capacity of more than six rounds or both."

Those possessing "assault weapons" already can keep them under the law, but owning bump

stocks and high-capacity magazines will be become illegal in July.

Certain law enforcement and military personnel are exempted from the ordinance.

he law requires people who own magazines that hold 10 or more rounds or bump stocks to dispose

of them or sell them by July 15.

People who already own assault weapons will be able to keep them but must get a certificate

proving prior ownership.

Councilwoman Mirabai Nagel said she struggled mightily before deciding to vote in favor

of the measure.

"We're going to see a lot of court cases coming before us.

I think that we're going to spend a lot of time and money.

It's not that lives aren't worth that, but I think that there was a better way of

going about this," she said.

CPR News

"I truly hope other communities will join Boulder, and that we will also see more of

these bans at the state level and one day, at the federal level, so that these weapons

will no longer be present in our society to the extent possible."

~ Aaron Brocket Coucilman

"Assault weapons" will be grandfathered in; those in possession of such firearms have

until the end of the year to receive a certificate proving prior ownership.

Moms Demand Action members celebrated after the Boulder City Council unanimously passed

the ban on assault weapons on Tuesday in Boulder.

Denver Post

"Assault weapon" is an invented term.

In the firearm lexicon, there is no such thing as an "assault weapon."

The AR-15 is the most common example of what are sometimes called assault weapons.

But what does this term actually mean?

AR stands for ARMALITE RIFLE WHICH IS THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THEM.

Prior to 1989, the term "assault weapon" did not exist in the lexicon of firearms.

It is a political term, developed by anti-gun publicists to expand the category of "assault

rifles."

This is happening all over the United States now, States are overriding Federal Firearm

Laws and creating their own that are against the 2nd Amendment.

make no mistake, the Democrats and Libs truly desire to abolish firearms in the United states

and they are bypassing the Constitution and Bill of Rights and are currently winning the

fight.

We need to stop pretending that they cannot take away our firearms and rights, because

they are!

Stand United and PUSH BACK!

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Hillary Clinton Furious At 'Special Gift' Melania Trump Sent Her From Her Hospital Bed - Duration: 10:41.

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How To Do Coast to Coast Motorcycle Trip - Duration: 21:38.

My name is Chad Crawford, and I'm pretty much crazy for all things

Along with my dedicated film crew we travel the state in search of pure, Florida adventure

Along the way, we'll meet some of Florida's finest as they show us

how to rock the Sunshine State

And we'll pinch salt and squeeze lemons with our master of Florida flavor chef Justin be bored of veggies

This is full throttle, Florida like you've never seen before

As we show you how to do floor

How to do Florida is brought to you in part by bells department stores

Encouraging you to live the Florida lifestyle on this episode of how to do

Florida leave your dive certification at home cuz hey you don't need it

We're going diving snow, but style what a great

And chef Justin Tim inari brings you his version of a recipe passed down by

Floridians for

Generations we're gonna do some cool stuff today smoked mullet that's right and later

We're headed from Florida's Atlantic sunrise to the Gulf Coast

sunset hood

Chad's looking for adventure as he hits the road on big bad Harley to show you how to do

Florida coast to coast

Road trip it is time to do

or

Hate today on the show we're gonna show you how to do snuba

In

The Florida Keys just below the water surface fields of coral alive with life and color are just waiting to be explored

but for the average store clerk the spectacular

Undersea world can only be viewed from up above

Face time with brief residents has always been part of a members-only Club

Reserved for scuba divers if you're not certified to dive you're not invited to the underworld party

until now we're headed down the Overseas Highway to the tiny island known as

Ducky about five and a half hours from Orlando

And two hours from Miami take the simplicity of snorkeling and combine it with the experience of breathing underwater

And you get snuba instead of having tanks of air strapped to your back

Swimmers get their air through long hoses connected to tanks on a pontoon raft at the surface. This is way beyond snorkeling

It's basically scuba diving on a leash step 1 locate a licensed snuba guide

We headed over to dive ducky a dive shop and licensed snuba operator

We're going on the sea ferry with scuba guide and instructor jessica prett. Are you just?

Absolutely are you?

Welcome board the seafaring just got one question for you. What are you ready to snuba?

As we headed out to the reef I got a chance to ask Jessie what's - was all about?

Experiences designed to be somebody's first experience breathing underwater having snuba. It's like you know it's like snorkel scuba diving, it's

Symmetry and that's exactly and what a great opportunity for people who you know who don't scuba dive who maybe you have snorkel

But you know it's it's access the sea far

Here is designed to allow everybody to have the water experience that they want so the great thing about snuba is no certification

No

But we will need to know what to expect during our snuba dive which brings us to step to

Participate in a 15 minute safety briefing guys the most important thing about snuba is to remember to breathe

Sounds like common sense joy. I know

This is what drew me breathing off up its a regulator

Just like what the divers use by taps here for your teeth entire thing goes in your mouth. Just like this

Just explain the safety features of the hoses that carry that oh, so important air to the regulators

This is keeping your regulator in place

Okay, so that you can breathe off of this and it's not pulling out of your mouth. Just to your back

And then from here the hose goes up to and then she showed me how to get my gear on

It was time for step 3 going diving snuba style

The visibility was amazing which allowed me to fully take in the rainbow of colorful sea life on canyon reef I was

Amazed at the sea life down there. I've been a certified scuba diver since I was 18 years old

Snuba offered a new sensation, I really loved

freedom with snuba you get the best of both worlds

You get the bottom time of scuba with the ease of?

Snorkelling I found I was able to react and move in a way that made me feel

Truly a part of the marine environment around me

I'm loving this snuba thing oh

Yeah snuba fun good stuff

Freedom

BC on you

Come the Florida Keys need to go ducky you need to go snooping with these guys

whether you're eight or eighty eight snuba allows anyone to experience the beautiful shallow water reefs of the Florida Keys and

Snuba is great for families who want the unforgettable underwater experience, yeah?

I'll definitely be back for another Snuka fix, but next time with my family

hey for more information on stupid go to our website at how to do Florida comm

This segment of how to do Florida was sponsored by Florida Hospital healthy 100

Encouraging you to live an active life to 100 and beyond

Still to come Chad's got his

Motor running and he's about to head out on the highway as he shows you how to do

Florida coast to coast

But first chef Justin's got a smokin recipe for moist and flaky smoked fish

You're watching how to do, Florida and we'll be right back

This Florida cooking segment is brought to you by fresh from Florida remember

Delicious has always served fresh from Florida. Oh

Me today on the show chef is smoking. That's right. We're doing smoked mullet and we're gonna show you how?

This is your backyard absolutely my hometown we're here in Tallahassee and

Something is smoking

It's not what you think it is we have a wonderful smoke box here and some beautiful fish

And we're gonna do some cool stuff today smoked mullet that's right

These are fresh black striped mullets that I got from my seafood guy. They've been gutted and you can see here

They've been split from the top down and normally you would butterfly a fish you would open it from the bottom up

But these are top down and they're just kind of laid filleted open and this way we present lots of surface area for the smoke

Which is gonna be great and now since these are about ready? We're just gonna quickly put a little spice on top of there

I've just got one of my favorite little spice blends here

On top now. It's time to go into the smoker oK. We've got a good amount of smoke coming out of here

We're just gonna put these in the middle rack. Oh, yeah, baby. Oh, yeah, we're gonna fast forward here a little bit

that's right and get to the good smoke stuff right yes, okay, so and

go

So chef we have our fish in there. We've been they've been in there for about four hours

We've been waiting around here for four hours and a little longer, but I think we're ready to check on them right absolutely okay?

Looks good. Oh, man if you've never smelled smoked mullet. Oh, man

It is good stuff. Oh wow chef

Those look yummy, sir, we're gonna make some smoked mullet dip

Mullet dip that's right and for that we get a little bit of prep what I have here are some diced peppers some onions

some celery

Now I was gonna give you some knife skills and half Chad cut some stuff

But obviously we got the one-armed bandit here. This is a yeah my daughter wrote there

How not to do?

Florida so I was thrown off a horse and

Broke my wrist so normally I get here early and help chef prep and cut all these things up for him

I wasn't able to do that so you had to do it on your own

I'm sorry chef alright what I have here is I have my mullet basically

I've just taken my smoked mullet they came out of the smoker

And I pulled it off making sure not to get any bones in there, so I've got nice boneless little flecks

So I got some light cream cheese here. That's going in you got some diced onions

some diced celery

And some beautiful, Florida bell peppers. I got the tree of colors yellow green and red

little Worcestershire sauce oh boy a little hot sauce

A little more of my spice blend that's going in there you go

And then a limb own aha he got me watch your eyes, aha

juicy squeeze my lemon in

Mmhmm

Yeah, go ahead go ahead give it a taste for me. Oh yeah. We got here. Just a pre taste little pre taste

Yeah

Wow, that's good. Well. I've just got some crackers. I like to serve mine with veggies

I got some carrots some celery and this is gonna be yummy

Mm-hmm there you have your smoked mullet dip all right here we go

Beauty a little lemon

Mmm

so two different ways

To have smoked mullet chef's you got just the smoked fish here and the dip and you can do this with any fish correct

That's right

Just about any fish will work with this, and it'll make give it great flavor

And it's a it's really a fun way to cook ma'am

For this recipe and many more like it go to how to do Florida combo all better

This Florida cooking segment was brought to you by fresh from, Florida

Remember delicious is always served fresh from Florida

Coming up next what's a good?

About ready you all ready. We're taking you on a motorcycle trip

coast-to-coast

No play ready for the road when how to do, Florida returns

Today on the show we're gonna show you how to do motorcycling from coast to coast

Florida is a state

it is framed by the Sun from the Sun rising over the Atlantic to the Sun setting over the Gulf these epic scenes are an

iconic part of Florida's backdrop

Today we set out on a journey to travel

Florida from coast to coast our adventure begins at sunrise on Flagler Beach from there. We head west

Along the way

We'll be stopping at as many roadside oddities as possible with the goal of making it into Cedar Key to watch the sunset

Road trip, did I mention we would be taking this adventure on a harley-davidson and to make things more interesting

This would be my first experience of riding a motorcycle but more on that later

What's important?

Is this would be another checked off item on my new?

Florida list my writing partner an architect for our trip is Glenn Abbott or

Traveling Gringo's he's better known as Glenn his job is to travel the country on a harley-davidson

And blog about his adventures Glenn has plotted out and packed our journey with all roadside Florida has to offer

After a quick ride along beautiful a1a. We pointed our bikes. West isn't it toward the small town of Barbourville

Glynn's first stop the Indian River fruit stand what do you think of this place? Yeah? Oh my gosh?

Big dinosaur section got chickens. We've got all kinds of yard art down there. We got fruits and vegetables. I see pottery man

I don't know where to go well. This is one of the great things about a motorcycle trip right on a bike trip

it's really about the journey not so much the

Destination this place is endless what I want to know is like how do you get this stuff home like I'll take this

Well we do the liver, or you do deliver some of them bring thank goodness. We've been here 22 years

yeah, but have you had some old lady coming here and buy a big chicken and want to strap it to her I

Had a lady coming here buying three chickens

Yeah, yeah, it says no climbing on the animals. I didn't say anything about dinosaurs Wow okay, you got a point there

Oranges Glynn you need them got to have meetings, so I just need help get it on the bike here

I'm a little worried about your

Aerodynamics here, I'll be fine. Glenn was right, so I opted to ship the big stuff

But the oranges they would ride with me, so it was back on the road as we continued our trip

Up front I mentioned. This is my first time on a motorcycle and believe me

There's no way I could have pulled this off without first taking a motorcycle safety course

and that's step one in Florida all new riders have to take a safety course to receive a

motorcycle endorsement on their driver's license the course can be taken over a week and as a mix of

Classroom learning and Road course training. It's designed to be an overview of what beginners need to know before safely hitting the open road

It was time for the final obstacle between me

And the open road the road course exam which consists of a series of turns

figure eights and control maneuvers between these teeny little cones

good

Am I ready you are ready. Okay ready for the road from boots to brakes this course covers it all and I highly recommend it

Step 2 get your gear

Hey cool thing about taking the class is while you're here everything in the shop is 10% off pretty cool

And you get a free hard davison realm look at that. That's pretty cool design like that

Geared up ready to ride step 3 rent a hog

Challenge your license. Please you want to run a motorcycle you need an endorsement right Michelle

I'm an organ donor - there do I get a discount for that?

Beautiful

2012 soft tail it's got the brand-new 103 cubic inch motor with the speed transmission

The boots the glasses the helmet the gloves it finally all came together, Easy Rider style

Yes, I do look awesome

Well every trip needs a little historical perspective for that we stopped at the Ponce de Leon Springs State Park

Which is named after the man who led the first European expedition to Florida and would later name our state la

Florida after the abundance of flowers he encountered, what do you think so far Chad? I'll tell you what?

Absolutely spectacular really really enjoying this Glen I mean when we went through the wildflowers

You smell the wildflowers exactly exactly that lets part of the attraction of being out on a motorcycle

That's just being out in nature, then you know we went down roads today that I know I've been down a hundred times

But being on that motorcycle it was like the first time going down that road like I saw it like I've never seen it before

There's just a real variety of places to ride in Florida

You never get tired riding here so after cooling off in the Fountain of Youth

It was time to get back on the bikes, and he headed down State Road

42 the Ocala National Forest many times but driving through it on a motorcycle was like experiencing it for the very first time

What a ride the wind in my face the openness of the road

I'm starting to get why so many are addicted to this lifestyle they call it freedom

And I tell you what I'm starting to get it one of the most picturesque roads we traveled was on State Road

326 they call this a ribbon road

and it is covered with Florida wildflowers and

Beautiful horse ranches one piece of technology that proved to be very helpful was our two-way communicators

Using bluetooth we could discuss the trip and make decisions as we rode the land was keeping our next stop on the down-low

So I was dying to find out what he had in store

Like to introduce my friend Chad really help you nice to meet you. Chad is here to try and learn about whoopie pies

Hey, Chad it looks like it's whoopie time. Thank you Wow

These two of these six of these you know, this is sweet James

And they call it sweet James for a reason this place is surrounded with sweets. Okay, that's enough Whoopi. It's time to focus

So with our sugar rush still kicking we jump back on 326 and headed towards State Road 19

We were behind schedule

We couldn't resist the heavy aroma of

Smoked mullet, so we stopped in at Herschel's to check it out so clean for someone like myself who you know last week

I took the motorcycle safety course Here. I am on a Harley Davidson

Riding down the road just loving it yeah

I mean I think anybody it's something anybody can learn to do yeah

And I think you did it the right way you took the course you're really well prepared for it

It's all about preparation and safety and just being alert and being aware to your surroundings. How are we doing on time?

Well, it's 7:15. We've got about 25 miles, so I think we better hit it

So we left Herschel's at 7:25 and the Sun sets at 7:45

And we still had 25 miles to go our final road will be State Road 24, which fires you straight into Cedar Key

As we roar down the road I could see the Sun dropping like a lead balloon over the pine forest

I was getting nervous we had missed time guard trip

We ripped through downtown Cedar Key heading toward our sunset spot and there it was mission accomplished

This morning we saw it come up at Flagler Beach now. We're watching it go to bed on Cedar Key

from beautiful a1a to big chickens to beautiful Cedar Key

I've got to say seeing Florida from a motorcycle is one of the best ways to see back to Florida

We made it we made it some research

This segment of how to do Florida was sponsored by Florida Hospital healthy 100

Encouraging you to live an active life to 100 and beyond

Well that's our show I hope you learned something but more importantly

I hope you feel encouraged to get out and do, Florida for more info on this episode go to how to do, Florida

Calm where you'll find bonus how-to videos and all of chef Justin gme recipes and be sure to check out our do

Florida page which is our giant list of events and activities all over the Sunshine State

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Comey Blindsided By Investigation Could Be Prosecuted Next – Giuliani Found It All! - Duration: 5:39.

Comey Blindsided By Investigation Could Be Prosecuted Next – Giuliani Found It All!

After seeing a comprehensive report on the origins of the Russian investigation which

confirmed that a government informant met with Trump campaign advisors multiple times

President Donald Trump questioned if the Obama's FBI actually spied on his campaign back in

2016.

And the answer appears to be yes.

In an interview for "Fox & Friends" the head of the President's legal team, Rudy

Giuliani stated that if this is indeed true and Trump's campaign was indeed spied on

by the FBI then former FBI Director James Comey should be prosecuted to the fullest

extent of the law.

Guiliani's statements came on the one-year anniversary of the Special Counsel Robert

Mueller's Democrat-led the investigation which picked up right where the FBI left off.

The New York Times who was out to give an accounting Thursday of the original investigation

confirmed in the middle of their report that at least one government informant met several

times with Mr. Carter Page and George Papadopoulos.

Both of which were former Trump campaign advisers.

The NY Times report went on to detail how the probe, which was originally called "Crossfire

Hurricane" got started.

It goes on to confirm that it all began during the final days of the FBI's investigation

into Hillary Clinton's private email server fiasco.

This all came together as Fox News had previously reported that back in August 2017 at a Senate

testimony from Glenn Simpson who owns Fusion GPS had thought our the dossier.

At that time Simpson testified that former British spy and dossier author Christopher

Steele had confirmed to him that the FBI had intelligence from an "internal Trump campaign

source."

But it's not clear if the person Simpson referred to was the same person which has

been confirmed by the New York Times.

Here is more information on operation "Crossfire Hurricane" from the New York Times: "Within

hours of opening an investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia in the summer

of 2016, the F.B.I. dispatched a pair of agents to London on a mission so secretive that all

but a handful of officials were kept in the dark.

Their assignment, which has not been previously reported, was to meet the Australian ambassador,

who had evidence that one of Donald J. Trump's advisers knew in advance about Russian election

meddling.

After tense deliberations between Washington and Canberra, top Australian officials broke

with diplomatic protocol and allowed the ambassador, Alexander Downer, to sit for an F.B.I. interview

to describe his meeting with the campaign adviser, George Papadopoulos.

The agents summarized their highly unusual interview and sent word to Washington on Aug.

2, 2016, two days after the investigation was opened.

Their report helped provide the foundation for a case that, a year ago Thursday, became

the special counsel investigation.

But at the time, a small group of F.B.I. officials knew it by its code name: Crossfire Hurricane.

The name, a reference to the Rolling Stones lyric "I was born in a crossfire hurricane,"

was an apt prediction of a political storm that continues to tear shingles off the bureau.

Days after they closed their investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private

email server, agents began scrutinizing the campaign of her Republican rival.

The two cases have become inextricably linked in one of the most consequential periods in

the history of the F.B.I.

This month, the Justice Department inspector general is expected to release the findings

of its lengthy review of the F.B.I.'s conduct in the Clinton case.

The results are certain to renew debate over decisions by the F.B.I. director at the time,

James B. Comey, to publicly chastise Mrs. Clinton in a news conference, and then announce

the reopening of the investigation days before Election Day.

Mrs. Clinton has said those actions buried her presidential hopes.

Those decisions stand in contrast to the F.B.I.'s handling of Crossfire Hurricane.

Not only did agents in that case fall back to their typical policy of silence, but interviews

with a dozen current and former government officials and a review of documents show that

the F.B.I. was even more circumspect in that case than has been previously known.

Many of the officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized

to discuss the investigation publicly.

Agents considered, then rejected, interviewing key Trump associates, which might have sped

up the investigation but risked revealing the existence of the case.

Top officials quickly became convinced that they would not solve the case before Election

Day, which made them only more hesitant to act.

When agents did take bold investigative steps, like interviewing the ambassador, they were

shrouded in secrecy.

Fearful of leaks, they kept details from political appointees across the street at the Justice

Department.

Peter Strzok, a senior F.B.I. agent, explained in a text that Justice Department officials

would find it too "tasty" to resist sharing.

"I'm not worried about our side," he wrote.

Only about five Justice Department officials knew the full scope of the case, officials

said, not the dozen or more who might normally be briefed on a major national security case."

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