Mirriam is on to something here. I am able to log in without verification inside a Chrome incognito window. I had to turn 2-step verification on, then off (also within an incognito window, logging off after each step) to accomplish this. I have not been able to replicate it in a regular Chrome window, even after logging out of Chrome and clearing cookies and cache. Anyone else care to try?

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