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        <lastmod>2026-04-30T18:35:59-04:00</lastmod>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-30T18:30:13-04:00</lastmod>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-30T18:25:10-04:00</lastmod>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-30T18:20:13-04:00</lastmod>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-30T17:13:21-04:00</lastmod>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-30T16:00:31-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Trump pulls Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination, picks Nicole Saphier instead</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-30T14:34:46-04:00</lastmod>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-30T12:00:23-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:47:10-04:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:20:15-04:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T21:07:38-04:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T21:01:05-04:00</news:publication_date>
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                                                            <url>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T20:46:35-04:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T18:55:52-04:00</news:publication_date>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-29T18:50:10-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T18:50:10-04:00</news:publication_date>
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                                                            <url>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T18:45:54-04:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T18:40:21-04:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T18:30:00-04:00</news:publication_date>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-29T18:25:03-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T18:25:03-04:00</news:publication_date>
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                                                            <url>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T18:20:15-04:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T17:36:24-04:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T17:18:21-04:00</news:publication_date>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-29T16:34:37-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T16:34:37-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>PHOTOS: King Charles and Queen Camilla honor victims at the 9/11 Memorial</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-29T14:25:19-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T14:25:19-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: Trump talks about Putin call, Comey indictment as he welcomes Artemis II astronauts to the White House</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-29T17:43:58-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T13:31:23-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-29T13:22:56-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T13:22:56-04:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T11:45:31-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-29T11:13:11-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T11:13:11-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-29T18:21:43-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T10:25:30-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Supreme Court weakens landmark Civil Rights-era Voting Rights Act, aiding GOP efforts to control the House</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-04-29T10:33:05-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T09:37:23-04:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T09:23:19-04:00</news:publication_date>
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