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            <news:title>'This is about the rule of law': U.S. attorney fired by Trump sues to overturn dismissal</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T18:25:27-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Thomas Jefferson's complicated legacy 250 years after the Declaration of Independence</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T18:03:02-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:title>European Union gives its greenlight to Paramount and Warner's mega merger with some conditions</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T17:32:55-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:title>House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump's priorities</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T17:31:46-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:title>What to know about Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, home to an underground nuclear site threatened by Trump</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T17:14:33-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:title>AP report: Trump approves nuclear agreement that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T17:09:44-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:title>A new threat by Yemen's Houthis could widen the Iran war and put another trade chokepoint at risk</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T16:49:55-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Mamdani says NYC can't arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/irans-demands-over-the-strait-of-hormuz-would-set-a-dangerous-precedent-rubio-warns-asian-leaders</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-22T16:32:19-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T16:32:19-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Iran's demands over the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent, Rubio warns Asian leaders</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T15:42:53-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T15:42:53-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T15:27:37-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T15:27:37-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>House passes temporary government funding bill months early</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T14:54:12-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T14:54:12-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What to know about the Nolan Wells independent autopsy results</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/why-experts-say-the-moment-is-ripe-for-student-loan-scams</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-22T14:00:27-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T14:00:27-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why experts say this moment is ripe for student loan scams</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-house-panel-examines-delaney-hall-ice-detention-center-conditions-and-protests</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-22T18:22:48-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T13:07:04-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: House panel examines Delaney Hall ICE detention center conditions and protests</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T18:33:59-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T12:16:52-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: Trump promotes investment accounts for kids at Georgia high school</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T11:29:08-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:title>Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro back to court for pretrial hearing in his U.S. drug trafficking case</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T10:53:48-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T10:53:48-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Andy Biggs wins Republican nomination to challenge Democrat Katie Hobbs for Arizona governor</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trump-will-attend-the-dignified-transfer-of-4-u-s-service-members-killed-in-the-middle-east</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-22T14:37:00-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T10:27:14-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: Trump attends dignified transfer of 4 U.S. service members killed in the Middle East</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-house-holds-hearing-on-oversight-of-smithsonians-national-museum-of-american-history</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-22T11:56:00-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T10:05:49-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: House holds hearing on oversight of Smithsonian's National Museum of American History</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-un-ambassador-mike-waltz-testifies-before-house-foreign-affairs-committee</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-22T14:58:40-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T09:59:21-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: UN Ambassador Mike Waltz testifies before House Foreign Affairs Committee</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-u-s-trade-chief-jamieson-greer-testifies-on-trumps-agenda-after-latest-tariffs</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-22T12:56:35-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T09:46:21-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: U.S. trade chief Jamieson Greer testifies on Trump's agenda after latest tariffs</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-22T15:00:24-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T09:11:47-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: Crump announces 'undetermined' results of Nolan Wells' independent autopsy</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-panel-advances-jay-claytons-nomination-for-director-of-national-intelligence</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-21T20:26:02-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T20:26:02-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Senate panel advances Jay Clayton's nomination for director of national intelligence</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T20:15:09-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T20:15:09-04:00</news:publication_date>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T20:08:25-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T20:08:25-04:00</news:publication_date>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T19:52:05-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T19:52:05-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Democrats could take initial vote on 2028 presidential primary calendar this week</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T19:28:39-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T19:28:39-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: Kennedy presses top military officials for 'straight talk' on fallout if U.S. leaves Iran now</news:title>
            <news:keywords>politics, dan caine, iran, iran war, john kennedy, louisiana, pete hegseth, senate, senate appropriations committee, strait of hormuz</news:keywords>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T19:14:45-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T19:14:45-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: 'You, sir, are the failure,' Sen. Peters tells Hegseth over lack of U.S. strategy in Iran war</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T19:00:45-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T19:00:45-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Senators grilled Hegseth on Iran. Here are 3 big moments from the hearing</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/hegseth-says-iran-war-has-cost-37-5b-so-far-and-pentagon-needs-67b-to-restock-arms</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-21T21:54:08-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T18:55:58-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hegseth says Iran war has cost $37.5B so far and Pentagon needs $67B to restock arms</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/southern-lebanese-skeptical-of-israel-agreement-as-violence-continues</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-21T18:50:07-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T18:50:07-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Southern Lebanese skeptical of Israel agreement as violence continues</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T18:45:25-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T18:45:25-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>News Wrap: Gulf Coast prepares for Tropical Storm Bertha</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-raises-tensions-with-canada-by-announcing-new-50-tariffs</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-21T18:40:27-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T18:40:27-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump raises tensions with Canada by announcing new 50% tariffs</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/janesville-once-a-symbol-of-the-great-recession-becomes-ai-data-center-battleground</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-21T18:35:07-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T18:35:07-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Janesville, once a symbol of the Great Recession, becomes AI data center battleground</news:title>
            <news:keywords>economy, ai, artificial intelligence, data centers, great recession, janesville, science, wisconsin</news:keywords>
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                                                            <url>
        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/epstein-survivor-criticizes-blanche-calls-meeting-a-performative-move</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-21T18:30:12-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T18:30:12-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Epstein survivor criticizes Blanche, calls meeting 'a performative move'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>nation, attorney general, department of justice, donald trump news, jeffrey epstein, liz stein, sex trafficking, todd blanche</news:keywords>
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                                                            <url>
        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/anna-deavere-smith-brings-her-familys-history-to-the-stage-in-basil-biggs</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-21T18:25:56-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T18:25:56-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Anna Deavere Smith brings her family's history to the stage in 'Basil Biggs'</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/uks-new-prime-minister-gathers-his-cabinet-after-sweeping-away-starmer-supporters</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-21T18:15:37-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T18:15:37-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UK's new prime minister gathers his Cabinet after sweeping away Starmer supporters</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T17:55:27-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T17:55:27-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: Trump says U.S. will hit area of Iran's Pickaxe Mountain 'very heavily'</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T17:43:20-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T17:43:20-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ukraine's Zelenskyy fires his army chief after protests and names a replacement</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T16:25:18-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T16:25:18-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: Trump says U.S. would have to 'take care' of potential Houthi blockade of Red Sea</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T16:01:16-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T16:01:16-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>French lawmakers pass sweeping social media ban for children under 15</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/6600-noncitizens-registered-to-vote-by-new-jersey-motor-vehicle-system-error-gov-sherill-says</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-21T15:21:06-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T15:21:06-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>6,600 noncitizens registered to vote by New Jersey motor vehicle system error, Gov. Sherill says</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T18:05:00-04:00</lastmod>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T15:05:00-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: Hegseth, Caine defend Trump's funding request to Congress as Iran war reignites</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T14:30:15-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T14:30:15-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hungarian prosecutors raid Orbán party's data center in embezzlement probe</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T14:25:03-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T14:25:03-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tech innovator and old guard general are focus of Ukraine's political crisis</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T14:15:42-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T14:15:42-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>U.S. soldier killed in Iraq was 30-year-old father from North Carolina</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T14:08:03-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T14:08:03-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T13:56:20-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T13:56:20-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Deposed leader of Turkish opposition announces new party to challenge Erdogan</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T13:40:14-04:00</news:publication_date>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T13:30:19-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T13:30:19-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>U.S. and Iran dig in over control of the Strait of Hormuz</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T13:21:03-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T13:21:03-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Arizona Republicans pick nominees Tuesday for governor and other top offices</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-if-you-erase-it-we-will-replace-it-rep-mfume-says-of-black-history-at-smithsonian-museums</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-21T12:39:56-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T12:39:56-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: 'If you erase it, we will replace it,' Rep. Mfume says of Black history at Smithsonian museums</news:title>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T12:49:51-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T11:19:50-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WATCH: Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
        <loc>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts/settle-in-with-pbs-news/a-former-democratic-party-chairs-plan-to-save-democracy</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-07-21T11:09:38-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T11:09:38-04:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A former Democratic Party chair's plan to save democracy</news:title>
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                                                            <url>
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        <lastmod>2026-07-21T13:32:04-04:00</lastmod>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T10:58:50-04:00</news:publication_date>
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