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        <title><![CDATA[Amanda L. Gordon - Writer/Photographer]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Billionaires Behind the Most Expensive Midterm Elections in History]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Political committees have already raised $4.7 billion for the November contests as ultra-wealthy donors look to shape the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda L. Gordon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:15:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[At Elite Events, Ultra-Wealthy Rebuff Their Critics]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:11:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bard College President to Retire After Furor Over Epstein Ties]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Albright]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:25:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New York’s Ultra-Rich Defend Citadel’s Griffin As Penthouse Dig Turns Personal]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-01/mamdani-s-ken-griffin-comments-anger-nyc-s-wealthiest</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[‘Use Dr. Eva’: Epstein Files Show Reliance on Dubin, Mount Sinai]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-02-28/epstein-emails-show-reliance-on-eva-dubin-mount-sinai-in-doj-files</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Gage]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:35:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mount Sinai Forms Committee to Review Epstein’s Ties to Hospital]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda L. Gordon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:22:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Epstein Revelations Rattle Bard Head After 50 Years in Role]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Albright]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:55:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[‘Hello Girls!’: Epstein Donated to Harvard Student Group for Years After Sex Conviction]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-15/-hello-girls-epstein-was-a-hasty-pudding-donor-for-years-after-sex-conviction</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Davis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:47:56 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A program for The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 Order of the Golden Sphinx Gala at The Plaza Hotel in New York on April 13, 2015</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[NYC Private School Tuition Breaks $70,000 Milestone for Fall]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/nyc-private-school-tuition-breaks-70-000-milestone-for-fall</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin Hudson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ronald Lauder Is Optimistic About 2026 But Worried About Mamdani]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda L. Gordon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blackstone Parodies ‘Midlife Crisis’ in Annual Holiday Video]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-18/blackstone-pokes-fun-at-midlife-crisis-as-it-heals-from-loss</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Preeti Singh]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ken Griffin Writes Checks to Spur Citadel Employees’ Nonprofit Work]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/griffin-writes-checks-to-spur-citadel-employees-nonprofit-work</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda L. Gordon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Apollo’s Rowan Calls Mamdani ‘Enemy’ of Jews at UJA Fundraiser]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-02/apollo-s-rowan-calls-mamdani-enemy-of-jews-at-uja-fundraiser</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda L. Gordon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:56:48 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Eric Goldstein, Marc Rowan, Julie Solomon and Linda Mirels. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Klimt Portrait Sets Modern Art World Record With $236.4 Million Sale]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-19/lauder-klimt-sells-for-record-236-million-at-sotheby-s-auction</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda L. Gordon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wall Street Drops Fear of ‘Hot Commie Summer’ in Overture to Mamdani]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sridhar Natarajan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:50:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Billionaires Step In to Help Plug Food Aid Gaps During Shutdown]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda L. Gordon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cuomo Supporters Rush to Build Ground Game in Last Campaign Days]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda L. Gordon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 15:21:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Billionaire Bill Ackman Donates $1 Million to Anti-Mamdani PAC]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Nahmias]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:37:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brooklyn’s New Congress Hopeful Helped Sell Dodgers at Blackstone]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda L. Gordon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:08:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cuomo PACs Rake in Millions While Mamdani Holds His Lead in the Polls]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The campaign between Mamdani and Cuomo is playing out with big-dollar PAC donations. Here's who's giving.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda L. Gordon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 11:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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