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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine Chief Negotiator Set to Travel to US to Meet Witkoff]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:51:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US, Iran Weigh Potential Deal as Trump Pressured to End War]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Reviewing Troop Levels in Germany as Iran Strains Ties]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:21:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Hails US-UK Bond as King Charles Seeks to Repair Ties]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Says Gala Attack Shows Security Need for His Ballroom]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:08:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Regeneron to Offer Hearing-Loss Therapy for Free After FDA Nod]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:44:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kennedy Center’s New Chief Makes Case for Two-Year Closure]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:10:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US-Iran Talks in Holding Pattern as Ceasefire Deadline Nears]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:07:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Aims to Seal Iran Deal, Says Truce Extension Unlikely]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:51:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>People visit Resalat Square in Tehran on April 20.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Telegraphs End to Iran War as Focus Turns to Economy]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:49:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump speaks during a Turning Point USA event at the Dream City Church in Phoenix on April 17.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[White House Declines to Opine on United-American Merger Idea]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Won’t Renew Iranian, Russian Oil Waivers, Bessent Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:00:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Emanuel Floats Online Gambling Tax While Mulling White House Run]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Threatens to Fire Powell If He Doesn’t Exit Fed]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:10:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Says Xi Told Him China Is Not Sending Weapons to Iran]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vance Says Pope Should Be Careful With Words After Iran Critique]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:25:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Rebukes NATO Over Iran After Meeting With Alliance’s Chief]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vance to Lead US Negotiations With Iran in Pakistan Saturday]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vance to Lead Iran Talks as Tehran Says Ceasefire Violated]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:35:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US and Iran Agree to Ceasefire Hours Before Trump Deadline]]></title>
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