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        <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T10:43:36-05:00</news:publication_date>
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        <news:title>Pedestrian Killed In Crash Near Gaithersburg</news:title>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T09:26:30-05:00</news:publication_date>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T09:16:25-05:00</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>2 Dead, 2 Injured In Motorcycle Crash In Hillsborough County: FHP</news:title>
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        <news:title>Around South Orange: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers</news:title>
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        <news:title>Around Verona-Cedar Grove: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers</news:title>
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        <news:title>Around Maplewood: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers</news:title>
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      <loc>https://patch.com/new-jersey/millburn/around-millburn-mail-votes-fossil-fuel-flock-data-centers</loc>
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        <news:title>Around Millburn: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers</news:title>
        <news:keywords>local, voices, Millburn-Short Hills, New Jersey</news:keywords>
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        <news:title>Around West Orange: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers</news:title>
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        <news:title>Around Newark: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers</news:title>
        <news:keywords>local, voices, Newark, New Jersey</news:keywords>
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        <news:title>Around Bloomfield: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers</news:title>
        <news:keywords>local, voices, Bloomfield, New Jersey</news:keywords>
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        <news:title>Around Belleville-Nutley: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers</news:title>
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        <news:title>Around Livingston: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers</news:title>
        <news:keywords>local, voices, Livingston, New Jersey</news:keywords>
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        <news:title>Around Caldwell: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers</news:title>
        <news:keywords>local, voices, Caldwells, New Jersey</news:keywords>
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    <url>
      <loc>https://patch.com/new-jersey/montclair/around-montclair-mail-votes-fossil-fuel-flock-data-centers</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T08:03:38-05:00</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Around Montclair: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers</news:title>
        <news:keywords>local, voices, Montclair, New Jersey</news:keywords>
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    <url>
      <loc>https://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/child-shoots-self-inside-parked-car-county-network-attacked-indictments</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T08:01:52-05:00</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Child Shoots Self Inside Parked Car | County Network Attacked | Indictments | More: Nearby News NH</news:title>
        <news:keywords>community, corner, Concord, New Hampshire</news:keywords>
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    <url>
      <loc>https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/longtime-bergen-county-elementary-school-teacher-dies</loc>
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        <news:publication>
          <news:name>Patch.com</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T07:23:44-05:00</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Longtime Bergen County Elementary School Teacher Dies</news:title>
        <news:keywords>obituaries, Wyckoff, New Jersey</news:keywords>
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    <url>
      <loc>https://patch.com/connecticut/across-ct/100-year-old-business-closes-owner-blames-soaring-costs-report-ct-news</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T07:03:38-05:00</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>100-Year-Old Business Closes, Owner Blames Soaring Costs: Report: CT News</news:title>
        <news:keywords>community, corner, Across Connecticut, Connecticut</news:keywords>
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    <url>
      <loc>https://patch.com/connecticut/across-ct/ct-lottery-roundup-latest-big-winners-across-state-150</loc>
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        <news:publication>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T07:03:38-05:00</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>CT Lottery Roundup: The Latest Big Winners From Across The State</news:title>
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      <loc>https://patch.com/new-york/westhampton-hamptonbays/man-charged-felony-dwi-after-2-car-hampton-bays-crash-police</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T04:37:33-05:00</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Man Charged With Felony DWI After 2-Car Hampton Bays Crash: Police</news:title>
        <news:keywords>crime, safety, Westhampton-Hampton Bays, New York</news:keywords>
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    <url>
      <loc>https://patch.com/california/across-ca/supreme-court-ruling-puts-cas-mail-ballot-rules-flux</loc>
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        <news:publication>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T03:04:54-05:00</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Supreme Court Ruling Puts CA's Mail Ballot Rules In Flux</news:title>
        <news:keywords>politics, government, Across California, California</news:keywords>
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    <url>
      <loc>https://patch.com/connecticut/cheshire/truly-exceptional-home-hits-market-1-38m-cheshire</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T01:12:13-05:00</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>'Truly Exceptional' Home Hits The Market For $1.38M In Cheshire</news:title>
        <news:keywords>real, estate, Cheshire, Connecticut</news:keywords>
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    <url>
      <loc>https://patch.com/connecticut/northhaven/thoughtfully-updated-home-hits-market-north-haven</loc>
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