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      <news:title>The Deadly Drift Toward Naked Infanticide</news:title>
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      <news:title>Ukraine Reportedly Planned to Paralyze Moscow Airports</news:title>
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      <news:title>US Vows Toughest Sanctions in History on Iran</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292757/seven-ships-passed-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-on-thursday-no-large-oil-tankers</loc>
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      <news:title>Shipping Through Strait of Hormuz Slows Sharply</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-21T05:05:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>France’s €1bn Communication Habit: When Government Oversells Its Own Policies</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-21T05:03:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:title>Portugal’s Face-Veil Ban Marks a Breakthrough for Chega</news:title>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1291374/opening-xs-algorithm-sheds-light-on-content-selection-and-state-interventions</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T22:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>X Turns the Transparency Tables on Brussels</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1291373/claude-by-anthropic-accelerates-protein-design-surpassing-expectations</loc>
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        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
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      <news:title>Can AI Help Cure Disease? Claude Just Passed an Important Test</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292108/the-uss-debt-mountain-has-passed-40tn-yes-it-is-time-to-panic</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T22:50:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The US's Debt Mountain Has Passed $40tn: Yes, It Is Time to Panic</news:title>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1292724/a-croatian-court-has-ordered-the-detention-of-a-ukrainian-man-suspected-of-attacks-on-the-nord-stream-pipeline</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T22:47:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Second Ukrainian Detained over Nord Stream Blasts</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292711/swiss-exports-to-the-chinese-market-will-be-exempt-from-tariffs</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T22:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Switzerland and China Reach New Trade Deal</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292697/four-european-countries-have-called-on-israel-to-halt-the-expansion-of-settlements</loc>
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      <news:title>Seven Nations Urge Israel to Halt E1 Plan</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292677/the-us-has-reclassified-hezbollahs-status-and-imposed-new-sanctions-on-it</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T21:39:12.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>US Hits Hezbollah with Fresh Sanctions</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292661/metas-ceo-has-purchased-a-19th-century-gothic-castle-in-ireland</loc>
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      <news:title>Zuckerberg Buys Historic Irish Castle</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292638/the-taliban-released-two-detained-un-employees</loc>
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      <news:title>Taliban Releases Two UN Staff in Afghanistan</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292637/drone-operation-fails-ukraine-faces-a-critical-shortage-of-defenses</loc>
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      <news:title>American Conservative: West Derailed Ukraine Peace</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292578/the-drone-shot-down-in-latvia-a-few-days-ago-was-ukrainian</loc>
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      <news:title>Italian Jet Downs Ukraine-Origin Drone over Latvia</news:title>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1292529/the-us-is-deporting-migrantsprimarily-from-latin-america-and-cubato-liberia</loc>
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      <news:title>US Deports Migrants from Latin America and Cuba to Liberia</news:title>
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      <news:title>Turkey, Egypt, and Qatar Urge Israel to Honor Gaza Ceasefire</news:title>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1292429/the-remains-of-prince-donskoy-were-discovered-in-moscow-putin-also-viewed-them</loc>
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      <news:title>Putin Views Newly Found Remains of Medieval Prince</news:title>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1292410/denmark-has-sent-conscripts-to-greenland-to-strengthen-arctic-security</loc>
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      <news:title>Denmark Sends Troops to Greenland amid Arctic Tensions</news:title>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1292319/poland-has-arrested-a-ukrainian-suspected-of-an-assassination-attempt</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T16:27:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Poland Detains Ukrainian over Assassination Plot</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292291/after-a-break-m1-is-back-on-the-air-magyar-talks-about-the-end-of-propaganda</loc>
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      <news:title>Hungarian State TV Resumes News After Break</news:title>
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      <news:title>Romania Shoots Down Drone near Key Black Sea Gas Project</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1291484/ukraine-has-a-new-defense-minister-even-one-of-zelenskyys-key-former-ministers-is-now-calling-for-elections</loc>
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      <news:title>A New Defense Minister, but Not the One Ukrainians Wanted</news:title>
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      <news:title>Luxembourg Warns of Fuel Shortages at Gas Stations</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1291830/humanoid-robots-are-heading-for-a-chatgpt-moment-says-a-chinese-manufacturer</loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T14:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Robots Nearing a "ChatGPT Moment", China's Unitree Says</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292182/sri-lanka-is-suffering-from-a-severe-drought-the-government-is-distributing-water-to-tens-of-thousands-of-people</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
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        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T14:28:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Severe Drought Forces Sri Lanka to Ration Water for 72,000</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292025/iran-criticizes-trumps-plan-to-economically-isolate-tehran</loc>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/2026-08-01T222845Z_750578348_RC2X2MAL56FJ_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T14:02:38.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Iran Rejects Trump's Bid to Economically Isolate Tehran</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1291966/cdu-mayor-gives-e10000-to-the-afd-and-wants-it-to-win</loc>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/Bernd-Prange.jpg</image:loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
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      <news:title>CDU Mayor Gives €10,000 to the AfD and Wants It to Win</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Politics, Europe</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292019/australia-is-pushing-tech-companies-to-reach-agreements-with-media-outlets</loc>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/Google-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T13:10:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Australia Pushes Big Tech to Pay for News</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1292008/germany-has-set-up-a-hotline-for-people-at-risk-from-foreign-regimes</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/pexels-cottonbro-6698737-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T12:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Germany Opens Hotline for Threatened Dissidents</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1291994/north-korea-appears-to-have-launched-a-ballistic-missile</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/2026-08-12T001747Z_1338681027_RC2B1MA1EZVI_RTRMADP_3_NORTHKOREA-MISSILE-e-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T11:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>North Korea Launches Suspected Ballistic Missile</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1291916/former-archbishop-accuses-farage-of-misusing-christianity-against-muslims</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/Snimka-obrazovky-2026-08-14-o-7.17.53.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T11:25:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Former Archbishop Accuses Farage of Anti-Muslim Rhetoric</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1291914/the-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-lost-its-external-power-supply</loc>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/2026-08-06T080211Z_1928234303_RC22JMATMY5O_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ZAPORIZHZHIA-e-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T10:53:15.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Loses External Power</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1291876/north-korea-may-have-as-many-as-120-nuclear-warheads-seoul-says</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/2026-08-15T025546Z_1794759610_RC2PYMASEGJ1_RTRMADP_3_WW2-ANNIVERSARY-SOUTHKOREA-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T08:44:28.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>North Korea May Have up to 120 Nuclear Warheads</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1291871/israel-warns-erdogan-against-a-dangerous-adventure-in-syria</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/2026-08-19T083522Z_1730010363_RC201NAJJQGU_RTRMADP_3_SYRIA-SECURITY-AIRBASE-TURKEY-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T08:36:26.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Israel Warns Turkey as Tensions Rise over Syria</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1291852/ukraine-to-remove-state-bank-leadership-over-anti-corruption-investigation</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/2026-07-28T233624Z_947705627_RC2ANMAL2OTC_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-USA-CONGRESS-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T07:49:20.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Ukraine to Remove State Bank Chiefs amid Anti-Corruption Probe</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1291838/us-debt-has-exceeded-40-trillion-for-the-first-time</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/05/sandra-gabriel-dollars-7544659_1920.jpg</image:loc>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T07:42:48.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>US Debt Tops $40 Trillion for First Time</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1291822/harry-and-meghan-are-planning-to-return-to-the-uk-after-six-years</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/2026-08-19T225250Z_194887265_RC2IG9ANP7TK_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ROYALS-HARRY-AND-MEGHAN.jpg</image:loc>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T06:37:26.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Harry and Meghan Plan Return to UK After Six Years</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1291820/a-ballistic-attack-on-kyiv-claimed-at-least-five-lives</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/2026-08-20T040951Z_2091803144_RC232NAQ6VHS_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ATTACK-KYIV-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T06:30:14.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv Kills at Least 16</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1290422/in-china-high-tech-precision-farming-overtakes-traditional-fishing</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/marine-ranch.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T05:05:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>China’s Quiet High-Tech Aquaculture Revolution</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Economy, Trade</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1290417/brussels-is-destroying-small-businesses-in-the-name-of-environmentalism-the-european-free-market-is-no-longer-for-everyone</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
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      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/GettyImages-2056669609.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T05:03:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>EU Green Rules Squeeze Small Businesses</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Comment, Opinion</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1290973/new-york-luxury-homeowners-push-back-against-mamdanis-tax</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/08/GettyImages-2290193100.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T05:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>New York’s Rich Push Back Against Mamdani</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Politics, United States</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
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