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			<news:title>Trump wants the midterms to be all about himself. Judging by the ads, Democrats are happy to oblige</news:title>

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			<image:title><![CDATA[President Trump Campaigns With Senate Candidate Michael Whatley In North Carolina]]></image:title>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[APTOPIX Vatican Pope Surgery]]></image:title>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Elementary School Shooting Leaves At Least 4 Killed In Bend, Oregon]]></image:title>
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			<news:title>Koch takes on new role with NASA</news:title>

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			<image:caption><![CDATA[NASA astronaut Christina Koch stands inside Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building on July 14, 2021, in front of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that ultimately powered the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis I mission. Koch later served as a crew member on the Artemis II mission in 2026, and on Oct. 13, 2026, NASA announced she will serve next as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer.
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		<loc>https://www.wptf.com/2026/10/15/some-pigs/</loc>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-10-15T17:54:47+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>SOME PIGS: Piglets born at NC State Zoo</news:title>

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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The North Carolina Zoo recently welcomed two litters of Visayan warty piglets.
(Photo Courtesy of the North Carolina Zoo).
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		<loc>https://www.wptf.com/2026/10/15/state-federal-officials-announce-550-million-for-s-line-eail-program/</loc>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-10-15T17:50:22+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>State, federal officials announce $550 Million for S-Line rail Program</news:title>

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			<image:caption><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 04: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles yells before a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Lincoln Financial Field on October 04, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://www.wptf.com/2026/10/15/trump-after-bipartisan-backlash-says-pentagon-wont-livestream-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter/</loc>
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			<news:title>Trump, after bipartisan backlash, says Pentagon won&#8217;t livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter</news:title>

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			<image:title><![CDATA[Maj. Nidal Hasan Moved To Jail]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[BELL COUNTY, TX - APRIL 9:  In this photo released by the Bell County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who is charged with murder in the Fort Hood shootings, is seen in a booking photo after being moved to the Bell County Jail on April 9, 2010 in Belton, Texas.  Hasan was transferred early April 9, 2010 from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio to Bell County Jail in Belton, Texas.  (Photo by Bell County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)]]></image:caption>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-10-15T12:43:29+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Frustrated with Trump, voters overwhelmingly want change in Washington, an AP-NORC poll finds</news:title>

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			<image:title><![CDATA[President Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Montana Ahead Of Midterms]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[KALISPELL, MONTANA - OCTOBER 14: U.S. President Donald Trump looks toward the crowd during an election rally at Majestic Valley Arena on October 14, 2026 in Kalispell, Montana. President Trump traveled to Arizona and Montana today to campaign for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)]]></image:caption>
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			<news:title>Police seize robot that groped 16-year-old girl, investigate whether young men were at the controls</news:title>

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			<news:title>BEFORE THE BELL: Inflation anxiety drags on AI stocks for a second day as markets point to a mixed open</news:title>

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			<image:title><![CDATA[Stock Market Reacts To Consumer Price Index Numbers]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 14: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on October 14, 2026 in New York City. Stocks opened up mixed amid the release of the consumer price index numbers for the month of September that showed a rise of 0.6% with its year over year gain coming in at 3.7%.  (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)]]></image:caption>
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			<news:title>Come See Us at the NC State Fair!</news:title>

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		<loc>https://www.wptf.com/2026/10/14/questions-swirl-about-new-white-house-press-secretarys-resume/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Katie Zacharia Holds Her First Briefing As White House Press Secretary]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 13: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on October 13, 2026 in Washington, DC. Zacharia, a conservative commentator and former communications adviser for Trump Media, took questions from reporters in her first media briefing as the new White House press secretary. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)]]></image:caption>
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			<news:title>Social Security recipients to get 3.6% cost of living boost, an average of $75 per month</news:title>

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