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            <news:title><![CDATA[The U.S. And Iran Appear To Move Further Away From a Deal To Reopen Hormuz. Stocks Edge Down.]]></news:title>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Tariffs Are Putting Shein's Model In Peril As Ultra-Cheap Prices Stand Under Pressure]]></news:title>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Michael Saylor's Strategy Sells More Bitcoin, Increasing Its Cash Stockpile To $4.6 Billion. Its Stock Is Dropping.]]></news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/zelenskyy-says-more-north-korean-troops-are-headed-russia-asks-more-support-south-korea-3806261</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy Says More North Korean Troops Are Headed To Russia And Asks For More Support From South Korea]]></news:title>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Iran Is Seeking Compensation From The U.S. Over War Damages. Trump Is Now Doing It Too.]]></news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-falls-its-lowest-level-more-four-decades-hormuz-strait-remains-3806262</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Falls To Its Lowest Level In More Than Four Decades As Hormuz Strait Remains Closed]]></news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/openai-puts-new-ai-model-under-tighter-controls-its-cyber-capabilities-soar-3806244</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[OpenAI Puts New AI Model Under Tighter Controls As Its Cyber Capabilities Soar]]></news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/worlds-biggest-chipmaker-tsmc-sees-sales-jump-45-ai-demand-keeps-booming-3806235</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[World's Biggest Chipmaker TSMC Sees Sales Jump 45%. AI Demand Keeps Booming]]></news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/intel-plans-15-billion-stock-sale-ai-demand-puts-its-factories-overdrive-stocks-fall-3806248</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Intel Plans $15 Billion Stock Sale As AI Demand Puts Its Factories Into Overdrive. Stocks Fall.]]></news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/spacex-stock-climbs-back-its-ipo-price-it-rebounds-after-lockup-expiration-3806250</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[SpaceX Stock Climbs Back To its IPO Price As It Rebounds After Lockup Expiration]]></news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T11:11:05-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/strong-corporate-earnings-ai-spending-lead-jpmorgan-lift-its-sp-500-forecast-second-time-two-3806246</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Strong Corporate Earnings And AI Spending Lead JPMorgan To Lift Its S&P 500 Forecast For The Second Time In Two Months]]></news:title>
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                <news:name><![CDATA[International Business Times]]></news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T10:41:09-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/ai-agents-have-been-going-rogue-different-tests-now-democrats-want-answers-tech-ceos-3806239</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[AI Agents Have Been Going Rogue In Different Tests. Now Democrats Want Answers From Tech CEOs.]]></news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T10:23:17-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/mark-zuckerberg-says-ais-biggest-danger-isnt-rogue-models-its-too-much-power-one-place-3806231</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg Says AI's Biggest Danger Isn't Rogue Models. It's Too Much Power In One Place.]]></news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T10:04:51-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/berkshire-hathaways-stock-jumps-earnings-climb-its-ceo-resumes-large-investments-3806242</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway's Stock Jumps As Earnings Climb And Its CEO Resumes Large Investments]]></news:title>
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                <news:name><![CDATA[International Business Times]]></news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T09:56:54-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/ukraine-targets-another-russian-refinery-part-its-deadliest-attack-years-3806240</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Ukraine Targets Another Russian Refinery As Part Of Its Deadliest Attack In Years]]></news:title>
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                <news:name><![CDATA[International Business Times]]></news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T09:29:06-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/meta-shares-rise-after-open-sourcing-powerful-ai-compete-chinese-models-3806237</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Meta Shares Rise After Open Sourcing a Powerful AI To Compete With Chinese Models]]></news:title>
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                <news:name><![CDATA[International Business Times]]></news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T09:02:16-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/bernie-sanders-tells-ai-ceos-hit-brakes-warns-congress-will-step-if-they-dont-3806229</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders Tells AI CEOs To Hit The Brakes, Warns Congress Will Step In If They Don't]]></news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T08:46:57-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/us-maintaining-its-naval-blockade-iran-no-deal-sight-oil-rising-3806233</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[The U.S. Is Maintaining Its Naval Blockade On Iran With No Deal In Sight. Oil Is Rising.]]></news:title>
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                <news:name><![CDATA[International Business Times]]></news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T08:31:34-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/trump-signals-focus-economic-pressure-iran-hormuz-deal-remains-elusive-they-have-no-money-3806228</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Trump Signals Focus On Economic Pressure On Iran As Hormuz Deal Remains Elusive: 'They Have No Money']]></news:title>
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                <news:name><![CDATA[International Business Times]]></news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T08:13:24-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/bofas-bullishness-gauge-hits-highest-level-since-2021-its-chief-investment-strategists-says-its-3806184</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[BofA's Bullishness Gauge Hits Highest Level Since 2021. Its Chief Investment Strategists Says It's a Warning Sign]]></news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T06:30:04-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/no-direct-us-iran-talks-now-middle-east-peace-missives-take-back-channel-route-3806225</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:title><![CDATA[No Direct US-Iran Talks Now. Middle East Peace Missives Take Back Channel Route]]></news:title>
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                <news:name><![CDATA[International Business Times]]></news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-09T13:53:15-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/netanyahu-snubs-gaza-peace-plan-bibi-risks-fury-trump-shore-voter-base-israeli-polls-3806222</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Netanyahu Snubs Gaza Peace Plan. Bibi Risks Fury Of Trump To Shore Up Voter Base In Israeli Polls]]></news:title>
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                <news:name><![CDATA[International Business Times]]></news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-09T12:29:43-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/pentagon-sos-defense-industry-dwindling-us-ammunition-stocks-are-real-3806219</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon SOS To Defense Industry. Dwindling US Ammunition Stocks Are Real.]]></news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-09T09:38:39-04:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Grand Old Plan: Why Republicans Are Tapping Kitchen Table For Its Midterm Playbook]]></news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-09T06:48:35-04:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Iran Has Set 6 New Conditions. An End To Middle East War Is Drifting To Dire Straits.]]></news:title>
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                <news:name><![CDATA[International Business Times]]></news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-08T14:42:45-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/iran-sees-hormuz-trumps-waterloo-that-may-not-case-3806210</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Iran Sees Hormuz As Trump's Waterloo. That May Not Be The Case.]]></news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-08T12:05:02-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/hollywood-reels-out-billion-dollar-hits-again-blockbuster-2026s-box-office-odyssey-will-continue-3806207</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Hollywood Reels Out Billion-Dollar Hits Again. Blockbuster 2026's Box Office Odyssey Will Continue]]></news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-08T09:06:16-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/us-senate-nod-russia-sanctions-ukraine-cheers-move-will-moscow-blink-3806204</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[US Senate Nod For Russia Sanctions. Ukraine Cheers Move, But Will Moscow Blink]]></news:title>
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                <news:name><![CDATA[International Business Times]]></news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-08-08T06:00:08-04:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/amazons-ai-spending-keeps-rising-andy-jassy-says-memory-costs-drove-20-billion-capex-increase-3806189</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Amazon's AI Spending Keeps Rising. Andy Jassy Says Memory Costs Drove $20 Billion Capex Increase.]]></news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.ibtimes.com/rubio-escalates-cuba-pressure-sanctions-campaign-set-target-every-escape-valve-3806183</loc>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[Rubio Escalates Cuba Pressure. A Sanctions Campaign Is Set To Target Every 'Escape Valve']]></news:title>
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                <news:name><![CDATA[International Business Times]]></news:name>
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