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		<title>Joe Arpaio&#8217;s 94th birthday party was rife with scuzzy has-beens</title>
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					<dc:creator>Stephen Lemons</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:42:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Phoenix cops have killed 7 people so far in 2026. Here’s who they were</title>
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					<dc:creator>Clarissa Sosin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:21:25 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Map: These are the parts of Phoenix where police shootings happen</title>
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					<dc:creator>Clarissa Sosin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:17:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>What is a haboob? What you should know about Arizona&#8217;s dust storms</title>
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					<dc:creator>TJ L&#039;Heureux</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:46:26 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/09/Haboob-Getty.jpg" alt="a haboob dust storm in arizona" />Arizona has had dust storms for ages, but we've only recently started calling them haboobs.]]></description>
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		<title>You asked: Is anything ever going to happen with vacant Chase Tower?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Clarissa Sosin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Arizona faces 77% cut in Colorado River water amid stalled talks</title>
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					<dc:creator>Marcus Reichley | Cronkite News</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:39:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Phoenix&#8217;s newest public information officer is a French bulldog</title>
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					<dc:creator>Clarissa Sosin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/06/Anna-Hernandez-Oso.png" alt="a gray french bulldog named oso" />Oso, the pup owned by Councilmember Anna Hernandez, has taken on the mantle of explaining complex issues to residents.]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Recorder&#8217;s Office employees snatch ballot scanner amid election</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:28:14 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/06/Bryan-Colby-Elections-Scanner.png" alt="a security cam still showing bryan colby and another person wheeling a scanner through a room" />Recorder Justin Heap says the scanner, taken during ballot counting for Tempe's election, is his. County supervisors disagree.]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona veterans nonprofit sues after Shaquille O&#8217;Neal no-shows event</title>
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					<dc:creator>Clarissa Sosin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:00:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Judge bars Phoenix from enforcing parks ordinance against church group</title>
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					<dc:creator>Clarissa Sosin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:03:25 -0700</pubDate>
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