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		<title>Family sues after child gets E. coli at Arizona State Fair petting zoo</title>
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					<dc:creator>Clarissa Sosin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:53:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Why fed-up doctors at Banner Health are trying to form a union</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>My Arizona dog caught valley fever. Yours probably will, too</title>
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					<dc:creator>Clarissa Sosin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:54:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>These Valley hospitals were rated the worst by patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Valley measles outbreak grows: Where you may have been exposed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:22:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s everything you should know about valley fever in Arizona</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Measles outbreak at Florence ICE facility grows to seven cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:59:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>East Valley measles outbreak grows: Where you may have been exposed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:22:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>After 15 years, crucial Valley domestic violence hotline will go dark</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:33:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>These Valley hospitals are considered at risk due to Medicaid cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:06:12 -0700</pubDate>
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