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		<title>Trump ripped into Andy Biggs and Eli Crane in 2023 phone call: Report</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:45:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Is she ill? Lake stifles combative instincts at confirmation hearing</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:16:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Heating up: Phoenix takes a leap in new Best U.S. Cities ranking</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:30:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Scottsdale-based MAGA influencer admits hair-pulling U.K. assault</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:25:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>&#8216;Texas would like a word.&#8217; Readers react as Arizona spot named best barbecue</title>
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					<dc:creator>Tirion Boan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:35:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Donald Trump prepares to ship Kari Lake out of the country</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:34:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>The most ghoulish things we saw at the Phoenix Border Security Expo</title>
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					<dc:creator>Stephen Lemons</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:43:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Durant&#8217;s was named Arizona&#8217;s most iconic steakhouse. Readers weren&#8217;t so sure</title>
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					<dc:creator>Tirion Boan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:48:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>4 Phoenix-area cities are among America&#8217;s fastest-growing suburbs</title>
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					<dc:creator>Clarissa Sosin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:45:37 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/ww-media/mediaserver/phx/2024-34/buckeye-getty.webp" alt="an aerial view of buckeye arizona" />A new nationwide study of suburbs' growth and affordability turned up four cities near Phoenix that straight-up boomed from 2019 to 2024.]]></description>
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		<title>Legendary Phoenix restaurant named the most iconic steakhouse in Arizona</title>
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					<dc:creator>Tirion Boan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:05:05 -0700</pubDate>
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