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		<title>You&#8217;ll soon be able to ride Waymo&#8217;s new Ojai model robotaxi for free</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Cannabis 101: The difference between the various types of THC</title>
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					<dc:creator>Aaron W. Harrison | The Conversation</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>How to see the cosmic &#8216;smiley face&#8217; in the sky in Arizona tonight</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:35:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Glendale Community College used AI at graduation and it went horribly</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 14:32:25 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>SpaceX rocket launch should be visible in Phoenix tonight</title>
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					<dc:creator>Matthew Bird</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:30:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>There might be a &#8216;super&#8217; El Niño this year. What would that mean for Phoenix?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:41:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>For the first time, visitors to Meteor Crater can hike to the bottom</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jennifer Goldberg</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:00:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Gallego strikes middle ground on &#8216;necessary evil&#8217; Arizona data centers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:48:04 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>A connection to nature fuels well‑being, ASU researchers find</title>
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					<dc:creator>Stylianos Syropoulos, Christina Jinhee Capozzoli, Lea Barbett | The Conversation</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Kids in these Valley areas are at highest risk of catching measles</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:54:12 -0700</pubDate>
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