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      <news:title>Jobseekers and Employers Navigate AI Use in Recruitment</news:title>
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      <news:title>Family pays tribute to &apos;warm and engaging&apos; man killed by tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park</news:title>
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      <news:title>Saudi engineer charged over hidden recorder found in OpenAI office</news:title>
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      <news:title>Anthropic warns AI models ‘months away’ from self-replication on smart devices</news:title>
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    <loc>https://times24x7.com/banking/pope-leo-xiv-lung-cancer-surgery-vatican</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T20:59:30.411Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after successful surgery, Vatican says</news:title>
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      <news:title>Wes Streeting&apos;s defence committee debut shows low-key adaptation to MoD role</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T18:57:54.257Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Burnham says Brexit has &apos;done more harm than good&apos; as EU reset summit set for next month</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T18:55:16.404Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>High street bosses press chancellor to cut youth employment costs</news:title>
    <news:keywords>John Healey,National Insurance,Retail,Business Rates,Capital Gains Tax,Youth Unemployment,UK Budget</news:keywords>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T18:55:15.617Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>California coastal homes battered by Tropical Storm Rachel&apos;s waves and flooding</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T17:50:17.275Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Guardian editorial: government must prove probation works to justify early releases</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://times24x7.com/banking/football-regulator-kogan-would-resign-political-interference-man-city-case</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T17:45:15.901Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Football regulator Kogan says he would resign over political interference in Man City case</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T16:43:39.812Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>MI5 chief confirms Russia attempted to interfere in Brexit referendum</news:title>
    <news:keywords>MI5,Ken McCallum,Brexit,Russia,election interference,Andy Burnham,RT,Sputnik</news:keywords>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T15:49:56.005Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Digger heading for $245m loss after box office slump</news:title>
    <news:keywords>Digger,Tom Cruise,Warner Bros,Alejandro G Iñárritu,Box Office,The Social Reckoning</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://times24x7.com/media/abc-slezak-meaa-disciplinary-action-opinion-piece</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T15:48:18.622Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>ABC Refuses to Rule Out Discipline for Journalist Over Union Opinion Piece, MEAA Says</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T15:47:19.044Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Jury sworn in at Southwark as Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T15:45:40.505Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Selma Blair charged with assaulting police officer and nurse after Delta flight incident</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T15:45:29.197Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Brexiters resist acknowledging Putin&apos;s support for their cause, Behr argues</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T15:42:57.872Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Federal judge halts taxpayer-funded TV ads promoting Trump ahead of midterms</news:title>
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    <loc>https://times24x7.com/property/britons-told-not-to-apply-for-delayed-etias-visa-waiver</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T15:40:15.823Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Britons Told Not to Apply for Delayed Etias Visa Waiver</news:title>
    <news:keywords>Etias,Schengen zone,Abta,EES,Frontex,European Union,UK travel</news:keywords>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T13:30:31.789Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Hinton calls Trump a &apos;corrupt, senile felon&apos; who knows nothing about AI</news:title>
    <news:keywords>Geoffrey Hinton,Donald Trump,Artificial Intelligence,AI safety,Jensen Huang,Nvidia,Anthropic,Elon Musk,Turing Award</news:keywords>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T13:30:26.949Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Reusing Nursery Pots: Eco-Friendly Habit or a Pest Risk, According to a Plant Expert</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T13:28:03.046Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>FTC and States Seek Contempt for Martin Shkreli Over Pharma Industry Ban Violation</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T13:23:02.356Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Man killed in tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park identified as William Chapman</news:title>
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      <news:publication>
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      <news:title>British Airways Gatwick flight turns back after cracked window report</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T12:25:24.198Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T12:20:14.598Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>MI5 Now Devotes More Resources to State Threats Than in Cold War, Chief Says</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T11:20:24.798Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T10:27:53.002Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T10:27:04.407Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T10:25:17.704Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:title>Neil Kinnock says Andy Burnham will take Britain back into the EU</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T09:13:17.621Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:title>Clinicians Urge Government to Cut Classroom Screen Time Over Long-Term Health Fears</news:title>
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      <news:title>Burnham says he was told Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit referendum</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T08:18:03.442Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T08:13:40.165Z</news:publication_date>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>TIMES24X7</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T07:00:55.676Z</news:publication_date>
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    <image:image><image:loc>https://times24x7.com/uploads/2026/10/a-rack-of-donated-clothing-inside-the-stockroom-of-st-raphaels-hospice-charity-s-mv6c0vdz-dawjc1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Charity shops swamped by unsellable donations as fast-fashion waste piles up</image:title></image:image>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>TIMES24X7</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T07:00:54.715Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>BT billed £32.99 a month for a landline that was dead for more than a year</news:title>
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      <news:publication>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T06:00:30.559Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Louise Casey&apos;s social care commission confronts funding dilemmas in England</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T04:51:03.262Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T04:50:57.296Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Five dead as Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel batter Mexico&apos;s Pacific coast</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T03:45:40.563Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Argentina Reopens Iguazu Falls After El Niño-Driven Flood Surge</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T02:45:55.752Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>IMF warns depleted oil stockpiles and stretched budgets leave global economy exposed</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T02:40:02.211Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Bumble Shares Jump Almost 50% on Report of $1bn Ithaca Takeover Talks</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T00:25:46.360Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T23:27:28.547Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Heating oil customers promised tighter regulation as winter bills bite</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T23:25:45.131Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T23:25:09.174Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T22:19:23.184Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T20:10:56.769Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Burnham vows &apos;serious dialogue&apos; on Britain&apos;s future EU relationship ahead of 20 November summit</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T19:05:11.813Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Mahmood orders urgent review of state protection after Ann Widdecombe killing</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T19:01:05.833Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Mahmood extends police protection to peers, former MPs and party spokespeople</news:title>
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      <news:title>Burnham Pledges Fresh Post-Brexit EU Deals at November Summit</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T18:00:09.620Z</news:publication_date>
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