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			<news:title>Missouri and Kansas offer no 'meaningful protections' from Flock cameras. That may change</news:title>
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		<lastmod>2026-09-22T17:32:12-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-09-23T05:01:21-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-09-23T10:35:13-04:00</lastmod>
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			<news:title>After ICE sweeps Kansas, schools warn families of detentions and a meatpacking plant delays shifts</news:title>
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			<news:title>Missouri redistricting fight returns to US Supreme Court for third time</news:title>
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