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		<lastmod>2026-06-21</lastmod>
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			<news:title>New murals from Kansas City and visiting artists transform West Bottoms for the World Cup</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-06-21/a-kansas-city-group-is-composting-world-cup-leftovers-so-they-dont-end-up-in-a-landfill</loc>
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			<news:title>A Kansas City group is composting World Cup leftovers so they don't end up in a landfill</news:title>
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		<lastmod>2026-06-22</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-06-21</lastmod>
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			<news:title>Lawrence artists draw inspiration from World Cup and city's new friendship with Team Algeria</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-06-22/winter-wheat-bad-crop-drought</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-06-22</lastmod>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-06-22T05:00:00-04:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Wheat farmers face bad crop</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-06-22/kansas-city-small-businesses-say-world-cup-is-hurting-sales-theres-no-bump-like-the-city-promised</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-06-22</lastmod>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-06-22T06:28:17-04:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Kansas City small businesses say World Cup is hurting sales. There's no bump like the city promised</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-06-20/kansas-citys-tight-knit-ecuadorian-community-celebrates-world-cup-match-as-a-special-gift</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-06-20</lastmod>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-06-20T16:09:50-04:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Kansas City’s tight-knit Ecuadorian community celebrates World Cup match as a ‘special gift'</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-06-20/these-fans-of-curacaos-world-cup-team-are-unfazed-by-underdog-status</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-06-20</lastmod>
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			<news:title>Hours before their World Cup match, these fans are unfazed by Curaçao's underdog status</news:title>
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		<lastmod>2026-06-21</lastmod>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-06-21T00:24:25-04:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>World Cup rivals Curaçao and Ecuador tied 0-0 in Kansas City. Fans of both teams see it as a win </news:title>
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