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			<news:title>Jack-no-lantern: Kansas pumpkin patches devastated by dry, hot summer weather</news:title>
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			<news:title>No Kansas City-area ACA plans will cover Children’s Mercy next year. Families are scrambling</news:title>
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		<lastmod>2026-10-29T05:00:48-04:00</lastmod>
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			<news:title>Trump cancels second Kansas visit for Roger Marshall campaign</news:title>
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