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Elaine Luria, D-Va., stands in a group photo with members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1177 on July 9, 2026, in Norfolk, Va. 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Ilhan Omar's phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal probe, AP source says]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Ilhan Omar search,Elections,Midterm elections,Immigration,Politics,Washington news,General news]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/resizer/v2/L2GIQGF4AMYGZHMIE7T55WWYHM.jpg?auth=aff8f24fe29b431bfd8d235f997685424e3bbc24d065e5e0ebfe6d56f9d636eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Homeland Security officers carry boxes from the Washington residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, during a search. (AP Photo/J. 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(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/news/business/chinas-exports-surge/KTHHWU2M644ZJH2YYWLDEVGDEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T07:22:13.872Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>wsoctv.com</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T07:22:13.872Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[China’s trade surplus nears record as pressure mounts from trading partners]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[china trade exports,Business,International trade,World news,General news]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/resizer/v2/PQEFZOZD2Q5D5JPRL5NU6UBAFU.jpg?auth=860b93df5ade501445202d92dd5b2067ce3719021b1a6595e24fa0e46ef0947a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7834&amp;height=5223</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this photo released by the Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, fourth right, meets with European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic, fourth left, in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. 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(Cologne Police via AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/news/politics/latest-trumps-diesel/A2KS4STGIY6XXP36GDRVMVD75Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T20:26:41.185Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>wsoctv.com</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T20:26:41.185Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Latest: Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns, vows to challenge allegations of improper conduct]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[trump corruption election putin zacharia,Military and defense,Iran war,Elections,Politics,U.S. news,General news,World news,Washington news]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/resizer/v2/SXPX4CH7QE3ERGSZI4I3TEQPOM.jpg?auth=afb11dec1e9be8ef3e1b49d40765afd4f879ba6884837b59397e53f6fd228e23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6233&amp;height=4156</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks as President Donald Trump listens at a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/news/world/passenger-train/UIVCOYQ7OM7U3IGHI7IBSWK3TU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T05:42:46.685Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>wsoctv.com</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T05:42:46.685Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Passenger train derails in central Pakistan, killing at least 4 people and injuring 30]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[pakistan passenger train derailed punjab province,General news,Business,Transportation,Rail accidents,World news]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/resizer/v2/7V6YZRYYKQ2NZOH2GCWMV4IKIA.jpg?auth=6c48ec7d3c9266af98c7c892735c978498aec9dda5c7d203aca087ae56df310a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2191&amp;height=1461</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this photo released by Pakistan's Rescue 1122 Emergency Department, rescue workers and volunteers remove bodies and trapped passengers after a passenger train derailed on the outskirts of Multan, in central Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. 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(AP Photo/John Locher, Pool)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/news/business/south-koreas-kospi/RJKHEMQSNM7ZDNFDNSB77MUZDM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T09:17:05.998Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>wsoctv.com</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T09:17:05.998Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US stocks edge back from their record following the first big batch of profit reports for the summer]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[stocks markets us tech oil mideast,Energy markets,Business,Oil and gas industry,Stocks and bonds,Financial markets,World news,General news]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/resizer/v2/6UAOD3BPK44KHKLGLTDVOMAINU.jpg?auth=7938eae51c0966bb953b918837719e42a9d4d69094dea0da887b9270a009a70b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Options traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in New York. 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(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/news/politics/spanish-language/NCHX3QLBJI4EHGNTXKFULKD2SQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T04:49:09.54Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>wsoctv.com</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T04:49:09.54Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[High prices are testing Latino voter loyalties in a key battleground district]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Hispanic voters House Election 2026 Pennsylvania,Politics,Race and ethnicity,Hispanics,Voting,Elections,Entertainment,U.S. news,General news]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/resizer/v2/JTNHDAC6742RRM5HZDBYXNUVKA.jpg?auth=194fb61d75e02a94a2ef8608977a4f3b89a22c349585cfd78e941a6e537ae11d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5755&amp;height=3836</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Victor Martinez, who runs La Mega 101.7, a Spanish-language radio station in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, hosts a politics talk show from his studio in Allentown, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/entertainment/tayari-jones-novel/DFBC2RJH6Y5BFKQEE72XZEJ4RA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T13:29:32.501Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>wsoctv.com</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T13:29:32.501Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Tayari Jones' novel 'Kin' wins the Kirkus Prize for fiction, earning a $50,000 award]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[kirkus prize tayari jones 50000,General news,Nonfiction,Books and literature,Fiction,U.S. news,World news,Entertainment]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/resizer/v2/5SUSGJS3GQ6HLJ2J5EOOWC4UQA.jpg?auth=fb8f1e9b70917151e0e8e2eea380ddfe5966131e768cb3421aba6e736554362f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This combination of book cover images show "Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast" by Pamela Colloff, left, and "Kin" by Tayari Jones. (Knopf via AP, left, and Knopf via AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>