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  17.      <title>Hormones for menopause are safe, study finds. Here&apos;s what changed</title>
  18.      <description>Women under 60 can benefit from hormone therapy to treat hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. That&apos;s according to a new study, and is a departure from what women were told in the past.</description>
  19.      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 18:45:09 -0400</pubDate>
  20.      <link>https://npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/01/1248525256/hormones-menopause-hormone-therapy-hot-flashes</link>
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  23.      <dc:creator>Allison Aubrey</dc:creator>
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  26.      <title>For weeks students have protested the war in Gaza — now things are escalating</title>
  27.      <description>From New York — to Illinois — to Los Angeles — encampments in support of Palestinians dot campuses across the country.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And over the last couple of days the tension has only increased as police have intervened on several campuses, including Columbia University, UCLA and the University of Texas.  Hundreds of protestors have been arrested.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses are growing in scope and intensity, and colleges are calling on law enforcement to help. Is it the right decision, and what happens next?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at &lt;a href=&quot;http://plus.npr.org/&quot;&gt;plus.npr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Email us at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:considerthis@npr.org&quot;&gt;considerthis@npr.org&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
  28.      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 18:08:34 -0400</pubDate>
  29.      <link>https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1198911379/college-protests-for-palestinians-escalate</link>
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  31.      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/01/gettyimages-2150455900-1f1950da00391df8f3a3cc973f381f3348d3490f.jpg' alt='Columbia University professors demonstrate outside the Columbia campus demanding the release of students. Hundreds of people were arrested at pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses as police on May 1 extended a crackdown that included clearing out demonstrators occupying a building at Columbia University in New York.'/><p>From New York — to Illinois — to Los Angeles — encampments in support of Palestinians dot campuses across the country.<br><br>And over the last couple of days the tension has only increased as police have intervened on several campuses, including Columbia University, UCLA and the University of Texas.  Hundreds of protestors have been arrested.<br><br>Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses are growing in scope and intensity, and colleges are calling on law enforcement to help. Is it the right decision, and what happens next?<br><br>For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/">plus.npr.org</a>.<br><br>Email us at <a href="mailto:considerthis@npr.org">considerthis@npr.org</a>.</p><p>(Image credit: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1198911379' />]]></content:encoded>
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  34.      <title>Duane Eddy, who put the twang in early rock guitar with &apos;Rebel Rouser&apos;, dies at age 86</title>
  35.      <description>He was a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as &quot;Rebel Rouser&quot; and &quot;Peter Gunn&quot; influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and countless other musicians.</description>
  36.      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 17:21:06 -0400</pubDate>
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  40.      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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  43.      <title>Colombia will break relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza, Petro says</title>
  44.      <description>President Gustavo Petro announced his country will break diplomatic ties with Israel Thursday over its actions in Gaza. &quot;If Palestine dies, humanity dies, and we are not going to let it die,&quot; he said.</description>
  45.      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 17:05:50 -0400</pubDate>
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  49.      <dc:creator>Alex Leff</dc:creator>
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  52.      <title>Harvey Weinstein&apos;s New York trial, round two, is likely to move forward in the fall</title>
  53.      <description>The New York State Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein&apos;s 2020 conviction last week, ruling that his trial was unfair.</description>
  54.      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 16:58:02 -0400</pubDate>
  55.      <link>https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248554874/harvey-weinstein-conviction-overturned-new-trial-date</link>
  56.      <guid>https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248554874/harvey-weinstein-conviction-overturned-new-trial-date</guid>
  57.      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/01/gettyimages-2150463070_custom-bfaa2919ba8bbc01da8432b05c5f70860a2a4ee8.jpg' alt='Harvey Weinstein appears in at Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday, May 1.'/><p>The New York State Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein's 2020 conviction last week, ruling that his trial was unfair.</p><p>(Image credit: Steven Hirsch)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1248554874' />]]></content:encoded>
  58.      <dc:creator>Anastasia Tsioulcas</dc:creator>
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  61.      <title>Invasion Worries in Eastern Europe</title>
  62.      <description>European countries that border Russia are concerned that they&apos;ll be invaded next if an emboldened Russia is successful in Ukraine, even though they&apos;re members of the NATO alliance. We go to the Baltic nation of Estonia and hear from people who are making preparations in case of invasion.</description>
  63.      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 14:34:34 -0400</pubDate>
  64.      <link>https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1196980715/invasion-worries-in-eastern-europe</link>
  65.      <guid>https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1196980715/invasion-worries-in-eastern-europe</guid>
  66.      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/01/gettyimages-1984107499_slide-3eb43aa161596710ca15e3dcac100e79da6200ea.jpg' alt='Estonia flags on the shoreline of the Baltic Sea view in Tallinn, Estonia, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.'/><p>European countries that border Russia are concerned that they'll be invaded next if an emboldened Russia is successful in Ukraine, even though they're members of the NATO alliance. We go to the Baltic nation of Estonia and hear from people who are making preparations in case of invasion.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1196980715' />]]></content:encoded>
  67.      <dc:creator>Philip Reeves</dc:creator>
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  70.      <title>Fed keeps interest rates at 23-year high</title>
  71.      <description>The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday, as inflation remained stubbornly above the Fed&apos;s 2% target. Investors now think it could be September or later before rates start to fall.</description>
  72.      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 14:02:03 -0400</pubDate>
  73.      <link>https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248454950/federal-reserve-inflation-interest-rates</link>
  74.      <guid>https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248454950/federal-reserve-inflation-interest-rates</guid>
  75.      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/01/gettyimages-2135822410-79a8dd086558d6e43b5ddc0203f75c148f308ecf.jpg' alt='Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues voted to hold interest rates steady at a 23-year high on Wednesday. The central bank is trying to curb stubborn inflation.'/><p>The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday, as inflation remained stubbornly above the Fed's 2% target. Investors now think it could be September or later before rates start to fall.</p><p>(Image credit: Justin Sullivan)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1248454950' />]]></content:encoded>
  76.      <dc:creator>Scott Horsley</dc:creator>
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  79.      <title>Biden forgives more than $6 billion in loans for 317,000 Art Institutes students</title>
  80.      <description>President Biden announced the relief for attendees of the now-shuttered art schools, saying they &quot;falsified data, knowingly misled students, and cheated borrowers into taking on mountains of debt.&quot;</description>
  81.      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 12:55:07 -0400</pubDate>
  82.      <link>https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248473475/art-institutes-student-loan-forgiveness-debt-relief</link>
  83.      <guid>https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248473475/art-institutes-student-loan-forgiveness-debt-relief</guid>
  84.      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/01/gettyimages-1470323721-c589574792f29ef1ac9358678a1d76760e7639b3.jpg' alt='Student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC.'/><p>President Biden announced the relief for attendees of the now-shuttered art schools, saying they "falsified data, knowingly misled students, and cheated borrowers into taking on mountains of debt."</p><p>(Image credit: Jemal Countess)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1248473475' />]]></content:encoded>
  85.      <dc:creator>C Mandler</dc:creator>
  86.    </item>
  87.    <item>
  88.      <title>Violence erupts at UCLA as protests over Israel&apos;s war in Gaza escalate across the U.S.</title>
  89.      <description>Members of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups in Los Angeles clashed, with reports of fireworks and pepper spray use. Elsewhere, universities are tearing down encampments and arresting students.</description>
  90.      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 12:33:15 -0400</pubDate>
  91.      <link>https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248433624/protests-campus-ucla-universities-israel-gaza-palestinians</link>
  92.      <guid>https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248433624/protests-campus-ucla-universities-israel-gaza-palestinians</guid>
  93.      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/01/gettyimages-2150431002-ac5de7950671e23fc137787154d66b3c1f2dfe00.jpg' alt='Counterprotesters try to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on the University of California, Los Angeles campus in the early hours of Wednesday.'/><p>Members of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups in Los Angeles clashed, with reports of fireworks and pepper spray use. Elsewhere, universities are tearing down encampments and arresting students.</p><p>(Image credit: Etienne Laurent)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1248433624' />]]></content:encoded>
  94.      <dc:creator>Bill Chappell</dc:creator>
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  97.      <title>Ford recalls Maverick pickups because tail lights can go dark, increasing crash risk</title>
  98.      <description>Ford is recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate. The recall covers certain pickups from the 2022 through 2024 model years.</description>
  99.      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 11:36:36 -0400</pubDate>
  100.      <link>https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248461353/ford-recall-maverick-pickups-tail-lights-crash-risk</link>
  101.      <guid>https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248461353/ford-recall-maverick-pickups-tail-lights-crash-risk</guid>
  102.      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/01/ap24122462832460-57ad3390c3c36c97c71b012868cf2868438056bd.jpg' alt='A Ford sign is shown at a dealership in Springfield, Pa., in 2022. Ford is recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate.'/><p>Ford is recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate. The recall covers certain pickups from the 2022 through 2024 model years.</p><p>(Image credit: Matt Rourke)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1248461353' />]]></content:encoded>
  103.      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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