<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0">  <channel>    <title>The Independent</title>    <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from The Independent and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2024, ESI Media Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 02:10:13 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2024-10-30T02:10:13Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>ESI Media Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2024</dc:rights>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[I was there when Trump dispatched his mob to the Capitol. Tonight, I saw Harris offer a stark warning from the same spot]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kamala-harris-speech-ellipse-donald-trump-b2637928.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Nearly four years ago Richard Hall watched as MAGA supporters stormed the Capitol and assaulted police officers. Tonight, at the very spot where Trump riled up the mob, Kamala Harris made her pitch to the US electorate, offering a stark contrast with the man she is running against </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 01:49:37 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637922</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/30/01/2181186940.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Kamala Harris chose the Ellipse for one of her final major events ahead of the election to contrast with Donald Trump’s notorious January 6 2021 speech -  (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Hall]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T01:49:37+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[‘Sloppy’ England squeeze past South Africa but Sarina Wiegman left with cause for concern]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/england-south-africa-goals-highlights-result-b2637866.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>England 2-1 South Africa:</strong> Goals from Leah Williamson and Grace Clinton proved enough despite Thembi Kgatlana’s reply</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 01:46:28 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637859</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/22/788a831032448a3a37e7d0ee0d255123Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMwMzI0MDU3-2.78015893.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Leah Williamson, second right, celebrates the opener on her 50th cap -  (PA)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunny Badwal]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T01:46:28+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Michelle Obama stops Harris campaign speech to help audience member ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/michelle-obama-speech-atlanta-kamala-b2637925.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="/topic/michelle-obama">Michelle Obama</a> stopped a Harris-Walz campaign speech to draw attention to a person in the crowd who appeared to have fainted.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 01:30:05 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637925</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/30/01/Michelle-obama.00_00_17_03.Still004.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Reuters</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Saqui]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T01:30:05+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indy TV]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Harris vows action on border, healthcare and prices and hits ‘petty tyrant’ Trump in closing argument speech: Live]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-harris-election-live-updates-msg-polls-b2637758.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Vice President Kamala Harris delivered rousing remarks at the Ellipse in Washington DC, the site of Donald Trump’s notorious ‘fight like hell’ speech on January 6, 2021</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 01:01:49 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2634000</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/14/MixCollage-29-Oct-2024-10-25-AM-1258.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver O'Connell]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T01:01:49+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Harris campaign says 75,000 people at Ellipse speech – 22,000 more than Trump’s Jan 6 crowd at same spot]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kamala-harris-trump-ellipse-speech-b2637915.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>On rally stage, vice president said she would seek ‘common ground’ </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 01:00:05 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637915</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/30/00/2024-10-30T005047Z_76969699_RC2MUAAV5FS9_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-HARRIS.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>REUTERS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Supporters wave American flags while attending Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign event on the National Mall one week before the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, in Washington, U.S., October 29, 2024 -  (REUTERS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Marcus]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T01:00:05+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Freddie Freeman homers again for Dodgers early in Game 4 to set a pair of World Series records]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-game-los-angeles-dodgers-new-york-new-york-yankees-b2637919.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Freddie Freeman broke a pair of World Series records Tuesday night when he homered yet again for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 against the New York Yankees]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:41:54 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637919</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/30/00/APTOPIX_World_Series_Baseball_70562.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[APTOPIX World Series Baseball -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T00:41:54+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Harris urges Americans to ‘turn the page’ on ‘divisive’ Trump as she delivers closing argument in DC]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/harris-speech-ellipse-trump-dc-b2637795.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>In addition to calling out Trump’s instability, Vice President Harris contrasted the ex-president’s focus on grievance with her comparatively positive plan for the country</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:40:59 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637795</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/23/db60cfa03c5a4248862776d5e96ad3d5.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AP</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to deliver remarks during a campaign event at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 -  (AP)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Feinberg]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T00:40:59+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Two closing arguments show the stark choice between Trump and Harris]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/donald-trump-ap-kamala-harris-white-house-republicans-b2637917.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[In the shadow of the White House, Kamala Harris is vowing to put country over party]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:34:50 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637917</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/30/00/APTOPIX_Election_2024_Harris_13415.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[APTOPIX Election 2024 Harris -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Peoples]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T00:34:50+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Liam Payne’s posthumous single pulled over family concerns: ‘Not the time yet’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/liam-payne-new-song-postponed-sam-pounds-b2637891.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Collaborator Sam Pounds said he will postpone the release of ‘Do No Wrong’ </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:16:23 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637891</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/19/21/Obit_Liam_Payne_56104.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Invision</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Liam Payne’s posthumous single pulled over family concerns -  (Invision)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin E G Perry]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T00:16:23+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Woman found a homeless teen asleep in her yard – her response won people’s hearts]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/homeless-teenager-asleep-yard-woman-tiktok-b2637671.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>TikTok user Elly Pimentel shared how she helped an unhoused teenage boy who kept sleeping in her yard</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:02:47 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637671</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/17/newFile-6.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>TikTok</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman reveals how she helped out a young boy who was sleeping in her yard -  (TikTok)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Hebert]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:02:47+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Budget 2024 live: Reeves to pledge more ‘pounds in people’s pockets’ as minimum wage to rise to £12.21]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/budget-2024-tax-reeves-when-time-nhs-latest-news-b2637569.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Rachel Reeves will also increase the minimum wage for people under 20 and apprentices </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:05:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2629423</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/18/Reeves-lighter.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Kirsty O'Connor / Treasury</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves will announce her first autumn budget at 12.30pm on Wednesday -  (Kirsty O'Connor / Treasury)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Croft]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T00:05:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[UK Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Dentists issue plea to replace sweets for trick or treaters this Halloween]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sweets-halloween-dentist-replacements-swap-b2637822.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Tooth decay is the leading cause for hospital admissions among children</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:02:45 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637822</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2020/10/30/20/iStock-1270677135.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Group of children trick or treating during the Covid-19 pandemic -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Pickover]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T00:02:45+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Home News]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Study reveals Britain’s first brass bands helped win wars]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/brass-bands-napoleonic-wars-museum-b2637818.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>It was originally thought brass bands were inevented with coal miners </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:02:44 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637818</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2023/12/31/13/11050440.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>EPA</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[A brass band plays outside Craven Cottage stadium ahead of the English Premier League  match between Fulham FC and Arsenal FC -  (EPA)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina Massey]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T00:02:44+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Home News]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Royal Mail announces major change to how you track your packages]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/royal-mail-track-packages-digital-christmas-b2637801.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The way you track parcels could change </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:02:43 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637801</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/05/08/ede3f1f3ee92d68ed66120e67c3f65c7Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzI1NjA1MDgz-2.76860948.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Royal Mail said the digital system will remove the need for the manual scanning of containers -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Landi]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T00:02:43+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Home News]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Scientists reveal what stopped crocodiles from evolving to become deep divers]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/dinosaurs-crocodiles-dolphins-study-breathe-b2637808.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>It’s all about sinuses  </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:02:41 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637808</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/08/25/16/Saltwater%20Crocodile%20Australia.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[Man was prevented from leaving by the arrival of a 20ft-long crocodile that made its presence felt every time he attempted to to enter the water - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Mitchell]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T00:02:41+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[A New York City law used to padlock suspected illegal pot shops is ruled unconstitutional]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-eric-adams-new-york-city-adams-queens-b2637913.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[A New York City judge has ruled that a law the city has relied on to padlock suspected unlicensed marijuana shops is unconstitutional]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:02:10 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637913</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/30/00/Marijuana_Shop_Crackdown_38583.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Marijuana Shop Crackdown -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolyn Thompson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T00:02:10+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Sharing a cry over a sad film ‘can strengthen connections between people’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/paris-youtube-french-b2637904.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[It can also foster social bonds, scientists say.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637904</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/30/00/29213241-3dd45374-5b0f-4fc1-afcb-ee2b69d1dbd5.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[Sharing emotions with others can foster social bonds, scientists say (LightField Studios/Alamy/PA) - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilima Marshall]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T00:01:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Rumble in the Jungle: 50 years since the most famous fight in boxing history]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/muhammad-ali-george-foreman-jake-paul-kinshasa-joe-frazier-b2637914.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The encounter between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali took place on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637914</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/30/00/31c73279e97fdd21ce11433bd162a97dY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzI0OTI0MDIw-2.1149077.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Archive</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Muhammad Ali, pictured, beat George Foreman in the most famous boxing contest of all time, on this day in 1974 (PA) -  (PA Archive)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Staniforth]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T00:01:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Dragons’ Den star reveals diabetes struggle while training for Strictly]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/dragons-den-sara-davies-strictly-come-dancing-diabetes-b2637472.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Davies said she became ‘borderline’ diabetic </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637472</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/17/newFile-1.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maira Butt]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-30T00:01:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Suspect, 70, in custody after police storm Atlanta’s Four Seasons hotel and gunfire was exchanged]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/atlanta-active-shooter-four-seasons-midtown-b2637820.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>It’s not immediately clear if anyone has been struck </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:58:14 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637820</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/atlanta_shooting.00_00_00_02.still005_720.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Fox5/Screengrab</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[One person is in custody after shots were fired at an Atlanta hotel on October 29 - 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 (2018 Invision)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Marcus]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:48:11+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[What is ricin? Poison which Southport stabbing suspect is accused of making]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/ricin-what-how-southport-stabbing-suspect-b2637642.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Axel Rudakubana, 18, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court by video link on Wednesday charged with production of a biological toxin called ricin</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:42:02 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637642</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/15/a27831c4-e35f-4728-9c8b-664388d0a5ed.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook of Axel Rudakubana, centre, covering his face as he appeared in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court over the summer -  (Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Middleton and Jeremy Laurance]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:42:02+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Police used ‘personal judgment’ in accessing files over Sarah Everard case, tribunal hears]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sarah-everard-murder-wayne-couzens-police-misconduct-b2637826.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Lawyer claimed there is a ‘huge amount’ of subjectivity about when it is appropriate for a police officer to access information</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:39:58 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637826</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/30/12/aad336fc53955e1488e0efc463f432b5Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzI3Nzc4OTA4-2.75516312.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Family handout/PA</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Sarah Everard was kidnapped, raped and murdered by then-serving Met officer Wayne Couzens -  (Family handout/PA)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Davis]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:39:58+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Home News]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[They’re allowed to smile – Russell Martin wants Southampton to build on cup win]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/russell-martin-stoke-southampton-championship-premier-league-b2637898.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Saints only just edged past Stoke.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:31:37 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637898</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/23/f28618b0bc83a7edb6848efbfccfbb22Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMwMzMwODM5-2.77256974.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Russell Martin’s side face Everton next (Nick Potts/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Elliot]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:31:37+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Student stabbed to death by classmate on Texas high school campus]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/student-stabbed-classmate-school-texas-b2637846.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The Manor Senior High School student was declared dead at the scene </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:29:46 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637846</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/22/Image-10-29-24-at-6.21%E2%80%AFPM-%281%29.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>KXAN</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[A student at Manor Senior High School in Texas died after officials say he was stabbed to death by another student - 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 (Family handouts/Merseyside Police)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Gregory and Barney Davis]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:28:44+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Manchester United manager news LIVE: Ruben Amorim gives update after release clause triggered]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-manager-news-amorim-ten-hag-b2637295.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Sporting CP have confirmed Manchester United are interested in appointing Amorim and are prepared to pay his release clause </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:25:42 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2621121</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/28/19/GettyImages-2084404887.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Jolly,Miguel Delaney and Jamie Braidwood]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:25:42+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[‘Sloppy’ England give Sarina Wiegman questions to answer despite win]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/sarina-wiegman-england-south-africa-leah-williamson-grace-clinton-b2637895.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The Lionesses beat South Africa 2-1 in Coventry but failed to build on their first-half dominance.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:24:43 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637895</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/23/5c4ccbc5e0272033cdd7f6436efef41aY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMwMzI5NjEz-2.78015497.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Sarina Wiegman admits her side were ‘sloppy’ in their win over South Africa (Mike Egerton/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunny Badwal]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:24:43+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[‘Nothing is decided yet’ on future of Manchester United target Ruben Amorim]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/erik-ten-hag-premier-sporting-lisbon-ajax-west-ham-b2637896.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[United have quickly settled on Amorim as their number-one choice to replace Erik ten Hag.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:24:06 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637896</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/23/29-db1ec2bfb270413e85cdf3e3e41df93a.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AP</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Ruben Amorim is a wanted man (Ana Brigida/AP) -  (AP)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Parker]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:24:06+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Ruben Amorim says ‘nothing has been decided’ amid interest from Manchester United]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/ruben-amorim-manchester-united-manager-latest-b2637884.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The 39-year-old spoke after Sporting CP’s victory in the Portuguese league cup </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:23:23 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637884</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/23/2024-10-29T220818Z_625199397_UP1EKAT1PHS0G_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-PORTUGAL-SCP-NAC-REPORT.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>REUTERS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Ruben Amorim could become the next Manchester United manager -  (REUTERS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jones]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:23:23+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Colorado accidently put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/colorado-ap-secretary-of-state-denver-united-states-b2637893.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The Colorado Secretary of State's office says voting system passwords were mistakenly put on the department's public-facing website]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:20:58 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637893</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/23/Election_2024_Colorado_Early_Voting_28470.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Election 2024 Colorado Early Voting -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jesse Bedayn]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:20:58+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[World Series Game 3 averages 13.64 million, beats 'Monday Night Football']]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-los-angeles-game-los-angeles-dodgers-espn-b2637894.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The World Series beat “Monday Night Football” in the battle for television viewers]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:20:54 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637894</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/23/World_Series_Baseball_08230.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[World Series Baseball -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Via AP news wire]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:20:54+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Active shooter at Atlanta hotel is taken into custody after multiple shots fired]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-atlanta-police-police-officers-georgia-bureau-of-investigation-b2637892.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Multiple gunshots have been reported at the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:19:53 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637892</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/23/Georgia_Atlanta_Armed_Person_69264.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Georgia Atlanta Armed Person -  (2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Via AP news wire]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:19:53+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[What are ‘boo baskets’? Latest Halloween TikTok trend sparks debate among parents ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/boo-baskets-halloween-trend-parents-b2637797.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Boo baskets were originally a spooky take on Secret Santa </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:17:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637797</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/newFile-2.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>TikTok</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Parents and couples are going crazy over ‘boo baskets’ – the latest Halloween trend -  (TikTok)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Hebert]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:17:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Great British Bake Off favourite sent home leaving Noel Fielding and fans devastated]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/great-british-bake-off-nelly-exit-noel-fielding-b2637874.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>A <em>Great British Bake Off</em> favourite has been sent home leaving host <a href="/topic/noel-fielding">Noel Fielding</a> and fans devastated.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:12:07 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637874</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/23/nR9hEybU-720.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Great British Bake Off</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Great British Bake Off favourite sent home leaving Noel Fielding and fans devastated. -  (Great British Bake Off)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Leeson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:12:07+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indy TV]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Court approves Tupperware's sale to lenders, paving way for brand's exit from bankruptcy]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/tupperware-ap-new-york-delaware-florida-b2637888.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved a sale of Tupperware Brands]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:06:49 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637888</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/23/Tupperware_03702.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Tupperware -  (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wyatte Grantham-Philips]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:06:49+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Thomas Frank relieved to avoid Gillingham repeat as Brentford win on penalties]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/thomas-frank-gillingham-brentford-sheffield-wednesday-league-two-b2637887.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The Bees, who lost to League Two Gillingham in a Carabao Cup shoot-out two years ago, beat Sheffield Wednesday by the same method.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:06:27 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637887</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/23/056eaf8320313b39a9b308c23f12f976Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMwMzI5MTk5-2.78018333.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Thomas Frank’s side scraped through on penalties (John Walton/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Sims]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:06:27+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Kamala Harris to launch ad on the iconic Las Vegas Sphere, a presidential campaign first]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kamala-harris-ad-las-vegas-sphere-b2637855.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The Las Vegas Sphere boasts the largest screen in the world at 580,000 square feet </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:04:52 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637855</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-5.13.18%E2%80%AFPM.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Screenshot/Kamala Harris for President</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Kamala Harris is set to advertise on the iconic Las Vegas Sphere, the largest screen in the world, as Election Day approaches -  (Screenshot/Kamala Harris for President)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Hawkinson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:04:52+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Netflix show dubbed ‘new Yellowstone’ meets ‘Succession’ is a hit with critics]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/territory-netflix-yellowstone-succession-critics-reviews-b2637871.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>New Netflix series ‘Territory’ is set on the ‘world’s largest cattle station’ – but some critics remain unconvinced </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:02:32 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637871</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/22/newFile.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Netflix</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Jay Ryan as Campbell Miller in ‘Territory’ -  (Netflix)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin E G Perry]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:02:32+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV &amp; Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Watch live: Michelle Obama campaigns for Kamala Harris in Georgia after scathing Trump attack]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/michelle-obama-kamala-harris-georgia-rally-live-b2637880.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Watch live as former <a href="/topic/first-lady">First Lady </a><a href="/topic/michelle-obama">Michelle Obama</a> campaigns for Vice President <a href="/topic/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris</a> in <a href="/topic/georgia">Georgia</a> on Tuesday (29 October).</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:02:27 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637880</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/27/03/2180549233.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Leeson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:02:27+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Au pair charged in double homicide pleads guilty to manslaughter]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-irs-telegram-fairfax-county-sao-paulo-b2637885.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[A judge in Virginia has accepted a guilty plea in what prosecutors say was an elaborate double-murder scheme involving a Brazilian au pair, an IRS agent, a pediatric nurse and a man who had been lured into their home with promises of rough sex]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:01:24 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637885</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/23/Au_Pair_Wife_Killing_40986.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>ASSOCIATED PRESS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Au Pair Wife Killing -  (ASSOCIATED PRESS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Diaz]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:01:24+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Mini Aceman review: A practical all-electric upgrade from the smaller Cooper]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/cars/electric-vehicles/mini-aceman-review-electric-car-b2630856.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>All-new electric Mini Aceman fits between the smaller Cooper and larger Countryman. It’s a more grownup car than the Cooper, with a smart interior and decent performance, but charge speeds are mediocre.  </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2603726</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/17/11/Mini-Aceman-1.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Mini</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The new electric Mini Aceman fits between the smaller Cooper and larger Countryman models -  (Mini)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alistair Charlton]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:01:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Electric Vehicles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Dr Strangelove review: Steve Coogan is stellar but this is a safe spin on a classic]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/dr-strangelove-review-steve-coogan-b2637498.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Armando Iannucci and Coogan team up to bring Stanley Kubrick’s Cold War satire to the West End, but the production is constrained by aiming too hard for cinematic perfection</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:00:56 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637498</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/14/Dr.Srangelove%2C-Steve-Coogan-as-Dr-Strangelove-%28photo-by-Manuel-Harlan%29295.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Manuel Harlan</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[‘Mein Führer, I can walk!’: Steve Coogan as Dr Strangelove -  (Manuel Harlan)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice Saville]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T23:00:56+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theatre &amp; Dance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[France announces new investments in disputed Western Sahara]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/morocco-ap-western-sahara-emmanuel-macron-france-b2637883.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[A French delegation visiting Morocco with President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled investment plans in the disputed Western Sahara as part of a broader suite of agreements and partnerships between the two countries]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:59:35 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637883</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/23/Morocco_France_84456.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Morocco France -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. 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 (ASSOCIATED PRESS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Via AP news wire]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:50:40+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Quentin Tarantino raves about Joker 2 after box office flop: ‘I really got caught up into it’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/quentin-tarantino-joker-2-review-joaquin-phoenix-b2637853.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>‘Pulp Fiction’ director said Joaquin Phoenix gave ‘one of the best performances I’ve ever seen in my life’ </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:45:58 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637853</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/MixCollage-29-Oct-2024-02-52-PM-5134.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty/Warner Bros</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Quentin Tarantino and Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux' -  (Getty/Warner Bros)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin E G Perry]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:45:58+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Film]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[‘Like riding a bike’: Jordan Cox unfazed by return to wicketkeeping with England]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/new-zealand-rob-key-jamie-smith-ollie-pope-essex-b2637753.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Cox has played as a specialist batter this season but will deputise for the absent Jamie Smith in New Zealand.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:43:27 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637753</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/19/fe8bad16f47f799da736ee1767288b9fY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMwMzEzNzU5-2.77429784.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Jordan Cox is poised for his ODI debut this week (Bradley Collyer/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Charlesworth]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:43:27+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves pledges to ‘invest, invest, invest’ as she prepares to unveil historic Labour Budget]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/budget-rachel-reeves-chancellor-invest-b2637659.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Rachel Reeves will promise to put ‘more pounds in people’s pockets’ despite a series of tax rises expected when she becomes the first female chancellor to deliver a Budget </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:41:29 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637659</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/15/54102833324_95783518fa_o.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Kirsty O’Connor/Treasury</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves puts final details on her first Budget -  (Kirsty O’Connor/Treasury)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Maddox]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:41:29+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[UK Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Earth is becoming ‘increasingly uninhabitable,’ scientists warn]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/earth-temperature-climate-uninhabitable-science-b2637796.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Extreme climate events and rising temperatures are threatening Earth’s inhabitants, ecosystems, and infrastructure with severe consequences  </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:33:27 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637796</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/AP24297761322936.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[A cow grazes in a pasture at dawn last month, and a Hays, Kansas, wind turbine whirls in the distance. Cows and other livestock contribute to global emissions of the greenhouse gas methane. Methane emissions are surging, scientists warn, contributing to planet-wide warming. -  ((AP Photo/Charlie Riedel))]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Musto]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:33:27+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Southampton leave it late to sneak past Stoke in Carabao Cup]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/stoke-russell-martin-southampton-premier-league-carabao-cup-b2637860.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Southampton 3-2 Stoke:</strong> Defender James Bree struck with two minutes remaining to send the Premier League side through </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:33:19 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637860</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/22/e608e5ea6f1e69c0967ba02acd362ff3Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMwMzI1MjAx-2.78017711.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Southampton advanced at home (Zac Goodwin/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Elliot]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:33:19+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola believes potential Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim is ‘a good manager’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/ruben-amorim-pep-guardiola-erik-ten-hag-champions-league-sporting-lisbon-b2637877.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[United sacked Erik ten Hag on Monday.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:30:47 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637877</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/22/8c77d65b526883c3d55c6e69da13944dY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMwMzIxNzQw-2.77885265.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola, pictured, has come up against Ruben Amorim in the past (Nick Potts/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Parker]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:30:47+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[He’s not playing his kids – Ange Postecoglou says City will have strong cup team]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/ange-postecoglou-city-manchester-city-watford-phil-foden-b2637878.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola has repeatedly stated Manchester City would not ‘waste energy’ on the Carabao Cup this season.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:30:38 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637878</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/22/73c8ec428fb1884778bf7d8ee17158a9Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMwMzAyMTQ5-2.77946741.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou expects a tough test against Manchester City (John Walton/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[George Sessions]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:30:38+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola ‘would like to know’ when Kevin De Bruyne will return from injury]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/pep-guardiola-kevin-de-bruyne-manchester-city-champions-league-inter-milan-b2637879.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[De Bruyne has not played for City since being forced off at half-time in the Champions League draw against Inter Milan in mid-September.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:30:28 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637879</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/22/b15189cf0fcad397719689b18b9f1613Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMwMzA5MjQ1-2.77524013.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Kevin De Bruyne is on the sidelines through injury (Nick Potts/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Parker]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:30:28+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Weekend workouts as good as daily exercise for keeping your mind sharp, study finds ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/weekend-exercise-dementia-research-uk-b2637414.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Exercise twice or more a week was linked to lower mild dementia rates in a study of 10,000 people  </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:30:08 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637414</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/02/08/15164109-97723b97-c821-4a07-93b5-187b89a7d29d.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[Regular physical activity can help slow mental decline, new study suggests - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jane Kirby and Rebecca Thomas]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:30:08+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Brentford through on penalties against Sheffield Wednesday]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/brentford-sheffield-bees-sheffield-wednesday-owls-b2637867.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Brentford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (5-4 on penalties): </strong>Mark Flekken saved the Owls’ final effort from Liam Palmer.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:28:09 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637867</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/22/f4aa39c362e2ddbfa1888c67ef1003baY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMwMzI2MzU3-2.78018217.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Brentford needed penalties to see off Sheffield Wednesday (Adam Davy/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Sims]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:28:09+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Trump already spreading false claims about voter fraud in Pennsylvania]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-pennsylvania-voter-fraud-2024-b2637731.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Former president’s recent social media post exaggerates and mischaracterizes election investigations in state </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:24:54 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637731</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/26/23/2024-10-26T220025Z_1390531360_RC2HSAAEG6M4_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-TRUMP.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>REUTERS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event, in State College, Pennsylvania, October 26 -  (REUTERS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Marcus]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:24:54+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[England vs South Africa LIVE: Result and reaction as Lionesses clinch narrow win ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/england-south-africa-lionesses-live-stream-score-result-b2637499.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>England 2-1 South Africa:</strong> Sarina Wiegman’s side bounced back after a shock defeat to Germany but there are still areas for improvement</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:24:49 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637499</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/20/2181789971.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>The FA via Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jones]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:24:49+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Star college quarterback retires after suffering five concussions: ‘I need to start prioritizing my health’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/michigan-quarterback-jack-tuttle-retirement-concussion-b2637844.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The University of Michigan’s Jack Tuttle announced his retirement on October 28 </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:21:59 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637844</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/gettyimages-2177668493-594x594.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Jack Tuttle, 25, is a seventh-year senior at the University of Michigan -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brittany Miller]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:21:59+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[A senior Canadian official says Indian Cabinet minister ordered intelligence operations on Canadians]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/indian-ap-sikh-hardeep-singh-nijjar-amit-shah-b2637869.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Canada’s deputy foreign minister is confirming a report that Canada is alleging that an Indian Cabinet minister and close adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered intelligence-gathering operations operations targeting Canadians]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:21:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637869</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/18/18/India_Canada_76256.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[India Canada -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Via AP news wire]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:21:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Jack Draper keeps up fine form with first-round win in Paris]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/jack-draper-paris-jannik-sinner-british-vienna-b2637778.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The British number one beat Jiri Lehecka 7-5 6-2.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:18:24 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637778</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/19/152ce0aebd50b26d2b5e5436d790972bY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMwMzE2MjY4-2.77447088.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[British number one Jack Draper cruised into the second round of the Paris Masters with victory over Jiri Lehecka (Martin Rickett/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/19/152ce0aebd50b26d2b5e5436d790972bY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMwMzE2MjY4-2.77447088.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[British number one Jack Draper cruised into the second round of the Paris Masters with victory over Jiri Lehecka (Martin Rickett/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Casey]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:18:24+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Tennis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Strictly professional Nancy Xu fights back tears over show comments as Shayne Ward comforts her]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/strictly-nancy-xu-cries-comments-shayne-ward-b2637845.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Strictly Come Dancing</em> professional Nancy Xu fought back tears over comments she received on the BBC show, as celebrity partner Shayne Ward comforted her.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:14:33 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637845</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/EuHmv5de-720.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Strictly It Takes Two/BBC</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Strictly professional Nancy Xu fights back tears in live interview as Shayne Ward comforts her. -  (Strictly It Takes Two/BBC)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Leeson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:14:33+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indy TV]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Pay for 800,000 freelancers could be hit if employers’ tax rises in Budget, experts say]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/employers-national-insurance-freelancers-budget-b2637440.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Chancellor is understood to be considering the move as part of her plans to raise money to bail out Britain’s battered public services</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:14:05 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637440</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/12/11690232.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>EPA</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves is due to deliver her Budget on Wednesday -  (EPA)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Howard Mustoe]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:14:05+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s estranged daughter slams ‘racist’ Trump MSG Rally and all those in attendance]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/elon-musk-daughter-vivian-trump-msg-rally-b2637849.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Musk’s 20-year-old daughter refused ‘to be polite or demure’ in her message bashing Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:13:52 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637849</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-5.40.03%E2%80%AFPM.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s estranged daughter slams ‘racist’ Trump Rally and all attendees, including her father -  (Getty)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaleigh Werner]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:13:52+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Israel must step in if it bans the UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza, UN says]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/unrwa-ap-israel-gaza-hamas-b2637863.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The United Nations says that if Israel puts in place new laws cutting ties with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the Israeli government will have to meet their needs under international law]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:09:02 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637863</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/28/17/Israel_Palestinians_UN_Refugees_Explainer_35053.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Israel Palestinians UN Refugees Explainer -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer and Jamey Keaten]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:09:02+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland book play-off final clash with Wales after thumping Georgia]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/republic-of-ireland-georgia-wales-republic-ireland-football-b2637854.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Republic of Ireland 3-0 Georgia (9-0 agg):</strong> Eileen Gleeson’s side hope to qualify for European Championship for the first time.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:08:24 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637854</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/22/1ea85e9607d0457e00e3b17be784e1a2Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMwMzIyMDg4-2.78016180.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Kyra Carusa, centre, celebrates scoring the Republic of Ireland’s second goal against Georgia (Niall Carson/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Pa Sport Staff]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:08:24+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[PHOTO COLLECTION: Bolivia Roadblocks]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-b2637862.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>This is a collection of photos chosen by <a href="/topic/ap">AP</a> photo editors.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:07:56 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637862</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/22/APTOPIX_Bolivia_Roadblocks_46468.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[APTOPIX Bolivia Roadblocks -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. 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 (REUTERS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Woodward]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:06:31+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Elon Musk once offered RFK Jr’s running mate Nicole Shanahan his sperm, claims report]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/musk-rfk-shanahan-sperm-offer-b2637792.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Trump backing Tesla billionaire has long been fixated on population trends and has at least 11 children by three women </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:05:34 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637792</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/28/23/EEUU-ELECCIONES-MUSK-FILADELDIA_76238.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AP</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[X owner reportedly offered friends and acquaintances his sperm, as part of his natalist push to increase birth rates -  (AP)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Marcus]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:05:34+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Colorado teen fights kidney failure after eating McDonald's Quarter Pounders]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ap-denver-colorado-mcdonalds-ceo-b2637856.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[A 15-year-old Colorado girl is hospitalized with severe complications of E]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:03:28 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637856</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/22/McDonald%27s_Outbreak-Victim_51488.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Brittany Randall</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[McDonald's Outbreak-Victim -  (Brittany Randall)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonel Aleccia]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T22:03:28+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Marc Jacobs’s daisy perfumes are nearly half-price – and you’ll get an extra freebie]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/fashion-beauty/womens-fragrances/marc-jacobs-daisy-perfume-deal-b2637851.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The scents boast light and airy floral notes </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:58:26 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2589033</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/09/16/daisy-perfume-deal-half-price-lookfantastic-indybest.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>iStock/Marc Jacobs/The Independent</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The designer’s best-selling fragrances are heavily reduced -  (iStock/Marc Jacobs/The Independent)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Smith]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:58:26+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Women's Fragrances]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fashion &amp; Beauty]]></category><category><![CDATA[IndyBest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Extras]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Federal judge orders ex-North Dakota lawmaker to jail for violating release terms]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-fargo-czech-republic-republican-b2637857.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[A federal judge has ordered a once-powerful former North Dakota lawmaker to report to jail for allegedly violating terms of his temporary release as he awaits sentencing for a child sex crime]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:57:05 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637857</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/22/US_Former_Legislator_Indicted_North_Dakota_03101.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>The Bismarck Tribune</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[US Former Legislator Indicted North Dakota -  (The Bismarck Tribune)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Via AP news wire]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:57:05+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Owner of NYC day care where toddler fatally ingested fentanyl pleads guilty to federal charges]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-nyc-manhattan-police-bronx-b2637852.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:52:52 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637852</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/Day_Care_Fentanyl_Death_16047.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>WABC-TV</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Day Care Fentanyl Death -  (WABC-TV)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Via AP news wire]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:52:52+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Fire destroys 1 home and forces the evacuation of 700 others in a Colorado subdivision]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-colorado-snow-colorado-springs-b2637848.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[A human-caused fire has destroyed the house where it started, leading to the evacuation of about 700 other homes as flames burned in a wooded subdivision in the central Colorado mountains]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:40:46 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637848</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/Colorado_Wildfire_13105.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>ASSOCIATED PRESS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Colorado Wildfire - 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 (Harriet Davey/The Independent)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Harriet Davey]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:36:39+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Women's Shoes]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fashion &amp; Beauty]]></category><category><![CDATA[IndyBest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Extras]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Influencers are being offered tens of thousands of dollars to hawk weight-loss drugs]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/lifestyle/ozempic-mounjaro-tiktok-influencers-shortage-b2637740.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Some 2 million Americans rely on compounded weight loss medications </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:36:06 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637740</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/18/GettyImages-1247410165.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[An Ozempic box and injection pen. Influencers have been offered tens of thousands to promote drugs like Ozempic online -  (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Hawkinson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:36:06+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Independent Premium]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Republicans are asking the Supreme Court to void thousands of ballots in PA – a week before the election]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/republican-supreme-court-ballot-pennsylvania-b2637811.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Pennsylvania is a key battleground state this election cycle, voters in the state could determine the outcome of the election </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:35:52 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637811</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/newFile-1.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[A dispute over provisional ballots in Pennsylvania has made it’s way to the Supreme Court – a week before Election Day -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ariana Baio]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:35:52+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Trump’s pushed sinister conspiracy theories on Truth Social at least 330 times]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-conspiracy-theories-truth-social-b2637832.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Some 75 percent of the posts came directly from Trump’s account</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:32:37 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637832</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/20/GettyImages-2181139041.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes part in a roundtable discussion hosted by Building America's Future in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 2024 -  (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gustaf Kilander]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:32:37+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[A man complained his roommate had ransacked his room. Days later, he was found buried in the backyard]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/california-body-roommate-backyard-murder-b2637733.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Bradley Minder’s remains found in garden of home in Riverside, California, with Richard Martinez accused of the slaying </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:32:09 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637733</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/19/newFile.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>GoFundMe</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Bradley Minder’s family say he was murdered by his roommate -  (GoFundMe)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Del Rey]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:32:09+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US Crime News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Martin Lewis issues pension credit warning to Rachel Reeves hours before budget]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/budget-2024-martin-lewis-rachel-reeves-pension-credit-b2637837.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="/topic/martin-lewis">Martin Lewis</a> has issued a pension credit warning to chancellor <a href="/topic/rachel-reeves">Rachel Reeves</a> just hours before the autumn UK budget.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:31:42 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637837</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/g4gxwVG8-720.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Martin Lewis Money Show/ITV</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Martin Lewis issues winter fuel payment warning to Rachel Reeves hours before Budget. -  (Martin Lewis Money Show/ITV)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Leeson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:31:42+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indy TV]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving feast for $20: Target leads budget-friendly holiday meal boxes]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/target-thanksgiving-meal-2024-deal-b2637742.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>ALDI and Walmart are also offering affordable deals for building your Thanksgiving feast this year </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:29:14 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637742</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/18/iStock-1396442056-1.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Target is serving up its cheapest-ever Thanksgiving feast that serves four people -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amber Raiken]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:29:14+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Food and Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[New York City Marathon 2024: When is it and where to watch the runners]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/marathon-nyc-2024-start-time-how-to-watch-b2637751.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The annual New York City Marathon takes place on Sunday, November 3 </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637751</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/18/gettyimages-1236426059-594x594.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The New York City Marathon starts at 8 am ET -  (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brittany Miller]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:27:12+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[In a first since 1938, Des Moines, Iowa, kids will trick-or-treat on Halloween]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/des-moines-ap-iowa-west-des-moines-b2637843.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:25:03 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637843</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/Beggars%27_Night_Des_Moines_25025.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Beggars' Night Des Moines -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott McFetridge]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:25:03+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Michael Bloomberg shows his hand on election with $50m donation - ‘after pressure from Bill Gates’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/michael-bloomberg-donation-harris-pac-b2637799.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Billionaires are picking sides in the hotly contested presidential race - with Bloomberg joining Bill Gates in backing Kamala Harris while Elon Musk is firmly in Donald Trump’s camp  </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:23:45 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637799</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/20/newFile.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>REUTERS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has given his financial backing to Kamala Harris -  (REUTERS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ariana Baio]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:23:45+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Harris to deliver ‘closing arguments’ at the site of Jan 6 rally: Election 2024 live updates]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/harris-speech-live-updates-elections-b2637548.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>With one week to go before Election Day, the vice president will call on Americans “turn the page” on nearly a decade of rancorous and divisive zero-sum politics</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:18:58 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637520</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/14/SEI227535292.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Kamala Harris to give ‘closing argument’ speech in Washington DC with one week to go before Election Day -  (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Bedigan]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:18:58+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA['Not an act of God.' 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Richard Joyner, a 71-year-old pastor, has turned into a climate change activist after the farm he started out of his small Baptist church flooded during Hurricane Helene]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:16:20 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637841</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/Climate_Activist_72636.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Religion News Service</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Climate Activist -  (Religion News Service)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yonat Shimron]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:16:20+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[‘It empowered me’: Steve Bannon returns to airwaves after prison stint and immediately rips ‘fascist’ Harris ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/steve-bannon-prison-release-podcast-harris-b2637519.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The 70-year-old podcaster predicted Trump would get his ‘third victory,’ promoting stolen election claims </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:15:30 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637519</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/14/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-10.14.08%E2%80%AFAM.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Real America’s Voice / screengrab</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Steve Bannon returns to his ‘War Room’ podcast hours after his release from federal prison on Tuesday. 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All rights reserved.</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Trump Media Stock -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Harloff]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:14:20+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Man Utd ‘interested in hiring’ Ruben Amorim and paying release clause, Sporting confirm]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-ruben-amorim-manager-latest-news-b2637567.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Amorim could be appointed by this weekend’s Premier League match against Chelsea</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:12:44 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637462</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/13/GettyImages-1483637513.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Ruben Amorim is the favourite to be named the next Manchester United manager -  (Getty)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Miguel Delaney]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:12:44+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[American Airlines lands longest nonstop flight after 8,300 miles and 16.5 hours in the air]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/american-airlines-longest-flight-dallas-brisbane-australia-b2637752.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Flight AAL7 departed from Dallas, Texas on Saturday night and arrived in Brisbane, Australia on Monday morning </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:11:59 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637752</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/03/14/20/American_Airlines-Boeing_02958.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[American Airlines-Boeing -  (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaleigh Werner]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-10-29T21:11:59+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Ship owner in Baltimore bridge collapse seeks to blame others as liability case takes shape]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-dali-maryland-singapore-fbi-b2637839.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The owner and manager of the container ship Dali are seeking to minimize their responsibility for the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:08:09 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2637839</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/29/21/Baltimore_Bridge_Collapse_43014.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 Associated Press. 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