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		<title><![CDATA[Sam Kass, former Obama family personal chef and policy adviser, wins the Julia Child Award]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sam Kass, former Obama family personal chef and executive director of
first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative, is being honored
Friday with the prestigious Julia Child Award at the Obama Presidential
Center, recognizing his lifelong...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Oct/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Larry Printz: Jaguar Type 01 is the 1,015-HP Electric GT that could save Jaguar]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[GAYDON, England — Jaguar has spent years talking about reinvention.
Now it has produced something considerably more useful than another
corporate promise: a 1,015-horsepower electric grand tourer with the
proportions of a proper Jaguar. The ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/automotivenews/s-4315318</link>
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    <pubDate>Oct/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ram trucks hit with another recall]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal safety officials say the tire pressure monitoring systems on
more than 16,000 Ram
trucks could have been damaged during assembly, prompting a recall.

The recall
covers model year 2026 Ram trucks produced by Stellantis NV,
which began ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/automotivenews/s-4315305</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Auto review: 2026 Porsche Macan Electric is the EV SUV for everyone]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nowadays, the large array of SUVs available to consumers can be
overwhelming. Manufacturers have models in every fleet vying for a slice
of this burgeoning market.

In Grasso’s Garage this week we consider an all-electric powerhouse
that is here...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/automotivenews/s-4315298</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Auto review: At the helm of the giant, remade VW Atlas]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — The second-generation, 2027 Volkswagen Atlas
is big. How big? My 6-foot-5-inch frame and 6-foot-7-inch Atlas Product
Manager Jim Burch both fit easily in the third row.

Together.

We make things big in America. Big people,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/automotivenews/s-4315296</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Food aid enrollment tanks after SNAP rule changes]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[After President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
more than a year ago, enrollment in the federal food assistance program
dropped rapidly across the nation as states enforced new restrictions
and prepared to take on more of the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Oct/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Taking the kids: When the benefits of travel trump the costs]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s all about priorities. While 75 percent of us believe travel is too expensive, up more than 10 percent from last year, the vast majority of us report vacations are one of the things we most look forward to. In fact, according to the latest ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Oct/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase reports 10-year return on $200 million in Chicago philanthropic investments]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase issued a report this week seeking to determine the
return on $214 million in philanthropic investments it made over the
past decade into developing underserved Chicago communities.

While perhaps a little harder to measure than more...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4314818</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Is seller financing a good idea?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Our house has been sitting on the market for months, and a buyer
finally offered full price if we would finance the sale ourselves
instead of making him get a bank loan. We own the home free and clear
and like the idea of the monthly income. Is...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4314747</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Bloc is back on the market as downtown LA's office market shows signs of bottoming out]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bloc, a massive mixed-use complex in the heart of downtown Los
Angeles, is on the block for sale as the commercial property market
shows signs it is bottoming out with buildings changing hands at big
discounts.

The complex fills a city block ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4314683</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US apartment sizes are growing. Not in San Diego]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Average U.S. apartment sizes have risen but not in San Diego where
space is at a premium.

San Diego’s average new apartment size was 827 square feet in 2025,
said a new study from rental website RentCafe,
less than the national average of 910 ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4314681</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Gehry concert hall takes shape in downtown Los Angeles]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A pet project of architect Frank Gehry, a smaller concert hall to
complement his legendary Walt Disney Concert Hall, is taking shape in
downtown Los Angeles for an opening next September.

Elements Gehry devised to set it apart are already visible...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4314564</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Here's How: Are Plaster or Drywall Walls Better?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are Plaster or Drywall Walls Better?

Dear James: I am planning a new room addition and have concerns about
using drywall. I have heard some horror stories about having plaster
walls, but will plaster really result in that much better walls? --
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/hereshow/s-4314297</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[On Gardening: ColorBlaze Sunset coleus creates dream gardens]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is an annual bedding plant that dazzles in the shade or the
sun. It is among the last plants planted each year, as if it were placed
at the back of the line. But from the hottest days of summer to the cool
days of fall, your eyes are drawn ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Oct/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ram is recalling more than 265,000 vehicles over a steering defect]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[More than 265,000 Ram cargo vans have been recalled over a defect
with the vehicles' steering system.

At issue are the electric power steering systems in ProMaster vans
from model years 2022-26. Federal regulators say water can seep into the
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/automotivenews/s-4314053</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gold surged to a record, then fell hard. What happened?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gold has been on a wild ride this year.

The precious metal soared to a record of nearly $5,600 an ounce
before tumbling to roughly $4,000. It has since clawed its way back to
about $4,200, leaving investors wondering whether gold’s spectacular
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4313949</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ford changes PTO policy to stay 'competitive']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. on Thursday notified salaried employees of changes to
its paid-time off policy starting in 2027, including the elimination of
a program to purchase vacation time and changes to vacation milestones
that the automaker said would ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/automotivenews/s-4313947</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Canadian autoworkers schedule strike vote against Stellantis amid negotiation standoff]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Canadian autoworkers union Unifor has scheduled a strike
authorization vote for employees at the maker of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep
and Ram.

Negotiations between the Toronto-based labor union and Stellantis NV
have been at an impasse for almost a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/automotivenews/s-4313848</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Waymo begins fully autonomous testing in Detroit, other northern cities]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Drivers on Detroit roads are about to become acquainted with a
phenomenon that's become commonplace in other cities across the South
and the West Coast: cars traveling without anyone behind the wheel.

Waymo LLC’s rideshare service began full ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/automotivenews/s-4313846</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Greener View: Mums the Word]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mums the Word

There is an early buyer problem in American retail stores. Everyone
complains that Halloween products are in stores months before the
holiday, even before the end of July. The same early display of products
is true of every holiday ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4313516</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/07/2026</pubDate>
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