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</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/former-hartford-police-officer-charged-fatal-shooting-black-man/]]></link><description>A white police officer in Connecticut who fatally shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis has been charged with manslaughter after a state investigation found he failed to de-escalate the confrontation.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jake Offenhartz</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:27:57 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/former-hartford-police-officer-charged-fatal-shooting-black-man/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Police_Shooting_Connecticut_349_6_s1440x1078.jpg?27f21dcb6a774a621cd8cf0fecc7e0f23124811d" medium="image" height="1078" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Police_Shooting_Connecticut_349_6_s1440x1078.jpg?27f21dcb6a774a621cd8cf0fecc7e0f23124811d" length="2329548" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/former-la-police-detective-mark-fuhrman-convicted-lying-oj-simpson/]]></link><description>Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Rebecca Boone and Hallie Golden</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:08:08 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/former-la-police-detective-mark-fuhrman-convicted-lying-oj-simpson/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Mark_Fuhrman_Obit_56724_s1243x929.jpg?b534b75dccfff99138f22f15a30b2c5956254003" medium="image" height="929" width="1243"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Mark_Fuhrman_Obit_56724_s1243x929.jpg?b534b75dccfff99138f22f15a30b2c5956254003" length="2494868" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Bolivia protesters allied with ex-leader Morales clash with police as unrest widens
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/unrest-widens-bolivia-protesters-allied-ex-leader-morales-clash/]]></link><description>Supporters of Bolivia's influential ex-President Evo Morales clashed with police on Monday in the capital city as they called on the president to resign, joining a nationwide protest movement fueled by the worst economic crisis in a generation.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Carlos Valdez and Isabel Debre</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:02:05 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/unrest-widens-bolivia-protesters-allied-ex-leader-morales-clash/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/APTOPIX_Bolivia_Protest_68266_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/APTOPIX_Bolivia_Protest_68266_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="2484974" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>A grim list: Some notable attacks on U.S. houses of worship in recent years
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/grim-list-notable-attacks-us-houses-worship-recent-years/]]></link><description>Statistically, attending a weekly worship service is a remarkably safe thing to do. Global annual attendance totals many billions; the number of people killed in attacks on individual houses of worship in any given year is generally less than a few hundred. Killings in the U.S. are even more rare.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Associated Press</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:41:16 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/grim-list-notable-attacks-us-houses-worship-recent-years/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Islamic_Center_Shooting_72_49_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Islamic_Center_Shooting_72_49_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="8749738" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Will White House correspondents' dinner be rescheduled? Some say: 'Let's call the whole thing off'
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/say-lets-call-whole-thing-white-house-correspondents-dinner/]]></link><description>And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:17:47 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/say-lets-call-whole-thing-white-house-correspondents-dinner/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/01/Photo_Highlights_of_April_62864_s1440x961.jpg?6ffc4d3d57b058013256ad5bbd6d52434af2a762" medium="image" height="961" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/01/Photo_Highlights_of_April_62864_s1440x961.jpg?6ffc4d3d57b058013256ad5bbd6d52434af2a762" length="624212" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Man wrongly convicted of killing 2 Michigan hunters in 1990 agrees to $5.25M settlement
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/man-wrongly-convicted-killing-2-michigan-hunters-1990-agrees-525m/]]></link><description>A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters agreed to a $5.25 million settlement after accusing police of failing to turn over evidence that could have helped him at trial, a lawyer said Monday.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Ed White</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:53:34 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/man-wrongly-convicted-killing-2-michigan-hunters-1990-agrees-525m/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Hunters_Killed_Exoneration_8481__s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Hunters_Killed_Exoneration_8481__s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="3199346" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>The New York Times sues the Pentagon a second time over Hegseth's media restrictions
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/new-york-times-sues-pentagon-second-time-hegseths-media-restrictions/]]></link><description>The New York Times sued the Defense Department on Monday for the second time in five months, arguing that a requirement that journalists be escorted while on Pentagon grounds violates the First Amendment.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:37:21 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/new-york-times-sues-pentagon-second-time-hegseths-media-restrictions/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/05/EEOC_New_York_Times_Lawsuit_68117_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/05/EEOC_New_York_Times_Lawsuit_68117_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="5479465" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>New Mexico wildfire sparked by fatal medical plane crash spreads quickly in rural area
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/wildfire-new-mexico-sparked-fatal-medical-plane-crash-spreads-quickly/]]></link><description>A fast-growing wildfire sparked by the fatal crash of a small medical plane outside Ruidoso, New Mexico, has triggered evacuations for a rural area north of the Capitan Mountains and closures in the Lincoln National Forest, officials said Monday.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Savannah Peters</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:28:50 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/wildfire-new-mexico-sparked-fatal-medical-plane-crash-spreads-quickly/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/17/Air_Show_Planes_Collide_746_9_s619x929.jpg?24919d9b86f72dd40f5ed86ff0c0b2ee8ef69a28" medium="image" height="929" width="619"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/17/Air_Show_Planes_Collide_746_9_s619x929.jpg?24919d9b86f72dd40f5ed86ff0c0b2ee8ef69a28" length="947025" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Alex Murdaugh sues clerk whose behavior led state Supreme Court to overturn his murder convictions
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/rebecca-hill-sued-alex-murdaugh-behavior-led-overturning-murder/]]></link><description>Alex Murdaugh has filed a lawsuit against the court clerk whose behavior during his murder trial led the South Carolina Supreme Court to overturn his convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Associated Press</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:25:25 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/rebecca-hill-sued-alex-murdaugh-behavior-led-overturning-murder/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Murdaugh_Killings_533_5_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Murdaugh_Killings_533_5_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="3419614" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Thousands ordered to evacuate as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/southern-california-wildfire-threatens-homes-thousands-ordered/]]></link><description>Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate Monday as a wind-driven wildfire threatened suburban homes in Southern California.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Associated Press</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:19:39 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/southern-california-wildfire-threatens-homes-thousands-ordered/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/California_Wildfire_489_3_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/California_Wildfire_489_3_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="9195969" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>3 men have been killed at a San Diego mosque and both suspects are dead, police say
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/san-diego-police-say-theyre-responding-active-shooter-local-mosque/]]></link><description>An active shooter opened fire at a San Diego mosque Monday, and police believe people have been shot, authorities said.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Julie Watson</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:00:49 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/san-diego-police-say-theyre-responding-active-shooter-local-mosque/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/APTOPIX_Islamic_Center_Shooting_35_6_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/APTOPIX_Islamic_Center_Shooting_35_6_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="9169856" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Supreme Court to weigh teachers' ability to sue over sex discrimination
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/supreme-court-weigh-teachers-ability-sue-sex-discrimination/]]></link><description>The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a case involving former Georgia Tech women's basketball coach who said she was fired after complaining that her school was giving men's sports teams better treatment.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Alex Swoyer</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:15:30 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/supreme-court-weigh-teachers-ability-sue-sex-discrimination/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Supreme_Court_6_766_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Supreme_Court_6_766_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="6952395" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Trial begins for ex-school administrator over role in 6-year-old's shooting of Virginia teacher
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/trial-begins-ex-school-administrator-role-6-year-olds-shooting/]]></link><description>The trial of a former elementary school assistant principal began Monday in Virginia, with the ex-administrator accused of disregarding warnings in 2023 about a 6-year-old having a gun on campus that he later fired at a teacher.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Matt Delaney</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:21:27 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/trial-begins-ex-school-administrator-role-6-year-olds-shooting/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/School_Shooting_Newport_News_5932__s1440x1038.jpg?ff8672d8526029d0766bed4f4bb0d1157aa14639" medium="image" height="1038" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/School_Shooting_Newport_News_5932__s1440x1038.jpg?ff8672d8526029d0766bed4f4bb0d1157aa14639" length="4368339" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>U.S. prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/us-prosecutors-drop-fraud-charges-gautam-adani-billionaire-indian/]]></link><description>U.S. prosecutors asked a judge Monday to dismiss criminal fraud and conspiracy charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, who had been accused of duping investors in a massive solar project in India.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 12:59:35 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/us-prosecutors-drop-fraud-charges-gautam-adani-billionaire-indian/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/14/Adani_Civil_Lawsuit_Settlement_588_7_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/14/Adani_Civil_Lawsuit_Settlement_588_7_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="1225586" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Riders navigate alternatives as strike that shut down largest U.S. commuter rail enters a 3rd day
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/riders-navigating-alternatives-strike-shut-largest-us-commuter-rail/]]></link><description>Commuters in New York City's suburbs navigated a gauntlet of car, bus and subway routes to get to work Monday after a strike on the Long Island Rail Road that shut down the nation's busiest commuter rail system entered its third day.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Philip Marcelo and Kathy McCormack</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 10:44:18 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/riders-navigating-alternatives-strike-shut-largest-us-commuter-rail/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/APTOPIX_Long_Island_Rail_Road_Strike_34989_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/APTOPIX_Long_Island_Rail_Road_Strike_34989_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="3231119" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione's trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/judge-allows-gun-notebook-evidence-luigi-mangiones-trial/]]></link><description>A gun and notebook that prosecutors say link Luigi Mangione to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson can be used as evidence at his murder trial, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting a defense argument that they were seized illegally, before a search warrant was obtained.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Michael R. Sisak</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 10:18:30 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/judge-allows-gun-notebook-evidence-luigi-mangiones-trial/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/UnitedHealthcare_CEO_Killed_39_23_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/UnitedHealthcare_CEO_Killed_39_23_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="1462154" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Supreme Court sends closely watched Native American voting rights decision back to lower court
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/supreme-court-sends-closely-watched-native-american-voting-rights/]]></link><description>The Supreme Court acted in a Voting Rights Act case brought by Native American tribes on Monday, saying a closely watched ruling needs to be reconsidered after the high court weakened the Civil Rights-era law.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Lindsay Whitehurst</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 10:01:40 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/supreme-court-sends-closely-watched-native-american-voting-rights/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Supreme_Court_6_766_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Supreme_Court_6_766_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="6952395" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/supreme-court-rejects-appeals-drug-manufacturers-medicare-price/]]></link><description>The Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals from pharmaceutical companies that object to negotiating Medicare drug prices with the federal government.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Mark Sherman and Ali Swenson</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 09:43:06 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/supreme-court-rejects-appeals-drug-manufacturers-medicare-price/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/15/Supreme_Court__59_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/15/Supreme_Court__59_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="8567905" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Three young people arrested in series of random shootings across Austin that injured four
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/three-young-people-arrested-series-random-shootings-across-austin/]]></link><description>Three young people were in custody following at least 10 random weekend shootings in Austin, Texas, that left four people injured, city officials said.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Associated Press</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:51:56 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/three-young-people-arrested-series-random-shootings-across-austin/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Multiple_Shootings_Texas_Austin_2_458_s1440x810.jpg?b902618a5575a8db94b5c0b671b87a203a26ff30" medium="image" height="810" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Multiple_Shootings_Texas_Austin_2_458_s1440x810.jpg?b902618a5575a8db94b5c0b671b87a203a26ff30" length="848019" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot teacher
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