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			<title>A change in immigration status threatens thousands of Salvadoran immigrants in the D.C. region</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/09/09/end-tps-el-salvador-immigrants-trump-administration/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Kellen Quigley, Alison Brody</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security had said that decades-long TPS protection would expire for people from El Salvador on September 9th. Now they say it will remain in place until an announcement is made at "the appropriate time," leaving thousands of salvadorans in the DMV -- and across the country -- in a state of limbo.]]></description>
			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security had said that decades-long TPS protection would expire for people from El Salvador on September 9th. Now they say it will remain in place until an announcement is made at the appropriate time, leaving thousands of salv]]></itunes:subtitle>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security had said that decades-long TPS protection would expire for people from El Salvador on September 9th. Now they say it will remain in place until an announcement is made at "the appropriate time," leaving thousands of salvadorans in the DMV -- and across the country -- in a state of limbo.]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security had said that decades-long TPS protection would expire for people from El Salvador on September 9th. Now they say it will remain in place until an announcement is made at "the appropriate time," leaving thousands of salvadorans in the DMV -- and across the country -- in a state of limbo.]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>On 9/11 day of service, thousands of volunteers are expected to pack meals for D.C. area families in need</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/09/09/9-11-day-of-service-volunteers/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Chris Remington, Esther Ciammachilli</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Volunteers will pack meal kits for hungry families as part of the National 9.11 Day of Service. The action comes through the efforts of nonprofit 9.11 Day, an organization started nearly 25 years ago as a way for individuals to honor the lives lost through service. ]]></description>
			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Volunteers will pack meal kits for hungry families as part of the National 9.11 Day of Service. The action comes through the efforts of nonprofit 9.11 Day, an organization started nearly 25 years ago as a way for individuals to honor the lives lost throu]]></itunes:subtitle>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Volunteers will pack meal kits for hungry families as part of the National 9.11 Day of Service. The action comes through the efforts of nonprofit 9.11 Day, an organization started nearly 25 years ago as a way for individuals to honor the lives lost through service. ]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Volunteers will pack meal kits for hungry families as part of the National 9.11 Day of Service. The action comes through the efforts of nonprofit 9.11 Day, an organization started nearly 25 years ago as a way for individuals to honor the lives lost through service. ]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Get Out There: The best fall dining experiences with Tom Sietsema</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/09/04/get-out-there-the-best-fall-dining-experiences-with-tom-sietsema/</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Tamika Smith</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[This week for Get Out There, we wanted to find out what’s popping this fall at our local restaurants. So we spoke to the food critic with all the best recommendations, Tom Sietsema. ]]></description>
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			<title>The Garage, a DIY music haven in Montgomery County, fights for survival</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/09/04/the-garage-a-diy-music-haven-in-montgomery-county-fights-for-survival/</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Jackson Sinnenberg</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Garage is a vital part of the alternative rock and punk scene in the D.C. region. But a legal battle with the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services threatens to close the farm-based venue.]]></description>
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			<title>&#8216;Crankin!&#8217; &#8211; an exploration of D.C.&#8217;s go-go culture and history</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/09/02/dc-crankin-book-go-go-culture-and-history/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Darryl C. Murphy</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[As D.C. celebrates the 50th anniversary of it's official sound, go-go, a new novel titled Crankin! takes readers through its 5 decades and gives them a peek into where the genre is headed. The book covers the evolution and impact of go-go from Chuck Brown’s foundation, to the opening of the Go-Go Museum and Cafe to go-go’s reach into Africa.]]></description>
			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As D.C. celebrates the 50th anniversary of its official sound, go-go, a new novel titled Crankin! takes readers through its 5 decades and gives them a peek into where the genre is headed. The book covers the evolution and impact of go-go from Chuck Brown]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As D.C. celebrates the 50th anniversary of it's official sound, go-go, a new novel titled Crankin! takes readers through its 5 decades and gives them a peek into where the genre is headed. The book covers the evolution and impact of go-go from Chuck Brown’s foundation, to the opening of the Go-Go Museum and Cafe to go-go’s reach into Africa.]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>D.C. area nurses join nationwide protests over sharing of health data with Palantir</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/09/02/dc-nationwide-protests-over-health-data-sharing-palantir/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Chris Remington, Tamika Smith</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Registered nurses in D.C. and other cities nationwide protested the company Palantir last week, arguing the firm's technology is helping ICE track down immigrants using Medicaid records. Court filings show ICE shared Medicaid data with Palantir even after a federal judge limited what information could be passed to immigration officials.]]></description>
			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Registered nurses in D.C. and other cities nationwide protested the company Palantir last week, arguing the firms technology is helping ICE track down immigrants using Medicaid records. Court filings show ICE shared Medicaid data with Palantir even after]]></itunes:subtitle>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Registered nurses in D.C. and other cities nationwide protested the company Palantir last week, arguing the firm's technology is helping ICE track down immigrants using Medicaid records. Court filings show ICE shared Medicaid data with Palantir even after a federal judge limited what information could be passed to immigration officials.]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Registered nurses in D.C. and other cities nationwide protested the company Palantir last week, arguing the firm's technology is helping ICE track down immigrants using Medicaid records. Court filings show ICE shared Medicaid data with Palantir even after a federal judge limited what information could be passed to immigration officials.]]></itunes:summary>
			<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Registered nurses in D.C. and other cities nationwide protested the company Palantir last week, arguing the firm's technology is helping ICE track down immigrants using Medicaid records. Court filings show ICE shared Medicaid data with Palantir even after a federal judge limited what information could be passed to immigration officials.]]></googleplay:description>
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			<title>WAMU&#8217;s week ahead: D.C. nurses protest Palantir, environmentalism and development in Montgomery County and go-go&#8217;s 50th anniversary</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/08/31/wamus-week-ahead-d-c-nurses-protest-palantir-environmentalism-and-development-in-montgomery-county-and-go-gos-50th-anniversary/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Jackson Sinnenberg, Esther Ciammachilli</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[This week WAMU will be checking in on protests D.C. nurses are leading against the data analytics firm Palantir, a push by environmental activists in Montgomery County for their followers to get behind more development and building projects, and a dive into a new book on the history of go-go music.]]></description>
			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week WAMU will be checking in on protests D.C. nurses are leading against the data analytics firm Palantir, a push by environmental activists in Montgomery County for their followers to get behind more development and building projects, and a dive i]]></itunes:subtitle>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week WAMU will be checking in on protests D.C. nurses are leading against the data analytics firm Palantir, a push by environmental activists in Montgomery County for their followers to get behind more development and building projects, and a dive into a new book on the history of go-go music.]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week WAMU will be checking in on protests D.C. nurses are leading against the data analytics firm Palantir, a push by environmental activists in Montgomery County for their followers to get behind more development and building projects, and a dive into a new book on the history of go-go music.]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Local non-profit donates thousands of books to childhood cancer patients</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/08/26/local-non-profit-donates-thousands-of-books-to-childhood-cancer-patients/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Jackson Sinnenberg</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emily Bhatnagar, founder of the book drive For Love and Buttercup, talks about her work with children undergoing cancer treatments and her big book drive for this year's Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.]]></description>
			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Emily Bhatnagar, founder of the book drive For Love and Buttercup, talks about her work with children undergoing cancer treatments and her big book drive for this years Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.]]></itunes:subtitle>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Emily Bhatnagar, founder of the book drive For Love and Buttercup, talks about her work with children undergoing cancer treatments and her big book drive for this year's Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Emily Bhatnagar, founder of the book drive For Love and Buttercup, talks about her work with children undergoing cancer treatments and her big book drive for this year's Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>A year into its D.C. deployment, the National Guard is largely missing from crime data</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/08/25/a-year-into-its-d-c-deployment-the-national-guard-is-largely-missing-from-crime-data/</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Chris Remington, Esther Ciammachilli</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[A year after National Guard troops arrived in Washington, D.C., a Reuters analysis finds they show up in less than 2% of the city's criminal cases. The guard are largely absent from the neighborhoods with the most violence. Reuters reporter Brad Heath tells WAMU the deployment's roughly 4,500 soldiers outnumber D.C. police,.]]></description>
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			<title>D.C.&#8217;s college tuition assistance program is more generous than ever. Is it enough?</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Kayla Hewitt, Alison Brody</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[College tuition has roughly doubled since the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant, also known as  DCTAG, was created. How much of a difference does the $15,000 actually make for D.C. families?]]></description>
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