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  <updated>2024-06-10T13:43:00-04:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV in the Black South: Confronting Systemic Barriers and Inequities]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-06-10T13:43:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Marvell L. Terry II]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In advance of Juneteenth, an advocate highlights the far-reaching impact of the virus.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/148560_iStock-620697086.jpg_185b2a8a-df3a-4bcb-9821-1f305197fb4e.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Harold Phillips Takes Us Down Memory Lane]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-04-05T13:14:27-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Harold J. Phillips]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[NMAC’s new deputy director of programs looks forward to the 2024 Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit in Seattle.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/146774_Seattle-iStock-144877890.jpg_50e27a0d-2cb3-4dce-aed8-394729384633.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDSWatch 2024: “We’re in This Together”]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-02-26T13:48:39-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mathew Rodriguez]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Hundreds of HIV advocates prepare to bring their voices to Washington, DC, from March 17-19.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/145202_hands-joined-ts-492365713.jpg_99b78e13-5bef-4003-9d14-d439e846bbeb.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Living for Love]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-02-12T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mathew Rodriguez]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[It was the second AIDS memorial at Madonna’s New York concert that made Mathew Rodriguez cry.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/144890_P03-24-033.jpg_bebaad7c-6f6e-41dc-b621-1f6180b57213.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Queering Congress]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-01-15T13:52:09-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jirair Ratevosian]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A Congressional candidate makes the case for increasing LGBTQ representation.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/143932_iStock-186848536.jpg_e35682b6-6e51-452b-8b9e-59b38da20f74.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[POZ Awards 2023 / Winners]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-12-08T10:00:19-05:00</updated>
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      <name>POZ</name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here are the winners as voted by POZ readers!<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/142925_iStock-5863602441.jpg_aa055cff-405a-48f4-bf80-9498e3fb7c7f.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Global Leaders Urge Congress to Support AIDS Program PEPFAR]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-10-27T12:03:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[The Bush Institute]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In a letter to lawmakers, the Bush Institute and amfAR back the reauthorization of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/141701_P01-18-029b.jpg_200e75e6-c410-4bb5-a48c-a850e9ab5a5b.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Physician’s Duty to Resist Government Interference]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-08-09T10:09:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Leonid Poretsky, M.D.]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Many lawmakers in the U.S. are engaging in political attacks in a quest to deny appropriate medical care to people who are transgender.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/139215_iStock-1486020833.jpg_9e0db3d5-c9c3-47b4-8087-3d5eb73077a2.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Questions Still Unanswered]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-07-31T17:45:45-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[George Kerr]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A long-term survivor seeks more support for those aging with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/138942_P07-18-022.jpg_05fc933b-6d5a-4b61-a383-85a7790a38be.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Exacerbating Racism as a Public Health Crisis in the United States]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-07-11T13:41:05-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Omar Martínez González]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An HIV advocate argues that the striking of affirmative action policies in college admissions has health consequences for people of color.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/138268_P12-21-021.jpg_d4dfb036-0e2f-4192-be97-22a827fbb1d0.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cancer Prevention Is a Year-Round LGBTQ Issue]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-06-30T20:08:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Annalea Trask]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[LGBTQ disparities exist in cervical cancer prevention—including HPV vaccines—and in rates of anal cancer, notably among those with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/138052_iStock-1142820321.jpg_ea77a5e8-5d73-4fe9-a154-49ff4f3f29db.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What’s Needed to Fix a Vital Drug Discount Program]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-06-07T13:34:24-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Guy Anthony]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We can only achieve changes that work in the interest of the safety net if the diverse 340B community works together.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137301_P01-22-002.jpg_3faa491c-07ca-4026-8543-6e793b1b80ce.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[PrEP4All Urges U.S. Government to Appeal Court’s HIV Patent Ruling for Gilead]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-05-15T12:30:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[PrEP4All ]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Read the complete statement by PrEP4All activists on the “disappointing verdict in ‘U.S. v. Gilead.’”<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/136595_iStock-1073002732.jpg_dcdd1cd5-8507-4478-96fd-b7f5b68961f7.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[POZ Awards 2022 / Winners]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-12-09T13:01:27-05:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here are the winners as voted by POZ readers!<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/132172_P10-19-001.jpg_2c35de8d-dce5-438c-b5f0-f053478ae1fc.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Proclamation on World AIDS Day 2022]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-12-01T11:54:12-05:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A statement from President Biden urging the American people to support the HIV community.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/131906_P12-21-005.jpg_c944b843-558f-4b1c-ac14-2d73878e49aa.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Inequalities Are Blocking the End of the AIDS Pandemic]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-11-29T16:54:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[UNAIDS ]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new report from UNAIDS in advance of #WorldAIDSDay shows that HIV discrimination, stigma and criminalization are costing lives.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/131864_globe-red-ribbon-rect.jpg_bd5bb3e9-ad6c-4584-9a9f-50c61bee38a2.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Redefining Thriving]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-11-08T19:12:48-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Philip Barragan]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A married long-term survivor reflects on a difficult choice the couple may have to make to afford future HIV treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/131181_money-pill-is-000016535503.jpg_286572e8-90ba-43d8-9e39-58d813885c1e.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Six Ways We Can Have Safer Sex in the Time of Monkeypox]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-07-21T17:40:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Nicholas Diamond]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How dressing like Kim Kardashian could lower your risk.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/127460_condom-veggies-DeonBlack-Unsplash.jpg_c46ec198-e4ee-4eeb-b90d-894315a08688.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[#ZeroHIVStigmaDay: New International Awareness Day Aims to End HIV Stigma]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-07-21T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name>POZ</name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A recent survey worldwide found that HIV stigma remained a serious concern for most respondents.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/127394_P01-20-018.jpg_49632815-a05d-4a73-9a83-f000735cd555.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Health Threats for Communities Heavily Impacted by HIV]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-07-18T17:41:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Greg Millett]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Policy experts call for quicker action and more resources for the monkeypox and meningococcal disease outbreaks.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/127317_monkeypox1-niaid.jpeg_bb533af1-bf4b-4871-8290-025d40e6700d.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Nothing Is More American Than a 4th of July Parade]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-07-06T13:26:48-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[John Peller]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC) issues a statement on the Highland Park shooting.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/127046_Chicago-iStock-640286570.jpg_7d6bb0d1-99e6-4222-9d1f-f717b87b4172.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Roe Fell: Now What?]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-06-26T11:26:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Naina Khanna ]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A co-executive director of the Positive Women’s Network USA details how the HIV movement finds its way.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/126817_iStock-152169127.jpg_c739458f-be9f-4248-93de-ad35947f81bd.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is the LGBT Community Doing Enough to Fight Monkeypox?]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lgbt-community-enough-fight-monkeypox</id>
    <updated>2022-06-22T15:50:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Efforts to avoid stigma and homophobia could be keeping us silent when we need to be speaking out.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/126690_iStock-1196525774.jpg_2ddbacda-a762-49bc-a307-0286761736df.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[When Will HIV End?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/when-will-hiv-end"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/when-will-hiv-end</id>
    <updated>2022-06-16T13:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Katie Lapides Coester]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We are at significant risk of missing the 2030 deadlines for ending HIV/AIDS as a public health threat. We must act now.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/126448_iStock-496204954.jpg_1940aa89-a12e-47c3-8440-6b47da52066e.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Equity-Driven Advocacy for a National PrEP Program for Uninsured People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/equitydriven-advocacy-national-prep-program-uninsured-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/equitydriven-advocacy-national-prep-program-uninsured-people</id>
    <updated>2022-04-18T16:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Kenyon Farrow]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Will this program translate into access for those who need pre-exposure prophylaxis the most to prevent HIV?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/124227_PrEP-Chalk-letters-000065821157-.jpg_7ac8f77f-0a68-4a84-9de2-b5bfd5a71b80.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why Including Women in HIV Research Matters]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/including-women-hiv-research-matters"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/including-women-hiv-research-matters</id>
    <updated>2022-03-28T15:49:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“We should contribute to the decisions that are made about us.”<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/123518_iStock-1189795103.jpg_ebf4cca8-887a-42dd-b78f-a244cab21150.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Centering Sexual Satisfaction in the PrEP Conversation]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/centering-sexual-satisfaction-prep-conversation"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/centering-sexual-satisfaction-prep-conversation</id>
    <updated>2022-02-22T19:00:05-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Madeline C. Montgomery]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers asked queer men taking pre-exposure prophylaxis 20 questions about their sex lives—here’s what they found.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/121853_PrEP-Chalk-letters-000065821157-.jpg_143ad7b5-9889-420d-9c94-553e65635faf.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Global AIDS Response Has Lost a Great Champion]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/global-aids-response-lost-great-champion"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/global-aids-response-lost-great-champion</id>
    <updated>2021-12-27T15:44:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name>POZ</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[UNAIDS is deeply saddened at the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120185_DesmondTutu-UNAIDS.jpg_f967fe7b-7360-417b-bcc0-dde8efa62012.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[2021 Was a Year of HIV Progress; Now Let’s Focus on PrEP Access]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/2021-year-hiv-progress-now-focus-prep-access"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/2021-year-hiv-progress-now-focus-prep-access</id>
    <updated>2021-12-22T17:15:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Carl Schmid]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Two bills in Congress will establish PrEP programs to prevent HIV. They’re needed to address racial and ethnic disparities in the epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120092_iStock-1073002732.jpg_0011e8b3-3d3e-4a79-8f69-10b6e836a29f.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[POZ Awards 2021 / Winners]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/poz-awards-2021-winners"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/poz-awards-2021-winners</id>
    <updated>2021-12-08T16:55:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
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