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            <title><![CDATA[I Stayed in Room 313 in Bangkok]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:45:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Price of Alignment]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:20:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Some People Only Miss You When You’re Gone.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:18:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Almonds and PCOS: Does This Tiny Nut Actually Help?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:01:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Somewhere in Heaven, an Angel Just Rolled Her Eyes]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:00:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Spent Money on Dating Apps and Got Nothing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/rise-write/i-spent-money-on-dating-apps-and-got-nothing-06b4e225fbe9?source=rss----8d2708985aa5---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*y7lp9-VKFgAxHsWVgZxz-w.jpeg" width="4024"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">You didn&#x2019;t pay for love. You paid for something else, and nobody told you what.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/rise-write/i-spent-money-on-dating-apps-and-got-nothing-06b4e225fbe9?source=rss----8d2708985aa5---4">Continue reading on RISE &amp;WRITE »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Pressure to Always Be Improving is overwhelming.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/rise-write/the-pressure-to-always-be-improving-is-overwhelming-f9c3a808c419?source=rss----8d2708985aa5---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/736/1*YNKYTZrvjMmsaO3G88Kk8A.jpeg" width="736"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Photo By Nora The Explorer</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/rise-write/the-pressure-to-always-be-improving-is-overwhelming-f9c3a808c419?source=rss----8d2708985aa5---4">Continue reading on RISE &amp;WRITE »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:05:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Words Have No Value]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:16:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[10 Ways to Stay Calm in Difficult Situations]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 02:12:47 GMT</pubDate>
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