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      <image:title>Budget negotiators outline stopgap deal as deadline nears</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.thestatesbrief.com/article/economy/jobs-data-cools-rate-cut-bets-as-wall-street-holds-gains</loc>
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      <image:title>Jobs data cools rate-cut bets as Wall Street holds gains</image:title>
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