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    <loc>https://columbus.buckeyecurrent.com/article/one-dead-after-northeast-columbus-crash-41aqxy</loc>
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        <news:name>Columbus Current</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T03:05:50.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>One dead after northeast Columbus crash</news:title>
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