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      <news:title><![CDATA[Closing vents in unused rooms sounds smart, but HVAC experts warn it can raise pressure, waste energy, and even damage your system over time]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Foxes moved into a solar farm and turned it into a natural habitat, as the panels created shade, shelter, and a surprising new ecosystem]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Italy has spent nearly 200 years calling the volt a name derived from an Italian scientist’s name. Now, it wants the world to give back the letter English erased, and the strange part is that the fight over credit is hiding inside a unit everyone uses]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[A recycled bottle is being used in Aragón as a trap for Asian hornets, and what is surprising is how the simplest setup can be the most effective once the invasion is established]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Mexico pulls a “land-based Panama Canal” out of its hat: 303 km across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to connect the Pacific and the Gulf without passing through locks]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[The federal agency fighting bed bugs keeps getting infested in its own building, and what is absurd is that workers still are not allowed to telecommute]]></news:title>
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