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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Left Party Districts Reject Calls to Drop Demand for Government Posts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats' leader wants the Left Party to consider being a supporting party rather than joining the government. But several of the Left Party's districts say changing the congress decision on ministerial posts is not an option. It can't be rushed, says Eva Arvidsson, the party's vice chair in Västerbotten.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 05:10:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vattenfall to Invest SEK 3.2 Billion in Västerbotten Power Grid Through 2029]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Vattenfall is investing SEK 3.2 billion to strengthen the electricity grid in Västerbotten through 2029, the state-owned energy group says in a press release.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:16:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Skellefteå crush Björklöven 8-1 in long-awaited Västerbotten derby]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It was billed as a red-hot Västerbotten derby, but Skellefteå showed no mercy. The reigning Swedish champions got off to a dream start, taking a 1–0 lead on the first shift, and ran over Björklöven 8–1 on the road.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:32:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Rally Confirmed for 2027 Despite Bankruptcy Concerns]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish Rally will also be held in 2027, the organizer has announced. The classic competition, which has been held since 1950, has been threatened with bankruptcy.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:38:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Västerbotten School Principal Fined for Failing to Report Suspected Student Crime to Police]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A principal at a school in Västerbotten has been convicted of misconduct for failing to report to the police a suspected crime committed by a student at the school, local media report.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:53:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Study finds bold and timid moose in Swedish personality research]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Researchers have studied the personalities of Swedish moose for the first time and identified both bold and timid individuals.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:19:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Karin Smirnoff writes new Jana Kippo novel after finishing Millennium trilogy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Karin Smirnoff completes her “Millennium” trilogy with a book about women’s revenge on men. “I think it’s in all my books, no matter what I write about.”]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Election results: More than a third of MPs are new faces]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The election has been counted. Just over a third of the elected members of parliament are new. However, the votes were not enough for two KD ministers and several other profiles.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:17:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats Lose Ground in Norrland as Voters Drift to the Moderates]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats' stronghold in Norrland is cracking at the seams. The loss in the north is in some places twice as big as in the country as a whole. We lack the fingertip feeling for what attracts voters, says John Åberg (S), second vice chairman of the Sollefteå municipal board.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:53:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Liberals fall in all regional elections, party secretary calls it a lesson]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Liberals increased in the parliamentary elections. But in all regional elections, the party is falling, as well as in most municipalities. That is a lesson for us, says party secretary Fredrik Brange.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:54:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Norrland Party surges in Västernorrland, set to become largest party in Kramfors]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The newly formed Norrland Party (NorrP) is doing well in Västernorrland. The party is gaining seats on the regional council and in all municipalities in the county. In Kramfors, NorrP becomes the largest party, while the Social Democrats are in disarray.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:41:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blue/Yellow founder says Ukraine war is now dominated by drones, urges more Western support]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[His organization has raised over a billion kronor in support of Ukraine. Nowadays, almost all the money goes to drone technology. But the outside world is not keeping up, Jonas Öhman thinks. I am surprised that the world does not want to understand how drone warfare has changed modern warfare.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:08:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unemployment lowest in Gällivare and Kiruna, highest in Skåne as labour market recovery slows]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Unemployment is lowest in the mining towns of Gällivare and Kiruna, and highest in Skåne. Even in the traditional growth engine, Stockholm County, unemployment is higher than in the country as a whole.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arja Saijonmaa combines new documentary film and live concert this autumn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[This autumn, Arja Saijonmaa invites you to a performance combining a new documentary film with a live concert.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Three more measles cases linked to Urkult festival outbreak]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Three more people have been infected with measles in connection with the outbreak at the Urkult festival.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:21:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Democrats seek tougher laws on illegal labor, call it modern slavery]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Sweden Democrats want to tighten the law on illegal labor in Sweden. It cannot be described as anything other than modern slavery, says SD spokesperson Magnus Persson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:39:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Warning to parents as teens get drunk on hand sanitizer in Umeå]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Field staff working among young people warn that teenagers are getting drunk on hand sanitizer. It's not a new phenomenon, but we're seeing an upsurge now, says field worker Linnéa Norberg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 02:00:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Minister says no cause for concern over measles outbreak after Urkult festival]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Three more cases of measles have been reported after the Urkult festival in Sollefteå municipality, according to the Public Health Agency. This is a limited outbreak among a group of unvaccinated people, says Minister for Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (KD) at a press conference.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:03:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[80 bears shot on first day of licensed hunt in Sweden]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[This year’s licensed bear hunt started on Friday - and by the end of the day, 80 animals were reported killed in the country, writes Jaktjournalen.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Three more measles cases after Urkult festival, total rises to 24]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Three more measles cases have been reported after the Urkult festival in Sollefteå municipality, the Public Health Agency of Sweden reports. One of them is a student at a high school in Gothenburg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:26:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:34:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Foreign company fined SEK 60,000 after E4 traffic stop near Umeå]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A foreign company was fined 60,000 kronor after a truck was stopped on the E4 during a traffic check, reports Västerbottens-Kuriren.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:26:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Measles outbreak linked to Urkult Festival grows to 21 cases in Sweden: Public Health Agency]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The measles outbreak linked to the Urkult Festival continues to grow, according to the Public Health Agency. There are now 21 reported cases, an increase of 10 since Tuesday's report. It is very unusual for us to see this kind of outbreak in Sweden, says acting state epidemiologist Erik Sturegård.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:09:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bo Sundström to perform at Social Democrats’ election tour stop in Piteå]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bo Sundström from Bo Kaspers Orkester will perform when the Social Democrats go on an election tour in northern Sweden.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:14:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moderates want tougher penalties for rape of the elderly]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After several high-profile cases in which care workers have abused the elderly, the Moderates now want to toughen the penalties.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:21:32 GMT</pubDate>
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