<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Daily Snark</title><description>Satire &amp; commentary on the world&apos;s weirdest news</description><link>https://dailysnarkhq.com/</link><item><title>Hackers Turned French Supermarket Freezers Into Ovens. 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