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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Civics</title><link>https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/civics/</link><description>Civics</description><atom:link href="https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/civics/rss/" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><image><url>https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/civics/static/blogv2/images/google.png</url><title>Civics</title><link>https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/civics/</link></image><item><title>Find voting information on Google Search and Maps</title><link>https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/civics/2024-election-resources-search-maps/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" 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are providing information to voters in the United States around Election Day.</description><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/civics/2024-election-resources-search-maps/</url></og><author xmlns:author="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><name>Geordy Kitchen</name><title>Director, Product Management</title><department></department><company></company></author></item><item><title>Preparing for the U.S. elections in November</title><link>https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/civics/preparing-for-the-us-elections-in-november/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/us_elections_hero_A.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"></media:content><media:description>illustration of a ballot box, a hand and an American flag</media:description><description><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/us_elections_hero_A.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">As 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infrastructure</title><link>https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/entrepreneurs/15-startups-ai-academy-infrastructure/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Screenshot_2024-08-07_at_10.12..max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"></media:content><media:description>A man and a woman wearing white polo shirts that read "Zordi" stand in a greenhouse filled with strawberries.</media:description><description><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Screenshot_2024-08-07_at_10.12..max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Google for Startups AI Academy: American Infrastructure provides mentorship, training, and resources to help founders scale solutions and benefit communities.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:00:00 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