Error while trying to read xml from URL in asp.net core 2.1

Question

I am trying to read a XML file from a URL and below is my code in .net core

 

var url = "https://some.com/feeds/newfile.xml";

var httpClient = new HttpClient();

var result = httpClient.GetAsync(url).Result;

var stream = result.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync().Result;

var itemXml = XElement.Load(stream);

 

when the deubgger hits at .load , it throws an error "error on line 22 at column 46: xmlParseEntityRef: no name"

 

Below is the snapshot of the XML where error occurs ie line 22

 

<li>Win management’s support for your LOTO & machine guarding initiatives </li>