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]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/oregons-school-funding-formula-hurts-kids-in-poverty-the-most-according-to-oregonian-reporting/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-15T16:14:52.703Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-15T16:14:52.703Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon’s school funding formula hurts kids in poverty the most, according to Oregonian reporting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WQWUZKOT4BFS3MSMSIOVY5BZXY.JPG?auth=819ec7d2da880d145ce26f0baec4788932cc1acea50081a3cc6181bd6bc8151c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3267</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reynolds High School, as seen March 26, 2021. 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But smelly, discolored water could hold it back ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SCRZHLLX5FGEXD7WQU2UFNN6WM.jpg?auth=236aa18667b299ea6460adf1800fc2ddcfc6a88c15022133353e5bd20345c65d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5519&amp;height=3679</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The sun sets over Jerry's restaurant, in Lakeview, Ore, on  Dec. 9 , 2025. 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England won 1-0. The old rivals meet again this year in a World Cup semifinal showdown.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/15/opbs-first-look-smelly-discolored-water-plagues-lakeview/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-15T14:17:46.71Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-15T14:17:46.71Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Smelly, discolored water plagues Lakeview]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SCRZHLLX5FGEXD7WQU2UFNN6WM.jpg?auth=236aa18667b299ea6460adf1800fc2ddcfc6a88c15022133353e5bd20345c65d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5519&amp;height=3679</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The sun sets over Jerry's restaurant, in Lakeview, Ore, on  Dec. 9 , 2025. The diner closed in 2024 after over 50 years in business, and is one of several buildings up for sale in the town.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/15/portland-fire-lose-connecticut-sun-90-87/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-15T14:00:03.944Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-15T14:00:03.944Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland Fire fall short in final seconds against the Sun, losing 90-87]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/15/deschutes-county-could-see-multi-winner-ranked-choice-voting-on-this-year-ballot/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-15T13:00:01.946Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-15T13:00:01.946Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Deschutes County could see multi-winner ranked-choice voting on this year’s ballot]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YU62P3BXTBFZTJHDTBFN2THVB4.jpg?auth=48bd1171d92e86684506422dc591161a7a11618a8ef5e028ef76ab64baa8bb0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4184&amp;height=2789</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rob Richie explains ranked-choice voting to a full house at the Deschutes Central Library in Bend, Ore., on July 13, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/pacific-willamette-universities-merger-plan-becomes-official/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-15T00:41:34.735Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-15T00:41:34.735Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pacific and Willamette universities’ merger plan becomes official]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VRKFQNTHYJGRZJIEWSH5JPU76A.jpg?auth=c63c850b3448a009550544a38397ccf5b256626252a195709ef39e762756d21e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Governing boards at Willamette and Pacific universities have signed a plan to merge. People walk through the Pacific University campus in Forest Grove, Ore., on Feb. 22, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/in-the-aftermath-of-deadly-shootings-ice-pauses-most-traffic-stops/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-15T00:33:46.57Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-15T00:33:46.57Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[In the aftermath of deadly shootings, ICE pauses most traffic stops]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K2PIBYOYLNLGHDV6WGHYA2WIAQ.jpg?auth=60cc654d1dc89e00ef360e6985e051bf42c4a6b07a8e64ca3d785948647acf42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FBI investigators work the scene of an alleged ICE involved shooting in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/contestrules/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-15T00:16:42.639Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-15T00:16:42.639Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Official contest rules]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/house-passes-bill-to-ditch-the-switch-and-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T23:52:45.263Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T23:52:45.263Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[House passes bill to 'ditch the switch' and make daylight saving time permanent]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MEG235B27VDJXMXJ2O3DNWKQYE.jpg?auth=e944a92e7ee3fda1c0fb12f6c5713c0378a00cf66910b39e0a33b2d976891b60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Capitol is seen in Washington, Tuesday, June 16, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/north-powder-union-county-oregon-water/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T22:58:23.205Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T22:58:23.205Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Northeastern Oregon town hit with state fine over wastewater violations]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2DULBGP7NFC63GVDURLC6IQHY4.JPG?auth=038f765fea7f95cb2fbeedccb6122bad5d5720de3fb6ae742d7b858660db3150&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A view of city hall in North Powder, Ore., on July 7, 2026, after a city council meeting where leaders discussed a state fine over wastewater reporting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/07/think-out-loud-oregon-blue-mountains-logging/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T21:20:27.335Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T21:20:27.335Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New draft plan for logging in Oregon’s Blue Mountains goes public]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2KSH2TR7S5DKPLOO43MM6FLO6I.JPG?auth=e439e480fc68e848601a3c932499d5993f47d38f88088479d3f1c95c612f59f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dusk falls over a forested ridge in the Blue Mountains, north of Enterprise, Ore., on May 20, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/07/marisa-anderson-explores-folk-music-from-around-the-worl-in-new-album/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T21:19:15.923Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T21:19:15.923Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland musician Marisa Anderson explores folk music from around the world in new album]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/07/think-out-loud-death-drag-queen-portlan-oregon-play/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T21:18:12.237Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T21:18:12.237Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Death of a Drag Queen’ returns for second run in Portland]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BRNVET7BLFH5PFTXSZO2QTPBJE.jpg?auth=74aebc835dc9ed8d4ce739ee8dc230f93438b59ddcf9629f68bb447761433658&amp;smart=true&amp;width=921&amp;height=1338</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Actor Sean Marlow, shown here in an undated provided photo, performs as Cram Brulee in the one-person play "Death of a Drag Queen." The show originally opened in Portland in December 2025, but it's back for a two-weekend run at The Board Room at Triangle Productions starting July 11.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/two-more-central-oregon-families-file-lawsuits-against-knife-river-over-contaminated-well-water/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T20:46:15.895Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T20:46:15.895Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Two more Central Oregon families file lawsuits against Knife River over contaminated well water]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NKD5ZCU6MFBMLBQV2UDCOSVODM.jpg?auth=5033e555592764bda61771d53724fe0fc338b7af5c50526ecb3b769853230a78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4855&amp;height=2937</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Knife River VP of its South Central Division Chris Doan and Technical Services Manager Matt Ropp tour the Woodward site on April 12, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/inflation-slowed-sharply-but-it-may-not-last/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T20:13:54.327Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T20:13:54.327Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Inflation slowed sharply — but it may not last]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QYYYQ4BHB5ONLKEEPXT4NZTLNI.jpg?auth=ef58870dd8022ef42a7007ff6a85ae10f65fae7addac5c14458f18133cdd2df2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A person prepares to pump gas at a Valero gas station on June 16, 2026, in Austin, Texas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/e-jean-carroll-receives-dollar5-6-million-in-damages-from-trump/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T20:11:09.001Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T20:11:09.001Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6 million from Trump in sexual abuse and defamation case]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/J6L6HDLKIBMJXHDQKG4LQS3IHU.jpg?auth=77d5d00998d7afa25e70f1bd7f7a84b8bb43f633969110bf9ce1497afb65350b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[E. Jean Carroll has been paid more than $5 million in damages, three years after a jury found President Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation of the writer. Here, Carroll departs Manhattan federal appeals court following arguments in an appeal brought by Trump in New York City in September 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/washington-governor-fafsa-high-school-graduation/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T19:46:57.535Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T19:46:57.535Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington governor wants to require FAFSA for high school graduation]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5B25MZT7D5CEHBQGFZH6S3UMGM.jpg?auth=230b9f6e8dcac4f8d8ea27cbac89dfe6b63ec76c75a2ff936383cd7ea9970be6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=560&amp;height=373</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Bob Ferguson speaks at Renton High School on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, ahead of signing an executive order launching the Washington Completes FAFSA Campaign.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/promotions/events/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T19:36:24.096Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T19:36:24.096Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB and KMHD Community Events]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/trump-administration-faces-lawsuits-over-change-to-endangered-species-act/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T19:22:56.943Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T19:22:56.943Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/F3BNMOO6PVOGBCK6COI45ROQXM.jpg?auth=de6a2111a037f522dd38f853d43717ce7f7db537fbf317a7246d82b0e05122d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4640&amp;height=3093</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Red-cockaded Woodpecker hovers momentarily before landing at its nesting cavity inside the trunk of a longleaf pine. This species makes its home in living trees rather than dead ones, a process that can take years to complete. If a timber company were to cut down these trees without directly injuring a bird, it would still constitute "harm" under the previous definition used by the Endangered Species Act. A new rule change by the Trump administration would change that.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/measles-providence-portland-oregon-health/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T19:05:15.578Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T19:05:15.578Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Measles exposure warning issued for three Providence Health sites in Portland metro]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MUGBMFS3NRHRJPXWJZK5AGUL3M.jpg?auth=bbd4f206e7e5d20847d591065cfeba80951ab71c9c77cec7abbcaffdf246dbc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4496&amp;height=2997</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is pictured at International Community Health Services, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Seattle.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/portland-police-chief-bob-day-on-police-response-times-and-budget-numbers/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T17:30:09.562Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T17:30:09.562Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland Police Chief Bob Day on police response times and budget numbers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/32APSXK3AZANXLSF2WRIQBAM2E.jpg?auth=61885910cd900f4db510d48b05e15f43bee2e0a8ed83bde120ff74ad11864317&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[File photo from Jan. 8, 2026. Portland Police Chief Bob Day speaks at a press conference held at the Central Precinct in Portland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/06/portlander-goodwill-thrift-store-tol/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T17:27:39.329Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T17:27:39.329Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[19-year-old Portlander makes Goodwill thrift store find of a lifetime ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5K7JOSAWBNAXBPEAJWU4XY4Q4Q.JPG?auth=c40ff28df661d02d807987344ee3cc544502fd804b0df6fda888cf1da1fbc1e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5152&amp;height=7728</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this provided photo taken in January 2026 at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland, Quinn Brown poses with a warm-up jacket worn by basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA Finals. The jacket, which Brown found and bought for $3 at the Goodwill store in Hillsboro, is expected to fetch as much as $250,000 at auction.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/06/think-out-loud-oregon-students-immigration-enforcement-ice/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T17:26:14.982Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T17:26:14.982Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How immigration enforcement has affected Oregon students]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/06/think-out-loud-sisters-of-the-road-moves-portland-lents/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T17:25:00.922Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T17:25:00.922Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland’s Sisters of the Road moves to Lents neighborhood]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/06/oregon-health-authority-director-sejal-hathi-resigns/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T17:22:26.388Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T17:22:26.388Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon Health Authority director Sejal Hathi resigns as agency faces steep challenges]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GI52GBGAANBA3P2BPGLZI5T54U.jpg?auth=cb7f623accb65b4da512968d94e8f97bacab73c5894b47cb4663027bb0e78274&amp;smart=true&amp;width=600&amp;height=398</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oregon Health Authority director Dr. Sejal Hathi, shown here in an undated provided photo. Hathi resigned from her position at OHA earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/oregon-new-package-recycling-rules-on-trial/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T17:12:27.577Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T17:12:27.577Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon’s new package recycling rules go on trial, could impact other states]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DFLOJYZQW5GKPNEYIYWDIHRZYI.jpg?auth=db7b5d7840d5acaa3ecca3c57c271f5c0bcd6778131d5a2924e9c66f59da924d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bales of packed cardboard are readied to be recycled.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/oregon-tracking-cases-parasitic-outbreak-illness-cyclosporiasis-cyclospora/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T16:59:11.462Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T16:59:11.462Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cases of parasitic outbreak remain low in Oregon as other states see surges]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NX4GGP425JFTHCAO6KZCWEBAAE.jpg?auth=d589ee9242d652169cba50b2230d4a30077e787a2f30b315a6655837c2704cb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking outbreaks of the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/think-out-loud-oregon-secretary-state-usps/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T16:32:49.049Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T16:32:49.049Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon Secretary of State on USPS and Trump administration’s impact on elections]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6XPACC5QQVGSNMP32HR6LEBSFI.jpg?auth=c10fbb7a3e3c73616c78b1575ab47845d85b484b145817932e86992a9916424e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6470&amp;height=4775</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Tobias Read speaks at the Democratic election night party held at the Hilton in Portland, Ore., Nov. 5, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/ai-policy/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T15:28:33.716Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T15:28:33.716Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB Editorial AI Policy]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/opbs-first-look-how-gop-tax-bill-impacts-oregons-safety-net/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T14:56:33.259Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T14:56:33.259Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: How GOP tax bill impacts Oregon’s safety net]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6AILEBX555HBRBWDYYV5ENE7KY.jpg?auth=f3ecf4e9b41850f07c42ca6a8ace91263b88c5e3ebed797a4ff99c97e7f748a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5537&amp;height=3691</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A person gets canned pears from the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Northeast Emergency Food Program food bank in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/the-world-cup-semifinals-kick-off-with-france-vs-spain/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T14:53:18.766Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T14:53:18.766Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The star-studded World Cup semifinals kick off with France vs. Spain]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3OPP67L2JRI6XNMPXOHKDUTIB4.jpg?auth=b03e7f3d4344c63f8b1aa6b12a4cca695f6676db7343edae866f5d4b8594ac77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[It's been a thrilling World Cup — and it's now down to a pair of stellar semifinal matchups, led by these stars (L to R): Spain's Lamine Yamal taking on France's Kylian Mbappé, and England's Jude Bellingham against Argentina's Lionel Messi.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/ice-officer-fatal-shooting-maine-driver/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T14:49:00.028Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T14:49:00.028Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Many questions remain after an ICE officer's fatal shooting of a Maine driver]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IXI5CYDOWBHM3DSCOBOZLASMMA.jpg?auth=0528e7ae9797c4d86207acbdc6d1773316756f94c927179122bbc6be22c54c56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5136&amp;height=3424</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A demonstrator fights back tears at an anti-ICE rally after a man was shot and killed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday, July 13, 2026, in Biddeford, Maine.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/1000-evacuated-from-fontainebleau-fires-near-paris/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T14:39:33.742Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T14:39:33.742Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[1,000 evacuated from Fontainebleau fires near Paris; Spanish authorities identify some fire victims]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XYL3XBSLIJDIXPE3E4HO65T6TY.jpg?auth=5bd735c645be5f1a83cc4a36370f4a95b2dfb297198843936951774fcaaf38f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A firefighter sprays water after a wildfire in the region of the Fontainebleau forest, south of Paris, France, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/us-attacks-iran-and-tehran-retaliates-across-the-middle-east-threatening-a-return-to-all-out-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T14:33:03.749Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T14:33:03.749Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East, threatening a return to all-out war]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6FTDYIOCNBC6DI5ASNNUODTRNU.jpg?auth=d5045810f320a3d625880468567362703b4a0ea66cff115886623243d0a01dd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/subpoenas-issued-to-ny-times-reporters-seen-as-unprecedented-threat-to-press-freedom/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T14:27:05.254Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T14:27:05.254Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as 'unprecedented' threat to press freedom]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/R4OCWCVDNVAVTAAWJT65MAQVOI.jpg?auth=340476b6f4dee70801b049cd0473db80e6c070de65787344ebe52439e06b7488&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5617&amp;height=3745</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Thursday, July 9, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/southern-oregon-collaboration-trying-bring-back-oak-trees-landscape/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T13:00:07.435Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T13:00:07.435Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A Southern Oregon collaboration is trying to bring back a disappearing landscape — one oak tree at a time]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IDYO7XROWZBQ3EY2F3CI5GQVDU.jpg?auth=a47cc9419859b90e0c6794699fd7e99c8a9a58228fc63c5f5248c9b1c29c73e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1326</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Many of the fir trees surround the oak trees on June 9, 2026, depriving them of sunlight and slowly killing them.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/12/olive-butte-fire-eastern-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T02:41:25.843Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T02:41:25.843Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[No structures lost, but evacuation orders remain for Olive Butte Fire ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/C2CII3J4F5HVLEDFVPNHKMN57Y.jpg?auth=e8465f7d592cf89a3267e8c68704368b1a1e6c2228c356074d7777bb38cca088&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1440&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Olive Butte Fire in Grant County, Oregon on July 9, 2026]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/jury-will-consider-if-nike-discriminated-against-a-female-employee-in-federal-trial/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T00:52:57.412Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T00:52:57.412Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Jury of 7 men and 1 woman will consider if Nike discriminated against a female employee in weeklong federal trial]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I7HB2M4S4FGZHCUYPAEA2FCQTI.JPG?auth=b10106b5ced7e879a1ef252f37e3d4b2c221aed5c0ffc60c5a2c1dd3502e2ef7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5040&amp;height=3360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[American and Oregonian flags fly above the Nike Headquarters near Beaverton, Ore., June 30, 2025. Nike’s Washington County campus is considered to be the company’s global headquarters, containing over 75 buildings on more than 286 acres.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/ice-shot-and-killed-a-motorist-in-maine-advocates-say-he-s-a-26-year-old-from-colombia/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T00:33:15.355Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T00:33:15.355Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ICE shot and killed a motorist in Maine. Advocates say he's a 26-year-old from Colombia]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NFZDU22ERRFHFHFMDP6AAV6RXA.jpg?auth=d67b5b909d2e48a3145827f7c46bd44ce04a2a71c9e5e8eda3b51bff149335be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5754&amp;height=3836</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Blood is seen on the pavement near the scene of a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Monday, July 13, 2026 in Biddeford, Maine.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/trump-s-hhs-backs-off-most-radical-effort-to-stop-healthcare-for-trans-youth/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T00:25:11.145Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T00:25:11.145Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump's HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/53ZQC2LTQZJTXFQ6STXFB6ULCU.jpg?auth=2e91ea638bd3b809c4a9adf3017dfaf1a3a61f9a9de2fedf5cd688ab79e65e03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3100&amp;height=2067</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Protestors rally for healthcare for transgender people at a march in June 2025 in Manhattan. NPR has learned the Trump administration shelved a plan to cut off all Medicare and Medicaid funding to any hospital that provided gender-affirming care to minors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/who-is-darline-graham-nordone-sen-lindsey-graham-s-sister/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T00:21:57.864Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T00:21:57.864Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Who is Darline Graham Nordone, Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EO7BAOW3WBGBHH5G3PE6PUXKL4.jpg?auth=71afe41a46544188bf02a77f86117f79613369012f2a4fe612829499abf7d8bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3080&amp;height=2200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., accompanied by his sister Darline, left, speaks at the GOP headquarters in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 1, 2015, where he filed for the South Carolina Presidential Primary.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>