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Packwood has launched a very successful lobbying business and is on a pace to nearly triple his lobbying income from last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/eugene-police-expand-online-reporting-system/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T00:06:41.494Z</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>2026-06-09T00:06:41.494Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Eugene police expand online reporting system to include scooter, e-bike and motorcycle complaints]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/H356LF7TXRDGPMZPKG5ZNWNDD4.webp?auth=32897c7a583dd95560f61e099c4a705e870c97a86da3c7021777eb2807de9ee2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=990</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Eugene Police stop an e-bike rider on April 8, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/radio/programs/literary-arts-archive-project/article/the-archive-project-marjane-satrapi/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T23:45:20.243Z</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>2026-06-08T23:45:20.243Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Archive Project - Marjane Satrapi]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2QRUI3I43VHCZHDXD3OMTC3UK4.png?auth=1c0a86c741eb5411789582ca733058411d076b0753bde3dc48639f474cace57d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2250&amp;height=1500</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/21/portland-blue-sky-gallery-art-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T22:26:27.046Z</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>2026-06-08T22:26:27.046Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[50 years of photographic vision at Portland’s Blue Sky Gallery]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3HSVV232T5FNHAOIUXRN4INCJA.jpg?auth=661656dc765510d6d9b181366cdd9029e4c23dbf5d179335d49f514e269cfb2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1795&amp;height=1071</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The son and granddaughter of photographer Ann Kendellen enjoy an image of themselves on display at Blue Sky's First Thursday event. December 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/longview-mill-washington-union-supports-workers-families/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T21:01:26.692Z</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>2026-06-08T21:01:26.692Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington union supports workers and their families after deadly Longview mill disaster]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2VGILGU4DRDKZADJH37DPGZ2GA.JPG?auth=3a06c6a933b5c45617ed0e1d973702d8041a7f701f28405ca6fdeb59a8d23d88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Washington state, American, and Nippon Dynawave flags fly at half-staff while flowers mark a makeshift memorial on old mill equipment in front of Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. for the victims of the May 26 chemical disaster, in Longview, Wash., on May 29, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/think-out-loud-oregon-couple-uses-social-media-healthcare-education-advocacy/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T20:33:04.788Z</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>2026-06-08T20:33:04.788Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon couple uses social media sketches for healthcare education, advocacy]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/idaho-abortion-right-reproductive-rights-health/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T19:40:56.435Z</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>2026-06-08T19:40:56.435Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Federal court holds trial in lawsuit challenging constitutionality of Idaho’s abortion ban]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7TNOOLLSLZBHFNXQ2X6CL7TM4M.jpg?auth=b2647f741b244353312e05b8a119d7d0a33eccba416ebaa2118819ce20ebdc9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5280&amp;height=2970</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Idaho state Capitol is seen on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Boise, Idaho.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/transgender-idaho-trans-lgbtq-oregon-law-bathrooms/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T19:27:04.781Z</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>2026-06-08T19:27:04.781Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Transgender Idahoans hope to halt new bathroom law in federal court]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GD6IL4JVQZBVJFVTF35JJBPY74.png?auth=54b384c8ceeb33da86835525d94ee67d2d334e15c5a274e592c731d4f7ceff1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of transgender advocates hold signs outside the federal courthouse in Boise on Friday, June 5, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/budget-shortfall-washington-state/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T19:19:50.391Z</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>2026-06-08T19:19:50.391Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington governor’s office warns agencies to prepare for ‘significant budget shortfalls’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5GW5UK5WQZAUFGOHYVXABDVPJ4.png?auth=ef1a936d1fc366c65e809c57f2b69a94890d5b029a538e1d2f13387a0f6af180&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Gov. Bob Ferguson after signing budget legislation on May 20, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/the-u-s-opening-game-at-the-world-cup-is-still-not-sold-out/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T18:32:05.892Z</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>2026-06-08T18:32:05.892Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[With just days left, the U.S. opening match at the World Cup is still not sold out]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/673YQFDH2BMRVIDNA3LIMVOC2E.jpg?auth=b115a002ca1bf48e1bf0887b5df71fdce89f11876d35bba8dc37341fff7d759a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7979&amp;height=5320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tickets for the opening match of the United States at the World Cup have still not sold out. The match will take place on Friday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Ca., which will be renamed Los Angeles Stadium for the tournament.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/bandon-school-board-places-superintendent-paid-leave-investigation/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T17:38:28.266Z</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>2026-06-08T17:38:28.266Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Bandon School Board places superintendent on paid leave amid investigation]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/N5477E277JA7ZJEBXOCE7LMXKE.jpg?auth=89a308eece2108eadf793d7ecc7e1f8db302f3dfe3e066a142f55093a2dd6d2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=972</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bandon Superintendent Shauna Schmerer testifies on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 during a hearing with the Oregon Employment Relations Board.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/remote-work-is-popular-but-takes-a-toll-on-mental-health-a-study-finds/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T17:00:00.647Z</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>2026-06-08T17:00:00.647Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[People love working from home. But does it love them back? A new study says no]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZFLD5PCFZ5MQJN5JID64NA6BJM.jpg?auth=24dfe9e88fa36080bf94817f08eccc7166f44f48116f0c9c36b1d71aa9e7f82e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5610&amp;height=3740</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A study in the journal <em>Science</em> found that people who work remotely had more depression, anxiety and visits to mental health professionals than those who work in jobs that can't be done remotely.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/05/how-should-creative-writers-use-ai-tol/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T16:53:10.719Z</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>2026-06-08T16:53:10.719Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How should creative writers use AI?]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/astoria-oregon-ice-operations-spark-concerns-sanctuary-law/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T16:44:49.979Z</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>2026-06-08T16:44:49.979Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ICE operations at Port of Astoria spark concerns]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6EQ5OTDIN5DWHKMXAUH6G6TP4U.jpg?auth=21699164e8e646dc42c10a6e7e25d4f38b59944d98920bcd0a453b8f01418f2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=450&amp;height=273</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Port of Astoria officials say ICE agents may have taken advantage of the presence of USNS Watkins at Pier 1 to stage immigration enforcement operations on port property, something local activists and immigration advocates argue violates Oregon’s sanctuary law.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/political-migration-is-real-but-politics-is-just-one-factor/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T16:00:00.89Z</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>2026-06-08T16:00:00.89Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The red state, blue state divide is real. But it's driven by more than just politics]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2TPDQKHFVZM2PEU6NL7OC42LOI.jpg?auth=f38da2264fd7d4612f0c1d767be1ff8835b8b5ffced050ccf11de540c2559b8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=2561</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/gray-whales-oregon-coast-connection-migration-kelp/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T14:58:36.171Z</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>2026-06-08T14:58:36.171Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The unexpected connection between gray whales and kelp on the Oregon Coast]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/B3AX3Q2QSJBM3KOM7XXGCIHCTU.png?auth=b6136c207c480db6aaed7b24405c5f60a418351a5cfb80e831c511d636154107&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1706</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gray whale mother and calf forage in kelp forest on Oregon coast.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/new-cameras-could-help-protect-whales-in-san-francisco-bay/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T14:57:53.303Z</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>2026-06-08T14:57:53.303Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay. New ship alerts could help protect them]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DGIWGHW7U5GZ5PLFMBY3H6DUN4.webp?auth=1cb566ef725edb3e7d853dee56346a47ae5587abd836777faadd083b83a381dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=800&amp;height=534</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gray whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay, a detour on their long migrations from Mexico to Alaska. They seem to be searching for food, as changing ocean conditions reduce availability of their normal prey in the Arctic.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/xi-and-kim-express-hopes-for-greater-ties-between-china-and-north-korea/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T14:49:08.056Z</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>2026-06-08T14:49:08.056Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Xi and Kim express hopes for greater ties between China and North Korea]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7QJYXI2RFNJ7DI2BBXPW7QQ6OA.jpg?auth=a6b494703771cbe1d60ee7e1dbc7d4ab66a9b8476dd8eaefca84a778e88fe358&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2025/07/30/oregon-coast-ss-brother-jonathan-shipwreck-crescent-city-california/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T14:43:55.538Z</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>2026-06-08T14:43:55.538Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[One of the West Coast’s deadliest shipwrecks happened over 160 years ago]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OZZR7Y6HPFCKTOP25BJ4SVYFJA.jpg?auth=54099048006d8c3ac5cb96def296aa8909d956a9bfb262245440d5fce4d9fdde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Brother Jonathan maritime disaster was the West Coast's Titanic. The sidewheel paddle steamship went between San Francisco, Portland and Vancouver.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/israel-and-iran-exchange-missile-fire-threatening-middle-east-truce/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T14:41:50.157Z</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>2026-06-08T14:41:50.157Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Israel and Iran exchange missile fire threatening Middle East truce]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RZWF2EKMLZMI5G25L5AQWLEPKU.jpg?auth=4ef2d05f117a997306fd31002f4673ffacdc2b450cf4b2250cf9a534dc02740d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7504&amp;height=5002</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man looks at the wreckage of an Iranian missile that landed near the West Bank city of Jericho on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/a-7-8-magnitude-quake-in-the-philippines-kills-at-least-32/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T14:39:25.681Z</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>2026-06-08T14:39:25.681Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 32]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/34IPGV3FEVKRZCV56LV5SRUMWQ.jpg?auth=015c4cbe8015c563b3fbc31aeb173fd5aa41a6d81d7ad5adff6a81ce0f6d9595&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3750</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this photo provided by the Philippine Red Cross, rescuers inspect the damage after an earthquake in General Santos, Philippines, Monday, June 8, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/gray-whales-kelp-oregon-coast-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T14:37:00.433Z</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>2026-06-08T14:37:00.433Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Gray whales and Oregon kelp]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/B3AX3Q2QSJBM3KOM7XXGCIHCTU.png?auth=b6136c207c480db6aaed7b24405c5f60a418351a5cfb80e831c511d636154107&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1706</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A gray whale mother and calf forage in a kelp forest off the Oregon Coast.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/one-of-portlands-oldest-restaurants-tells-the-story-of-the-west-coasts-deadliest-maritime-disaster/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T14:16:00.757Z</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>2026-06-08T14:16:00.757Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Inside this Portland restaurant, the legacy of one of the West Coast’s deadliest maritime disasters lives on]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3RLQXZZJABCZPNQJ236YY7KQGA.jpg?auth=8f49d2474c7517a5e18ec48fb4ce9cacaa69a987f157d45564a66e4d2cda9320&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2456&amp;height=1381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This screen grab from inside Portland's Dan and Louis Oyster Bar shows a small sample of the eclectic, nautical decor. The restaurant has been family-owned since 1907.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/portland-fire-lose-los-angeles-sparks-gustafson-double-double/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T13:55:49.029Z</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>2026-06-08T13:55:49.029Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ogwumike and Hamby have double-doubles to help Sparks beat Fire 89-72]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FZDLFHEPDVEDHCNS57NO4RNNZI.jpg?auth=d4996696075d4f57a43aa83580a92be074c6e1c1d8c7fa34e0530856746997eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5390&amp;height=3593</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Portland Fire guard Carla Leite (0) dribbles down the court during the first half of a WNBA basketball game May 9, 2026, in Portland, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/oregon-department-transportation-tina-kotek/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T13:00:01.551Z</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>2026-06-08T13:00:01.551Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ODOT director finalist fell through before Gov. Kotek turned to top aide]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BWMJTD6LHVCRJICMZKHNEQKD3Q.jpg?auth=d03e8c9296637d312441168aee7821c79e36da8ca619a0248aeff801f67fe3f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1176</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Oregon Department of Transportation has a structural funding shortfall that has hampered its ability to maintain state roads. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/lgbtq-pride-month-conversations/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T13:00:01.116Z</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>2026-06-08T13:00:01.116Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘The Evergreen’: Marking Pride with intergenerational conversations among queer people]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5XSJ33D3VRAMLNKQDKN3DOFMBA.jpg?auth=05ad28ddc17279ca4a50dd010dd715aff448ae1799e7c5f1871874062ddbf6cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3313&amp;height=1972</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A large Progress Pride flag is waved across the crowd in Portland's Pride Parade on July 16, 2023. The Progress Pride flag was designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018 to include trans identity colors into a previous version that added representation for BIPOC LGBTQ+ people.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/07/5-people-hurt-in-stabbings-at-new-york-s-penn-station-with-a-suspect-in-custody-authorities-say/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T02:20:50.879Z</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>2026-06-08T02:20:50.879Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[5 people hurt in stabbings at New York's Penn Station with a suspect in custody, authorities say]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/07/trump-says-iran-doesn-t-go-against-his-campaign-pledge-of-no-new-wars/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T02:18:41.237Z</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>2026-06-08T02:18:41.237Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump rejects idea that Iran betrays his "no new wars" campaign message]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ND3ZVHLFKVI7XN3HGMT42QV3Q4.jpg?auth=77d28668f8556e868e8da406fc55fa0f2c7bccbde209c60f4613f583e9dae94f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Trump speaks at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wis., Friday, June 5, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/07/israeli-strike-hits-southern-beirut-in-retaliation-against-hezbollah/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T02:17:41.845Z</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>2026-06-08T02:17:41.845Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Israel hits Beirut's suburbs in retaliatory attack against Hezbollah]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6Y64I46GMNONDLL7T52L3Y6ZVI.jpg?auth=80e9d3e0a4c94d8e1b4b800cd3e8fd2f9568d6df901fc95f6022b08f7562dc77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2700&amp;height=1800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke rises from Israeli bombardment near the village of Mayfadoun as seen from nearby Marjayoun (Marjeyoun) in southern Lebanon on June 6, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/07/one-of-the-world-s-most-isolated-islands-is-being-transformed/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-07T19:09:44.91Z</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>2026-06-07T19:09:44.91Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[It's one of the world's most isolated islands. Here come the bulldozers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YTA5T6ONVVLN7ITXFBNJ3KHXTY.jpg?auth=b59edd00f048d790f68815f9255668b5757a5056a509b7937c7ab5405edd7b90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Apart from the indigenous people, the Great Nicobar island's population consists mainly of a few thousand settlers, who live in sleepy villages alongside dense forests.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/07/u-k-deputy-prime-minister-jd-vance-was-wrong-to-blame-teen-s-murder-on-immigration/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-07T19:08:39.932Z</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>2026-06-07T19:08:39.932Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[U.K. deputy prime minister: JD Vance was wrong to blame teen's murder on  immigration]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CRR6OZNLCJIGZJKLODQXBJQSHU.jpg?auth=ff06f1a556f1b27575d3be7eca6792521317cf27358988a28277a8fc31657e9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6500&amp;height=4333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy, right, and US Vice President JD Vance fish in a lake in the grounds of Chevening House in Kent, England, Aug. 8, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/07/armenians-vote-in-general-election-watched-closely-by-russia-and-the-west/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-07T19:05:45.03Z</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>2026-06-07T19:05:45.03Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Armenians vote in general election watched closely by Russia and the West]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZFOKW7BXCFP57MLJAJP4WVVZ4U.jpg?auth=f50592073c4fbcdc1aea75ee97d8485a308942dcfc61f38db936ecf305e4793e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, center, casts his ballot at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Yerevan, Armenia, Sunday, June 7, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/07/national-park-service-ranger-dies-alaska-mount-mckinley/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-07T16:48:30.499Z</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>2026-06-07T16:48:30.499Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[National Park Service ranger, from Washington state, dies after falling into a crevasse on Alaska’s Mount McKinley]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7DAX2EKHLBCHZPUN22YXPNTVTY.jpg?auth=a31e802c88692d20d064ce01d5bbf7c734a30315bd291610b7ee9e07657f2a65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5184&amp;height=3888</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[North America's tallest peak, on Aug. 12, 2025, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>