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The hunters have towed it to the edge of the shore, and now the whole community will haul it onto the ice for butchering and parceling out. To Iñupiat like Aiken, each whale is a gift, given to the community by the whale itself,” from "Guardians of Life" Alaska Chapter One.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/big-one-cascadia-subduction-zone-earthquake-experts-say-more-coordination-investment-needed/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T21:55:38.541Z</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>2026-07-17T21:55:38.541Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Regional earthquake experts say more coordination, investment needed to prepare for ‘Big One’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GLG74TTMQZAMBGRV5252NA3KWY.jpg?auth=c5a4624fc2d75b99b2a044d6c2da3eb3fbb35419fa2b2bb1983dffa12b3fb20f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol in Salem, Ore., finishing up a years-long, $598 million seismic retrofitting project. Gov. Kotek in 2025 ordered state agencies to begin planning to earthquake-proof large buildings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/u-s-iran-battle-over-strait-of-hormuz-raises-risk-for-world-s-trade-routes/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T21:51:26.182Z</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>2026-07-17T21:51:26.182Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The U.S.-Iran battle over the Strait of Hormuz raises risks for global waterways]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5RIY2BYUUVMVLF2AVIHKYZJDCM.jpg?auth=c159500de54bb2b88bb7808c3914a1211ad30ecb2b445734fbe0402a22c0293a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7708&amp;height=5186</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A tugboat guides a ship at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman, on July 14.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/oregon-health-authority-cancels-layoffs-budget-shortfall/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T21:38:55.965Z</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>2026-07-17T21:38:55.965Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon Health Authority cancels layoffs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IGR2K5LBV5GQFDNVSCVPS4XYC4.jpeg?auth=cfc47a1fd8c0bdc16769893405fd4a0afbe8240f094fe6fecc8fb0208b544073&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1090&amp;height=727</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - The Oregon Health Authority headquarters in Salem, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/umatilla-county-dry-creek-fire-level-3-evacuations/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T20:11:06.458Z</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>2026-07-17T20:11:06.458Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Umatilla County wildfire destroys 5 homes, evacuations still in place ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KOFWJ6PPVZCTVJOP7OWGWSQ6NI.JPG?auth=b91e86d5cd14555fcd7368ebc945f786087ce5cf15049400b0938b13504ecba3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sign advertises a temporary shelter set up by the Red Cross at Sunridge Middle School in Pendleton, Ore. on July 16, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/kathleen-flenniken-hanford-tol/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T19:38:55.113Z</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>2026-07-17T19:38:55.113Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[REBROADCAST: Former Washington poet laureate from Hanford area on how the ‘Atomic City’ shaped her life]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/think-out-loud-portland-painter-arvie-smith-guggenheim-fellowship/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T19:38:42.728Z</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>2026-07-17T19:38:42.728Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[REBROADCAST: Portland painter Arvie Smith on his Guggenheim Fellowship work]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/hoag-wildfire-gilliam-county-oregon-fire/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T19:36:43.276Z</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>2026-07-17T19:36:43.276Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hoag Fire destroys multiple homes in Gilliam County, prompts evacuations]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4ML72M67Y5ADLFZ6IQYQLAM6UY.jpg?auth=768b955edf3f68d7b617b7053a87d09859095c2f2d3538836cef49212c8e99f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wildfire burning along Middle Rock Creek Lane in Gilliam County, Oregon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/wildfire-wasco-county-evacuations-antelope/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T19:11:15.489Z</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>2026-07-17T19:11:15.489Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Evacuation levels lowered for wildfire in Wasco County near Antelope]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RBOKM7CXDJFRXJNSGCWCOIO6SE.png?auth=033ea776c554f4cbf26f1d5430f7bad741ee75577b03993183cc2a4f46f2ed2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/lakeview-oregon-potential-fraud-victim-ask-state-help-investigate/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T19:04:42.762Z</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>2026-07-17T19:04:42.762Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Lakeview believes it could be a victim of fraud. They want the state to step in]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/C27MOVTQ4BCL7PEITZDCFX5XNQ.jpg?auth=c940a21731076cfcb1761aed1104e62e51010065639e4f266f69668733696fcf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lakeview's "Tall Man" greets visitors to the town on Dec. 11, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/think-out-loud-mary-fariba-afsari-ob-gyn-portland-oregon-2/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T18:37:59.251Z</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>2026-07-17T18:37:59.251Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland OB-GYN’s new memoir ‘Labor’ highlights abortion access and medical care in a mobile health clinic]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/united-states-forest-service-recommends-wildland-firefighters-wear-n95-respirator-masks/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T18:30:49.159Z</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>2026-07-17T18:30:49.159Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Forest Service gives first-ever respirator recommendations to wildland firefighters]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FQE6ONGHHREZ5N3WQ6LA7PW4IU.JPG?auth=0d57c7929bac64ecc76100b462adc26b220ae397365b606cc6109388fef8a5b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Wildland firefighting trainees work to put out a controlled burn during the annual five-day Mid-Willamette Valley Interagency Wildland Fire School, hosted by the Oregon Department of Forestry, in Sweet Home, Ore., on June 26, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/wildfire-smoke-kills-tens-of-thousands-of-people-a-year-how-it-attacks-the-body/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T18:27:00.557Z</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>2026-07-17T18:27:00.557Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/J52LQ7WYG5FHJJKMOEKMWMOZRY.jpg?auth=3cf5d57c5c75da9a79cb243e7fae9d3933fba97c330eeda21dd0b875e603d442&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The New York City skyline is seen through a cover of wildfire smoke in Jersey City, N.J., Friday, July 17, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/southern-oregon-schools-report-gains-from-cellphone-ban/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T17:59:42.32Z</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>2026-07-17T17:59:42.32Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Southern Oregon schools report gains from cellphone ban but face enforcement challenges]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/W5ZDL2W2Q5BAVH6OH4CWFJWICU.jpeg?auth=fc9ccd423fcbee089d9311350dc7c1b8f1d1407993351d9bda8748ac3da23aea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=990</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A Klamath County School District webpage, seen here on Aug. 25, 2025, explains the statewide cellphone policy, which bans student use of personal devices from “bell to bell.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/big-portland-bake-show-british-bake-off/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T16:39:05.607Z</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>2026-07-17T16:39:05.607Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Big Portland Bake Show puts a PNW spin on a British baking competition]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MRA6X4Z3ZFCBDL6EBEDB6V63O4.jpg?auth=1d619a3aa81a86f5e31bf13e69da5adb680c03e1f5dff134302790acf2e3b8e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Mortali puts the finishing touches on his mascarpone strawberry fraisier cake during the Big Portland Bake Show on June 27, 2026. The cake was decorated with the life cycle of a strawberry – going from flower to ripe strawberry – all with elements harvested from a friend’s backyard.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/earthquake-hits-mexico-guatemala-border/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T16:30:20.981Z</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>2026-07-17T16:30:20.981Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A 7.3 earthquake hits Mexico-Guatemala border with no immediate damage reported]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/why-portland-fell-in-love-with-megan-gustafson/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T16:29:28.244Z</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>2026-07-17T16:29:28.244Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pancake’s mom has got it going on: Why Portland fell in love with Megan Gustafson]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SI7PLHAPWNEL3BG6ERCMILUPNY.jpg?auth=b9ff02017d04b3554465c93498ebedb97e19d434741fc031cddb3dca44b1916f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4130&amp;height=2456</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Becky Mathisen Shay wears a pin of Pancake, Portland Fire Center Megan Gustafson’s corgi, at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore., on July 9, 2026. Gustafson's corgi, Pancake, has become famous among Portland Fire fans.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/brazilian-bays-surprise-shark-nursery-sparks-conservation-project/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T15:05:11.625Z</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>2026-07-17T15:05:11.625Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A Brazilian bay’s surprise shark nursery sparks conservation project]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S56GVZLXNBEDDKRXFZYMJINVMI.jpg?auth=e85504b79c140c769ec9aedf3dc402dbc3a08553349e83d8447cfa98c49d2b07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Scientific coordinator Leonardo Mitrano Neves, left, and field and logistics coordinator Daniel Shimada Brotto retrieve a Baited Remote Underwater Video System during monitoring as part of a shark project in Ilha Grande Bay, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, July 14, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/opbs-first-look-oregons-only-biosphere-turns-50/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T15:01:56.481Z</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>2026-07-17T15:01:56.481Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Oregon’s only biosphere turns 50]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OC5I6QYXTZFZVFK3A4JIIZDGSU.jpg?auth=8d98e6440f5f05c8bc6b3d37a6930d6eadc84149bec6905c192e2c9c07b84c5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2105&amp;height=1396</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sand art is an example of something that enhances Cascade Head UNESCO Biosphere, without imposing a long-term footprint. Unidentified artist, July 7, 2021]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/swings-for-ai-stocks-whipsaw-markets-worldwide-while-oil-prices-keep-climbing/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T15:01:32.129Z</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>2026-07-17T15:01:32.129Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Swings for AI stocks whipsaw markets worldwide, while oil prices keep climbing]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZUJOHZFRFFHSTDY2GJSNGNU3CE.jpg?auth=5472573b356469ee6e5024a82b80a36ba3713a8f63e29c71b649df9b2256d5df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3842&amp;height=2562</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Traders Robert Charmak, left, and Mark Puetzer work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, June 25, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/andy-burnham-declared-leader-uk-labour-party-pledges-to-restore-hope/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T14:57:38.565Z</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>2026-07-17T14:57:38.565Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham is declared leader of UK's Labour Party, pledges to restore hope]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PGNQMDDDOJDPJK27WZKP4GNDOQ.jpg?auth=d89342c63392ef6783162ca78a5abd85b705a124b417bd59a4746b7a0bd12e8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7996&amp;height=5330</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Burnham speaks after being confirmed as the Labour Party's new leader and the country's next prime minister, during 'Labour's Special Conference' in central London, Friday July 17, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/trump-team-no-children-died-from-usaid-cuts-consider-these-cases/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T14:48:56.208Z</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>2026-07-17T14:48:56.208Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump's team says 'no children' died from USAID cuts. Consider these 3 cases]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/M7Q246LKHBPDRF4EQ3J2MFPP5A.jpg?auth=5b22bf2fa52bdfd5ef900a586b7b1c2f21ebf3d7e8095ce0283ff33a20e8e634&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3018&amp;height=1698</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[These three children died in the wake of the cutoff of funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development. Their parents say that the loss of medical services supported by these funds played a role. From left: Abdullahi Ibrahim of Nigeria, age 10, suffered a fatal asthma attack. Purity Wamboi of Kenya, 16, contracted tuberculosis. Ibrahim Garba of Nigeria, 8, succumbed to typhoid.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/lettuce-at-taco-bell-in-5-states-confirmed-as-a-source-of-diarrhea-causing-parasite/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T14:43:53.751Z</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>2026-07-17T14:43:53.751Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/32GF3MOMKBDUZHTO3K7QUAGP74.jpg?auth=15f14bee91088e485836c8f46cdd8cf8c20014e88a1c05ba178419cd31d6ebcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5793&amp;height=3862</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Taco Bell fast food restaurant is shown Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Taylor, Mich.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/portland-fire-beat-washington-mystics-75-56-solid-defense/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T14:27:37.488Z</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>2026-07-17T14:27:37.488Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland Fire hold the Mystics to 29% shooting in a 75-56 rout]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6NOVCKS6SZEH7JWXEXHZFE6SW4.jpg?auth=feb6077d62119fd081e4376c0059c628633c7aa8b69ff935e6e0cf86fea59d85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Portland Fire guard Carla Leite (0) plays during a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky in Portland, Ore., Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/superabundant-recipe-blackberry-raspberry-white-sangria/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T13:00:04.305Z</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>2026-07-17T13:00:04.305Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Superabundant recipe: It’s time to turn blackberries and raspberries into white sangria]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5JYHJL3SFRDUTESQC4XIMT6ZBQ.png?auth=fd0570f1b1fb820759b2e40ff12c41635590772eda312c6dec9b9ca659a34d43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2073&amp;height=1167</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[With all the blackberries, raspberries and caneberry cousins in peak season, it’s high time you fixed a pitcher of white sangria]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/17/oregon-unesco-biosphere-reserve-cascade-head-biosphere-region-anniversary/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T13:00:01.699Z</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>2026-07-17T13:00:01.699Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon’s UNESCO biosphere celebrates 50th anniversary]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OC5I6QYXTZFZVFK3A4JIIZDGSU.jpg?auth=8d98e6440f5f05c8bc6b3d37a6930d6eadc84149bec6905c192e2c9c07b84c5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2105&amp;height=1396</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sand art, like this piece pictured in July 2021, is an example of something that enhances Cascade Head UNESCO Biosphere, without imposing a long-term footprint.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/opb-politics-now-portland-ice-building/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T02:14:19.378Z</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>2026-07-17T02:14:19.378Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘OPB Politics Now’: ICE’s building in Portland is back in the legal spotlight ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5AUFRS4B6BGTXEI73OZNKPFHLE.png?auth=1b4946632db66de8454107fb0227d5b9144903e7179d9d56206ad873c8478cda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[OPB Politics Now]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/portland-councilors-release-draft-term-sheet-as-business-coalition-presses-for-public-moda-center-funding/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T02:05:30.573Z</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>2026-07-17T02:05:30.573Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland releases draft term sheet as business coalition presses for public Moda Center funding]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KFEY2YDDS5ATDOJ2NJYJILYXUA.jpg?auth=cfeac6f6983cc984ed85fbe48d3e95ea8896587dbbe479e9d6828248339b7efe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Moda Center on Oct. 22, 2025 in Portland, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/trump-uses-primetime-address-to-the-nation-to-once-again-raise-doubts-about-past-elections/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T01:48:27.366Z</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>2026-07-17T01:48:27.366Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump uses primetime address to the nation to once again raise doubts about past elections]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5LHOALPIINGCJJBFHMVKN3W7AY.jpg?auth=58833d8c2d34fb6a7a6f6b4d8c8ded6c08cad103df504529f30adac36ea53dbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5637&amp;height=3758</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/trump-will-give-an-address-on-elections-what-to-expect/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T00:44:41.607Z</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>2026-07-17T00:44:41.607Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[After years of false claims on voting, Trump to give an address on election integrity]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GPLOQRURXFL6LJ4WJNIQ6P5V34.jpg?auth=9a223a093348ddfd8a4ea5bee40488120e76ff3c676b1da84c6a0cd4d65a8741&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5527&amp;height=3940</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Trump speaks at an event Wednesday in Carlisle, Pa.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/promotions/events/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-17T00:38:49.199Z</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>2026-07-17T00:38:49.199Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB and KMHD Community Events]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/15/gold-mining-company-sues-to-re-route-portion-of-oregon-transmission-line/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T23:15:00.832Z</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>2026-07-16T23:15:00.832Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Gold mining company sues to re-route portion of $1.5B Oregon transmission line]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WNG2JXB55FGNZD2NOZQR3RSW7A.jpg?auth=d36d2429f5df72513a398496fdd828992c539ccaf540e1c2040345579099f42f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Transmission towers at Bonneville Power Administration’s Earl D. Ostrander Substation near Eagle Creek, Jan. 5, 2023. Work started last year on new transmission lines stretching from Boardman, Oregon, to near Melba, Idaho.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/vancouver-washington-largest-homeless-shelter-clark-county-construction/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T21:58:49.906Z</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>2026-07-16T21:58:49.906Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Vancouver homeless shelter expected to be Clark County’s largest once it opens]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QT7GXV7PIRCVJLVNAIWDYDZPFQ.JPG?auth=3e6e850a48b7eff60e4987cb9f6271166ba48fc31e4c7bedbba60c3a2f89c9d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5184&amp;height=3456</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A building under construction at the site of what will be a 120-bed shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Vancouver, Wash. on July 15, 2026. The shelter is expected to be the city's largest once it opens.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/washington-labor-department-farmworker-wage-complaints-backlog-new-report/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T21:28:10.07Z</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>2026-07-16T21:28:10.07Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Farmworker wage complaints in Washington caught in state agency backlog, report finds]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZR3ADHAX3FGY7EFMRJ332C7TSE.jpg?auth=549dbcb2a56de491577b0ea6c72834537e453711083159deecaf30c7463d1fe0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - In this image collected from video footage, Michael Corsetto demonstrates Advanced Farm's new robotic apple harvester in Quincy, Wash., in November 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/15/oregon-helicopter-slackline-air-safety-enhancement-act/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T21:06:11.292Z</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>2026-07-16T21:06:11.292Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon lawmakers seek airspace safety updates after slackline ensnared helicopter in fatal crash]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WUFUY3PODJDQDI2HGJUCM4D3DE.JPEG?auth=bd9b11d24ff51976db2f7c2ffdfe7a1917f18a98edc987bb9a1eba49e540fd78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1216</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An undated image posted to the social media account for Pinal County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona near Telegraph Canyon, south of the town of Superior, where a helicopter crash took the lives of four Oregonians, Jan. 2, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/licensing-fees-could-double-for-oregon-psilocybin-service-centers-and-facilitators/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T20:56:09.665Z</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>2026-07-16T20:56:09.665Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Licensing fees could double for Oregon’s psilocybin service centers and facilitators]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DVAUAXPAZVGGNILWJGXNPMFHJE.jpg?auth=1a1eeff4227e218b8af57a2175893e158a7cb8ea6022568566fbdae41add4a00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3762&amp;height=2854</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Psilocybin mushrooms are ground up in the testing process at Rose City Laboratories, March 17, 2023. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/think-out-loud-warm-springs-jefferson-county-soil-water/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T20:55:33.654Z</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>2026-07-16T20:55:33.654Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Warm Springs seat on the Jefferson County Soil & Water Conservation District board filled for the first time in decades]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Q5HHNISL5VGDFI6TMHEAGTLIJI.jpg?auth=d63f978e33409eaa67531d12ce1f9e26060857704f9c3fde453d87cfee96d7f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Alysia Klick'ump walks along a bend of the lower Deschutes River through the Warm Springs Reservation, checking on the saplings she and others replanted after wildfires, on Feb. 2, 2024. She was recently appointed to represent Zone 1 on the Jefferson County Soil & Water Conservation District.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/new-law-funding-oregon-labor-agency-is-illegal-lawsuit-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T19:31:25.992Z</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>2026-07-16T19:31:25.992Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New law funding Oregon labor agency is illegal, lawsuit says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/F3SGYL4TFVFQVB2J4JHWWQBKM4.jpg?auth=cff7ec27531067c69d3c2983f4c3ee8d5f83328963597edc739bc522fe716798&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4848&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An American flag waves at the Oregon State Capitol on June 27, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/oregon-bonneville-dam-waterways-pacific-lamprey-conservation-tribes-restoration-efforts/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T18:41:21.113Z</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>2026-07-16T18:41:21.113Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon tribes and conservationists team up to help lamprey slither back to greatness]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AONXZJAWHNDHJM6CUVH7LYR6LQ.jpg?auth=b3a7f0b4a6194dc9eb60f3ee67575115530e8083b4fe337a14c0f8158a63a05b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=880&amp;height=542</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jerrid Weaskus of the Nez Perce Tribe holds a lamprey before releasing it in a waterway near Hills Creek Dam on June 24, 2026. Oakridge City Planner Guen DiGioia watches on from the shore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/oregon-western-cascades-toads-science-fascinating-sex-lives/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T18:17:51.712Z</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>2026-07-16T18:17:51.712Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The fascinating sex lives of high Cascade toads]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CXOH3CEJSBGEHOKAANP4XBJFAY.jpg?auth=c7673da217c9e0390cf53237c51ce2694a0985a7d18af792e24c10a6a431f24e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A male Western toad lays in wait for a female in order to mate in a high Cascade lake in June 2020.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/new-aclu-report-says-ice-uses-force-by-default/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T17:58:41.381Z</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>2026-07-16T17:58:41.381Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The use of force has become a 'default tool' for ICE officers, a new report finds]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LELW4SCE5NLAVCGSVJ2YPVUENU.jpg?auth=3ef3fc889334ba62e61e4288d05d141ccaf51f00c94c2c7426adf4ae356ecaf5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3567&amp;height=2379</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal law enforcement agents confront demonstrators protesting outside an immigration processing center on Sept. 19, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. The demonstrators were protesting a recent surge in ICE activity in the Chicago area, part of the Trump administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants in the area dubbed Operation Midway Blitz.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/dhs-pledged-body-cams-for-all-immigration-agents-months-later-that-hasnt-happened/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T17:47:00.394Z</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>2026-07-16T17:47:00.394Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[DHS pledged body cams for all immigration agents. Months later, that hasn't happened]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EHO5IMGSUJI2BOKGPIB2U7DSWE.jpg?auth=1b94ee3460658c8f0805b588bb70f1b8c867c0cfc81350043c70d278b8d1c32c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5478&amp;height=3652</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A federal agent wears a body camera as they patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on March 04, 2026 in New York City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/as-oil-company-profits-surge-so-do-u-s-calls-for-windfall-profit-tax/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T17:40:54.869Z</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>2026-07-16T17:40:54.869Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oil companies are making billions. In the U.S., calls to tax their windfall are growing]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S6UNLLIKIJJDBDIJTCZZGU3OLI.jpg?auth=845751765ef7a99d5d5125d0f3080bb735c569b4c69f2d6dd866b353243f9a01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4140&amp;height=2760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oil prices have risen since the war began but the cost of actually producing oil hasn't changed that much, according to the American Petroleum Institute. Some U.S. lawmakers want to tax oil companies' windfall profits.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/30/at-work-with-multnomah-county-health-inspector-we-are-not-all-mean/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T17:30:55.595Z</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>2026-07-16T17:30:55.595Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘We’re not all mean’: At work with a Multnomah County health inspector]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NAJQ5RVPWZCJNDX2QNFA7O6XIA.jpg?auth=72896a2fd51ab39bf2f36e54b4a0b2b150f1722b36db820544d5ed51d4263cb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mike Christman loves being a health inspector and has done the job for almost three decades. He examines dates in a walk-in cooler at Black Bear Diner on May 13, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/11/at-work-with-trimet-portland-transit-bus-routes/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T17:30:29.942Z</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>2026-07-16T17:30:29.942Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Inside TriMet: How Portland area’s bus routes are planned, tested and changed]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EGHG5KYYHFGW5DOST2MKXXTO6Y.jpg?auth=cea411a8943d68a94e030fb9c208f4059eaf36bcd4aacceb40406e3e6fc33335&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5579&amp;height=4193</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[TriMet transit planner Tom Mills rides along with other staff and OPB's 'Weekend Edition' host Lillian Karabaic on a test run of a possible change to Line 78 in Beaverton on May 14, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/oregon-bureau-land-management-hiring-130-increase-timber-sales/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T17:07:15.024Z</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>2026-07-16T17:07:15.024Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[BLM looks to hire 130 staff in Oregon to accommodate increase in timber sales]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K44DZNOYCZGMVMESVOKZPZRT7Q.jpg?auth=bd78a3d3878868d4becf166831131301eb95bbd61d197dcc5f7301a97009531e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE — Heavy equipment operators, like the one seen in this undated BLM file photo, are among the types of jobs the bureau is looking to hire to accommodate an increase in timber production around the state.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/15/portland-moda-center-trail-blazers-renovation-deal-nba-commissioner/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T16:46:09.265Z</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>2026-07-16T16:46:09.265Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[NBA commissioner says Moda Center renovation deal has gone ‘off track’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BGEQIEH52NB3HC2ZIM64473AQE.jpg?auth=0bbc7e077a9c8c8b1f152a4de3a55ec9f1096d52a441364be0f90c84a7a89bf5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5486&amp;height=3658</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/10/in-woodburn-the-world-cup-and-has-a-lasting-significance/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T16:34:25.696Z</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>2026-07-16T16:34:25.696Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[In Woodburn, the World Cup has a lasting significance]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/10/think-out-loud-oregon-coast-doulas-end-of-life-care/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T16:32:56.37Z</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>2026-07-16T16:32:56.37Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[In Oregon’s coastal communities, doulas and volunteers are reimagining end-of-life care]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/10/think-out-loud-oregon-racism-public-health/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T16:31:45.127Z</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>2026-07-16T16:31:45.127Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon report has 100 recommendations in responding to the public health crisis of racism]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NE7QO4VQQRAAZLHI4VQK22IUEY.jpg?auth=3c2f813ee5188c615c88a361ab41d042a36da730ed3d12b2c5e7f3f21059af3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5813&amp;height=3875</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. on Monday, Feb 2, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/09/uo-professor-shares-history-of-mahjong/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T16:30:12.657Z</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>2026-07-16T16:30:12.657Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[UO professor shares history of Mahjong in the US 100 years after it first became popular]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/09/think-out-loud-portland-oregon-clean-energy-fund-pcef/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T16:29:03.353Z</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>2026-07-16T16:29:03.353Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Community Energy Project says PCEF grants are achieving climate goals and helping vulnerable communities]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JP7KOMVPL5DKFDJ52HPRTSIYEA.JPG?auth=5e3a2e738922260111def9684dffc05096ae63758675d82c24b1edb4ec23b2c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5040&amp;height=3360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Left to right) Rele Martinez and Eduardo Diaz with Cooling Portland install a new portable air conditioning unit in the home of a low-income resident of Portland, Ore, July 1, 2025. 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People work at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/us-expands-strikes-into-northern-iran-and-disables-ship-trying-to-run-blockade/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T14:45:47.833Z</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>2026-07-16T14:45:47.833Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade]]></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/2026/07/16/northeast-portland-neighborhood-enhanced-service-district/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T13:00:05.247Z</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>2026-07-16T13:00:05.247Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Northeast Portland neighborhood split over new proposed service district ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NLL6ETMFPNDL7BZWBHFTBW3ACI.jpg?auth=55ac06dab65c8f6112ea0e85163017c5b9569478710d039f74e93b0aeee6e121&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3537&amp;height=1723</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cars whizz by shops on both sides of Sandy Boulevard, many of which have been in the historic Parkrose neighborhood for years in Portland, Ore., on July 15, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/10/land-use-ruling-portland-ice-facility-landlord/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T02:40:03.281Z</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>2026-07-16T02:40:03.281Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland hearings office upholds land use ruling against ICE facility’s landlord]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ONBXBAYGE5CXBBO3E5ML2OSBDU.jpg?auth=713e7c38f554115fbe653cb1692e8cc609ceb48c9aa48301a9f570c3608b9c1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=10000&amp;height=6667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Protests take place at Portland's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland, Ore., Feb. 15, 2026. Portland’s punk and goth communities held the “Degenerates Against Fascism" rally, marching to the ICE building.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/15/washington-millionaire-tax-repeal-fall-ballot/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T01:16:28.211Z</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>2026-07-16T01:16:28.211Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Millionaires tax’ repeal effort will hit Washington ballots this fall]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/67HO3YEI3BMU3I6XQYV5BIN2HQ.jpg?auth=ba6301f0eadf810fe0c31928465f6ae16e1a7324c01a876fd2a7452435f3284c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this file photo, Brian Heywood attends the Let's Go Washington election night party on Nov. 5, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/15/ice-should-keep-making-traffic-stops-despite-recent-shootings-trump-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T00:41:12.816Z</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>2026-07-16T00:41:12.816Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ICE should keep making traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UCXKZA2CXZGR3NYGQ3Z6OXLU7A.jpg?auth=9c5580240ef87d22262314b558c48061720da45b1cabfc94bbfe4750f4b6eea8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5204&amp;height=3469</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Angeliki Cintron, left, and Saidi Moseley post a notice of an upcoming gathering in response to the recent killings by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, in Biddeford, Maine, Wednesday, July 15 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/15/more-than-half-of-house-democrats-vote-to-cut-israel-aid-in-growing-split/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T00:35:19.853Z</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>2026-07-16T00:35:19.853Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[More than half of House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in growing split]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EX3W4NSNK5C4XN4IW7ORXGI4VY.jpg?auth=71077405fdb9d625e571ca1f10cb77b80bbefabe3026f4c8313905ac1cabe5a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8638&amp;height=5759</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Washington Monument, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/15/lakeview-water-quality-financial-crisis-southern-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-16T00:17:41.457Z</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>2026-07-16T00:17:41.457Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Lakeview is working to solve its financial crisis. 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. 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/washington-tribes-sue-save-endangered-species/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-15T23:54:31.421Z</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>2026-07-15T23:54:31.421Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington tribes sue to save endangered species habitats nationwide]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QGAAMYROQRBHDP7ZEYVBAB5ULQ.jpg?auth=9a0dd523077adc38c80d15a35d52364998dae7fe6b4d4006ff826c9fd5241cc4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - An endangered Taylor's checkerspot butterfly perches on a camas flower at Scatter Creek Wildlife Area in Thurston County, Wash., on April 30, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>