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Heywood is pictured at a rally in February on the group's initiatives to bolster parental rights and block transgender participants from girls' sports that are on the ballot in November.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/judge-halts-trump-effort-on-college-admissions/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T17:16:24.739Z</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>2026-04-05T17:16:24.739Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they don't consider race in admissions]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/L53LVJARHZII7DEPKGWDY5KUPQ.jpg?auth=3edbdb5172db80b4d81bfa966664316c2973da3abd0b53a66b590186dc07fc8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4121&amp;height=2747</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/trump-unleashes-curse-filled-social-media-rant-at-iran-after-u-s-rescues-colonel/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T17:14:22.454Z</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>2026-04-05T17:14:22.454Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump unleashes curse-filled social media rant at Iran after U.S. rescues colonel]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NHNCVLPPC5MAXM7A6SEN6NEMTA.jpg?auth=8ecde781754a8e300956ad2d9d0e2530f16f85fdcd3f9733cabf6e485c72d3d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5824&amp;height=3883</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House before signing an executive order Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/dozens-of-medics-in-lebanon-have-been-killed-in-israeli-attacks/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T17:13:42.893Z</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>2026-04-05T17:13:42.893Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[In Lebanon, more than 50 medics have been killed by Israel. Some say they're targeted]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZXRVHADXZJL3NG5RQJDRHGXXTM.jpg?auth=f722bd2f961207a4ee480af327768c119dca43e3bf363353db8b6468159eef13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Red Cross director of emergency medical services Alexy Nehme has asked United Nations peacekeepers and Israeli officials why volunteer paramedic Assaf was killed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/multnomah-county-apology-lone-fir-cemetery/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T17:03:58.406Z</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>2026-04-05T17:03:58.406Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[At Portland’s Lone Fir graves, a long-awaited apology is finally heard]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HFAADZSWRFBNVFI2H3NATEQNJA.jpg?auth=dacbab88d34e5ae69245338e0551e4dbe3262d57eecf81d558bfff95ebb2e014&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Helen Ying, center, stands next to Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson in a family photo with the county's commissioners, Metro Acting President Duncan Hwang and members of the local Chinese American community, after Vega Pederson and commissioners have delivered an apology for the county's past wrongdoing on Block 14, at Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland, Ore., on April 4, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/whitecaps-rally-to-beat-timbers-3-2/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T14:25:15.982Z</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>2026-04-05T14:25:15.982Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Berhalter and Müller score stoppage-time goals, Whitecaps rally to beat Timbers 3-2]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UC67745SRVA2FL5KM7CNQNVKV4.jpg?auth=46b47e72e2119479f2e4811b58b7b2e3b51028165ec0472f8f92ee408623d2c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4912&amp;height=3275</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, left, and Portland Timbers' Alexander Aravena jump up for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Portland, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/eugene-pedal-forward-bike-mechanics/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T13:00:00.528Z</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>2026-04-05T13:00:00.528Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Eugene shelter residents trained as bike mechanics in new workforce program]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XORMRIW3LNG7XB3IASU35FHFLY.jpeg?auth=cccd019a359533dccac629c79df889716c769b26947052a82859f2fc73bfe3df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=880&amp;height=542</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pedal Forward program at Shift Community Cycles, March 24, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/oonee-sea-urchin-ranch-kelp-forests/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T13:00:03.669Z</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>2026-04-05T13:00:03.669Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OoNee Sea Urchin Ranch aims to restore kelp forests, turn profit]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OUHVZPK4NVC2HMFVJ6WEAMCV2U.jpg?auth=bcd41557de2c4eec221b72b2cc09086478987073d7da8f3e7d6dcaca079a8bce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[File photo from 2020 of a kelp forest being grazed down by growing populations of sea urchins.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/seattle-kshaped-economy/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T13:00:00.581Z</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>2026-04-05T13:00:00.581Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Seattle’s K-shaped economy: Why diners are dying but yachts are booming]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GTQSCPDCD5JBXCHGNZRTPO7VNI.jpg?auth=5a463f9779b0ee360f3cc7323651e874981e9d5ebbbd4e28f2a10b87022c8a6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3478&amp;height=2750</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Blue Star Cafe & Pub closed after 50 years on Feb. 1, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/gauld-and-the-vancouver-whitecaps-visit-the-portland-timbers/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T02:32:13.519Z</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>2026-04-05T02:32:13.519Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Gauld and the Vancouver Whitecaps visit the Portland Timbers]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[MLS soccer,Sports]]></news:keywords></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/oregon-gave-millions-in-erroneous-benefits-for-state-health-plan/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T20:10:39.756Z</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>2026-04-04T20:10:39.756Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon gave millions in erroneous benefits for state health plan, audit says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CHV2FJ2SSFB63EOHPGVIUV5Z6Y.jpg?auth=1e31d70c32036b0661803d7d31547653dec8d68d94a22c29466ea10b90e3a941&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Clinic details at Dr. Lisa Reynolds’ pediatrics clinic in Portland on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. 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Florida law enforcement agencies have among the highest ICE cooperation rates in the nation, with state troopers making a significant number of immigration arrests.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/measles-cases-increase-oregon-opb-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T16:30:00.389Z</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>2026-04-04T16:30:00.389Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Measles cases increase across Oregon]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DKOCYICGA5DFRIHL7VPNRMTN2U.jpg?auth=0103b61ff325184aeec2c690bc19d9c4c8ab2456bbd219b6fd5b6ccc7a01d55a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4496&amp;height=2997</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - 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/2026/04/03/measles-oregon-cases-what-to-know/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T15:01:44.613Z</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>2026-04-04T15:01:44.613Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Measles cases in Oregon are ticking up. Here’s what you need to know]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DKOCYICGA5DFRIHL7VPNRMTN2U.jpg?auth=0103b61ff325184aeec2c690bc19d9c4c8ab2456bbd219b6fd5b6ccc7a01d55a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4496&amp;height=2997</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - 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/2026/04/04/iran-war-enters-its-6th-week/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T14:55:18.011Z</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>2026-04-04T14:55:18.011Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iran war enters its 6th week as military searches for downed jet crew member]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5MSN5STXURKSVIFZDWQ3IZ262I.jpg?auth=dc2d5b062a4ad43fe38c3821bcf64b4d218e4ee55ab96cd4ae995d1779647b60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People view the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026 west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/oregon-stops-issuing-temporary-commercial-licenses-non-residents/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T13:00:04.445Z</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>2026-04-04T13:00:04.445Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon stops issuing temporary commercial licenses to non-residents ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QFJZYVMPHJGSDLNO6RMEWT2MMI.jpg?auth=cbca7d742bb466f62185ffbdba8daa191249ab5623af8216f766ad2c4e92bacf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5621&amp;height=3747</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People walk past the Department of Motor Vehicles in downtown Portland, Ore., on Oct. 28, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/washington-cellphone-ban-study/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T13:00:03.357Z</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>2026-04-04T13:00:03.357Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[As Washington lawmakers punt on school cellphone ban, some want more action]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IYHY6K46BBDGHIU7FW4XGR2IB4.jpg?auth=38263039e28e9a3084b3b2757482147103f250354a39e1908ce7843ec8ad2f18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5044&amp;height=3559</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Students store their cellphones while attending class at Grant High School in Portland, Ore., Oct. 3, 2023.About 75% of school districts in Washington have some sort of policy limiting phones, according to a state study. But of those, only 30% require phones to be put away for the entire day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/oregon-opioid-overdoses-decline/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T13:00:02.083Z</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>2026-04-04T13:00:02.083Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Opioid overdoses decline in Oregon for the second year]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NKIRIBNWXJDD5LT4TH5XWJBCRQ.jpg?auth=8c1390ab2624d81b7eed7045b4b9d0701e74e2174d43f9c1459fb3f654939215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1632&amp;height=1224</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[File photo from June 2020 of Narcan nasal spray, which can be used to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>