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Signs warning of the contamination were posted on telephone poles and in the grass along the ditch.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/29/the-us-turns-250-years-old-this-year-oregon-teachers-share-what-the-anniversary-means-for-the-classroom/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T15:58:42.135Z</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>2026-05-29T15:58:42.135Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The US turns 250 years old this year. Oregon teachers share what the anniversary means for the classroom]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/29/oregon-primary-upset-hillsboro-senate-politics/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T15:50:45.714Z</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>2026-05-29T15:50:45.714Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[What does the primary’s biggest legislative upset say about the state of Oregon politics?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6UEYDISLLRHUHFMXWVDH4J7LKE.jpg?auth=0e6dcf6bb70af054ed9e6aee5d960fdffb973fe4c89d6c94c317c4092b8c47dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4072&amp;height=3259</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - State Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro, lost her reelection bid in the May 19 primary. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/29/why-the-u-s-cattle-herd-is-at-a-75-year-low-and-what-it-means-for-beef-prices/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T14:58:19.344Z</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>2026-05-29T14:58:19.344Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why the U.S. cattle herd is at a 75-year low — and what it means for beef prices]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GYP3Z5EHJNPV3KBEOWN6HWHBQQ.jpg?auth=ddb866fbd93e6e7594a721ff0f0e31f59fd412b11f5970789c83fec258acbef1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cows stand in a feed barn at Hallstead Farms in Lexington, Ky., in February. 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The Oregon LGBTQ+ Aging Coalition is expanding its services to queer seniors through a new collaboration with the nonprofit AGE+.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/la-pine-rejects-data-center-central-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T00:19:26.353Z</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>2026-05-29T00:19:26.353Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A small Central Oregon town shoots down data center development]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I2T5OOXS3NEKRNJ7AFCH6AZSQE.jpg?auth=7ecec33563114b504731e2efa9c31ae29195870931ed74c6784a9a94851b053f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2207&amp;height=1591</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[La Pine residents attend a packed city council meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. A proposed data center was on the agenda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/longview-disaster-is-washingtons-deadliest-workplace-tragedy-in-96-years/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T23:40:16.704Z</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>2026-05-28T23:40:16.704Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Longview disaster could be Washington’s deadliest workplace tragedy in 96 years ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HCIRRD2MONDPJGV76UVQ3N6G54.JPG?auth=937f5a1ee5a12a8741a43f5f2e6640aa1de74c661d32bd6c4abba50d7ba3c635&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency vehicle sits parked at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. on May 27,2026, where a chemical disaster occurred May 26, 2026, leaving two confirmed dead and nine missing and presumed dead, at the Longview, Wash., plant for kraft pulp, paper mill and liquid packaging. Washington Gov. Ferguson called it the “deadliest industrial tragedy in modern Washington state history.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/community-partnerships/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T22:43:25.5Z</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>2026-05-28T22:43:25.5Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB Community Partnerships]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/undercover-license-plate-oregon-lawsuit/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T22:32:58.693Z</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>2026-05-28T22:32:58.693Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Justice Department sues Oregon, Washington for ‘refusing to issue’ feds confidential license plates ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/W32VXHDFMBFWPOA6R7UIAX6AGY.jpg?auth=2918b7103d94fc0408fe3889658a2727ce6c2384af2805a45374d49d4e059e1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice seal is seen on a podium before a news conference, May 4, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/longview-paper-mill-chemical-tank-death-toll/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T22:04:32.597Z</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>2026-05-28T22:04:32.597Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Longview paper mill disaster could be ‘deadliest industrial tragedy in modern Washington state history,’ governor says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FDE4RPAPT5HDPLL6JQVHQD5U6A.JPG?auth=3ade908cd1a655c37e5a97b81f8bae9a456a9677f100a614bc46c1dd70bc4d12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2107</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hazardous materials workers walk on the scene at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co., where a chemical disaster occurred May 26 leaving at least one dead and nine missing, at the Longview, Wash., plant for kraft pulp, paper mill and liquid packaging on May 27, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/iranians-are-back-online-after-a-monthslong-shutdown/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T20:55:02.552Z</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>2026-05-28T20:55:02.552Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iranians are back online after a monthslong shutdown but face heavy restrictions]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I4EWNAHS5BJIVP2Q2ZQ3CRBYLE.jpg?auth=7d6cb29f271236e939c988bc871f963f9f9984d6aa2a7fd5f02f525a5b5f6c28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2540&amp;height=1693</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A woman checks her smartphone while sitting on a bench along a sidewalk in northern Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 26, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/israel-allows-orthodox-jewish-women-to-take-rabbinic-exam/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T20:53:12.812Z</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>2026-05-28T20:53:12.812Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orthodox Jewish women in Israel may now take a rabbinic exam, like men]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LFACCO6YO5P23M2XOO6MEGYGDU.jpg?auth=24f94575f8fca011fe7dd500968be7c87fc8690ce32a955a4f73ee14b0b613e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7008&amp;height=4672</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rabbanit Batya Krauss leads a women's study session at Matan – The Sadie Rennert Women's Institute for Torah Studies in Raanana, Israel. Matan is an Israeli institute dedicated to advanced Torah learning and Jewish studies for women, offering educational programs and leadership training.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/australian-woman-charged-over-travel-to-syria-to-join-islamic-state/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T20:49:46.768Z</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>2026-05-28T20:49:46.768Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Australian woman charged over travel to Syria to join Islamic State]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/73UQSJL5QZL2FALH4WXYZD6K7U.jpg?auth=fa1febecd7c834c655b699794a050fadaa66393e85afad5f8d2e0e8431f9431a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Unidentified women walk between tents in a section of the camp housing Australian family members of suspected Islamic State militants in the Roj Camp in eastern Syria, Feb. 18, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/treasury-department-prepares-dollar250-bill-with-trump-s-face-on-it/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T20:46:16.931Z</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>2026-05-28T20:46:16.931Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Treasury Department prepares $250 bill with Trump's face on it]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WDOYGLALEZNCTMK2WZHI4VASW4.jpg?auth=a725177f640857d0702b7ac810d6c05f8758a9e500690b30fa2c309cbebbb367&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5324&amp;height=3545</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent shows a proposed $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/if-you-think-portland-train-delays-have-gotten-longer-and-more-frequent-youre-not-wrong/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T20:28:44.444Z</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>2026-05-28T20:28:44.444Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[If you think Portland train delays have gotten longer and more frequent, you’re not wrong]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2KRRDT4YYZCAPIRADMEOAPUHMI.jpeg?auth=1db75fe2393473cd25039dc3559f3b7176ccc1ae12ee0739d79b2df3b869b885&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4348&amp;height=2958</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bicyclist waits for a freight train to pass, in front of a long line of cars (not pictured) in downtown Portland on Friday, May 22, 2026 at 5:30 pm. The train took about 20 minutes to pass over SW Naito Parkway.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/salem-veterans-cemetery-tol/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T20:25:28.535Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-28T20:25:28.535Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Federal officials eye vineyard southeast of Salem for a new veterans cemetery]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/25/think-out-loud-porltand-lloyd-center/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T20:24:23.702Z</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>2026-05-28T20:24:23.702Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Marking the quirky last chapter of Portland’s Lloyd Center]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/X6NLTHYVNBBIJM5EX7JUKK6Z5M.JPG?auth=760ce187e377213dad06721559734831dabd746a44c7ac3fc3100745cd2f017c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4684&amp;height=3226</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - People walk into the Lloyd Center in Portland, Ore., Aug. 19, 2025. The mall is scheduled to close on Aug. 8, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/think-out-loud-parents-abuse-law-crime-failure-to-protect-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T20:12:33.202Z</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>2026-05-28T20:12:33.202Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Without protections, Oregon parents surviving abuse could face prison time ]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/21/osu-and-up-researchers-break-down-medical-mistrust-in-the-age-of-social-media/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T19:39:22.742Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-28T19:39:22.742Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OSU and UP researchers break down medical mistrust in the age of social media]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/21/tariff-refund-portland-businesses/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T19:37:19.079Z</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>2026-05-28T19:37:19.079Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland businesses hit hard by tariffs await refunds months after Supreme Court ruling]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4PWPBC54VBCQRLZS3CLY2WKPXI.jpg?auth=e784e031e0779eec034a4467fe8992ac46cd7c2b519844659dba208df9b27dc0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Shipping containers stacked at the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6 in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 7, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/former-senior-cia-officer-accused-of-stealing-gold-bars/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T19:36:16.109Z</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>2026-05-28T19:36:16.109Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Former senior CIA officer took home gold bars and millions in cash, FBI says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KJIBYELGHVNI5HSCDLMH52LU2Q.jpg?auth=7e35d9ede3dfcce041b32e4d76001f1e3d382f32985a95c84bf3780a07cff3bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1003&amp;height=1355</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Authorities allege that David J. Rush took home tens of millions of dollars worth of gold bars from his job at the CIA and fabricated key parts of his education and military history. He's seen here in a photo supplied by the Alexandria Sheriff's Office.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/fifa-s-world-cup-ticket-practices-under-investigation/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T18:31:35.248Z</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>2026-05-28T18:31:35.248Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[FIFA's World Cup ticket sales outraged fans. 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The former public community center that nearly closed in 2019 is now run by the Sellwood Community House nonprofit.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/longview-chemical-disaster-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T14:30:00.692Z</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>2026-05-28T14:30:00.692Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: A historic disaster]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FDE4RPAPT5HDPLL6JQVHQD5U6A.JPG?auth=3ade908cd1a655c37e5a97b81f8bae9a456a9677f100a614bc46c1dd70bc4d12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2107</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hazardous materials workers walk on the scene at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co., where a chemical disaster Tuesday killed at least two people, in Longview, Wash., on May 27, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/trump-wants-a-gas-tax-holiday-theres-a-much-bigger-problem-looming/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T14:16:23.543Z</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>2026-05-28T14:16:23.543Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump wants a gas tax holiday. There's a much bigger problem looming]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PQTQMVKSZZNETG2MKMY7IVBAAQ.jpg?auth=07d958c59d8847603e9f529fe6f9468b7257df49a1d6dce9985f5c291960f52d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7821&amp;height=5337</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An American flag flies above a sign displaying gas prices at a gas station in Arcadia, Calif., on May 11.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/u-s-street-drug-deaths-keep-dropping-but-some-western-states-see-deadly-overdose-surge/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T13:59:53.211Z</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>2026-05-28T13:59:53.211Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[U.S. street drug deaths keep dropping, but some Western states see deadly overdose surge]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BVQE36W3CJKZNP2QI5EK37VHEU.jpg?auth=76c041f1bf87360be2e502580c85cae3d899477de85492f88145ea5a17ff8c97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2420&amp;height=1815</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this file photo, signs are displayed at a tent during a health event in Charleston, W.Va.  Public health officials say the spread of naloxone, also known as Narcan, has dramatically reduced overdose deaths in the U.S.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/a-new-report-shows-how-close-american-households-are-to-the-financial-edge/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T13:57:52.033Z</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>2026-05-28T13:57:52.033Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A new report shows how close American households are to the financial edge]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4SZMIVC7VRPNTEZYB76ML74C2E.jpg?auth=8510b72c454d302550b8607ada114b9455b08d668ffdb4c59b9bbfdab601b689&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8667&amp;height=5768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A customer shops for produce in an H-E-B grocery store on May 11 in Austin, Texas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/federal-judge-refuses-to-block-trump-order-to-create-federal-voter-list-and-limit-mail-voting/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T13:45:40.53Z</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>2026-05-28T13:45:40.53Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Federal judge refuses to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail voting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PT5HGR3KANBNXNJTIKV3JYG6UA.jpg?auth=2dc249910acb497d4c7d2e8887f5019bbd36e8b36269bc8601a790255c2a65cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5298&amp;height=3532</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A tray of mail-in ballots is seen at King County Elections headquarters on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Renton, Wash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/portland-fire-connecticut-sun/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T13:30:37.41Z</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>2026-05-28T13:30:37.41Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Leite scores 20 and the Fire win third straight with 71-61 victory over the Sun]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/G5B5SEZSU5DDLIDK5S56AF62RM.jpg?auth=9908901192f87f5ab70edafd44a76d8d77c79a45508d39822ea36d1f86b4f929&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., May 9, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/why-a-movement-to-turn-concrete-into-urban-forests-is-growing-in-the-u-s/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T13:00:02.411Z</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>2026-05-28T13:00:02.411Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why a decades-old forest planting practice from Japan is gaining traction in the U.S.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HC3GDXAVANM7XFMH2MVSA5OWOQ.jpg?auth=bf6b5a6f7cbb00e4eb81162144a11f070873ba761ae97683b6141a992b97e914&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2983&amp;height=1989</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wendy Clapp shows off a budding Pacific ninebark in her backyard in Tacoma, Wash. 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The event it depicts may not have happened]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DY3KNOQWYJLH5C3ZW4P642XDDQ.jpg?auth=e4208b8c56a9829b02c2bc6a21930852bd89a255c966b1f930b21ed7f872088e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=3600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["The Prayer at Valley Forge", a 1975 painting by Arnold Friberg done for America's bicentennial celebration in 1976.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/west-coast-chemical-emergencies-raise-questions-about-the-safety-of-massive-industrial-tanks/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T00:21:02.608Z</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>2026-05-28T00:21:02.608Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[West Coast chemical emergencies raise questions about the safety of massive industrial tanks]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MTYGVJ6KVVDKNAPAT65KRO6GIQ.jpg?auth=066203b2484af63ea311133ea432bb9a398d242e1b44a53fdd26607f9a5ea831&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4200&amp;height=3148</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Water is sprayed on a tank that overheated at an aerospace plant in Garden Grove, Calif., Friday, May 22, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/doj-charges-google-employee-over-polymarket-trades/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T00:20:23.745Z</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>2026-05-28T00:20:23.745Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VO2AQJQMOBNOFMB6P5E4RXY6XE.jpg?auth=df439b784392f28a1e20d27c6fe08cd7abee79de739338452ae369ee90ec2d2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6593&amp;height=4217</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An aerial view shows Google's "Googleplex" corporate office in Mountain View, California on May 20, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/26/psu-graduate-program-mental-health-infants-toddlers/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T00:05:17.381Z</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>2026-05-28T00:05:17.381Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[PSU graduate program focuses on mental health of infants and toddlers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/C6L5CSFD25HRJN5MYJAJTGSUSA.jpg?auth=02d56b73f9b7d7efe44f87af73fbfbf0c4a5769f053536fb71cf57b31d6cfe7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3640&amp;height=2669</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Students walk on the South Park Blocks at Portland State University on November 4, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/20/think-out-loud-mary-cain-nike-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T00:03:14.772Z</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>2026-05-28T00:03:14.772Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Former Nike Oregon Project runner tells her story in a new memoir]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/20/oregon-voters-reject-gas-tax-christine-drazan-wins-gop-nomination/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T00:02:11.997Z</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>2026-05-28T00:02:11.997Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon voters reject gas tax, Christine Drazan wins GOP nomination for fall rematch with Gov. 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The population has plummeted in recent decades due to predation from crayfish that were first introduced in the late 1800s, and whose numbers have exploded as the lake’s temperature rises due to climate change.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/palestinians-want-modern-recycling-to-count-west-bank-trash-crisis/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T22:34:40.35Z</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>2026-05-27T22:34:40.35Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Palestinians use recycling as Israel's restrictions trigger a trash crisis]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6TV2BQNGJRKCJGTPS5KXQSLPGU.jpg?auth=f60ed570f044441a62df319cb87e88d06573643935570b1fcad6fba5fb54ccba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=945&amp;height=709</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The heightened restrictions on movement make every aspect of life more difficult for the 3.4 million Palestinians living in the West Bank, in particular the collection and disposal of garbage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/washington-newspaper-reporters-strike-ai-journalists-mcclatchy/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T22:07:00.862Z</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>2026-05-27T22:07:00.862Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[McClatchy newspaper reporters in Washington strike for higher pay, better AI regulations]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Z2YELFJBSRDVBARWZ7TTYELSXI.png?auth=e966be147f5e0987ce3f5d764f70958822895f99fef06101428fa65fed69b339&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1848&amp;height=1232</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reporters from The Tacoma News Tribune and Olympian rallied in downtown Tacoma as part of a daylong strike on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/25/oregon-fishing-nets-ukraine-russia-war-drones-recycling/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T21:56:50.292Z</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>2026-05-27T21:56:50.292Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Old Oregon fishing nets sent to Ukraine to protect against drones]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Y4JJFMDXVFBFXECGST4OJ3NJD4.jpg?auth=c3d24a1fccb6252545798627f28a3c705e4a94cc613e0c990112c7ffaacc2d2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=960&amp;height=1280</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A provided photo from September 2025 showing unidentified soldiers in a trench in Ukraine pointing out how a fishing net protects them against a drone-carrying explosives.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/26/asian-health-service-center-portland-immigrants/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T21:52:58.184Z</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>2026-05-27T21:52:58.184Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland clinic helps Asian immigrants navigate life and mental health amid immigration enforcement fears]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WNVXUWNI6VFKLNLARW6FXBPWLM.jpg?auth=288921adde6139ceb9ffcc05c584130ee3cc90609cd6d6cc8265e4fd338f738d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5101&amp;height=3474</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Meals are distributed to seniors at the Asian Health and Service Center in Portland, Ore., on May 21, 2026. The organization distributes free lunches to seniors from Tuesdays to Thursdays.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/portland-civic-life-andrea-garcia-snell-leave/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T21:45:58.37Z</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>2026-05-27T21:45:58.37Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Head of Portland’s civic life office is on leave]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OO7VCV2MPZG5PMCYHH6JKYPL7I.jpg?auth=13880fa7d2faf9d52b76dc53dcdb406d8a67ab204917826e8433e600a4245188&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - City Hall on Nov. 12, 2025, in Portland, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/portland-votes-to-increase-arts-tax-allow-fewer-people-to-pay/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T21:01:55.387Z</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>2026-05-27T21:01:55.387Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland votes to increase arts tax, allow fewer people to pay]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/R2RSF5YU25DIJKFCQZARWZ5XQU.jpg?auth=dacc484ee33b36b0d0845eaa0a29affbf8eb13dd663864b9d3f16dfc496c483a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Jamie Dunphy pictured in a 2025 photo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/washington-state-sen-jeff-wilson-responds-to-chemical-disaster-at-longview-paper-mill/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T20:30:04.976Z</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>2026-05-27T20:30:04.976Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson responds to chemical disaster at Longview paper mill]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QDCDPR7C3RDYTMNCGT26HZ2ITA.JPG?auth=f67005705ea338591311203840836cc5efb61f693d91f2d237b3f4031658aaec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2376&amp;height=1607</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Aerial views of the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview, Wash., showing the scene of a major chemical tank implosion at a Southwest Washington paper mill, May 26, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/trap-kitchen-restaurant-in-portland-say-its-about-both-food-and-community/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T20:26:09.412Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-27T20:26:09.412Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Owners of new Trap Kitchen restaurant in Portland say it’s about both food and community]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PDWRRJSUSVDJZOCCUY22YQDO2E.jpg?auth=4ec17499df5ceeb8191f5b8117bdc805d528553f5bba11a99aa6041373f6facf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7488&amp;height=4992</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this undated photo provided by The EAST by Trap Kitchen, one of the Portland restaurant's signature pineapple dishes is displayed. The inner eastside restaurant held its grand opening on April 24, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/nprs-newsroom-shrinks-through-buyouts-and-layoffs/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T20:08:32.09Z</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>2026-05-27T20:08:32.09Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[NPR's newsroom shrinks through buyouts and layoffs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QXE7LQXFW5M3JOZPSTYMQCQ7DY.jpg?auth=978b0347008763a39b9804a69d4de3f0826e08145dbfa68a438b5282b0191463&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NPR Investigations Correspondent Joe Shapiro is among the network journalists who accepted buyouts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/brazil-to-invest-dollar75-million-in-highway-through-amazon-and-unveils-environmental-protection-plan/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T20:05:50.537Z</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>2026-05-27T20:05:50.537Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Brazil to invest $75 million in highway through Amazon and unveils environmental protection plan]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FI35GP3WHJANTA3YEGUCAHO2QI.jpg?auth=f90f81db5d6ff21876c35316724ee827e27419e9fe80046955b7befeb27f04f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2841&amp;height=1895</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A man walks down an unpaved stretch of highway BR-319 in the Brazilian Amazon between the cities of Manaus and Porto Velho on Aug. 10, 2018.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/chemical-tank-disaster-longview-washington-vigil/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T19:53:39.915Z</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>2026-05-27T19:53:39.915Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Longview community holds vigil after chemical tank disaster]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/27G2LIJ4J5EFDHIJCETNN63ZDQ.JPG?auth=4faf6763396f8add5c5b8618ee778be9628621a32db815fb56748d2096452f25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2522&amp;height=1633</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Laura Williquette, right, holds her daughter, Brynn Williquette, 11, as she cries during a vigil for the victims of the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. chemical implosion at R.A. Long Park in Longview, Wash., on May 26, 2026. They lost a close family friend, Clinton Jr. Doran, or CJ, in the implosion.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/more-people-are-going-hungry-now-than-at-height-of-pandemic/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T19:30:36.586Z</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>2026-05-27T19:30:36.586Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[More people are going hungry now than at the height of the pandemic]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RUXNNILNCZOKZCEXHPOBAA4KUA.jpg?auth=fb69ed83c52f94dd250d5c9804c8b55b5ed165760d7b581cc4cbcb0330c01e1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7562&amp;height=5044</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 3,500 families attended a food distribution event organized by the Houston Food Bank in November.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/26/longview-chemical-explosion-nippon/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T19:11:33.002Z</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>2026-05-27T19:11:33.002Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Corrosive chemicals hamper recovery efforts at Longview industrial site; 9 still unaccounted for after tank rupture]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S45EDVCR3RDGPCSNJKK5IWMDEY.JPG?auth=8d2564cedb7e163f2552e56828a8112efa7c2f31765c5ed531b3f81beba008e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People walk out in an embrace as they leave the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers Local 153 Hall, where dozens of family, friends and others gathered in Longview, Wash., on May 26, 2026, in the wake of the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. chemical implosion.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/oregon-unemployment-rate-remains-steady-economy/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T18:41:50.361Z</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>2026-05-27T18:41:50.361Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[What Oregon’s steady unemployment rate tells us about the economy]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PQHRP22AO5BFTFW4XPCT6FE7N4.jpg?auth=162f1e8e1e3eb6db3841aff07ae60af6331df2df53c3b50ea0ae8e32daa4b30a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3734&amp;height=2566</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE — Manufacturing jobs have declined in the past year while hiring has grown in healthcare and social services. Nich Chen, works at ESS, Inc., in Wilsonville, in this Feb. 1, 2023 file photo. ESS manufactures iron flow batteries used for long-duration storage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>