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Hood Meadows opens for its second to last weekend in Mt. Hood, Ore., on April 4, 2026. The ski resort is closing weeks early this season after an abnormally warm and low snowpack winter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/12/what-to-know-about-trump-s-tax-breaks/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T15:55:19.333Z</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>2026-04-12T15:55:19.333Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[What Northwesterners need to know about Trump’s tax breaks for tips and overtime when filing state tax returns]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GMI3BPTEM5D53AYL6HTSXRUQHU.jpg?auth=497e70f198f6b5d59a76bb44c31d3706531f2cbb3b6fb2661fb0577dddc5be32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3267&amp;height=2178</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service is in Washington on Saturday, August 10, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/12/how-hungarian-prime-minister-viktor-orbans-hometown-became-a-symbol-of-excesses/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T15:19:00.322Z</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>2026-04-12T15:19:00.322Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's hometown became a symbol of excesses]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DX7QJBOFCJMIBD5A2WJCR6ZY5M.jpg?auth=5cc71090c718b4563be7e3a4a5d1ec3511506f5b5c5e26d6b1e5a2321569b86c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pancho Arena, soccer stadium in Felcsút, Hungary.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/12/hezbollah-commander-describes-fighting-israel-in-lebanon/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T15:14:57.685Z</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>2026-04-12T15:14:57.685Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A Hezbollah commander describes battling Israel in Lebanon]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PYXEETXJ3BNU3G2V7KNXJ7ZRYM.jpg?auth=4e0e28ec756ec021e7d1ccfd37a32157f812a6b4f018528fb3d9b984ab5dc1f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2666</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People inspect the aftermath of Wednesday's Israeli airstrikes that targeted southern Beirut's al-Rihab neighborhood, April 9.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/12/trump-claims-u-s-will-close-strait-of-hormuz-after-iran-peace-talks-collapse/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T15:13:41.81Z</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>2026-04-12T15:13:41.81Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump claims U.S. will close Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks collapse]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZCXAHHAWE5L4DFJCMWWINPKACE.jpg?auth=8ab2da487c8f3e467a64c65548442dbdb1097d504fd860b364dce504151448a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3063&amp;height=2042</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance gives a thumb up sign as he boards Air Force Two after attending talks on Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 12, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/12/every-tire-a-chemical-that-kills-coho-salmon-can-northwest-scientists-pump-the-brakes/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T13:00:01.459Z</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>2026-04-12T13:00:01.459Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Every tire produces a chemical that kills coho salmon. Can Northwest scientists pump the brakes?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XHAT7I5K2RHTLINMKRQYKELZEQ.jpeg?auth=a2f37cf06f0b60eacf5dbb73a1220bcd913184761023fa827028c35c63958ae4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4620&amp;height=2599</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Katie Moloney, a doctoral student in civil engineering at the University of British Columbia, shows crumb rubber particles collected for research examining the impact of tire chemicals on coho-rearing streams in Vancouver.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/12/hanford-radioactive-waste-disposal-cleanup-milestone/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T13:00:04.151Z</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>2026-04-12T13:00:04.151Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hanford radioactive waste disposal site hits new milestone]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JGBNKCCQ4VDZHIS7NPK7TGQE7M.webp?auth=4b3119ce747d114a97b7b22f3fbcedef5789fc86f74f1c45c8d0a57015d64d13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crews at the Hanford cleanup site in southeast Washington use a flatbed truck to drive the containers down to the disposal cell. 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Mellon Auditorium, Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/11/kevin-kelsy-scores-in-6th-minute-of-stoppage-time-timbers-beat-lafc-2-1/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T02:01:32.627Z</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>2026-04-12T02:01:32.627Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kevin Kelsy scores in 6th minute of stoppage time, Timbers beat LAFC 2-1]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FWY5SH46SBG67N4B7TWFR3HSGQ.jpg?auth=139a20a58dae4bf01ace659e2105cecfb065dba37bf8d9aac7ea39b9dc86b5a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2860&amp;height=1906</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Portland Timbers forward Kevin Kelsy celebrates after scoring a goal during the first half of an MLS soccer match against Sporting Kansas City Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Kansas City, Kan.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/11/how-ai-is-getting-better-at-finding-security-holes/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T01:49:20.317Z</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>2026-04-12T01:49:20.317Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How AI is getting better at finding security holes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HOZBVRTHJFO45BMRBBFKM2IPWY.jpg?auth=9e8a1910e21bcde52f9b581e205d57e9f9a9321119a17bb294979f595ecd1c83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3336</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AI lab Anthropic announced this week that it had developed a powerful new model the company believes could "reshape cybersecurity." It said that its latest model, Mythos Preview, was able to find "high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/11/after-a-whirlwind-mission-to-the-moon-astronauts-are-back-home-here-s-what-s-next/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-11T22:44:15.918Z</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>2026-04-11T22:44:15.918Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[After a whirlwind mission to the moon, astronauts are back home. Here's what's next]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OGYJR2HCAFOS5IRVFU3PRUGXU4.jpg?auth=e0fb5fd74fbe4b4baf0115768c321edece2f0a3ba3a887ee17ad4ddccc4fc131&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5928&amp;height=3952</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Artemis II crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — splashed down in an Orion space capsule Friday after a 9-day mission to the moon and back.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/11/triumphal-arch-design-plans-unveiled-by-trump/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-11T22:42:10.942Z</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>2026-04-11T22:42:10.942Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump touts newly released plans for D.C. triumphal arch]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GOIO34F4ARMFLNLN5BIFZBAEGI.jpg?auth=22166e464b1a92889043d44684a2a9541a89aece8e653b61d809473c58ccbcb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Artist renderings and diagrams for President Trump's proposed triumphal arch released by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on April 10, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/11/artemis-ii-s-moon-traveling-astronauts-return-home/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-11T21:17:01.96Z</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>2026-04-11T21:17:01.96Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts return home to cheers after a record-breaking trip]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KE4HDB2SQFEJJDQEVVN57CEOB4.jpg?auth=fd51b0774fc916cb65b8b3190fb746e7cd6bafb20d8f60a991faf0c257db1a0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3725</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this photo provided by NASA, from left, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander;  Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, right, pose for a group photo after viewing the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/11/trump-approves-disaster-requests/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-11T20:33:46.061Z</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>2026-04-11T20:33:46.061Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump approves disaster requests for at least 7 states including Oregon and Washington]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HOFX755PPRF6RIYMYMYBOMK6HE.jpg?auth=ad5dbe723206d7fd4de7a383a5f8f2921b5d1a13e48ef7ad72c1f390f800743e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6179&amp;height=4119</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A road remains submerged in water after heavy rains and a levee failure caused flooding Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Pacific, Wash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/11/pope-leo-demands-political-leaders-negotiate-peace-in-iran-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-11T19:56:27.177Z</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>2026-04-11T19:56:27.177Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pope Leo says 'delusion of omnipotence' is fueling U.S.-Israeli war in Iran]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FIMFLZ2SOBL63CONC5JNM5MMEA.jpg?auth=81a4da05e6661e7edbd56d176ae036bf1cfeeb2ac4192d73a74a10e48afdbf44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV leads a vigil for peace inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, April 11, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/11/u-s-iran-peace-talks-underway-in-islamabad-after-weeks-of-frantic-diplomacy/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-11T19:24:32.209Z</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>2026-04-11T19:24:32.209Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[U.S.-Iran peace talks underway in Islamabad after weeks of frantic diplomacy]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IMQD3XXYSBPK7ADN7NETBH2WR4.jpg?auth=4ba51cdfb116ce2d611c0d5bff74cfe8875a3d193f79bbb5bb7e7ad245c24851&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4942&amp;height=3295</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A police officer walks past a billboard regarding the United States and Iran negotiations, outside a media facilitation center in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/11/federal-court-hears-new-case-against-trump-s-latest-global-tariffs/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-11T18:26:29.023Z</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>2026-04-11T18:26:29.023Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Federal court hears new case, led by Oregon, against Trump’s latest global tariffs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/H2XLVD2U4ZCKBOYWLQEEIKN3LA.jpg?auth=09da158e163f70c5dc3a3e9ed98175ee15552b59fc8322bf167d12772f8ad9fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Containers are stacked at the Port of Long Beach Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Long Beach, Calif.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/11/one-book-one-coast-japanese-american-incarceration/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-11T17:19:06.996Z</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>2026-04-11T17:19:06.996Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A new program unites West Coast readers for stories of Japanese American incarceration]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GF63IU3XMJDDLL7JS4I7HTC2JI.png?auth=ef65b6cdb7e2514ab8ba276f7d312b6ca1b9dd2fbbcabdef1caa91402a64c7ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=600&amp;height=398</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["They Called Us Enemy" is a 2019 graphic novel focused on Takei's experiences during the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War 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