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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/article/2026/05/28/undercover-license-plate-oregon-lawsuit/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T21:15:36.717Z</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>2026-05-28T21:15:36.717Z</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/2026/05/28/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. 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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. 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Now they are under investigation]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/U2XRD2WTQRMORG5U6DXSZOQH24.jpg?auth=32ae279c8e98475f110075262e826aef4775063ca3278fdb3322b73a76fe7173&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5142&amp;height=3278</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FIFA — led by Gianni Infantino — is facing a joint probe from attorneys general in New Jersey and New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/eugene-4j-budget-cuts/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T18:27:44.532Z</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>2026-05-28T18:27:44.532Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Eugene school district’s $531.9M budget makes cuts to staff, services and programs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/X7Y7L6BJOZHMDAJ7LT2YLFM4QA.webp?auth=f07c4220a4b9d178ab4d1e568d9eefe92a3e52f6bea5088c4ed0650a73c0e0df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Undated photo of Eugene 4J School District's headquarters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/sonny-rollins-colossus-of-the-saxophone-has-died-at-95/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T17:45:52.129Z</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>2026-05-28T17:45:52.129Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sonny Rollins, colossus of the saxophone, has died at 95]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AOYPS7TO65NGTLU7NGO2NWQRJI.jpg?auth=3af02e897d137988295f30a6821d29193e169498b50e00284715832e1a647a9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US musician Sonny Rollins performs, 29 June 2006 in Vienne, southeastern France, during the opening of the Vienne Jazz Festival.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/portland-oregon-law-enforcement-city-council-masks-identification/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T17:28:49.27Z</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>2026-05-28T17:28:49.27Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland approves policy to bar law enforcement from wearing masks]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GBYIJ5WWLBBXDAYWVOL3WHWQ6U.JPG?auth=0d6b586dbace44ec2f072954dda663eb8549cd838c13d23bd0d9adf488f167d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3818&amp;height=2695</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Councilor Sameer Kanal at a Portland City Council meeting on Feb. 5, 2025, Portland, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/former-eugene-weekly-bookkeeper-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T17:21:37.412Z</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>2026-05-28T17:21:37.412Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Former Eugene Weekly bookkeeper sentenced to 3 years in prison]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S7LESF7PD5ERDJ6WUKN4I5XS3E.jpg?auth=04c3730f7e1bb3e8dd3490d9f3056d1d195b3016b03c473ffad653287b6ff8fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1408&amp;height=1056</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Elisha Young (right) after being sentenced in Lane County Circuit Court on May 27, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/26/portland-looks-to-private-organizations-to-save-its-struggling-parks-system/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-28T15:09:24.55Z</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>2026-05-28T15:09:24.55Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland looks to private organizations to save its struggling parks system]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UBR4WCFNARHDXMVST2DI4EKFVM.JPG?auth=6d0d397b8fb56e9fb1d99087d7b200b114cf65d9dee6515363534d688fe3dff1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An old Portland Parks and Recreation sign hangs in the attic storage space at the Sellwood Community House in Portland, Ore., on May 15, 2026. 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. Kotek]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/oregon-dmv-wont-reinstate-undercover-plates-for-feds-citing-potential-sanctuary-lawsuit/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T23:59:26.064Z</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>2026-05-27T23:59:26.064Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon DMV won’t reinstate undercover plates for feds, citing potential sanctuary lawsuit]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PNHXEZ7FBNDJRBWKTXKHFCBGPQ.jpg?auth=aa1a4470dc31198e6a3f2b499c527c6ee6595aa6a0ba146d19f1140fa709f764&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Oregon license plate options are pictured.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/24/oregon-kinder-grad-program/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T23:35:05.208Z</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>2026-05-27T23:35:05.208Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Finish kindergarten, get $100: New Oregon initiative celebrates with kindergarten diploma and contribution to savings account]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/52FBU3MFSBBIHHD2E6WYTNCFTQ.jpg?auth=7962f806f9953e3805e2d45f853472a48707f8a40a8ea64314cc0db1c7b3cff1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5948&amp;height=3965</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kindergarteners eat lunch together at Wascher Elementary School in Lafayette, Ore., on Wednesday Oct. 15, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/crater-lake-mazama-newt-federal-endangered-list/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T23:04:53.673Z</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>2026-05-27T23:04:53.673Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Feds agree to decide on endangered species protections for Crater Lake newt by October]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/G7J3LTDINVDQNGIDCPDSGJZC4U.jpg?auth=09f38e2ef9b2a2c2b6634542ee85efca428dca65249656e0d501d71de751dfbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1097</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Crater Lake newt, or Mazama newt, pictured here, is endemic to Crater Lake in southern Oregon. 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.]]></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><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/01/portlanders-feeling-nostalgic-about-lloyd-center-mall/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T17:57:23.078Z</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>2026-05-27T17:57:23.078Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘The Evergreen’: Portlanders are feeling nostalgic about the Lloyd Center mall as closure approaches]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XCWNM3VZD5FBHL72FR22PML4ME.JPG?auth=6e7ea1df398308268ec88ddf40ef939b56851a3a2a485ee2e704595df8d0359f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5040&amp;height=3360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People ice skate in the Lloyd Center in Portland, Ore., Aug. 19, 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/board-meetings/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T16:31:38.427Z</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>2026-05-27T16:31:38.427Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Board Meetings]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2024/08/24/oregon-companies-sustainable-path-beer-wine/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T16:04:46.328Z</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>2026-05-27T16:04:46.328Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[2 Oregon companies forge sustainable path for beer and wine]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/U3XENOCTWBBOVEQLNFW74AIAU4.jpg?auth=2199044f3c77813d03cddb6e3a5a6c4a361d46baaabe6af31edb24ee2b6deae8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Double Mountain Brewery owner and brewmaster Matt Swihart sits for a portrait in his office on March 3, 2020, in Hood River, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2024/08/15/refillable-glass-bottles-tol/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T16:01:42.203Z</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>2026-05-27T16:01:42.203Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon sustainability pioneers push refillable glass bottles for beer and wine  ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CFI6AIUPAJG7FJ6GTJAYQXZWGY.jpg?auth=d6b0f773c5290c5fffb2ca957b68e956c3da4d631fbbe107b0a2607836e3f5d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dawn Stender and John Tickner are pictured in 2019 at a Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery bottling facility.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/25/timbers-coach-phil-neville-part-ways-disappointing-start-mls-season/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T15:29:34.897Z</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>2026-05-27T15:29:34.897Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Timbers and coach Phil Neville part ways after disappointing start to MLS season]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NLUGUU4375H2BP5DGXJPQYB2IA.jpg?auth=32d58ba0dd15bc7ebcbf0bd67236eb8ecfbd98d7999593d2fde0d385958e2b4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5590&amp;height=3727</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Portland Timbers head coach Phil Neville sits on the bench before an MLS soccer match against Columbus Crew, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/longview-chemical-disaster-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T14:30:00.887Z</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>2026-05-27T14:30:00.887Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Longview chemical disaster]]></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 the Southwest Washington paper mill, May 26, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/for-far-right-extremists-the-rise-of-a-new-enemy-women/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T14:01:40.228Z</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>2026-05-27T14:01:40.228Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: women]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K42DOJY2PNOXLPDTFK3ZEUXXI4.jpg?auth=a695d96c8317ec370d10a5ea59c98e8174fd1bcdedbecc4a7cefee7f93780cb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4510&amp;height=3007</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicole Witherow prays beside flowers placed outside the Islamic Center of San Diego on May 19.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/dhs-is-buying-iris-scanners-to-identify-undocumented-immigrants/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T13:54:55.262Z</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>2026-05-27T13:54:55.262Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ICE is spending millions of dollars on iris scanners, expanding its arsenal of tech tools]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/W6MLNOBIXVMPDIPAZUFHA4TLMM.jpg?auth=b79c21278ad57e5cadb1d1e1c888f9c45ac0680dbc1b83d21c4d0279037fb057&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A federal immigration agent uses facial recognition software to confirm an asylum seeker's identity prior to an immigration hearing on July 30, 2025, in New York. In addition, DHS is expanding its use of iris scanners to help quickly identify undocumented immigrants.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/biden-sues-doj-to-stop-release-of-audio-and-transcripts-tied-to-special-counsel-probe/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T13:49:44.123Z</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>2026-05-27T13:49:44.123Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Biden sues DOJ to stop release of audio and transcripts tied to special counsel probe]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KMFLPFWWHFLWLNC74PPM5NEAOE.jpg?auth=7a403ba03b8ecf7ec1ff6d27c402b67854ac353cfef161c6b1854bf5a23f05b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2472&amp;height=1648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Former President Joe Biden speaks to the South Carolina Democratic Party, Feb. 27, 2026, in Columbia, S.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/4-takeaways-from-the-texas-runoff-primary-elections/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T13:46:42.508Z</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>2026-05-27T13:46:42.508Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Texas general election matchups are finally set. Here's what you need to know]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TA3X2D6HXRI3TMPZYEKFFIIAWU.jpg?auth=022493c8d1f65ea1e1ab65785b0c17c17d8e61b6b94a70a1040a22111d509d49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1925</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at an election night watch party held by the Lone Star Liberty PAC Tuesday in Plano, Texas. Paxton defeated Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in a Senate primary runoff election and will face Democrat James Talarico in the November general election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/workforce-system-alignment-can-help-oregonians-weather-coming-economic/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T13:00:03.461Z</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>2026-05-27T13:00:03.461Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Workforce system alignment can help Oregonians weather coming economic, job instability, report says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ICJX2RQU3VBLVOIFKRIQJ3FUIA.JPG?auth=8c57e36d27360a1e349b9c67d6bc7e3410ac169bb0b3f5f993c9fa6a50f5b100&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5040&amp;height=3360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE-Construction jobs are forecast to continue be in-demand in Oregon in the coming years. Two workers plan out next steps at a housing construction site in Portland on July 7, 2023. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/27/biztown-portland-oregon-kids-job-experience-learning/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-27T13:00:02.533Z</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>2026-05-27T13:00:02.533Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[At BizTown, Portland-area kids get the job done]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PGZOJ4RTYBBBFIEZ3MW52Z7TYA.jpg?auth=78c0cd9d043aa34e1e4a3c076b07e6d4cd9f0904243aa92ee75b12826d6a9a42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=660</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hendrik Denjs works as a teller at BizTown's KeyBank on April 20, 2026 in Portland, Ore. 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Calhoun entered not guilty pleas Thursday to all charges in the criminal case involving the second-degree murder charges in the deaths of Charity Lynn Perry, 24; Bridget Leanne Webster, 31; and Joanna Speaks, 32.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/26/republican-restore-tax-breaks-campaign/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-26T23:24:41.506Z</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>2026-05-26T23:24:41.506Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Republican push to restore tax breaks blocked by Oregon Democrats faces ‘steep hill,’ backers say]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NECR4LIMVRESVLNQ2ONNHV6NO4.JPG?auth=80f371e9c9953905b5e626113019b0cfdac8d40bcc7659b25db25992ad8da6e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2103</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - State Rep. Ed Diehl, R-Scio, is a key figure behind a campaign that would give voters a say on whether federal tax breaks should impact Oregon state taxes. Diehl is pictured here in a 2026 GOP gubernatorial primary debate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>