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DC.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/11/disability-groups-left-concerned-confused-after-ed-dept-briefing/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T22:06:09.858Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-11T22:06:09.858Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[In private call, Education Dept. tried, but failed, to reassure disability advocates]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SJPNCLBCWZNPRKGZOXA723CH5A.jpg?auth=9dfbfaaaa996f694a2c7657ca3074cb24b34a813abf24ade500ab746b35df58e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7835&amp;height=5226</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Education Department plans to shift oversight of special education to another agency, alarming many disability rights 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Clacton-on-Sea by-election, poses for photographers at the Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, England, June 29, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/11/spain-edges-belgium-and-will-face-france-in-world-cup-semifinal/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T16:35:55.266Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-11T16:35:55.266Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Spain edges Belgium and will face France in World Cup semifinal]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DRVWOLWBCBPUDKOV43ASK4LATA.jpg?auth=ad9d37b7b54c52f8e2e7a4269bf3fc704043da4c7a0b5918a8b29755d6d28f6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4361&amp;height=2907</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Spain's Mikel Merino (6) celebrates scoring their second goal during the World 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Salgado Araujo, a man killed while being detained by ICE agents in Texas earlier in the week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/11/ashland-school-district-budget-cut-proposal/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T15:35:15.586Z</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>2026-07-11T15:35:15.586Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ashland School District committee creating proposal to cut budget]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OELLDLOJQNGRHKHYN5ROBNCXVI.jpg?auth=14476ef4003264ec2d3d94bb97e0723f2844a2ee99ef0495d8d907d050042235&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1162</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ashland School District Superintendent Joseph Hattrick answers a question at a budget listening session in Helman Elementary School on Dec. 5, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/11/at-work-with-trimet-portland-transit-bus-routes/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T13:00:04.807Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-11T13:00:04.807Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Inside TriMet: How Portland area’s bus routes are planned, tested and changed]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EGHG5KYYHFGW5DOST2MKXXTO6Y.jpg?auth=cea411a8943d68a94e030fb9c208f4059eaf36bcd4aacceb40406e3e6fc33335&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5579&amp;height=4193</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[TriMet transit planner Tom Mills rides along with other staff and OPB's 'Weekend Edition' host Lillian Karabaic on a test run of a possible change to Line 78 in Beaverton on May 14, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/11/superabundant-recipe-labneh-balls-spreadable-cheese/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T13:00:04.577Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-11T13:00:04.577Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Superabundant recipe: These easy labneh balls are your new World Cup snack #goals]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PC4WQNFMUNAPTHS6QI5T6A24NY.jpg?auth=ffe28afb413839ca58b31aff9aa0d0d1fbad3fd65aabc8b441971acc12fe55c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4272&amp;height=2403</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Labneh balls are a deceptively simple way to work through a glut of 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Wells]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ETA4RZSRJ5JSJPSERQUV3W2KTI.jpg?auth=2aaa6711e59560f72282c748fef6e7b4aee5fe7fcbda3864259a5379fab0cc46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=945&amp;height=630</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An undated photo of Nolan Wells provided to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, July 4, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/10/portland-oregon-road-closure-interstate-205/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T22:59:02.152Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-10T22:59:02.152Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Overnight closures coming to I-5 and I-205 in Portland this month 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court]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PACTEZCOWBCILMZFLJVH7RPMOI.JPG?auth=345fd534fcd060bdac6d3edae26ca3b8d6cad43f1b46aaaf06641c420f9c1014&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4632&amp;height=3149</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Tear gas is deployed as hundreds of people protest outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Ore., Jan. 31, 2026. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/10/think-out-loud-oregon-racism-public-health/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T20:59:42.418Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-10T20:59:42.418Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon report has 100 recommendations in responding to the public health crisis of 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Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene) at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. on Feb. 2, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/10/seattle-washington-immigration-mega-master-hearings-case-backlog/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T18:44:48.776Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-10T18:44:48.776Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hundreds of children ordered to appear at new ‘mega’ immigration hearings in Seattle]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4Q4XRQL6JBHODFWBTGEOU7DHC4.jpg?auth=fb43447eec3846ba99e22825d5bc7de011dfa1a0e76c3844d18760ab1a4533f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People, including minors, wait outside an immigration courtroom Thursday, July 9, 2026, at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in Seattle, Wash. 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Right: Gov. Tina Kotek at her victory announcement Nov. 10, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/10/trump-cleans-house-at-the-election-assistance-commission/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T14:49:00.437Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-10T14:49:00.437Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[President Trump cleans house at the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YPYNDNEXNRKQDEAHIO7KLIAZKI.jpg?auth=0a4c406ffd6da2111a951ff1c074d693566afc611c033a9a2e659dc0609a1567&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left to right: Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama talks with U.S. Election Assistance Commissioners Thomas Hicks, Benjamin Hovland and Christy McCormick after a House hearing on May 20.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/10/trump-s-arch-advances-despite-d-c-height-limit/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T14:44:00.34Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-10T14:44:00.34Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump's arch clears another hurdle, setting up a big debate: Do height limits apply?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5BFQ5K3EAJJH7BP4BLQVEET4IQ.jpg?auth=eb404cc929cd741ef2e63a0604f1dc9b83d96be52d9c1c88ddba0b5231614ca0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3879</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A scaled-down replica of Trump's proposed arch frames the U.S. Capitol at the Great American State Fair.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>