<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/oregon-tracking-cases-parasitic-outbreak-illness-cyclosporiasis-cyclospora/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T16:59:11.462Z</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>2026-07-14T16:59:11.462Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cases of parasitic outbreak remain low in Oregon as other states see surges]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NX4GGP425JFTHCAO6KZCWEBAAE.jpg?auth=d589ee9242d652169cba50b2230d4a30077e787a2f30b315a6655837c2704cb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking outbreaks of the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/think-out-loud-oregon-secretary-state-usps/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T16:32:49.049Z</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>2026-07-14T16:32:49.049Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon Secretary of State on USPS and Trump administration’s impact on elections]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6XPACC5QQVGSNMP32HR6LEBSFI.jpg?auth=c10fbb7a3e3c73616c78b1575ab47845d85b484b145817932e86992a9916424e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6470&amp;height=4775</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Tobias Read speaks at the Democratic election night party held at the Hilton in Portland, Ore., Nov. 5, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/one-year-later-the-gop-tax-bill-is-reshaping-oregon-safety-net/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T16:32:08.78Z</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>2026-07-14T16:32:08.78Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A year later, the GOP tax bill is reshaping Oregon’s safety net]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HPRY5XHSDBEAFDVCBI5JYCIPVA.jpg?auth=a984eb706f8fbaadea07b3f849ac6428a1189fe3d173aa09753d38f95dd70d2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5201&amp;height=3467</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., flanked by Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., chair of the House Republican Conference, left, and Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, talks to reporters after a Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/pacific-willamette-universities-merger-plan-becomes-official/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T16:00:02.413Z</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>2026-07-14T16:00:02.413Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pacific and Willamette universities’ merger plan becomes official]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VRKFQNTHYJGRZJIEWSH5JPU76A.jpg?auth=c63c850b3448a009550544a38397ccf5b256626252a195709ef39e762756d21e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Governing boards at Willamette and Pacific universities have signed a plan to merge. People walk through the Pacific University campus in Forest Grove, Ore., on Feb. 22, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/ai-policy/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T15:28:33.716Z</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>2026-07-14T15:28:33.716Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB Editorial AI Policy]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/opbs-first-look-how-gop-tax-bill-impacts-oregons-safety-net/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T14:56:33.259Z</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>2026-07-14T14:56:33.259Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: How GOP tax bill impacts Oregon’s safety net]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6AILEBX555HBRBWDYYV5ENE7KY.jpg?auth=f3ecf4e9b41850f07c42ca6a8ace91263b88c5e3ebed797a4ff99c97e7f748a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5537&amp;height=3691</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A person gets canned pears from the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Northeast Emergency Food Program food bank in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/the-world-cup-semifinals-kick-off-with-france-vs-spain/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T14:53:18.766Z</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>2026-07-14T14:53:18.766Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The star-studded World Cup semifinals kick off with France vs. Spain]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3OPP67L2JRI6XNMPXOHKDUTIB4.jpg?auth=b03e7f3d4344c63f8b1aa6b12a4cca695f6676db7343edae866f5d4b8594ac77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[It's been a thrilling World Cup — and it's now down to a pair of stellar semifinal matchups, led by these stars (L to R): Spain's Lamine Yamal taking on France's Kylian Mbappé, and England's Jude Bellingham against Argentina's Lionel Messi.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/ice-officer-fatal-shooting-maine-driver/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T14:49:00.028Z</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>2026-07-14T14:49:00.028Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Many questions remain after an ICE officer's fatal shooting of a Maine driver]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IXI5CYDOWBHM3DSCOBOZLASMMA.jpg?auth=0528e7ae9797c4d86207acbdc6d1773316756f94c927179122bbc6be22c54c56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5136&amp;height=3424</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A demonstrator fights back tears at an anti-ICE rally after a man was shot and killed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday, July 13, 2026, in Biddeford, Maine.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/1000-evacuated-from-fontainebleau-fires-near-paris/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T14:39:33.742Z</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>2026-07-14T14:39:33.742Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[1,000 evacuated from Fontainebleau fires near Paris; Spanish authorities identify some fire victims]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XYL3XBSLIJDIXPE3E4HO65T6TY.jpg?auth=5bd735c645be5f1a83cc4a36370f4a95b2dfb297198843936951774fcaaf38f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A firefighter sprays water after a wildfire in the region of the Fontainebleau forest, south of Paris, France, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/us-attacks-iran-and-tehran-retaliates-across-the-middle-east-threatening-a-return-to-all-out-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T14:33:03.749Z</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>2026-07-14T14:33:03.749Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East, threatening a return to all-out war]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6FTDYIOCNBC6DI5ASNNUODTRNU.jpg?auth=d5045810f320a3d625880468567362703b4a0ea66cff115886623243d0a01dd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/subpoenas-issued-to-ny-times-reporters-seen-as-unprecedented-threat-to-press-freedom/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T14:27:05.254Z</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>2026-07-14T14:27:05.254Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as 'unprecedented' threat to press freedom]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/R4OCWCVDNVAVTAAWJT65MAQVOI.jpg?auth=340476b6f4dee70801b049cd0473db80e6c070de65787344ebe52439e06b7488&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5617&amp;height=3745</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Thursday, July 9, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/oregons-school-funding-formula-hurts-kids-in-poverty-the-most-according-to-oregonian-reporting/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T13:51:21.909Z</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>2026-07-14T13:51:21.909Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon’s school funding formula hurts kids in poverty the most, according to Oregonian reporting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WQWUZKOT4BFS3MSMSIOVY5BZXY.JPG?auth=819ec7d2da880d145ce26f0baec4788932cc1acea50081a3cc6181bd6bc8151c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3267</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reynolds High School, as seen March 26, 2021. The Reynolds School District educates the highest percentage of low-income students in the Portland metro area. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/southern-oregon-collaboration-trying-bring-back-oak-trees-landscape/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T13:00:07.435Z</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>2026-07-14T13:00:07.435Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A Southern Oregon collaboration is trying to bring back a disappearing landscape — one oak tree at a time]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IDYO7XROWZBQ3EY2F3CI5GQVDU.jpg?auth=a47cc9419859b90e0c6794699fd7e99c8a9a58228fc63c5f5248c9b1c29c73e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1326</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Many of the fir trees surround the oak trees on June 9, 2026, depriving them of sunlight and slowly killing them.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/north-powder-union-county-oregon-water/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T13:00:01.837Z</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>2026-07-14T13:00:01.837Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Northeastern Oregon town hit with state fine over wastewater violations]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2DULBGP7NFC63GVDURLC6IQHY4.JPG?auth=038f765fea7f95cb2fbeedccb6122bad5d5720de3fb6ae742d7b858660db3150&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A view of city hall in North Powder, Ore., on July 7, 2026, after a city council meeting where leaders discussed a state fine over wastewater reporting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/14/ilovemakonnen-headlines-his-first-portland-pride-weekend-concert/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T13:00:01.444Z</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>2026-07-14T13:00:01.444Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[iLoveMakonnen headlines his first Portland Pride weekend concert ]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/12/olive-butte-fire-eastern-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T02:41:25.843Z</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>2026-07-14T02:41:25.843Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[No structures lost, but evacuation orders remain for Olive Butte Fire ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/C2CII3J4F5HVLEDFVPNHKMN57Y.jpg?auth=e8465f7d592cf89a3267e8c68704368b1a1e6c2228c356074d7777bb38cca088&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1440&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Olive Butte Fire in Grant County, Oregon on July 9, 2026]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/jury-will-consider-if-nike-discriminated-against-a-female-employee-in-federal-trial/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T00:52:57.412Z</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>2026-07-14T00:52:57.412Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Jury of 7 men and 1 woman will consider if Nike discriminated against a female employee in weeklong federal trial]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I7HB2M4S4FGZHCUYPAEA2FCQTI.JPG?auth=b10106b5ced7e879a1ef252f37e3d4b2c221aed5c0ffc60c5a2c1dd3502e2ef7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5040&amp;height=3360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[American and Oregonian flags fly above the Nike Headquarters near Beaverton, Ore., June 30, 2025. Nike’s Washington County campus is considered to be the company’s global headquarters, containing over 75 buildings on more than 286 acres.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/ice-shot-and-killed-a-motorist-in-maine-advocates-say-he-s-a-26-year-old-from-colombia/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T00:33:15.355Z</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>2026-07-14T00:33:15.355Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ICE shot and killed a motorist in Maine. Advocates say he's a 26-year-old from Colombia]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NFZDU22ERRFHFHFMDP6AAV6RXA.jpg?auth=d67b5b909d2e48a3145827f7c46bd44ce04a2a71c9e5e8eda3b51bff149335be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5754&amp;height=3836</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Blood is seen on the pavement near the scene of a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Monday, July 13, 2026 in Biddeford, Maine.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/trump-s-hhs-backs-off-most-radical-effort-to-stop-healthcare-for-trans-youth/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T00:25:11.145Z</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>2026-07-14T00:25:11.145Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump's HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/53ZQC2LTQZJTXFQ6STXFB6ULCU.jpg?auth=2e91ea638bd3b809c4a9adf3017dfaf1a3a61f9a9de2fedf5cd688ab79e65e03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3100&amp;height=2067</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Protestors rally for healthcare for transgender people at a march in June 2025 in Manhattan. NPR has learned the Trump administration shelved a plan to cut off all Medicare and Medicaid funding to any hospital that provided gender-affirming care to minors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/who-is-darline-graham-nordone-sen-lindsey-graham-s-sister/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-14T00:21:57.864Z</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>2026-07-14T00:21:57.864Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Who is Darline Graham Nordone, Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EO7BAOW3WBGBHH5G3PE6PUXKL4.jpg?auth=71afe41a46544188bf02a77f86117f79613369012f2a4fe612829499abf7d8bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3080&amp;height=2200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., accompanied by his sister Darline, left, speaks at the GOP headquarters in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 1, 2015, where he filed for the South Carolina Presidential Primary.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/a-new-lawsuit-details-bleak-days-before-oregon-state-hospital-patient-death/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T22:04:32.789Z</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>2026-07-13T22:04:32.789Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A new lawsuit details bleak days before Oregon State Hospital patient’s death]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WXQVFPFT65BYHL6TYGH3DBDYNA.jpg?auth=1122f418eaf8448dbf6e58a826038d97aec91a728c01d17a66bee1544ea13f98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5288&amp;height=3585</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - The entrance to the Oregon State Hospital in Salem is pictured in a 2023 file photo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/portland-oregon-moda-center-sports-basketball/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T21:46:21.051Z</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>2026-07-13T21:46:21.051Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland City Council won’t have all answers before voting on Moda Center funding package]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PH4NOBEPWRGU7JFENRRNASQR6A.JPG?auth=a5b176ef7d666e0861659ec446bbb6141cb82fd8feb09ac69390633d6131822d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A fan sports a Damian Lillard jersey during the third game in the Trail Blazers’ first round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs in April 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/california-11-other-states-sue-to-block-paramount-s-takeover-of-warner-bros/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T21:36:27.114Z</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>2026-07-13T21:36:27.114Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon, 11 other states sue to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JIPECEMLZBF3BJMUY5Q3KFNT4U.jpg?auth=7f39e2ae1e9d09753f001f9147700049e5a1d4c9fbb1e64401e1e9c673883775&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2650&amp;height=1767</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles, Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/oregon-lawsuit-trump-school-students-mental-health-funding-cuts/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T21:31:18.862Z</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>2026-07-13T21:31:18.862Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon, 14 other states sue Trump administration to block school mental health funding cuts]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ASPLBQWSBJG2NHJUCG4NV5P7BE.jpg?auth=b007f6a6f596d8d45c81b6349d0ce08aa51d752914891e11a9ad1961e438b011&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5557&amp;height=3601</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Students at Prescott Elementary in Northeast Portland, Ore., on Feb. 8, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/14/portland-oregon-outdoors-hiking-group-drag-performance/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T21:04:07.971Z</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>2026-07-13T21:04:07.971Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[These Portland trail guides build community through science, education and whimsy  — in drag]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I3QHUEAHFJGD7CUNUS2CMOCORM.JPG?auth=916533daa22c118568ce258f194bd7917ff4c1ba5c49c9c547461c106aba9f34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4341&amp;height=3256</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Efemmera Gendera talks with Amanda Giel, left, of Vancouver, WA during a Drag Me Outside drag nature hike at Mt. 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Rock Lookout after devastating vandalism ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2CNS4PAOWZB5FG5AFWPGR2LBNI.jpeg?auth=581c8b178542d5b1113826084cec0f5016c06db25b8cdae5ecdcf7c618f98930&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Perched on a rocky outcrop in Washington's Gifford Pinchot National Forest, the High Rock Lookout, pictured here in June, is one of the most photographed and popular scenic destinations in the Pacific Northwest, making it beloved by many, but also a target of vandals. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/10/think-out-loud-oregon-coast-doulas-end-of-life-care/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T15:51:00.241Z</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>2026-07-13T15:51:00.241Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[In Oregon’s coastal communities, doulas and volunteers are reimagining end-of-life care]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/10/in-woodburn-the-world-cup-and-has-a-lasting-significance/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T15:50:31.676Z</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>2026-07-13T15:50:31.676Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[In Woodburn, the World Cup 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off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/how-federal-prison-guards-stop-lawsuits-before-they-start/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T15:14:06.086Z</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>2026-07-13T15:14:06.086Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A guard punched him on camera. 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Photograph June 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/the-evergreen-battle-ground-washington-christian-localism-movement/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T13:00:00.705Z</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>2026-07-13T13:00:00.705Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘The Evergreen’: The growing ‘Christian localism’ movement in Battle Ground, Washington]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LDMTGCK7HZHQLAHR7TFPB7NW2I.jpg?auth=892cf70309ef3ee93d754f3087a7816d5a61a8a9a3de7673acb7648712c86cac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maddox Industrial Transformer on Feb. 10, 2026. The fast-growing electrical infrastructure company purchased several notable businesses in Battle Ground recently, and is planning to build a church and convention center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/southern-oregon-nickel-mining-canada-rogue-siskiyou-forest/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T13:00:07.569Z</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>2026-07-13T13:00:07.569Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A Canadian company wants to open North America’s largest nickel mine in Southern Oregon]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZQNZGIFZ2JC7ZHPY4ZDXFEMY3U.png?auth=6c31fa6169b60b5d1a8eee644388444da1ed70930991d3ad416a7f4ce0daf4a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Geologist Robert Osborne shows magnetic laterite soil near Homeland Nickel's Red Flat claim in Curry County in June of 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/12/200-campers-rescued-as-flooding-hits-missouri-kentucky/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-12T23:56:42.615Z</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>2026-07-12T23:56:42.615Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[200 young campers rescued as flooding hits parts of Missouri and Kentucky]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/56M5VGWHZ5KDTFTZZCBZVZNWXU.jpg?auth=22b65785eafbd1938b9a78cb7e3c5b4359d31c271dd9d92729aa1af24245310e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7688&amp;height=5125</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A person looks on from the wrecked foundation of Million Bible Church on June 28 in Richmond, Ky. A day earlier, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency in Kentucky, which has seen severe weather for weeks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/12/what-to-know-about-the-u-s-outbreak-of-cyclosporiasis/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-12T23:56:05.889Z</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>2026-07-12T23:56:05.889Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[What to know about the cyclosporiasis outbreak hitting more than half of U.S. states]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DI7O3T6JDZIH7L76Q3J2BN6MQM.jpg?auth=1aa2f65d704c57b51c27be5a64eb515756bca631f7ba45fe96f5dd03f1456a77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offices in Atlanta are seen in 2022. 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