<?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/2026/08/25/map-voter-id-is-on-the-ballot-in-these-states-this-fall/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T15:45:00.658Z</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>2026-08-25T15:45:00.658Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Several states will decide voter ID ballot measures this year]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/E2JHNHNQIRLPNGR7N2OBUQD5LY.jpg?auth=d9ae156600c645c907e041a830f9ca1e789bb9758affa479eca2613730885999&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A voter walks past a sign requiring a photo ID at a polling location in Mount Holly, N.C., on March 5, 2024. North Carolina is one state deciding a voter ID ballot measure this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/25/at-least-25percent-of-former-nfl-players-who-died-during-5-year-period-had-cte/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T15:15:00.474Z</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>2026-08-25T15:15:00.474Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S5VIIVDUVZP7DF7WLQHLA25G4I.jpg?auth=6c131e8adff07e939987252cc2167b41a10d32ccbdd99122c5a5b23b017fdaa4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While professional football and the degenerative brain disease known as CTE have long been linked, true prevalence has remained an open question. 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Steve Sylvester, interim pastor of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Roseville, Minn., recently told his congregation that the Department of Homeland Security had surveilled their church during the federal immigration enforcement surge that happened in the state last winter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/25/u-k-will-help-ukraine-make-long-range-missiles-by-sharing-classified-tech-information/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T14:07:28.824Z</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>2026-08-25T14:07:28.824Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[U.K. will help Ukraine make long-range missiles by sharing classified tech information]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P3NGJE7LIFKIHNEPU4X7OJBSLU.jpg?auth=7af26040d577a6c40cc2a6b06eef5680b54e2f129adaee32dd61acd07c70c7b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7017&amp;height=4680</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomes and shakes hands with Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham upon his arrival at Horodetskyi House ahead of their bilateral meeting in Kyiv on Monday.<br>]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/25/u-s-set-for-mass-visa-revocation-of-up-to-200000-foreigners-officials-say/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T14:01:22.459Z</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>2026-08-25T14:01:22.459Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[U.S. set for largest mass visa revocation in history, up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LRTEMHEW4RN63ALBP67ZPC4ODY.jpg?auth=0954c0889f0ac20c5094267d5d74ab2abe68c067880d15f1a671085055993dc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2003&amp;height=1335</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Trump walks past Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he arrives for a roundtable on the American mining industry on Aug. 7 at the State Department in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/25/six-months-on-u-s-navy-families-who-evacauated-bahrain-remain-in-limbo/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T13:58:30.781Z</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>2026-08-25T13:58:30.781Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[6 months on, U.S. Navy families who evacuated Bahrain remain in limbo]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/STGZL6ITRFONLDPAJX7HY2VEVU.jpg?auth=0e0594c70a51c7ee50d93bbe04a5fd2fbb803d62ba0e7dabf4316cc93d6a762b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3402&amp;height=2722</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Navy ship, the USS Rafael Peralta, takes part in a maritime blockade against an Iranian-flagged ship attempting to sail toward an Iranian port on April 24. The photo was provided by U.S. Central Command.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/25/spokane-wildfire-evacuees-return-home-but-it-s-still-a-hazmat-situation/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T13:41:15.818Z</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>2026-08-25T13:41:15.818Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Spokane wildfire evacuees return home, but it's 'still a hazmat situation']]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/L2YASUXMCNO6DP4UZTH33LJ7JM.jpg?auth=6ddd8766b5601aa2c3972d82a0a79760a87c3547e66de002cb8a6681e0d54488&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Melissa and Christopher Matthews in front of the remains of their home in Spokane on August 14, 2026. The Spokane Complex fires torched more than 900 structures.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/24/longview-paper-mill-records-replacement-before-rupture/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T13:27:07.293Z</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>2026-08-25T13:27:07.293Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Records show ruptured tank at Longview paper mill was being worked on, scheduled for replacement before incident]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PWUXJJPYSZCMNC7MZZ6SJKH424.jpg?auth=f66c1072be57fee331dfc84fdc4a20b1a594bbf7c7dee81d153be889d0fda677&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5376&amp;height=4032</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An undated aerial shot of the Nippon Dynawave pulp and paper mill, where a chemical tank ruptured on May 28, 2026, in Longview, Wash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/25/how-ohsus-field-surgical-team-prepares-to-respond-to-emergencies/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T13:00:05.423Z</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>2026-08-25T13:00:05.423Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How OHSU’s field surgical team prepares to respond to emergencies]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/746ORXRLTVD25MGTP7KZHZCF6E.JPG?auth=d86ec79c8f1ced278766ddf7a8b3fa6a9c3fba1b9174602bd2b786404f2e401c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A bird flies overhead as OHSU's Marquam Hill Campus in Portland, Ore., on April 25, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/25/suquamish-tribe-focused-curriculum-washington-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T13:00:05.649Z</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>2026-08-25T13:00:05.649Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Suquamish Tribe-focused curriculum, decades in the making, is ready for Washington schools]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RXJYDO3SSBASDGAT5W5QYJPFGE.jpeg?auth=87dfcb409be77ff2f33118b4bb913bd8b06357fb3fc50f26307bffc32ba6b220&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barbara Lawrence, education outreach specialist and Since Time Immemorial curriculum specialist for the Suquamish Tribe, explains the logo for the Suquamish Tribe curriculum on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, at a presentation to educators.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/25/think-out-loud-oregon-affordable-housing-spending-murky-details/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T13:00:05.111Z</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>2026-08-25T13:00:05.111Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Financial details of Oregon’s spending on affordable housing murky, ProPublica investigation reveals]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/25/ken-kesey-iconic-psychedelic-bus-leaves-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T13:00:02.063Z</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>2026-08-25T13:00:02.063Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ken Kesey’s iconic psychedelic bus leaves Oregon for first time in nearly 60 years]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4YYQARHPBJHHJATUJIS362TXOU.JPEG?auth=055fbee6ca9cc942be4cce9fa329fdb47517d144f4215c22c1f02dc5b4b7812e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2202&amp;height=1428</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This undated, provided photo shows the 1939 school bus called Furthur parked inside a barn on the Kesey family farm in Pleasant Hill, Ore. For the first time since 1969, the bus that became a symbol of '60s counterculture will be on public display as part of a Grateful Dead-themed exhibition in San Francisco.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/24/clark-county-washington-battle-ground-wildfire-evacuations/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T02:45:15.445Z</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>2026-08-25T02:45:15.445Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Evacuations reduced for wildfire north of Battle Ground ]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/24/oregon-state-univeristy-student-athletes-basketball/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T02:08:28.892Z</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>2026-08-25T02:08:28.892Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon State University objects to women’s basketball team’s petition to unionize]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GMSCFQB6DJC5VNXAV6TUTA7FNM.jpg?auth=2cd62ea554fd18e8ac2d83f078e47073124410377a2ff3a6ebb293e5deb1853e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Oregon State guard Jenna Villa (3) shoots against Arizona State during an NCAA basketball game on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Corvallis, Ore. Villa and members of the OSU team are seeking to unionize, and Villa is a member of the Interim Executive Committee for a national group organizing college athletes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/24/forest-grove-crime-oregon-washington/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T01:51:41.615Z</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>2026-08-25T01:51:41.615Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Victims in quintuple homicide near Forest Grove include 3 generations of women, friends]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IDSUADUNAZFVJJEYZ3AXVIRYXQ.JPG?auth=b93f04ab139382b8f45361d1ff6753c1eebe0360941186707688bafbb50cbb30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A burned vehicle sits on a property in Forest Grove, Ore., on Aug. 24, 2026, where five bodies were discovered the previous day after a vehicle fire.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/24/oregon-trail-electric-cooperative-strike-unfair-labor-practices/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T01:34:02.675Z</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>2026-08-25T01:34:02.675Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Electric company workers in Eastern Oregon strike over alleged unfair labor practices: ‘They had plenty of forewarning’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RBPLO7LNLJFNXJMHLCJGSE7IHA.JPG?auth=4b557efd2f9c93562a32abdce58bb74df0a19c10d9caa2e422726d423a67f479&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Several Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative employees are pictured Aug. 24, 2026, striking in La Grande, alleging unfair labor practices.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/24/canada-to-announce-retaliatory-tariffs-as-trump-tells-its-leaders-to-fall-in-line/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T00:32:57.178Z</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>2026-08-25T00:32:57.178Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Canada to announce retaliatory tariffs as Trump tells its leaders to ‘fall in line’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KEZUGIND2BCW3KEFSKH7UENFFY.jpg?auth=b0d873b60fe190ec256926d93069a952d443e53087b73503aee6efe080cb9b21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6553&amp;height=4369</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/24/oregon-democrats-say-theyll-keep-fighting-mail-voting-order-following-supreme-court-ruling/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T00:18:38.437Z</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>2026-08-25T00:18:38.437Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon Democrats say they’ll keep fighting mail voting order, following Supreme Court ruling]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4UFJXXTZS5ES3IGB7FRQCGQQNA.jpg?auth=09a2a19283fd688cd9c37ac166ed35a9388209611a3e40f102de1f92ba9a8456&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4656&amp;height=3104</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Figlewicz drops his ballot at a ballot drop box outside the Deschutes Services Building in Bend, Ore., on May 19, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/14/portland-cuban-filin-music/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T23:18:29.913Z</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>2026-08-24T23:18:29.913Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland performance series explores Cuban filin music]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/17/think-out-loud-regional-orchestra-oregon-sw-washington-30-years/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T23:18:02.764Z</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>2026-08-24T23:18:02.764Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Regional orchestra has brought classical music to northeast Oregon and southeast Washington for nearly 30 years]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CTXPRLJRVBGAJG6M62AWSOGBEQ.jpg?auth=13dfc3a73f55a4d62a4bc25649c70c2d0b169dfb56acbd9cfd0010039621e59b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5328&amp;height=3636</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sign for the Inland Northwest Musicians in McKenzie Park in Hermiston, Ore. on Aug. 20, 2026. The regional orchestra has been bringing classical music to nine counties across northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington since 1999.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/17/think-out-loud-california-company-tests-cloud-seeding-pendleton/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T23:16:01.93Z</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>2026-08-24T23:16:01.93Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[California company tests cloud seeding in Pendleton, Oregon]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/17/think-out-loud-umatilla-tribal-emergency-management-coordinator-drought-wildfires/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T23:14:11.146Z</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>2026-08-24T23:14:11.146Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Umatilla tribal emergency manager on managing drought, wildfires and smoky air]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2023/02/22/multnomah-county-animal-shelter-problems-audit-future/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T22:50:40.135Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T22:50:40.135Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Eroded trust, pandemic pressures pave long road ahead for Multnomah County animal shelter]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AOMCK6FCBVBLREGETIYHRYYGBY.jpg?auth=a7f00b25d0a1839e0ebf341541ff20f832324aaa90065d2c8e6d71fc5ef36e9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4029&amp;height=2767</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pitbull named Petey at the Multnomah County Animal Services shelter awaits adoption on Jan. 11, 2023, the first day the shelter allowed visitors to meet potential pets since the start of the pandemic. 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2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/23/press-conference-to-be-held-for-suspicious-death-investigation-forest-grove/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T17:17:32.926Z</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>2026-08-24T17:17:32.926Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Suspect in five-person killing found dead in Washington state]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VXWO6P6LTRE4NFQ7ZR2BCNKSYU.JPG?auth=cc68856cf97b71282b482032036a8ac71942554d1f662ce4b9a17b809716a2a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Multiple cars parked along a rural road in Forest Grove, Org., on Aug. 23, 2026, during a suspicious death 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Where is it coming from?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HJCPU3AEQ5HF3PIZIGRINSHOFU.jpg?auth=1946dd528eb6b621280879dc872c6996ae594a8a6e89c1f7587c2f44dd0f51bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harmful algae in the Columbia River can create toxins that dogs are particularly susceptible to.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/24/oregon-slow-replace-offensive-place-names/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T13:00:02.143Z</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>2026-08-24T13:00:02.143Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Progress is slow to replace dozens of offensive place names in Oregon]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SOCHBCYH4VDSROEBPHZD36MJEM.JPG?auth=cc006b40781614598c98cfa984558432f8d5137c9675d379bd281078d5b1a1fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5400&amp;height=3487</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Oregon State Capitol building, May 18, 2021. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/24/the-evergreen-at-work-with-trimet-planner-health-inspector-doula/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T13:00:02.535Z</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>2026-08-24T13:00:02.535Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘The Evergreen’: ‘At Work With’ a TriMet planner, a health inspector and a doula]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3LHTG7CZE5DQ7FPI46OHHXP7FY.jpg?auth=42c854ab1cf1c5f4334afe92653da1803c6cc6765335dd6f0a5ea0c0c8e1793b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4985&amp;height=3579</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Mills ride along in a test bus with TriMet community affairs representative Carina Solis when  considering changes to a route.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/23/people-losing-health-insurance-is-an-issue-the-next-california-governor-will-face/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T01:29:30.123Z</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>2026-08-24T01:29:30.123Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Becerra, running for governor of California, faces a health insurance problem]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WBCEA5VFSBO23AEOOE3PPHPOYQ.jpg?auth=258718bac9083cffc68e7153a6a36fc9d3ecd4ca9fb2bf2129db20559f4a4001&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5935&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Xavier Becerra campaigns to be governor of California in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo on August 18. He faces Republican Steve Hilton in the race to succeed two-term Gov. Gavin Newsom.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/23/privacy-advocates-call-on-maryland-to-investigate-data-brokers/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T01:02:34.712Z</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>2026-08-24T01:02:34.712Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Privacy advocates call on Maryland to investigate data brokers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GZOMLPVKUZMKTIUWSTVD3WTNKA.jpg?auth=0e5df04b4ce2cf87874b8a6c729d583150442016e3a20223bd5a5cc1cbb96edf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7672&amp;height=5117</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An automatic license plate reader (ALPR) camera monitors traffic on Wednesday in Silver Spring, Md.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/23/top-iran-official-says-u-s-focus-on-economic-warfare-shows-it-has-failed-militarily/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T01:01:34.29Z</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>2026-08-24T01:01:34.29Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Top Iran official says U.S. focus on economic warfare shows it has failed militarily]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/E24AIDWXJBMDJFX5DJMCCTZXE4.jpg?auth=a26a77aca43181c8bbc9deaa306a241ae2eddb33fc2914b38956d703c965be0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaks during a commemoration ceremony for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the Imam Hassan Mosque in Karbala, Iraq, on Aug. 20.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/23/new-book-details-how-an-oregon-family-stole-korean-children-for-decades/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-23T20:26:24.303Z</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>2026-08-23T20:26:24.303Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New book details how an Oregon family ‘stole’ Korean children for decades]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LO3OTHM2VNGMNPOBU7P6ABNWMQ.jpg?auth=9f38788d44eceb83020426e1f3d69130b9f31c41cbcd12b4f82da1d0c2d2ac47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Oregon farmer Harry Holt, top center, poses with eight Korean-American orphans who he will adopt and four other orphans for other American families, in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 13, 1955. 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From left to right, former Thorns player and executive with Raj Sports Karina LeBlanc; Hillsboro mayor Beach Pace; U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici; president of Kaiser Permanente Northwest Wendy Weston; team owners Lisa Bhathal Merage and her brother Alex Bhathal; Thorns goalkeeper Bella Bixby; Portland Fire forward Bridget Carleton; U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>