<?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/2026/05/16/trump-and-boeing-say-china-agreed-to-buy-200-aircraft-reopening-a-key-market-for-the-us-planemaker/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-16T18:23:20.122Z</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>2026-05-16T18:23:20.122Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump and Boeing say China agreed to buy 200 aircraft, reopening a key market for the US planemaker]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YFF4JL7TZBGX3MKGZCFLT5Y3EM.jpg?auth=94b5525c0454da2211cc82d3030ddf0c20ccb38778554ba9ead93c9769a4342c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2983&amp;height=1988</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Boeing President and CEO Kelly Ortberg, GE Aerospace Chairman and CEO Larry Culp, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and other members of the U.S. delegation attend the welcome ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/16/blue-whale-skeleton-opb-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-16T17:48:35.611Z</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>2026-05-16T17:48:35.611Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Rare blue whale skeleton goes on display in Newport]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P2IAMX4MDFECNJYLFLL5XONVO4.JPG?auth=24339405e0867e5194909f235195475e15e4a26335621d431d4c8c3a0f76840f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An undated provided photo showing rib bones from a blue whale skeleton. The whale washed ashore in 2015 and will be displayed in Newport, Ore. Bones were collected under authority of the NOAA Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program Permit No. 18786 and transferred to OSU's Permit No. 23092 for curation and education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/16/newport-blue-whale-skeleton-display/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-16T16:48:49.033Z</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>2026-05-16T16:48:49.033Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Skeleton of rare blue whale that washed ashore in 2015 finally going on display in Newport]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P2IAMX4MDFECNJYLFLL5XONVO4.JPG?auth=24339405e0867e5194909f235195475e15e4a26335621d431d4c8c3a0f76840f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An undated provided photo showing rib bones from a blue whale skeleton. The whale washed ashore in 2015 and will be displayed in Newport, Ore. 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A federal judge ruled that those plans broke environmental laws.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/15/providers-of-abortion-pill-for-oregon-patients-say-access-to-this-care-remains-unchanged/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T22:20:05.626Z</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>2026-05-15T22:20:05.626Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Providers of abortion pill for Oregon patients say access to this care remains unchanged]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/promotions/events/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T21:03:01.705Z</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>2026-05-15T21:03:01.705Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB and KMHD Community Events]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/08/portland-musicians-new-album-born-out-of-loss/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T20:15:09.481Z</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>2026-05-15T20:15:09.481Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland musician’s new album born out of loss]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/08/peacehealth-eugene-emergency-physicians-agreement-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T20:14:45.362Z</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>2026-05-15T20:14:45.362Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon’s corporate medicine law put to test in settled PeaceHealth case]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/15/flavored-tobacco-vape-ban-washington-county-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T20:10:13.057Z</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>2026-05-15T20:10:13.057Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon Supreme Court upholds Washington County’s flavored tobacco ban]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FX2D4TXC4FAOTHO2WMRRIWTSBQ.jpg?auth=ed55a2ced4d6f1db00c4363f01a1bc84690d9355305a1bc677be8f486679303c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A person demonstrates use of a vape in this undated file photo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/15/the-trump-administration-is-planning-a-prayer-event-on-the-national-mall-all-but-one-of-the-speakers-is-christian/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T19:54:31.575Z</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>2026-05-15T19:54:31.575Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Trump administration is planning a prayer event on the National Mall. 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