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Here’s what you need to know]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DKOCYICGA5DFRIHL7VPNRMTN2U.jpg?auth=0103b61ff325184aeec2c690bc19d9c4c8ab2456bbd219b6fd5b6ccc7a01d55a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4496&amp;height=2997</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is pictured at International Community Health Services, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Seattle.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/portland-fire-wnba-season-tol/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T20:37:13.728Z</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>2026-04-06T20:37:13.728Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Portland Fire gear up for their inaugural WNBA season]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RH5NW6SN45BAVGQYTTSBNXP6GI.JPG?auth=ebef1b13562c63b7e1d8d0283357f1e6ffdd24d866eec4e6440e591965a5f32b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4170&amp;height=2870</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People wait in line for shirts at the launch party for the Fire, Portland’s new WNBA team, at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore., July 15, 2025. The Fire's inaugural season is set to tip off May 9.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/trump-administration-terminates-agreements-to-protect-transgender-students-in-several-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T20:07:43.413Z</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>2026-04-06T20:07:43.413Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IQG22Y7BA5HE7J74P27CWNDVUA.jpg?auth=2ced9b1f24d9a250c47601d2aaf5547652e59bb78b2fe05224345fce867270ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/iran-rejects-ceasefire-as-trump-repeats-threat-to-bomb-iran-s-plants/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T19:47:26.746Z</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>2026-04-06T19:47:26.746Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iran rejects a U.S. ceasefire plan as Trump again threatens to bomb its infrastructure]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TLHIZXECPFNUPFJR4XDYIKQNZQ.jpg?auth=ae4ce6f92d774df1a79ff6e88dde6c87c6a7ed64bdfdcf9f679375de0fb28279&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man walks among buildings destroyed by strikes in Tehran during a joint U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/artemis-ii-kicks-off-trip-around-the-moon-after-surpassing-apollo-13s-distance-record/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T19:46:41.64Z</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>2026-04-06T19:46:41.64Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Artemis II kicks off trip around the moon after surpassing Apollo 13’s distance record]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TCYFXCBZ3RENRM3DVAJII7V5GI.jpg?auth=0109867ad1442683f942b21bafed4efa0f17f235880e8d5494b2280f1eba4cf5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This image provided by NASA Monday, April 6, 2026, shows the Moon, the near side (the hemisphere we see from Earth) visible at the top half of the disk, identifiable by the dark splotches. At the lower center is Orientale basin, a nearly 600-mile-wide crater that straddles the Moon’s near and far sides. Everything below the crater is the far side.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/doctors-warn-that-israel-is-targeting-lebanon-s-health-care-system-as-it-did-gaza-s/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T19:34:06.106Z</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>2026-04-06T19:34:06.106Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Doctors warn that Israel is targeting Lebanon's health care system, as it did Gaza's]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IWFR3ABNRZHRHNJCZJEMSX57SE.jpg?auth=d35b459ce9c7a1769e0596bf61e1b631d1c665cf36712f766595bded08eb8f95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man with burn wounds from an Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon undergoes surgery by Dr. Mohammed Ziara and his team, at the Sidon Government Hospital in Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, April 2, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/portland-ebike-rebate-program/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T19:07:49.838Z</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>2026-04-06T19:07:49.838Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland e-bike rebates cruise out to qualified residents]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XSX62AN2P5DDFBL3VAMBRAAC5E.JPG?auth=aac1957913fb576b7448e8d2ca78291a24724818ae58f64a4e30b6f64638d7f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some of the e-bikes Vvolt has available to sell. The Portland company is unable to bring finished bikes over from China under the deeper tariffs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/trump-holds-press-conference-on-iran/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T18:43:04.132Z</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>2026-04-06T18:43:04.132Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump holds a press conference after profanity-laced post on Iran]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5DVAVIJS7RN37P7NR537STLN44.jpg?auth=ab1a5ab1afedc1176fbcf4f37fa1cd36956c5884315f4bea8189ff4cd5705e0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5743&amp;height=3828</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Trump speaks as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (center) and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, look on during a news conference at the White House on April 6.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/abortion-pills-would-be-safe-even-over-the-counter-a-new-study-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T17:59:43.071Z</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>2026-04-06T17:59:43.071Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Over-the-counter medication abortion? These researchers say it would be safe]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MIBTO7A5JJIEBMN6O6TDFYEFJQ.jpg?auth=ce98a56b67292104df5325bbce594fe47a4906a0af588cdc2cd2d6d3d19414f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4404&amp;height=2936</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A coordinator at Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project shows what the medication abortion kit that is prescribed and mailed via telehealth looks like.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/medical-supplies-stuck-as-iran-war-snarls-shipping-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T17:57:09.652Z</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>2026-04-06T17:57:09.652Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Medical supplies are stuck in Dubai, as clinics around the world face shortages]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7YANBTNQO5KJFJCC4SHX5AK3M4.jpg?auth=f117de4b84b0a1cd6cb012c95afeaae547cb79d0ffbfe518f9d54025899bf57c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5247&amp;height=3498</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commercial vessels offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. Attacks hit three commercial ships in the Gulf on March 11 as Iran pressed its campaign against its oil-exporting neighbors, threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/portland-rene-gonzalez-lawsuit-campaign-finance-penalties/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T17:37:09.76Z</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>2026-04-06T17:37:09.76Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Rene Gonzalez sues City of Portland over campaign finance penalties ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/U5QGARRKCBGIRH3OXATJJGSTTI.jpg?auth=a4446692586dc656b8fa9b283cb9745c259e8147387b9760e84cba7cff3c75c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4790&amp;height=3534</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Portland Mayoral Candidate Rene Gonzalez, at his election night party held at Kell’s Pub in Portland, Ore., Nov. 5, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/the-archive-project-particia-smith-padraig-o-tuama-in-conversation/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T17:34:38.046Z</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>2026-04-06T17:34:38.046Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Archive Project - Particia Smith & Pádraig Ó Tuama in conversation]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YBEA2RIJXRGBRJNOYGE73OWFLM.jpg?auth=39854ad83853f23ebc577086711a98f50a72675f75b802c233024d809ffdb367&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2250&amp;height=1500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Authors Pádraig Ó Tuama abd Particia Smith,]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/logging-fund-washington-school-districts/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T17:33:44.553Z</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>2026-04-06T17:33:44.553Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Rural Washington schools struggle with drop in logging dollars]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YLX72H4BJBD4PMM3G4Q65EU6YI.jpg?auth=d2118f303a5c548d814169aee4d92cc8932e2f5079dc0c477b7d7621e42ef7b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Logs piled at an Oregon mill in a 2014 file photo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/02/portland-oregon-elk-statue-history-thompson-main-street/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T17:28:55.127Z</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>2026-04-06T17:28:55.127Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Thompson Elk had a front row seat for Portland’s tumultuous history. Now it’s coming back for more]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FCDT3HT7ANGQRPUQNIOWWKRFWM.jpg?auth=73fae120b6ca50515ff4d519958330df10596c3328b1a67f93b2734039a738e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Thompson Elk is a historic outdoor fountain and bronze sculpture in downtown Portland]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/oregon-drop-foreign-canadian-tourists-following-trump-political-tensions/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T17:20:25.911Z</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>2026-04-06T17:20:25.911Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon sees drop in largest foreign tourist group following Trump political 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The whale was eventually found dead from an unknown cause.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/oregon-cold-water-risks/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T19:37:53.725Z</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>2026-04-05T19:37:53.725Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[As temperatures rise across Oregon, National Weather Service warns of cold water shock risks]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PBUNJI62MNDOZDGXWMZIFSJKMI.jpg?auth=3dbcf0e16e0fa219dedeb49644e4238f49f6357e625f625b9c860f6bb2d4b920&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1307&amp;height=869</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Swimmers enjoy the Willamette River in downtown Portland in 2018.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/heywood-asks-supreme-court-referendum-effort-on-income-tax/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T19:09:11.321Z</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>2026-04-05T19:09:11.321Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Seattle millionaire asks Washington Supreme Court to allow referendum effort on income tax]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6VG3XS27XBHTRHGU23EDM663NY.jpg?auth=adcde2e0bc6fe1cf85b490f03c7b04a77c2f44c115efeb69f8998bcbed4ffce2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Let's Go Washington founder Brian Heywood asked the Washington Supreme Court on Friday to allow a referendum effort on the state's new income tax law. 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(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/trump-unleashes-curse-filled-social-media-rant-at-iran-after-u-s-rescues-colonel/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T17:14:22.454Z</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>2026-04-05T17:14:22.454Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump unleashes curse-filled social media rant at Iran after U.S. rescues colonel]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NHNCVLPPC5MAXM7A6SEN6NEMTA.jpg?auth=8ecde781754a8e300956ad2d9d0e2530f16f85fdcd3f9733cabf6e485c72d3d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5824&amp;height=3883</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House before signing an executive order Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/dozens-of-medics-in-lebanon-have-been-killed-in-israeli-attacks/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T17:13:42.893Z</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>2026-04-05T17:13:42.893Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[In Lebanon, more than 50 medics have been killed by Israel. 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Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, left, and Portland Timbers' Alexander Aravena jump up for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Portland, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/eugene-pedal-forward-bike-mechanics/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T13:00:00.528Z</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>2026-04-05T13:00:00.528Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Eugene shelter residents trained as bike mechanics in new workforce program]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XORMRIW3LNG7XB3IASU35FHFLY.jpeg?auth=cccd019a359533dccac629c79df889716c769b26947052a82859f2fc73bfe3df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=880&amp;height=542</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pedal Forward program at Shift Community Cycles, March 24, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/oonee-sea-urchin-ranch-kelp-forests/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T13:00:03.669Z</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>2026-04-05T13:00:03.669Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OoNee Sea Urchin Ranch aims to restore kelp forests, turn profit]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OUHVZPK4NVC2HMFVJ6WEAMCV2U.jpg?auth=bcd41557de2c4eec221b72b2cc09086478987073d7da8f3e7d6dcaca079a8bce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[File photo from 2020 of a kelp forest being grazed down by growing populations of sea urchins.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/seattle-kshaped-economy/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T13:00:00.581Z</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>2026-04-05T13:00:00.581Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Seattle’s K-shaped economy: Why diners are dying but yachts are booming]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GTQSCPDCD5JBXCHGNZRTPO7VNI.jpg?auth=5a463f9779b0ee360f3cc7323651e874981e9d5ebbbd4e28f2a10b87022c8a6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3478&amp;height=2750</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Blue Star Cafe & Pub closed after 50 years on Feb. 1, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/gauld-and-the-vancouver-whitecaps-visit-the-portland-timbers/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T02:32:13.519Z</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>2026-04-05T02:32:13.519Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Gauld and the Vancouver Whitecaps visit the Portland Timbers]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[MLS soccer,Sports]]></news:keywords></news:news></url></urlset>