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Portland Fire guard Holly Winterburn dribbles the ball against the Phoenix Mercury during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Aug. 16, 2026, in Phoenix.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/superabundant-recipe-asian-pear-persimmon-pickle-autumn-equinox/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T13:00:05.383Z</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>2026-09-18T13:00:05.383Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Superabundant recipe: Sweet and spicy Asian pear and Fuyu persimmon pickle]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JRMX7GUAP5HONCC53HWZSYXCTI.png?auth=4ab18142f270b7ba2b549bc3c388c05b737fc21a6c0c6d47fd88d485b23403b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3929&amp;height=2210</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Asian pears and unripe Fuyu persimmons make a surprisingly versatile pickle]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/think-out-loud-federal-workforce-fish-wildlife/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T13:00:00.638Z</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>2026-09-18T13:00:00.638Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why a conservation nonprofit sought data on staff losses at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/maryhill-museum-of-art-centennial-tol/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T13:00:05.444Z</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>2026-09-18T13:00:05.444Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryhill Museum of Art in Columbia Gorge celebrates centennial anniversary]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S37H4HLSAVDHPDVZSWATZZBHBM.jpg?auth=1f1b4f09423eee1f8b8d577ffa3e15a5eac6065593903b775e2e4fbdc5e64af7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=844</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale overlooks the Columbia River Gorge in this undated, provided photo. 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The facility has minimum- and medium-security housing units for all female adults in custody in the state.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/kotek-oregon-governor-reelection-platform-policies/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T00:32:00.658Z</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>2026-09-18T00:32:00.658Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek unveils policy proposals for a second term]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FHJZT7Y6IJEFXMSY3DG6RVEOQY.jpg?auth=4ddc946ec63d5843229b64de7929b18e5b9a7c58dec397396a6dc48cb580a21a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4613&amp;height=3145</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Gov. Tina Kotek poses for a selfie at the Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, Ore., where several unions held a Labor Day picnic on Sept. 7, 2026. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/ice-agent-court-appearance-in-minnesota-immigrant-shooting/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T23:50:35.06Z</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>2026-09-17T23:50:35.06Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ICE agent appears in Minnesota court to face charges in the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KKMSROS2ANPWXPATVVZW4T3SDU.jpg?auth=9b671899b38944647cdb9134fa0a7d4e03bc095e741bf22a2075299986ef4248&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4941&amp;height=3294</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ICE agent Christian Castro gets in a vehicle surrounded by journalists after leaving the Cameron County Detention Center in Brownsville, Texas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/postal-service-chief-says-work-stopped-on-computer-system-key-to-trump-effort-to-limit-mail-voting/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T23:48:36.612Z</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>2026-09-17T23:48:36.612Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NUPQOEYEN5EE5GVQ4U2ILET4NA.jpg?auth=c598fb7cd172e11f4c8b4c863406b32b3c9ce58e2fbdde506625aae7f93d3da4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4064&amp;height=2709</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Postmaster General David Steiner speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the United States Postal Service headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/trump-threatens-to-tear-down-kennedy-center/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T23:29:48.091Z</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>2026-09-17T23:29:48.091Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center, as legal battle continues]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6MKR6JWBBJJ3NKDBTO65VGDIHE.jpg?auth=3a6120cfcab4a617bee3b3be59847a2f2834acbb357773381cc6dce7bae4264d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2094&amp;height=1397</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump is seen aboard Air Force One looking at a large Kennedy Center printout after landing in Maryland on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/portland-book-festival-2026-guest-lineup/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T23:10:23.348Z</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>2026-09-17T23:10:23.348Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland Book Festival announces stacked 2026 guest lineup, including ‘Goonies’ actor Ke Huy Quan]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7R2ABPHA4FDDXB3JOP2NNADXKM.jpg?auth=de7bb50f39517c18c571d16c07b80a0bfd424fa55b4b0502e0df7539d99520ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=10000&amp;height=6670</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A sign for the Portland Book Festival on Nov. 2, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/oregon-data-centers-consume-quarter-state-power-report/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T22:51:37.976Z</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>2026-09-17T22:51:37.976Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/H4OZSGPRURCGDK4CRCZGHZNZRY.jpg?auth=47ee879a97d3d2bbec32922b197e246f480dd1e7b2c16972794a9ce64f35b6c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5701&amp;height=3828</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Google Data Center in The Dalles, Ore., on April 1, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/marc-fogle-tort-claim-clark-county-washington/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T22:43:44.76Z</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>2026-09-17T22:43:44.76Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Family of man stabbed 17 times by Clark County deputy files $27 million tort claim]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/R3ELJDQT25C7LCTKS7HFJBE3QE.jpg?auth=030ec19d7a062ac34a20fceb45653382f5bece7bec8bf73a52f446e83c032124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - An Axon body camera OKCPD headquarters on Friday, May 31, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/politics-now-oregon-governor-race-tightens/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T22:34:55.997Z</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>2026-09-17T22:34:55.997Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘OPB Politics Now’: Oregon governor’s race tightens, gets national attention	]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5AUFRS4B6BGTXEI73OZNKPFHLE.png?auth=1b4946632db66de8454107fb0227d5b9144903e7179d9d56206ad873c8478cda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[OPB Politics Now]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/oregon-health-plan-system-errors-audit-healthcare-medicaid/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:44:50.769Z</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>2026-09-17T20:44:50.769Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon Medicaid program erroneously paid up to $4.1M due to system errors, audit says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CPQWH7W6SRATXAJBCQZJINOJQ4.jpg?auth=b9ebfa605f7f7cd2be550f1676d9b47048fad40cd5de44924eb4ea6ad76592e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1444</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An emergency room at a Portland hospital is pictured. Oregon’s Medicaid insurance program tries to keep people out of emergency rooms by focusing on primary and preventive care, but it may have overpaid providers, according to a new audit.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/oregon-corporate-health-care-politics-medicine/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:23:37.721Z</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>2026-09-17T20:23:37.721Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon lawmakers introduce federal bill to end ‘corporate America’s chokehold’ on health care]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KJGN3BDBQVD5JAMXHNX3IT7BRY.JPG?auth=85d623ac7a8eed3371b636316eec6b19523c6a89ce149219b51875811fa766dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5500&amp;height=3578</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, center, speaks during a town hall held at the Federal Building in Portland, Ore., March 17, 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/about/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:15:21.509Z</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>2026-09-17T20:15:21.509Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[About OPB]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/10/think-out-loud-visa-struggles-international-students-oregon-universities/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:14:49.773Z</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>2026-09-17T20:14:49.773Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Visa struggles plague international students at Oregon universities]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/10/oregon-coast-tsunami-evacuation-tol/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:11:42.599Z</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>2026-09-17T20:11:42.599Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New report says Oregon coast lacks tsunami evacuation structures]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OTDVRW4VWJCATAT3HR4QPDVIKA.jpg?auth=5de9b74225ad367baad1ab297497fe8fcc891de4992d08d218f3499acfd13b9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1805&amp;height=1053</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pictured in this provided photo is Oregon State University’s Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building in Newport. This is the only integrated tsunami vertical evacuation structure in the state.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/10/think-out-loud-i5-lane-closures-portland/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:10:34.349Z</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>2026-09-17T20:10:34.349Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Transportation officials urge drivers to make alternate plans during I-5 lane closures in Portland ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6I54DNKYFZFCTG63YJTOLYUPUU.JPG?auth=2e8d103d64a4070888f9b1120e88e0f3f992345bbe589411d6b18da0c0e8a8f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The I-5 freeway through the Portland's Rose Quarter on Aug. 27, 2026. Southbound lanes I-5 will be closed starting Sept. 11 for up to five weeks for repair, as part of the larger Rose Quarter Improvement Project.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/think-out-loud-hanford-cleanup-radioactive-waste-washington/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T19:59:01.654Z</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>2026-09-17T19:59:01.654Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington US Senator Patty Murray pushing back on proposed cuts to Hanford cleanup]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/D2KF3CAN2JDT3EQHCRXSZXXSY4.jpg?auth=aba047f12f3417913417b416dce5096253d2b9141341c56f154072f576c13c20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1067</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Budgeting enough money for the clean-up at the Hanford nuclear reservation in south central Washington is an effort Washington's senior U.S. Senator Patty Murray pushes for every year. In this May 6, 2026 photo provided by her office, she is seen touring the Hanford facilities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/support-group-brings-together-extreme-weather-event-survivors-in-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T19:48:07.891Z</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>2026-09-17T19:48:07.891Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Support group brings together extreme weather event survivors in Oregon, across the country]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/think-out-loud-older-adults-emergency/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T19:47:38.905Z</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>2026-09-17T19:47:38.905Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Supporting Oregon’s rural older adults during emergencies]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/oregon-slow-steady-decline-jobs-unemployment/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T18:22:10.857Z</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>2026-09-17T18:22:10.857Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon sees slow, steady decline in jobs as unemployment remains relatively flat]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4K47KU3NTBFWJFBRQZOBCEBHUY.jpeg?auth=b1d989025c681fad764c7a8b2386b723739bf004cb099348b534b874fcee8c37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=990</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pallets of lumber sit outside of a building at Starfire Lumber in Cottage Grove on Feb. 5, 2026. Wood production is among the manufacturing industries to lose employment in recent years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/18/think-out-loud-federal-overhaul-hanford-nuclear-cleanup-board/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T18:17:57.829Z</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>2026-09-17T18:17:57.829Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[DOE overhauls the longtime Hanford Nuclear Reservation advisory board]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/U3DM5K4CS5HVDBYGRB6XADBMO4.jpg?auth=48590074063a6f5b0b850d9ed8a6b3a7fe78a26377b444613a3c21a034f78beb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6016&amp;height=4016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Caution signs warn of radioactive materials outside a tank farm holding waste on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The DOE is now narrowing the size and scope of the advisory board that has provided input on the cleanup. This photo was taken on September 24, 2024 as part of an OPB-NWPB collaboration for a week of "Think Out Loud" shows about Hanford, broadcast live from the WSU, Tri-Cities campus.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/port-townsend-washington-paper-mill-pollution-penalty-fine/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T15:57:15.337Z</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>2026-09-17T15:57:15.337Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Port Townsend paper mill hit with $734,000 pollution penalty]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RIJXYBEJKVB43OOMPAO6S7WQIQ.jpeg?auth=da5b9c8274fdaf34e39c04a29265df21a8a974f1b453a04d679a743eb7a1890a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1226</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A clarifier pond removes solids from wastewater at the Port Townsend Paper Company mill in Port Townsend, Washington, on Oct. 25, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/washington-county-chair-kathryn-harrington-obscene-gesture-nafisa-fai/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T15:49:13.907Z</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>2026-09-17T15:49:13.907Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘A direct harm to Black, African and African American communities,’ leaders condemn Washington County chair ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KNG4DCQQMRFSFMGUMUBFFGOKUU.jpg?auth=42479bddd5f0f60c593ac72b1333d0d066c60a868b130067dcf2dc0e94f2fccd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1683&amp;height=944</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In a screenshot from a video of the Washington County Board of Commissioner's Sept. 15 work session, Commission Chair Kathryn Harrington (far left) is seen showing her middle finger.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/openai-unexpected-concerning-behavior/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:57:31.227Z</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>2026-09-17T14:57:31.227Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OpenAI flags concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NV2X6KGRVVETBIOR5EENY3LGOU.jpg?auth=8c3b41022151679e2e8e0dea14eaadfa4f64d83af6f4b719ae0d661964f2ae6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone in front of an image generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/us-war-crimes-iran/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:50:34.184Z</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>2026-09-17T14:50:34.184Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran, including a school attack]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5N3OZXKSDNLTJOGQ4OZQQRJPWY.jpg?auth=48c9b1c3e26d5f1e8afdb7d5f130a91878c2bf08772dbe35058862ac612480c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5975&amp;height=3983</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man reacts to the camera while driving past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, and a missile at the Islamic Revolution square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/data-centers-oregon-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:30:00.868Z</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>2026-09-17T14:30:00.868Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Quantifying Oregon data centers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/H4OZSGPRURCGDK4CRCZGHZNZRY.jpg?auth=47ee879a97d3d2bbec32922b197e246f480dd1e7b2c16972794a9ce64f35b6c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5701&amp;height=3828</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A Google data center in The Dalles, Ore., on April 1, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/portland-mitch-green-police-tweets-twitter-posts/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:25:33.816Z</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>2026-09-17T14:25:33.816Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland police chief condemns councilor’s past criticism of police ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RL3G7ROX25BKJMEDFITU7WEURM.JPG?auth=9b8ccf0f743572f11b229c2d17672104a20e67920c29b135929d6835239ba8af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Portland city councilor Mitch Green of District 4 participates in a city council meeting at Portland City Hall in Portland, Ore., on July 9, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/deschutes-county-clerk-mail-in-voting-oregon-politics/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:06:07.24Z</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>2026-09-17T14:06:07.24Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Deschutes County clerk reacts to Supreme Court ruling on vote by mail]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/L3WAC7PB5RCITGIQVH6LNAEZT4.jpg?auth=ce3e113995d10df96a37e2c5965ca402260e78bf5f3ebe9717a626b5aa572f29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3493&amp;height=2462</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two unopened Washington County ballots for Oregon's 2026 primary election sit on a table, Monday, May 11, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/oregon-bighorn-sheep-herd-deadly-respiratory-illness/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T13:00:03.919Z</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>2026-09-17T13:00:03.919Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon bighorn sheep herd catches deadly respiratory illness]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UHHDGQICABHD3BKKFOOQBXACAQ.jpg?auth=9b0263d55427be782c72b437ed8fdb736fb1bd8b9854bae5b1c0d3da1a63ff1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4319&amp;height=2697</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After testing it for illnesses, wildlife biologists and staff release a collared bighorn sheep outside The Dalles, Ore., in January 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/oregon-lawmakers-seek-to-open-up-affordable-housing-records-following-propublica-reporting/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T09:00:01.387Z</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>2026-09-17T09:00:01.387Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon lawmakers seek to open up affordable housing records following ProPublica’s reporting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DZPNUPCZQRAWHE2GRXF6SHF67Y.jpg?auth=4446b1e0cc9205e6fc925d323f49cc86c1b9aa7eb963de3b923d735910a28c4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration by Jovelle Tamayo/ProPublica. Source images: Records obtained by ProPublica, iStock.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/speaker-johnson-recesses-the-house-early-as-rep-thomas-massie-pushes-hegseth-impeachment/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T00:40:16.327Z</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>2026-09-17T00:40:16.327Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Speaker Johnson recesses the House early as Rep. Thomas Massie pushes Hegseth impeachment]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PRCUUQBRW5BU3L6EYIGOL5MD6U.jpg?auth=12aea2a8aaa1b592a014a1063d95a035a328f8d578b83e2f359a97c074776aca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4056&amp;height=2704</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/satellites-show-earth-lost-more-than-12-trillion-tons-of-ice-from-greenland-antarctica-in-47-years/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T23:31:19.239Z</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>2026-09-16T23:31:19.239Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NFH6AZ2525HPXHTSRTULVNTT3E.jpg?auth=afee5889de1f4bdb68297b3076a2b6463a2d01144948f25059b5b400ee732a46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2666</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - NYU student researchers sit on top of a rock overlooking the Helheim glacier in Greenland, Aug. 16, 2019.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/divisions-emerge-in-the-tech-industry-over-calls-for-a-coordinated-ai-slowdown/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T23:25:04.809Z</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>2026-09-16T23:25:04.809Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Divisions emerge in the tech industry over calls for a coordinated AI slowdown]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ILNTXALRPJHA7HFBTO2G3NSJ2U.jpg?auth=33b35d73521e861ac11b110f065a8883bdbe4566eaca9bc1c6916c10e159bffb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5500&amp;height=3667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - First row, from left, France's Minister for Economy, Finance, Industry and Digital Security Bruno Le Maire; German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, U.N. 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This undated production photo provided by PassinArt captures a musical number from "Black Nativity," which it mounts annually.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/think-out-loud-portland-state-indigenous-foods-summit/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T23:01:13.296Z</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>2026-09-16T23:01:13.296Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland State University hosts first Indigenous Foods Summit]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/oregon-conservationist-on-steps-to-prevent-community-loss-during-wildfire-season/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T23:00:52.309Z</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>2026-09-16T23:00:52.309Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon conservationist on steps to prevent community loss during wildfire season]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LHN4T6P4ENBUZOYNEJ4X74ASGY.jpg?auth=b3dfabee801352c48347c16f25084e022531727f5e947f50d2d97aee9ba72f10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A stand of juniper trees torches at the head of the Rowe Creek Complex Fire near Mitchell, Ore., on July 21, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/09/think-out-loud-portland-musician-maesun-john-coltrane-influence/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T22:58:36.6Z</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>2026-09-16T22:58:36.6Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland musician MAE.SUN on John Coltrane’s influence and lasting legacy]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/09/think-out-loud-funding-outlook-oregon-public-colleges-universities/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T22:55:28.205Z</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>2026-09-16T22:55:28.205Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Grim funding outlook for Oregon public colleges and universities]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/kosovos-ex-president-thaci-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison-for-war-crimes/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T22:53:52.395Z</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>2026-09-16T22:53:52.395Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kosovo's ex-President Thaci convicted of war crimes, sentenced to 25 years in prison]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7SIHMT53EVI4NHOKOZ2FDKKKV4.jpg?auth=45a86ecb8d88575837f03ddb5e72008908e3c18f4cbb46c6d850cad792345583&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3407</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, top left, appears before the Kosovo Tribunal as he defends himself against charges including murder, torture and persecution allegedly committed during his country's war for independence from Serbia in the Hague, on April 3, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/09/think-out-loud-nasa-fire-clouds-oregon-wildfires-weather/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T22:52:16.557Z</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>2026-09-16T22:52:16.557Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[NASA studying ‘fire clouds’ in Oregon and the West that form above wildfires and create their own weather]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/X3RCEYUIHRCQFPVFTXFLIFP5OY.jpg?auth=be9e6ff286f54ad1bf627f267be562766e2ef9091d3a268d833f590691c6d3be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2707</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy smoke rolls off of a wildfire burning in Central Oregon, July 27, 2026. The record-breaking fire season, which is not over yet, has burned 2.5 million acres statewide.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/rural-oregon-ski-areas-plan-futures-after-dry-winter-wildfire-summer/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T22:50:21.985Z</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>2026-09-16T22:50:21.985Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Rural Oregon ski areas plan out futures after tough year]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UACSTN64KNC3LO3HOYAB4O7IJU.jpg?auth=7c6684ccb6f2cbf0c83bb431827358dd376aabb345dbf500d5b2f61e9ac76ea3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sign advertises the Anthony Lakes Ski Area in Baker County, Ore. on Sept. 5, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/students-aren-t-repaying-loans-at-these-colleges-and-universities/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T22:47:11.224Z</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>2026-09-16T22:47:11.224Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[When students attend these colleges, taxpayers often pay. Here's why]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SAAWA52AL5NRVEPHABPENOHKAI.jpg?auth=6e0bc32c8c456eb5b3de4da3dff7383e00c3a8730a19c2772ce1c6193f227ec3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5443&amp;height=7620</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lisa Collenbaugh says she still owes the U.S. government $10,389.47 for the certificate program she couldn't afford to finish at UEI College.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/new-maps-reveal-birth-control-access-gaps-in-the-u-s/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T22:45:49.51Z</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>2026-09-16T22:45:49.51Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New maps reveal massive gaps in access to affordable birth control across the U.S]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LOD73IGSNJMHPODXGX2ZYMDAZA.jpg?auth=08016c0d054d55785acfb9e1c8cd9c38aab6a87454e369bef0955f4875125428&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A nurse displays a set of birth control pills at Pima County Health Department's Northwest Clinic, which offers free reproductive health services for all ages through federal funding from Title X, in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/board-meetings/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T22:26:16.05Z</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>2026-09-16T22:26:16.05Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Board Meetings]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/federal-reserve-hikes-key-rate-for-1st-time-in-3-years-defying-trump-demands-for-a-cut/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T21:50:55.843Z</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>2026-09-16T21:50:55.843Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Federal Reserve hikes key rate for 1st time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RAXWRJUFXNC5JC63A76YTM6WKA.jpg?auth=3478553b0bb641c4cb7daba262315d992a5685651921778fc4bbc19220b02455&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7226&amp;height=4817</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/venezuelan-man-shot-border-patrol-portland-sentenced/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T21:23:05.526Z</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>2026-09-16T21:23:05.526Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Venezuelan man shot by Border Patrol in Portland sentenced to time served ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MVSTIRDDMRDZ5I6K3DFNBNYA7Y.jpg?auth=be86bb44e06f6d837024e858b33e64da061d7e14aeae205d94821f399591f801&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - FBI Investigators work on the scene near the 10200 block of Southeast Main Street in Portland where two people were shot and wounded Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, by U.S. Border Patrol earlier that day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/calhoun-sixth-killed-woman/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T21:09:37.737Z</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>2026-09-16T21:09:37.737Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Jesse Lee Calhoun now accused of killing a 6th woman in the Portland area]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CRQYDNE3ZNGMTOY2BRO7VSMJ2M.jpg?auth=212cabed0422f364300ea6c6bef957871c53784ef1d200f7e7ea93765148cde4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez stands next to a picture of Elizabeth Gibson, the latest victim allegedly killed by Jesse Lee Calhoun, in Portland, Ore. on Sept. 16, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/14/oregon-clatsop-county-national-guard-vehicle-crash/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T20:48:42.521Z</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>2026-09-16T20:48:42.521Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Clatsop County crash kills one person, injures 13 Oregon National Guard members]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/oregon-politics-hr-staffer-jessica-knieling/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T20:41:17.517Z</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>2026-09-16T20:41:17.517Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon’s top HR staffer who was fired gets new state job]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RC4CWE4M2FBQPNQPVLELLPN2DQ.JPG?auth=f2c7309b60a3888a499d0cdfe767a37d7057b7ddced87c2b23c349e28887b071&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Oregon Pioneer statue sits atop the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., on Sept. 8, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/promotions/events/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T20:19:56.42Z</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>2026-09-16T20:19:56.42Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB and KMHD Community Events]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/interest-rates-fed/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T18:34:22.923Z</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>2026-09-16T18:34:22.923Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Fed raises interest rates for the first time in over 3 years]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LJX7J64QWZIVLB5DZUF334WFKA.jpg?auth=f7d4fc2376d94ba3e07d2beee475710e46f553f5384a440ebd5c2b7330dca164&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3893&amp;height=2595</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and his colleagues are widely expected to raise their benchmark interest rate Wednesday, in an effort to tamp down demand and bring prices under control.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>