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High school students from around the country will compete for three days, discussing the United States Constitution, government and Supreme Court decisions.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/pacific-northwest-vinyl-stores-shoppers-prepare-for-record-store-day/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T18:35:08.254Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T18:35:08.254Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest vinyl stores, shoppers prepare for Record Store Day]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OCFBGQRVKFDT7H4TZWBAJXH2CE.jpg?auth=33fac6baf4c615b98673d6663490d8e8a8420e0231a20752d7f9e923f638bc4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5414&amp;height=3727</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Calvin Sahlin sorts records 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Wilson talks up Rose City resurgence at State of City speech]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/18/sou-raises-tuition-budget-solutions/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T16:58:19.189Z</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>2026-04-18T16:58:19.189Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[SOU raises tuition nearly 5% while searching for budget solutions]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7F7MV6XU6RCOTPIVDVEBNKWIZU.webp?auth=831060470b65fc2f7584c39556e16ef35712f2fc16f7acc60f3b70a37515eacb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The archway in front of Southern Oregon University's Churchill Hall in an undated provided 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Lebanon by Israel's current invasion. They both grew up in southern Lebanon, and Allawiya's son married Wehbe's daughter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/18/a-chinese-company-s-novel-solution-to-long-ev-charge-times/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T16:37:55.638Z</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>2026-04-18T16:37:55.638Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Tired of waiting for your EV to charge up? One Chinese company has a novel solution]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/42RVKY7G6RO2JKGZDUD4LXIYCU.jpg?auth=a336069528a22ec6fa1fc207818c6c7ab23572649c4eed125337c35724d22aa2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An electric vehicle is seen at NIO battery swap station on March 9, 2025 in Yantai, Shandong Province of China.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/18/photos-the-crisis-of-overfishing-in-southeast-asia/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T16:37:02.858Z</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>2026-04-18T16:37:02.858Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Z2P3XAE2XJJXDLZNKDTMVJJDII.jpg?auth=b76bc6a642432f0e8168d0df26f44edfd8ac46c60ff2aeda3c09f4fca218dcd2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2002</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Various species of sharks — some of which are endangered, while others are listed as vulnerable — are hauled on shore at dawn at the Tanjung Luar port on June 9, 2025, in East Lombok, Indonesia. Tanjung Luar is one of the largest shark markets in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, from where shark fins are exported to other Asian markets — primarily Hong Kong and China — and their bones are used in cosmetic products also sold to China.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/18/record-store-day-opb-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T16:30:00.615Z</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>2026-04-18T16:30:00.615Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Drop the needle on Record Store Day]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RNRZKGBLK5DXZBNWDW472ZS6LE.jpg?auth=6e3d5024e73c3aa57f068d117d8ddaabdd8a13101eea035e1d95490804e7849b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5218&amp;height=3632</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alex Hill, store manager at Too Many Records, pulls a record out to play in the store on April 16, 2026 in Portland, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/18/seattle-sports-power-couple-sue-bird-and-megan-rapinoe-announce-split/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T15:05:00.961Z</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>2026-04-18T15:05:00.961Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Seattle sports power couple Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announce split]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FDOPQ6DP2JPVPMXQBSBE7RYNPU.jpg?auth=691d0fec5610fc924a97fd4e71484aa3ffd6e75db1e575b548218b0e2b90c232&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3020&amp;height=2162</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Megan Rapinoe, left, and Sue Bird pose for photographs before a WNBA basketball game between the Storm and the Washington Mystics, Sunday, June 11, 2023, in Seattle. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/18/trump-signs-order-to-speed-review-of-psychedelics/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T14:57:46.717Z</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>2026-04-18T14:57:46.717Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including the controversial drug ibogaine]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5GWERR2MJVE6ZOY6NQTX5E36BU.jpg?auth=b9c2b41adfba64b699477ba584fa2e847caa3d10261000636aafb6b30e182af1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3122&amp;height=2935</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - 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Tina Kotek orders schools to maintain instructional hours: What happens now?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/F22M22TTSVB7VNH6X6NDZUPAWI.jpg?auth=de1de059928ae0cd211f49d513b260d329fdd410589a663e8092f6345efe75fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5456&amp;height=3637</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Tina Kotek speaks to reporters a head of the legislative short session  on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 in Salem, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/newly-released-records-detail-federal-response-to-portland-ice-protests/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T01:32:33.494Z</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>2026-04-18T01:32:33.494Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Newly-released records detail federal response to Portland ICE protests]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/C6M5YSVFFJBHDARGLKZRDBMFUU.JPG?auth=5689aeed652dd62e696d20d0037aa35ad482d0ed2c67265d68ed43a5e5ea484f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3867&amp;height=2533</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Masked-up federal agents confront the protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 28, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/deaths-of-migrants-in-ice-custody-hit-record-high-under-trump/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T00:56:33.563Z</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>2026-04-18T00:56:33.563Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VSHDLLQQVVPZPD66ZDWFAL2BOM.png?auth=fbe02020a6f48502c098a1509714a041035335f358da69573f8a1ddfd3e6c716&amp;smart=true&amp;width=851&amp;height=656</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Entrance to Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/16/oregon-governor-kotek-order-blocks-school-districts-cutting-instruction-time/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T00:53:25.541Z</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>2026-04-18T00:53:25.541Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kotek order blocks Oregon school districts from cutting instruction time to patch budget holes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3ZOFJ3DNNJBTDO72HAL2M577WU.jpeg?auth=951771c0b65e6d21fd2d1c5ac3531a73d6829e83d6c8794836003064cff25190&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1152</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek at a ceremony where she signed $30 milllion summer school funding bill. It was about $20 million less than she had advocated state lawmakers pass.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/oregon-measles-outbreak-grows/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T00:21:52.767Z</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>2026-04-18T00:21:52.767Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon measles outbreak grows, with more community transmission]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DAL3ZCUWDFDBNPPWQCGJ3SI75A.jpg?auth=9f505ab423d16e165e7876353204478cc2e35d62e664f4feb18d8cdb928bc09f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4240&amp;height=2832</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A medical doctor holds a vial of the combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at Prisma Health Pediatrics in Greer, S.C., on March 18, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/washington-county-deflection-program/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T22:30:17.23Z</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>2026-04-17T22:30:17.23Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[First year of Washington County’s deflection program shows progress, areas to improve]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OQKFFNVSSZF5DAEV2DTDD5KQV4.JPG?auth=044c211cb5beb8dc03e8f8b7c586cb2d67daea15b288d12fd18cb23a43779c57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington County Courthouse in Hillsboro, Ore., March 5, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/pressroom/presidents-update-executive-order-meaning-exiting-new-future/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T21:49:02.547Z</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>2026-04-17T21:49:02.547Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[President’s Update: Where federal funding stands as we chart our future]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RJOXUNEDRZCYHJAVCUWKAE4E7E.png?auth=2c11b957c72cd04b79abfe0d59877d30150d679e376ff9e75442f76d7e2a6304&amp;smart=true&amp;width=980&amp;height=551</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/16/think-out-loud-gene-editing-embryos/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T21:47:54.763Z</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>2026-04-17T21:47:54.763Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why some researchers are editing human genes in embryos]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/portland-fertile-ground-festival-of-new-plays-offers-audiences-variety/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T20:36:29.312Z</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>2026-04-17T20:36:29.312Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland’s Fertile Ground Festival of new plays offers audiences an enormous variety]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JH6LKKHTTFGCJD36LQMCP7K27Q.jpeg?auth=7421a169786111560ecfd26bf7b2400d6b265a21fdc2532893c94462c0f78147&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this provided photo actors perform on stage at the  Hillsboro Arts Regional Theatre on April 10, 2026. Mini Sharma Ogle and Sini Sreekumaran are in the foreground, while Manie Grewal, Umi Om and Barbara Pineiro look on.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/14/why-portland-general-and-pacific-power-customers-are-getting-another-rate-hike-in-april/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T20:16:54.033Z</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>2026-04-17T20:16:54.033Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why Portland General Electric and Pacific Power customers are getting another rate hike in April]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/16/oregon-economy-prosperity-council-kotek/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T19:48:31.748Z</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>2026-04-17T19:48:31.748Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A battle is brewing over Oregon’s economic future]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BUZ6TZCEJBEMVF3OTDL73N5PS4.JPG?auth=e03a26b4862aacfbd00d69af1a534cfddf8844bd7b9433e3d8e7e7ef8111b94f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3960&amp;height=2640</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Intel laid off thousands of Oregon workers in 2025, contributing to discouraging job numbers for the state. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/opb-politics-now-4-top-oregon-republicans-square-off-in-first-gubernatorial-debate/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T19:11:08.868Z</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>2026-04-17T19:11:08.868Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘OPB Politics Now’: 4 top Oregon Republicans square off in first gubernatorial debate	 ]]></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/2026/04/16/first-oregon-gop-governors-race-debate/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T19:06:53.832Z</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>2026-04-17T19:06:53.832Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[First Oregon GOP gubernatorial debate features barbs at Kotek, little daylight between candidates]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/16/oregon-attorney-general-sues-cascade-relief-team/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T17:23:18.756Z</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>2026-04-17T17:23:18.756Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon attorney general sues ‘sham’ disaster-relief nonprofit that spent thousands on casinos, strip clubs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZW6EVGAWPNCZ7EVT4H5DS4UFDA.jpg?auth=7946333875b9e7c1062269f26fdfc52e78d22251de46d3f28610e10f97644ee4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4341&amp;height=3075</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Photos of the fire that destroyed Bill Edge’s home in Gates during the Santiam Canyon Fire in 2020. Talking at his home on May 26, 2023, Edge says though he rebuilt, it doesn’t feel like home anymore. Edge is one of 17 named plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against PacifiCorp for causing some of the 2020 fires.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/franz-bakery-120-anniversary-block-party/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T16:20:07.452Z</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>2026-04-17T16:20:07.452Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland’s Franz Bakery turns 120, baking up a century of memories ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FNGGDKBHXZCBRLNXTELT3BIXYQ.jpg?auth=08dfd9f92a2bf24ba50229155df949c9fb3840d31b1fffae5198dece549e4d6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5761&amp;height=3791</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People stand outside of Franz Premium Bread during a block party on April 14, 2026 in Portland, Ore. The bakery, which is one of the largest family-owned bakeries on the West Coast, held the party to celebrate 120 years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/house-extends-surveillance-powers-for-10-days/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T14:37:00.603Z</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>2026-04-17T14:37:00.603Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[House extends surveillance powers for 10 days]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PSZYLZ2OAJNNTC4G7XIPAT4ZMM.jpg?auth=8d1ce7a990e5d2c669baff538418ea0a96885599974b172f56f0fdef2da14dc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5111&amp;height=3407</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and fellow Republicans celebrate GOP tax policies at an event outside the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 15, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/trump-rails-against-court-decision-that-once-again-stalls-his-white-house-ballroom-project/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T14:36:33.474Z</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>2026-04-17T14:36:33.474Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZPTZXTAWUNNRNNHET5QBCXCANI.jpg?auth=9c5055aa50fc7d68e5f16bfc0adb86e4f931c85ddbb4bc94427c304e37c980c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5581&amp;height=3721</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/republican-governor-debate-oregon-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T14:30:00.504Z</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>2026-04-17T14:30:00.504Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: The first Republican debate in Oregon’s gubernatorial race]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NNGQZ72PTVEOPPR5GELMW5Z65U.JPG?auth=8e999f6af9876796289309e350f892bb15bf3ab6c0c349957610f0ef5bf9c1ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2012</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rep. Ed Diehl waves as he’s introduced alongside fellow candidates, from left, Sen. Christine Drazan, Marion County Commissioner Danielle Bethell and Chris Dudley during the 2026 Oregon Republican gubernatorial debate in Hillsboro, Ore., April 16, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/scientists-are-nervous-about-drug-resistant-fungi/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T14:29:30.75Z</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>2026-04-17T14:29:30.75Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why scientists are nervous about fungi]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/72VASRE2FRJLLGDY5U7ILGEMMY.jpg?auth=2d98e8106de0ae2087a79be4e6c4149e22856bcdfe383c42414b7d3daaa92d54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1759&amp;height=1759</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This is a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a laboratory at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's a form of yeast that can harm humans — and is resistant to the most common antifungal drugs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-is-open-trump-says-u-s-blockade-continues/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T14:23:48.104Z</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>2026-04-17T14:23:48.104Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The U.S. blockade continues despite Iran's announcement the Strait of Hormuz is open]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DT7SGJ6XIBMNVIF5HZU2T7JN3Y.jpg?auth=a33c78308549d0a25d99af0d49c175e9f97ac5aa2e4457839a6076aece918c67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Displaced residents travel through the Qasmieh area as they gesture on the way back to their homes in the southern Lebanon, on April 17, 2026. A 10-day ceasefire deal struck between Lebanon and Israel took effect on April 17, sending displaced residents streaming south towards their homes, even as the Lebanese army warned of "a number of violations" in the area.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/superabundant-recipe-fresh-strawberries-tiramisu/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T13:00:04.71Z</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>2026-04-17T13:00:04.71Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Superabundant recipe: Greet Oregon strawberry season with this glorious tiramisu]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7HF7REMC6ZE7DLRUN3YPJFFFXQ.png?auth=66a9c8e87cdeaf8ba070360e508c15032102d0e191ed580998837020197859a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Greet Oregon strawberry season with this beautiful tiramisu]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/think-out-loud-charitable-donation-bins-oregon-us-deaths/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T13:00:00.962Z</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>2026-04-17T13:00:00.962Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How charitable donation bins in Oregon, and around the US, can be deadly]]></news:title></news:news></url></urlset>