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A change of lead contractor could affect the timeline.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/immigration-law-trump-immigrant-legal-defense-G4ICJ53LEBBO3OL4RR3ZMZ6ZGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T09:30:00.933Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-03T09:30:00.933Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump’s crackdown not deterring immigration law students in Baltimore ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Immigrants,Immigration,University of Baltimore,University of Maryland, Baltimore,Donald Trump,Students]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MJYYUYGDXFE45M5VMWTTLG6YYY.JPG?auth=0f864cc0b43c6c330431c8dad56afc8be7dc879a58639459a8dc81620348b77c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, University of Maryland immigration law students Fanglin Ding and David de Alva, joined by professor Cori Alonso-Yoder.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/new-restaurants-bars-baltimore-NSHAEJBWRVE7BEJFOHMN7FGA4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T09:30:01.033Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-03T09:30:01.033Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New restaurants to check out in Baltimore, including Bar Dalí]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Restaurants,Bars]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3RCI3CYK2RHUTJOKN6HT7UAUUY.JPG?auth=ccff4463d6102fa4a13eeadc70e2413778fadd42f7fb75ff61c784b3de0486d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Argentinian Double Burger from the MillOh! food truck.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/golden-tempo-kentucky-derby-cherie-devaux-woman-trainer-ISZVYJ3KVRCVHKNJUQU36XIZTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T00:57:43.644Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-03T00:57:43.644Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cherie DeVaux, with Golden Tempo, is first woman to train Derby winner]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Preakness Stakes,Pimlico Race Course]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PA4WYNQVQFEJ7MHXRVE3476K5E.jpg?auth=68e650f4008f4cc1dba9fecab7f13949d0bece70d02e352bd82569f3b9f48946&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5306&amp;height=3538</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cherie DeVaux, trainer of Golden Tempo, celebrates after becoming the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-brewers-game-2-defensive-miscues-listless-offense-XY4EUK4ECVGFDPWIQ2YUOUZ4OI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T00:26:56.301Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-03T00:26:56.301Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Defensive miscues, listless offense plague Nationals in loss to Brewers]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Washington Nationals,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6XEIUXIR2FG3BN73UMKQ4GB6OI.jpg?auth=aef0d5710579f4abf0ca1324312f52029747f216815a41e0c805a32c91ace69e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6685&amp;height=4457</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nasim Nuñez of the Nationals singles in the third inning of Saturday’s game, a 4-1 loss to the Brewers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-game-2-starting-rotation-36I4VHXAYZDERK6S5YTCZERJI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T22:56:55.933Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T22:56:55.933Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles rotation comes under the microscope after another loss to the Yankees]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z5VUX2MP2JCJPD7ZI6BIARUYKQ.jpg?auth=a8991a78a5ab29bf40b66ec401c1563059efd812cabba02b3e76742a5f455de7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3739</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyle Bradish allowed five runs, six hits and four walks in four innings Saturday as the Orioles lost 9-4 to the Yankees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/best-man-bourbon-signing-morris-chestnut-malcom-d-lee-I7YXFAFUSBHJJGPCKK62EBWP3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T22:38:28.047Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T22:38:28.047Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fans wait hours in Towson for bourbon, moment with ‘Best Man’ duo]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVX3NPR5UJB6RIXAPSOPEIX6PI.jpg?auth=8c48ebe349ed571dbbf988674be198a1430fd95153a051bc4df956cdf6943779&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lines of fans wrap around Total Wine & More in Towson for a Sable bourbon bottle-signing event with Malcolm D. Lee and Morris Chestnut.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-2026-nfl-draft-rookie-minicamp-5BBLKKVIOFCCLMHE5D34ORV7AQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T22:29:09.362Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T22:29:09.362Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[At Ravens rookie minicamp, Diego Pavia looks to ‘make his mark’]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2BZQACVZ2ZHWFPLTR3UIGSWFJE.jpg?auth=0bf55ec4edf7422608b39ecc9d007eabf2add63a12d50f4fe397aa32353de4f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5325&amp;height=3550</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens coach Jesse Minter watches as players warm up during rookie minicamp at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-reelection-launch-4DM6MOHJVJGRFOBT3GVSYKS6XI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T22:20:25.726Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T22:20:25.726Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Moore revs up campaign at Baltimore, Prince George’s events]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wes Moore,Election 2026,Elections and campaigns]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YXF4FLMQ3ZGM7PZMKVY6CQ2GRQ.JPG?auth=4180e8a23293e8973b364500fba19eb82fdc0fb530095e3a7e05e64066cf3ae1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6790&amp;height=4527</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore announces the launch of his reelection campaign at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/travel/bwi-jetblue-new-service-spirit-airline-BOKNMJF6JBBJBN5BWFEQTGPCQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T20:38:50.025Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T20:38:50.025Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[After Spirit’s collapse, BWI announces new JetBlue service]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AT4WAC3CXRCLJI5273NJZBQP4Q.jpg?auth=d4b4eb71e0584c8dd4685dec40226ab44592a2ff785217be9885cfe10a8ec2f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[JetBlue Airways announced Saturday a new service at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will start July 9.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/spirit-airlines-going-out-of-business-ends-operations-QRUH55SAQRD5TNKWEVB4W2CLYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:58:12.265Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T19:58:12.265Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Spirit Airlines goes out of business, halts flights at BWI]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[AP,Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P3LTZG4Y5ZGSHC6NALH5WPEBRY.jpg?auth=baffb419e7506803e7a79a17b19aca2d3a32a063a9ab5fb34fe1f7604e284271&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Spirit Airlines announced Saturday it has gone out of business after 34 years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pitching-prospect-trey-gibson-taxi-squad-M2DXGLBUPBFSDFPD4TAQYXJCJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:37:29.141Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T19:37:29.141Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles top pitching prospect Trey Gibson to make MLB debut]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LDATJOQXVJHXTL5XSO3P677SGI.JPG?auth=2224a8ce7b497114da99699b71511d5f2637ca42d42802f21ac3de98a13e5f9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2061</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trey Gibson is scheduled to start for the Orioles on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/djibia-gombo-glock-19-blake-high-NE7PPCV4HNFTFOR53XVPMKDRYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:25:34.067Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T19:25:34.067Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Blake High School shooting suspect allegedly pointed gun at school security officer]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TJS2TBQDFAF7CR2WXLKOOAQSA.jpg?auth=3155c72560b21140fac377cd521b1656110600a1469808ae8a080cd478e09d55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5027&amp;height=3351</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County District Court of Maryland in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/preakness-intellectual-property-churchill-downs-maryland-XHAWXNTEV5FTBO4NSV3CG5K5I4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:13:49.242Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T19:13:49.242Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Preakness Stakes: Maryland could counter deal made by Churchill Downs]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wes Moore,Preakness Stakes,Pimlico Race Course,Maryland Stadium Authority ,Maryland Jockey Club]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QCDFE6ZNGJBTRNTDJKNW5Q6DFA.jpg?auth=c46e339a85cc46aa078684d37d575339d4648f4f95df021e3b5a7dda88207477&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5447&amp;height=3631</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Preakness flags hang inside the main concourse at Pimlico Race Course before it was demolished in 2025. Churchill Downs struck a deal to buy the intellectual property rights for the Preakness Stakes, but the state government has a window to offer its own deal.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/water-main-break-floods-baltimore-south-caton-benson-avenues-GMTEL552BBG6XL4G33RY6FS5NI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:08:37.915Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T19:08:37.915Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Water main break floods Baltimore intersection]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SRQDLSX7XJF2JLSB5M2TQVKJ24.png?auth=94cd30cd89f2f18b1310310e013fc6966ae5fbc55f277b4b7a6d2f6d9bbf15c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=804&amp;height=528</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Fire Department crews were called to the scene shortly before 7 a.m. Saturday and requested additional resources due to the extent of the flooding.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/spirit-airlines-bwi-thurgood-marshall-airport-3XW3BF2BSRGKPOP4AGNT4G7FYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T18:40:36.563Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T18:40:36.563Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Spirit Airlines shut down: What to do to get home and get refunds]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NB6XQH5QZ5G3LFW7ZD7G2IA7K4.jpg?auth=f783d558b51b72be75be3bce3d301aba247ead8934886dcf25827f6ed14202df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Screens at the Spirit check-in area at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport have been shut off.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/cockeysville-baltimore-county-fatal-crash-WJMF2UQXRBAOHOBBIHDKAQ3MWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T18:15:34.984Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T18:15:34.984Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Adult killed, 3 minors hurt after car strikes tree in Cockeysville]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LQD7AHSZNBA7ZATR7N6ATWY2XU.jpg?auth=6f4a322e0dd535bc0285881b061461f4e0d72c685448d629cca09d6a6140adce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A memorial site of a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Poplar Hill Road and Merrymans Mill Road in Cockeysville on Friday night that left three minors injured and one adult dead.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/middle-river-wilson-point-home-for-sale-N75IGRPC4VE7JIXIH2JC27HZ7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T15:00:02.804Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T15:00:02.804Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Impressive waterfront home for sale in Middle River]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Real estate,Housing,contributor]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7JPKNGQGGNGCZLBFF6XOH42J3M.png?auth=44ae8f25d89b7c652c5620aa76135e989886d0621e39b270bcfaa4dd37890aab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=861</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/roger-sanders-johns-hopkins-ultrasound-obituary-baltimore-APOHZ47OMJAPXFVOLJTETJMBAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T09:30:00.545Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T09:30:00.545Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Roger Sanders, pioneering Johns Hopkins radiologist, dies at 89]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Obituaries and deaths,Obituary]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z5LF327BT5AN5MLRWJQEJQCHWQ.jpg?auth=2d0cccc612d3bcd3d038e8bf2fba0b3b271f1f826f54d5ce3f5f624cbdf269a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1726&amp;height=1725</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Roger Sanders.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/endorsements-montgomery-county-executive-race-megan-thee-stallion-MJSP63FFTBFNDBFITGZJO5DOEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T09:30:00.557Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T09:30:00.557Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sol Gutiérrez switches endorsement from Jawando to Glass]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XMFLTE5E2BD67KUXCELWFLOZ3Q.JPG?auth=68c0d9e8002dd370c80b53a7b17f5ab2c1c9e516695ac4128bf4774a3ce2ed84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Maryland Del. Ana Sol Gutiérrez speaks as community leaders hold a rally in Silver Spring last year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/catonsville-baltimore-county-ups-bill-trentler-2AK7IV27ANHKTAIZQPCQ32JUEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T09:30:00.533Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T09:30:00.533Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore County: Catonsville’s UPS driver Bill Trentler retires]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DQNBA3T3TND65M7PRF2SR2ARQU.jpg?auth=f05382e74034f16e0f16f846289f126bed9d9c3c92a3b63c0a1dbaf8c78375b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3990&amp;height=2660</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bill Trentler on Frederick Road in Catonsville, along the route where he delivered packages for over two decades.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/brewers-nationals-jacob-misiorowski-HNBT27RUW5BEHICYOC4SDLANVU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T03:28:04.838Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T03:28:04.838Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nationals offense goes silent in 6-1 loss to Brewers]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Washington Nationals,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UEN5HS6CARDXJLCEUUZPUZH6JE.jpg?auth=80e7e9f5fc05984133e38464aa71fc8ba0012b186d00114a6c56c4daa4b7e0a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7876&amp;height=5216</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals starter Jake Irvin allowed six hits, four walks and three earned runs in five innings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-closer-ryan-helsley-injured-list-S5X62UJ7JVBUVD2GO5K2AK3RIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T03:16:54.586Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T03:16:54.586Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles closer Ryan Helsley heads to injured list with elbow inflammation]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S44C2S445ZFN7HSKD5NO4OHCRM.jpg?auth=046150db55657a0dc7b4437469e317b1d11a4aa18253d4f034c3a12ed74337a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3535&amp;height=2357</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles closer Ryan Helsley is 7-for-7 in save opportunities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-opening-game-cade-povich-7FOS3S3MQJCIFBK7UYKQ75VJXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T03:08:26.517Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T03:08:26.517Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Yankees sock Orioles early to begin 4-game series with 7-2 win]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/57E4ZFXZORDS3LS56LVKTQFD2Q.jpg?auth=61ab45f5476f06664715ab22606c4ee5eb02962ff1b2c62c444e18d56e4330df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3400&amp;height=2267</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Taylor Ward makes a sliding catch in the first inning as Coby Mayo and Gunnar Henderson leap to avoid a collision.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/flower-mart-baltimore-uprising-1970-UH74D3M3CNHYDGY7TEKWS22P7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T03:00:32.122Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T03:00:32.122Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Flower Mart fights that almost doomed one of Baltimore favorite festivals]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Flower Mart,Baltimore City,Events and things to do]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M6JCGLAH5NGVDJQCFUVFLD7PLI.JPG?auth=3714746a110f36771090213b4f35b1b1a9104abc25d35e44190ee154a6e38aec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors enjoy live music in Mount Vernon Place during Flower Mart 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/may-day-2026-maryland-protests-WFQIGPY2GNFERE4SJX7N3IBGU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T01:14:20.778Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T01:14:20.778Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Thousands rally across Maryland for May Day]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[xTextToSpeech,xAppleNews,live blog]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TSFBIOZV2ZFEDORAP7TTATZN2I.jpg?auth=2bc80519f3de48ad8d8250ee9970406e155f5dc6f1a648e8ece1bd738e384846&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1948</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators march down Pratt Street in downtown Baltimore on Friday as part of a nationwide protest on May Day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/measle-case-washington-dc-maryland-IMZRC7VMWVAN5NFACXVOEVXQFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T01:07:30.825Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-02T01:07:30.825Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Measles case tied to DC visitor prompts Maryland exposure warnings]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C46PNXD3G5HKHAD7ZBNYJWZMHM.jpg?auth=0f006a0bad4f03dd4d64f94965dffc37f0db2f8777dc86025816e35815f37c7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4419&amp;height=2946</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Washington resident who visited Maryland on April 24 tested positive for measles, state health officials said. They urged people who were possibly exposed to get tested and vaccinated.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/spirit-airlines-donald-trump-takeover-OOK2T7CRC5C5JBUVWSLYFMS4WM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T23:16:18.677Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T23:16:18.677Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump says a ‘final proposal’ to rescue Spirit Airlines is under consideration]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Spirit Airlines,Donald Trump,BWI]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TRSR37XQLNFBFE7BZNJLSXVNPQ.jpg?auth=cefd88bdb234f621c98f301fe2f82cc1ca736468b8b827c65160904023a9e987&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2075</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Spirit airlines plane takes off from Miami International Airport in 2022 in Miami, Florida. President Donald Trump said Friday his administration was still weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of the discount airline.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/appeals-court-abortion-mail-prescriptions-mifepristone-2Z5DOKOQRJDHXEB5NHYVLIGTRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T22:57:03.213Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T22:57:03.213Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Court restricts abortion access by blocking the mailing of mifepristone]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Abortion]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PLJL7MBTHBCTTNAQYJ33TGQEKI.jpg?auth=8cb201b5c8f32f5775181792423165d49292908fcbc8f729ef1055a0f910accc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8251&amp;height=5501</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa in 2024. A federal appeals court has blocked the mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mt-gilboa-african-methodist-episcopal-church-fire-catonsville-EKUMHSGX7FA4LBCSEYFE6PSJUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T22:33:09.659Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T22:33:09.659Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Historic Black church in Catonsville damaged by fire]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Religion and churches,Baltimore County,Catonsville,Fires]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5RVUQAB47BETVGSJHNGMAG6YYE.jpg?auth=7f2852a9a589e3ae5adae320f0bbf58dd2d01e14db5668a0562e431aaa26b123&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Fire officials said Monday that they had brought under control a blaze that consumed the first and second floors of the historic Mt. Gilboa African Methodist Church in Catonsville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mcps-gender-identity-guidelines-revised-ANUGPHR2Z5DWNIWVZEVO5DL4CE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T20:58:53.532Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T20:58:53.532Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Schools must share students’ gender identity when parents ask]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County,Education Hub,Public schools]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KKHPRL4OKZEDBB3IHD7HE2G5QA.JPG?auth=225bdc7ba5c10fb45b74772cee07a2eea39ef57ab81863e645a7a64e7c6e00f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In a statement, MCPS officials said the updated guidelines “reflect new legal expectations that place greater emphasis on parental rights.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/cockeysville-middle-school-abduction-arrest-oscar-bladimir-argueta-FC2VDX5BGRAKNOINKKOERI7KYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T20:44:39.115Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T20:44:39.115Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Man arrested for allegedly abducting Cockeysville Middle schooler]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7C6TVSVOFHORF753LTB6O7MXU.jpg?auth=05eca7fdb6a5150844fce0e0e9459e8514b7ab016b2e4eab13a68f8b1e0693cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County police arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping a Cockeysville Middle School student on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/harriet-tubman-cephas-day-black-landowners-IK27NBT3U5H2ZAL4KLVFYWQFWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T20:30:53.305Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T20:30:53.305Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Cephas Day’ celebrates Black family’s landowning legacy in Maryland]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JAMC3YJKK5CCZDOFY6XLZF2XUM.jpg?auth=a77fd504b3da2646c458fe0a310dffdb99fec7869ba4a9d133af4caa15e530e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gilbert Cephas, the longtime organizer and impresario of the event his grandfather Josiah started, addresses the crowd on Cephas Day. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/viral-video-benji-robot-baltimore-2KVEKBZT6VD3BHM37NF6R2SALU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T19:54:36.646Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T19:54:36.646Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Viral video shows ‘Benji’ robot casually crossing Baltimore street]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RPKV3HFEZNBIRGKG35QAGRFQGY.jpg?auth=33bb4f8e084ad96bad5031adc2133b0a04b844e8d7f5d2571293d6c8a84262bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Robot Studio, the company that owns Benji, rents the humanoid for about $3,000 per day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/bathula-cyber-voyeurism-hospital-hacking-M6REIXLMJRBQTKCQAJFVDCLXEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T18:38:39.797Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T18:38:39.797Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Matthew Bathula, UMD hospital pharmacist, indicted in voyeurism case]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O2FOA5N4DNCFRNOCHRGP6CRQOE.JPG?auth=e12d7720eca704873bf7bcee82f93be43a47fb7fa83ae31f9af1ec5fc32f17fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney Paulette Pagán, left, and Matthew Bathula, University of Maryland hospital pharmacist, leaves the federal courthouse after Bathula was indicted on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/j-craig-venter-human-genome-obituary-L2XRKERBNZCVPDSEZLEKCLMRTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T18:16:48.685Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T18:16:48.685Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PAM732P3BJFQNFGMKP3W2DQUG4.jpg?auth=bb052548cd6428dd3ee0bfc5c1b73954e7ba8ea5ef5dee1a85279ebf7e33d55d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1848&amp;height=1315</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Biologist J. Craig Venter at his home in Alexandria, VA in 2005. Venter died on April 29 at 79.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-city-911-system-replacement-JGYBCUTD7NAR5PGT265UEBBCZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T17:39:39.398Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T17:39:39.398Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore won't replace its failing 911 system for several years]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[partner,WJZ,xAppleNews,Baltimore City Council,Zeke Cohen,Baltimore Fire Department,Baltimore Police Department]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FDKA4LFZ5NDUJPXFW7EUXMTGEQ.jpg?auth=1ec51d4496bb16fda04e26b52528582a640580543a57c687482b8d0d1c5f22bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3794&amp;height=2533</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen urged city officials to expedite the replacement of Baltimore’s 911 system.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/body-identified-inner-harbor-van-baltimore-X63SQHKFTJFM7LTKB7I7JD2XKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T16:55:57.563Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T16:55:57.563Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Body found in van pulled from Inner Harbor ID’d as man missing for over a decade]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/36F3UEKUFFFRTD36NUXEXAAZLA.jpg?auth=1990af7044f947a9d71cf07ae514d9d67fcf07fcabcee981fab36632d4e0bef6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s fire and police departments pull a van from the Inner Harbor on July 24, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-police-peeping-toms-towson-university-4QFWE6QFRVGFDDDPZHDK4HPSJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T16:44:05.572Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T16:44:05.572Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Towson roommates record alleged ‘peeping Toms,’ but police still investigating]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TKIT5AA47NG27PLOTFHBUEGYZM.jpg?auth=0ab7a19f52a7e1e8238cc05c2145541eac4067eb26cc5686fcc31a0fd8bc68c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Devin Kaestner shows off one the Ring cameras, propped up by a bottle of gum, that she and her roommates installed in each of their bedroom windows to ward off "peeping Toms," in their first-floor Towson apartment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-voting-rights-callais-PTNYHEA6AJENBOROCTUAEIDZXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T16:31:04.299Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T16:31:04.299Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland sits back as court ruling prompts redistricting]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wes Moore,Bill Ferguson,Maryland General Assembly,Elections and campaigns,United States Congress (House and Senate)]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VFAUCJDWH5HCRN6FFNVJJ3WDV4.JPG?auth=70f0a7599fe964b232f075f39843b7d1793e087638314da0e65d7e62268b9dde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While states are rushing to redraw congressional districts following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Maryland has not joined in.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/article/fatal-crash-midcounty-highway-gaithersburg-UQV4IQMRPFHX7BSXPEGXRRLUTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T15:34:13.778Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T15:34:13.778Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Man dies in crash involving bus and vehicle]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVWXLTJNFFETTJER5OAGCYVXLI.jpg?auth=75b71ea5aa02fe030b4dd381d50ee952ff4f711704584e5c01ecae3b4320cdbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5693&amp;height=3795</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/pam-beidle-anne-arundel-county-campaign-funds-candidates-RFUCIKRLOFATTCFPLXISIYMWYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T15:31:10.675Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T15:31:10.675Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[State Sen. Pam Beidle pumps $574,000 into the Democratic primary]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Annapolis,Election 2026,Anne Arundel County,Maryland General Assembly,Elections and campaigns]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3C64VGFPHZDHVODHNM4SKGB6WE.jpg?auth=ceea9c19b37432b775ef6bc63bdc985508bd1c13edd6498eb6ad907c2fee00e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3259&amp;height=2454</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Sen. Pam Beidle, center, is joined by, from left, Del. Mark Chang, Sen. Dawn Gile and Del. Dylan Behler in Crofton to endorse Adrian Boafo's bid for Congress in the 5th District. The district covers about half of Anne Arundel County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-budget-schools-police-fire-spending-AEI6LE5WV5CTLOSUQEJDXKWJ7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T15:00:02.072Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T15:00:02.072Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Takeaways from Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman's final budget]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County,Anne Arundel County Police,Anne Arundel County Real Estate,Anne Arundel County School Board,Donald Trump]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EAKD4VBJCZBWDJLX25FHS6F5PM.jpg?auth=af57e4d5c208fd51bb13fcae63785502bb79a0425c1254bbae6c242178bf9bfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7325&amp;height=4883</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announces his 2025 budget proposal to the Anne Arundel County Council last year. He released his final county budget for this year on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/brady-ebert-turnstile-guitarist-attempted-murder-indictment-LQIDFRVUYVB7NOB5TSXEEBB2QA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T14:53:14.018Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T14:53:14.018Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ex-Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert could face life after indictment]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County Circuit Court,Montgomery County Police Department]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XCMCZ2VICNBRJNLFSUROE4MDY4.jpg?auth=7b1fc787bb7ee091b3f415fa0f2ae879cf2a625f0c3a9a6b1629c367f2224fef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5051&amp;height=3367</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ex-Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert performs in 2019 at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-charter-school-vote-mbli-RSPRWOKZTZC4PJRIV7IUUJXGKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T14:11:39.865Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T14:11:39.865Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Montgomery County is done with its only charter school]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County,Education Hub,Public schools]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WXMUX6MT2VEPTHRKMZZBECBNWI.jpg?auth=5fd3f78b9589ee6186552b650129ff7fdf283c00b04cc821d7c79a41c2be4a28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3104&amp;height=2328</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MECCA Business Learning Institute parents talk with school board member Rita Montoya in January about their desire to keep the charter school open.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-homicide-reaches-new-montly-low-DECFCBFZXJDY3DLJKTXOZEGHYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T13:31:53.048Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T13:31:53.048Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore reaches new monthly low for homicides]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore City,Baltimore Police Department,Homicides,Brandon Scott,Ivan Bates,Richard Worley]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SC6FYSWB6BGK5LTK4QA6GO5HR4.JPG?auth=bc91b678d2466638cffec9641f50f6377255f95892dcc6cdaa0d57b77c523273&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The four homicides recorded in April represent the fewest killings in a month in the city since 1970, when police began tracking monthly crime statistics.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/may-day-protests-maryland-baltimore-annapolis-TZBHZUAIXBCVTDFLEEMHPAICF4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T13:22:45.955Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T13:22:45.955Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[May Day protests expected to draw thousands across Maryland]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5FSHGAOV6VH6DB33RMRE6MPTZE.JPG?auth=0b70f4bdfc8f15b57ee620cd724614b59863fb8229bfb907b08fa5d359f57ba1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=4790</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[May Day protests in Baltimore in 2025. Organizers with the national coalition May Day Strong say over 3,000 events across the country are planned this year, double the size of last year’s 1,500 demonstrations. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/leadership-in-action-where-people-culture-and-performance-meet-AESBXXV2KBBGNFGU6ZPFF7RZPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T13:06:40.637Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T13:06:40.637Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Leadership in action: Where people, culture and performance meet.]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[xMNS,xMobileApp,xFlipboard,xAppleNews,xGoogleNews,xSocialNewsDesk,Sponsored Content]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WL5K76TPQJGCBHOOQEV35I4PMI.jpg?auth=8f9f8672aabaa2c6fcee7d0d710df0bc8e92d328f6f5699fd1de4426e503499c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/make-summer-count-in-ocean-city-maryland-QSRAVYVAY5GSTPGIPDXZ2JVVCE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T12:58:52.117Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T12:58:52.117Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Make summer count in Ocean City, Maryland]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[xMNS,xMobileApp,xFlipboard,xAppleNews,xGoogleNews,xSocialNewsDesk,Sponsored Content]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IO5CNWPA4JEN7AWNCNE4Y74M6Y.jpg?auth=614ca49cbda617bcd2f4cc53f24e1ff121f89c8c6dc7abdb6b36fce04e454351&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1080&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mother and daughter parasailing over the Atlantic]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/maryland-supreme-court-voting-rights-act-OQQK37IE5JGJLMFCRZ65T4S4OY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T12:46:20.016Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T12:46:20.016Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Court ruling probably won't affect Maryland's voting rights law]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANM2PHJ7DJASNNDMJ4I7PA6H34.jpg?auth=67e1e0707ea301186e07481dac6ee74c414de264a772d7b2fff2843c09352c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5189&amp;height=3459</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court weakened a federal voting rights law in a ruling this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-stars-new-york-yankees-series-ZXT4XSMEOJHZFNDTZJVW6PK4VA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T12:00:05.861Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T12:00:05.861Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ stars need to ace this early-season test in New York]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles,Analysis,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UN3VXMZFJZGNPASGSMIIWSAQXM.jpg?auth=97043b8d1276607fab6e1b4b1ee10dfcbe9d705bb0786844dc1a01354af6456c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3128&amp;height=2087</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shortstop Gunnar Henderson and left fielder Taylor Ward leap in celebration of a win over the Astros.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-weekend-traffic-kinetic-sculpture-race-flower-mart-543LQPTRTFB4NBJAGS4W2DSJRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T11:00:04.364Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T11:00:04.364Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kinetic Sculpture Race, Flower Mart to close Baltimore roads this weekend]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Traffic]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/53ZOEONQWNAFFPICRIEH7HNKAI.jpg?auth=0b4a0bd4dc19009a782afad2ddaf132e3257c7708134ac0bd84e2d90eafd817c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7582&amp;height=4815</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fifi the Poodle makes her way down Key Highway to kick off last year’s Kinetic Sculpture Race.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/2026-maryland-festival-list-music-art-food-R4F3MRTNHJCDLLFOSYJLPWUPYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T09:30:01.718Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T09:30:01.718Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[76 Maryland festivals that should be on your radar in 2026]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Events and things to do,Flower Mart,Kinetic Sculpture Race,Theater,Artscape,Hampden,Baltimore County,Frederick County,Prince George's County,Montgomery County,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K4PIYYEY5ND5LIZ5HUQ42PBPLQ.jpg?auth=c45c670b317bb5df78687a022dfd9bc5fb789b0bc81794613a3eca4e41a8197b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5556&amp;height=4167</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/homelessness-unhoused-decrease-montgomery-county-KPIYSJ4MKFAKJADTQMYG56OWXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T09:30:00.523Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T09:30:00.523Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Homelessness drops 26% in Montgomery County]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BHGGI2FHIVDG7BTFJJ2E43TB4I.JPG?auth=c718c98c17069d428101d96ec99593cc2a42d1f4aacfc97c8c498b39161184ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bedrooms available for unhoused women at the Interfaith Works Shelter in Silver Spring.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-2026-nfl-draft-mini-camp-HJXZ35IXFZAFDEK2GDXWDF4W3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T09:30:02.217Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T09:30:02.217Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Here are the most interesting undrafted free agents at Ravens camp]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WIGLHPR3NBHLNGUWARERUPC5BI.jpg?auth=1d4ba0e3c13e4bc5658f4cd8978eb8de1c510237112cda86becb42204b08a7b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4842&amp;height=3228</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Diego Pavia of Vanderbilt was the runner-up in Heisman Trophy voting in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/potomac-colonial-home-for-sale-WT5RKS2J2BBRTHGRRUOKWAHXXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T09:30:03.229Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T09:30:03.229Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Timeless Colonial with traditional charm for sale in Potomac]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Real estate,Housing,contributor]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IIE7QVV37RERHESX36UEYIHYJU.png?auth=2f72b640cc15f4db5d507fabf217f8c5c92f694dfc7417e7876d4e6bebf39a69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1999&amp;height=1125</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/white-hall-baltimore-county-propane-leak-AFYBDUBR5JGZLNXPFHUZAVLSBU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T01:08:10.55Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T01:08:10.55Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Vehicle strikes underground tank, causing propane leak in White Hall]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7C6TVSVOFHORF753LTB6O7MXU.jpg?auth=05eca7fdb6a5150844fce0e0e9459e8514b7ab016b2e4eab13a68f8b1e0693cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[First responders cleaned up a propane leak after a vehicle hit the top of an underground tank Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/fishmongers-daughter-catonsville-faidleys-seafood-6NX3S4GHYBFPVNPLY7MOKUBIYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T00:22:26.744Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-01T00:22:26.744Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Fishmonger’s Daughter: Faidley's Catonsville outpost opens for soft launch]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6MC4SDXUGJHN3MY6BSK4S7MEHQ.JPG?auth=dd92cea0341032139d9ac8b844ac7c04c9fd6d12b2a0bf9cc183bf205f7bd1b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5953&amp;height=3974</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The future home of the Fishmonger’s Daughter in Catonsville, in 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/department-of-homeland-security-shutdown-donald-trump-YBWA37KXR5EUBMK4FEJPHUJS3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T23:48:26.757Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T23:48:26.757Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump signs bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,United States Congress (House and Senate),Donald Trump]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RHMUVAZ7BJGXHIHPOFL5PG6P7I.jpg?auth=ae2f478b91c25b845c69a8fb3986cb72e8f7ff42d297c6bf77b0318cd8884b00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After weeks of delay, the House of Representatives voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-astros-doubleheader-adley-rutschman-UVV2YZGKJFGGTFI6PADKAZIZSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T23:47:06.576Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T23:47:06.576Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles continue Jekyll and Hyde routine with doubleheader split vs. Astros]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F5EHNUINV5CN5LFP4GSNRVVD7Y.jpg?auth=424a64f8bb78220b8e3757ec2a8813126c7e0e5e2f6959cc21901c081e0225b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles starting pitcher Brandon Young allowed 10 hits and 10 runs, seven earned, in four innings of Game 2 Thursday against the Astros.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-hall-of-famer-jim-palmer-first-chicken-wing-3GSCMPKSBJDO3D2MDOBF5P3MUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T23:21:22.166Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T23:21:22.166Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles Hall of Famer Jim Palmer eats his first chicken wing during broadcast]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3VZEXOHWXFHGNFUJJTB4MZZQE4.jpg?auth=961895699c09f5051717a2a746d409ffb05e960d5c4ef2f5424c17a2fcae3635&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer waves during a pregame ceremony in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/andrew-friedson-school-police-gun-incidents-ZRORO5OECNDUDKQ2MPXMCH2HQU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T21:53:09.329Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T21:53:09.329Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Police at every high school? Gun incidents reignite debate]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A3GPM7RH3NEUNHTVHPDQJNQVWU.JPG?auth=541dce816518ad843dc0fa343b50458b0bf2b06b1d549ecd18603b781dc43e4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[District 1 Montgomery County Council member Andrew Friedson is calling for police officers to return to high school campuses — permanently.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-calais-campbell-signs-GOWE73MHTZBLJFETHH254O556M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T21:47:32.983Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T21:47:32.983Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ravens podcast: How Calais Campbell can still help at 40 years old]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MPBX5CK6GNHTNI6SQAS2OJBZPA.png?auth=7d47e51f280888764cfe3f650bac2f188bb080ab4eec142efc3cbeb2dcd0581b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-7-5-royals-samuel-basallo-leody-taveras-3YIZPNIWXRCIXN7BTZOYIPF5RQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T21:23:35.146Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T21:23:35.146Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Samuel Basallo, Leody Taveras give the Orioles' offense late life in wild win]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZBOIWHLDQ5ELRFAKF2T7HPWX4U.jpg?auth=bf5957f690ef19a26e0711f27cb7daaee5d29e8b5a9bb35095228a2a45bbe85f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=684</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles center fielder Leody Taveras hits a grand slam during the 12th inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-calais-campbell-signing-free-agent-contract-cardinals-ACY5W72M4VC3BNNCGPTKN5QL6Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T21:20:18.712Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T21:20:18.712Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Former Ravens DL Calais Campbell returning to Baltimore on 1-year deal]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JDKUP3E5OBBS7KHXF75D24TOXU.jpg?auth=76283075864ce19ec5b3c382a069104fd1f968f8e40ebd62641597229abe32e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3282&amp;height=2188</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Calais Campbell celebrates following the team’s Week 2 win against the Carolina Panthers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/patrick-dahlgren-cancer-restaurant-fundraiser-avenue-hampden-baltimore-TOUMCTGBI5D5NOERWTTRPGFPUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T21:00:26.92Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T21:00:26.92Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hampden community raises money for Avenue Kitchen & Grill owner ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Restaurants,Bars,Hampden]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P7G2CCGYSBDLVHOOO2TK5YR7SM.jpg?auth=3e6674b9c06f24b2e85f0014912b65666c2bb0ede217026ed580e3c814a6f019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2316&amp;height=1544</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Avenue Kitchen & Bar owner Patrick Dahlgren is now the subject of an industry fundraiser as he battles Stage 4 cancer. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/blair-witch-project-eduardo-sanchez-montgomery-county-reboot-NVNQGFQ5L5DPNEJFNDDHSJCBXU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T20:33:28.589Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T20:33:28.589Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Montgomery County’s ‘Blair Witch Project’ creator to return for reboot]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5RLQ4FLYBZEJTMH3QILWW5BFUI.jpeg?auth=7dde928b2311854e2635bb29a1ad40e37d287e9e781af3af59341e57f7534ebd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3538&amp;height=2372</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eduardo Sánchez, the Montgomery County native who codirected and cowrote the 1999 smash horror hit “The Blair Witch Project,” is returning to the franchise for a reboot.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-mets-finale-cj-abrams-home-run-ZRQ3GGEYLJCJZMLNBUXTYDAQUY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T20:27:43.725Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T20:27:43.725Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nationals beat reeling Mets 5-4 on Abrams’ go-ahead, 2-run homer in 8th]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Washington Nationals,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L6XX2E7UK5A5FB5YGM6GUYFRVU.jpg?auth=55378205e67716c6b5d9d1a1eccee1da6aba79564d069126240a6d2a365c33ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3533&amp;height=2355</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daylen Lile of the Nationals makes a catch for an out during the sixth inning Thursday in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dalya-attar-sex-tape-blackmail-maryland-ARWAKPP2UVAX3MN63ZTLDJD4ME/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T20:24:57.445Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T20:24:57.445Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How Maryland special agents started investigating the Attar sextortion case]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JI7IELDSIRHK3DRSFF4V2ILNWM.jpg?auth=ba8b53bb6e10ffc2ac5408f302d6b6c14a6216c12b368f40c2ed72257ad823b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5106&amp;height=3404</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sen. Dalya Attar walks to the front of the Senate chamber at the Maryland State House earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/blake-high-school-shooting-suspect-OOD6TKHETRGOFANWLUBZGNXTTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T20:00:08.515Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T20:00:08.515Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Police identify suspect tied to Blake High School shooting]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/oriole-park-truist-club-doubleheader-fans-6YDLM4TR7FHF7H4DISQG2J4GHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T19:37:50.993Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T19:37:50.993Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Making the most of a doubleheader in Oriole Park’s all-you-can-eat Truist Club]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4HKAGDERZRCFLOOQPSMPETEZJ4.JPG?auth=cbf106189ec496480d63d550988f0f41d969f637dca15f912f1620aca3da600f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Truist Club is Camden Yards’ first premium club located behind home plate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/umd-police-mckeldin-library-indecent-exposure-2VED6MSC25FI5NII2EWPKDLD2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T18:29:26.11Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T18:29:26.11Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[UMD police looking for man who exposed himself in library bathroom]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/56IPN4RIHBHWRHJF2NZCGUEZ2A.jpg?auth=269c7b21e29b07f2be6394230e036a6f066d8f3c1c43861742b69746aa624dfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5378&amp;height=3585</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Maryland Police Department said the man allegedly exposed himself in a bathroom in McKeldin Library in two separate incidents on Feb. 12 and April 27.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/james-jim-morgan-heritage-financial-consultants-obituary-NIXVF25ETBDCFDPK33DUBJOXMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T17:17:40.532Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T17:17:40.532Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Jim Morgan, co-founder of Heritage Financial Consultants, dies at 86]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Obituaries and deaths,Obituary]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AMCAK7BUL5D4HPSWWT55AIVGWQ.jpg?auth=8541044251c6839fd29adcc9a1356368cbf0f843c280f44d564aba1f0dfaac0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James “Jim” Morgan.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/male-minor-shot-blake-high-school-7OMEZSGOVNHCPNUASOGRGPKZYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T15:32:00.933Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T15:32:00.933Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Minor shot during fight at Blake High School’s parking lot]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QGTPDNDR35AM5JTPRIZAFGMHZQ.jpg?auth=cf1f494466e604b8be533592c43fdd3a41cf4a51b287b07a66cc1f9581687e8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fight in the parking lot at Blake High School in Silver Spring resulted in a minor being shot, Montgomery County Police said on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/clarksville-home-kube-architecture-OUSE65OLYRHB7FYQZV7WXWIOKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T15:00:03.196Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T15:00:03.196Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Stunning home with resort-style amenities for sale in Clarksville]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Real estate,Housing,contributor]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R6SWLOLGFJCMJN65N6RIQHBCTE.png?auth=d1703e9693381caa6d096a90ed21d9fa45e1a3fbe7d3c01097fce6237b1119ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=853</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-starting-rotation-trevor-rogers-injured-list-ISOWKB5OYBCIFACY5R5BYMTVVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T14:59:57.91Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T14:59:57.91Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trevor Rogers becomes latest Orioles starter to hit injured list]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZJAQRX5VK5D5RB2NT3ZP2DSSSU.jpg?auth=19ee1ff631e4e6be910d69a01047fc5bc8fe39eb6b0a199a0b1bb703c9efc301&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3444&amp;height=2296</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trevor Rogers became the third Orioles starter to land on the injured list this season, joining Dean Kremer and Zach Eflin.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/baltimore-the-wire-violence-steve-hofstetter-comedy-JVWGJVB5R5FDLOSSRRLWARP47U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T14:45:21.773Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T14:45:21.773Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why can’t outsiders see the charm in Baltimore?]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore City,The Wire]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VM3GAAFOU5BYPKM5TUCKSB67PA.jpg?auth=e319dabd8d13ca5ea8badc3b6823f4d497bc7abaa93f5089094df0cd1ad520ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A view of the ”Visit Baltimore” sign by the Inner Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/montgomery-county-things-to-do-sligo-creek-fest-GHF3OV4YHVBODJVJP6O5ALA72U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T14:02:48.649Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T14:02:48.649Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[7 things to do in Montgomery County, including Sligo Creek Fest]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L5T7GMHMGRAS5EIIQICHC43WSE.jpg?auth=fe2fc4f4b1289edc8f564046a430ffd03c3fe915fe47ba21a9a3f4c56782c24f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4024&amp;height=2260</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The third annual Sligo Creek Fest returns to Silver Spring this Saturday, featuring local food and drink vendors, kids’ activities and three music stages featuring local performers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/halethorpe-hoarding-more-charges-H5EV762DNJERHKI4XDVUWHL6QA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T13:54:56.147Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T13:54:56.147Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Halethorpe woman faces more charges in animal cruelty case]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EH4D645FQNF4ZMS5VVLEWKO43U.JPG?auth=8c8c99da335863d262f9aa452a6f038a8bc8c42b3a233b9041ffd1615c8016ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1927</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pair of macaws are carried to a waiting van as Baltimore County animal services officers remove dozens of animals from a home in Halethorpe on Feb. 20.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/harpers-choice-middle-school-tiffanie-nunley-columbia-CZ546BNRZNGJ7EON2AAQOKJJGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T13:33:22.418Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T13:33:22.418Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[This Columbia principal helped Harper’s Choice Middle School turn the corner]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Howard County,Howard County School Board,Columbia MD]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JG7IUSIGQRFHFEZNEFJN5JYSNA.JPG?auth=ed33cae76ab3de1433c06d12798c68bd745204eceb6f25ec554e1645bf058b50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Since joining Harper’s Choice Middle School in August 2023, Tiffanie Nunley has brought the once struggling school fresh ideas and a new vision.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/mayor-brandon-scott-justin-bibb-friendship-cleveland-black-mayors-ITRBB7BOOZGZTPTVVKUIXGMVZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T12:51:56.992Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T12:51:56.992Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Scott and Bibb show how Black mayors lean on each other]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MRHNJAQ4A5BHDD5UZ552VW67EE.jpg?auth=94d8c3f360c2898d365ba849c39e895a2254c552f76bb01f6b091ab0280ce855&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4833&amp;height=3222</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, left, and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb take part in a panel at a Big Bets For America event in Baltimore earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-steuart-pittman-security-grants-budget-WQET6GNJPNDSLD7N36IP2PB3U4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T12:30:00.966Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T12:30:00.966Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pittman rejects calls for security grants in Anne Arundel County budget]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County,Religion and churches,Policing]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EVLQQSKQJRF73NN7GIOBR36S2I.jpg?auth=fa12d42292bddbf15f83901bcf1d82097207471c611ec21985c235aab7233118&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman rejected a request to include money for security grants in his proposed budget.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-draft-class-vega-ioane-zion-young-jakobi-lane-UCLKYVC3AVFMLI76FGMVOA2DCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T12:00:00.564Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T12:00:00.564Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Here’s what makes Vega Ioane and other Ravens draft picks special]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QPOKPUCI5RHMVK3DWFGDW65BFA.jpg?auth=274cff4cd6622cfe3b98fb239391ec803ebbaa5d67f217082534b9d6e39d8c19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5232&amp;height=3488</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens first-round pick Vega Ioane had a blown-block rate of 0.7% on drop-backs last year at Penn State, according to Sports Info Solutions.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-flower-mart-kinetic-sculpture-race-BMKR3PQDIFBKFD43MKKQMUPJDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T10:30:00.986Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:30:00.986Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Weekend events: Flower Mart, Kinetic Sculpture Race]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Flower Mart,Kinetic Sculpture Race,Station North,Baltimore Peninsula,Glen Burnie,Center Stage,Theater,Howard County,Baltimore County,Annapolis]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/73U2ATVC6FDMVIP4UL7TACZS4U.JPG?auth=a5f840109ced8ee028b94171c7fa361d7dd4fa02ad1dd9990ba2d2aebd0daff1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vendors and flower stalls surround the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Place during Flower Mart 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/ice-glen-burnie-shooting-salomon-serrano-esquivel-LP7FH5YB4RG6ZPOUPFTPGPUEAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T10:10:27.267Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:10:27.267Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A landscaper was thrust into the scene of a Maryland ICE shooting]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NECFYBFJQZHPFHFB3KD4RRZUHI.jpg?auth=ce3347a522c8288e810205f90f5eeeea1a8734966d1425c9febad85b4f1ea330&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1982</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Salomon Serrano Esquivel at his brother-in-law’s home in Edgewater. He and his family moved into their relative’s home after ICE took him into custody Dec. 24.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/maryland-horses-trainers-churchill-downs-kentucky-derby-4HYUHYVYG5BXXFBFOWPI6VJS4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T09:30:02.323Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T09:30:02.323Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[152nd Kentucky Derby: Horses with Maryland ties to watch at Churchill Downs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P3V3PYEA4NCG5LFGQQ4AEMWBWY.jpg?auth=77655e578058b9dbd655a1946df84f6a6d88296c6ff0fbf177743cf6e91e04db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Horses train beneath the twin spires during morning workouts ahead of the 152nd Kentucky Derby.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/hydrogen-bus-fleet-grid-microgrid-clean-energy-solar-PAWLUHRDH5FJTEEIH2F7Y7PBR4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T09:30:01.133Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T09:30:01.133Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland's ‘most advanced’ clean energy project is coming online in Derwood]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZI6GGQULRBHULBJGO2C5OTNLSI.jpg?auth=db15cce39622789e94c3f04ab17b80554a382aedc4d4629b5a8226712e47417e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The upgraded transit depot in Derwood is powering the county’s transition from diesel-powered Ride-On buses. Within its fleet of about 400, the county has about 70 electric buses.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-mets-14-2-brady-house-grand-slam-VOTND76GDJFATEYCAQBD3XHJ5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:32:22.071Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T02:32:22.071Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Brady House hits a grand slam and the Nationals blow out the Mets 14-2]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Washington Nationals,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EFFCPLOYTVG2ZA5CWKYDO5X7FE.jpg?auth=4155fd900021fac453e63c46b9ea4b97929fa773cf185e823292f91bc67cadb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3210&amp;height=2140</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brady House of the Nationals, center, receives greetings from teammates after his grand slam in the fourth inning Wednesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/2024-election-day-maryland-primary-S6WAWVMIJJAOHI4KJKBW3U6HWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:15:17.75Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T02:15:17.75Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Election day 2024: Scott beats Sheila Dixon in Democratic mayoral primary]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Election 2024,Elections and campaigns,Sheila Dixon,Brandon Scott,Larry Hogan,David Trone,Angela Alsobrooks,Nick Mosby,Zeke Cohen,live blog]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3SHM33RUI5EVVNH63BUH3MTTBI.jpg?auth=e3ca7f26bef6dda66236a981c95a29654dc0c384b23868069a47c7efc3ec4b30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Brandon Scott addresses crowd after win over Sheila Dixon in primary election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ellicott-city-peach-eggplant-historic-preservation-H5ZWPMXM5NG7NBFLSHLNJFXFUA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:12:51.742Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T02:12:51.742Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Peach and eggplant art stir unexpected drama in Howard County]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Ellicott City,Howard County,Sculptor]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5PHUL5KVWFGWLHQ2HB6BG2DME4.JPG?auth=de4dba333c8b7f1c52cdc20ab6ef0cb7ff65ce33f0fb869e54b8abd88bea448d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The peach sculpture by Jan Kirsh, currently on display outside of Georgia Grace Cafe on Main Street in Ellicott City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-R2JKVZBNKJFHBNEJCWTELC2OXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T22:43:13.422Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T22:43:13.422Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Supreme Court weakens a key tool of the Voting Rights Act]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANM2PHJ7DJASNNDMJ4I7PA6H34.jpg?auth=67e1e0707ea301186e07481dac6ee74c414de264a772d7b2fff2843c09352c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5189&amp;height=3459</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The court’s conservative majority found that a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana relied too heavily on race. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/university-of-maryland-college-park-layoffs-X5RT562MWVCJ5FPQB7US3SH54I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T22:13:27.147Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T22:13:27.147Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[University of Maryland will cut up to 150 jobs and freeze hiring]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Education Hub]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HVP5JY7LJRDPVNH44UUL5BMUJI.jpg?auth=d714a079e4e8d781a821d0e92e9e46386e72fa3ed258b9170ccd2ab10b1874b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4861&amp;height=3241</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Maryland, College Park, will enact a hiring freeze for the second time in two years. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/highway-worker-killed-somerset-county-eastern-shore-K32K5HAQZVBVHBTFMILIYLODZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T21:56:28.722Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T21:56:28.722Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Route 13 crash kills highway worker in Somerset County]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Eastern Shore,Maryland State Police]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FPWIGNSPOJEOZLUMWT4LYYNVCE.jpg?auth=7fda98c43c2985841a009890567af6aebc6a3ad9ff91223023d8b5dd0ee6bc67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5374&amp;height=3583</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A highway worker died Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a car on Route 13 in Somerset County — the second worker to be killed along a Maryland highway in the past week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/shareefs-grill-halal-food-truck-rising-costs-maryland-restaurants-66UGZM4H2NHHLB4AGVSSSC2K2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T21:50:17.08Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T21:50:17.08Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Shareef’s Grill returns to food truck model amid rising costs]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Restaurants,Upton,Harlem Park]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2NHZ2EQG7RCZTBPZ3JH5Q6ZBPU.jpg?auth=8d44d997d105643c6a24021e5a4ce3b85f0f74585c10801b03d5cf95f43ce8c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1440&amp;height=1440</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shareef’s Grill, which owner Ronnie Faulcon said focused on affordable food and giving back to the community, is shutting down amid high restaurant costs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-investigation-san-francisco-FABEGYUXLBBPVDFDMCRSLFRLDA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T21:45:16.676Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T21:45:16.676Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore officers will not face charges in San Francisco probe]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Police Department]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LMIGTR57MFDAZDEMFR6M2JMCG4.jpg?auth=5b2bd5697ad9405f6a805cbca55a76e476e9d0f6c86ea0a3e20215d6ba3e1285&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4574&amp;height=3049</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[San Francisco prosecutors declined to bring charges against four Baltimore Police officers who have been under investigation in the city after a woman says she reported a sexual assault. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/omar-valdez-granados-allegany-county-prison-death-maryland-state-police-YBKSCWUAT5ELJDV4FBWYK3TE4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T21:04:56.832Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T21:04:56.832Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Police investigate death of Maryland prisoner serving time for =2023 shooting]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SX4AQAISBFHCXIVTTHE5CVDDAU.JPG?auth=8a8222ea6c16be31efc4cd5ee3dbdb113bec1a81a106c5d23f3200be6164df96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a man incarcerated at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, officials said Tuesday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/atholton-high-school-principal-nick-novak-on-leave-columbia-HXU6VBT6XJF4XOFTRC6T7OH6SI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:47:44.008Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T20:47:44.008Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Atholton High School principal on leave after ‘emotional interaction']]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Howard County School Board,Columbia MD]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EDOBQADLBBB45E2BQAH7GMIRLE.jpg?auth=ff9d9a5132a1907443bce3d3650ae6bb5a75d55238a328a8b04da1048d87793d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5467&amp;height=3645</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Atholton High School Principal Nick Novak is on leave for the remainder of the school year after an “emotional interaction” with students in the cafeteria, according to district officials. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/harbor-swimming-coliminder-runoff-waterfront-partnership-baltimore-7JAP3V2VCZDTXH6CEH5U7JWRE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:40:46.018Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T20:40:46.018Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Can this little invention help make Baltimore’s harbor swimmable? ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Climate change,Fells Point,Inner Harbor,Maryland Department of the Environment,EPA]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UWXRLDSJ7ZFV7BZRKW7BTAQTZU.JPG?auth=752acc0c7bd8b30ddace11f6f61a8c9ba6f05e91165ee5e34836e7ab55609c54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2697&amp;height=1798</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harbor jumpers leap into the waters of Fells Point during the Harbor Splash 2024 event on June 23, 2024, in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/kimberley-stansbury-baltimore-county-executive-race-6NKENQ6U5JATBIHRWE54A4GRRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:40:18.136Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T20:40:18.136Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kimberley Stansbury wants to be a ‘Mama Bear’ Baltimore County executive]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HZP4T76LQVC2XPMQCTLKMA5UAU.jpg?auth=499aa339bb7d630384e2361f44819f3277e4ae665ed4ebc7d555c44cd439c1f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5577&amp;height=3718</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kimberley Stansbury, who is running for Baltimore County Executive as a Republican, gives testimony during a public hearing regarding a potential permit for the Days Cove Rubble Landfill in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/steelers-eli-heidenreich-navy-annapolis-alex-tecza-BAGXCJG4SZF37AZA4GBSMNNT2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T19:33:13.441Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T19:33:13.441Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[2 Navy stars get a chance to play for the team they grew up with]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3H5LXY47JVAGVGWNFQ36Y57XQU.jpg?auth=d06641524213dec6055ced5af498db6a8f2b8acd6002977134b014a0e78e51b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7476&amp;height=4984</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Navy fullback Alex Tecza (46) celebrates his touchdown run with running backs Eli Heidenreich (22) and Brandon Chatman (24) during the first half of the Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>