<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/bts-baltimore-arirang-world-tour-live-updates-RMMRNLMAAFEDDOCJSWOQ6UGZ7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T23:46:02.917Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T23:46:02.917Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[LIVE: Wild weather can’t stop BTS ARMY as fans pack M&T Bank Stadium]]></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/UVZWUWIYMREPRCI4FTWQVEJTUA.jpg?auth=668a9221ae373e8fcf54e58ff375ff123dc249658a3b1c9c56b53cf0cabe132a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BTS fans pack M&T Bank Stadium for the band's concert.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fatal-double-shooting-essex-baltimore-county-police-VFNUDJYECJBJBIR7JMSFMZTBJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T23:37:44.127Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T23:37:44.127Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[3 dead in 2 fatal shootings a mile apart in Essex, police say]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Baltimore County Police Department,Homicides]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3J2MJFU4WRDSBPOISK3NBE6AFY.jpg?auth=04287461e1dbb85a03709d81828f182d261cb8d662f629e60d328b8e8f92fc3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police are investigating a double shooting in Essex that left a woman and man dead on Monday, August 10, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-laremy-tunsil-brandon-coleman-KMFZYUSIWBHF3A7EUZMK4V2HHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T23:32:14.475Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T23:32:14.475Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How will the Commanders replace 5-time Pro Bowler Laremy Tunsil?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UQEJ3F6PABAXLPHOTH5RMRT3D4.jpg?auth=c7cb487e4aa4f8996354b6aba38e1c39a45084bf4bbc3f767db785e31dbb8bdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders offensive lineman Brandon Coleman celebrates during halftime of the team’s Week 16 game against the Philadelphia Eagles in 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-severe-thunderstorms-pattern-2WJNDCGWWVHVFNUNUB5SRCBPZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T22:53:55.507Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T22:53:55.507Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Severe thunderstorms threaten Maryland, flash flood warning issued]]></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/v2/7YEBVW2RSVB2JJUQXMXTJKSOZA.JPG?auth=7b8fcac1608757fa389b621e2ab6b04c2112319e44eb0ff31e15d3e8262802c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National Weather Service warned of an “active pattern” that could bring severe storms to parts of Maryland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-facility-elkridge-maryland-YVF3T4GR5ZDYBEBVA5AOFNW4RU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T22:45:30.941Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T22:45:30.941Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Federal judge reinstates building permits for Elkridge ICE facility]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Howard County,Howard County Council,Immigration,Immigrants,ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XPJQORPFV5FVVMIDESACXINK2Y.JPG?auth=ef95817ca9013dd2805ef9a03cc2938d2c5615129d8f8a5129a01a6eebb3bbaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A federal judge ruled Monday that construction may continue on a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Elkridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/bcpss-teachers-missing-summer-payments-6J2LS3WRX5HKNFKWDLASZP667A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T22:31:44.761Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T22:31:44.761Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore Teachers Union demands missing pay for dozens of members]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Early childhood education, preschool, pre-K,Education Hub]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VEYHBI5VQZGDLMQC4HWEMN2QTY.JPG?auth=7f643830a969b4bd9ad167d1dc8cbf7facc5f825b4978bfd9b64af7f0af39dd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4295&amp;height=2863</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Teachers Union members express their disapproval during a press conference at Baltimore City Public Schools headquarters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/khyree-jackson-foundation-khy-day-QOHTKWMY6RC7VCYKSYGUIQLC7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T21:54:52.656Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T21:54:52.656Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Khyree Jackson’s legacy lives on through his parents’ foundation]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Prince George's County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E7TNSBZPHVBTBCDDRHAWQLV5X4.jpg?auth=0d34cfd34f3c63f2ca9680dbd2024745f8e499a1557d3133040758d19bfcc723&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1092&amp;height=728</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Khyree Jackson, right, was killed in a July 2024 car crash months after being drafted into the NFL. His parents, left, will host the second annual Khy Day on Tuesday at his alma mater, Upper Marlboro's Dr. Henry A. Wise High School.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/donald-trump-national-guard-AMQLACS3C5ELZHCAVYMEANUP3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T21:49:58.928Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T21:49:58.928Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington grapples with a National Guard deployment extended until 2029]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[National Guard,Donald Trump]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BNZIT4FGTJH7TDWLQQFGPX2MGE.jpg?auth=7acf498a9f6a11f4d2742ca9e590b1b458dbc397f8d9b14ae5502b916cb796b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7408&amp;height=4938</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Extending the deployment of National Guard troops in the District of Columbia into 2029 will cost about $1.4 billion, the Pentagon estimates. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/chelsea-school-laurel-special-education-reading-5JHF6KJEZ5F6HC3NXBCLTBV7ZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T21:05:14.464Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T21:05:14.464Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chelsea School for struggling readers finds new home in Laurel]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Howard County,Private schools]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4BD2ADXZ6NBYRJLTL2GU5ENNAI.jpg?auth=a17bb68e7f006738d3e62673f5904e5c3588d9d26d4508647db8bcd537cf0d81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Chelsea School, a special education institution focused on reading intervention, is moving its campus from Hyattsville to Laurel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/supernova-super-smash-brothers-convention-KFHYZEQFUBDHXPWZ5AGLHP2TOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T19:49:28.564Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T19:49:28.564Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Super Smash Bros.’ tournament finds a new home in Baltimore]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S7JUL774IRERLBOZD2D4ETOYJY.jpg?auth=17559c20184bb69429df35a6c14a25bcdfdbfcfc457ba63dcb9e582913020a91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2268&amp;height=1512</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Players convene to play “Super Smash Bros.” at Supernova 2025 in Chantilly, Virginia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-call-up-jackson-kent-UVPOO245IBAVPN54353BZZM2Z4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T19:45:16.203Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T19:45:16.203Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nationals to call up pitching prospect Jackson Kent ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4BPYGFOYOFC33HLBMF6R6GTLUA.jpg?auth=e2ad1447c059b2037eed4e59c75501df094f4b6f6a0aaa7032a7b40784a00927&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4830&amp;height=3220</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals left-hander Jackson Kent pitches during a spring training game against the New York Mets on March 16.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/grassroots-crisis-layoffs-federal-funding-APCGZRE7ZZF37GDBZGPMGCMT4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T18:43:56.791Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T18:43:56.791Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Howard County suicide call center lays off 62 after losing federal funds]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Howard County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/75CQMJOVGJDHLHHKV6RBTEGEHQ.jpg?auth=317f98cf1de385928a337207011595d5486c576fe29d43fb82f00b2c8d07fddc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1170</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Grassroots, a Howard County nonprofit that answers calls, chats and texts to the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline from around the country, is laying off 62 employees after losing federal funding.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-officer-dequwan-houchins-misconduct-indictment-4Q26OT726FHTJBE6TL3JKXUJWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T18:12:10.283Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T18:12:10.283Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore officer faked traffic stops to avoid calls, prosecutors say]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Police Department,State's Attorney for Baltimore City,Baltimore Circuit Court,Police reform]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IU5SNBQ42NCGTCYV3LMWPNVVFY.JPG?auth=9e4f87506ffb78005c47278a55d2ab84948af18edb121806429897a8382062e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2353</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, right, and Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, left, spoke at a news conference on Monday concerning the indictment of a police officer accused of faking traffic stops to avoid service calls.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/city-dock-flooding-annapolis-businesses-B4KIBCBJXZGSJHZS5XXLDJUO2M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T17:30:14.891Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T17:30:14.891Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Annapolis waterfront rebuild brings hope — and fears of business closures]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MTNQD6QK2NDPJOWQS5NQH52FQQ.JPG?auth=b60a1fb8287260bb2d46682538da598c161d1cc83386b7ccc3c3ec5b4de6ab0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sveinn Storm, owner of Storm Bros. Ice Cream Factory, outside the shop in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-offense-post-trade-deadline-VKZESDC4XNEMLOK2CDD64YHWSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T17:18:36.927Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T17:18:36.927Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nationals offense continues humming with hitters stepping up to larger roles]]></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/VECLKMTR7ZG3NJIVOG7NWONV2Y.jpg?auth=641168c19fffc20e0ceb72232a7ef76a664270350807cac5fdc7749dbbebfe59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6910&amp;height=4576</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrés Chaparro and Abimelec Ortiz have worked well as a first-base platoon after the Nationals gave them an opportunity.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/quality-of-life-crime-citations-baltimore-police-CIQQ6NNK6ZGPDJ5KCUFFWI7Y4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T17:14:36.784Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T17:14:36.784Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore’s homicide rate is down. But low-level offenses persist.]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore City,Maryland Judiciary,Ivan Bates,Richard Worley,Baltimore Police Department,Shipley Hill,Patterson Park Neighborhood,Fells Point]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5U7F2DS34FCLDPVPAUHN3VUR6M.JPG?auth=628fd0797079dfdefac775b14cf9fb60f359412a5e2516a43f670a261cb6df6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While Baltimore is experiencing historic declines in homicides and shootings, some residents, like Robert Richardson Jr., say other low-level offenses persist at unacceptable levels and erode their quality of life.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-offense-hitting-with-no-outs-2ZAHX2RMENAD7ITB2ALKVSLJ2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T16:04:11.331Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T16:04:11.331Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Orioles are lousy at getting on base to start an inning ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles,Gunnar Henderson,MLB,Craig Albernaz]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PEBYZ5Y4DRCRTB4XIBTNSZYBOI.jpg?auth=35c07533538d41d65bd42249a92833e37a8b7c07f7f320a328129da501e6f88f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3895&amp;height=2597</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson is hitting .200 with no outs in the inning this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fight-cases-dismissed-gabriel-acevero-gino-renne-UKEF7JUSDFGY5JLJEJQQV22IQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T15:44:46.302Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T15:44:46.302Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cases dismissed against Del. Gabriel Acevero and union leader in connection with fight]]></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/NBUA2TXXQRAT5JO5ANAPDJ6XAA.jpg?auth=8c2b199d7d016c6b24d76e0e57b71a8db1916ff0585157633296e6719335d8c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Union leader Gino Renne, left, and Del. Gabriel Acevero got into an altercation on Thursday, June 18.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-nonprofit-audit-county-council-grant-IHMFZVOPZFHJXHBMR3MEIANN5E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T14:30:39.692Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T14:30:39.692Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Prince George’s council demands nonprofit return $134K in taxpayer money moved to personal account]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Prince George's County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7SPF4FPDIRFJZDIPBNPHMX6HDQ.jpg?auth=d3b7580fbe6b90237ef2eb6de3a6268dba6496000267f9aa1bccad235b820436&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3440&amp;height=2295</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Prince George’s County Council has demanded that an Upper Marlboro-based nonprofit return at least $134,000 in taxpayer money.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/diamonds-n-the-ruff-boxing-gym-prince-georges-NUK7UO3XKBGATEIEDEHX3KLMEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T13:53:32.652Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T13:53:32.652Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ Diamonds N The Ruff Boxing gym in Forestville teaches skills and more]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Prince George's County,Exercise and fitness]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5552R4F5D5EBHEKX4IJNXKIJVQ.JPG?auth=00fcd606d3c38f2bd922cd70e01157d01ade88c266ace68cbaf12577389067e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5830&amp;height=3887</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yran Butler, 26, does shadow-boxing drills with other boxers during training at Diamonds N the Ruff in Forestville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-maryland-horse-racing-derby-churchill-downs-CLAA4QRS3RFIFIAKEN2OERWPNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T13:00:03.583Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T13:00:03.583Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[As Churchill Downs attempts to undermine the Preakness, Maryland racing is doing what it must to survive.]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[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/QZRENR5AMZATVAI57JXKXAVBXM.JPG?auth=fa736466c98b2b5e886fd21e6406aa175ca7b09209b73f339950bcbccb75d588&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Preakness is expected to return to a new Pimlico Race Course next year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-players-practice-jakobi-lane-marlon-humphrey-tj-tampa-YRYXUTRH2JBQDDUZ3NUCSIZ4OI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T12:55:31.273Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T12:55:31.273Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ravens training camp: T.J. Tampa, Marlon Humphrey standing out]]></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/OX4BWC7SGZEVVHIML2W6NSGCOE.jpg?auth=b22de36548215dfb18bad310aea6457648fe5797610a172ccaea410fab91d6b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6149&amp;height=4099</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike is making progress after neck surgery, though it is difficult to say when he will be ready to play.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-stadium-housing-transit-master-plan-MW7MCZWSZ5AXZPT4IJQGWZWGRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T11:41:13.756Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T11:41:13.756Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Neighbors hope plans for housing near new Commanders stadium are real]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DJG7XNUJDRB7RM2FZ4KSPWWZVQ.jpg?auth=48650b1f638a8aa08f25c4ed0f937971ab77351bd0337bdf4ac76d6317da3759&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Commanders' new stadium is planned to be built along the Anacostia River in Washington, at the site of RFK Stadium, seen here in 2025 as it was being demolished.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-redistricting-voters-AVD5KWIMCBCLHPRVA6YINKCKMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T10:30:14.378Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T10:30:14.378Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[When it comes to redistricting, turnabout is fair play]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VBRLPJIYBNFWPG7MUSCXIWAMAA.JPG?auth=f6db52326f5562227cf1148a7a345b7d9297eb6f9866df194e90893fcc74b1e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bird’s-eye view of the House chamber at the Maryland State House in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/montgomery-county-agricultural-fair-rodeo-protests-X3QSG4VOWNBC7F42XBT2A4YRZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T09:30:00.697Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-10T09:30:00.697Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[This isn’t the fair’s first rodeo. But some hope it’s the last.]]></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/FYSEHA4PDVCILL6OEVVAHO55TQ.jpg?auth=3aa09c197f4c145927755a43641443d30a49db193d464f3e333cebcb11892f72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5594&amp;height=3722</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair added a second rodeo to its lineup this summer after last year’s sold out quickly.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-rangers-pete-alonso-two-home-runs-YSVDY3WN35AHFEISJU5CQPBPJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T23:09:08.94Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T23:09:08.94Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles: Pete Alonso answers his own rallying call in win vs. Rangers]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles,Pete Alonso,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2AROXEMB4ZB3RPVIPWTMR47DFE.jpg?auth=cb11c81c352d7bc5da2c9fff81aa794940377b2cd98428620b7026efef7af97b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3886&amp;height=2793</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso runs the bases on his two-run home run during the fourth inning Sunday in Texas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-jakobi-lane-tyler-loop-lamar-jackson-false-start-penalties-F6QLFOU3RBE27PA3YOY6XTLS3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T21:58:25.261Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T21:58:25.261Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ravens training camp: Penalties, Ja'Kobi Lane, Tyler Loop stand out]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens,Lamar Jackson,Jesse Minter,NFL]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XWK6I2OC6NE27M7TMF5AWHXBUM.jpg?auth=606ac8d3156729019a6e19e61290925112725876630136923a98c6b2ca6b9f58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5068&amp;height=3379</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyle Hamilton forced an apparent safety during training camp practice Sunday, when most of the highlights belonged to the defense.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/rookie-wide-receiver-jakobi-lane-ravens-training-camp-GOQIGYWT7ZB6HOUFCCCQLFBYBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T20:18:44.177Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T20:18:44.177Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Rookie wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane continues to dazzle but stays humble]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens,NFL]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/II5XFDE7UFEFDKQDM7GYMBAJHI.jpg?auth=9d73fba8db0a7b95e426b842188e514ee80c3733ceeeaaf0a8fade78bfd5ae7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3539&amp;height=2359</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane, right, returns to the locker room with fellow Ravens draft pick Vega Ioane during rookie minicamp in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/905m-powerball-jackpot-maryland-4MITFMNKOBBY5PQIR5GAPVCLNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T19:52:14.595Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T19:52:14.595Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[$905M Powerball jackpot has Marylanders trying their luck]]></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/SXJO6S3Q4FDAPC5U2FRWOXCM7U.png?auth=ed73281f3751383f01338199a294506c5e620405f31be5cd2781f0d6c7b4ad02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=590&amp;height=500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mike Wright was at Carroll Motor Fuels buying Powerball tickets on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-reds-series-sweep-MT66SOQE5FE4FDXX5I367R3GAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T19:16:28.143Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T19:16:28.143Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nationals notes: Washington returns to winning ways by sweeping Reds]]></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/VLV2BVFX4BBDXJGXJX6JTZGAPY.jpg?auth=73113a25ae5bcf4a427c4880c0dfdf7d07bc771de323d6be912ec2797a9fab30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6520&amp;height=4347</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Abimelec Ortiz put the Nationals ahead 3-1 with a third-inning solo home run.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/bts-concert-baltimore-traffic-WYRFSZPHXRG6JLP62K4QZ5EDC4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T18:56:40.704Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T18:56:40.704Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Here’s how to survive 2 days of BTS concert traffic in Baltimore]]></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/FDGLGHRUV5CCPIRBOLPP2SZIWI.jpg?auth=46f474c3ba1532a9e285c15873165c033e7fdc6e567ce39e04143e07313f8554&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2089</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BTS will bring its “Arirang” World Tour to M&T Bank Stadium on Monday and Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mount-vernon-records-owner-william-hicks-fights-closure-4VBDBDZDQRDZFK6PWKPJJB2EEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T18:45:50.883Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T18:45:50.883Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Community rallies around Mount Vernon Records as owner fights to stay open]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Small businesses,Shopping,Baltimore City]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2FGU7VGSMVETXH6VOY5KBS5WJQ.JPG?auth=09bf41723e3148b7c2e2b290659661f36f23c2c87a3a64d71a581f6704f76029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6016&amp;height=4016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[William Hicks, owner of Mount Vernon Records, can usually be found on a stool in front of his store talking to passersby.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/eastern-maryland/ocean-city-church-st-pauls-by-the-sea-episcopal-homeless-ZP4MRPVEBRGZBO7GJQBLWTCKL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T15:18:55.898Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T15:18:55.898Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ocean City fines Episcopal church over shelter for the unhoused]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Ocean City,Homelessness,Eastern Shore,Eastern Maryland]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NDHR5LMAEVCUNNR2KKV3AVP26I.jpg?auth=93799b5b37c39c286cde479a2cc1f1c0e69cabd052c336d284dddbdac0f08fa7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Since April, staff at the century-old St. Paul’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church has used a couple dozen bunk beds to shelter people who have nowhere else to go.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/bts-army-fans-mt-bank-stadium-MYLLDJJWQRA2TGYZ6VRBLRCHFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T14:05:29.793Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T14:05:29.793Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore prepares to welcome BTS ARMY of more than 100,000 fans]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GWGBUP6DLJGQXBNTQBXXYIAZEA.JPG?auth=00649d606c82183ddeb1d7bdbe10a0bf17043c110f23bf99fcf19ea60e5cc441&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Katherine Mooney during a BTS meetup she hosted at JS Brewery in Columbia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/bo-national-railroad-museum-name-change-BIBN4M5KPJC6XJ4KI2O2HAA4FY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T09:30:00.584Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T09:30:00.584Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The B&O Railroad Museum has a new name, and the train-lover world is steamed]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Trains,Museums,Transportation,history]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2E37O2CB2JCSZOG5VPTU3FLLZM.JPG?auth=95dbf5411d9b418c7bf11a7a910b0f2923df8796d1dbf6edf9d7fe24209f5b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The B&O Railroad Museum on West Pratt Street has recently been rebranded as the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/sheppard-kellam-johns-hopkins-university-mental-health-NHEF3KBMGFH4PPREU6RIBM3X44/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T09:30:00.579Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T09:30:00.579Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sheppard Kellam, longtime Hopkins mental health researcher, dies at 95]]></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/v2/7G73GWLRORBR7MYMDF6CHA4XKQ.JPG?auth=09d7706fd12a5c4bbda765920dbe54fd8057c19a73be268a647d4a02ad8d1f05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3193&amp;height=3194</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sheppard Kellam.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/caviar-restaurants-baltimore-TW7HMMOWRVF5VHC5HJG2PEYEAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T09:30:00.681Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T09:30:00.681Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[5 restaurants where you can get caviar around Baltimore]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Restaurants,Fells Point,Butcher’s Hill,Harbor East,Seafood]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4NQQFAJ3WBEV5M2K3NZE3V24MI.jpg?auth=115da7085288c1e257e755625525e329d715518988c0bd5dff4a54b1edf5c803&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1320&amp;height=880</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At Peter’s Inn in Fells Point, caviar is an add-on to the raw bar.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-rangers-defensive-breakdowns-HB3BJR4QINBFHD3JDFLUVS26WI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T03:29:36.053Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T03:29:36.053Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Breakdowns on defense compound Orioles’ lack of hitting in loss to Rangers]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles,MLB,Gunnar Henderson]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3QKDU5VGFBCZHD5OMQRQCXDV64.jpg?auth=7c4eaf9c3b2ec0350961f91590015b34b39ae69c2cd719814ebc78a54252cb2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gunnar Henderson fails to field a ground ball during the second inning, when the Rangers scored two unearned runs Saturday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-reds-andrew-alvarez-pitching-need-QUL4E47S5VHQRKL4WAWXLSSGHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T02:48:53.756Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T02:48:53.756Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Andrew Alvarez delivers for pitching-needy Nationals in win over Reds]]></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/T4LUGYXMNFFWVML34Q3V4CVXZU.jpg?auth=3491df14d2c7d8f77dfe711910bed605a8d8183d605ef6a0b927c059435457ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7867&amp;height=5210</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Alvarez allowed one run on three hits in 5 1/3 innings against the Reds on Saturday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/laremy-tunsil-washington-commanders-injury-E44XP2JEERHMXC6RLPMSIQXMCA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T02:23:36.154Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T02:23:36.154Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Commanders Pro Bowler Laremy Tunsil suffers injury, further complicating a reeling offensive line]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Washington Commanders,NFL]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UDFFAIYS7NBBJN2WOY4GS7P5K4.jpg?auth=96f159c16f12a1ca32da8d09c836822ef378fd3fb16030d549a9e4af8c92dca9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4999&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Laremy Tunsil is expected to miss an extended period with a torn triceps muscle, according to multiple reports.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-lamar-jackson-training-camp-zay-flowers-rashod-bateman-practice-6VIZTX32HNFNTJZ7PQ4CF6C6HQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T01:57:07.131Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T01:57:07.131Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ravens training camp: Lamar Jackson misfires in padded practice]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens,Lamar Jackson]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CAX45N75PVDAZKL455YN2HFKTQ.jpg?auth=6e1c1b4917d40c3630b52921ea6ff0f60195d7f648e1acceb27c4680268d591a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5633&amp;height=3755</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) shakes hands with wide receiver Rashod Bateman (7) during the team’s practice Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-zay-flowers-quad-injury-7TEVWSMDZ5BHTFRSODE6MYI4IU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T01:56:18.212Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-09T01:56:18.212Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Zay Flowers leaves Ravens practice early with quad injury, is day-to-day]]></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/EXMJQJADN5BQNLE5N233PA7G5U.jpg?auth=21c9807621dc5792b8279f7f90cf1be5b3dbb14a63216adb007b86cd94d6e633&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5542&amp;height=3695</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers limped off the practice field Saturday with a bruised quadriceps.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-jesse-minter-marlon-humphrey-new-staff-AURBSJCJ65DLFNBYXZ37LYI3BQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T21:39:01.646Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T21:39:01.646Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ravens: Players describe how new staff has built chemistry fast]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens,Jesse Minter,NFL]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XDA7UOSWINEYVK6MJI4BWPBJFM.jpg?auth=e6307a99f7052b68c5c0c8ad747b64c6f5fac249bf9755ca880683f7090ed9b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5337&amp;height=3558</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Players say they are on board with new coach Jesse Minter’s methods.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/untold-stories-puppet-theater-7VA2K6H3GJEUVBBHOHOHCP2G54/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T21:26:03.117Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T21:26:03.117Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Untold Stories: Performances and puppet slams]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore City,Theater,Kid-friendly activities,Performing arts and theatre]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6OHOXS3VGNDUTAFTLZXPX4RIRE.jpg?auth=3f0dd8c92b65cdbb2a9cb2af692665228fd877ca489509997d1a40a09bf6a955&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/businesses/untold-stories-illustrated-interview-with-holden-warren-of-the-arabber-preservation-society-J7QVEMLPQVFYPNQSJ7BTLWMIWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T21:25:33.743Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T21:25:33.743Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Untold Stories: Illustrated Interview with Holden Warren]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore City,Jobs and employment,Environment]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MVOFKHT5LJDGJEEZQJDU4OKWY4.jpg?auth=fb9ee5e4e1ac234aafd49c839306ba95dddda05510264b36b9c3979629c058ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/untold-stories-green-mount-cemetery-3PCKQSRRBRDSJM2MPYGRT7JZJU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T21:24:58.557Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T21:24:58.557Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Untold Stories: Straightening headstones at Green Mount Cemetery]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore City,Greenmount West]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YCOPNL2BUVAJDIX43XMZ2IN3EY.jpg?auth=8d428f195ffbed97c6aa0082048fd4829302de56f3ede3a2ec583b64c81dc88d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/untold-stories-waterfront-partnership-45ZZPHXUDBGDNISYMBV4AFCKQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T21:24:44.873Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T21:24:44.873Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Untold Stories: Chelsea Anspach talks Mr. Trash Wheel]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore City,Environment,Inner Harbor]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CTDTLE3AXBHBLHEPCDVCVFUAYM.jpg?auth=105b23db00460f76ef2e8f4478a796c093226abf59543a828c0c578b90e6e413&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/stefon-diggs-washington-commanders-offensive-line-A55YBJDQUZDPBIAEFDSHDT2ALQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T19:28:27.167Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T19:28:27.167Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Commanders training camp observations: Stefon Diggs’ role in the offense]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J4E2BXT3G5CHZHS74SJSY6XEIA.jpg?auth=967d500a32bcf788bf17efd09f284afcc8a00d4aab242d288ed384d8475d5eac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6041&amp;height=4027</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commanders wide receiver Stefon Diggs works out during practice Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/heat-humidity-summer-maryland-weather-M3MA5XUD3RC4XBHSFHV4MJCOOY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T19:09:07.615Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T19:09:07.615Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland weather: Summer scorcher with 90-degree temps, possible storms]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Weather]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2N477ZNJRGGFO4RE7WEULEYRA.jpg?auth=0fa69c085457e4ce4e1e6ebac5a41e57f66b29cfc451f8ba73f061f4bcccb6e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4186&amp;height=2791</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The heat index in Baltimore is expected to break triple digits Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/ice-bodycam-video-release-policy-XIT5ULFINZEX7PTETSMZO5ZU7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T16:52:27.785Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T16:52:27.785Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ICE will release body camera video when in the agency’s ‘best interests’]]></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/IFVEX2W5QFF5PMDQRF5H3QPKZI.jpg?auth=4ddfa85bbd393f0093d6d0e9a2e0bccac5c862be1e95e9bc2d716c948c661891&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3335</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After years of delays, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said its field officers nationwide will have body-worn cameras by the end of September. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/andy-harris-wes-moore-maryland-redistricting-URWVL4BSJZBILMORRTU7IYTGII/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T15:58:47.557Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T15:58:47.557Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Andy Harris and the Maryland redistricting vote loom over Annapolis]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Annapolis,Wes Moore,Andy Harris,Donald Trump,Elections and campaigns]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TCIONCXZPZEZNPRKCTCLQRG62Y.jpg?auth=4ccf0d2abcebca8fa233a863ad60563607c579a7db51efcd42cfee3b19c12970&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[If Andy Harris wins against Democrat Dan Schwartz in November, and runs again in two years, a yet-undrawn map might prevent him from serving a 10th term for the 1st District.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-rangers-shane-baz-best-start-U4QMH2JBXBHVLNAECFNYWYWXHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T13:56:35.596Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T13:56:35.596Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles: Baz’s best start yet is wasted in loss to Rangers]]></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/HTOXLDM64FHFRPGIYMYFZ5TTSA.jpg?auth=bb138320825530043d6720af313c43a2fe143702cc196563e63ada7ece2e5b70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5506&amp;height=3511</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shane Baz pitched an eight-inning complete game, allowing two runs while striking out nine, in a 2-1 loss to the Rangers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/montgomery-county-bus-stop-police-shooting-MTBMVF6RB5ACRPEGI2YLYW33MY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T13:36:03.913Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T13:36:03.913Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Video shows fatal bus stop encounter with police near Montgomery Village Plaza]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Montgomery County Police Department,Gaithersburg,Maryland Attorney General]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/65KGZE734NBDHINNIVMRRXZSMM.jpg?auth=93db9c13f2c8d9a97fb5c73d779afcedebf6b3eaf2e5fe45ea60d2eaf6fd5e5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3703&amp;height=2469</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland attorney general’s office released bodycam footage of a police shooting in Gaithersburg in July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-teachers-union-apple-ballot-YJTMXBPVONFRNEPOUHTEYPVWKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T09:30:00.58Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T09:30:00.58Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Montgomery County teachers union reopens endorsement process]]></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/BBKA2UFOGJARXMIMZ4BI4H34YU.jpg?auth=e28eaedf99259fc9eb5544e15fa0c1520f0373da795f30b4d3714c8911eaceca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Board of Elections is seeking volunteer poll workers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/ocean-city-food-what-eat-breakfast-dinner-TALHTAP3CVHT5MM5OXFKLZZYHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T09:30:00.748Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T09:30:00.748Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Try these 7 restaurants the next time you’re in Ocean City]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Ocean City]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6RO7ZBW6NRHSDIPS7NO336DYHM.jpeg?auth=2e7a1f6712eb1e635ffea086b4385536a4e1a8721be5c26b9ac6be5dc497f8c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6016&amp;height=4016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Buxy’s Salty Dog Saloon offers Pittsburgh food and flair at 28th Street in Ocean City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/green-mount-cemetery-black-baltimore-tour-CB6S6FJOEFEVLKLQRTKVAWRLZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T09:30:00.59Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T09:30:00.59Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New Green Mount Cemetery tour will spotlight its Black Baltimoreans]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore City]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RYQOITANENAIXBXMWPSO4VF5G4.jpg?auth=65331999609e9d3f40f7b0bb0ef4b2182c9a87517eb39bf427ee4047108f7379&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore Heritage volunteer got curious about the number of Black people who were buried in Baltimore’s Green Mount Cemetery. Her research resulted in a new tour that kicks off Aug. 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-red-daylen-lile-home-run-cade-cavalli-RTATRE7M6JEYTJKQQQPNKY3X24/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T03:03:18.028Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T03:03:18.028Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Lile and Ford homer to give Nationals all their runs in a 5-3 victory over Reds]]></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/VK57EOJAQRAV7PONCUQ4FGZTEM.jpg?auth=3a59bc1a3cf5d10ad6429cecd555aadabc0604aeae49695777f538e591e9d602&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4386&amp;height=2905</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daylen Lile hits a three-run home run in the first inning against the Reds at Nationals Park on Friday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/deangelo-mcroy-30-years-in-prison-LMNWNV3GEVCBBHLZ3JBPIGFZUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T00:35:28.413Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T00:35:28.413Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Man gets 30 years in prison for role in 2024 murder]]></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/CRWAMI775FFHLKAIWK7EDYWENU.jpg?auth=bf54098f1c4932a6e6dfbea85d450985d17b6a6e69434911a10325f28deaf580&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=1500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On Feb. 8, 2024, Montgomery County Police officers found the body of 35-year-old Delondre Sawyer in a wooded area along Game Preserve Road in Gaithersburg.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/lexington-market-stabbing-pigtown-shooting-PEHFPXTJOBEADK3RGV63SHKQ2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T00:01:23.588Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-08T00:01:23.588Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore Police make arrest in fatal stabbing, seek suspect in separate shooting]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Police Department,Gun violence,Homicides,Pigtown,Lexington Market, Inc.]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BMWLTO5LQFDQDBLVPCQZ4PDXV4.jpg?auth=a7e14f9f5edc94bf2e7a54856a95995079863c25b2514a36e289195511fd5223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police said this week they had arrested a suspect in a fatal stabbing near Lexington Market, and were searching for a suspect in a fatal shooting in Pigtown.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/vivian-pasion-philippines-arrest-4JYPURQ23NCN5PQO2JIVOLVT3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T23:14:02.028Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T23:14:02.028Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Activists push for release of Baltimore woman arrested in Philippines]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Immigration,Travel]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I5SCNPRQ6NAWLEHI4TPMWWSI2I.jpg?auth=7209142e2aa99cc5862fc114ebc5bbbe29c16b921114226b9a13c4f86569ec3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vivian Pasion, left, and her wife, Christina Pasion, talked at length about Christina’s desire to go on a trip to the Philippines. Now, Vivian and Christina’s families are calling for her release.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/brody-richardson-fatal-germantown-crash-VMTMYOMZ4BFGJGEUJKS2ZDWHHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T22:50:39.043Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T22:50:39.043Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Boyds man pleads guilty in alcohol-related crash that killed 71-year-old woman]]></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/G6NEPSN2JJA6JBG43X7MSNORLQ.JPG?auth=d50814fc0e19ed2bc3def43c74fbad8b084ac180143e214574781d94a6b52baa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brody Richardson pleaded guilty in guilty in fatal 2025 car crash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/brandon-shores-power-plant-transmission-line-project-EVFSP3MQUFH4BKZBSAXATG3X4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T22:48:04.062Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T22:48:04.062Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Regulators approve power line upgrades to close last Maryland coal plant ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Climate change,Maryland Public Service Commission,Baltimore County,Anne Arundel County,Chesapeake Bay]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XSVL75XKX5DCHEAURZESIM7YRM.JPG?auth=cd7ee4632a21fd95c143edd499d22aef3f2528cdce2199449936e0ad7a0d534f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Brandon Shores power plant is seen on the Patapsco River in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/homicide-pursuit-maryland-charles-glenroy-smellie-jr-CKAPTLFVC5GFNEMBGGOI4SP6GY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T22:37:02.787Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T22:37:02.787Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pursuit of homicide suspect ends with self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Aberdeen,Homicides]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFROG536EVBATECUOVOZPCBIII.jpg?auth=f2dcbf4991b03358d697b23b53b02df6967a1eb20c1065982355ca1436bcbfe1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State police said they are investigating a pursuit that ended when the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/stefon-diggs-washington-commanders-XPDSY3EAOFHBDO76CHMBEHBX4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T21:53:05.181Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T21:53:05.181Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington Commanders’ Stefon Diggs talks about his offseason, why he came back to D.C. to help Jayden Daniels]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q6XIOR3UIRHBTNWH6EWIF3RJDI.jpg?auth=17f0567b11cb80d6ffe60f8d9a1e03dcfdedad45ccff4ced1fc561a98984525f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3148&amp;height=2098</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stefon Diggs caught 85 passes for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns last season in New England.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-republicans-redistricting-stop-ballot-lawsuit-VOAIHURIH5DAFOABSO3FD7TAMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T21:37:46.317Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T21:37:46.317Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland Republicans file lawsuit to stop redistricting ballot question]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Republican Party,Andy Harris,Anne Arundel County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W2GUPGZ2ONHQRFDTSJPAFYVPWY.jpg?auth=b23d37242d051ea08486abab2a3b8398475b910e051df03fed21663170c4b97a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5227&amp;height=3485</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Kathy Szeliga, a Baltimore County Republican and vice chair of the Maryland Freedom Caucus, speaks during a press conference in February 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/sydney-towle-cholangiocarcinoma-dies-W4DK63MWGBAJTAXLPGMB5GSWPY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T21:34:34.653Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T21:34:34.653Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sydney Towle, who documented life with cholangiocarcinoma, dies in Bethesda at 26]]></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/v2/2SF5JN5KD5DFZPQJ7EMMU4VADI.jpg?auth=1ca1f26af65cd5dd44fafeb55486e80b796d25f80e90ee6dc0f86f48cd0c98a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sydney Towle speaks during The Business of Beauty Global Forum at Stanly Ranch in Napa, California in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/franklins-ice-cream-hyattsville-taste-test-ZUIBSLZMGBHPDHOLAV5Y4WYCYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T21:11:55.154Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T21:11:55.154Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Franklins ice cream shop is reportedly among the best in Prince George’s County]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Prince George's County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NPEIH5OZDBHO7GOEAX5RQTUURM.JPG?auth=d73fb84c405bcd250223872e0d6fa092e32731bfd73084368e821d2442fa06b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5195&amp;height=3540</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emerson Warner, 2, enjoys a confetti cupcake scoop of ice cream at Franklins Ice Cream in Hyattsville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/johns-hopkins-president-ron-daniel-trump-73SHKBRUGRGRRI6RL5BSY4GUGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T21:06:32.34Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T21:06:32.34Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hopkins president helped craft Trump’s new higher education framework]]></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/BGJ6QAHNX5EG3GWEQJPMTOSU64.jpg?auth=eabc3cb2660b050c04f4f68463e753506f0216c8558e450ffee5a3c98d8607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6440&amp;height=4293</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ron Daniels, the longtime leader of Johns Hopkins University, helped the Trump administration craft its new higher education call to action.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/white-house-ballroom-trump-congressional-approval-UMYH37RJMJHQ3OFQQCJMUXJ7NI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T20:41:01.197Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T20:41:01.197Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Appeals court rules Trump can’t build White House ballroom without congressional approval]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Donald Trump,Federal Court]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U7Y3DEZP3ZAHXG6FRX47WARMDM.jpg?auth=8012d4c223c45f87f32418c15eded7b0d5382127e556135a53d24e2b5693070b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Construction continues on a helipad and the White House Ballroom on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-owner-david-rubenstein-trade-deadline-VIYEVUH7RZDCDJ4LS4DO24VJLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T20:39:34.38Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T20:39:34.38Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[David Rubenstein talks Orioles’ trades and the ups and downs of ownership]]></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/QOJJ7L5WHVF45I5VKCKU2YAKIM.jpg?auth=db24559a3adce5ef0ea544a3cfe0412f98cc313676109488e4263578a8bb01b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5275&amp;height=3517</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles owner David Rubenstein at a press conference to introduce first baseman Pete Alonso in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/police-response-ice-arrest-baltimore-school-L4O5HL5EHFCHBD6LWZGJNX67EQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T20:29:29.239Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T20:29:29.239Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Video shows Baltimore Police response to ICE detainment at school]]></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/QD3ZLZ7JCNFLPF3Z36PJNB2VU4.png?auth=b7598739faa6eb664db03cc99262943d8c2ddb06d68e5c720f2e2b08b71e8712&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2544&amp;height=1420</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Screen capture from Baltimore City Police body camera after ICE detained parents outside Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School on June 11.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-independent-candidates-general-election-QCGHT6TIRJBQJNXIT2VTNZ75KM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T19:28:21.603Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T19:28:21.603Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[3 independent council candidates make it onto the Baltimore County general election ballot]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore County,Elections and campaigns]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SNNHJA5S6BA2JJV7EPL2L5JKNE.JPG?auth=c76a3252310fa7584a0e6406cabd15cd30890dd17d819038635d544ea08c693a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cory Shaffer, left, Donna Eve Radtke Sekora and Joseph D. "Joe" Hooe are running as an independent candidates for Baltimore County Council.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dog-stolen-yard-west-baltimore-RZOOYQHW3JAH3DQ65Z3VUD3MXE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T18:54:14.158Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T18:54:14.158Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[West Baltimore family says beloved dog was stolen from front yard]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[partner,WJZ,xAppleNews,Pets,West Baltimore]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P4RAHYKY55FFVPM2J4ONDDGIJI.jpeg?auth=67bf39403ba61aa1da2744b08f9ec70bad174e8c2ef4ac11c5890e9f8d633019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2540&amp;height=1694</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A West Baltimore family says their 3-year-old Shiba Inu was stolen from their front yard in broad daylight Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fatal-police-involved-shooting-baltimore-AO6GVLOB6VCGNKBHNRKVJ3WRXU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T18:05:44.993Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T18:05:44.993Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore Police officers cleared in fatal shooting of armed man]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore City,Baltimore Police Department,Saint Agnes,Anthony Brown,Richard Worley]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PJMHD7XO4BCGNHHHG7TUWJB3UE.jpeg?auth=50d094855dd793cfaf9ed05c74b7155d6d1c1b37264c7ceaf806b867ddbd641d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown declined to bring criminal charges against two Baltimore Police officers who fatally shot a man after he fired at them in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/greater-grace-pastor-child-sex-abuse-case-D3ONBVNQ5BBBVKS6YGJA4YIM7I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T18:00:45.39Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T18:00:45.39Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Former Greater Grace pastor's child sex abuse case dismissed]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Greater Grace World Outreach]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M7CDNMZFDVEKFFFNORYWLHT3I4.JPG?auth=7bfc210c853502b3310d51d152c0180adf0791e2c50056799c9b1ab7328125ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eric Anderson, 81, who once led the Baltimore megachurch’s Bible college, was facing two counts of indecent assault and battery of a child for misconduct that allegedly happened nearly 50 years ago.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/spagett-baltimore-cocktail-wet-city-JEWL35KKTBD4VGCQX4Y4TLREO4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T16:11:39.562Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T16:11:39.562Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How Wet City invented the Spagett, a summer cocktail]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Bars]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ORZ3XGPNGRHZHHXZTUK4RSWOBM.JPG?auth=3457b9257d1a47b004fd823f691bac676f685af3165142e5b19ce70e6ba7c469&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[PJ Sullivan, co-owner of Wet City, pours a Spagett, a signature drink created ten years ago at Wet City in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-rebuild-adley-rutschman-trade-MNDY66RTL5GNDBECTRLPKC2TRY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T16:00:02.861Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T16:00:02.861Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Orioles did themselves a disservice by trading Adley Rutschman]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles,Analysis,Adley Rutschman]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YD74Y7M2JRFWXFYCVPYO7XKI4M.jpg?auth=9ca226c743c3541f8fcc97e43c664fade9e913b73c2c86888ae1ef5fa3115f21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4274&amp;height=2849</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trading franchise cornerstone Adley Rutschman is hard to square with the Orioles’ near-term ambitions in a crowded American League.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/sun-country-airlines-bwi-flight-attendant-assault-CIQTDESZJZBS5DFIKFUVMREASE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T15:03:10.219Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T15:03:10.219Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Flight attendant charged with assault after incident with passenger in Maryland]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[partner,WJZ,xAppleNews,BWI,Anne Arundel County,Race and ethnicity]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ZLFK4HLZFHL5BW5L3Y4FEQPSA.jpg?auth=a11b6bc85a7a085afd011c6a9380b3d0ce6c6a6a7ae564a9211f618a88d0b2de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The flight was headed from Minneapolis to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-what-weve-learned-zay-flowers-jesse-minter-declan-doyle-MSGZHPJQWZGQZA24LZW6S25ZKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T14:07:49.508Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T14:07:49.508Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[5 things we learned from the first week of Ravens training camp]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens,Lamar Jackson,Jesse Minter,NFL]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CJQZQEQ56ZAQXAPMC7423INYYU.jpg?auth=4acb62bbde3bf9774b50f6d09bc6f24926c2dd13618c828f7882d56a426bd36a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4259&amp;height=2839</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens coach Jesse Minter instructs players about to run a defensive drill during training camp last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/starbucks-barista-union-wilde-lake-columbia-UGD4T3HUMBBPXFVQ3LS2W535DY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T13:00:03.784Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T13:00:03.784Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baristas at Columbia’s Wilde Lake Starbucks vote to unionize ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Columbia MD,Howard County,Starbucks]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HN7T6DAOSJD6NGDW26V5ANV4DM.JPG?auth=706ce771058192fa0f07ce364772a68f45f5c72b77f0d74863eb886ec1061d49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baristas at the Wilde Lake Starbucks in Columbia have voted to unionize. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/anne-arundel-casino-local-development-council-TEIQRCL7IVABXABOKBBTVOZB3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T12:00:06.739Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T12:00:06.739Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hutzell: $400M later, Live! Maryland's annual grants face pressure to change ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Annapolis,Anne Arundel County,Casino,taxes]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WEU6IAIEC5BPFMBXZBMY3JOM2U.jpg?auth=e37c213a2173740b006b169100c31314118428731176ad95be5fdab7e52920c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3315&amp;height=2658</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland collects a 41% tax on video slot machine and table game revenue from its six casinos. That money has funded $1 billion in local impact money.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/johns-hopkins-bayview-waiting-room-art-JXEF2R7WYNFELAGZBMIQKVS5LY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T09:30:02.524Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T09:30:02.524Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Dark paintings in Hopkins waiting room spark debate among art community]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Johns Hopkins Medicine,Social Media]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZRTZKBZ6QJBOTGQUXHCAYPNTTE.jpg?auth=c3c9dcfd367a3539ab379f0c13016471e6eeb71d3a8e7b052d61cdf03b5a5347&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Portraits by artist William Stoehr have been hanging in a waiting room at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center since late last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/maryland-tax-free-week-2026-shopping-EV7YNKDDQBD3JNDSQDQMJZDJTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T09:30:01.732Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T09:30:01.732Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland tax-free week: What to know before you go shopping]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,taxes,Tax sale,Shopping]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CTLHJG7LLZE47BQIAKTAUJO3HE.jpg?auth=51af5e45c7e0fe8133f3dedeab9a8a21ab1e902b32ac94907d769f793a567b23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=4608</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The state will forego its usual 6% sales tax on certain clothing items and shoes this Sunday through Aug. 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/named-after-orioles-adley-rutschman-LOIMKIA3ZRAZRLTM5CY46PWHWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T09:30:03.342Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T09:30:03.342Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why these Orioles fans named loved ones after Adley Rutschman]]></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/K4IIUYUKJ5HTTLFMEQ4G4PINPQ.jpg?auth=556d2d7dd615cf7c0f375dd02f217aa76a46a0f0acd36ca3cc3bb312027d55cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=4032</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Josiah and Casey Dells with their boys, Adley and Brooks, on their way to an Orioles game.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-phillies-7-3-loss-miles-mikolas-starting-pitching-5OQ25XSCJRBCLOOCFTVJPUHICE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T02:28:40.023Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T02:28:40.023Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nationals lose 7-3 to the Phillies as starting pitching falters]]></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/P44AR7Y5O5GKVM5FDMKEQCGVHM.jpg?auth=3d83cb99dba9d0f284cdf436961b746f85ee3f055c7b1620d79399d7908e4b91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7188&amp;height=4792</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Pinckney follows through on a home run during the fourth inning Thursday night against the Phillies.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/randallstown-fatal-car-crash-7NRVFNKW3BGBBMCCP52QVPUMBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T00:49:41.995Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T00:49:41.995Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Teen killed after Carroll County chase ends in Randallstown crash]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police Department]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3J2MJFU4WRDSBPOISK3NBE6AFY.jpg?auth=04287461e1dbb85a03709d81828f182d261cb8d662f629e60d328b8e8f92fc3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A crash in Randallstown late Wednesday left a 17-year-old dead and two passengers in critical condition, Baltimore County Police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/army-col-yolanda-gore-fort-meade-women-military-leaders-5ZS4S5KP6VD57ATMH5KTSKWZAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T00:19:32.23Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T00:19:32.23Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fort Meade’s retiring commander calls for more women leaders in military]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QJEKKKSRO5BJVCYM36QUDJ3OMM.JPG?auth=978ab20706a5d8680cceb8c0c6cc7d2c02ab36d870faf446393fcd93ca66b8b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Col. Yolanda Gore speaks about her career and gives thanks to her family during her Relinquishment of Command Ceremony at Fort Meade. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/bel-air-deacon-chris-hansen-sting-RUGUX7AZ5JFMTHOH7A7SGEE3II/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T00:14:35.6Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-07T00:14:35.6Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Bel Air deacon arrested on charges of sexual solicitation of a minor]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Education Hub,Private schools,Archdiocese of Baltimore]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QS2I7Z6OANHPDKJGJQH6GKDJCM.JPG?auth=154bbb77036ece9f64f22414a757e962b3f192d3bc5a403752290aed112d7b23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kenneth Goedeke was most recently around students at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, where he worked until February of this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/mitch-mcconnell-discharged-health-Y5TA3YS6JBBFFPW7RK3L6X4OHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T23:58:12.695Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-06T23:58:12.695Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[McConnell says he's leaving rehabilitation center to continue recovery at home]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,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/WOXHOJ3PZRARJBJZTQYTYMBC5A.jpg?auth=9840542d9571ec058eb3dec25a9f1837617d9bfcc93876b826276fb207b3a091&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, seen here in 2024, says he’s been discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery from home.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/beaver-attack-frederick-county-rabies-YOLJPSIRUFGGLO3NU52CXLTQL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T23:55:54.875Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-06T23:55:54.875Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[2nd beaver involved in Maryland park attack tests positive for rabies]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Parks,Frederick County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3NJOBM2KLJBWDNH2AKXY7GGAVY.jpg?auth=7358dea5cc0b2533654bc85bfb82283fe9247d64f588729a76645eddc958ddf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 19-year-old fisherman was bit by a beaver at Cunningham Falls State Park less than two weeks after a 13-year-old swimmer was subject to a beaver attack. Both beavers were captured, and the first tested positive for rabies.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/vultures-columbia-raw-meat-3TKBKRHQP5CH5IU4V6ZGCR2MYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T23:48:12.308Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-06T23:48:12.308Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Vultures flock to a Columbia community where woman feeds them raw meat]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Howard County,Columbia MD,axe-ir]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VXWIPPKCB5HEBBA6OCBMM7GFPY.JPG?auth=483658b1efb8d2363d14c12008d693a11a655d4c8d243def826954d2f12a84f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2633&amp;height=1702</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Black vultures sit on a rooftop in Columbia’s Glenmont neighborhood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-angels-4-1-KMUAUQOXR5DYBBQLGRV5BYDES4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T22:10:44.775Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-06T22:10:44.775Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles walk 8 times but score only 1 run in loss to Angels]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Baltimore Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4CTRI72MV5CKJEZQIJGJJU5ZJQ.jpg?auth=01626224994df56e0743536aa47881b70ce2d8922662139cd74f9c42e356c492&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6487&amp;height=4325</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Dylan Beavers, left, is caught stealing by Angels second baseman Oswald Peraza during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/howard-county-caretaker-charged-FHHJWNDMTBFTZLJVPR5EGSH7MY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T21:46:34.417Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-06T21:46:34.417Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Columbia caretaker charged for allegedly leaving nonverbal man locked in car]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Howard County,Columbia MD]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KIAUAZ5J5FAQNDH54P6ZPQL2VM.jpg?auth=241e9f9af7c2fce4099bb9c2850e481e2d82bb7b6e38685e8fbc6ed9272879f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5331&amp;height=3554</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Police charged a Beltsville woman with abuse of a vulnerable adult and reckless endangerment after they say she left a nonverbal man locked in a car while eating at a Columbia restaurant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/world-cup-ferran-torres-ravens-under-armour-CNIU6RJ3WZALLPZVAVUWEMRT3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T21:35:33.78Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-06T21:35:33.78Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ferran Torres visits Under Armour after World Cup winner]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Soccer,Under Armour]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C6S34ZPT75AMTK76SW6JAUOIQM.JPG?auth=3dd44fefa93e3e3a56836259fe9379c03acd0b5716d7e6865ab2e0468f782421&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5464&amp;height=6830</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ferran Torres, who scored the game-winning goal for Spain in last month’s World Cup final, visited Balitmore’s Under Armour headquarters Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-training-camp-fight-observations-mike-green-Q232NNGNBRGRZLC6WU4YTNDGLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T21:01:10.12Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-06T21:01:10.12Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ravens observations: Tavius Robinson, Carson Vinson bring ‘fire’ in chippy practice]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens,Jesse Minter,Lamar Jackson,Kyle Hamilton,NFL]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S5C3Z2O3EZH7VGRVEZQOPLX5IA.jpg?auth=2ab7c504e850ef38ee47be4027b4c633974f7da5933a73240c358e7c20f3c890&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3719&amp;height=2479</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens linebackers Ethan Burke, Kaimon Rucker, Zion Young and Mike Green participate in drills during training camp last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/fauci-covid-congress-contempt-AAVLKVVE5JAGHHGLYHEB5BBMCE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T20:16:51.863Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-06T20:16:51.863Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fauci contempt vote reflects the enduring politics of COVID]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,COVID-19]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QYHBAUY6ABEIBK6CI3VI64S3PA.jpg?auth=db04298e19da89f671b5c389f31370c6aaffb5d737219cb5bfab845c24fc88b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4689&amp;height=3126</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr. Anthony Fauci departs after appearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing at the Capitol on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ocean-city-boardwalk-sign-auction-XUZCWBS6IBD4RDBUKVMRQ5Z5BQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T19:06:30.103Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-06T19:06:30.103Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ocean City boardwalk signs auctioned to benefit children's charity]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Ocean City]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WRVN42SKZRG7PB4M6A36HLT3MI.jpg?auth=f8093f02f7d5258058b6533ee955546f90e7647135a8795b27f4b8748999dd8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=960&amp;height=640</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ocean City recently replaced its old boardwalk signage with more modern-looking signs, and Plak That, the contractor that did the work, is auctioning off the nostalgic signs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/pepper-house-chinese-food-ellicott-city-baltimore-DHIWS3ZCQBEL5J2MJHIQ3BHVRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T19:02:56.88Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-06T19:02:56.88Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ellicott City’s Pepper House Chinese restaurant to come to Baltimore]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Restaurants,Ellicott City,Baltimore City,Remington]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EN3BTPUORRFRTJ3KDEUC3524CQ.JPG?auth=1b702e4f0f8d98911b6a273bb3793374d17e02c5f2eb1282e783d4eedccf2a45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pepper House, located in Ellicott City, will open a stall in R. House this fall.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-county-bengies-drive-in-movie-theater-UJVMGLTCLVAR3EY3B4XHZCP3BY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T18:24:43.412Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-06T18:24:43.412Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Bengies, a Baltimore County drive-in movie theater, celebrates 70 years]]></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/v2/4HVWXUFC45CMBI6NRAQIHXDZAY.JPG?auth=c9d615733773a23ce944211ff240b58dfafa9e49937148031d6d82ac7f0ad2b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nostalgia beckons at Maryland’s sole drive-in theater, a Middle River mainstay. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-mike-elias-adley-rutschman-U5756ACJP5BU7HCHEL2MAAEZZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T18:13:30.392Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-06T18:13:30.392Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles podcast: Mike Elias is changing the Orioles’ identity]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[xTextToSpeech,Banner Baseball Show,Baltimore Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SKWRGXEXT5EZLDOVZMR77O5Z5U.png?auth=fdf91906e23684b5183448b8a2785ac3b3670526cd087548a2499a48b35a86ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url></urlset>