<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/randallstown-dundalk-pools-C3GOQILNMFBIFERYFCWNFPHZUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T19:40:49.264Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5HUPDLRNEZFWBHWDV2OBHJ23PY.jpg?auth=3cb921552e0d629d134be2668c30f6e81e6a37100aa2d90422b1509e02b3e311&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5433&amp;height=3622</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Dundalk and Randallstown pools are reopening under county management after the YMCA left this summer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/guinness-brewery-closing-NY722XELBVDKZORLQKNUJCUGSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T19:36:43.074Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OD4SR4TG4ZFSZIBTT4CXCXT6FM.jpg?auth=2b9ce63974a24bd12257502ab649bb1c778b2ff590b9246b9ddd0e95308fd5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe will close.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-school-commissioner-fbi-investigation-tax-money-F5PNTKTPJZDVFH4UY5KEOLW67A/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T19:34:05.252Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FS5OS3MDSRFMFNNAZFGGNGCEOQ.JPG?auth=99b660e754b36e90c365cbe15f6245358f783abc0d5c296b5ddb2725cb641d08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8152&amp;height=5435</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man repairs a door at the Keys Developments building in Baltimore on Wednesday. The FBI had raided the building earlier that day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/michael-pusateri-softball-coach-baltimore-county-sex-abuse-sentence-Q5ZONE32XVCODCXDKCLIZFE3U4/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T19:21:05.45Z</lastmod><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 Baltimore County judge ordered a softball coach to serve 10 years in prison for sexual abuse of someone under 18.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/jayden-daniels-washington-commanders-injury-update-OYAUEFQN6VHU5B6V36M5NZXOM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T19:18:59.064Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IPCHYAZGLNG3TCT3QDRGORFBTM.jpg?auth=b4edc3d41a893d685d04fdbfae7fda2bd796c71dbb6cbe27de209d2aaab80dd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6813&amp;height=4542</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels during NFL football practice in London on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/country-calling-weather-forecast-ocean-city-J3FQCYSL4NEQDNXT5MJELCOUYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T19:16:07.924Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RWXQDWZ2JJCS7CKOZQABJQYXUA.JPG?auth=56ddbd1efb00b175cf9b1a2fde5c1008646e2b2095d1e05c82388a3555826fcd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6016&amp;height=4010</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A cold front is headed to Ocean City, but it won’t rain enough to cause coastal flooding, according to the National Weather Service. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/amtrak-community-tunnel-grants-ITATWVVNMBEWVAPCW5TD7PVBPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T19:13:07.224Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q5STETYGJNERVG2XYCUFQBUDKA.JPG?auth=2e63e0b5d87e8618f3dadc5cb9133522c1d821c402506271f18e50180fae7c44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A MARC train passes the construction site for Amtrak’s Frederick Douglass Tunnel in West Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/modular-lego-housing-maryland-4EJSJCN4DZHDHLYKEVPCB34QBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T19:01:29.732Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3RS24YZZRFHIPFYKDZBFGWZ7F4.JPG?auth=fa152264045e9f3863701fb45505e7c31396d600f6d5be201d9a4447e88c5a40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore signs one of two executive orders focused on lowering housing costs on the site of a modular home being built in Brooklyn on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/a-conversation-with-reardon-sully-sullivan-NI6363XNING4HHWS6RHR2ASO64/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T18:43:19.118Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PD2OYIFJL5ADNHSBIN3IL6Y4KI.png?auth=599028c6ff963eca4888422e3af4c51a34586c0eea55c0bb9d8117271025e33d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1544&amp;height=1019</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-mask-ban-lawsuit-FJYSIDBG2BB2VFYJGAOSFFGHGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T18:42:32.739Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AMRA6OTAVREMRIZGVBKEPZAHX4.jpg?auth=b58a11f6fbb237d491ce6c4bbbf699d1494e58b09e43ef1526c36f28275a00c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal agents walk down a street during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis in February. The federal government has sued Maryland over a law banning masks for law enforcement officers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/moving-smarter-as-you-age-6U6TE7RHTRHEPIKFZLPOU4BD4Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T18:41:53.478Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7OAGDJD26RCKJLLYW2CF436SSQ.jpg?auth=34f309951f2dd83a3253bb0d75a36108444a36ab0adf16b7e294e2525c624696&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4242&amp;height=2828</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/pedestrian-fatal-leisure-world-IRXWRMDHIBDVFOIXCW6PR32VKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T18:38:52.013Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KDFWNTKITVBVTPRHLWK4DE4BC4.jpg?auth=06a75df0bce1cbe018c4bd0c6150225987a58c04fe43cf1fb92951c3f5c4d814&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Montgomery County Police vehicle is seen in Silver Spring on March 2, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-new-library-director-GOQPNSVOJNHUTCCFADL75I6H4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T18:29:31.981Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EXM5HJUZ4JB55FCB6XRWJG4GDI.jpg?auth=5ed460ec1f514e6d14ad0caf367d20925743186d41ef0e6ec0e20fe81ff9544d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7330&amp;height=4889</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jason Homer has been named the new director of the Baltimore County Public Library.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/keys-empowers-fbi-search-MMS2UCVKLJFIJP5KCAZA4AZTLY/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T17:31:07.899Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZYNFDW6XZREZTBD66VPG3OUUAQ.JPG?auth=3631e76b3c3d799f27c84879253bdc7334ef3c93d4ef618e2b65983c31702043&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7629&amp;height=5086</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man repairs a door at the KEYS Development building in Baltimore on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/flock-cameras-what-to-know-GXD5TGVJ2VE6LMNWNBI7KFOGVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T17:01:19.494Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MAGOV422HNF2RPCA5SV4HCD7EI.jpg?auth=ce9d168c0cc95405e740a661cad2c5074d36c1c88f7ce16606dcccef5abb247b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7320&amp;height=4118</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Futuristic-looking automated license plate readers are everywhere around Baltimore, mounted to traffic signals, light posts and overpasses.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/reflecting-pool-case-david-hearn-IX4YED7CA5EWBMOSJWVSQMXFGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T16:32:06.302Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ETA5LN7A4NCSTHAAQRM2E5GPGM.jpg?auth=b98d1d1b38c788c61e2c950614156a68b7a7a626d6570ba87bc12c1e409ab290&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3936&amp;height=2632</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the National Park Service clean algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool over the summer. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fells-point-robbery-assault-arrest-KDWR2XNG4RELTPEXYAMYSFKVLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T16:03:10.874Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 32-year-old man was arrested for the assault and robbery of two longtime Fells Point residents that left neighbors in the entertainment district shocked and angered, police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/oleum-vegan-restaurant-simply-maries-canton-CE2OFP5OGVF75O45JKOLLTQXQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T15:48:26.568Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DWX25BCRPBC57IQL6G5WFBGHUU.jpg?auth=e903a441f0497962cbaf6f8c2440e44a77c5f6b7938cd268e46fe26aafd00406&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oleum owner Alisha Adibe is opening a new restaurant in Canton. Dahlia Cocinita will open in early 2027 serving plant-based Mexican food.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/wssc-water-restrictions-power-problem-DBK7XCPBUZBZNJY6WQ6QPLX4XQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T15:20:58.689Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3XFIIYJ5BNCUDBU4EQQBLRCRUI.jpg?auth=ec61d32a62d8e52793309af2e0a2a3c530cf91c4efab645c9c6e5073cedd6fd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5143&amp;height=3207</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[WSSC Water on Wednesday said that it had lifted water restrictions on its nearly 2 million customers in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/virginia-license-plates-crackdown-24Y33QS2UJHIPKT55SKUGYHSXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T15:18:48.659Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C2VPZAHCSFAYHCOHJ2GH6HNFTI.jpg?auth=9601bff6a42f1467555a61d6acc3a9298d236a66b98c98179078b57ed94c42d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/baltimore-trash-incinerator-curtis-bay-energy-deal-747GWSGU2FFYXO4NP4UCSAEM3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T15:18:03.082Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VJUGDOVR75E5LDVL7TM2OD5BQ4.jpg?auth=5f81c2e810a21fca38c26842ee18486c4d0915b101fea3d06bb1e115ab0e4644&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5009&amp;height=3339</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Curtis Bay Energy facility has faced scrutiny in recent years over repeated emissions violations and a state probe that found operators had repeatedly cut corners to process more waste.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/fells-point-fun-festival-history-highway-OUBWRXXXJVAYHIKSWEOLODHDUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T15:00:08.96Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WCEJ2PX7HJFSJAZMD6PJWYDTGQ.jpg?auth=9f2f082f697385b956799a3f0713421a09740efdc36f7699faf3737b2de52d43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attendees enjoy live music at a previous Fell’s Point Fun Festival, which returns this weekend for its 60th year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/ai-amazon-calvert-cliffs-nuclear-KOJ5IMEN6JHX3JFNJOITQEBBJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T13:55:48.694Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5IOICE3T4RATDMC2LUIMMQ2HVQ.JPG?auth=62480ac621a8bfa512a6823347bc6829a63521302c4822dc2b670d8dcb5179fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant, is located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Lusby, Maryland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/mystics-wnba/mystics-dream-wnba-playoffs-angel-reese-QJTGMPVDAFH7XCMTGN2LZVUR5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T13:38:52.503Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y6QMIHQ7LJFFRI4FCHQRHVKWJQ.JPG?auth=543d23b4d13d99395a47323d332369e3be4d947854f8b92f67239410b5dbd325&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mystics forward Kiki Iriafen is fouled by Dream forward Naz Hillmon on Wednesday night during Atlanta’s 93-75 victory.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/a-milestone-in-community-safety-over-12000-free-gun-locks-distributed-in-anne-arundel-county-K6XIFQIBHBCXNITTYXAPJNYKS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T13:18:27.266Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W6D6QSYWB5DPJPMLOZ5XPQTX7A.jpg?auth=62817f637578cf2f94a283e10f2b372d3ef32ef7a684871f63677c6d37ba56f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=940&amp;height=788</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-vega-ioane-centers-guards-5HPBKIBALVE4PGLTN2ISH7YFGM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T13:07:14.813Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BGC6JGP4ZNHLHFJDB3D6CVQCDE.jpg?auth=bc8e9edcb7654c4892f6051fcca521374cd6d68bed7f3de48882a5e33a33cda6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4308&amp;height=2872</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens guard Jovaughn Gwyn during a preseason football game against the Washington Commanders in Baltimore last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-data-centers-7Y2CPCWCHBGBPLMY3KCLB5AG5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T09:30:03.352Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FGVN7FSMSJA7BBACGVFSPP6ZMU.jpg?auth=9a06994d05d9e0f91f4fe10894dd330c701c63a501c2022c2399682447d04fd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4693&amp;height=3129</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore at the Quantum World Congress in College Park last month. Moore has responded to a nationwide backlash against data centers, proposing more safeguards as the industry expands.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-baltimore-events-poe-fest-fells-point-bso-4PHERXPCKVAZLDEJTVYWZ4AJEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T09:30:02.686Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/24CTRRXNNNBQ7NUWYPQC7YJWXA.jpg?auth=a08eb881bb61ce7d82da19cac0812610799d4bd933e93df22df2a5845ba7ac94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6036&amp;height=8284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849). Vintage etching circa 19th century.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-capital-region-boom-ball-spooky-season-H4ISTUXGFRG5RHPMVZ7Y6XGE5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T09:30:02.579Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KPBC2BRDVFAXLEBG5SD35UQFAQ.jpeg?auth=677e2abf93b84097f63e4c2b89bcfb157934f1839489fab6de9c4dd0f7b97ca1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5321&amp;height=3547</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[DC Banks plays outfield for Lucky Llamas, the flagship team of Boom Ball. Banks and his teammates blend baseball and performance, like the Savannah Bananas, and they will take over Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/carol-middleton-dc-self-defense-karate-obituary-CWOPNLPHNRFWXA6DBCH5LMGFPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T09:30:01.885Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FQPT3EZZJREWTKP2OQ2HVFIQIA.jpg?auth=71d7d858055658acd2e5332698960ef25ad4497411cc3409c199d1febd12fe56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=824&amp;height=824</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carol Middleton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/lyn-lapid-howard-county-singer-OXQ7JBP34JCQJBRSPGOOD76XMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T09:30:01.73Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4355L4WI4JAZPIFQY46WG2RQTY.jpg?auth=fc905f6456d34af2f505be5b049404630e99328612977eabcf76c5f6d34d7f1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1358</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Q&A with singer-songwriter Lyn Lapid about her journey with songwriting, growing up in Howard County and what’s next.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/new-next-film-festival-baltimore-eric-hatch-KD4BWE36SJDFVJBZNUWNK7WJJM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T09:30:00.743Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4ARKTS7AQBEXJPZQ7CILQMS6KM.jpg?auth=04c43733ea22d2cfbce83c34ec6b6bd8e1b7d0da7022dcfe5e4587476d229e3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1038</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“Riptides,” a new dark comedy from “Girls” actor Alex Karpovsky, premieres at the New/Next Film Festival in Baltimore on Friday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-failures-mike-elias-craig-albernaz-RLHHLUAJQJCVZOHSQ34ILVTSIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T01:02:46.269Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VK35IZMUQVA6TFL55PUK4VIQZA.jpg?auth=a9978e9a41ff8371ccd7704dc92585aaa1f0d84fe0013f1b6ab7f0f4f29dd92e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4345&amp;height=2897</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mike Elias, Baltimore Orioles president of baseball operations, takes reporters’ questions Monday during the team’s end-of-season news conference.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/rock-opera-society-cornrows-controversy-TEM3UONTZJDSVKJ5NTPR462Y2A/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T00:03:46.574Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AY6MVW2Q5VE4FPAX6J22VR4LCM.jpg?auth=5bb88b6bdb9858b12cc836bd6e2a752ef6c96db7f5f8469f68b19ce7491514c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=960&amp;height=958</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Rock Opera Society fired Kelly Carnes weeks after she was hired following controversy over a video that showed her wearing cornrows.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-sphere-funding-SKKUYP5ZNRGEHKEKILMI5OQXKA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T00:02:50.612Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4DKEOG3OWVEUJC5YFUYZTTH2FM.PNG?auth=af4b612791fa092f273d904e70395590663c4d2cb040e3812bb662f4c30e4544&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1019&amp;height=679</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council is hoping to win concessions from Sphere Entertainment while it still can.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>