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Jackson’s salary cap hit is scheduled to rise from $34.4 million in 2026 to $84.3 million in 2027.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-rockies-11-innings-series-finale-DKL6XSP35BHIVNHEUW5PQNB4NA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T23:08:01.51Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N6MVDSMO5FE3LIJYLI2TCMSBZA.jpg?auth=18a4db89daf54bcf531e022514a28f14e00da23164c101611e75e4c4e00b0678&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3207&amp;height=2139</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand hits the wall after catching a ball in foul territory in the eighth inning Wednesday at 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Stage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-eric-decosta-nnamdi-madubuike-rashod-bateman-tyler-loop-NSJAS7GAJ5CQFMS4HBEE6MCCEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T22:34:23.173Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UIFOHUH22RGQ7IECE4EU233234.jpg?auth=da40a1a0b2a2ad304d3ee844e2d4b7d7f1e8608048845d6e51be3481a6a7d40e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4365&amp;height=2910</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nnamdi Madubuike is one of six defensive linemen on the Ravens’ 53-man roster.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/justin-tucker-new-york-jets-YDAA6BIDFJD5VPARVQFTEGSN34/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T22:30:39.052Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NRZZ2L7SHZHV5ON2LDRUGMCRPA.JPG?auth=efaabd22bd9739e659e9e703af037c35c9372ca9cf66b48f71e30c612ea3d297&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2223</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Justin Tucker made 417 field goals in 13 seasons with the Ravens.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/hyattsville-treasurer-resignation-5GQBLYSLUJEKTCGA2USDMS6G4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T22:30:04.24Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2DM7CAOCGBF45G6ZGAUOFRSC5U.jpg?auth=a9356e3c7e786e1a640c48f4a1d2ec9cffb9abe43b919814270892f21cb92728&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A recent audit of Hyattsville’s finances has prompted calls for change in city leadership.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/prince-georges-firefighter-convicted-DLY7JH5IMVEJXM2H7YQ4KDJPAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T22:06:45.463Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZE2Y2QBDZBBXMZLOAKRIKJBM4.png?auth=be81c5efd45edcdb6c79f16b94347cace742b14eb5b6d91eb410711b5d4335ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/thriftbooks-halethorpe-layoffs-OFTH5HJGBZB4LKPIMCM7MWNJ3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T21:55:15.388Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5YCL6XLBVJB37N3M6ZGRX7CWGI.jpg?auth=94c89e720778c97d3aef8aafbcb00ad8b39dbf79e37946ca2e2a1bffdbf28b36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6108&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ThriftBooks, based in Washington state, filed a notice with the Maryland Department of Labor on Aug. 31 indicating it would close its warehouse in Baltimore County and lay off more than 100 workers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-mayor-scott-child-neglect-case-RF2WULTNNVCQDBIZ6CBKUEQZYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T21:54:31.155Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GD7I7OE4HBFFBIEPXCNQNSKPEM.JPG?auth=50f543f5e46c7ed9daba6cda6a541b78515bab550c74571cccea84cd797c34f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2332</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Brandon Scott says he ordered immediate inspections of city-contracted homes for families in crisis following Monday’s discovery of six children living in deplorable conditions in an East Baltimore row-house.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/luminis-cybersecurity-event-5D66ANTI7JH6PMTYACJ4VKKKIQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T21:38:52.247Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HLH6NTWEBBGXJP4EPA2G6R4R3A.JPG?auth=3c072f95ae08bd1022bd6c94bd428336c925a05272a90348453404499fd781ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center is among the latest hospitals facing a cybersecurity event.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-james-wood-atlanta-braves-SVUNAT4WNZCPLL3SJ2V43YIZPY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T21:24:24.419Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QW4GNHOUMVDYLH3IBXCYSWB6XA.jpg?auth=cb0a2a2faf9809d6203ae4b5a918c02c349fb648af9f1176cfe53acc95ed3d23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5103&amp;height=3403</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals' James Wood grounds out during the first inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/marco-rubio-maryland-man-deported-AXRX3UMVQVAT3OVOFF2RQ57M64/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T21:18:10.721Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HO4QTW5UVFGFDET47ZTK344JLI.jpg?auth=908dc6ed1157e29610d33c0d4165362a1c23fe0e24d82b3836f00e9bf81c1853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8059&amp;height=5372</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Secretary of State Marco Rubio and a top U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official had intervened to send an immigrant man back Mexico after two prior attempts to deport him failed. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/southwest-airlines-lounge-bwi-2027-WBNG3REZSJGNDLRRZLKKXMBY2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T20:51:54.097Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5UEN2FXTKBCFLFEGKVRHMIDKSQ.JPG?auth=4f9ad00b5035ee00f41b8cc1528adbc1c6548788f8dc473525df58eb0342a821&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1936</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines announced Wednesday that it is opening its first-ever lounges by late 2027 at four U.S. airports, including Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/ava-tasker-mitchell-somerset-county-COV6ODSXF5AE3CUSIE3K2C5XZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T20:42:03.86Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2NVWGU7SYJHKFDBFNJMUMRXAT4.jpg?auth=401272ea5147151eeb9a9c69fb638fde4a6e5aa3f7ffee28490eaadef76f9fea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/malik-washington-terps-mike-locksley-YURLTB2EGVDNVGAACACUSB6Q6A/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T19:47:09.063Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I44DTXI4QJHC3H4CUQCYHNCFBQ.jpg?auth=7870689ad923b910760f5d8ae077e449bf9942164434ee0e08142694b56d6672&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Malik Washington of the Maryland Terrapins runs for a touchdown against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in Piscataway, New Jersey, in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-luis-de-leon-sinker-major-league-debut-V3D6QUZZWBH75JPHSXSLBVOXSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T19:16:22.48Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WBZM4ACEFNBTFMNHCS7AE5SB6U.jpg?auth=f958d5a8a56edb0dade4afce2c155579cd7aad1663dbd94b706ebeb5514c4a89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles reliever Luis De León pitches against the Colorado Rockies in the seventh inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/maryland-audit-tolls-penalties-nonresidents-drivers-ZD4Q6A4INVFDXP5MCHQG2NV5F4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T19:13:40.633Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7MT2HFU2TZBQFLB5DBENXNMCYI.jpg?auth=7a581cc0b664c0f8e443bbba6ab9c8ab0a436bdab59fe61d7aedc02672a8f963&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Drivers from Virginia have racked up the most in unpaid tolls and penalties, followed by those from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida and North Carolina, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/royal-blue-station-north-baltimore-bar-25B55NQIOJBA5GDZVP2MDYVVE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T17:21:00.672Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M2AK272H25GWJMSII4YBX4WGYQ.JPG?auth=252e7bb7bd8a7a4cdee0d8b83d6891c20e06c9517652de9035ee5f1db165040e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Royal Blue in Station North is a casual lunch destination, a packed party bar and more — and it works.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-storms-baltimore-heavy-wind-rain-QXTDR2IWCRGLRLUXK2LRPU6KK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T16:33:52.06Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OPXUUJP7SVDPFGSER2QGSF6OVA.JPG?auth=689ed8d4d5a223216f0f86298e0220057e03e6655960321917f9afe83207c223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[It won’t be raining the entire time, but multiple clusters of storms will be moving across the region throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-rockies-4-2-UI3QQKQCPBDSFPYNKLTC3YHCVE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T16:13:50.441Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XKKV4CWLKFBF5D3GIAXKYTQNFA.jpg?auth=582e8963f93e5fca74d2fea3e77d242574b668675c44ee81304c192a4105778e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5408&amp;height=3605</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles relief pitcher Luis De León reacts after giving up a two-run home run to Colorado Rockies first baseman TJ Rumfield in the seventh inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/maryland-data-center-faq-SA6FZOGBAVGUVOMGSAEDN7G2AM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T14:34:46.029Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KYZHVDER7RDAHDFPBE7WJHEJXM.JPG?auth=3dd6b8d32d74d6435cb529a85d3f632df6cdbcc67c0432e10933952116afd564&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A massive data center is being built on a former smelting site in Frederick County. As plans for data centers spread across Maryland, communities are weighing whether they're welcome.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/private-school-guide-2026-EGGQUUHJZBC2DIQEQX5CBKJGHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T14:26:23.276Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FXBTSKPQFFHH3BGNZX7XA6FIFQ.png?auth=1df7caf61010e210ce12b64fb3806f1eba32ca843684b31c4f7021c08005c196&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1720&amp;height=1030</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/a-step-forward-treating-sickle-cell-disease-with-gene-therapy-6MWLWHQZNVABBC6KPT44UR3QPQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T13:48:19.472Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XS6VQPZHT5ATXC2PNFZLZRZJT4.jpg?auth=53b42081148dbc4b90d788d57a07e0603d040a72cd99576134821ad6098d647d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/shopping-eastpoint-mall-dundalk-closes-Y6O6TX5PEBAGXIAYEHJRRLNRPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T13:38:24.526Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7D2RCBYFEJDQROYYE3N3YWQVBU.jpg?auth=709fd6ef5a1c218e5f73f03d5c7904e701009e52739817dd4be7bd7bf722b5f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5578&amp;height=3719</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eastpoint Mall in Dundalk had been open since 1956. It closed Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/montgomery-county-alcohol-enforcement-unit-IEA42B7HQFCYNLV6I63HZIPUQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T13:32:16.744Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TREV7SNQPBGJTGSS256WQHJUHQ.jpg?auth=1eed4edcc537553c1ba568b27fb746b2bb11a2ff132805c9300e18695c39e446&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Department of Police is ending its alcohol enforcement unit because of a staffing shortfall. Assistant Chief David McBain said the timing was not ideal.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-rookies-yohandy-morales-jared-simpson-debuts-F5UG2A2GFFBGTH5Y6XV5HOYYEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T13:30:51.496Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ONOTGHIYQNHQDDOMNGMRUHCI7Q.jpg?auth=42d0f22fb56d76b95bfe4d645e145a2cd320bb077395c7f5691468be6fa6b24f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals designated hitter Yohandy Morales celebrates with teammates after hitting his first career hit for a home run in the third inning of his major league debut.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/dyann-mack-harford-county-public-schools-IYDYVBAJDJD3BMEXTQNJEZG5WM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T09:30:01.228Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PK6H2L6JFNB3VCYFGAHJTCOHLA.JPG?auth=7b47925f756957c5ab9d0bbe0954be25f32359aebe157cf50f004a7ce7846cfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6488&amp;height=4325</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Superintendent Dyann Mack hugs a student on the first day of school at Bel Air Elementary School in Bel Air on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/university-of-maryland-terps-usa-terpene-cannabis-PCQPL5XTYZF5XIHMMTACUC2EUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T09:30:01.186Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BBO3RDRVIJAPNB5OKNEPSYYH3I.jpg?auth=4998b286e6b992912619cab96fe722a932384243bb852478d42f588dba3287ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2256&amp;height=1500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Logos for terpene spray brand Terps USA (left) and University of Maryland, College Park, athletics.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/campfield-ame-pikesville-church-3LHLYYP6SZFOHBZDNRBFLWINGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T09:30:01.125Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N7NOM2M55JEC7PDRCM3RPG245Q.jpg?auth=d170fec6c0189410d492db2d6066bfdb7611e1b13d0dc2f5247f18ca5101b902&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The inability to track down Campfield AME’s lineage is not uncommon for historic Black churches, especially in Baltimore County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/martin-gene-litz-navy-pilot-obituary-WKQXZDOAXNB6FLQ2YQKLZGU4WE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T09:30:00.646Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WXHV2GB4URFC3MYBCGFBG2RWMA.jpg?auth=b99c87bf10ae7f8c4df557fb24578167f0be4719d2434e380a37c0de629dbe7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1137&amp;height=1137</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Martin E. “Gene” Litz.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/exelon-bge-32-million-utilities-refund-Q3ZL4JXJSBBLVEIH45LWONA6UE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T01:52:55.721Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MTAXI47ETZHLNBDD6UUC2IDXVU.JPG?auth=6e73c09c563c708b1ad5de1afdeb91f5fc633ad2d75f4df19f1f85db0edfde16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 21-story, mixed-use Constellation Building serves as the regional office for the Exelon Corporation and the headquarters of Constellation Energy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-call-up-pitching-prospect-luis-de-leon-DBNGO4A7KRAD7CCJKAUDPFMXN4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T01:36:23.432Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XU2DUSRWZRERZK7VJD7QMXPL4Y.JPG?auth=c713599f1c938b165f31db468dce266742e90b6b3a985eee2142a9b9790df02f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles pitcher Luis De León poses for a portrait during the Baltimore Orioles media day on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/anne-arundel-county-gender-identity-policy-WLNFJ2FBARAIXC3PTCHCUJTHEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T01:17:20.904Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5J5N7RALCNDCHMPQKFSEKCT664.jpg?auth=219e576abbc86d70e9c9abcce47cd754d1fef1f565860652501cd65dc5987872&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2865&amp;height=1910</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Public Schools has issued new internal guidance for students who ask to be addressed by gender-affirming names and pronouns.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-cj-abrams-second-base-shortstop-split-P2OVG3OGDZGPVI3D3JKZB3DXFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T01:14:43.142Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2H6L3ZKTRBAHHOL64JRZW47GE4.jpg?auth=f3e7caa3df787cc6ea66614db1618a624ce6ca997924b244fa214222d6f5a928&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5004&amp;height=3336</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals second baseman CJ Abrams in action during a game against the Miami Marlins on Aug. 30.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/six-children-found-in-vacant-building-UCP5AVOCJRFCJEDYXRK3BYY5FQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T01:07:53.123Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B4QM3LHRYBD63HXQIABKGWHSF4.jpg?auth=8dc9e41b8db7f44bac377561afb47306a40bce5c046ca85df7c70ab85d85417d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Police Department said six children were found alone in an unsafe home on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/luis-robert-jr-joins-orioles-mike-elias-DOQEDYSR2JHHZHUUHBBWPR3Y2Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T01:01:27.721Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SQKAPYPW7ZFQ5N7FGJ2ZWQYAH4.jpg?auth=b8e976cf4f40e4a700cd4dcc43c251e965c9d47d0730d59282683436763f140a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=682</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luis Robert Jr. is interviewed by media prior to the New York Mets game against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on Aug. 21.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-state-essentials-VVUR7D42PJH6JOKCXQLLPK33KE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T00:51:46.833Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/47IVCDB3AFFN3O6NS4AS6U2BKU.jpg?auth=fda3a6aca3f1f3b9b202e80b6e9cd5c2e10c28e3e65df935ff50cf8c14e23a1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2755&amp;height=1837</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland loves its flag, and it’s on the list of the state’s essentials.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-call-up-heston-kjerstad-H34JYL7TNJGI5GQ367SZTBLDR4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02T00:35:31.897Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GLLHGLGQPJBTBGXPDF6EOZB6MI.JPG?auth=a8582e0b6b7cf139cb5a57ae2532a58a83d10c2975e4d39df8ba5d6220d7dda9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heston Kjerstad is hitting .289 with a .799 on-base-plus-slugging percentage at Triple-A this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>