<?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/july-4-citizenship-ceremony-annapolis-maryland-VLWVG5ALQVAJHEUGYR64XSEUUY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T09:30:01.409Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ETN2DNR6NB6VIF2OKU53W44G4.JPG?auth=597d412142a07a5a3e1989957c5654f5c81885deecc0ff5b1fd70d6cabf8106c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5375&amp;height=3583</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MD Abdullahel Karim of is the first to raise his flag in the air after taking the oath of allegiance to become a Unites States Citizen during a naturalization ceremony at the historic Paca House in Annapolis on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/democratic-primary-midterm-election-county-council-WRVH2KXHORFA5DE3KC2EYT62IQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T09:30:01.395Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IVTSMIVKDZBNLO3RGRDMOLNXJE.jpg?auth=8350204a8e05cacc8d89a64618512afb12262ec2c6270943924b86f3db002da3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman said he’s in a “decent headspace” as he awaits the final vote totals in his race for the County Council’s District 3 seat.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-america-250-revolutionary-war-W7CBX3IYLZHBLEVAGVAPCUWGMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T09:30:00.522Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JRCXWFKLDBCWXF2SFUYGWMNEDI.jpg?auth=3472701374f7ca8d896d4be560fe5ea44a43154b5582a9081e3d700f0469c5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=9504&amp;height=6336</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["Mary Katharine Goddard: A Woman’s Declaration,” an exhibition about the only woman whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence, is on display at the Maryland Center for History and Culture’s H. Furlong Baldwin Library.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/cost-bushel-chesapeake-bay-blue-crabs-6ZCZGLQW7ZG5PJGX67JZU5OJ4Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T09:30:00.471Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I5IQORAHUBD55LVGF2WCSHMKKM.JPG?auth=291b7a659d496c7056140a1413cee9413d9fe2d7e842cc8f4929e5cdb7952c40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crabber CJ Canby sorts crabs harvested from the Chesapeake Bay.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-pirates-4Q5FYPD6A5BD7CIILHMK75G7UE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T03:17:48.455Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AI24K77PI5FRVFVY33ZYVX3NTU.jpg?auth=c00a21f9b0d161e6c7785de44eefdfc52dd33667c1a1e6be96e1fb3fe9792eeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals outfielder Daylen Lile is doused with water by teammates after hitting two home runs in a 9-5 win over the Pirates. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-reds-trevor-rogers-TPOZQVYGTJCVDAH6R2CBU2UC3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T02:53:33.908Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XI76SGSKMNAQLJZKRAB7ITQA7Q.jpg?auth=4002665489c0fd94fb49a10f43489240e9e116ff7cfec978f6a2a8ce846846eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4340&amp;height=2893</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles pitcher Trevor Rogers throws during the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>