<?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/sports/orioles-mlb/jackson-holliday-with-orioles-return-injured-list-YDIZF2XQUFBYNHXO3ZCYPZK5MY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T23:26:10.386Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6B2SIPBQJZEIFEU3FKL2LPEEV4.jpg?auth=c3e5ffa3401cffc750189f67848162c9de1cdd2e750257e009589e9adf98c7f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4930&amp;height=3287</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday watches his teammates from the dugout during a game against the Houston Astros on April 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2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/suitland-apartment-fatal-shooting-Y5AO5BMHDZAS5PSQBN62NJJI7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T22:15:31.482Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2FXK3SSPJGXJPR6UTGKHIBQGE.png?auth=eab238c6b7fb7a17d9e45990d046cc685de034a44b9cf81a1e0114625f03c030&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-officers-shooting-sharod-watson-mark-rankine-louis-jackson-E6RQBQSPTFGR5GKUWEYNGAN2YI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T22:10:05.168Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TDVTUHS6GNBILO2TORHNCFNEYM.jpeg?auth=6be115212580e0f99544511efd250c4c498f5f94c356a259e60e804eff1215c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police at the scene of a police shooting near the intersection of Wilkens and South Caton avenues earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/jon-meoli-orioles-season-craig-albernaz-brandon-hyde-IYEQK2L2KVAXDGDLMLXA4SAM7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T21:43:45.63Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CHK3UWHXHNBDZDTCZRW272KR4E.jpg?auth=aca21397e6e3d97fc277587dccde265140eb98114899cdc0d860a00bbd6b2ccd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4589&amp;height=3059</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles manager Craig Albernaz is facing the same problems that confronted his predecessor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/glenda-patricia-salamanca-reyes-burtonsville-L5HEFTB64NCXHDAOEAUQ2TYYIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T21:28:23.907Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGXFPWW7UVHFNAV5G44ST3WBV4.jpg?auth=642457fd5238bdeb41a3877ca442d7cf65ebb225e1ffc9ff5a103bdee8826d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Law enforcement tracked the Jeep traveling south on Interstate 95, police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-trial-evidence-YKCKRKGS25HHTE6Z5BWHYMCN4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T20:57:59.127Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PV63CWS5DBBBRCSXXA4F7IGXLE.jpg?auth=557e4942e4126db2bda5430e13fd5c10597d56d3daba15849b49cf0ef7bad190&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=682</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty in both federal and state cases. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-promote-seaver-king-triple-a-CTDPSRC7SZGIXFTV3RQ2WR6KFY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T20:18:37.118Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2VMBWYGHHBAD5MHIW3DN7VVLRM.jpg?auth=53a9088e708950e15bf167c4d3b34d851bd145e5167e54634fdf2b41520b49f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7452&amp;height=4968</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals prospect Seaver King heads to third during the third inning of a spring training game against the New York Mets in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/severna-park-fox-illegal-trapped-TRY5Z52D7JDPHPECNVSUM2L2M4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T20:15:17.431Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7ER44UTJZFAGRLH4KZTLW4ZPM4.jpg?auth=8dfcbb785ccf46779e386643078fdb4a1993ae932578a8068d8358dbef8481f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1005&amp;height=671</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fox is seen with a large trap stuck to its mouth in Severna Park on May 13. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the trap appears larger than regulations allow and was likely set illegally.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/justice-department-anti-weaponization-fund-JBUWJB7XBBDVFIPJWI3XH5H7QY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T20:07:29.226Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I2L5NBP7UJDYZATN5A7EYALPF4.jpg?auth=73803812350ab1f6c15d6c7bc86d153a8ce467efb69d7476fe738c37e11f4ee9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nearly 100 Democrats in the House of Representatives signed onto a legal brief urging a judge to block what they described as an unprecedented resolution that they said would unjustly enrich people close to the president with taxpayer dollars and open the door to meritless claims of political persecution.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/berkshires-towson-apartment-fire-lawsuit-settlement-KS2KJXHEGJEAPENWJYJO6VKX7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T19:45:51.511Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SBRVARHA4JAFNCEEASMD6CN2QI.jpg?auth=f7a4d02d0421f20dcf50feda89396ee0024b02b852d363f75077c6c69b66b4a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=675&amp;height=450</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore County Fire Department responds to a three-alarm fire at the Berkshires at Town Center apartments in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-private-school-hacky-sack-KKNEUHVOPVH6VNA3Q5A576EBBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T19:38:41.907Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QERKBH62INEA5J3V6UW6KKA6FY.JPG?auth=dd0241f51772f2ff626e497f992c38ed8056f077559da6d4ab573f2e6fe3c626&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Boys’ Latin student Greyson Turner shows off his hacky sack skills during a free period. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-nationals-gunnar-henderson-coby-mayo-colton-cowser-XWLDIMGYJFFMXBHLKJL7N2Y2MY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T19:06:57.406Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BUXLJDBEUZGGXFCH3DWABC5RIE.jpg?auth=7b05fe8d2723ab3f0660c6548044182cfdb9d9cdae89c10febf799c61e480429&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5868&amp;height=3912</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo tumbles after catching a foul pop in the third inning Sunday at Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/orioles-podcast-jordan-westburg-injury-BMXJSM7IDVG2DKELPL7RXEUKKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T18:29:14.431Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CAZORRH4I5FAFNF62GOGOUDQGE.png?auth=5444394e24de1240e42c0f2736402d2e454102bfbcee16ba9f5ac6cc1d45a8ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/anne-arundel-county/anne-arundel-county-council-district-7-5FRLVSKGDBF3RFFCD37RSBSXUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T18:20:10.232Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HQPRFEM6M5CKNGPLDWEBHKLGJQ.png?auth=7853af5d7528800ede95428e2fa123e457b7c55654f2fcdcdd1d025e342b490c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Anne Arundel County]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-nonprofit-funding-audit-3WN7SAZKDBGMHFNH4RP2W5TPSU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T18:07:17.313Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CEAACVZXJNCKVFX7NESXPXZCD4.jpg?auth=e56d4078a5cb081196ae9c906c76e19676bb78b60dfbed1b4807270d38749c85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3345&amp;height=2231</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An audit recommended the Prince George’s County Council no longer fund a nonprofit run by a public information officer in the sheriff’s office.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-lamar-jackson-otas-67HSICXYUZG3LCPJHUQTONT2RM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T17:46:28.919Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4XOC2NGFO5EUZGZNSTD6TMTR34.jpg?auth=c0ffa593513e8a3cd201abf391fef13d36d4102232ff3a45dcf598d5bc05d15a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2955&amp;height=1970</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens head coach Jesse Minter watches as his team warms up during rookie minicamp practice in early May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/howard-county-columbia-wr-grace-co-Q4QSNTCLFBHBHESA6ZJLXM67PM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T17:31:09.511Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DKSQYRSNSRFSJHC7Z35DIL4JQI.jpg?auth=cc9b508f2603bfbfc33b984d5bbd59ca54ea9a0f1ce8cff97fac1ca68ce2eb2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5380&amp;height=3587</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters with the Stop Grace Coalition hold signs during a rally near the W.R. Grace headquarters in Columbia on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/maryland-authors-books-summer-reading-ZWOWJSC5LRD7DLEYUV7WLHISDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T17:27:25.459Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CDYUYEXB4JHXDBJJE4GMMJ3WYQ.jpg?auth=e7999ed7fab450a3cf74d7f55f326343be000caa9eeb2611cb9b46da9b68dc3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/boxer-gervonta-davis-countersuit-ex-girlfriend-dismissed-STJQMWUC2BEJ3O5ZQXZJTK4RV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T17:17:08.746Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M2DPBT24VRGSZLLOKPROHCTDEM.JPG?auth=1638c194c202f6b679ae7b6fffe52d90b4781896c8f381b2686207422bc0629e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2175</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Boxer Gervonta "Tank" Davis arrives at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse in Baltimore in 2025 for a probation violation hearing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/leadership-in-action-where-people-culture-and-performance-meet-AESBXXV2KBBGNFGU6ZPFF7RZPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T16:06:19.973Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WL5K76TPQJGCBHOOQEV35I4PMI.jpg?auth=8f9f8672aabaa2c6fcee7d0d710df0bc8e92d328f6f5699fd1de4426e503499c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/key-bridge-civil-trial-delay-YVY6O44JQNGDVJ247AZAY3NTDU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T15:46:54.36Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WIKVYFS5MVGO7JAQEPBQL24F5A.jpg?auth=f0449ff241a99d97039a6a8dd28f99646efdf2d05029c98b62080abd47b96f0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A boat passes the Dali, docked at the Port of Baltimore, after the Key Bridge collapse in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/lisa-ann-walter-hulu-comedy-special-J5ZNA4U2CZE3FK7CBKRYYGGAN4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T15:27:55.749Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SPUKN2TQIBANVJPHRUTTPR6QNI.jpg?auth=77a66364a728e174855f00dfe03809046abfa09044c4311370fd20911cf6f1ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lisa Ann Walter in her Hulu stand-up special “It Was an Accident.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/ga/delegates/maryland-house-of-delegates-district-19-IDRFCW7MRRHTVF7C45LMU5NFII/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T15:15:34.655Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6NXT3CK27FCORNOOZJJR34MNLQ.png?auth=8a651460d389c7ef230d6f81713b62f690be92c87dedcf15198fcb744d06d077&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-compacted-math-F4K7W5HXC5DJTKCLXWD7DIGITY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T14:18:34.818Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CK5KYH2IWJAYTJ7KUIOBCWVNSI.jpg?auth=7943b9de15c1988d8f3e21e01e26d03f591f6b85652cbb52f49674e29f258b17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=5176</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County is eliminating its “compacted math” track for elementary schoolers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/howard-county-school-system-budget-funding-request-ZK4B3ORTLVFHZFLPZRXO6L4JSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T14:00:02.222Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X2Y2FI4CNBAFRJJPKEL7J72JJQ.jpg?auth=9f4c0a8f77e6cfff0ca95e720f4f8759e8c48d50fcfa61de9a6f6fffa55d6b95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4957&amp;height=3305</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced his education funding proposal to the tune of $871.5 million on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/motorcycle-intrestate-270-west-diamond-avenue-OMA67KEXZFAQFE27D4DV65Z23I/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T13:59:32.457Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/ga/md-senate/maryland-state-senate-district-21-FYCNNQLNONGMREK47MV72DVH6Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T13:49:02.716Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TCDZD4WEHJHJBH6H6JDUDJZDFM.png?auth=ee920b1616521fd253041bbe8d3d988e32ff60349ef15c779971159a720f47a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/ga/md-senate/maryland-state-senate-district-19-6FZFT5CV5BGDVC2WVNXEDPZJSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T13:47:23.537Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6NXT3CK27FCORNOOZJJR34MNLQ.png?auth=8a651460d389c7ef230d6f81713b62f690be92c87dedcf15198fcb744d06d077&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/montgomery-county/montgomery-county-sheriff-KBV7ILUXVJE5TAPK2ISJ3MT3NA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T13:47:12.937Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6NXT3CK27FCORNOOZJJR34MNLQ.png?auth=8a651460d389c7ef230d6f81713b62f690be92c87dedcf15198fcb744d06d077&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/ga/delegates/maryland-house-of-delegates-district-20-WPGJPLSIDBFSVOP25C5OYWXKT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T13:44:50.629Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C2CDCTLPIRABNFMFNNOOW65FRA.png?auth=5104b42a384bfd84bbd8858edc1e2a8624fd625b8870117f8c66fda16e659e75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/baltimore-county/baltimore-county-council-district-2-MBJ7LAKFWJHU7KZTQBE6M6OQZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T13:40:05.05Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G4CSWL4X2JEJ7KO2G4ZM5HMRDM.png?auth=f0fdd265300bd31aa60ca2bebde46477afa98f171b115b2a4385ff0dd39b4187&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Baltimore County]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/recent-investments-highlight-continued-economic-growth-in-montgomery-county-VWJUBK7XYJCTVGAFVKWJOS6YQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T13:17:32.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YSFDQ6KH3RDBZDZOZSCBFXRF6M.jpg?auth=77cd58f50f72524bc1973df72a75a4c3870b3a18e9d520a0ff2c5731f2e2cd3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1363</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Governor Moore delivers remarks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Samsung Biologics’ first U.S.-based manufacturing facility in Rockville; photo courtesy of the Maryland Governor’s Office.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/eric-puchner-dream-state-oprah-book-club-77OYHCRCEJD73AEHBGDTDMZJEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T13:00:04.71Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7CPFWGWE75CH3JHV5N27CNIVP4.jpg?auth=7088b27dac2baa776a0928eefbc56498a47eca6680662b7731042a77a1763720&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore-based author Eric Puchner will join The Banner Book Club on Wednesday to discuss “Dream State.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/pace-act-maryland-mac-phipps-kevin-liles-wes-moore-7K4OQPC4JNBK7NHP4JDSKJXRQM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T09:30:02.668Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EDJ2KIP3Y5BPRFFRMZED7XC7JA.jpg?auth=3414ac8cb5893c5263198321322e26cc2d9f2c79c0109d18c331680615f218f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1065&amp;height=710</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rapper Mac Phipps, left, and Del. Marlon Amprey, after the signing of Maryland's Protecting Artists’ Creative Expression (PACE) Act on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/baltimore-convention-center-modernization-75JHDZ3LF5AEDGIZCUVLDGMJEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T09:30:01.828Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DDQWAIFDKJFQHO4UPZT5PSN3ZY.JPG?auth=1a7e3f1a109251a53c7e7692b6f6369dba68b08686b2825212597d46dbc2ca23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People walk along Pratt Street past the Baltimore Convention Center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/dalya-attar-federal-sextortion-baltimore-county-maryland-YIGKXKSJ3ZFKBHXAPXOT7UZLGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T09:30:01.277Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LE6S3EB4RNETPGO43SKGCVQSJQ.JPG?auth=8ac1461c6bec24f64564886394917e9a330274f4468513d859d063b494403404&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Senator Dalya Attar speaks on the phone in the cafeteria of the Edward A. Garmatz Courthouse after pleading not guilty in federal court to extortion and conspiracy charges in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>