<?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/public-health/hospitals-address-worker-shortage-as-covid-flu-and-rsv-cases-swamp-their-beds-TXZINVV45ZBQLBFQUSEGAZMYHA/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-23T20:29:07.466Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2Z34UFNVLZG5VNTE24RI3HZFQU.jpg?auth=524cfce9b379bfd56a91dad0853847a2f3bd5918acbd17728f7c3d06500c52b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5463&amp;height=3642</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hospital and state health officials are encouraging the public to get flu shots and COVID-19 boosters and take extra precautions to prevent unnecessary trips to the emergency room.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/roads-and-airports-will-to-be-busy-over-thanksgiving-holiday-as-1-million-marylanders-are-expected-to-travel-N7POPPCJKFAQBFMSSKPH4SQ7JM/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-23T19:42:23.400Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4J737B4DGFCQ5FILDTYKLJIF5E.jpg?auth=eaee44d27d26aa9212c28c6bad12c873f14e9a99bffbbbdd542bbd2d86282b9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Passengers walk through a terminal at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Dec. 22, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/moore-raised-10-times-as-much-money-as-cox-in-successful-run-for-maryland-governor-2AALDD7SQZHUNL6DVZ6FAGLQLU/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-23T17:32:23.382Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3PYU7C2TOZCALP66YCD4SC2ZK4.jpg?auth=7c46c9de3cad89797f0a4104fddb41eb5c5088d97e5db02f659167cb82354e12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3062&amp;height=2041</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov.-elect Wes Moore celebrates with his running mate, Aruna Miller, after declaring victory at an election night event at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Moore and Miller were so successful at fundraising that they had nearly $2.7 million in the bank after Election Day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/howard-county/to-showcase-heritage-stand-against-hate-howard-county-plans-for-an-asian-american-pacific-islander-cultural-center-24SKA3WYCJDVFIPGRDIT6Q3UEY/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-23T16:27:19.665Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PHVSK7P3AJG6FCDPP4XACHANQ4.jpg?auth=50c31cde7ec33bd08f9f5a46d4605ae04b4ae02dbe450ed902406be5b2b2b3be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5760&amp;height=3840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County residents attend a community input session held by the county about a proposed Asian American Cultural Center on June 23, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/marylander-who-leads-epas-mid-atlantic-region-strives-to-build-environmentally-safe-climate-resilient-communities-KY4HOMSIHZE6VNM2ZNFSRYEP2U/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-23T15:57:30.363Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3CUC2ITGN5FWHEPKMB5DSX47WU.jpg?auth=565823ab21987a3f9ced92e63ccddf2643ae53643de1fe4a477a713d71b6679b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1707</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[As a local official, Adam Ortiz upgraded the Edmonston pumping station with $6 million in funding from Prince George's County, enhancing its capacity to drain floodwaters and providing a lasting solution to the low-lying town's flooding problem. Ortiz now serves as the EPA's Region 3 administrator, responsible for Maryland and other mid-Atlantic states.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/attorneys-for-those-named-in-catholic-church-sexual-abuse-investigation-want-judge-to-seal-case-file-77R3OMKPA5DKJHPXCBJN6F6YQI/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-23T15:53:52.340Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PWQ3DNWHAZFWRAVUX6VLPCZ2KI.jpg?auth=396b11a5ca05bc88a41869e086a79d6f3b7b5b52ddb297df086515e002ec45d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorneys for people named but not accused in the investigation want a judge to keep secret all the filings of the case.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/lets-dish-a-tale-of-2-hampden-restaurants-with-1-liquor-license-and-drama-to-spare-ZLDKCCTMLVAP3M4EGQVIBSIE6U/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-23T15:46:53.830Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DWCHCQ2CYNHTVMWLVBUYVUETIY.jpg?auth=341db6bae4f62548959bf59d199943a3ac0f69bf487c45a251890798f9d2f403&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bar Fusion, a new restaurant in the place of the former 13.5% Wine Bar in Hampden, has encountered opponents in the neighborhood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-manager-brandon-hyde-talks-offseason-plans-the-adam-jones-podcast-2JB64XTZQRBZVFEUQ2CX6D3LYU/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-23T15:33:03.662Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ADR7IFXKIBB3ZOAFUI6WK4447Y.jpg?auth=d06eb3444f8796575f8a2565a9404d0cac0bd034e0c2bba6fa1cea4179705ed3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manager Brandon Hyde No. 18 of the Baltimore Orioles looks on during the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 8, 2022 in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/baltimore/3-injured-in-pigtown-explosion-fire-department-says-M7DEUR2TB5A6PMVMVCL3P7NTDA/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-23T13:27:24.340Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XUUUJ2T2BVAO3EESVKLVPXTAIE.jpg?auth=378d81850384516cadda9ae11bd5ee6a59e0ced5aed65b3604e1705296b21c47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5692</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two firefighters walk by the scene of a home that exploded in Southwest Baltimore Tuesday afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/how-to-help-food-insecure-marylanders-this-holiday-season-USXEGLG5FZA45EBC35V6X22QQY/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-23T11:00:03.627Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DWUXFGVH2JGFFJTPTM3QDGHPXA.jpg?auth=8ce8416215fa302ca66a295f5ae4d75044f546ad8d4aa51e5aeaaa9166098f67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Price Rite in the Mount Clare Junction shopping center is closing by year’s end, leaving residents concerned about access to fresh produce and other food items.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/creatives-in-residence/when-my-student-finally-spoke-T5GUNMMTPBBEDOUVGY3Z4UFKJY/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-23T11:00:01.812Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M6JLY73CQFGURLRCKKMRZ6C2UI.jpg?auth=ce2cba00b78dd764937085890d3faf1b6be075cadea480988aea1baacb9bd481&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[I wish again that something would uncoil, smooth, soothe her.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>