<?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/culture/arts/walters-art-museum-workers-union-FO2CKTUTOJB3BDM3P7Y4JPD44Y/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T23:42:05.516Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5VBFELBUKBH4TBCYSM56AZ3VTU.jpg?auth=211ba334b1dd4142d048b6feeaa479a10f310e4bc6c38ca4f746e8b663b4ca53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Walters Art Museum.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/legal-cannabis-CJAU5473MNFGRLZEPLVVRCFERA/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T23:19:41.439Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HOBYAJ7CNRH2ZM7CJVIJ2QJG5U.JPG?auth=c0e1a0e84c7e0ff296d8570ef5c14337fe00b6ba2b470404b0ad67f2a49bc441&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Behind the scenes at cannabis farm SunMed Growers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/marylands-anti-gun-violence-advocates-seek-new-laws-following-concealed-carry-court-decision-WOP72H64PBHSBDNM5JJFDZYO3Y/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T21:14:57.352Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SDJJZ3FUWVERPDPO5YORV5QEPE.JPG?auth=64a01d5634c9a37c21c67056eb2c3aab77f209c6ea2fbb30fd4b9aebf7498ca3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6713&amp;height=3925</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, gathered at the steps of the State House for a picture before their rally on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/shanteari-weems-sentencing-hearing-E2B53Q5QHVEPPKEYNG2R4XJRM4/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T21:08:20.572Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VVQ7OUOCP5AEXFJ22TVNOOBLJ4.jpg?auth=2c4351d071baad8c51096d82a4bb559f57672de3cb766ef324b58f50d9ed579a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shanteari Weems, 50, of Randallstown, was sentenced on Friday in D.C. Superior Court to serve four years in prison — plus two years’ supervised release. She shot her husband, James, two times after an argument inside his hotel room at what was then called the Mandarin Oriental in Washington, D.C., on July 21, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/frigid-weather-expected-overnight-as-baltimore-issues-code-blue-declaration-PUPKAQ5XQNDUTLI3VJFOSNCBFE/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T20:57:13.870Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UDPSV6IHPNCVRKHDUBWJQYBB6U.jpg?auth=6914a786bd11598249308b200eabde682530be8a4afb9465bb8329a0f7d577cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=692</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A commuter makes her way through downtown as temperatures hovered in the single digits during the morning rush hour Dec. 13, 2010 in Chicago.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/dunbar-boys-basketball-continue-winning-ways-at-basketball-academy-FXU3HUWZ35B5FPFZUGA5LXFPLQ/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T18:57:06.218Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5FWKIPVT2FEU3CGXTV5LKUFU4M.JPG?auth=b23acf8c98cb40f8bd979f34f92bcbe76efa692d0614894751816debbac2d019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=408&amp;height=447</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dunbar's Otis Toney drives down the lane during Friday's boys basketball match against Randallstown. Toney finished with 21 points and seven rebounds for game's Most Valuable Player honors as the Poets improved to 12-2 with a 67-49 victory over the Rams in the opening game of the 25th Basketball Academy at Dunbar.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/st-marys-outlasts-concordia-prep-DH3IDIIIVBGWZML3TYVUO3IBCY/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T18:56:21.014Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EDZ2YZGRJFDH5MXNFYX33HV2UU.jpg?auth=333be23c71388a8bfd31908c1a052b6d49913c0b8882f94d1e4a1b4541bc6d28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1170&amp;height=1594</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[St. Mary's Bailey Harris puts up a shot as Concordia Prep's Hailee Ford defends during Wednesday's IAAM B Conference girls basketball contest. The No. 9 Saints gained sole possession of first place in the IAAM B with a 46-39 victory in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/edmondson-pulls-away-from-no-14-poly-2JE25VR45ZEZLDBYGKOSKQ57EY/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T18:55:42.156Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FXWN2JY76ZHR5F6V55WEJC2B2I.jpg?auth=9589ff4017466abbfc6bf0527bef4720659333c5c20bc57722df56a1eaa7f3af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=968&amp;height=645</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Edmondson's Marcus Jackson (11) and DJ Dantzler (1) seek a rebound over Poly's Ziyan Gates (24) during Friday's Baltimore City boys basketball contest. The No. 6 Red Storm claimed sole possession in the city league's Division I with a 71-53 decision over the 14th-ranked Engineers in North Baltimore]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/high-school/mount-st-joseph-dethrones-calvert-hall-in-miaa-indoor-track-GFVVUIUPLFDJZNEKWHZS2UKS3Q/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T18:55:06.102Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DSXHJOY4QBBO7OF2C25LN6P6RI.JPG?auth=05028ed5e8342171d7d93921cddf114509bdaee2185ddae731046ee595161bfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=403&amp;height=354</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mount St. Joseph's Devin Underwood hits the first curve in his final leg in the 1,600-meter relay final at the MIAA indoor track championship Friday at the Prince George's County Sports and Complex in Landover. The Gaels claimed the final event in a meet record 3 minutes, 28.01 seconds to edge defending champ Calvert Hall and win their first championship since 2017.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/high-school/barnes-sparks-long-reach-past-atholton-64AKGH6AZ5DQ7EMOOJB5VBLSPY/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T18:54:02.555Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EO45SNNF7NB2TCYGOOSIGIYLDY.jpg?auth=cbe89009fd11f231ab71ca30f56a355df26cfd328af545d22d1e5fdbf847ce89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2306&amp;height=2682</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[R.J. Barnes helped Long Reach stay at the top of Howard County boys basketball standings Monday. The junior forward finished with 20 points as the Lightning defeated Atholton, 60-54, in Columbia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/mcdonogh-gets-payback-against-no-2-st-frances-EJVI6KI5KVDYPIPJXWV2XDCD4A/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T18:53:07.091Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JXZTL3FLO5A3PHNLYCRLBRPM3E.JPG?auth=0eadd4ef7ac95d819a19eabd9c4a6ecd4cf1c9837f4ef13b6c8a640780a971e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=452&amp;height=527</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[McDonogh's Makayla Quimby releases a 3-pointer during Monday's key IAAM A Conference girls basketball contest with St. Frances. The Wake Forest University-bound guard connected five times from behind the arc, finishing with a game-high 18 points, as the No. 3 Eagles defeated the second-ranked Panthers, 59-48, in East Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/high-school/bealls-pin-triggers-a-late-comeback-victory-by-top-ranked-mount-st-joe-at-no-3-south-carroll-JQQMVJGX75CQ7OPBEZIZC64EAY/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T17:47:40.937Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RY3FBIE7BBDKJKMTBYTRBNLO5Q.JPG?auth=545a8d6ce7a2a6f0d27764f3790889f1d6ac0c5d426b0d7955ca901c8bf2cb6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2886&amp;height=1657</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mount St. Joseph sophomore Brandon Beall (top) won his first-ever varsity match with a fall in 2:47 over South Carroll's Janero Marchany. Beall's 195-pound victory was among four straight by the visiting Gaels, who overcame a 10-point deficit to win, 36-25, on Thursday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/high-school/harford-tech-girls-come-full-circle-with-a-win-over-fallston-TFS4LUYCBBGEVCEM2BPTNZV7BA/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T17:44:37.308Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CLL6GRYAPFDDBDL7S45Y3SJ6LE.jpeg?auth=29adeed443b628c8d6da85e80b3c391713328cf44db458d56b87ed1297035381&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harford Tech sophomore guard/wing Amya Goodsell scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Cobras  top Fallston, 51-42, in Bel Air on Thursday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/moore-commits-funding-for-67-hires-in-states-embattled-environment-department-YNKVINOKNVDRRETHY4I2D57ZF4/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T17:38:00.716Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/22TO7ODBSVESHNX3CICBCNIQ4E.jpg?auth=6c3856f8586120dab82b2788e22f16cf4ff6cfe892537327ba15b6a275aa7104&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5883&amp;height=3922</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Exterior of the Maryland State House.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/holocaust-memorial-keeper-E6ILEYPOKNG4NET5NYNASLJQ3Q/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T17:31:48.366Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D4D2PIIB2VAB5NOZY6COZB6FM4.jpg?auth=7c43567dacdb3d4cc353303d4bae09e90d6c6031c77845e2d186460718422251&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=3194</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michelle, known as Sunshine on the street, has been cleaning up Baltimore’s Holocaust Memorial for the past 15 years, even in freezing cold weather.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-first-super-bowl-documentary-bullies-of-baltimore-30-for-30-espn-WO23WNVCAVGG5OBILFFQA3V66A/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T17:09:55.765Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W6GG3GYISVEDFCD6DMZWQ7MBQQ.jpg?auth=be751f6cf4542c201411730dcc18e3ec63e750799595d4663a164e10209bc58b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3418&amp;height=2329</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Duane Starks #22 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates his interception with teammate Tony Siragusa #98 during the Super Bowl XXXV Game against the New York Giants at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Ravens defeated the Giants 34-7.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/businesses/egg-prices-maryland-KNEWX35G45DJNGVUPFLYHUNCWE/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T16:48:18.933Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GBUAHQSC7VH5RLGJTBJXQXNCCU.JPG?auth=35df3b010b575ad225fbc97668fa3a91d72cf34ebb155d1ddd0025e3d394ccc4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4988&amp;height=3202</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reggie Spence, chef at Charmed., prepares lunches at the restaurant in Baltimore on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/wypr/hawk-patrol-unwanted-birds-landfill-RI23MQEQHZEAND3MVBJGYSKGKY/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T14:50:46.581Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E3A42DGNVRGUDFXUOOAOAFCYJY.jpg?auth=e5b401ae2127fa706d93764a8a48ab7fd779fbeb92518586dbdce0d8dba0ac87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=880&amp;height=542</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Falconer Dan Vitilio.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/high-school/dunbar-football-makes-history-on-signing-day-FAIMJ76USNBPPKFJUINT6TXDYE/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T14:44:21.362Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TS3FVL2NFNBKLL25I3IEMSXTMQ.jpg?auth=9ba88396bec85123b422c06db84de93ad93404b5cdf0d5ab15e9d47d7e44d02d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2335&amp;height=2370</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dunbar's Josh Fedd poses for a picture with grandmother Susan Knight after Wednesday's signing ceremony inside Dunbar's auditorium. Fedd, a standout two-way linemen for the back-to-back Class 2A/1A state champion Poets, will be attending Harvard University in the fall.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/latinos-baltimore-city-spanish-government-JFVM6H2OEVFMDIHT6E75WZMYIY/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T14:18:17.103Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4A6Q7GHYQVBQ5BCDF7TB6W5SUY.png?auth=5f44840504cd1d43234c0cb26c8aa2523172c93e7c044d8ca7a142d882f79caf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3800&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration. Original photos by Getty Images and Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/a-plan-for-legal-recreational-cannabis-sales-in-maryland-is-coming-soon-heres-what-to-know-FIDB2QEIHBA5TBMX7U7LVUKUR4/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T14:11:58.583Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/23XUGVEXUFAFFMEVM3WL5C4LUU.JPG?auth=960b57bb1f900909457561ba9f9d8d98425c39d1125241ccbf5c19027e200000&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4550&amp;height=2932</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Behind the scenes at Curio Wellness, a medical cannabis company based in Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/baltimore/perspective-small-businesses-can-attract-retain-employees-despite-labor-shortages-V3SCBYODD5BSFLSGZGBRSVAMSU/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T11:00:03.804Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FGLOIHDMURFK5BSP45K3ROZ63M.jpg?auth=8d3fcd80c6e7b8fd9062961497fcf767f933266abe0f967d564db0624533a65b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5860&amp;height=3907</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Small businesses can take steps to attract, hire and retain workers despite labor shortages and other economic challenges, an entrepreneur and business owner says.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-prospects-non-roster-invite-spring-training-IO5XAK7K45GPPKCTQIBKJMQ6IY/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T11:00:02.653Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DZHLQAX75ZDC5P23DPPGYVEAXE.jpg?auth=1d754630a8632fe4aceb8c03426c95760d035c42a71520cb86c862f196ed32d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3783</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles first round pick and Number 1 overall selection of the 2022 First-Year Player Draft, Jackson Holliday, watches batting practice before the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 27, 2022 in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/schoolhouse-rock-annapolis-theater-YIMDHDURZRBFDHZWQCEMTPPGQ4/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T11:00:00.516Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H4AMF5PUZJHLZIL2YM3ENVXJ3A.jpg?auth=5e323df24617b644bb5c74390f5ef62e564ddb4f7f68cfea38c77668d7fb64d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3072&amp;height=4080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lynne Streeter Childress is the owner of Building Better People Productions, which will stage its first in-person performance since the worst of the pandemic on Saturday Feb. 4, 2023 in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/serial-adnan-syed-appeal-2023-appellate-court-of-maryland-MQG2DJ2NEZCWRBTSYJA6QZMB54/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T03:01:15.245Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5FTZACIOSVFQNOT2YUOPM4GMTU.jpg?auth=a9bbc984c2779155145ca01ad65a3c651ae99495409c315b2accd5b41b0db18f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adnan Syed, left, listens as his attorney, Assistant Public Defender Erica Suter, addresses the press on Thursday after oral argument in the Appellate Court of Maryland in Annapolis. Suter is also director of the Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Baltimore School of Law.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/moore-legislation-T6OVK3LHDFH7RIT76L7HA2X3TE/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T02:43:28.908Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4XLCZVJQXJEI5C7XORVMTM3AH4.jpg?auth=ac2de6af35c16f4168c59ccafa594d5dd4a485cd0f13195b7535154f327f9880&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Governor Wes Moore gives the State of the State address in the House Chambers at the Maryland State House on February 1, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/us-releases-guantanamo-prisoner-majid-khan-who-grew-up-in-baltimore-Z5ZNELB7MVCSDIYN2UJWP7IS4I/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-03T02:14:30.777Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CVQJYJ26SRBZJBAP4PF5QNGPDI.jpg?auth=6e49b8272a04cc4827a313ba7b531ca5917f516fbb28b21f2371ae2df835234f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, flags fly at half-staff at Camp Justice, Aug. 29, 2021, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Majid Khan, the onetime courier for al-Qaida is a free man after serving more than 16 years at Guantanamo, and surviving torture at notorious CIA ”black sites.” The Pentagon announced the release of Pakistan citizen Khan on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Khan is now in Belize, after that nation reached agreement with the Biden administration to take him.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>