<?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/politics-power/state-government/new-fbi-headquarters-criteria-maryland-bid-W3RAIHD5B5DTTAZ2VUAKOPKSJ4/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T23:31:35.623Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AALSVIAR75FVRD4LLLNMNB7XBA.jpg?auth=2471587e2560605661c3b646679a90cf052a5369fddca875530963dc9c4bee99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The FBI headquarters is seen on Feb. 2, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Maryland leaders met with federal officials Wednesday to make the case that Prince George’s County should be picked for a new headquarters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/jon-meoli-orioles-second-half-rebuild-manny-machado-trade-5SVLCEEXRZGTZKQTI7WIMW3RV4/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T23:22:10.615Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NBSS7HSL3RCSLIX2ZSYWY3RQGU.jpg?auth=1f9d5f886439be722f6cdb7c1dc270015475b9c0760b5603dd60201c24d59d2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3056&amp;height=2037</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manny Machado makes a play during the 2018 MLB All-Star Game. The Orioles traded him days later and  started a rebuild that set the team up for its current run.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-schools-sues-social-media-BZVYCPUNW5HI3F4NFWTTYJSGZA/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T22:13:21.147Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PTZNOZZVIZG37IMXBRXEM7LCGI.jpg?auth=ed1bb8129e10816061cd4877b7c129e619f6496a67e3448309e32a883a41ed84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3780&amp;height=2472</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Photo shows young people using portable computers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baby-charm-is-on-the-way-mayor-brandon-scott-announces-that-hes-expecting-his-first-child-with-girlfriend-hana-pugh-MCXT3UIBZVEA7HMOXXC5FKW3LE/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T21:59:34.75Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AZUCHP3NPVEOBEURRMINEPUFME.png?auth=4b79ad9a8310e04feb791282b6d42182631629cb5d08e9f63bd146cac9cc5f47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=940&amp;height=603</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Instagram screenshot of an announcement from Mayor Brandon Scott.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/kenneth-ravenell-second-appeal-denied-VTQBEUQNNJA4VHFV5246RE5CBI/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T21:07:12.261Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/33WPQHJYZRAJHF2CS6LOTLRYDY.PNG?auth=cec9b5fd9f7c43d88c82d563304dd1044e6402c483145ce85e2491d3539a257b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1595&amp;height=906</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney Kenneth Ravenell in an undated picture, courtesy WJZ-TV.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/druid-hill-park-tennis-players-protest-segregation-75th-anniversary-SX573TIO2RAQLIINVFX4436XNQ/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T20:43:12.998Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZB67LE4AKZERXFMVF64KDD6ASU.jpg?auth=89dcd72d50efbf6bfb7dde45e49287ce5d96c00b4aab1aeb94191c7eb18ea0db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The site of the former “whites-only” court next to Rawlings Conservatory at Druid Hill Park on July 14, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/all-aboard-amtrak-says-penn-station-will-have-2-new-platforms-come-2024-EPWXWEO53VEN3C2DYRM7EVU4NI/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T20:34:12.314Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VLLAVWSUOJFG7G3DE7CNYBUTYY.JPG?auth=559e32ba224e5178363660a310bd45e5cea19f492a657e1ed6c2600386959ddc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brian Traylor (left) and Qwyn Durrett (right), Amtrak project managers spearheading the redevelopment at Penn Station, look on at platform construction on Thursday, July 13.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/epa-mde-order-city-expand-sewage-backup-program-4AXTQE4IVFE3DHS4PYUTWTKNT4/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T20:06:07.27Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U3DWPQNUCVDLNCVYH337656RBE.jpg?auth=992f4b9b8e391598bee88ef605eb572cf4903c1061225c563aa30ac2a3bfe173&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=681</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) logo is displayed on a door at its headquarters on March 16, 2017 in Washington, D.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/john-waters-leslie-van-houten-friendship-PN4RXS7JPNE2PAMHCZIM2T3EXA/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T20:05:11.705Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T2SOOSHJ7BCWXND3ZUY5ILPNOM.jpg?auth=8235fd59bbb486c87cd3ce9b082c22c472e4f41a40db20db962f65af2afb71a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2594&amp;height=1730</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cult filmmaker John Waters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/2-year-old-girl-overdose-death-LGDXILU67BBKDJHVU4WZWKUO6A/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T19:56:00.386Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5ENK5X324VFHBBAGDDKVVFT5KY.jpg?auth=acb3f9d60b477964de6305bb393868197ba8357d13560f46f5f3352c30383821&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6227&amp;height=4151</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-experts-roundtable-trade-deadline-IEQIW7K7KZE2RA2RDYYJY4LKWE/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T19:43:17.045Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XF2Y66PQ2NGA3CT6L7XSJDEEXE.jpg?auth=36952324084216858884bf2fb531ac1a6f2f2ac5337fc76c86f8156d934db5bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6357&amp;height=4238</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles GM Mike Elias is likely to be making and taking a lot of calls before the Aug. 1 trade deadline.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/richard-worley-brandon-scott-baltimore-city-council-hearing-4FBS3ME4YZFM7OLAQWSTKNTUI4/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T19:34:06.478Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FVKOPTYQENDGFHPCQ4TM76FUZE.jpg?auth=3b1d58d41066bd8bb0b90f0137f958a91c66343138b7eacb76f0b13bc34d2c0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Acting police commissioner Richard Worley speaks at the Baltimore City Council hearing on the Brooklyn mass shooting Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/annapolis-skipjack-pride-of-baltimore-ii-3URQZFEOL5ER7OY7ANNEPIPOTY/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T19:27:01.138Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ELGYG3HZJBC5XDKMHKWO4ZSVCQ.jpg?auth=78f86c187407c77f4c68a9a451a16723f17160b8efccb60bb044c5b2ed366ce3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3531&amp;height=2580</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Capt. Rick Flamand talks to summer campers aboard the Wilma Lee, an 83-year-old skipjack, during a morning cruise out of Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/company-rents-entire-upper-deck-camden-yards-SIJ4FEPIVBB27AZVNRHC7U74NE/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T17:50:14.812Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/STNQPFO2HJCWTGBMRXPVLGTIDE.jpg?auth=ff29aa80fd336f71c06a690cb42112de36c3392afef388a45682aac83c888b2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3574</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A general view of the Eutaw Street entrance of Oriole Park at Camden Yards on March 26, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/city-council-vacants-water-JXXYQVTWGNCG3GL4KWJCKVRPG4/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T16:26:14.598Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IVKD5VA3OJGSJGCKA5TDZO2JEE.jpg?auth=5a74e715fa6715c774e992a0147080fbecb97c0fb82c5e322f443c8644768b5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The City Council held a hearing Tuesday to ask city agencies why water isn’t always shut off in vacant homes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/businesses/boost-black-businesses-downtown-baltimore-HT5HFCEVW5DXHNEE6JMRX6WQR4/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T16:03:16.435Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CHYSWCYJKBDYTPV4A7QBEVNGU4.JPG?auth=e2e475f4668e028403fe5c6a90c37929767786c5acf8f30c8e940aadf5fb7278&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A ribbon cutting by Downtown Partnership President Shelonda Stokes and Mayor Brandon Scott took place on July 13, 2023 during a celebration to announce and welcome the second cohort of Black Owned and Operated Storefront Tenancy businesses to downtown.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-2024-schedule-interesting-UQKHOOKRE5DKJHO4UBTNOSOIDY/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T15:54:51.166Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HN7BB4HMXVEV3AVPG7HD6T3F34.JPEG?auth=eb5b7b913309f7d4052410809b3894198d502b32140e1abddedb8c69aba99138&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Orioles’ home opener was delayed a day by rain this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-flea-market-exhibits-comedy-whiskey-ZOFUBI42PNEPZH73S5B6L4G4QA/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T15:42:38.684Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WMBLCULHRBDH3E7Q23A2ZWNPY4.JPG?auth=80d6de8e9415ed2fc2c946fa429fa90e463fe6374d450f44eec0c9fa292e5997&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3002</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sagamore Spirit Distillery, as seen from Rye House, will host Whiskey on the Waterfront this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/cannabis-mental-health-marijuana-use-disorder-DY5GXGC4MVBM3JVXKUGCQSKM5I/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T12:41:35.181Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7IUMVAEX6RH5XFH7YENM7RZ2WE.jpg?auth=f37f369275cf76a047ca7b36452226e62002b332724a46529697c4673df7603a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A cannabis plant grows in the Amsterdam Cannabis College, a nonprofit charitable organization that gives information on cannabis and hemp use on February 7, 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city council in Amsterdam has recently voted in favour of introducing a citywide ban on smoking marijuana in public areas. A successful trial ban in the De Baarsjes district of Amsterdam has been declared a success after a reduction in anti social behaviour.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/mother-testifies-brooklyn-shooting-hearing-4U5ANDW7M5HKHMUTRN6NXJ4U3U/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T11:52:41.003Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YARLL5PPBVCG3LBZGJLSUTKE2I.jpg?auth=661513597256cd3c5ee8eeddc773c147bcc145256ef311e9b2696c4c89affe90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Keegan, Associated Catholic Charities’ director of family services, speaks at the Baltimore City Council hearing on the Brooklyn mass shooting on July 13, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/mlb-rule-changes-effects-game-5VBVMOWA4VCO5OD7VRJ7OEVFVM/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T09:30:00.595Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E2KWJYAMQBHKBOOAUCVHR4RPPY.jpg?auth=d391f375f50df71bd1a7f2099fb206d9aa440d41bc4f6aecfec08bf0f545576c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3785&amp;height=2523</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo steals third base against the Athletics. A dramatic rise in steals has been one result of baseball's new rules implemented this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/community-voices/education-schools-maryland-superintendent-test-scores-PGOUBBNWZ5EKPJDSQPP4AOTBMA/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T09:30:00.341Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LRXHMV7YBVC4TDNZQ57B67CRM4.jpg?auth=11becb882774c4087feb11f2256dd5bbad825346ba9a3d48ca684489e4d7d06a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1408</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Clarence Crawford, president of the Maryland State Board of Education, during a state school board meeting in February. (Kaitlyn Newman/The Baltimore Banner)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/at-hearing-city-agencies-questioned-for-roles-leading-up-to-brooklyn-shooting-LUED3CX5W5BTVL4BKZ6YQX73PQ/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T04:08:26.002Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YLT3BLV66FA47GEDTMMOWORCJE.jpg?auth=227e1e5125e64f2ef0414f4a8d793a8d56b4892c9b8fa05f35c64a15e0efdb3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[City Council President Nick Mosby, right, looks on seated while seated next to Councilwoman Phylicia Porter at the Baltimore City Council hearing on the Brooklyn shooting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/new-baltimore-county-redevelopment-authority-will-pave-way-for-security-square-changes-YZ6TDIMNGVH4TFAMIBYWMGDTRI/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T01:43:03.344Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JWYSYXASJNBBBI73FGXFADREIQ.jpg?auth=eff07020c138f17a34cbd997dfa8487eb13478493cb66ab455b50dd1727f7b91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. signs legislation July 13 creating the West Baltimore County Redevelopment Authority, surrounded by: Councilman Patrick "Pat" Young (left), Randallstown NAACP president Ryan Coleman, Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones, Councilman Izzy Patoka, Set the Captives Free Outreach Center Pastor Karen Bethea, state Sen. Charles Sydnor, and state Sen. Benjamin Brooks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/dpw-limit-water-use-baltimore-howard-A6LEJDGRF5BABNYDMPJUXSN7KI/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-14T01:34:28.462Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6RVW4THX3RAJPEZTI734UEMXZQ.jpg?auth=17cf8c9d5e53350053cacba08abd9adf57516fcf7a69ab334c2a31dfd0236709&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Breaking news alert.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>