<?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/howard-county/howard-school-board-budget-no-vote-H4R642V5KJHPZLZM72KH7YM344/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T23:11:37.049Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FOCI2PSYAJFHJDTBGZRIQDWCNU.jpg?auth=ebf24eac17445cecf57b6372585b178bca18d5fad68f347f89900ed98a6d2646&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4492&amp;height=2995</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The exterior of the Howard County Department of Education in Howard County on Feb. 7, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-players-spring-training-talent-show-RMUEAWIVDNFGHIYAVVQQHVGW34/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T22:14:18.418Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GNCHJVLEORFYTLLCGIGPSX75EE.jpg?auth=ca96203af5db66c8924a636c3145733a52b1902fd03e63b21c7bf2b06cba6d44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2896&amp;height=1932</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielders Austin Hays, Ryan McKenna and Cedric Mullins laugh together during spring training in Sarasota, Florida.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/anne-arundel-lead-pipes-map-SKNSU3KH5ZDRVLMGNEIYZFGIOI/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T20:30:06.256Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N6YKGWECQFDQTEIQPYSQLSPOHI.jpg?auth=e80977edc84c2a5397b5ff812387ecdc98969962139ab4bfb8c7f0c4737581d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health experts say young children and infants are particularly vulnerable to lead, which can have physical and behavioral effects at lower levels of exposure than adults.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-closer-craig-kimbrel-unbothered-by-early-struggles-DGCPQEMQLZBBVNEDX45QQMIHSA/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T20:23:28.145Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/36GNP7RYN5AKTIITUWBLMEQMFA.jpg?auth=410c20bdbe7a9e7ce044f7d16d7c023efe94fd670449c81ae75fd660870c6ccd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5107&amp;height=3405</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel (46) poses for a portrait during the Baltimore Orioles’ team picture day during spring training at Ed Smith Stadium on Feb. 21, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/university-of-maryland-greek-life-fraternities-sororities-QN4GBLZ4G5GP3D3VKOFKZJBZGQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T20:20:21.409Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/22P64BDB6FELRHTANZJRRUX7OI.jpg?auth=5af3cb5e5890f9ffe15e2eebf0db35d8f0fd6e22f2472082d4ecf1e658081f94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2121&amp;height=1414</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Library and campus of The University of Maryland at College Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/umd-fraternity-sorority-cease-desist-F7FQ7AZIKFDUZAD6RCIGVYXKBM/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T20:17:10.166Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/22P64BDB6FELRHTANZJRRUX7OI.jpg?auth=5af3cb5e5890f9ffe15e2eebf0db35d8f0fd6e22f2472082d4ecf1e658081f94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2121&amp;height=1414</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Library and campus of the University of Maryland located in College Park, MD.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-elections-board-appointment-BMQFZRS4IBFLDB45A7V2LJXZJA/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T20:10:05.524Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NV2VJGXB7JEMRMOLLOZO5Q6RXI.JPG?auth=db89b3c99eaf77195ea939b81958f47bcfc7557854ddf5502f26aabd6d8e92ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5657&amp;height=3771</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has nominated Diane Butler to fill one of two vacancies for Republicans on the Maryland State Board of Elections.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/community-voices/rap-music-maryland-legislation-prosecution-ABHZB2AOTJAZ7HVHOT3OTK7XOU/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T18:21:39.526Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J7UWXKPRPJEM5KA6AEYE4PMVCI.jpg?auth=6f154a06bfb7587a4c2061464fbd99e07c17d35c17c0f7911c5a1753cc1cf91d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5213&amp;height=3290</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(left) Del. Marlon Amprey represents District 40 in Baltimore. (right) Erik Nielson is a professor at the University of Richmond and the author of “Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/harborplace-dave-bramble-L2J4CN47SNGNZKMMANTAT53YLY/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T17:48:21.257Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/INAQVUENRBEJZBYKWFWGP46VWM.jpg?auth=3117275d8a95bce7fe6fc8dd305139cf7741e4399cda99c81239d93e8c2d545a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3654</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[P. David Bramble, right, is leading a $900 million overhaul of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. His vision reimagines Harborplace, built by James Rouse, top right,]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/maryland-dot-maryland-transit-administration-state-highway-administration-CL52QSM3VFHVTN3HGIJAKIDRDQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T17:25:22.517Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RAER34JMBFEYZDPZUHJD6GOCOM.JPG?auth=374d6745622fd28b4d164d445653a39def638af789739fbc632c26f7b999ec5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore, Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld and Maryland Transit Administrator Holly Arnold listen to remarks at a ribbon cutting for the MTA’s first zero-emission buses at the Kirk Avenue bus depot on Feb. 27, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/jason-palmer-joe-biden-american-samoa-BP6TDTV32RCYDLRQG3X4NTZHAY/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T16:53:52.478Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MWCPCJ4INJEEBJS5HTUNNGXQLU.jpg?auth=a755642b284aa35bf2cbe15401212de19ad4395ff85459c408298262d9e223b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4896&amp;height=3264</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate Jason Palmer poses for a photo at a hotel in Washington on March 5, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/child-kidnapped-baltimore-kaimir-rodgers-C2KNXCRXCNA4LFVPAOAGQHUXGM/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T16:51:03.177Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EFW4KSEKZVE6HAI24DLVKYBI4U.png?auth=fbb0ad94814a60a199b0bf9ca87a3c2d50c9c3a5b16ed02aa3478a2419d1e894&amp;smart=true&amp;width=236&amp;height=296</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police say someone can be seen on a video camera carrying Kaimir Rodgers from the home in the 1900 block of Ruxton Avenue on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pitching-prospects-cade-povich-chayce-mcdermott-robot-umpires-ICGZID32XVDOLPNQPIGDDKRF4E/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T15:00:00.231Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/77JEK26U2BF23J5X2EHIRAK36I.jpg?auth=ba0523291a4553e19f0507e0cce12a08cc336b3d322cc42b135078430ed2837a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4415&amp;height=2943</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Chayce McDermott (97) delivers a pitch against the Detroit Tigers during a Grapefruit League game at Ed Smith Stadium on Feb. 27, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/harborplace-cost-SITQCEDKPNAW5AWWM47CRCJTKI/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T13:23:57.449Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3BGXTIEMNJGPNBT5Q72L23W2UY.jpg?auth=8b314a7ffb2f47ab8c541eb00d5dfb36f108553eaf28b0ceb3d58d96fe6451b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3654</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[By any measure, $900 million is a lot of money.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/amtrak-northeast-corridor-trains-INBGELKN7VB3NFICCMRJKQHLPM/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T13:17:17.11Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UCE33EVDIBHY7EAGMVXKLN4YXY.JPG?auth=20fafaa7554a13287767a7148af9cab886efedf11332fb88cc957c00e9eb6881&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5275&amp;height=3517</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After an influx of growth, Amtrak is expanding weekday service on its Northeast Regional trains.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/baltimore-harborplace-memories-RPFTZXQN3BAPZBIYS3GE67GCZ4/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T13:06:24.602Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K2OAXSGITFECFMQSUUL666HDCI.jpg?auth=7b0f86eeeb8d7b28a16ed6a5026b0980b886646bb163f4080393342338a147d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1170&amp;height=973</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harold Tremain visited Harborplace in the 1980s. His granddaughter, Alexandra Smith, now works for the mayor's office.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/was-the-annapolis-state-house-swatted-UYMRX3IFYBCQLA3S4GUTEWVCAE/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T10:30:00.374Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7QF46SE2IVELXN3IT4WHKR75L4.jpg?auth=ee8f15a2c285507f1cde43613551e6c4885dd49c3629dac59b278909d2268880&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7685&amp;height=5170</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A police officer stands outside the Maryland State House on Feb. 29, 2024. A threat prompted a lockdown, and later, the evacuation of the building.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/church-militant-lawsuit-settlement-GOQ7STVQBJHD5JEBGG3AWH6FB4/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T10:30:00.323Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7WTZQXTAJ5B27J6PLL4TDXHH5I.jpg?auth=1ac917f43c281d84449165561f4b4b95082a467d7b0671bd4acfe59da81a0b83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6011&amp;height=4007</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The exterior of Baltimore City Hall as seen on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/hospital-food-baltimore-hopkins-mercy-gbmc-ummc-YJK6AKJ4BNA2RLNPGVZOYRFBII/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T10:30:00.31Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P7JU6M575ZBRXOCJOSF2GURFEU.jpg?auth=27974ac24f72dda72f5dbe2d95cdf0c7d6598b01bd18f92f8b42b481ade10eac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins Hospital’s cafeteria is impersonal but efficient.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/community-voices/young-people-resources-funding-education-jobs-EBBKM5F63FHJRPKBRL2YO5MMPM/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T10:30:00.224Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KOTZ7XDSR5DVVPRXS7AOBBE5DY.jpg?auth=37b7d2f89f679217a1830ff22b135cde91f11e007c3a6b9e77e798c64d51b3e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3088&amp;height=2316</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s young people find a lack of educational and other resources that can help them transition to adulthood, Julia Baez, the CEO of Baltimore's Promise, says.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/harborplace-faq-time-cost-design-PWPWX7NZTRELBHZAPCQQPAWWBM/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T07:00:00.323Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5OK5GWKJ65H3RB6PRF2UODZR5I.jpg?auth=9d2203ce14d031090190c4f56ddaf65020eb9972035521b84589c57c29dcc2ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=563</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MCB Real Estate released renderings of a redeveloped Harborplace on Oct. 30, 2023 that show new buildings with residential units and new park spaces.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-school-boundary-study-J2PS45FKGRG4XHI4AHIXGYDEMU/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-06T02:19:54.714Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VB46HKOSWJBQHL2EL42N4DHOJM.jpg?auth=3f0a048b62bc49cb7926640026026a0d84786cca390e1bed428cb976b859f09e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2983&amp;height=2608</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Scotts Branch Elementary School in Windsor Mill is part of two Baltimore County Public Schools boundary studies this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>