<?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/national/nasa-astronauts-butch-wilmore-suni-williams-KYOFH2PPARG6BLUGIQ4OP6Z3V4/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T23:11:08.227Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PBSF3HPMEVA75OKGZZ4X2G2VYU.jpg?auth=8f89986c9ebe4990c74664a3aec8e2c391ca34fd4cdad89d5b0d512d19f05cc5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4084</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test commander Butch Wilmore and pilot Suni Williams walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building last June in Cape Canaveral, 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DC.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/johns-hopkins-layoffs-maryland-ZOC33ZDK4JDZFEANF2GHOHVKBU/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T21:20:03.941Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7NXJTWXSRFBH5AVUEYK2ISSJYM.jpg?auth=bf06bf60345d3b110623e7a6c8313aa5bee06e9b183b15fcbdcf00e5880b9497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4979&amp;height=3319</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jhpiego, headquartered in Fells Point, will lose 130 employees as part of the layoffs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/book-biggie-aaliyah-yoko-ono-snug-books-2C7GWWAFCVDUPJYHSGJAT7SLZQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T21:15:38.626Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MZYCKB3AXNGAZMESO35DBYAGHY.jpg?auth=f7f084a45ccbffb9db926d7f2f30c19e51887104f6d7fff2bda9b473e517f26f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1034&amp;height=1074</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An illustration of Notorious B.I.G. and Yoko Ono from Mark Swartz's “The Music Never Died: Tales From the Flipside.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-early-returns-offseason-EICRNGWVPFEJBDLREMB35XJGQQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T20:42:31.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NNQJTMUVPFDPRGA5FTJZJ5KELY.jpg?auth=9825f54fe2feb10741f428710dd180be1c61cdc3b18f4899489f88347cf3824b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5574&amp;height=3716</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton takes the field with catcher Adley Rutschman ahead of a Grapefruit League game against the Detroit Tigers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/alan-geslicki-sentencing-fatal-stabbing-seron-oneal-FFQ44CVCNJDNNAUWEKC43GI6EU/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T20:16:09.333Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H7KBITNMUJA4LOTRNRQQSICA54.png?auth=0ad042f5ffbe0b030c6d2aa5de67def6fd6bd62f1b13368c4f0f93ac30cca838&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1205&amp;height=803</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police are seen in 2024 outside a home on Deering Avenue in Morrell Park, where Alan Geslicki fatally stabbed 6-year-old Seron O’Neal.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/maryland-incinerator-green-energy-subsidy-bill-FQ2SXXX6PVB35L5HFEGRGTKHWU/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T20:13:11.114Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6GZKXL7VTRDF3EOPPANTZ43OLM.JPG?auth=0fe363a17618ef8abed5b5ffa0dd20127e87b35627b37e38923d092e85850cc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1797</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The WIN Waste Baltimore trash incinerator is seen along I-95 in Baltimore. While bills to remove the practice from the state’s renewable energy portfolio did not “crossover” Monday, the idea still could move forward in this General Assembly session.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-school-phone-bans-35RCNEEA3NHPPKGLIJQ6VELFQM/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T19:53:09.485Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E6H2OZNSHNDWPAH3KOXHOQTBSE.JPG?auth=2cc080393829a3ad0bb9c536ba78c874dfca309796c988aaa643aa4d5eb0a581&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2050</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Principal Shawnette Williams collects a cellphone from a student arriving at Reginald Lewis High School. The phones are put in numbered pouches and locked up until the end of the school day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/catonsville-precinct-shooting-charges-IAUFGHHSXJANJOGNGERZY2KEZQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T19:27:37.495Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SU57GTQUXJBRTIRBJ5XGHXSIG4.jpg?auth=19086076aa018ebb8f26f85c945b2f3e6bd501fb49d76f01d0adc229ba395628&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5013&amp;height=3342</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 27-year-old man accused of firing a gun at police officers in Baltimore County last week is facing attempted murder and other charges.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-bills-local-laundromats-struggle-2SOFL2Y3YNE3LBT2A4F3LO6B6U/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T19:02:21.836Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DZJ6F427KVCFLDKA3HNRCUSKSM.jpg?auth=1d0e9091f6a0d7289583b0ee227b53648256695bf87c74531d0955042d40ea71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5868&amp;height=3301</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Customers use the washing machines at Spin Cycle Coin Laundry in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-cooper-rush-backup-quarterback-T7ME4NKTOJDLZOSPH7ZTIJOMOQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T17:57:19.188Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3UC265IYBREOJMC7QBORQY7HNI.png?auth=6d7dbf9d8d5f2e489b99ed1441a9a390a3dad61332f23d5351c49f2e67f11593&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-maryland-donald-trump-fbi-ETNYVKQSJBBYTJUBVXUUKLCVJM/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T17:38:10.316Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KQXFREFWHJHTROGRQBZLPFIB5M.JPG?auth=a655c42fa2869c8526f1c5d828e2f9195370abb3d41027c134b0229903f0d711&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testifies in the House of Delegates on his plan to balance the state’s budget.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/democrats-doge-elon-musk-foia-review-OACTNJW365B2FK4VX72SZR4A7E/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T16:06:46.266Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AL7XRCQQQRE2RPUZVRG3EVTZPA.jpg?auth=a348544562873563f3356b4d3a3b34ed8f8b71633d20a077c5d6768813dc7e9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D., Md.) speaks at a rally outside of the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/southwest-baggage-fees-bwi-GV24R4KPDNDDJM6YSM7MWK322U/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T15:41:59.795Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DTKOPEVBR5D73DA6G2ZMYSNDAU.jpg?auth=d34b5d7b98fa8e8c63e74d97844222e16c4863473d12f2e718a905b9675dacef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7687&amp;height=5030</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Travelers at Southwest Airlines at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in 2021 after a weekend of severe delays.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-jail-missing-methadone-pills-NM4EYDJMBJGJZKGEDYRY45ZRI4/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T13:25:22.78Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6XWPP6O7AFDO3PCHVHAVUZ7G5U.jpg?auth=8e4c1844462149a4fc37dd07de14c25032052f8ac4ad72de8365aade99e1ad85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2218&amp;height=1248</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-administration-deportation-flights-LLAMD3RB4BEKPCM3BAAGKHRKTA/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T13:13:50.22Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DXQPQZ5RCBGQFLDRTE6N5EEPDM.jpg?auth=15eeeeae4dc95dfa42e142ffd3341b58dd03cf1600c0e732a61c9b6b4ef2700b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5460</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A photo released by the Salvadoran government showed deportees from the U.S. arriving at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-spring-training-opening-day-roster-battles-OZOB2WNFUFC6PJBJXMA3ASLTGA/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T12:57:45.01Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MGDLT6OAE5HFRHYVEXPTRVTKIQ.jpg?auth=03c660372d4d8782e0501b2ab38c207e9f90901a92b6817dabc88b5bc3fe8eed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4848&amp;height=3232</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vimael Machín, center, celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run during the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/international/israel-airstrikes-gaza-4MIYCRS3GNGV3IYUIC25SLN6XI/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T11:58:06.091Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I772DKJM4NCMBKTP6WHCYH3QKY.jpg?auth=684bc7d2893cbba8fc10b7b4eacf059d0775a7a3a383cf21a5b57c76f4835c28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hundreds were killed in Gaza in Israel's overnight strikes across the territory, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. They were the largest strikes since a ceasefire started on January 19.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/chuck-schumer-book-tour-enoch-pratt-library-PWMLG2R47NDSZKD5IQW5E2ZZRI/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-18T00:58:23.325Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LALOMIDZKNBCTNXECQ3XJ7CTL4.jpg?auth=11b9234341d47ec059eb22c4524e1a5682227570ca0864330cf70fdb11da7c67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5245&amp;height=3497</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer was scheduled to hold events for his new book in Maryland and Washington, D.C., this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>