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abortion rights activists with Our Rights DC march in front of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house on June 29, 2022, in Chevy Chase, Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/linda-lester-cold-case-murder-husband-donald-lester-arrested-N5MDTKVLABDIDI5XKYDY32ZZMQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T21:36:46.416Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YLYEVD6CPVEGPIU2TZJDAYNLAQ.JPG?auth=cf1271ffc05bed635b85ba839b14ce634c1cee9675c4a676a8265085a9cae9ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5756&amp;height=3837</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joy Lepola-Stewart, spokesperson for the Baltimore County Police Department, addresses the media at a press conference on Friday in Towson about the Linda Lester cold case murder.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/moco-deals-federal-workers-V5MWTBVHX5GBXL37OHJOPODJC4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T21:16:24.372Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WQQVIDIMXZCQVM5YG6WO24E2PU.JPG?auth=29b7cab56d6a5c0685700859151acd5073fe7842ac28633812b42f311a870cc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Businesses around the county are offering deals to furloughed federal government workers, including a few in Silver Spring.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/department-of-energy-cancellation-clean-energy-66RHEYY2YRGU5FRENLDOB5OOL4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T21:11:53.589Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MWEGIJKBGZFC5KEBNAZBHUOGJE.jpg?auth=b400f3a709d377a8948056d0c1b0bef304fa1e584a68563aa0a41ee584268439&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., has decided to void hundreds of clean energy grants, affecting projects across Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/conowingo-dam-maryland-constellation-JZ4AGZAZEVEU5BN5BBDOSUGIRA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T21:08:25.928Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AHFRNSS2IVBTJP4MABQSWS5SBM.JPG?auth=dea451b222b542407998a4f196d2d6775fc9577ec33b9a8ce1be8dfd1b8167a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Constellation Energy CEO Joe Dominguez during the announcement of an agreement with Constellation Energy to fund and implement operational improvements and environmental projects at the Conowingo Dam. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/pendry-hotel-horse-statue-kevin-plank-COXGCCKJYNCI3KTUB7RE6C465U/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T20:50:05.88Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TFIQOWSB2FF7BDYGZAH3ZJ7UQQ.JPG?auth=3a70e56fdd0a06ae48bded16c2ae1652496bc7d6fa8a89d536ba41c820ab7095&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4010&amp;height=2673</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The courtyard of the Sagamore Pendry in Fells Point where a large sculpture of a horse once stood is now devoid of a central art piece. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-lamar-jackson-cooper-rush-texans-VPEOQSRUQJCUNEJXAHCJKHKDBI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T20:45:39.141Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WXMP3SLYV5DWBAP6FKOQ7TPRZM.jpg?auth=c2d13ecaee771104324735db72865538b77e80dfdeaa199fcabaeb2a73aaa9d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3389&amp;height=2259</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Cooper Rush has thrown 20 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions in 40 NFL games.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-houston-texans-injuries-lamar-jackson-HI57SW4WCZA2DA5NEZKDH5TWOI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T20:39:02.04Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6PC2G6FUZRD7XGSXZKEGCU3G2U.jpg?auth=a069e0bfe526d454cf9f05b820cb7720a69eec7f8becc8fcafeeabb5c2a93011&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3336&amp;height=2224</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Quarterback Lamar Jackson leaves the field after the Ravens lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 37-20.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-judge-assistant-states-attorney-contempt-of-court-XXEGJLUPBVH67N4JIMUHB4RJUU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T20:24:16.418Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SRXDQ3ZLQNEGXPVKOYGCIY6CSQ.jpg?auth=8a8a03a6ee4d44d78cb36bfa0461259645984b8893c3a8287203653a44e1f3c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5258&amp;height=3505</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland held an assistant state’s attorney in contempt of court after a dustup over protocol when two cases are combined for trial.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/baltimore-national-plays-tours-water-for-elephants-phantom-opera-gatsby-I4ACOFDFY5HTJCB3BPGRIIIC3E/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T20:06:00.375Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T7DQJJ27LFAGZP4E4SGVOHQST4.jpg?auth=b497e67392b2469a98bc92ac24c0a94cf73bf1b0068699e330c92c2eedae6e73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7697&amp;height=5134</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Connor Sullivan, center, stars as August Rosenbluth in the musical “Water for Elephants,” which debuted at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore on Sept. 27.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/university-maryland-eastern-shore-hbcu-plagiarism-discrimination-X44S4VU76JGJ5BLYFFWHBQ764A/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T18:28:58.609Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TVIGKIB2UNA4XMN37S2RH7IYJA.jpg?auth=ff0cd5f680c3c422dde3b94b8ef6472dc52be7dcc142304b1a3f0cd3543453dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3493&amp;height=2329</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[University of Maryland Eastern Shore President Heidi Anderson, shown here at an event on campus in 2021, is accused of plagiarism in a complaint filed with the University System of Maryland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/ian-roberts-iowa-superintendent-FCOKDOV75NCW7KYP3ZY3UB65GQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T17:42:46.202Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DDHMVSTZ4RBCJDZN7VWWQAU5HM.png?auth=abdf7eedde246ede11c478f5d0b6a9f514eecb976086b892a925918cc0a7356e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=553&amp;height=447</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This photo provided by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts on Feb. 26.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/mount-vernon-bikramyogaworks-closes-THLPFMHSGVAFNGWDGJRCAE6JSU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T16:44:34.165Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E3UBCG3TR5AL7FOIHYLXM5JZLM.jpg?auth=7f34d5257ec1d54ab23cc0697117c595231b58927a53649c2adba6b56512463a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3933&amp;height=2622</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BikramYogaWorks closed its Mount Vernon location last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/loch-raven-ghost-town-warren-BN6IQXROPRGMXE4QFEKFIIIRDY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T16:11:14.481Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YKI66QZ6A5FRTACZZBATAK6Z2Y.jpg?auth=618cb8ad75bef6180ea22940b3f12b2e857c2c75fdcc5471d35d80874d781d5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1777&amp;height=1184</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Just over a century ago, more than 900 people lived in a bustling mill town known as Warren.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-texans-preview-lamar-jackson-cooper-rush-6U4M7RUYH5DQPERWR4DOKZNE3E/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T14:57:10.685Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DYNIKHQ7LJCGNJFTLBNUWGHX4E.JPG?auth=d4c674db1bf0aa642d3f5a2771deead06a6b5f957dbfba3e1413fb21da685c57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens running back Keaton Mitchell eludes several Indianapolis Colts defenders in the first quarter of a game in August.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-fiesta-latino-festival-new-next-ZQ4QEUJ2XZH2JGS3DZ5CNS6MCI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T13:44:55.578Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B2YWVOK6G5BRFOBEN6ICTCZQNY.jpg?auth=2dc6f6403c556da6d1f602baeea83f236c5c836712704be2ecaf24e2032be1a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For a fee, dogs can take a dip at the Pendry Baltimore hotel’s pool this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/federal-workforce-civil-servant-shutdown-firings-DEOZ2MZBX5ACRPFK3RZCLYKTAM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T13:19:23.832Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EDEQCP322ZBNBCU7MK3TLJ2N5A.jpg?auth=d5683dbb25827baa47a30e3f328585d3869921d94463f14c98b48c3295cd6b21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Julie Breed took an early retirement from her job at NASA. She doesn’t think people have appreciated federal employees’ devotion to public service since at least President Ronald Reagan. It goes back further.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/letters/letter-sinclair-sun-david-smith-free-speech-kimmel-4KZL4M7LKJDATGIWE6L3S5755A/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T13:00:04.723Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7E4Z2OQBZNC2ZN2ZLEPD7ZNIFU.jpg?auth=13cd98c5ee761ee823cb87b77f9d8499b59a033a0151eb5153f215a376dc6a7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5479&amp;height=3653</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Smith, owner of the Baltimore Sun, last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-tyler-oneill-injuries-WE5HJUUIFNCG3BUZBZ65BG2K3I/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T13:00:02.664Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VVHQJFLBMJANHIXAXK47UGCT7M.jpg?auth=30796386e6e09060034c886c94c5276f9569bd346f420edd6fc9061e68d6d493&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4869&amp;height=3246</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Tyler O'Neill hit .199 with a .684 OPS in 54 games in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/highway-to-nowhere-documentary-interstate-ZE3CSOFVQ5FTXOCV5MCYGO65HM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T13:00:02.208Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FM6IVUL7FVCSRDAQPUYCXLYUPU.JPG?auth=8498a2dd31853ab15b106785380ceec6f0eb483f8606b107b02892735dd31b87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 1.39-mile section of U.S. 40 in West Baltimore is known as the “Highway to Nowhere” because it was never connected to any other major highway as originally planned.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/ottobar-union-craft-brewing-collaboration-ZJWMXFYMOZHHPCAIQ3JIHMJKZE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T13:00:00.476Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5XRXVOPS4JC7RP7CYMXO6WEGNI.jpg?auth=64dc5c8004d41e8c9e5a30237f38210825cba9ee25ff59056fc5b5700606b9e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5176&amp;height=3450</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore's Ottobar partnered with Union Craft Brewing to release "Ottobeer" to coincide with the venue's 28th anniversary this fall.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/federal-worker-resources-montgomery-county-YT4KWE7HVZEXRE7AADAOYMJEJM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T09:30:00.987Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P6BLCNO5PFAYPGDYIA5F3XPXI4.JPG?auth=77126616405ef220dcf45b4c8cb3ec3332b676b6aec5a325c375f9f83ba0230a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rep. April McClain Delaney, center, along with other local, state and federal officials, is offering support for federal workers who have been affected by the government shutdown. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/luxury-potomac-home-for-sale-F22Z3EZXBZG5HBZYATS766MZZA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T09:30:00.985Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZDRO262UEVH6VGFOYA62WGN7RI.png?auth=a9fcf1846d7e5816e1fc5b8bcece1f3852482dcf11ff61ce7b94581ab62c5b0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=854</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/redgate-park-birds-walk-7KYNWBR5OZGTTCKPK6DVBX6FRM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T09:30:00.976Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5HAQ3UAF7RFFNDRBDTPDE2GA5M.JPG?auth=0c2c5fec9a947790b73d13bc3001b8484f95f890aa99ac6f20a688f7862e5249&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Filmmaker Cintia Cabib has a new documentary, “Bird Walk,” in which she chronicles birders and their finds as they roam the former golf course at RedGate Park. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-schools-teacher-pay-issues-VGI5ONK7SVBPDPE4ADBC3FT45I/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T09:30:00.593Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BYPUTOXXPNG4LNPOEEZXKHHL6M.jpg?auth=9c1e65fc15ed3d28fdb4492d038dcc7d5f0d896279bb91a3a044dc6a8facb753&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1667&amp;height=1111</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County school staff members are worried about their next paychecks after the district transitioned to a new system. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-texans-game-picks-score-predictions-baltimore-houston-HRNGTAAX7BCZJMQ2N4BVFX2QSI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-03T09:30:00.551Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DCWCHIBN5ZA7RE6AZUXPFTFWII.jpg?auth=da928e31ff70bc82e63291c5d313cf81af16736e6f60f4971f0b06db047d6a5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5090&amp;height=3394</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens running Derrick Henry scores a touchdown against the Texans last season. Henry finished a 31-2 win with 147 yards on 27 carries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>