<?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/economy/growth-development/moodys-bond-rating-maryland-washington-dc-federal-shutdown-M6H4PXRNCFEVDA4PY6F5BCCXJA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T23:31:55.547Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-council-snap-federal-funding-benefit-cuts-QS6GOPAMFBAODBOZYHJNPCWWLM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T22:49:46.003Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KYFZBPLZOFHFTONUTC3BPPKRGQ.jpg?auth=83fc0f0eb79fb544dc5d22af3a6512f1dd62bb6c4e49539867d9b4728b3c7fe0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State officials have warned that federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will run out on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/sheppard-pratt-michael-cabanalan-rape-charges-MT6ZSFCFMVGCDHDQTWYLJLCXTI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T22:36:49.814Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/72PK5X6T3RFTBGAEWVZFCYL3GE.jpg?auth=23d5319b62a2f372486be85426af496e2bb16345f6aa896e163af9b0df039e0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6291&amp;height=4194</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Cabanalan was arrested by detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit on charges of second-degree rape and other offenses. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/maryland-driver-federal-agent-shooting-coverup-3KVKMIA2TNA2RL2LTFUQ3P7UMM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T22:34:36.667Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGXFPWW7UVHFNAV5G44ST3WBV4.jpg?auth=642457fd5238bdeb41a3877ca442d7cf65ebb225e1ffc9ff5a103bdee8826d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting by a Homeland Security Investigations agent, who was with police officers and other federal agents when they stopped a car driven by Phillip M. Brown on Oct. 17.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-traffic-stop-investigation-SOPYW767QJAPRHANZCMMAYOF74/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T21:57:24.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TRCQ4UGTYFC7JPC7326N4BISSU.jpg?auth=2c33ba6d5a85900742e1af445be3272075970ad8ec326b49e75fec2cd214d768&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3445&amp;height=2297</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka demanded transparency in the wake of The Banner’s investigation into the county’s police department’s traffic stop practices.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-federal-government-shutdown-food-snap-rent-brandon-scott-HQ63HRPDSZBZROASR4AS5MYPBA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T21:44:06.18Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YCHCK67XHBFN7EU7W4OMKBYDGQ.jpg?auth=de79f3c6c4a36d81d91b2991e478f0b06e176a5fa37b03b3b9ff45eebff126e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Brandon Scott announces over $4 million in aid for struggling Baltimore residents at a press conference at the Samuel F.B. Morse Recreation Center on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-earthquake-columbia-geological-survey-SZV5HKL4JNHLPFVJS32NQXMST4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T21:00:51.71Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JVNA6QPMBBHJ7CJEE4LLZVBDZA.png?auth=1c72808ca4989d7e783947d0c40971884532fa14ffd3e36f70a024ff871e7fbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1869&amp;height=1247</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A partial screenshot of the helicorder record from Soldiers Delight in Baltimore County for Monday’s earthquake in Columbia. It shows the measurement of up-and-down movement of the Earth’s crust in red and the measurement of the much smaller subsequent side-to-side movement in blue.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-ai-gun-detection-omnilert-julian-jones-O734CM4CHFHWPFGFIBUEFABZHI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T20:54:00.367Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XNNR2JIDUZGQ7NACXSOIZXZP7A.JPG?auth=ac372ff3fbd69a6e78c44944751016335a354b2667111c37976839dd68b7f815&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police were called to Kenwood High School last week after Baltimore County Public Schools’ weapon-detection system alerted officials of a possible gun on campus. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-YKZOOWOSJBGJLFBSLKGLCYGMT4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T20:06:44.505Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LB4KWVWIKZAJ5ETQJGWH326T7I.jpg?auth=a9623bb99f4f1e30af6fff21f38fd4bd6ea669b0a73cbb037c82e7f7caf23809&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4169&amp;height=2779</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Someone walks along the coastline in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/university-of-maryland-childrens-hospital-50-million-gift-RDSTPSJUWREONJ3ECT6YU2QJMY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T20:04:25.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ETZMBNTBSRAANAGOMEGA6RMFVQ.JPG?auth=b505eeec432d440de00d1907b2336a2886159d248a42349ed0383b6f58392600&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mohan Suntha, president and CEO of the University of Maryland Medical System, said the $50 million gift was the largest in the institution’s history.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/kilmar-abrego-garcia-trump-officials-warning-JOIBY3VDHJA2NJCZ6MZOGL2WIQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T19:41:57.21Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AHD3YNYAA5ABZAHILEHFII3DLM.JPG?auth=3a9e772142a169639a722117ca14b91c4ceff9c65d9bcf0862867930c95b97f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Tennessee federal judge on Monday warned Trump officials they could face sanctions for inflammatory remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia ahead of his trial.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/market-house-lease-annapolis-34IIIUBNVNCZZA4X2NXDFDAGIU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T19:08:49.815Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TFZHYYDFCRD3TARWVQQVHNVVIE.jpg?auth=2d0c4ebe3fd21b115110cd7e0d337a8fc5ff491d1239d7ca5778e0ec38a7dca2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2593&amp;height=1952</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Even on a hot day, shaded tables outside Market House draw people for dining while overlooking the water.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/remington-sisson-street-dump-development-falls-road-7Y2BBBTLPVBABMTK4PYOIHIVTU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T18:57:42.187Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N3H4U25S45GK3GKHJGZ3CIV2XY.jpg?auth=0f2fc362ac614640538f4e9a24e59a6ed76facf80a827038fa198527bbae9c2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Northwest Citizens’ Convenience Center on Sisson Street in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-snap-food-benefits-lawsuit-BQFDXNBX5JF2ZGS3EVLSJ3OGSU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T18:54:45.188Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FRE2MNTH6RGDPDZFHDHCPSFIFU.JPG?auth=8fcfe4d3270cc3352f9eff4b212d4af65305abfb260dc76743719a67ba5a226c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has joined other Democratic AGs in a lawsuit over federal food benefits.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-new-manager-craig-albernaz-jon-meoli-QK6FJCZDXFDSLP7IY7RUH4RA3E/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T18:51:32.868Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MUYKBV7665FBVKGJMOGZLIEENY.jpg?auth=f178267a1ad6fd767fdba2d6da0626d8c627e262275ddfa81935d1d82f5c560f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cleveland Guardians bench coach Craig Albernaz, left, and manager Stephen Vogt look on from the dugout before a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/maryland-heat-deaths-summer-2025-EXHTO3T35BGWPJ7INENLB627UI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T18:49:06.94Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/27CVFXKBVREMLA5QNCDB3CJ5WA.jpg?auth=08c4d9cecb8b862f9b1b934c19199e4ba0d93fc450ea9dcb9a8677aff533cc07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For the first time since a derecho storm knocked out power for millions in the state at the onset of a heat wave, heat-related deaths in Maryland topped 30.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/baltimore-housing-foreclosure-dscr-HFPWHAWCY5HRLPR2VZSUAQWW24/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T17:48:55.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PP55WTZHSNF57JGFBDOGC22RMQ.jpg?auth=b13c5616283d439cefcfeaf256503fdea0d97b1ac195b724578e2f0ce06544b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5700&amp;height=3183</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/brandon-grimes-fraud-scheme-prison-2EV54S25LREATFUBWFOUC5N3FQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T17:03:47.3Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ATV7AAJC3NAFJKB3UW2YXGL72Q.jpg?auth=7146410404d4e9b793e66b33615e956ebb65b25abaec1bf302c7a546bf8e0b91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5175&amp;height=3450</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brandon Grimes, who is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the murder of a Baltimore City police detective in 2007, faces new charges.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/ripple-effects/job-loss-survival-guide-maryland-federal-workers-CUNKWLVRYZCU3AVNZKY5RZ76Y4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T15:44:41.734Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EU3JYMOOBNFQNMP5LCSZQ6G4KY.jpg?auth=6c3b83f3f6d55027dd24e0335210b3ed46adfb433424b3e95d27330756da23d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3375</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/snap-wes-moore-montgomery-county-council-shutdown-ZQ5EAFKWBRCNXGSYUML24MTIOI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T15:38:12.963Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YCM33FSNPNHLZNUO7EUEVUY2MQ.JPG?auth=ca35421348d5356306b12ed56564d44b9069e0f6a3b5c9866bd2c9402f257fc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council President Kate Stewart spoke at the unveiling of a federal workforce career center earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/deborah-hebb-obgyn-obituary-5WFMYUXKZZHVTFDWF37Q5YCDDQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T15:15:02.796Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WSUI6G3HHNAFTITGZMBPRAYNQI.jpg?auth=c19e4283c67f66f940de8f54fe962f5c6db08f979b1a7af967e7e566604f159f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Debbie Hebb holding baby twins she delivered.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/manor-hill-brewing-neighbors-dispute-howard-county-JTN5YQKACBBUXHDC5MCBIE735Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T15:04:11.305Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K5W35HCLCZDY5MTK3KW3ADYPKQ.jpg?auth=10e6fa3a4c6bb2e191268d28b25112a0e56bb696714bbf67919af5132474bdbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2958&amp;height=1820</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manor Hill Brewing in Ellicott City and its neighbors continue to clash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/howard-county-traffic-stop-death-EV7CCSHJC5FT3B4XZ6AXWLWDJM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T14:38:45.31Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5BBMESZRRRGT5GIYEQTHAEXNSU.jpg?auth=7ef3ac28e1f4241e5d1443c74f9c69cea04fdb20ddc6950d1ac49105c3d0efd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4710&amp;height=3140</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police said the investigation into the fatal single-vehicle crash is ongoing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-new-manager-craig-albernaz-background-6KCJBGX5QJALBMF4JX3CDWS2S4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T14:37:44.4Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4TLFE5ZP6BB5VAQPLYZ7JDPHXU.jpg?auth=194e33fb7048394f7d5ede1cbd5cd5a34075ba17eaab87cef333030eec112881&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5392&amp;height=3592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt, left, talks with bench coach Craig Albernaz during the eighth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field last April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-YTZLJXRDPREOZKVO7KBBKR2UGQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T14:31:38.265Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FFHAJEKZW5FXXCKYHYBUPFF25I.jpg?auth=67d06f2e244d2f4bac48b69cb7b82cf61763ba18f2a6f11b946386a9d5fd9448&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5207&amp;height=3471</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Workers board up shop windows ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s forecast arrival in Jamaica.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/somerset-superintendent-cuts-ties-with-maga-aligned-school-board-FOMUUZ2XVBGKLFKNOW6E4UM7EY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T14:29:20.701Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GD6BGJNPHZDBPKFAL6FWQ4SPQY.JPG?auth=7024e537a893705c6090908fab52788b9d817d406de338cc66f9305d5c5d395b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5810&amp;height=3877</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Somerset County Board of Education in Westover.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/baltimore-down-payment-program-YFKMEQFEOJEX5P7575OEBYYEMQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T14:11:44.598Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GIXVM47H2RCEFJGJQT6FSNPJCM.jpg?auth=2b1a841f4fb9d7262cbcd396ac70028a76194a3be9a3efb912da4d57a5e09219&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shanell Walker bought a once-vacant house in the Park Circle neighborhood. Through her mortgage specialist, she found a number of different incentives and met a contractor who customized the home to fit her specifications.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/trumpy-yachts-port-of-baltimore-wooden-boats-7GFGM6RN6RHNVIH2GRLN7ZKQHE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T14:02:53.186Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QY4DDVTODFGYZM5GAT22V3TNYI.jpg?auth=873984402edfffd717d6b22e46586a7f0693acbfa4bd0b6604d96792d228725b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Mary Lynn, a 70-foot motor yacht built in Annapolis by John Trumpy & Sons, awaits a new owner in a Cambridge yard.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-transit-bike-car-free-RBTLSGOYPBAMTHJQRPKTWSXLBM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T13:41:49.328Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O7UXRB5FAFDU5E7MQMHTSPB2F4.JPG?auth=016bf89706c4607672e76f09253e2a970cd29fc97d9103fd4d385f9697adb137&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Passengers move between buses at the Mondawmin Transit Hub.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/social-justice/ice-immigrants-patterson-park-veteran-buzz-grambo-RI3LPRAA6BDZRHE3UVZWT6IJEU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T13:27:14.68Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5E7BTQAC5RBWPPJUTKN7QXAI5I.JPG?auth=7e7efffdd9f123cdede3b6296f5b1cc0abfded5d2fbc789e02bfaa2f5d3eaeb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Buzz Grambo, a Navy veteran, is part of a loose network of Southeast Baltimore residents who attempt to protect their neighbors from ICE’s recent efforts to detain and deport undocumented immigrants. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/earthquake-maryland-columbia-howard-county-PJAQ5EC7VZGSDHFP5C2H3TCBAY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T12:47:02.572Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ABS6DLEQHFGGVL42LR2IMK45Z4.JPG?auth=ea640744d9b8c3495d72783302cb23e7b3574d798d6299613290b3a5f0c8ee3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Columbia-area residents reported feeling rumbles from a magnitude 2.5 earthquake Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-lawmakers-snap-food-aid-DDPKK7J535BGLG6DVI5BP6XFRM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T12:09:54.987Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TSPD73AM45DERGTHQIJJHBNJSA.jpg?auth=5ee3045369542db817265666b34a63fc43c0e968d209385a3715595a3ed1521c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4380&amp;height=2920</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Ben Barnes said he wants to know if the state can extend paused federal food benefits through the end of the year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/breast-cancer-awareness-month-annapolis-drago-boat-club-recovery-IZHI6EMEABDALHBFFLRGJJAFPI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T09:30:01.446Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7RIQZVWOHVERPGKLWQ7QXIFPDA.jpg?auth=852a4ac0d9c5837f68522fe148ad68bda5466639b669fc43010e7b0dac9ec082&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Annapolis Dragon Boat Club practices in the Annapolis Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/donald-trump-maryland-immigrant-youth-YNPJIDNRPVGCLD54BZ5WVVQKN4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T09:30:01.235Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZTEVV7GHHJAUJIPTVP42CRVDFA.jpg?auth=bc58ddd3477b979cfc60b105230d9196ff104ee992dc2f92b4f85f2cb93042e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3551&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/genos-steaks-philly-cheesesteaks-baltimore-LAH24NB2FFEDHPSZ2CZ6PNL7XU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T09:30:00.591Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CG5LF5PMB5E7VAYHGKJPJS7JZE.jpg?auth=8d5a5f85354c3b7d4dbb9c06706d3924bba255faf71b8fe71718f05cfac106f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2399</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Geno’s Steaks in Philadelphia in 2014. The company will open a location in Baltimore next year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/paul-monteiro-service-secretary-RVQAOI5YVRFYBBZKYHOG6ZDM6I/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T02:46:20.486Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OKTTGM6FYNGXROYSHINW5S7NHQ.jpg?auth=5050ed8065d8c6a111ba3547bc66e91c95e7e9bd6879e41360d2d55d2e1bc770&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3693&amp;height=2462</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Monteiro is out as the state secretary for the Department of Service and Civic Innovation. Gov. Wes Moore announced Monteiro’s departure on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/illustrations-of-a-day-at-riverside-pool-UUDAMV2YWRFGZERVCKPWGHZPKE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T00:26:01.095Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WDNAIC7T2NAWVG6XA5IOAUSYOU.jpg?auth=76fc77e8c3b23278d6dd835f5f5503103588ae5b4a9622efb96025173880d2ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4988&amp;height=3325</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Riverside Pool on a summer Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-dolphins-lamar-jackson-hamstring-injury-return-TBLFBTEDAFAZHJUB4FYMIJ2FSQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T00:16:28.268Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZAF27SVX5REPPAATPRWI2FDVZY.jpg?auth=6dab5e9be8032d40c47f67888a6480b5ffd4efb88c7e5601d70658fc9e458f46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4705&amp;height=3137</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson watches from the sidelines in the fourth quarter of the team’s win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>