<?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/supreme-court-tariff-refunds-trump-democrats-DAVW4EILBNBPFIHMQVSCOKJJLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T23:45:14.221Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WUQKMJACS5AY5OMJOP5RM6ECTU.jpg?auth=13fffad28d793d2d9f636f6da6ecb8bea0f9ca69c501465e0b0bf588b5df612d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3984&amp;height=2988</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A trio of Senate Democrats is calling for the government to start refunding roughly $175 billion in tariff revenues that the Supreme Court ruled were collected because of an illegal set of orders by President Donald Trump.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/ocean-city-eastern-shore-windy-winter-storm-XYES4JZJRVGBJCUH5LKLMXIXEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T23:27:47.447Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AJMURQNVQFFOVILOCD4UVLMBVY.JPG?auth=da02926fd2b4724063cfb89f44517d373b208ed7281e096c4fdfbe8b8037c0be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Snow drifts on the Ocean City boardwalk more that a foot deep in places during Monday’s storm. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/project-salt-box-ice-immigration-maryland-HRY5VMGNBBG3PBGI43TM7IZWJY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T23:06:59.504Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VHBO7KYI3RB5HKK7RMIW6UOQGI.jpg?auth=8bdab2f71219381c59a51e6db3ac1b5d213e778ac934628c591ebdc228971a9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-cade-povich-slider-gyro-spring-training-NXSWX2DTUVCSRIPQXMPJN7ND6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T21:48:29.66Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TY32YG5TSBCDDODUAB4QNYBS7M.jpg?auth=7ca2477444c14dd25ef5f9aac7cd05b1b42a863fe1bad7617f3062589a17824e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5012&amp;height=3341</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cade Povich posted a 5.21 ERA in 112 1/3 innings last season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-governor-re-election-TGMIGGIMGNEBXCJ5DCU4TLLR4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T20:48:26.112Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HHMBE5BZ5FC2XMYL3DEMEZBDLE.JPG?auth=9c0ac987d9dc9b8486f53d78e83bbc9e4567bb080f22424edab53b991c2c4ec8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8032&amp;height=5355</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore hugs Karen Darkes, executive director of the Maryland Democratic Party, after filing for reelection at the State Board of Elections headquarters in Annapolis on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/anne-arundel-county-schools-snow-days-mark-bedell-UEONTHZGAVEATPVMNC7ITWIG4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T20:38:31.277Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IOMETGVSIJGDJHEYIWIVH36TE4.jpg?auth=3db6ba3f3383d49322579acbb7ca0a1a937f7ea5baef45cb929a476844a6d282&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4920&amp;height=3280</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Bedell, superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools, called a day of virtual learning on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-noreaster-snow-2ZBH5DKDWZCA3IH47WHLBIJGVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T20:24:53.183Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VZ7CLPFCU5DMNIAWE2TBRCLMJQ.jpg?auth=586e0f353e17aca02bf16cda7d06d206b13f044bc54e5710f9661f68da9d60fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Martez Gunby shovels snow blocking the driveway to the Hampton Inn in Ocean City on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/east-coast-snowstorm-maryland-DVY5RDRVPJF33OCNWLU2L4WOMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T20:20:41.465Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JGUUV57DG5BDFCCTYNRH665BXE.jpg?auth=b7e997c5b4c7ec442fd2c961d9ac2d7596db73ba4cf11f311bc547ccfd39c33e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Women at a coffee shop watch as pedestrians pass during a snowstorm in New York City on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/lead-paint-west-28th-street-bridge-jones-falls-trail-stream-KW2NRZY5SZC3HN7WDDJKJYZLXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T20:10:55.087Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TB3H3BBKONCBZID3O3Z32V4WLU.jpg?auth=6070187ef7a3e761c2045ebe829838dae91f03988ac66f621a143209d22b0924&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1206&amp;height=804</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A detail showing paint chips on the ground under the West 28th Street overpass.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/berlin-maryland-power-eastern-shore-snow-3EL4C7EXIRB2PD2357SDTWHZVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T19:46:02.245Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I524WCWSX5GEVLZAC446UYN63M.jpg?auth=9d4b675eda38ecca8321d8e2cd8e58efafe0532679a69a955f8e0b6eb98ddc89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=905&amp;height=603</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Monday morning satellite view of the strong nor’easter producing powerful winds and heavy snow across the Northeast. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-roster-needs-offensive-line-pass-rush-IEQYLNXROBECJF34NZ3MSQ6IOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T17:45:00.254Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CUUIJXPQ6VAYBI2FM4FU5UJEVY.jpg?auth=01a38215c7a08c39d941ece692e9f6c61d09a24ce1884862d58397d18adda28f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3592&amp;height=2395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike’s health status will make a difference in how much the Ravens can afford in free agency and how badly they need a pass rusher.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/body-cam-footage-fatal-howard-county-police-involved-crash-NVH5JAQTQJBHROC2SDAZO4HQU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T17:38:53.508Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KHCH4DRGQZHNFIAOSEXWVDY7QE.jpg?auth=bac04357293a94b6057497c5f96da6c4514fecfcd0bf7290d6fb437a2c9b08c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1757&amp;height=988</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Office of the Attorney General on Tuesday released body camera footage from the Jan. 17 fatal single-vehicle crash involving a juvenile driver and the Howard County Police Department.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/ciaa-basketball-tournament-mens-teams-KZXRSPU5E5D3DBDW7MGJFAUC3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T17:31:35.095Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JLL2QI5VURFDBOPUZI3PHAZN7A.jpg?auth=cc46bc77f90df9277536fc8d0548d3c48b72188eeed13a9cfb0972941e063e68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7251&amp;height=4834</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bluefield State guard Rell Williams drives to the basket for a layup during the 2025 CIAA men’s final against Virginia State at CFG Bank Arena.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/ciaa-womens-tournament-team-capsules-LDVCE7H5BZFBTH6JG5C4UKDTFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T17:30:38.439Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZZVRCJMMJ5BU7KP3QF3BSQ55LQ.JPG?auth=9eb43f410b319ee421c185433ff75d62afd9a6d032a85da84f8bb6ccab17183d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7712&amp;height=5106</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lincoln University’s Hunter Conway goes up for a shot against Virginia State during the 2025 CIAA tournament. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/snow-days-school-parent-frustration-3ELW3ZOZLJHD7HDYWSZ33OSH4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T16:48:00.649Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7LDZ4H6ORNGW5KLISTD665TKRA.JPG?auth=c6a94fa7bf1659c777c04e3765dd682e778f91c66e83a4707ad9d3aceae137cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barnabas Aspray tows his daughter, Estelle, on a sled down Maryland Avenue after an overnight snowfall in Baltimore in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-pitchers-cade-cavalli-josiah-gray-T73N2FXPDBFBJFUTHQKUJWNTS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T16:29:47.124Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PFZJNUKDMVHFTJJ7HQOA6NOFPI.jpg?auth=d6b40611089b55a0c5ee29a4fd13a81a392c6f4d4376379e8afad8a644b13983&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Nationals’ Josiah Gray, left, and Cade Cavalli have both undergone Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/baltimore-county-towson-first-and-st-stephens-church-3EVAUZOREJDUXOZZJF6B7FFEDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T15:00:01.847Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JBDPW2FUPNHL7MTBDVICYHNIZU.JPG?auth=8df00030e6672b459751d1a3c8f389d3d11930f69751955d00e807f4699b464a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Longtime Stoneleigh resident Steve McIntire purchased First and St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ with the hope that it can be repurposed as a community center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-school-class-size-F5ZEWZBOAFES3HBX3XZYRC6BBY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T14:39:53.186Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2U25MAGLA5HFRI74HTS367HQ3A.JPG?auth=45c01d4b80fb0cdf1283d09235b0f056a171be62e7ac34243847bd301b64a68d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5204&amp;height=3469</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Under the proposed budget, there could soon be 25 students per teacher in Baltimore County schools.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/dc-water-sewer-wastewater-pipeline-collapse-potomac-river-J2AN3755LNAOXGBOZNLPYWFOJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T13:58:30.308Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S44TU552LREYHISF7SCLSCTXEQ.JPG?auth=80f2b718491c5b50cbaa9f17eb238b7af09720ae529e5c90923df4f22b9dab0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4786&amp;height=3048</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Caution tape blows in the wind as rerouted sewage flows into the C&O Canal from the collapsed Potomac Interceptor sewer line next to the Clara Barton Parkway in Cabin John on Feb. 11.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-schools-universities-government-closures-delays-XDHMEASDDBEZDGQFNHIU6WO4II/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T12:27:56.148Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RVSCMZTCENGFZHL3U2MLTALXNU.JPG?auth=5607f12de19153276444b1a9820571dedf1cf0be97c1bffdff39e02c701d6be6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1986</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A storm forecasters predict will dump 3-6 inches of snow across parts of Maryland is expected to disrupt schools, universities and other essential services.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/university-maryland-police-sexual-misconduct-QZT6ZJGIUZATZH5VO6WXJ7VYRY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T10:47:47.727Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZYU52VURJJEMJHYBGY7RD7TZ24.jpg?auth=555cfad5da3be22e7e5e14df7808fcd03f884efc7bb1a1b86c69abc764daff1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Images from Philip Meadows' profile on “FET: Kinky BDSM Dating.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-baltimore-peninsula-port-covington-cost-7QESTED3FJAJ3OUWOFRS5QNLEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T10:30:02.318Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZDOF4VBTCNBJFEAHDPUDS44TSI.JPG?auth=d6833c2bb455e8e3c9627dfccbef192ef81de440ba3c999183dec554d6939110&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The former Gould Street substation, foreground, at Baltimore Peninsula. BGE wants to install a new substation and connect it to the Greene Street substation using an underground transmission line that would snake through South Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/dating-ai-loneliness-apps-nomi-QYZVBGRNUZAGRN7RTFN3VKKPHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T10:30:02.168Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PKFRHETOCFHMLENZVPKGBTMAT4.jpg?auth=6088d1e6c2294687a349d2098f8a51f16cc3dec767bec6b5eab3b10468436c25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4897&amp;height=3428</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/tre-johnson-black-genius-book-CLYLFLHMS5EPPLS4WTZHTQVOXE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T10:30:01.474Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W4VDIQ26LVBOBOI2MUXY2PQ5YU.jpg?auth=fabaecf517117a6a1ebff37016d359d13be3c5f44f57f97676fb31f8b086ea03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2700&amp;height=3600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tre Johnson will talk about his debut book, “Black Genius,” and how it examines the everyday brilliance of Black people in America at The Banner Book Club.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/montgomery-county-schools-delay-JRRELI5ALNDE7N3PZXUEHPCQFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T04:24:47.288Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WVSRGAX6HBGEJIXRNU7HC7EAAY.jpg?auth=bc3847d0e9286f8fdfad18464e98e52ce55f7d34ee191d3480b276c143757d85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Natasha Tynes and her 8-year-old son, Gabriel, prepare to go sledding in Rockville during the first big storm of the winter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/us-canada-hockey-win-olympics-milan-KAZY4GDSBZCCLMN6EXUA5NWZS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T03:08:57.804Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KXMRARIUURGW3LVVBE6NIJ6QDI.jpg?auth=248809caf205f3aad02a5d9d8d884cd4e23550df2513912fe61c9c162fd76156&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4460&amp;height=2973</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[United States' Kyle Connor, Zach Werenski, Jack Hughes and Clayton Keller react after receiving their gold medals on Sunday. The United States defeated Canada in the men's ice hockey gold medal game in Milan, Italy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/save-america-act-voter-registration-maryland-CEV7C2LO4ZGUVF5R32KIICRA2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T03:08:00.561Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HLMXU6DNLVGWNF5UTLIPUGEMKY.jpg?auth=a8e04d68ad851df1fe379ec0099ea3c199dfa28f5e7c4e7a8b8e706dd4ebce2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3826&amp;height=2551</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Kevin Hornberger, center, sponsored the SAVE Our Elections Act, a bill that shares an acronym with a bill in Congress that would take a step toward nationalized elections. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-roadwork-baltimore-peninsula-3MFUOHEXEZH2JFF7U6QXSTKCKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T03:00:38.5Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PWVTZ7S4KFHNTIGXNITC3XYOXM.JPG?auth=e137b80b16a08a77082055628c613e7486c614e24ad1dba5dc7d20644cf32b9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Gould Street substation, foreground, sits in Baltimore Peninsula. BGE wants to install a transmission line to connect it to the Greene Street substation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/baltimore-noreaster-snow-forecast-2UW7R2WWXZCP7DEYCBIFHMBB7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T01:45:16.838Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IWZA74DVFNGMRG7MEXBLXKNSB4.jpg?auth=18f3c5995422cc5f0640bc958f68e3d8807f5e23a4cb7c75c153b7a5c93bc2ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Snow plows stand at the ready Sunday evening on Charles Street near Baltimore's Wyman Park Dell on Sunday evening. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>