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    Microsoft hikes Xbox prices worldwide as gaming industry faces tariff uncertainty
    Microsoft raised recommended retailer pricing for its Xbox consoles and controllers around the world this week.
    A Microsoft Xbox Series X video game console
    Six Flags America in Bowie is closing. Here are 7 other amusement parks within driving distance.
    The weather is warming, and school is almost out. Here’s a list of amusement parks, big and small, that are all more or less doable as a day trip from Baltimore.
    Roller Coaster fans ride the InvadR wooden roller coaster at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg , Va., Friday, April 7, 2017. The coaster is the parks first coaster with wooden tracks.
    As Ravens face scrutiny for drafting Mike Green, former coaches offer their support
    “We understand the severity of what these allegations were, of course,” Ravens GM Eric DeCosta said last week.
    Marshall defensive lineman Mike Green, the Ravens’ first-round draft pick, participates in drills at the Senior Bowl.
    Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
    President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.
    President Trump has asked the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease federal funding to NPR and PBS.
    Horses with local ties to watch at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby weekend
    Maryland-bred horses and local trainers to watch for in the graded-stakes races before the Derby
    Kentucky Derby runner Final Gambit trains on the track during morning workouts at Churchill Downs.
    What Marylanders need to know as the Real ID deadline approaches
    The May 7 national deadline for having a Real ID is finally almost here.
    A Maryland Real ID has a small white star in a black circle on the upper right side.
    Who’s the next Michael Pierce? Undrafted rookie free agents to watch at Ravens camp
    Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins was a two-time All-American who went undrafted because he was deemed insufficiently athletic.
    Fed says Oklahoma family who moved from Maryland was wrongly targeted during immigration raid
    The agents took their phones, computers, and life savings in cash, the mother in the family said.
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
    Maryland wholesale bakery recalls bread sold in 6 states over glass fragments
    Crest Hill Bakery, a wholesaler based in Prince George’s County, has initiated a voluntary recall of three of its products after an employee spotted “a small glass fragment” on top of a piece of bread.
    SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 21 :  A loaf of sliced wheat bread is seen on the shelf at the Noe Valley Bakery and Bread Co. November 21, 2003 in San Francisco, California. The popularity of Atkins-style, low carbohydrate diets has contributed to the drop in consumption of bread in the U.S. over the past year as 40 percent of Americans ate less than in 2002.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)  While industry leaders said The popularity of Atkins-style low-carbohydrate diets hasnt significantly affected sales for most bakers and suppliers, they said the trend may mean new ways of doing business.
    Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz is out after Signal chat blunder
    Waltz is leaving the administration just weeks after it was revealed he added a journalist to a Signal chat being used to discuss military plans, according to two people familiar with the matter Thursday.
    National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks during a television interview at the White House, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Have the Ravens filled their roster holes? | Banner Ravens Podcast
    Baltimore has addressed wide receiver, safety and kicker this offseason. But is this team complete?
    Picking up the pieces from a disastrous April | Banner Baseball Show
    An April to forget begs the question: Is the season salveagable?
    Orioles’ Ryan Mountcastle takes first steps toward breaking season-starting slump
    Mountcastle said he has discussed potential fixes with teammates, as well as Baltimore’s hitting coaches, and he has tinkered with small mechanical adjustments
    Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle looks like a player who’s “really going through it,” manager Brandon Hyde said.
    Letter: ‘Councilmanic courtesy’ means business as usual in Baltimore County land-use decisions
    David Plymyer, a former county attorney for Anne Arundel County, says “councilmanic courtesy” in the Baltimore County Council puts a stranglehold development, transportation and housing planning.
    The Maryland Sigil at the Old Courthouse during a Baltimore County Council meeting in Towson.
    Félix Bautista seals series winner for Orioles after feisty game with Yankees
    Bautista retired three straight Yankees in the ninth as the Orioles won their second series of the season.
    Benches clear as the Orioles’ Heston Kjerstad and the Yankees’ Pablo Reyes have words at second base.
    Strike on some MTA commuter bus lines ends as workers get new deal
    Workers will be back on the job Thursday, a union representative told The Banner.
    Martz Gold Line operates six commuter bus routes for the MTA: three between Howard County and Washington, D.C. and three between Southern Maryland and Washington.
    Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over first publicly funded religious charter school
    Roberts was the only justice whose vote seemed in doubt after the court heard more than two hours of arguments Wednesday.
    Supporters of charter schools rally outside of the Supreme Court.
    US stocks sink after weak report on the economy but then halve losses after inflation update
    Much of Wednesday’s economic data raised concerns about a weakening economy.
    Anthony Matesic works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
    Why the Ravens declined to pick up Tyler Linderbaum’s fifth-year option
    Linderbaum's fifth-year option would have cost the Ravens $23.4 million in 2026, an outlying price for a center.
    Ravens center Tyler Linderbaum has earned Pro Bowl honors twice in his first three seasons.
    Jon Meoli: Early deficits are sinking the Orioles. This month might sink the season.
    This year’s team has now trailed by four or more runs in 17.9% of their plate appearances, matching a mark set by the dreadful 2019 Orioles.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Brandon Hyde #18 of the Baltimore Orioles walks to the dugout after a pitching change in the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on April 22, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
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