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Maryland students build microwave-sized satellite to study asteroid passing close to Earth in 2029 05/15/2026 03:13pm • University of Maryland students are racing to build a spacecraft to study an asteroid that will pass closer to Earth than some of the satellites currently orbiting the planet. They just need help to funding it. The asteroid is called Apophis. It's about the size of the Eiffel Tower ��� and on Apr Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy Yellowstone region���s disease-depleted population 05/15/2026 03:05pm • Wyoming wildlife managers plan to reduce how many wolves can be hunted by 50% following a canine distemper outbreak that has cut the state���s wolf numbers to the lowest level in two decades. A 22-wolf cap is the fewest number of wolves available to licensed Wyoming hunters since the state began al NCAA bans ex-Abilene Christian basketball player Airion Simmons for alleged role in throwing games 05/15/2026 02:58pm • A former Abilene Christian men's basketball player was permanently banned by the NCAA on Friday for allegedly helping rig basketball games for sports bettors. According to the NCAA's Division I Committee on Infractions, Airion Simmons ��� who played at Abilene Christian from 2019-2024��� colluded wi Israeli forces set up a camp in the Iraqi desert during Iran war, officials say 05/15/2026 02:55pm • BAGHDAD (AP) ��� Israeli forces set up a post in the desert in Iraq at the beginning of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, Iraqi and U.S. officials told The Associated Press. The existence of the secret Israeli military facility was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which described it as a bas New Virginia law banning 'assault firearms' prompts quick lawsuits from gun-rights groups 05/15/2026 02:54pm • Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation banning the sale and manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms, prompting immediate lawsuits from gun-rights groups. The limits on ��� assault firearms,��� as they are described by the legislation, are among two dozen new restrictions a Marsh blitz earns Lucknow big win and dents Chennai IPL playoff hopes 05/15/2026 02:49pm • LUCKNOW, India (AP) ��� Mitchell Marsh deflated Chennai Super Kings with a blazing knock of 90 off 38 balls as the playoff chasers were blown away by Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League on Friday. Nicholas Pooran finished off Chennai with four consecutive sixes against Anshul Kamboj fo NFL: Chiefs��� early primetime games not tied to Patrick Mahomes��� knee recovery 05/15/2026 02:42pm • The NFL's decision to put the Kansas City Chiefs in primetime windows the first two weeks of the season wasn't meant to be a hint on how fast Patrick Mahomes will recover from knee surgery. Mahomes tore the ACL and LCL in his left knee on Dec. 14 and has said his goal is to be back in time for Week Unknown number of students missing following attack by armed groups on school in Borno, Nigerian police say 05/15/2026 02:41pm • MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) ��� Unknown number of students missing following attack by armed groups on school in Borno, Nigerian police say. 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The overall agreement with China Media Group covered the next four World Cups ��� two each of the men's and Montgomery County Council approves $143M budget increase for MCPS; personnel cuts still possible 05/15/2026 02:37pm • In an emotional straw vote Friday, the Montgomery County Council voted 9-2 to approve a $7.9 billion operating budget for next fiscal year ��� providing an additional $143 million in funding for Montgomery County Public Schools that is still $36 million less than what the district requested. Trump says new sculpture garden honoring 250 prominent Americans will rise along the Potomac River 05/15/2026 02:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans in a tightly regulated park along the Potomac River, potentially opening a new legal fight over whether his administration is ignoring the approvals process that typically governs Washington Israel and Lebanon agree to 45-day extension of ceasefire after another round of talks in the US, State Department says 05/15/2026 02:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Israel and Lebanon agree to 45-day extension of ceasefire after another round of talks in the US, State Department says. 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