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Gamification and memes lure young people to sports wagering apps, prediction markets 05/28/2026 06:00am • When Rory McIlroy won the Masters for the second year in a row, Kalshi shared a photo of him on Instagram with the words, ���Wait he���s goated.��� When a video of NBA player Damian Lillard recovering from an injury circulated online, Kalshi���s main competitor Polymarket posted, ���The league is co Prince George's County Council approves budget after delays 05/28/2026 05:56am • The Prince George's County Council voted to approve roughly $6 billion in spending for the coming fiscal year Wednesday night. The fiscal package was initially slated for a vote by lunchtime, but it was delayed several times. The vote began at around 7 p.m. Every council member present backed Things to do in the DC area: Project GLOW, Petworth PorchFest ��� and more! 05/28/2026 05:45am • The District's annual electronic dance music festival, known as Project GLOW, is back this Saturday and Sunday on the Festival Grounds at RFK Campus. Across the two days, expect to hear from more than 50 DJs, producers and other artists, including Eric Prydz, Zeds Dead, Excision, Porter Robinson Thai court acquits a progressive political leader on charges of royal defamation 05/28/2026 05:43am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� A criminal court in Thailand on Thursday acquitted the popular leader of a progressive political movement on charges of defaming the king and violating the law on online activity. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, head of the group Progressive Movement, was charged based on comments he Australian woman held in custody on charges of traveling to Syria to join Islamic State group 05/28/2026 05:27am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� An Australian mother of four was held in custody after she appeared in a court on Thursday charged with traveling to Syria and joining the Islamic State group. Rayann El Houli, 34, was arrested at her Melbourne home eight months after she returned to Australia via Leba Police say a man stabbed and wounded 3 people at a train station in the Swiss city of Winterthur before being arrested 05/28/2026 05:23am • GENEVA (AP) ��� Police say a man stabbed and wounded 3 people at a train station in the Swiss city of Winterthur before being arrested. DMV Foodie Guide: Collab dinners and other delicious events in June 05/28/2026 05:19am • Every month, WTOP���s DMV Foodie Guide highlights craveable restaurant pop-ups, festivals, collaboration dinners and other standout food experiences bringing the D.C., Maryland and Virginia dining scene to life. Introducing the DMV Foodie Guide, WTOP's guide for local foodies! WTOP has rounded Divers find 5 villagers alive in a flooded cave in Laos after more than a week trapped in darkness 05/28/2026 05:02am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Five villagers who became trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos more than a week ago have been found alive by divers who discovered them sitting on a rock in the darkness, rescuers said Wednesday, but two others are still missing. The seven villagers entered the cave in Xaisombo U.Md. art teacher hits the right note with strange, bold instruments made from chairs 05/28/2026 04:53am • A University of Maryland art teacher is striking a chord with people through musical chairs ��� not the game, but pieces of art made from plastic lawn chairs and harp strings. Dan Ortiz Leizman admitted the pieces are a bit strange, but also bold, and they're connecting with people who have m Happy, who taught researchers that elephants can recognize themselves, is euthanized at Bronx Zoo 05/28/2026 04:42am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal's behavior and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case, has been euthanized at age 55, the zoo said Wednesday. The Asian elephant was put to sleep Tuesday at the zoo where she lived for alm A Kenyan official says 16 students died in an overnight fire at a girls��� school in central Kenya 05/28/2026 04:19am • GILGIL, Kenya (AP) ��� A Kenyan official says 16 students died in an overnight fire at a girls��� school in central Kenya. Carolina hosts Montreal with 3-1 series lead 05/28/2026 04:11am • Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7, in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Hurricanes -228, Canadiens +187; over/under is 5.5 STANLEY CUP SEMIFINALS: Hurricanes lead series 3-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hu Today in History: May 28, Jackson signs Indian Removal Act 05/28/2026 04:10am • Today is Thursday, May 28, the 148th day of 2026. There are 217 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which forced nearly 50,000 Native Americans, primarily in the Southeastern U.S., to move to designated territories west Pirates bring 2-1 series advantage over Cubs into game 4 05/28/2026 04:02am • Chicago Cubs (30-26, third in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (29-27, fifth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Colin Rea (4-3, 4.83 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 44 strikeouts); Pirates: Paul Skenes (6-4, 3.00 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 65 strikeouts) LINE: Pirates -173, In ���Pressure,��� the story of the meteorologist who helped save D-Day 05/28/2026 03:58am • D-Day was supposed to happen on June 5, 1944. The story of why it ultimately took place on June 6 is one that has been a bit lost to history, consumed by the larger events surrounding it. One day might not seem like much in the grand scheme, but it was a seismic delay in plans for the unprecedented