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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 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 Thousands of corrected primary ballots mailed after Maryland mix-up, DOJ weighs in Thousands of corrected primary ballots mailed after Maryland mix-up, DOJ weighs in 05/28/2026 03:49am • Nearly a half million corrected ballots are in the mail as Maryland elections officials correct a mix-up that sent some mail-in voters the wrong party ballots ahead of the state's June 23 primary. State elections administrator Jared DeMarinis told WTOP the issue was discovered on May 14. We Australia launches record $1.4B lawsuit against 3M over 'forever chemicals' at defense bases Australia launches record $1.4B lawsuit against 3M over 'forever chemicals' at defense bases 05/28/2026 03:39am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Australia is suing U.S. conglomerate 3M for more than 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) over so-called forever chemical contamination from firefighting foam at defense bases, the government said on Thursday. The governments largest-ever claim for comp Under President Milei's austerity, disabled Argentines risk losing essential services 05/28/2026 03:15am • MORENO, Argentina (AP) Anala Celis, a 34-year-old with intellectual disability and cerebral palsy, cannot walk, but sports therapy eased her taut muscles. She cannot work, but baking gave her a sense of independence. She struggles to speak, but painting with her peers helped her connect withou Ohtani fumes through 6 no-hit innings as two-way superstar battles command 05/28/2026 02:26am • LOS ANGELES (AP) Shohei Ohtani tossed six innings of no-hit ball, gave himself an early lead with a home run, and still wasn't satisfied with his performance. The Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way superstar dropped some expletives that were picked up by the on-field mic as he struggled with his comma Phoenix faces New York on 4-game losing streak 05/28/2026 02:09am • Phoenix Mercury (2-6, 1-3 Western Conference) at New York Liberty (4-4, 2-0 Eastern Conference) New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix Mercury heads into the matchup with New York Liberty after losing four games in a row. New York went 17-5 at home last season while going 27-17 overall Portland takes on Atlanta after Leite's 20-point game 05/28/2026 02:09am • Atlanta Dream (4-2) at Portland Fire (5-3) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Portland Fire plays the Atlanta Dream after Carla Leite scored 20 points in the Portland Fire's 71-61 win over the Connecticut Sun. Portland takes the court for the ninth game in franchise history. The Fire Chicago takes on Minnesota, seeks to break 3-game slide 05/28/2026 02:09am • Minnesota Lynx (5-2, 2-0 Western Conference) at Chicago Sky (3-4, 0-1 Eastern Conference) Chicago; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Chicago Sky will try to break its three-game skid when the Sky play Minnesota Lynx. Chicago went 10-34 overall last season while going 6-16 at home. The Sky averaged Washington hosts Los Angeles following Plum's 38-point game 05/28/2026 02:09am • Los Angeles Sparks (3-3, 2-1 Western Conference) at Washington Mystics (3-3, 2-1 Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles Sparks faces the Washington Mystics after Kelsey Plum scored 38 points in the Sparks' 101-95 victory against the Las Vegas Aces. Washington US military strikes another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 US military strikes another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 05/28/2026 02:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. military on Wednesday struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men. U.S. Southern Command posted video on social media showing a boat resting on the water before being struck by an explosion. The last few seconds of In a tourist-friendly move, China's Tencent to allow PayPal payments through its WeChat networks In a tourist-friendly move, China's Tencent to allow PayPal payments through its WeChat networks 05/28/2026 01:29am • HONG KONG (AP) PayPal users will be able to make cashless payments in China using QR codes through Tencent's WeChat Pays extensive merchant network, the Chinese technology giant says, in a move calibrated to attract more foreign tourists. Apart from social media and messaging, Tencents WeC
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