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Think high school redistricting was tough in Montgomery Co.? Get ready for elementary boundary study 07/17/2026 03:51pm • Montgomery County families should brace for possible elementary and middle school closures — and new boundaries to determine which campuses their children will attend. Maryland’s largest school district recently wrapped up an acrimonious high school redistricting process. Now administrators a Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar, for 'My Left Foot,' dies at 81 07/17/2026 03:50pm • LONDON (AP) — Brenda Fricker, who became the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film “My Left Foot,’’ has died. She was 81. The Irish character actor died Thursday night in Dublin after a period of ill health, her agent, Phil Belfield sa How GAP Solutions built an award-winning workplace culture 07/17/2026 03:50pm • This content is sponsored by GAP Solutions. For GAP Solutions, being recognized for providing an exceptional workplace starts with listening to the very people who make up the organization. The Herndon, Virginia-based federal contractor has been named a top workplace in the D.C. region for the Texas Tech signs naming rights deal with digital assets company Galaxy 07/17/2026 03:50pm • LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech has signed a 15-year naming rights partnership with digital assets and infrastructure company Galaxy. Terms of the deal announced on Friday were not disclosed. The partnership will begin with the 2026 season. The Red Raiders' football stadium will be renamed Galaxy FAA says Boeing can resume self-certifying its jets as airworthy 07/17/2026 03:47pm • Boeing will be allowed to take responsibility for certifying all of its 737 Max and 787 planes starting next week, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The FAA said that after months of review the agency decided that Boeing's final safety checks on its planes are good enough to ensure t Bill Belichick's 1st college team struggled at UNC. He's hoping lessons learned lead to more success 07/17/2026 03:45pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NFL coaching great Bill Belichick spent a bumpy debut season at North Carolina trying to blend a roster full of newcomers and adjusting to life in the college ranks. It was a learning experience even for someone with a résumé featuring six Super Bowl titles as a head coach US oil firms sign deals with Iraq to develop alternative shipping routes 07/17/2026 03:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government Friday, including deals intended to create alternative routes for shipping oil out of the Persian Gulf. The deals, signed at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, also involved other indus England captain vows to walk team off if racist abuse returns in Argentina 07/17/2026 03:42pm • SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, Argentina (AP) — England captain Jamie George is willing to walk his team off the field if it is subjected to racial abuse again in Argentina on Saturday. England is playing the Pumas in the Nations Championship. A year ago in San Juan, England Black players Asher Opoku-Fordjo Iranian strike damages a Kuwait desalination plant, exposing water vulnerability in dry Mideast 07/17/2026 03:33pm • Iranian strikes on Friday hit a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait, damaging one of the key sources of drinking water in the small desert nation. 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It gained popularity for being simple to implement: 30 grams of protein within 30 minutes of waking, followed by 30 minutes of low‑intensity exercise. “It is something that a lot of people are reading Trump says Darline Graham should run for full US Senate term to replace late brother Lindsey Graham 07/17/2026 03:21pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Trump says Darline Graham should run for full US Senate term to replace late brother Lindsey Graham. Argentines and Spaniards face divided loyalties ahead of Spain-Argentina World Cup final 07/17/2026 03:21pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Cervantes and Borges. Tortilla and asado. Flamenco and tango. Argentines and Spaniards have long been united by blood ties and a relationship of mutual admiration, but the World Cup final between these two Spanish-speaking nations has placed many of them at a crossro Citizens Bank to cut ties with CoreCivic and GEO after a fierce public pressure campaign 07/17/2026 03:11pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Citizens Bank said it plans to wind down its financial relationship with two private prison companies that have been government contractors under the Trump administration to help run immigration detention centers, bowing to public pressure from advocates and left-leaning city gover Fifa draws cheers at the British Open. And it's nothing to do with soccer 07/17/2026 03:01pm • SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — There have been roars of support for Fifa around the links of Royal Birkdale this week. No, not the heavily scrutinized soccer organization. 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