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Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more than 1%. "We are not worried at all, because of this 99 ...

What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump just signed

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a slain Georgia nursing student whose name became a rallying cry during his White House campaign. Trump said that he appreciated the ...