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Suborbital space tourism finally arrives | FCC prepares to run public C-band auction | The big four in the U.S. launch industry — United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman — hope to be one of two providers that will receive five-year contracts later this year to launch national security payloads starting in 2022. | China’s launch rate stays high | The International Space Station is the largest ever crewed object in space.

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Dwayne Johnson dove deep for ‘The Smashing...
September 24, 2025
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Fear is not something one typically associates with Dwayne Johnson. Certainly not in the ring, as the charismatic heel with the cocked eyebrow, and not in Hollywood, where he has cemented himself as one of the industry’s most bankable, and singular, action stars and producers. By all accounts the formula was working. Yet for years he’d had a suspicion that he could do more, offer more, as an actor. But when it came time to dive into something more...

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Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees...
September 24, 2025
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MIAMI (AP) — Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk’s cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work. The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. Those who accept must report for duty on Oct. 6 after what amounts to a seven-month paid vacation, during which time...

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Editorial Roundup: United States
September 23, 2025
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Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 19 The New York Times says the Trump Administration is trying to punish free speech A founding principle of the United States, enshrined in the Constitution’s opening amendment, is that our republic depends on citizens’ freedom to disagree with one another. They need to be able to do so intensely, on matters of life and death, including war and divisive modern issues like abortion, gun safety and...

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Toys for Tots Montgomery County needs another...
September 23, 2025
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Nearly a year after a WTOP listener came to the rescue to help make sure over 40,000 children in Montgomery County, Maryland, had a present under the tree on Dec. 25, Toys for Tots Montgomery County needs another Christmas miracle. The warehouse that Elizabeth Scott, who is the coordinator for Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Montgomery County, told WTOP the warehouse that was donated last year is now rented. If another space is not found, Toys for Tots...

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No casino in Manhattan after community board...
September 22, 2025
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NEW YORK (AP) — There will be no casino in Manhattan after a community panel rejected a proposed Mohegan Sun resort near the United Nations headquarters. The Freedom Plaza development, which also called for hotels, retail, dining, entertainment and housing, was denied by a state-commissioned community advisory committee on a 4-2 vote Monday. Committee members, who were appointed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams and other local politicians, cast their votes with barely any discussion, other than to...

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Ukrainian and Russian attacks kill 3 civilians...
September 21, 2025
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Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s Belgorod border region killed two civilians while Russian shelling of eastern Ukraine left a man dead, officials said Sunday. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod, wrote on the Telegram messaging app that a woman was killed when shelling struck a private home in the border town of Shebekino, while a man died in a drone strike on the village of Rakitnoe. The Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, has faced frequent cross-border attacks since Moscow launched...

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Cyberattack disrupts check-in systems at major European...
September 20, 2025
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People at BER airport as a cyber attack has caused delays, in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (Carsten Koall/dpa via AP)(AP/Carsten Koall) People at BER airport as a cyber attack has caused delays, in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (Carsten Koall/dpa via AP)(AP/Carsten Koall) LONDON (AP) — A cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems disrupted air traffic and caused delays at several of Europe’s major airports on Saturday. While the impact on travelers appeared to be limited,...

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Schilder wins women’s shot put at the...
September 20, 2025
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TOKYO (AP) — Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands claimed a dramatic gold medal in the women’s shot put on her final attempt at the world championships on Saturday. Schilder threw 20.29 meters in a grueling event made more taxing with preliminaries and finals on the same day. Chase Jackson of the U.S. took silver (20.21), also on her final throw. Both of them edged Maddison-Lee Wesche of New Zealand (20.06), who finished with bronze and held the lead until...

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Estonia says 3 Russian fighter jets entered...
September 19, 2025
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Estonia summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter aircraft entered its airspace without permission Friday and stayed there for 12 minutes, the Foreign Ministry said, just over a week after NATO planes downed Russian drones over Poland and heightened fears that the war in Ukraine could spill over. Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhna said that Russia violated Estonian airspace four times this year “but today’s incursion, involving three fighter aircraft entering our airspace, is unprecedentedly brazen.” Russian...

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The Latest: As Trump enjoys UK royal...
September 17, 2025
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As President Donald Trump enjoys a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom aimed at showing the trans-Atlantic bond remains strong despite differences over Ukraine, the Middle East and the future of the Western alliance, his administration is targeting the ‘radical left’ it blames, without evidence, for the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Trump and his aides have discussed classifying some groups as domestic terrorists, ordering racketeering investigations and revoking tax-exempt status for progressive nonprofits. Critics say Trump is extending...

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More than a dozen injured in Minneapolis...
September 16, 2025
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eight people have been wounded, including four with critical injuries, in a shooting at a homeless camp on private property in Minneapolis, police said. The shooting happened just hours after and blocks away from another shooting that left five injured near a transit station as city officials acknowledge a spate of recent violent crime in the area. Those shootings come during a particularly violent summer for the Minneapolis area. That includes the assassination of Minnesota House...

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Private school for Native Hawaiians vows to...
September 16, 2025
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HONOLULU (AP) — After water polo practice at her school atop a hill overlooking Honolulu Harbor, Kapua Ong marvels at the sunset. “I do feel proud of myself for getting in because not everyone gets accepted,” said Kapua, 14, a freshman at Kamehameha Schools, a competitive private school with affordable tuition that gives preference to Native Hawaiians. “I’m just, like, grateful for being able to have those opportunities.” Kapua was just a baby when her parents set the stage...

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept....
September 15, 2025
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 21-27: Sept. 21: Author-comedian Fannie Flagg is 84. TV and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer is 82. Guitarist Don Felder (The Eagles) is 78. Author Stephen King is 78. Actor Bill Murray is 75. Filmmaker Ethan Coen of the Coen Brothers is 68. Actor-comedian Dave Coulier (“Full House”) is 66. Actor David James Elliott (“JAG”) is 65. Actor Serena Scott Thomas is 64. Actor Nancy Travis is 64. Actor Rob Morrow (“Numb3rs,” ″Northern...

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Reign and Racing match abandoned after DeMelo...
September 15, 2025
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Seattle Reign and Racing Louisville abandoned their match in the National Women’s Soccer League on Sunday night following a medical emergency involving Racing midfielder Savannah DeMelo. DeMelo collapsed on the pitch before halftime and quickly received immediate care. She was then transported to a hospital for further evaluation. The referee initially blew the whistle to send the match to the halftime break early, but shortly afterwards, officials announced that the match would not continue on Sunday and had been...

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