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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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Ukraine says it has retaken territory near...
May 12, 2023
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian military commanders said Friday that their troops had recaptured more territory from Russian forces at the scene of the war’s longest and bloodiest battle, for the eastern city of Bakhmut, but it wasn’t clear if this marked the start of Kyiv’s long-expected counteroffensive. Russia’s Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said Ukrainian forces had stepped up attacks north of the region while denying speculation by Russian military bloggers that the Kyiv forces had achieved “defense breakthroughs.” The...

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Tatum’s 4th-quarter 3s push Celtics past 76ers...
May 12, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jayson Tatum humbly believes he is one of the best basketball players in the NBA and not even a lengthy streak of missed shots in a win-or-else Game 6 could shake his faith. Sometimes, though, a pep talk in the heat of the moment lifts even the most confident stars. Boston rookie coach Joe Mazzulla pulled the forward aside in a late timeout and didn’t draw a play or tell Tatum to keep shooting and soon...

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Rays improve to 30-9 after beating Yankees...
May 12, 2023
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NEW YORK (AP) — Even the sternest skeptics are starting to realize the Tampa Bay Rays are for real. “There’s no reason for people to not think that. We’re capable of this, as we’ve shown,” Josh Lowe said after homering with a career-high five RBIs Thursday night in a 8-2 rout of the New York Yankees. Drew Rasmussen (4-2) extended his scoreless streak against the Yankees to 21 innings, and Tampa Bay became the first team to open 30-9...

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Ex-California cheerleading coach charged with molesting girls
May 11, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A former competitive cheerleading coach has been charged with molesting girls as young as 11 years old in Southern California and he faces similar charges in Florida, prosecutors said Wednesday. Erick Joseph Kristianson, 44, of Antioch, Tennessee, was arrested last week in Fargo, North Dakota, on a warrant, the Orange County district attorney’s office said in a statement. He was extradited back to California and was being held without bail on Wednesday, according to...

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DC’s Bar Charley opens a lakefront Gaithersburg...
May 10, 2023
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Charley Prime Foods has taken space formerly held by Tara Thai at 9811 Washingtonian Blvd, which closed permanently in 2022. (Courtesy Charley Prime Foods) D.C. neighborhood restaurateurs Jackie Greenbaum and Gordon Banks are venturing outside of their usual urban zones for their latest restaurant, Charley Prime Foods, which opens this weekend at Rio Lakefront in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Greenbaum & Gordon’s Bar Charley, a small Dupont Circle restaurant in a cellar with a steak heavy menu, opened in 2013. Greenbaum,...

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Monahan expects top PGA Tour players at...
May 9, 2023
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The PGA Tour season ends on Aug. 27. The Ryder Cup starts a month later. And then the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup will not have to play again until the start of 2024 unless they want to add to their trophy case or bank account. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan doesn’t see many top players staying home. “I don’t think it’s realistic a player is going to the finish the Ryder Cup or the Presidents Cup...

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Go-Go vibe, chef’s table at Anacostia’s new...
May 8, 2023
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Diners don’t often associate BBQ joints with a private dining chef’s table, but the owner of DCity Smokehouse is making that part of his new restaurant in Anacostia. (Courtesy Southeast Restaurant Group) Diners don’t often associate BBQ joints with a private dining chef’s table, but the owner of DCity Smokehouse is making that part of his new restaurant in the District’s Anacostia neighborhood. DCity Smokehouse opened its Anacostia restaurant at 1301 Good Hope Road, Southeast over the weekend, with...

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New this week: Jonas Brothers, Muppets, Bennifer...
May 8, 2023
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New music from the Jonas Brothers, a double feature of Ben Affleck/Jennifer Lopez films and the latest installment in the highly popular Zelda games are among the entertainment titles coming to a device near you this weeke Associated Press’ entertainment journalists break down what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM — After successfully doing the rounds in theaters, “Air” is finally making its debut on Prime Video on...

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LeBron’s Lakers rout Warriors 127-97, take 2-1...
May 7, 2023
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James didn’t take a shot in the first quarter of Game 3 for the first time in his NBA-record 275 playoff appearances, and the Los Angeles Lakers’ home crowd rumbled with mild uncertainty each time he passed the ball instead. Turns out James and his Lakers were just taking a while to warm up before they steamrolled the Golden State Warriors. Anthony Davis had 25 points and 13 rebounds, a slow-starting James finished with...

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Charles III crowned in ancient rite at...
May 6, 2023
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LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a coronation ceremony steeped in ancient ritual and brimming with bling at a time when the monarchy is striving to remain relevant in a fractured modern Britain. In displays of royal power straight out of the Middle Ages, Charles was presented with an orb, a sword and scepter and had the solid gold, bejeweled St. Edward’s Crown placed atop his head as he sat upon the...

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Texas petrochemical plant fire sends 9 workers...
May 6, 2023
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HOUSTON (AP) — Fire erupted at a petrochemical plant in the Houston area Friday, sending nine workers to a hospital and causing a huge plume of smoke visible for miles. Emergency responders were called to help around 3 p.m. at the Shell facility in Deer Park, a suburb east of Houston. The city of Deer Park said in an advisory that there was no shelter-in-place order for residents. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said earlier in the day that...

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Aerojet Rocketdyne: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
May 4, 2023
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. (AJRD) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $27.8 million. The El Segundo, California-based company said it had profit of 34 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 43 cents per share. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 44 cents per share. The aerospace and defense company posted...

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Police: Serbia school shooter had list of...
May 3, 2023
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia’s capital drew sketches of classrooms and made a list of people he intended to target in a meticulously planned attack, police said. He killed eight fellow students and a guard before calling the police and being arrested. Mass shootings are extremely rare in the Balkan region, although Serbia is awash in guns left over from the wars of the 1990s. No mass shootings have...

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‘Some Like It Hot’ leads Tony Award...
May 2, 2023
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NEW YORK (AP) — “Some Like It Hot,” a Broadway musical adaptation of the cross-dressing movie comedy that starred Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, waltzed away Tuesday with a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, putting the spotlight on a show that is a sweet, full-hearted embrace of trans rights. With songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and starring Christian Borle and J. Harrison Ghee, who all got nominations, the show follows two musician friends who disguise themselves as...

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On board a Philippine patrol in contested...
May 2, 2023
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ABOARD BRP MALABRIGO (AP) — When two Philippine coast guard vessels set out to patrol the volatile South China Sea recently, they had to face more than China’s growing territorial ambitions. The patrols are a constant battle against sun, sea, stress and gnawing isolation. The Associated Press joined a recent voyage, which provided a glimpse of what it’s like for Filipino coast guard personnel to work on the front lines of multiple geopolitical conflicts in one of the world’s...

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