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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.

 
Prince William County Planning Commission digs into...
This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The PW Digital Gateway has seen its first public review by Prince William County officials, but its fate remains murky as some officials keep their opinions close to the chest. The Planning Commission on Wednesday held a work session on the proposal, the first for the application. Last summer, landowners along Pageland Lane submitted a request to change the land designation of their...

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New this week: ‘Not Okay,’ ‘Amber Brown’...
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — Modern influencer culture is skewered in the smart new satire “Not Okay,” streaming on Hulu starting Friday, July 29. The film, written and directed by Quinn Shephard, stars Zoey Deutch as Danni, an aspiring writer in her 20s who is lacking for things to say until she embarks on a little social media lie (pictures...

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Dos astronautas, una europea y un ruso,...
(CNN Business) — Dos astronautas, una europea y un ruso, salieron este jueves de la esclusa de la Estación Espacial Internacional para realizar una caminata espacial, lo que supone la primera vez en más de 20 años que se realiza un esfuerzo conjunto de este tipo. Samantha Cristoforetti, astronauta italiana de la Agencia Espacial Europea, y el cosmonauta ruso Oleg Artemyev entraron en el vacío del espacio con sus trajes espaciales blancos antes de las 11 a.m. ET, y...

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Delfonics lead singer William ‘Poogie’ Hart dead...
NEW YORK (AP) — William “Poogie” Hart, a founder of the Grammy-winning trio the Delfonics who helped write and sang a soft lead tenor on such classic “Sound of Philadelphia” ballads as “La-La (Means I Love You)” and “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” has died. He was 77. His son Hadi told The New York Times Wednesday that Hart died July 14 at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. The cause was complications during surgery. From the late...

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White House insiders to talk about Trump’s...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Matthew Pottinger was a journalist in China, concerned about the country’s drift toward authoritarianism, when he decided — at age 31 — to enlist in the U.S. Marines after the invasion of Iraq. “Our form of government is not inevitable,” Pottinger recalled thinking during an interview two years ago with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. “And it shouldn’t be taken for granted. But it’s a form of government very much worth fighting for.” Pottinger...

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Today in History: July 21, guilty verdict...
Today in History Today is Thursday, July 21, the 202nd day of 2022. There are 163 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 21, 1925, the so-called “Monkey Trial” ended in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T. Scopes found guilty of violating state law for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. (The conviction was later overturned on a technicality.) On this date: In 1861, during the Civil War, the first Battle of Bull Run was fought at...

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Baidu unveils latest autonomous electric vehicle: Apollo...
HONG KONG (AP) — Baidu, a Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm, unveiled its latest electric autonomous driving vehicle on Thursday. The Apollo RT6 will be soon be part of Baidu’s robotaxi fleet, as China pushes forward with its autonomous driving ambitions. It is a fully electric vehicle with a steering wheel that can be removed or installed when required, and will cost 250,000 yuan ($37,000) per unit. “This massive cost reduction will enable us to deploy tens...

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What to know about extreme heat and...
Extremely hot conditions can increase stress, agitation and confusion in people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and the Alzheimer’s Association has safety tips for caregivers. People living with Alzheimer’s and dementia may not be able to understand what is happening to them, regulate their emotions, communicate what they’re experiencing or take the same precautions as people with full cognitive function. “So we’re going to need to anticipate their needs and respond to them appropriately,” said Katie McDonough, community...

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Hong Kong book fair kicks off with...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s annual book fair kicked off Wednesday, with several publishers of political books prevented from taking part in the fair and others saying they had to be cautious about what they exhibited. The fair’s main organizer, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, said it did not screen the books for sale at the fair. But Hong Kong authorities have tightened controls on freedom of expression and arrested dozens of pro-democracy activists after a tough...

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Juan Soto overcomes JRod, contract talk to...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Juan Soto bet heavily on his own talent and health by turning down a massive, long-term contract extension from the Washington Nationals. Soto then went to the Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium and showed why he almost certainly can’t lose. Soto won the Derby for the first time Monday night, holding off Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodríguez 19-18 in the final. The 23-year-old Soto hit 53 total homers, beating each of his three opponents...

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Nationals’ Soto wins HR Derby
Washington’s Juan Soto defeated Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez 19-18 in the final to capture the Home Run Derby title at Dodger Stadium. Soto, who was competing in the Derby for the second time, had nine homers in the final minute of regulation in the two-minute final. He added four more in bonus time, his clinching blast coming with 19 seconds remaining. He threw his bat way in the air after the deciding shot cleared the fence. THREE ROUNDS THREE WALK-OFFS...

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HR Derby: Juan Soto defeats Julio Rodriguez...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the Home Run Derby (all times local): ___ 7:45 p.m. Washington’s Juan Soto defeated Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez 19-18 in the final to capture the Home Run Derby title at Dodger Stadium. Soto, who was competing in the Derby for the second time, had nine homers in the final minute of regulation in the two-minute final. He added four more in bonus time, his clinching blast coming with 19 seconds remaining. He threw...

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Indonesian military jet trainer crashes, killing its...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian military jet crashed on a nighttime training mission on the main island of Java, killing its pilot. The South Korean-made T-50i Golden Eagle was conducting tactical intercept training when it went down into bushes late Monday in Central Java province’s Blora district about an hour after taking off from Iswahyudi Air Base in the neighboring province of East Java, military spokesperson First Marshal Indan Gilang said. The last contact between the jet and...

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State, NYC reach accord on funding for...
NEW YORK (AP) — A funding agreement has been reached for the multibillion-dollar redevelopment of New York’s aging Penn Station, the country’s busiest rail hub. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams were to announce details of the deal, obtained by The Associated Press, Monday. It calls for private developers to make payments in lieu of taxes on new commercial and residential buildings around the station for a period of 40 to 45 years, with the amount collected in...

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Cyberattack blocks Albania’s public online services
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian government on Monday said its webpage and all those of the public institutions have been shut down following a cyberattack from an undisclosed source. A statement said a “wide and complex” cyberattack started Friday afternoon following which all government infrastructure and systems were isolated. It started as a ransomware attack in which the hackers tried to hit critical systems, aiming to get them functionless, it said. The statement said the “method used by...

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