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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.

 
Zelenskyy tells G-7 summit Ukraine forces face...
ELMAU, Germany (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday underscored the urgency of helping his country’s military improve its position against Russia in a video meeting with leading economic powers, who in turn pledged to support Ukraine “for as long as it takes.” Zelenskyy addressed the delicacy of the moment for Ukraine in its war with Russia to the Group of Seven summit as the leaders of the major economies prepared to unveil plans to pursue a price...

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Speedway Motorsports founder remembered at NASCAR race
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — The man who founded Speedway Motorsports had a presence Sunday during NASCAR’s Ally 400 race at the track his company bought last November. Bruton Smith died Wednesday at the age of 95. The Hall of Famer who was one of the biggest track owners and most successful promoters in the history of auto racing was remembered on cars at the Nashville Superspeedway with a popular sticker featuring Smith’s name with the years of his life....

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Avalanche D-man Cale Makar wins Conn Smythe...
Cale Makar has won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after leading the Colorado Avalanche to their first Stanley Cup title since 2001 and third in franchise history. Makar is the second defenseman to win the award over the past three years. He follows Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning, the back-to-back defending champions eliminated by Colorado in the Stanley Cup Final on Sunday night. “We’ve seen him play this way from Day 1 of the season,”...

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Conn Smythe Trophy Winners
The most valuable players in the Stanley Cup playoffs 2022_Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche 2021_Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning 2020_Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning 2019_Ryan O’Reilly, St. Louis Blues 2018_Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals 2017_Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins 2016_Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins 2015_Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks 2014_Justin Williams, Los Angeles Kings 2013_Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks 2012_Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings 2011_Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins 2010_Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks 2009_Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins 2008_Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings 2007_Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim Ducks...

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Stanley Cup Winners
2022 — Colorado Avalanche 2021 — Tampa Bay Lightning 2020 — Tampa Bay Lightning 2019 — St. Louis Blues 2018 — Washington Capitals 2017 — Pittsburgh Penguins 2016 — Pittsburgh Penguins 2015 — Chicago Blackhawks 2014 — Los Angeles Kings 2013 — Chicago Blackhawks 2012 — Los Angeles Kings 2011 — Boston Bruins 2010 — Chicago Blackhawks 2009 — Pittsburgh Penguins 2008 — Detroit Red Wings 2007 — Anaheim Ducks 2006 — Carolina Hurricanes 2005 — Lockout 2004 —...

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Iran launches rocket into space as nuclear...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state television said Sunday that Tehran had launched a solid-fueled rocket into space, drawing a rebuke from Washington ahead of the expected resumption of stalled talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers. It’s unclear when or where the rocket was launched, but the announcement came after satellite photos showed preparations at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran’s rural Semnan province, the site of Iran’s frequent failed attempts to put a satellite into orbit....

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Ozuna’s 2-run homer in 8th powers Braves...
ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna says he’s beginning to see evidence of his work to regain his timing at the plate after missing most of last season. The Braves outfielder backed up that claim with his biggest hit of the season. Ozuna hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and Atlanta recovered after blowing a three-run lead to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Saturday night. Travis d’Arnaud led off the seventh with a double to left...

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Ecuador’s government lifts state of emergency amid...
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Saturday lifted a state of emergency he’d imposed in six provinces amid an Indigenous-led strike, a surprise move that came as lawmakers in the National Assembly heard an opposition petition to remove him from office. The decision to end the state of emergency followed an initial meeting between government officials and Ecuador’s largest Indigenous organization, which began the strike two weeks ago to demand gasoline prices be cut, price controls...

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Loewe presents a dystopian future at Paris...
PARIS (AP) — Loewe thrust Paris Fashion Week into a bleak and dystopian vision of the future on Saturday — turning its runway into a dead space where nature and animal life only existed to be harnessed and exploited by humankind. A sanitized white wall descended onto a bare deck as models walked by robotically, bathed in misty white light. Here are some highlights of spring-summer 2023 menswear collections: LOEWE’S NATURE MORTE Models wore plates of television screens showing...

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Mishael Morgan is 1st Black lead winner...
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Mishael Morgan of “The Young and the Restless” won as lead drama actress, becoming the first Black actor to win in a lead category at the Daytime Emmys on Friday night. Morgan was previously nominated in the supporting category. The 35-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago plays Amanda Sinclair on the CBS soap. “I am being honored regardless of the color of my skin, regardless of my passport, for being the best at what I do,”...

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Pistons draft Ivey at No. 5 and...
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons suddenly have a dynamic backcourt, giving the three-time championship franchise a chance to restore a bit of glory. Detroit also made a savvy deal to bolster its frontcourt. The Pistons selected Purdue’s Jaden Ivey with the No. 5 overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night, adding desperately needed talent to a team led by point guard Cade Cunningham. “I fit well with Cade,” Ivey said. “He’s a guy who wants to...

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Baylor’s Sochan, Ohio State’s Branham to Spurs...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs chose Baylor forward Jeremy Sochan with the ninth overall pick, Ohio State guard Malaki Branham with the 20th selection and Notre Dame’s Blake Wesley at No. 25 in the NBA draft on Thursday night. The trio of 19-year-olds all spent one season in college before heading to the pros. A 6-foot-9 forward, Sochan averaged 9.2 points and 6.4 rebounds and he provides size and defense in the frontcourt for the undersized...

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De Nueva York a Madrid, las marchas...
(CNN Español) — Desde Nueva York a Madrid, las banderas del orgullo gay toman las calles este 2022 luego de dos años de celebraciones suspendidas o reducidas por la pandemia de covid-19. Aquí, los detalles de algunos de los principales desfiles con consignas en contra de los discursos de odio y a favor de la visibilidad. Nueva York La marcha de Nueva York se celebra desde 1970 y, a lo largo de los años, su objetivo se ha ampliado...

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Today in History: June 23, Nasser elected...
Today in History Today is Thursday, June 23, the 174th day of 2022. There are 191 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On June 23, 1888, abolitionist Frederick Douglass received one vote from the Kentucky delegation at the Republican convention in Chicago, effectively making him the first Black candidate to have his name placed in nomination for U.S. president. (The nomination went to Benjamin Harrison.) On this date: In 1860, a congressional resolution authorized creation of...

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South Korea launches first satellite with homegrown...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea conducted its first successful satellite launch using a domestically developed rocket on Tuesday, officials said, boosting its growing aerospace ambitions and demonstrating it has key technologies needed to launch spy satellites and build larger missiles amid tensions with rival North Korea. The three-stage Nuri rocket placed a functioning “performance verification” satellite at a target altitude of 700 kilometers (435 miles) after its 4 p.m. liftoff from South Korea’s space launch center on...

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