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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.

 
Venecia espera recaudar más de US$ 1.100...
Venecia, Italia, puede esperar una ganancia de US$ 1.100 millones gracias a la controvertida y glamurosa boda de Jeff Bezos y Lauren Sanchez, según el Ministerio de Turismo de Italia. El ministerio dijo este viernes que el evento, que ha enfrentado una fuerte oposición de algunos venecianos, podría suponer un impulso de casi el 68 % de la facturación anual del turismo en la ciudad. La boda, que durará tres días y cuyo costo se estima en hasta US$...

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The Latest: Key Medicaid provision in Trump’s...
The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill doesn’t adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the package this week. Republicans were counting on big cuts to Medicaid and other programs to offset trillions of dollars in Trump tax breaks, their top priority. The attention falling on Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough’s ruling reflects a broader change in Congress:...

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Wimbledon 2025: How to watch on TV,...
LONDON (AP) — Get ready for Wimbledon before play begins Monday with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the third Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2025 on TV, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is, who the defending champions are and more: When does Wimbledon start? Play begins Monday at 11 a.m. local time, which is 6 a.m. ET. The first match on Centre Court — which traditionally involves...

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2025 NBA draft tracker: list of first-round...
The players selected in the first round of the NBA draft Wednesday night in New York: ___ 1. Dallas Mavericks — Cooper Flagg, forward, 6-8, 221, Duke Scouting report: Only the fourth freshman named Associated Press men’s national player of the year. Led Final Four team in scoring (19.2), rebounding (7.5), assists (4.2), steals (1.4) and blocks (1.4). Shot 38.5% on 3-pointers and 84% on free throws. Ranked in 85th percentile or better in converting as the ballhandler in...

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Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary blast...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — India, Poland and Hungary launched their first astronauts in more than 40 years Wednesday, sending them on a private flight to the International Space Station. The three countries shared the tab for the two-week mission. Axiom Space, the Houston company that arranged the deal, put the ticket price at more than $65 million per customer. SpaceX’s Falcon rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center two weeks late because of space station leak concerns....

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Japan conducts first missile test on its...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s army announced Tuesday that it conducted a missile test for the first time on Japanese territory, as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter increasingly assertive China. The test-firing of the Type 88 surface-to-ship, short-range missile was conducted Tuesday at the Shizunai Anti-Air Firing Range on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido. About 300 soldiers participated in Tuesday’s exercise by the Ground Self-Defense Force’s 1st Artillery Brigade, using a training missile targeting an unmanned...

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US strikes on Iran add to global...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. entry into Israel’s war with Iran caused travel disruptions to pile up globally this week — with flight cancellations continuing Tuesday, even after President Donald Trump claimed a ceasefire was “in effect.” Following unprecedented bombings ordered by Trump on three Iranian nuclear and military sites over the weekend, Iran on Monday launched a limited missile attack on U.S. forces at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base. Qatar, which was quick to condemn the attack,...

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The Latest: Trump says ceasefire is in...
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was “in effect” on Tuesday, after expressing deep frustration with both sides and accusing them of violating the agreement he brokered. Israel earlier accused Iran of launching missiles into its airspace after the truce was supposed to take effect. The Iranian military denied firing on Israel, state media reported. Trump expressed anger and frustration as he told reporters at the White House that both Israel, a close ally,...

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With ‘F1,’ rising star Damson Idris enters...
Damson Idris was trying to tune out the noise, but that’s a little difficult at a Formula One race. The British-Nigerian actor was in the zone, in character, filming the high-octane summer movie “F1” with Brad Pitt at some of the world’s most famous racetracks. While Idris’ profile has been rising in recent years, after six seasons starring in the FX series “Snowfall,” there’s nothing like being next to globally famous Formula One drivers and a Hollywood megastar to...

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The Latest: As Trump goes to NATO,...
President Donald Trump, aboard Air Force One to the NATO conference, has sought to maintain a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, and said he’s not seeking regime change in Tehran. U.S. intelligence leaders will provide classified briefings as Congress prepares to debate whether to invoke the War Powers clause restraining Trump. Some Democrats filed to impeach him for striking Iran without congressional approval. Homeland Security meanwhile warns of a heightened risk of a domestic attack. The Supreme Court, without...

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The Latest: Ceasefire status is unclear after...
Israel warned its public to take shelter after detecting missile launches from Iran early Tuesday. The launches came after 4 a.m. local time in Tehran, the time Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran would stop its attacks if Israel ended their airstrikes. U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours. It is unclear yet how the latest developments...

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Trump announces a ceasefire in Iran-Israel war,...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire,” but its status remained unclear as attacks continued Tuesday. Trump’s announcement came soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites. Iran’s foreign minister said that as long as Israel stopped its attacks by 4 a.m. local Tehran time Tuesday,...

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NATO leaders gather Tuesday for what could...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts are due to gather Tuesday for a summit that could unite the world’s biggest security organization around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions among the 32 allies. Just a week ago, things had seemed rosy. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was optimistic the European members and Canada would commit to invest at least as much of their economic growth on defense as the United States...

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Competition should stiffen for unproven Americans in...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Matt Freese’s gaffe that cost the U.S. the lead in a CONCACAF Gold Cup group play finale drew a reaction from coach Mauricio Pochettino that Americans can apply to the rest of their last competitive test before next year’s World Cup. “Move on,” Pochettino said of the goalkeeper’s botched clearing attempt before Patrick Agyemang’s tiebreaking 75th-minute goal in a 2-1 victory over Haiti on Sunday night. “Remember, the most important action is the next one,”...

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