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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.

 
China thrashes Guam 7-0 to keep WCup...
SUZHOU, China (AP) — Naturalized Brazil-born stars Elkeson and Alan helped China thrash Guam 7-0 in Suzhou on Sunday to keep its World Cup dreams alive. The win puts China, which is hoping to add to its single World Cup appearance in 2002, five points behind Group A leader Syria with three games remaining in the second round of qualification. Wu Lei, who plays for Spanish club Espanyol, opened the scoring after 20 minutes from the penalty spot and...

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Joel Embiid, 76ers rout Wizards to take...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joel Embiid shook off the jeers from a missed dunk and made sure he did not miss his next attempt. After throwing the ball down through the rim, he cupped his hands to his ears to encourage the crowd. “I had the opportunity where I actually made a dunk, so that’s why I went over to them and I wanted to hear more boos,” Embiid said. Some booed. Many 76ers fans chanted “M-V-P! M-V-P!” in Embiid’s...

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China launches cargo rocket with supplies for...
BEIJING (AP) — A rocket carrying supplies for China’s new space station blasted off Saturday from an island in the South China Sea. A Long March 7 rocket carrying the automated Tianzhou-2 spacecraft took off at 8:55 p.m. (1255 GMT) from the Wenchang launch center on Hainan Island, the Chinese space agency announced. The agency said the craft entered orbit 10 minutes later and the launch was deemed a “perfect success.” The Tianzhou-2 carried fuel and supplies, according to...

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Tatum’s 50 points carry Celtics over Nets...
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored a playoff career-high 50 points to carry the Boston Celtics back into their series against the Brooklyn Nets with a 125-119 victory on Friday night in Game 3. In an emotionally charged atmosphere with the fans booing and chanting at Kyrie Irving every time he was involved in something, Tatum displayed an array of drives, step-back jumpers and 3-pointers to cut the Nets’ lead to 2-1. After scoring 50 points in Boston’s play-in...

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WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Dewey Hot...
WASHINGTON — Don’t burn those fingers! Wrap them around a tall glass of this instead. WTOP’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and James Beard Award nominee Greg Engert to talk about Dewey Hot Wax IPA for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week. Quick Facts: Brewery: Dewey Beer Co., Dewey Beach and Harbeson, DE Description: an IPA brewed with Vic Secret and Galaxy, along with plenty of wheat flakes and pilsen malts...

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At century mark, Tulsa Race Massacre’s wounds...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Black Wall Street Market is nowhere near Black Wall Street. The original Black Wall Street vaporized 100 years ago, when a murderous white mob laid waste to what was the nation’s most prosperous Black-owned business district and residential neighborhood. Billie Parker followed the trail of the city’s Black population — roughly 10,000 Black Tulsans in 1921. Displaced by the massacre, they would be pushed farther and farther north into what is unambiguously an underdeveloped...

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At century mark, Tulsa Race Massacre’s wounds...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Black Wall Street Market is nowhere near Black Wall Street. The original Black Wall Street vaporized a hundred years ago, when a murderous white mob laid waste to what was the nation’s most prosperous Black-owned business district and residential neighborhood. When Billie Parker set out to memorialize the name with her new development, she built it far from Tulsa’s historic Greenwood neighborhood. She followed the trail of the city’s Black population. There were roughly...

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Staying home: Lakers ink Staples Center lease...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will stay home at Staples Center through at least 2041 after signing a long-term lease extension. The Lakers and their downtown arena announced the deal Thursday. The 17-time NBA champion Lakers share Staples with the Los Angeles Clippers, the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks. The Lakers have won six titles during their 22 seasons at the arena that opened in 1999. The Lakers christened the building...

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DC delegate asks Park Service to permanently...
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has asked the National Park Service to permanently close a portion of Beach Drive in Northwest to traffic. The National Park Service closed the upper part of Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow for more space for people to walk, bike, run and play. In a letter sent to Shawn Benge, acting director of the National Park Service, Norton said the benefit of spending time outdoors is something...

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The Latest: Journal: 2 vaccines by China...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Two vaccines made by China’s Sinopharm appear to be safe and effective against COVID-19, according to a study published in a medical journal. The report, published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association, concluded the two vaccines are about 73% and 78% effective, as Sinopharm has previously claimed. Scientists have been waiting for more details about the two vaccines, even though they already are used in many countries and one recently won the backing...

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Slumping Berti’s 2-run single lifts Marlins over...
MIAMI (AP) — Slumping Jon Berti hit a go-ahead. two-run single in a three-run eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Wednesday night. Philadelphia, playing without injured stars Bryce Harper, Didi Gregorius and J.T. Realmuto. built a 2-1 lead on Brad Miller’s bases-loaded walk in the third off Nick Neidert and Rhy Hoskins’ fifth-inning sacrifice fly against Anthony Bender. Aaron Nola allowed one run and two hits — both singles — in six innings...

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Vasilevskiy, Lightning beat Panthers 4-0 to advance
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy wrapped up a series with a Game 6 shutout for the second straight time, stopping 29 shots in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 4-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. Vasilevskiy also shut out the Dallas Stars last year to win the Stanley Cup. The Lightning advanced to face the Carolina-Nashville winner in the second round. Tampa Bay advanced to the second round for the fifth time in the past seven years....

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Edmunds: Five fuel-efficient used car picks under...
The price of gasoline is up more than a dollar on average in the last 12 months, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Used car prices are also up nearly 25%, partly due to a lack of inventory on the used market. This combination might make you more inclined to seek out a fuel-efficient vehicle for your next purchase. To streamline your search, Edmunds’ experts have highlighted five used vehicles worth considering. We chose a mix of cars...

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Belarusian leader defends diversion of flight that...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian president defended Wednesday his decision to tell a passenger jet to land in his country and accused European leaders of waging a “hybrid war” to “strangle” his nation by ordering up new sanctions for diverting the flight and arresting an opposition journalist who was aboard. Speaking before lawmakers and top officials, President Alexander Lukashenko maintained his contention that there was a bomb threat against the Ryanair flight and called it an “absolute lie”...

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What would it take to solve the...
The possibility of federal student loan forgiveness grabs all the headlines. But experts say no single policy — not even wiping the slate clean for millions of borrowers — solves the root causes of the nation’s $1.74 trillion student loan debt crisis. That debt has been fueled by decades of wages not keeping up with the rising cost of college. And unless wages increase and college costs decrease, students will still need to take on debt to complete degrees,...

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