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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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ABC’s new ‘Women of the Movement’ about...
May 18, 2021
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NEW YORK (AP) — ABC will air a short-run series “Women of the Movement” next season about Mamie Till-Mobley, whose son Emmett Till became a symbol of the civil rights movement after he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955. The network, which announced its plans for the next television season on Tuesday, is also reviving “The Wonder Years,” this time with a Black cast that will feature Don Cheadle as the adult narrator. ABC said its popular comedy “black-ish”...

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Montgomery Co. eases more restrictions after 60%...
May 18, 2021
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Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say 60% of the county’s residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, triggering a further easing of coronavirus restrictions. The second phase of reopening allows most businesses, including restaurants, theaters and religious facilities, to expand to 75% capacity and expands indoor gathering limits to 250 people. Going forward, there will be no capacity limits on outdoor gatherings. The easing of restrictions in Maryland’s most populous county comes after Maryland Gov....

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EU, US agree to temporarily suspend tariffs...
May 17, 2021
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the United States on Monday decided to temporarily suspend measures at the heart of a steel tariff dispute that is seen as one of the major trade issues dividing the two sides. With the decision, “we are walking the talk in our efforts to reboot the trans-Atlantic relationship,” EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis said. It will affect anything from steel production to Kentucky bourbon sales. On top of suspending the measures, both...

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Pokusevski scores 29, Thunder top Clippers in...
May 17, 2021
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rookie Aleksej Pokusevski scored a career-high 29 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 117-112 on Sunday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Josh Hall, a two-way player who had never scored more than 10 points in an NBA game, had career highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City. Moses Brown had a career-best 24 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for the Thunder, who snapped a...

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Moore, short-handed Suns hold off Spurs 123-121
May 17, 2021
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Phoenix Suns gave some rest to their All-Star backcourt and got the win but not the help they needed to secure the NBA’s top seed. E’Twaun Moore scored 22 points and made a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds remaining that lifted Phoenix past the San Antonio Spurs 123-121 on Sunday. Playing without Devin Booker and Chris Paul, the Suns were bailed out late by Moore, who also made a 3 with 1:08 remaining to stop...

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The Latest: Yemen’s national soccer coach dies...
May 16, 2021
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SANAA, Yemen – Yemen’s soccer association said the country’s national team coach died Sunday from COVID-19. The Yemen Football Association says Sami al-Naash died in a hospital in the southern port city of Aden. Local reports say al-Naash was infected while in a camp for the national team in the southern province of Shabwa last month. Yemen’s national team was preparing for three games in the coming weeks in hopes to qualify for the Asian Cup and the 2022...

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MacKinnon on track to return for Game...
May 16, 2021
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DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon returned to the ice for practice Saturday and all signs point to him being back in the lineup for Game 1 of a first-round series against the St. Louis Blues. The difficult-to-contain Colorado Avalanche forward missed four of the final five games of the regular season with a lower-body injury. But coach Jared Bednar said he expects MacKinnon and forward Brandon Saad to be ready to go Monday night for the start of their...

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Media demand Israel explain destruction of news...
May 16, 2021
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NEW YORK (AP) — News organizations demanded an explanation Saturday for an Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a Gaza City building housing the offices of The Associated Press, broadcaster Al-Jazeera and other media outlets. AP journalists and other tenants were safely evacuated from the 12-story al-Jalaa tower after the Israeli military warned of an imminent strike. Three heavy missiles hit the building within the hour, disrupting coverage of the ongoing conflict between’ Gaza’s Hamas rulers and Israel. At...

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Russell Westbrook honored to be mentioned in...
May 15, 2021
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Westbrook honored to be mentioned in new J. Cole song originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington J. Cole’s new album called ‘The Off-Season’ came out early Friday morning and on it is a song called ‘a m a r i’ in which he name drops Wizards star Russell Westbrook. The line goes like this: “How could you ever try to play me? Kill ’em on a song, walk up out the booth, do the Westbrook rock-a-baby.” After leading the...

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‘Well, that’s it.’ 96-year-old DJ bids farewell...
May 15, 2021
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HONG KONG (AP) — After more than seven decades in radio, a 96-year-old Hong Kong DJ bid farewell to his listeners Saturday with “Time to Say Goodbye,” sung by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli. “Well that’s it. Thank you very much for tuning in, goodbye, thank you for coming,” Ray Cordeiro said in both English and Cantonese before signing off ahead of the 1 a.m. news. It was the coda to a radio career that began 72 years ago,...

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Livestream concert calendar for May 15-June 3
May 15, 2021
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When I’m not in the WTOP traffic center, chances are you’ll find me out at a concert, which is why it’s been such an adjustment for me during COVID-19. What’s a music lover to do? Live concert streams! There is something for everyone, from national acts playing for charity to local faves trying to earn a living. Check out our roundup of options below and offer tips by emailing rkessler@wtop.com. May 15 7 p.m. – The Strokes will do an...

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AP PHOTOS: Ramadan demonstrates Muslim courage and...
May 14, 2021
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The world spun madly on as followers of its second-largest religion practiced the traditions of Islam’s holiest month, at times under circumstances that demanded as much courage as faith. Ramadan is a period of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts. But between April 12-13, when this year’s observance started, and the month’s end Thursday with the Eid al-Fitr holiday, Muslims in many parts of the world carried out the comforting rituals while confronting tragedies and tremendous upheaval. In...

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The Latest: Philippine president eases lockdown in...
May 14, 2021
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president has eased a coronavirus lockdown in the bustling capital and adjacent provinces to fight economic recession and hunger but still barred public gatherings this month, when many Roman Catholic summer religious festivals are held. After an alarming surge in infections that started in March started to ease, President Rodrigo Duterte announced in televised remarks Thursday night that Metropolitan Manila and four nearby provinces, a region of more than 25 million people, would be...

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Carlos Vela is MLS’s highest paid player...
May 13, 2021
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WASHINGTON (AP) — LA Galaxy attacker Carlos Vela is Major League Soccer’s highest paid player this season, with $6.3 million in total compensation, including $4.5 million in salary. Teammate Javier “Chicharito” Hernández is second at $6 million, all of it salary, according to figures released Thursday by the Major League Soccer Players Association. Vela was limited to seven games during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season due to a knee injury. Miami forward Gonzalo Higuaín is third, with $5,793,750 compensation, including...

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Harden returns to score 18 points, Nets...
May 13, 2021
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NEW YORK (AP) — Forget being a reserve. James Harden was sidelined so long he couldn’t remember what it was like even to be a starter. It all came back quickly, just as he expected. “Not to like brag or anything, but I’m like really, really good at this game,” Harden said. Harden had 18 points and 11 assists in his return from an 18-game absence to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-116 on Wednesday...

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