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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.

 
Border Patrol tent facility in Texas evacuated...
DONNA, Texas (AP) — A compound of tents to detain migrant children and families was evacuated for hours when struck by fierce winds in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, authorities said Wednesday. All migrants at the Border Patrol’s holding center in Donna, Texas, were moved to other Border Patrol facilities in Rio Grande Valley, parent agency U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement. Operations resumed at the Donna Processing Facility Wednesday morning with new arrivals being admitted. The...

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One Good Thing: 98-year-old hosts virtual women’s...
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic shut down the Levis Jewish Community Center last year, 98-year-old Trudy Berlin sprang into action to keep her weekly women’s group active. For Berlin, who began hosting “The Ladies Room” at the JCC’s Sandler Center in 2000, the show needed to go on. So with a little help from Stephanie Owitz, the Boca Raton, Florida, center’s director of arts, culture and learning, the show went virtual. “When the pandemic hit,...

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Robertson lifts Stars to 5-4 overtime win...
CHICAGO (AP) — Jason Robertson scored 4:30 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Monday night in the final game of the season for each team. Miro Heiskanen had a goal and an assist for Dallas (23-19-14), which had dropped six of seven. Joe Pavelski, Jason Dickinson and Joel Kiviranta also scored, and Jake Oettinger made 19 saves. The Stars controlled play for most of the night, finishing with a 50-23 advantage...

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Blackhawks welcome fans back with 4-2 win...
CHICAGO (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored two more goals, Kevin Lankinen made 37 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks welcomed fans back to the United Center with a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night. Chicago hosted a crowd of 3,820 for its first home game with fans in almost 14 months. It was the last U.S.-based NHL team to open its doors to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two of the biggest cheers of the night...

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DeBrincat scores 2, Blackhawks beat Stars 4-2...
CHICAGO (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored two more goals, Kevin Lankinen made 37 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks welcomed fans back to the United Center with a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night. Chicago hosted a crowd of 3,820 for its first home game with fans in almost 14 months. It was the last U.S.-based NHL team to open its doors to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist...

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Blackhawks beat Stars 4-2 in fans’ return...
CHICAGO (AP) — Alex DeBrincat and the Chicago Blackhawks lingered on the ice when it was over, holding their sticks in the air. For the first time all season, it felt like home. DeBrincat scored two more goals, Kevin Lankinen made 37 saves and the Blackhawks welcomed fans back to the United Center with a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night. “It’s a lot of fun when they’re in the building,” DeBrincat said. “You can see...

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Chicharito, dos Santos lead Galaxy to 2-1...
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Not only has Javier “Chicharito” Hernández regained his scoring touch, he has also become a bit of a soothsayer. The LA Galaxy superstar told Jonathan dos Santos before Saturday’s rivalry game against Los Angeles FC that he was going to assist on a goal by dos Santos. That prediction came true in the 79th minute as dos Santos got the winning goal to lead the Galaxy to a 2-1 victory. “It’s a goal that I...

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Kaprizov scores in OT as Wild beat...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored 17 seconds into overtime to send the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Kaprizov, the rookie sensation with 27 goals this season, snapped a quick shot that was stopped by Anaheim goalie John Gibson, but drove the net and found the puck on a rebound and easily scored with Gibson unable to recover. “He’s a special player,” said teammate Joel Eriksson Ek, who was...

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Man dead after shooting in Lanham
Police in Prince George’s County, Maryland, are investigating a shooting Friday morning that left a man dead. Police said they responded to a home in the 9900 block of Greenbelt Road in Lanham, Maryland, not far from Goddard Space Flight Center at about 8:15 a.m. Friday for the report of a shooting. Once there, officers found a man inside a home with trauma to his upper body. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Detectives...

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Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surged in April after...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Preliminary data released Friday signaled deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon in April was the highest for that month in at least five years, a report that comes two weeks after Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said his government would dedicate more energy and resources toward curbing deforestation. Deforestation rose 43% over the same month in 2020, to 581 square kilometers (224 square miles), according to the government’s Deter monitoring system, which provides daily deforestation alerts based...

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Las preguntas más interesantes que los astronautas...
(CNN Español) — Los astronautas Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover y Shannon Walker de la NASA y Soichi Noguchi de la misión Crew-1 de SpaceX y la NASA regresaron a la tierra después de pasar aproximadamente 6 meses en la Estación Espacial Internacional (EEI). La nave Dragon, también conocida como Resilience (Resiliencia, en español) voló desde el espacio exterior, atravesó la espesa atmósfera de la Tierra y amerizó sin complicaciones en la costa de Florida, el pasado 2 de mayo...

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Biden’s plan would boost conservation of US...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday detailed steps to achieve its goal of conserving about one-third of America’s lands and waters by 2030, relying on voluntary efforts to preserve public, private and tribal areas while also helping tackle climate change and create jobs. A report, with the lofty title “America the Beautiful,’ ‘ from several Cabinet departments, calls for a decadelong commitment on projects from Maine to California, and in Alaska and Hawaii, as well. The report...

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Mets beat Cardinals 7-2 for split after...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tomás Nido hit a two-run homer and Jonathan Villar added a solo shot and an RBI single, powering the New York Mets over the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Wednesday night for a doubleheader split. The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the NL Central-leading Cardinals (19-13). St. Louis won the opener 4-1 as Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer and Paul Goldschmidt had a solo homer off Marcus Stroman. Kwang Hyun Kim pitched...

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Cernak has goal and 2 assists, Lightning...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Defenseman Erik Cernak had a goal and two assists to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 6-2 on Wednesday night. Defending champion Tampa Bay has won six of the seven meetings this season between the 2020 Stanley Cup finalists. The teams will meet again Friday night in Tampa. The Stars remained alive for the fourth and final spot in the Central Division after Nashville’s loss in Columbus. Dallas is four points back...

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Oshie has a hat trick, Capitals beat...
NEW YORK (AP) — T.J. Oshie had a hat trick, Vitek Vanecek made 19 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the depleted New York Rangers 4-2 in a fight-filled game Wednesday night. Oshie beat Alexandar Georgiev 12 seconds into the middle period with a shot from the right circle with Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich in the penalty box. Oshie scored again at 8:26 of the second — again with Buchnevich penalized for a high-sticking major — his 20th goal...

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