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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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Flaherty goes to 5-0, DeJong homers as...
May 2, 2021
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Flaherty pitched six solid innings to keep his record perfect and Paul DeJong hit a three-run homer in the first inning to send the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-5 on Saturday night. Flaherty (5-0) struck out nine while winning his fifth straight start. He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks and improved to 7-1 in 10 career starts against the Pirates. DeJong’s drive off Trevor Cahill (1-3) capped...

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Disneyland opening highlights California’s COVID turnaround
April 30, 2021
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland, California’s world-famous theme park, reopened to excited visitors Friday after an unprecedented 13-month closure in what tourism officials hope is a sign of the state’s rebound from the pandemic. The reopening came just four months after the nation’s most populous state was struggling to combat a surge in coronavirus hospitalizations that packed patients into outdoor tents and killed hundreds of people each day. Some visitors cheered and screamed with happiness as they entered Disneyland....

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Review: ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ is...
April 30, 2021
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Pixar just won its 11th Oscar for Best Animated Feature this past Sunday, but another studio just heated up the competition for next year’s race: Sony Pictures Animation. “The Mitchells vs. The Machines” hits Netflix on Friday as a real genre standout, combining a heartwarming family journey with energetic animation and relevant social themes. The story follows the dysfunctional Mitchell family whose quirky teen Katie loves making home movies. When she’s accepted to film school, the family embarks on...

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Trial of other cops charged in Floyd’s...
April 30, 2021
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Chauvin’s murder trial was the first Minnesota criminal trial to be broadcast live on television. It won’t be the last. Some in the Minnesota legal system were apprehensive about allowing the live broadcast of Chauvin’s trial over the killing of George Floyd, but the video feed had no major problems and bolstered the public’s understanding of the trial, Minnesota Public Radio News reported. A spokesperson for the Hennepin County court system said an order from...

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Jaguars open NFL draft, Meyer era by...
April 30, 2021
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars waited more than four months to make the easiest and maybe most significant pick in franchise history. As obvious as it was, fireworks and frivolity followed. A sold-out draft party that included 8,000 fans celebrated wildly as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stepped to the podium and announced Lawrence’s name as the first pick in the draft Thursday night. The Clemson star had a more subdued reaction in Seneca, South Carolina — probably...

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Seahawks spend 1st round celebrating trade for...
April 30, 2021
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RENTON, Wash. (AP) — While most of the league was sweating out picks and possible deals Thursday night, the Seattle Seahawks were celebrating. In their eyes, the Seahawks’ first-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft played for Seattle last season. “Our No. 1 pick is Jamal Adams, and that’s a heck of a pick,” coach Pete Carroll said. “He had a really good year leading into getting drafted by us No. 1, and it would have cost us another...

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Shakespeare Theatre Company reopens with pandemic-themed show...
April 29, 2021
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Shakespeare Theatre Company reopens Saturday after a year of pandemic closure. It fittingly returns with “Blindness,” a unique sensory production about a pandemic. “It’s been a long journey back, but I’m thrilled we’re opening our doors,” Artistic Director Simon Godwin told WTOP. “The safety protocols are robust. We have a special waiver from the mayor to be able to open safely. We can’t wait to start sharing our stories again.” Based on Nobel winner José Saramago’s novel and adapted...

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Is it safe to go to big...
April 29, 2021
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Is it safe to go to big sporting events during the pandemic? Not yet, but there are ways to make it safer if you go. “Yelling, chanting, hugging and generally pouring out our sports enthusiasm is still not the safest activity,” noted Jennifer Dowd, associate professor of population health at University of Oxford and chief scientific officer of Dear Pandemic, a website that offers expert opinions. If you do decide to go to a game, outdoor stadiums are safer...

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China launches core module for permanent space...
April 29, 2021
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BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday launched the core module for its first permanent space station that will host astronauts long-term. The Tianhe, or “Heavenly Harmony,” module blasted into space atop a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang Launch Center on the southern island province of Hainan, marking another major advance for the country’s space exploration program that has chalked up a series of accomplishments in recent months. The launch begins the first of 11 missions necessary to...

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The Latest: In GOP response, Scott says...
April 29, 2021
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Joe Biden’s first joint address to Congress (all times local): 11 p.m. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has used the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s address to Congress to vow that “America is not a racist country.” Scott, the only Black Republican senator, seized on Biden’s calls earlier in the evening that passage of major police reform could help stamp out institutional racism nationwide. Scott countered that “today, kids are being...

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Chicago stages drive-through Wagner in underground garage
April 28, 2021
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CHICAGO (AP) — Amid signs pointing “To Elevator” and advising drivers to “Take Parking Ticket With You,” the Rhinemaidens lament the theft of their gold, Siegfried is murdered, and Brünnhilde drives off in a red Mustang convertible to redeem the world. Welcome to opera in an underground parking garage. A year after Lyric Opera’s production of Richard Wagner’s complete “Ring” cycle was scuttled by the pandemic, the company has brought a bit of the epic back to life. But...

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Madrid glad it’s still in it after...
April 28, 2021
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MADRID (AP) — Things didn’t go well for Real Madrid right from the start against Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals. Despite being the home team, Madrid’s setup with three defenders failed miserably at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium on Tuesday with Chelsea easing through the defense and taking control early on. The English team scored once and could have added a few more before Madrid equalized from a set piece before halftime. It was...

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Bruins beat Penguins 3-1, tighten race in...
April 28, 2021
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tuukka Rask turned aside 25 shots and the Boston Bruins edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Tuesday night to tighten the playoff race in the hyper-competitive East Division. David Krejci gave the Bruins the lead with his seventh goal of the season late in the second period. Brad Marchand and Taylor Hall scored in the third as Boston ended a two-game losing streak. Jeff Carter spoiled Rask’s bid for his 52nd career shutout with his 11th...

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Staal gets 2 power-play goals, Carolina beats...
April 28, 2021
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DALLAS (AP) — Carolina captain Jordan Staal was in the right spot twice to score power-play goals and the Central Division-leading Hurricanes beat the playoff-chasing Dallas Stars 5-1 on Tuesday night. Sebastian Aho had a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes while Andrei Svechnikov, who they got with the second overall pick in the 2018 NHL draft held in the same building, had a career-high three assists. Jason Robertson had his 15th goal for Dallas to extend his...

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