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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.

 
Kentucky newspaper puts 74-year-old building on market
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s largest newspaper says its 74-year-old building in downtown Louisville is for sale. The Courier Journal building, constructed in 1947 at 525 W. Broadway, was put on the market Friday with an asking price of $17 million, according to Aidan Cleghorn, a partner with commercial real estate broker BellCornerstone, which is handling the sale. While the location will change, the newspaper is dedicated to maintaining a strong presence in Louisville, Executive Editor Mary Irby-Jones said....

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Cratering Blues running out of time to...
Craig Berube stood back and watched his St. Louis Blues practice battle drills so he could see how players handled the situation amid a seven-game losing streak. Anyone looking in from the outside can spy a team in deep trouble. Berube’s Blues have lost 12 of their past 14 games and are running out of time to salvage their season and make the playoffs. Less than two years since going on an improbable run to win the Stanley Cup,...

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Classic Stage Company has a treat: Three...
NEW YORK (AP) — White House hopefuls may want to steer clear of Classic Stage Company next week: Not one or even two, but three casts of the dark musical “Assassins” are massing. The off-Broadway powerhouse is celebrating the Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman show about the men and women who killed or tried to kill the president of the United States with a unique fundraising event. Cast members of the 1990 world premiere will join virtually with the...

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The Latest: CDC: Variant found in Britain...
WASHINGTON — A variant of the coronavirus first identified in Britain is now the most common strain of coronavirus circulating in the United States. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rachelle Walensky, says the strain, formally known as B.1.1.7, is “now the most common lineage circulating in United States.” The strain has been shown to be more transmissible and infectious among younger Americans, which Walensky says contributed to rising case counts in recent weeks....

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‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 experiments defy physics...
Preliminary results from two experiments suggest something could be wrong with the basic way physicists think the universe works, a prospect that has the field of particle physics both baffled and thrilled. The tiniest particles aren’t quite doing what is expected of them when spun around two different long-running experiments in the United States and Europe. The confounding results — if proven right — reveal major problems with the rulebook physicists use to describe and understand how the universe...

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Islanders move into tie for 1st in...
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Brock Nelson scored with just under seven minutes left and Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves as the New York Islanders edged Washington 1-0 on Tuesday night to pull even with the Capitals for first place in the East Division. Varlamov and Vitek Vanecek matched each other save for save for more than 50 minutes before Nelson scored his team-leading 14th goal assisted by defenseman Ryan Pulock at 13:05 of the third period. Varlamov earned his...

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Lewis running to lead the ski federation...
GENEVA (AP) — Sarah Lewis is out to make a surprising comeback in sports politics, declaring herself a candidate to become the first female president of the International Ski Federation only six months after being fired from her role as secretary general. Lewis, who announced her candidacy on Tuesday, spent 20 years as the top administrator at FIS before being ousted several months into the coronavirus pandemic. It was an abrupt exit even in the often ruthless world of...

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The Latest: Florida opens vaccine eligibility to...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Starting Monday, any adult in Florida is eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. In addition, the state announced that teens ages 16 and 17 can also get the vaccine with parental permission. In an effort to get students inoculated, the University of Florida’s Athletics Department is working with UF Health and the local health department to administer the vaccine at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. University and health officials plan to inoculate up to 5,000 people, starting...

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Mrazek has shutout in return, Hurricanes beat...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than two months later, Petr Mrazek still has his edge. Mrazek made 28 saves in his first game back after a lengthy absence as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Sunday night. “It felt good to be back,” Mrazek said. “It has been a long journey.” Mrazek, who notched his third shutout of the season, played for the first time since suffering a thumb injury Jan. 30 against Dallas. Stars coach...

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Ovechkin scores on power play, Capitals hold...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin moved into a second-place tie on the all-time list for NHL power-play goals and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Sunday, completing a sweep of their eight-game season series. Ovechkin’s second-period goal was his 265th with the extra man, tying him with Brett Hull for second place and leaving him nine behind all-time league leader Dave Andreychuk (274). The 35-year-old Russian, who also picked up two assists, has 19...

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Bowness leaves game; Stars say coach is...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dallas Stars coach Rick Bowness was pulled from behind the bench after two periods of the team’s game Sunday night against the Carolina Hurricanes because of NHL COVID protocol. General manager Jim Nill said the 66-year-old Bowness is fully vaccinated, has no symptoms and the team believes it was a false positive test result for the virus. “He was a very low grade, but it is still positive,” Nill said. “Out of safety concerns, he...

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Jordan FM: ‘Malicious plot’ uncovered to destabilize...
JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Jordanian official on Sunday accused the country’s former crown prince of conspiring with foreign elements in a “malicious plot” that threatened national security. Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told reporters that the plot had been foiled at the “zero hour.” “Then it was clear they moved from design and planning into action,” Safadi said. He says some 14-16 people are under arrest, in addition to two senior officials close to Prince Hamzah. Safadi spoke a...

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Randle stars as New York Knicks pound...
DETROIT (AP) — Julius Randle scored 20 of his 29 points in the first quarter, and the New York Knicks pounded the Detroit Pistons 125-81 on Saturday night. Randle and Reggie Bullock, who had 22 points, had four 3-pointers apiece in the first as New York put it away early. The Knicks stopped a three-game slide, returning to .500 at 25-25. It was the largest margin of victory for the Knicks since 1996, a 125-79 win against expansion Toronto....

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Coming out of the cave: As life...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Dinner reservations are gleefully being made again. Long-canceled vacations are being booked. People are coming together again, in some of the ways they used to. But not everyone is racing back. Their stories are emerging as the world begins to reopen — people secretly dreading each milestone toward normalcy, envisioning instead anxiety-inducing crowds and awkward catch-up conversations. Even small tasks outside the home — a trip to the grocery store, or returning to the...

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NFL’s move to 17 games could alter...
The NFL could finally see its first 2,000-yard receiver. The 5,000-yard passing club might be ready to induct a few more members with Peyton Manning’s single-season record of 5,477 yards possibly in jeopardy. The accomplishment of 1,000-yard seasons rushing or receiving will become more common and a little more devalued. With the NFL increasing its season to 17 games for the first change in length of the season since going from 14 to 16 games in 1978, some records...

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