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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.

 
The Latest: Trump attends G7 summit amid...
President Donald Trump has arrived for the G7, or Group of Seven, summit in Canada, a country he’s suggested should be annexed, as he wages a trade war with America’s longstanding allies. If there’s a shared mission at this year’s G7 summit, which begins Monday in the Rocky Mountains, it’s a desire to minimize any fireworks at a moment of combustible tensions. Here’s the latest: Trump complains once again about throwing Russia out of what was once the G-8...

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The Latest: Death toll grows as Israel...
The death toll grew Sunday as Israel and Iran exchanged missile attacks for a third consecutive day, with Israel warning that worse is to come. Israel targeted Iran’s Defense Ministry headquarters in Tehran and sites it alleged were associated with Iran’s nuclear program, while Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses and slammed into buildings deep inside Israel. In Israel, at least 10 people were killed in Iranian strikes overnight and into Sunday, according to Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue...

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The Club World Cup is finally up...
MIAMI GARDENS (AP) — After more than a year of uncertainty and criticism, the Club World Cup kicked off in Miami on Saturday and soccer may never be the same. At least that’s what FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been telling anyone who would listen. “This tournament will be the start of something historic that will change our sport for the better,” he said this week as part of an exhausting schedule of public engagements to drum up interest...

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Anti-Trump demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump, marching through downtowns and small towns, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights. Organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. Governors across the U.S. had urged calm and vowed no tolerance for violence, while some mobilized the National Guard ahead of marchers gathering. Confrontations were...

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Israel warns ‘Tehran will burn’ as Iran...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned Saturday that “Tehran will burn” if Iran continues firing missiles, as the countries traded blows a day after Israel launched a blistering surprise attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites, killing several top generals. The attacks have left Iran’s surviving leadership with the difficult decision of plunging deeper into conflict with Israel’s more powerful forces or seeking a diplomatic route. The ongoing Israeli strikes appear to have halted —...

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Protests, parades and Pride: One week in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the first weekend: a vision of the nation built upon inclusivity and the tenets of liberalism — a conception of country that incorporates generations of fights for equity, for compassion, for expanding what it means to be an American. On the second weekend, in the same town: a public show of strength and nationalism constructed on a foundation of military might, law and order, a tour de force of force. And on the days in...

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The Latest: Israel threatens more attacks on...
Israel warned of more attacks on Iran on Saturday after Tehran fired waves of missiles and drones that killed three people and wounded dozens in Israel. Iran was retaliating for a series of blistering Israeli attacks on its nuclear and military facilities on Friday. Israel said hundreds of airstrikes over the past two days also killed nine senior scientists and experts involved in Iran’s nuclear program, in addition to several top generals. Iran’s U.N. ambassador said 78 people were...

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Panthers build and then squander a 3-goal...
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers led 3-0 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers and then watched all go down the drain. Matthew Tkachuk and the stars of the defending champion Panthers smothered the Oilers in the first period, raising the prospect of a Game 3 effort that ended with a 6-1 Panthers win. Not this time. Edmonton responded by scoring four straight goals to take a 4-3 lead only to have...

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Investigan la muerte de un ciudadano mexicano...
Un ciudadano mexicano murió el sábado bajo custodia del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE.UU. (ICE por sus siglas en inglés), informó este miércoles el organismo a través de un comunicado. El hombre fue identificado por ICE como Jesús Molina-Veya, de 45 años. ICE dice que fue hallado inconsciente y con una ligadura en el cuello en su celda del Centro de Detención en Stewart, Georgia. Posteriormente fue trasladado a un centro médico. La causa de...

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Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country’s nuclear program and raised the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries. It appeared to be the most significant attack Iran has faced since its 1980s war with Iraq, with multiple sites around the country hit. The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed, Iranian state television reported, in a major body blow to Tehran’s governing theocracy and...

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The Latest: Israel attacks Iran
Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, in strikes that targeted the country’s nuclear program and raised the potential for a larger war between the two bitter adversaries. An Israeli military official said that the Israeli Air Force targeted Iranian nuclea r and military sites, without identifying them. The official spoke to journalists on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing operation. Air-raid sirens preventatively rang out in Israel. The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran’s...

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Dua Lipa confirms long-speculated engagement to actor...
Dua Lipa has confirmed her engagement to the English actor Callum Turner, months after speculation began. She went on the record about the engagement in a cover story for British Vogue’s July issue, published Thursday, calling it “very exciting.” The 29-year-old said she was obsessed with the ring Turner had made for her. “It’s so me. It’s nice to know the person that you’re going to spend the rest of your life with knows you very well,” she told...

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Trump’s FAA administrator pick facing tough questions...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration is facing tough questions about safety during a hearing Wednesday in the wake of January’s deadly midair collision and a string of other crashes and near misses since then. Much of the industry, including the major airlines and their trade groups, supports Bryan Bedford’s nomination. But pilots unions and Democrats have raised concerns that he might weaken pilot training standards. Bedford has been CEO of regional...

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Elon Musk backs off from feud with...
FILE – President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)(AP/Evan Vucci) FILE – President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)(AP/Evan Vucci) Elon Musk stepped back from his explosive feud with U.S. President Donald Trump,...

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The Latest: Trump says a US-China trade...
President Donald Trump announced that a US-China trade deal is ‘done’ — and that in exchange for Chinese magnets and rare-earth minerals and a 55% tariff on Chinese goods, the U.S. will provide China “what was agreed to,” including allowing Chinese students to attend American colleges and universities. Trump’s lawyers meanwhile plan to argue that appellate judges should erase his criminal hush money conviction and/or move the case from New York to federal court where he can try to...

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