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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.

 
Capitals beat Rangers 5-4 for 10th victory...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson had two goals, Alex Ovechkin scored his 724th and the Washington Capitals held on to beat the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday for their 10th victory in 11 games. Ovechkin has 11 goals in those 11 games and leads the team with 18. He’s seven shy of tying Marcel Dionne for fifth on the NHL career list. T.J. Oshie had a goal and two assists, Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored, and Ilya Samsonov made...

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US men lose to Honduras, miss 3rd...
American players fell to the field at the final whistle. Another missed Olympics soccer tournament for the U.S. men. Juan Carlos Obregón scored in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time, goalkeeper David Ochoa committed a blunder that gifted Luis Palma a goal two minutes into the second half and Honduras beat the United States 2-1 on Sunday in an Olympic qualification game at Guadalajara, Mexico. U.S. captain Jackson Yueill pulled a goal back with a curling 23-yard shot...

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AP source: LaMarcus Aldridge to sign with...
NEW YORK (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge plans to sign with the Brooklyn Nets for the remainder of the season, a person with knowledge of the details said Saturday. After reaching a buyout agreement with the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, the veteran forward quickly became a coveted free agent for contending teams. He decided to become the latest big name on the Brooklyn roster, the person told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the...

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Viola’s Known Agenda prevails in Florida Derby...
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Everything is going Vincent Viola’s way these days. He owns the Florida Panthers, and they’re well on their way to the Stanley Cup playoffs. And he also owns Known Agenda, who is now well on his way to the Kentucky Derby. Known Agenda ran away from the field in the Florida Derby on Saturday, and might keep on going all the way to Churchill Downs to start the Triple Crown season. Jockey Irad Ortiz...

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A year after pandemic cleared out offices,...
After a year in which a global pandemic turned offices across the world into ghost towns WeWork, the embattled communal office-space company, is making a second attempt at going public. The announcement Friday comes almost two years after WeWork’s first attempt at becoming a publicly traded company blew up in spectacular fashion, its founder and CEO ousted abruptly. This time the New York company becomes part of the SPAC wave and will seek a listing after merging with the...

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Review: Netflix’s ‘Bad Trip’ mixes reality pranks,...
toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP’s Jason Fraley reviews ‘Bad Trip’ The prank genre has thrived from “Jackass” to “Punk’d” to “Impractical Jokers.” This Friday, Netflix drops “Bad Trip,” mixing scripted comedy and reality pranks to mixed effect, providing a few laugh-out-loud gags between lackluster plot points. The story follows two buddies, Chris (Eric Andre) and Bud (Lil Res Howery), who embark on a road trip to New York City to find the one that...

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Biden vows action on migrants as he...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will take steps to more quickly move hundreds of migrant children and teens out of cramped detention facilities along the Southwest border, President Joe Biden said Thursday. He was pushing back against suggestions that his administration’s policies are responsible for the rising number of people seeking to enter the country. Pressed repeatedly on the border issue at his first news conference since taking office, Biden said his administration was taking steps to address the...

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Cosmic mouthful: Tasters savor fine wine that...
BORDEAUX, France (AP) — It tastes like rose petals. It smells like a campfire. It glistens with a burnt-orange hue. What is it? A 5,000-euro bottle of Petrus Pomerol wine that spent a year in space. Researchers in Bordeaux are analyzing a dozen bottles of the precious liquid — along with 320 snippets of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapevines — that returned to Earth in January after a sojourn aboard the International Space Station. They announced their preliminary impressions...

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Erdogan under fire for packed congress despite...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came under criticism Wednesday for holding his party’s congress inside a packed sports complex amid a new surge of COVID-19 cases. Thousands of ruling party supporters filled the stands of the 10,400-capacity complex in Ankara despite the Turkish government’s social distancing rules. Videos posted on social media purported to show busloads of ruling party supporters traveling to the capital to attend the congress, many of them without masks. Wearing masks...

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Review: Children’s music for everyone from Sara...
“Under the Pepper Tree,” Sara Watkins (New West) Seeking material to create a world of imagination, Sara Watkins clearly used hers, turning to sources ranging from Stephen Foster to Willy Wonka to the Beatles. The enchanting result is “Under the Pepper Tree,” children’s music for everyone. A young mother, Watkins conveys innocence, wonder and maternal sweetness as she sings about the moon, the stars, dreams and rainbows — accompaniment for bedtime. The arrangements are spare but varied, with Watkins...

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More than a dozen community fitness centers,...
Spring is in the air, and just in time, several park facilities in Prince George’s County are set to reopen next week from coronavirus-related closures. The reopenings were announced Wednesday by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s Department of Parks and Recreation, and also extend to art galleries, fitness centers and a gradual reopening of the Prince George’s Ballroom. Overall, fitness rooms and gyms at 12 community centers in Prince George’s County will reopen March 29. Reservations are...

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Ingram, Williamson pace Pelicans in 128-111 win...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 36 points, Zion Williamson had 27 points and nine rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 128-111 on Tuesday night. The 20-year-old Williamson became the first NBA player younger than 21 to score at least 20 points in 21 straight games, and he did so with his usual crowd-pleasing array of alley-oop dunks and quick, powerful drives to the hoop. Ingram helped keep the Pelicans comfortably...

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GOP firebrand US Rep. Mo Brooks enters...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, a conservative firebrand and staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump who has come under fire for remarks he made preceding the attack on the U.S. Capitol, joined the Alabama GOP primary field on Monday to replace Sen. Richard Shelby. The north Alabama Republican announced his entry into the race at an event with former Trump adviser Stephen Miller. He joins former Trump ambassador Lynda Blanchard in a Republican primary field...

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Supply bottlenecks leave ships stranded, businesses stymied
NEW YORK (AP) — A trade bottleneck born of the COVID-19 outbreak has U.S. businesses anxiously awaiting goods from Asia — while off the coast of California, dozens of container ships sit anchored, unable to unload their cargo. The pandemic has wreaked havoc with the supply chain since early 2020, when it forced the closure of factories throughout China. The seeds of the current problems were sown last March, when Americans stayed home and dramatically changed their buying habits...

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Irving, Harden help Nets beat Wizards in...
NEW YORK (AP) — Another former All-Star made his debut in Brooklyn, where a pair of current All-Stars helped carry the Nets to another victory. Kyrie Irving scored 28 points and James Harden had 26 to lead the Nets to a 113-106 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. Blake Griffin dunked for the first time since December 2019 in his Nets debut and Nicolas Claxton added 16 points, including two three-point plays down the stretch. Russell Westbrook had...

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