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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.

 
A global sell-off for stocks whips back...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is falling sharply again on Tuesday, joining a global-sell off stretching from Asia to Europe, as Nvidia, bitcoin and other Wall Street stars keep falling on worries that their prices shot too high. The S&P 500 dropped 1% and pulled further from its all-time high set late last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 484 points, or 1%, as of 10 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was...

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‘Now You See Me 3’ races past...
It’s no magic trick: The third installment in the thieving magician “Now You See Me” series beat the high-profile action pic “The Running Man” at the North American box office this weekend. Lionsgate’s “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” pulled in $21.3 million, while Paramount’s “The Running Man” made $17 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” which cost a reported $90 million to produce, comes almost 10 years after the second...

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Cities and states are turning to AI...
As America’s aging roads fall further behind on much-needed repairs, cities and states are turning to artificial intelligence to spot the worst hazards and decide which fixes should come first. Hawaii officials, for example, are giving away 1,000 dashboard cameras as they try to reverse a recent spike in traffic fatalities. The cameras will use AI to automate inspections of guardrails, road signs and pavement markings, instantly discerning between minor problems and emergencies that warrant sending a maintenance crew....

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Chinese astronauts return from space station after...
BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation’s space station Friday after more than a week’s delay because the return capsule they had planned to use was damaged, likely from being hit by space debris. The team left their Shenzhou-20 spacecraft in orbit and came back using the recently arrived Shenzhou-21, which had ferried a three-person replacement crew to the station, China’s Manned Space Agency said. The original return plan was scrapped because a window in the...

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Ex-Italy coach Roberto Mancini taking charge of...
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Roberto Mancini was appointed the coach of Qatar’s most successful club Al-Sadd after signing a 2 1/2-year contract on Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed by the Qatar Stars League champion. Mancini was without a team since leaving his role as head coach of Saudi Arabia in October last year. Mancini won the European Championship as the Italy coach in 2021. The former Inter Milan and Manchester City manager won multiple titles in a storied...

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The US stock market slips as Nvidia...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is slipping on Thursday as Nvidia and other superstars swept up in the mania around artificial-intelligence technology keep swinging. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% in morning trading, pulling a bit further from its all-time high set late last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 106 points, or 0.2%, from its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite was down 1.1%, as of 10 a.m. Eastern time. Nvidia...

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Short-handed Cavs rally to beat Heat 130-116...
MIAMI (AP) — Jarrett Allen had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers stopped Miami’s four-game win streak with a 130-116 victory over the Heat on Wednesday night. De’Andre Hunter scored 21 points for the Cavaliers, who lost 140-138 in overtime at Miami on Monday. Lonzo Ball had 15 points and eight assists, and reserve Craig Porter Jr. finished with 19 points, nine assists and four blocks. Cleveland improved to 15-7 when coming off a regular-season...

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Hintz caps Stars’ comeback with overtime goal...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Dallas scored three straight goals and Roope Hintz scored at 3:04 of overtime to lift the Stars over the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night. Linus Ullmark made a couple big saves but Hintz capped off the come-from-behind victory. Mikko Rantanen and Jason Robertson also scored for the Stars, who outshot the Senators 16-6 in the third. Trailing 2-1, the Stars came out pressing in the third and were rewarded on the power play when...

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Nvidia and Big Tech rally to help...
NEW YORK (AP) — Big Tech and other superstars of the U.S. stock market are rallying on Monday, as Wall Street recovers much of its loss from last week. The S&P 500 climbed 1.2% to claw back more than two-thirds of its first weekly loss in the last four. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 183 points, or 0.4%, as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.9% higher. Nvidia was by far the strongest...

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How Gary Sinise is helping the nonprofit...
NASHVILLE (AP) — Richard Casper shakes his head as he touches one of the boarded-up windows in the once-abandoned church he plans to transform into a new 24-hour arts center for veterans. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Purple Heart recipient said he was an arm’s length away from military officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at Marine Barracks Washington when he learned the former church his nonprofit CreatiVets just purchased had been vandalized. The physical damage to the...

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Today in Sports – M. Krzyzewski becomes...
Nov. 11 1911 — Carlisle Indian School of Carlisle, Pa., led by Jim Thorpe, beats nationally ranked Harvard 18-15 before 25,000 in Cambridge, Mass. Thorpe scores all the points for Carlisle, a touchdown, extra point and four field goals. 1939 — Texas Tech and Centenary (La.) play to a 0-0 tie in a torrential downpour in Shreveport, La. There are an NCAA-record 77 punts in the game (39 by Tech and 38 by Centenary). 1944 — The New York...

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Kevin Fiala nets 500th NHL point as...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kevin Fiala broke a tie with 8:08 left with his 500th NHL point to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Sunday to open a six-game trip. Fiala got around defenseman Erik Karlsson and shot over goalie Sergei Murashov. Fiala also had an assist. The 29-year-old Swiss winger has 218 goals and 282 assists in 667 regular-season games with Nashville, Minnesota and Los Angeles. Corey Perry tied it at 2 for the...

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Sports on TV for Sunday, Nov. 9
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Nov. 9 AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Portugal Grand Prix, Algarve International Circuit, Portimao, Portugal 11:55 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: The MSC Cruises Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 1 p.m. ESPN — Indiana vs. Marquette, Chicago 2 p.m. ESPN2 — Texas A&M at Oklahoma St. 4:30 p.m. SECN — VMI at Missouri 6:30 p.m. SECN —...

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Today in Sports – A. Rodgers throws...
Nov. 9 1912 — The lateral pass is used as an offensive weapon for the first time by Worcester Tech coach William F. Carney. Carney’s team beats Amherst 14-13. 1946 — Second-ranked Notre Dame fights to a 0-0 tie with No. 1 Army at Yankee Stadium to snap the Cadets’ 25-game winning streak. The Irish defense holds Army’s running backs Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis to a combined 79 yards. 1953 — The U.S. Supreme Court rules 7-2 that...

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Tottenham and Man United both score stoppage-time...
Tottenham and Manchester United both scored stoppage-time goals in a wild finish to their 2-2 draw in the Premier League on Saturday. Just when it looked like Richarlison’s glancing header in the first minute of added-on time had sealed victory for Tottenham, United equalized with a header of its own from Matthijs de Ligt five minutes later. United extended its unbeaten streak in the league to five games — three wins followed by two away draws — for its...

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