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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: Jimmy Carter’s casket arrives at...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, is being honored with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation’s capital. He will later be honored a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage. What to know: Here’s the latest: Dean of cathedral uses Carter’s given name The Very Reverend Randloph Marshall Hollerith, dean of the cathedral, opens by recognizing Carter as “your servant James.”...

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Trader Joe’s coming to Friendship Heights, Brookland...
Trader Joe’s is moving into a vacant space in Friendship Heights. (Courtesy Google Maps) Trader Joe’s is moving into a vacant space in Friendship Heights. (Courtesy Google Maps) Trader Joe’s is adding three new stores to its D.C.-area market, all three of which will have a built-in residential customer base. Trader Joe’s has leased long vacant space in Friendship Heights D.C., at 5335 Wisconsin Avenue next to the Cheesecake Factory and directly across from the former Mazza Gallerie, where...

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Crystal City’s Water Park takes on ‘Apres...
Water Park in Crystal City features an Apres Ski pop-up. (Courtesy JBG Smith) Water Park in Crystal City features an Apres Ski pop-up. (Courtesy JBG Smith) Developer JBG Smith’s new Water Park addition to Crystal City in Virginia is embracing the change in seasons, now what is dubbed an Apres Ski pop-up. Apres Ski pop-up is the French phrase for what skiers do after hitting the slopes. In this case, that means noshing and ice skating. Water Park has...

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Carfax joins other headquarters at Reston Station’s...
Carfax is relocating its headquarters to Reston Station. (Courtesy Comstock) Carfax is relocating its headquarters to Reston Station. (Courtesy Comstock) Centreville, Virginia-based Carfax will relocate its headquarters to one of several office high-rises in developer Comstock’s expanding Reston Station development. The highly visible Reston Station, whose colorfully lit Google headquarters building practically hangs over the Dulles Toll Road, is directly connected to the Wiehle-Reston East Silver Line Metro stop. Other high-profile tenants include ICF International and Spotify. Reston Station...

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What to know about wildfires raining embers...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least five people were killed and more than 1,000 structures were destroyed as fierce wildfires raged in the Los Angeles area, officials said. Fast-moving flames burned through homes and businesses as residents fled smoke-filled canyons and picturesque neighborhoods that are home to many celebrities. Many of the towering fires began Tuesday and were fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, which gusted to more than 70 mph (112 kph) in some spots. The winds persisted...

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Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fast-moving fire in the Hollywood Hills erupted Wednesday night as more evacuations were ordered for Los Angeles residents and fire crews battled three other major blazes that killed at least five people. The Sunset Fire was burning near the Hollywood Bowl and other iconic landmarks in the Hollywood Hills. Winds were easing and firefighters from across the state were relieving exhausted crews, but the danger was far from over. As officials provided an update...

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Celebrities among those who lost homes as...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfires that are burning in and around Los Angeles have burned the homes of several celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore and Paris Hilton. California firefighters are battling wind-whipped fires tearing across the area, destroying homes, clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled and straining resources as the fires burned uncontained Wednesday. Crystal and his wife, Janice, released a statement Wednesday saying their home of 45 years in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood was lost. “Janice...

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Wildfires latest: Tens of thousands ordered to...
Fierce wildfires are raging in the Los Angeles area, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, sending residents fleeing from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke. Thousands of firefighters were battling at least three separate blazes on Wednesday, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena. One of the fires was the most destructive in the modern history of the city of LA. Tens of thousands of people have been notified by authorities to evacuate their...

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Benn scores in OT and Stars erase...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Benn scored on a power play 2:17 into overtime and the Dallas Stars rallied from an early three-goal deficit to defeat the struggling New York Rangers 5-4 on Tuesday night. Jake Oettinger made 21 saves and Dallas defenseman Thomas Harley had a goal and two assists. Harley’s snap shot tied it 4-all at 17:21 of the third period following a terrible turnover by Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller deep in his own end. Benn’s 11th...

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30 years after discovery of remains, DNA...
WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Decades after investigators unearthed thousands of human bones and bone fragments on a suspected Indiana serial killer’s property, a renewed quest is playing out in laboratories to solve a long-running mystery: Who were they? A new team working to identify the unknown dead says the key to their success will be getting relatives of men who vanished between the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s to provide samples of their own DNA. Those samples can then be...

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Two aging Crystal City buildings first in...
Developer JBG Smith will redevelop two Crystal City buildings as apartments and a hotel under Arlington County, Virginia’s new building conversions incentives program. JBG Smith is the largest landlord in Crystal City and the broader National Landing area, with two dozen buildings, including new construction and several aging buildings that are in need of redevelopment. Flagged for conversion are 2100 Crystal Drive, an 11-story, 250,000 square-foot building constructed in 1968 and most recently leased by Amazon for temporary offices...

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Coby White stars as Bulls rally past...
CHICAGO (AP) — Coby White made a go-ahead layup with 47 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls topped Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 114-110 on Monday night. Zach LaVine had 35 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for Chicago, which trailed by 19 before rallying in the fourth quarter. Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 11 boards, and White finished with 23 points. After White’s layup gave the Bulls their first lead at 111-110, Devin Vassell threw...

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Golden Globes Fashion: Ariana Grande eschews Glinda...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Fasten your seatbelts, fashion fans! With some of Hollywood’s most fashion-forward stars up for awards this year, it’s going to be an eventful season. And the Golden Globes gets it all started, with stars (and their stylists) marking their territory at one of Hollywood’s splashiest events. Big this year: lots of sparkle and shine. Here are some of the looks catching attention Sunday at the Golden Globes: Ariana Grande: From Glinda pink to Hepburn...

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The Latest: The Golden Globes kick off...
Hollywood is getting dressed up as the Golden Globes return for their annual champagne-soaked celebration of film and television workers at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. The show serves as the ceremonial start to the 2025 awards season. The audacious musical “Emilia Pérez” leads all nominees with 10. Other nominees include “The Bear,”“Shōgun,”“Wicked” and “Challengers.” Comedian Nikki Glaser is emceeing the ceremony. Here’s the latest: LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: ‘Baby Reindeer’...

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Demi Moore, Sebastian Stan win at Golden...
The 82nd Golden Globes, which host Nikki Glaser introduced as “Ozempic’s biggest night,” dished out awards Sunday for Demi Moore in the body horror film “The Substance,” Sebastian Stan in “A Different Man” and for the genre-shifting trans musical “Emilia Pérez.” In a ceremony that offered few surprises early, one shocker was Moore’s win for best actress in a comedy or musical. Her comeback performance in “The Substance,” about a Hollywood star who resorts to an experimental process to...

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