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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.

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Ukrainian drone attack was underway before Azerbaijani...
December 27, 2024
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Russia’s aviation chief said Friday that a Ukrainian drone attack was underway in the Russian region that an airliner was destined for before it diverted and crashed earlier this week. Dmitry Yadrov, of Rosaviatsia, didn’t comment on statements by an Azerbaijani lawmaker and some aviation experts who blamed Wednesday’s Azerbaijan Airlines crash on Russian air defenses responding to a Ukrainian attack. The plane was flying from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic...

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives close brush...
December 27, 2024
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NEW YORK (AP) — NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully made the closest approach to the sun, the space agency confirmed Friday. Earlier this week, the spacecraft passed within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles (6 million kilometers) of the scorching star. NASA received an all-clear message from Parker on Thursday night confirming it survived the journey. Launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun, Parker has since flown straight through its crownlike outer atmosphere, or corona....

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Thursday’s Scores
December 27, 2024
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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Briar Woods 38, TJ-Alexandria 37 Deep Creek 72, Durham Hillside, N.C. 13 J.I. Burton 62, McMinn County, Tenn. 50 Lightridge 51, Fairfax 21 Norfolk Academy 61, GW-Danville 32 Orange County 63, Martinsville 21 Person, N.C. 43, Nottoway 16 Prince Edward County 51, Halifax County 43 Rockcastle County, Ky. 52, Union 45 Shining Stars Sports 93, Raleigh Ravenscroft, N.C. 25 Steward School 70, Carrboro, N.C. 30 Washington-Liberty 62, Clarke County 42 Boo Williams Tournament= Black Bracket= Great...

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Poole’s 3-pointer with 8.1 seconds left lifts...
December 27, 2024
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jordan Poole’s 3-pointer with 8.1 seconds remaining lifted the Washington Wizards to a 113-110 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night. In a matchup of two of the league’s worst teams, the Wizards (5-23) beat Charlotte (7-23) for the second straight week. Washington blew a 21-point second-quarter lead but ultimately prevailed in a back-and-forth final minute. The Hornets led by one and had Josh Green at the line with 38.3 seconds left. Green missed both...

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How the stock market defied expectations again...
December 26, 2024
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NEW YORK (AP) — What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates. The year featured many familiar winners, such as Big Tech, which got even bigger as their stock prices kept growing. But it wasn’t just Apple, Nvidia and the like. Bitcoin, gold and other investments also drove higher. Here’s a look at some...

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A beginner’s guide to Kwanzaa
December 26, 2024
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Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration of African culture and community in the United States since its founding in 1966 and also is celebrated in countries with large African descendant populations. The holiday, which serves as a nationwide communal event reinforcing self-determination and unity in the face of oppression, spans seven days from the day after Christmas through New Year’s Day. It is observed in large, city-sponsored events as well as in smaller communities and homes nationwide. Kwanzaa...

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China and Japan agree to talks on...
December 25, 2024
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BEIJING (AP) — China and Japan agreed Wednesday to set up talks on often contentious security issues as they seek to improve a relationship riven in recent years by a range of issues, from territorial disputes to the discharge of water from Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant. Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, on his first trip to China since assuming the post in October, sounded positive after meetings with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, saying...

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Edmunds: Five dream-worthy vehicles you wish you...
December 25, 2024
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Just about everyone dreams about cars they wish they could own, and there’s no better time than the holidays to make a list of vehicles you’d love to have in your driveway. The car pros at Edmunds rounded up five of their favorite dream-worthy vehicles. But rather than just list the most outlandish and expensive exotics, they focused on highlighting models that are expensive but not so pricey that it’d be completely unrealistic for you to own one one...

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Cities worldwide hold subdued Christmas Eve celebrations...
December 25, 2024
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that typically descends on the West Bank during Christmas week were nowhere to be found. The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists. Palestinian scouts marched silently through the streets, a departure from their usual raucous brass marching band....

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After 20 years, the post-tsunami generation stays...
December 25, 2024
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LHOKNGA, Indonesia (AP) — Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has transformed her resilience into purpose. Defying Aceh’s male-dominated coffee culture, she runs a café that serves as a welcoming space for everyone, especially women, by employing and empowering them in the region worst hit by the tragedy. On Dec. 26, 2004, a powerful 9.1-magnitude earthquake, off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, triggered a tsunami...

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New homes by New Year: DC’s Humane...
December 25, 2024
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Animal shelters across the D.C. region have often reported throughout 2024 that they are over capacity, but those at D.C.’s Humane Rescue Alliance say the need is especially urgent. “We’re hoping to find homes for at least 100 dogs by Dec. 31,” said Diane Ashton, a spokesperson with the HRA. “Overcrowding has been a problem all year long,” she said, but the situation is critical due to upcoming changes at the organization. “Animal control and animal care is being...

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Rasmus Dahlin stars as the Sabres stop...
December 24, 2024
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NEW YORK (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin had four assists and the Buffalo Sabres stopped a 13-game slide by routing the New York Islanders 7-1 on Monday night. It was Buffalo’s first win since Nov. 23 at San Jose. The Sabres went 0-10-3 during the losing streak. Jiri Kulich had two goals and an assist, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves. Jack Quinn had a goal and an assist, and Tage Thompson, Beck Malenstyn, Jason Zucker and Zach Benson also...

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In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this...
December 21, 2024
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Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times since 1900. For some rabbis, the intersection of the two religious holidays provides an auspicious occasion for interfaith engagement. “This can be a profound opportunity for learning and collaboration and togetherness,” said Rabbi Josh Stanton, a vice president of the Jewish Federations of North America. He oversees interfaith initiatives involving the 146 local and regional Jewish federations that his organization represents....

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At least 2 dead and 60 hurt...
December 21, 2024
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Emergency services attend an incident at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, Friday Dec. 20, 2024. (Dörthe Hein/dpa via AP)(AP/Dörthe Hein) Emergency services attend an incident at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, Friday Dec. 20, 2024. (Dörthe Hein/dpa via AP)(AP/Dörthe Hein) MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities called...

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Friday’s Scores
December 21, 2024
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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Amherst County 57, Craig County 31 Asheville School, N.C. 47, Patrick Henry 41 Battlefield 46, Patriot 35 Bishop Ireton 76, Franklin Co., Ky. 45 Blue Ridge Christian 58, Ridgeview Christian 17 Buckingham County 56, Cumberland 45 Charlottesville 70, Orange County 26 Colgan 58, Gar-Field 15 Eastern Montgomery 33, Bath County 32 Falls Church 40, Annandale 22 Forest Park 69, Freedom – Woodbridge 47 Galax 49, Elkin, N.C. 17 Grace Christian 39, New Covenant 37 Greenbrier Christian...

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