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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.

 
On the first day without X, many...
SAO PAULO (AP) — The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians on Saturday had difficulty and doubts over navigating other social media in its absence. The shutdown of Elon Musk’s platform started early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through mobile apps after the billionaire refused to name a legal representative to the country, missing a deadline imposed by Supreme...

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Venice Film Festival welcomes Pitt and Clooney,...
VENICE, Italy (AP) — George Clooney and Brad Pitt returned to the Venice Film Festival on Sunday for the world premiere of “Wolfs.” Before hitting the red carpet, the Hollywood stars reflected on reuniting, the rise of streaming and Clooney’s New York Times op-ed urging President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid. Asked about the impact of his piece, Clooney said he’d not yet had to answer that question. “The person who should be applauded is the president...

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Chinese and Philippine vessels collide at a...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China and the Philippines accused each other of causing a collision between their two vessels Saturday in the latest flareup of tensions over disputed waters and maritime features in the South China Sea. In a statement posted on social media, Chinese coast guard spokesperson Liu Dejun was quoted as saying that a Philippine ship maneuvered and “deliberately collided” with a Chinese coast guard ship “in an unprofessional and dangerous manner.” Philippine officials in Manila said...

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Defense leads way as Duke beats Elon...
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jaquez Moore, Jeremiah Hasley and Eli Pancol scored short touchdowns while Duke’s defense racked up eight sacks as the Blue Devils beat Elon 26-3 on Friday night in their first game under Manny Diaz. It wasn’t a big offensive day for Duke (1-0), which often had to grind its way through drives while quarterback Maalik Murphy — a touted transfer from Texas — struggled to connect deep on multiple tries and threw a fourth-quarter pick...

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Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses...
FILE – Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes arrives for a court hearing, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)(AP/Eraldo Peres) FILE – Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes arrives for a court hearing, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)(AP/Eraldo Peres) SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through mobile apps early Saturday...

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Transfer deadline day: Premier League leads spending...
Last-minute medicals, number crunching and Saudi speculation. It’s deadline day in the summer transfer window for Europe’s five big domestic leagues. The English Premier League again leads overall spending — about $2.4 billion and counting — and once again Chelsea is first in line with an outlay of $290 million. Deadline-day deals could see some players headed to Saudi Arabia, which has been less active compared to a year ago. Among the big names in European soccer that could...

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Harris defends shifting from some liberal positions...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended shifting away from some of her more liberal positions in her first major television interview of her presidential campaign, but insisted her “values have not changed” even as she is “seeking consensus.” Sitting with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris was asked specifically about her reversals on banning fracking and decriminalizing illegal border crossings, positions she took during her last run for president. She confirmed she...

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New Zealand’s Māori King dies after 18-year...
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — New Zealand’s Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died Friday at age 69, days after the celebration of his 18th year on the throne. He was the seventh monarch in the Kiingitanga movement, holding a position created in 1858 to unite New Zealand’s Indigenous Māori tribes in the face of British colonization. Tuheitia died in hospital after heart surgery, said Rahui Papa, a spokesperson for the Kiingitanga, the Māori King Movement, in a...

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Browns release QB Tyler Huntley, leaving them...
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns have thrown away one of their quarterbacks. Cleveland released quarterback Tyler Huntley on Thursday, leaving them with three QBs heading into the season after they were forced to start five in 2023 amid a rash of injuries at the position. Huntley was signed as a free agent in March to give the club more depth. He became the odd-man out after second-year quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson outplayed him by having a strong camp and...

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Killings of invasive owls to ramp up...
U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West Coast forests, under a plan finalized Wednesday that faces challenges from barred owls returning after they’ve already been removed. Trained shooters will target barred owls over 30 years across a maximum of about 23,000 square miles (60,000 square kilometers) in California, Oregon and Washington. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service goal is to kill...

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AP Photos: 150-year-old Italian fencing academy trains...
ROME (AP) — When Rome’s fencing academy was established nearly 150 years ago by a nobleman, most of its members trained for duels. Today, the founder’s family teaches the art to everyone from Hollywood actors to Paralympian athletes. In an austere 15th-century palace near the Pantheon in the heart of Rome, Salvatore Greco established the Accademia d’Armi Musumeci Greco in 1878. Greco was a Sicilian aristocrat who had joined Giuseppe Garibaldi’s campaign that led to the unification of Italy....

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2 workers killed and 1 injured in...
ATLANTA (AP) — Two workers were killed and another seriously injured Tuesday in a tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport. Delta said the explosion occurred while wheel components were being disassembled for maintenance at a wheel and brake shop. The parts were not attached to a plane at the time, the airline said. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it opened an investigation. Delta said it was working with authorities...

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France’s Macron says arrest of the head...
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn’t a political move but part of an independent investigation. French media reported that Durov was detained at a Paris airport on Saturday on an arrest warrant alleging his platform has been used for money laundering, drug trafficking and other offenses. Durov is a citizen of Russia, France, the United Arab Emirates, and the...

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ANÁLISIS | McDonald’s se convirtió en un...
(CNN) –– Si son elegidos este otoño, Kamala Harris y Doug Emhoff marcarán el comienzo de muchas “primeras veces” en la historia de Estados Unidos. Entre ellos: la primera pareja de la Casa Blanca que trabajó en McDonald’s. Con esa línea en sus currículums, Harris y Emhoff comparten un vínculo con 1 de cada 8 estadounidenses que trabajaron en McDonald’s (el 13% del país), según la empresa. Difundir esa historia compartida, como lo hicieron esta semana en la Convención...

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French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov...
NICE, France (AP) — The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport, French media reported Sunday. Pavel Durov, a dual citizen of France and Russia, was detained at Paris-Le Bourget Airport on Saturday evening after landing in France from Azerbaijan, according to broadcasters LCI and TF1. Investigators from the National Anti-Fraud Office, attached to the French customs department, notified Durov that he was being placed in police custody, the broadcasters said. French...

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