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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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Fairfax Co. program offering $50 SmarTrip cards...
May 20, 2024
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This content is sponsored by The Fairfax County Department of Transportation Commuter Services Program. The SmartBenefits Plu$50 program in Fairfax County, Va. presents an opportunity for local employers such as businesses, nonprofit organizations and associations, to enhance employee benefits while simultaneously contributing to broader sustainability and transportation initiatives in the region. Developed in conjunction with WMATA, the SmartBenefits Plu$50 program is a free commuter benefits program. It gives local employees $50 just to try transit. Employees can get involved with...

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China sanctions Boeing, two U.S. defense contractors...
May 20, 2024
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s Ministry of Commerce announced sanctions against Boeing and two other defense companies Monday for arms sales to Taiwan, on the day of Taiwan’s presidential inauguration. The move is the latest in a series of sanctions Beijing has announced in recent years against defense companies for weapons sales to Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China considers as part of its own territory. China’s Ministry of Commerce placed Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security unit, General Atomics Aeronautical...

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America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes...
May 19, 2024
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VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Ed Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a candidate for NASA’s early astronaut corps. But he wasn’t picked for the 1963 class. Dwight, now 90, went through a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers aboard the Blue Origin capsule as it skimmed space on...

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CANNES PHOTOS: See the cinematic glamour of...
May 18, 2024
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CANNES, France (AP) — Hollywood royalty is back at the Cannes Film Festival for its annual celebration of cinema along the French Riviera. Premieres bring an elegant parade of stars nightly and moments that become indelible Cannes images, whether it’s Francis Ford Coppola’s return to the Palais des Festivals or French actor Judith Godrèche and other actors posing with their hands over their mouths to draw attention to France’s burgeoning #MeToo movement. There’s time for levity, too, like Anya...

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Armed robbers hit luxury store in Paris...
May 18, 2024
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PARIS (AP) — French police were hunting for armed robbers Saturday who hit a jewelry store on one of Paris’ poshest streets, and media reports said the target was the exclusive Harry Winston boutique, self-described “Jeweler to the Stars.” Paris police said the armed robbers arrived and left on motorbikes, firing a shot outside without causing any casualties. Video broadcast by BFM-TV showed people dressed in black speeding away on two motorbikes. A store worker who picked up the...

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Eddie Gossage, the longtime head of Texas...
May 17, 2024
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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Eddie Gossage, the longtime head of Texas Motor Speedway and an old-school promoter mentored by stock car racing pioneers, has died at the age of 65, Speedway Motorsports announced Thursday night. “Today we have lost one of the world’s biggest race fans,” Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith said. “From his legendary promotions to the lasting relationships he developed throughout the sports and entertainment industries, Eddie Gossage meant so much to the world of...

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Webb telescope uncovers merger of two massive...
May 16, 2024
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has discovered the earliest known merger of black holes. These two gigantic black holes and their galaxies consolidated just 740 million years after the universe-forming Big Bang. It’s the most distant detection ever made of merging black holes, scientists reported Thursday. One black hole is 50 million times more massive than our sun. The other is thought to be similar in size, but is buried in dense gas, which makes...

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Drake leads the 2024 BET Awards nominations...
May 16, 2024
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Drake is the leading nominee for next month’s BET Awards, followed closely by Nicki Minaj. The Canadian rapper received seven nominations Thursday, including an album of the year nod for his eighth studio album, “For All the Dogs.” One of the awards he’s up for is the music video for “First Person Shooter,” his collaboration with J. Cole that may have been the catalyst for his recent beef with rapper Kendrick Lamar. Minaj received six nominations, including for album...

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The first Mexican taco stand to get...
May 16, 2024
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Newly minted Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martínez stood over an insanely hot grill Wednesday at the first Mexican taco stand ever to get a coveted star from the French dining guide, and did exactly the same thing he’s been doing for 20 years: searing meat. Though Michelin representatives came by Wednesday to present him with one of the company’s heavy, full-sleeved, pristine white chef’s jackets, he didn’t put it on: In this tiny, 10-foot by...

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From acting to the squared circle, Emmy...
May 15, 2024
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Paul Walter Hauser thanked his parents, voters, agents and fellow nominees in his acceptance speech in January when he won an Emmy for his role in “Black Bird.” Then, in a move more fitting for Sting than Stingray, Hauser cut a promo straight out of the squared circle. “That’s a ‘what up’ to Jesus, he’s the soul owner. I own the body, I’m about to beat Matt Cardona,” he said. Hulk Hogan or Roman Reigns sure never trash-talked a...

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Japan, US move ahead in co-developing hypersonic...
May 15, 2024
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the United States on Wednesday signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new type of missile defense system as the allies seek to defend against the growing threat of hypersonic weapons, which are possessed by China and Russia and being tested by North Korea. The project was initially agreed between Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden at their summit in Washington last August. The Glide Sphere Interceptor is planned for...

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Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin suspended for at least...
May 14, 2024
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DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche are without high-scoring forward Valeri Nichushkin for what’s left of the playoffs — again. The 29-year-old Russian was suspended for at least six months without pay and placed in stage 3 of the league’s player assistance program just hours before the Avalanche lost Game 4 of their second-round series with Dallas on Monday night. It is the second time this season he has been in the program. Stage 3 means Nichushkin violated terms...

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Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US...
May 13, 2024
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A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina Sunday, with about 30 of the 7,000 students leaving their seats and chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers. Some waved the red, green, black and white Palestinian flag. Seinfeld, whose namesake sitcom was one of the most popular in U.S. television history, was there to receive an honorary doctorate from the university. The stand-up comic turned...

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Nuggets confidently tie series with Timberwolves in...
May 13, 2024
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 16 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, and Aaron Gordon had 27 points on 11-for-12 shooting to propel the Denver Nuggets to a series-tying 115-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. Jamal Murray had 12 of his 19 points in the third quarter for the Nuggets in a momentum carryover from his buzzer-beating swish from behind half court, and the Wolves...

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