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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.

 
In ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’...
There was no question who the stars were on “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.” It wasn’t Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens or any of the humans. As actors have known since the early days of cinema, the star is the one with their character’s name in the title, even if in this case they never actually, technically, came to set. “They are the stars of the movie,” Hall told The Associated Press. “We’re the scale.” Or,...

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Russia’s space agency aborts launch of 3...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia aborted the launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station moments before they were scheduled to lift off Thursday, but the crew was safe, officials said. The Russian Soyuz rocket was to carry NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Oleg Novitsky of Roscosmos and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan. The launch was aborted by an automatic safety system about 20 seconds before the scheduled liftoff at 1321 GMT. Russia’s...

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Benn, Seguin, Stankoven score in 2nd period,...
DALLAS (AP) — Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin and Logan Stankoven scored in the second period to help the Dallas Stars beat the Arizona Coyotes 5-2 on Wednesday night. The Stars extended their home points streak against the Coyotes to 19 games at 18-0-1. They last lost at home to the then-Phoenix Coyotes in regulation on Feb. 7, 2012. Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist, Craig Smith also scored, Nils Lundqvist had two assists and Jake Oettinger made...

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Arizona lawmaker says she plans to have...
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker announced on the state Senate floor Monday that she plans to have an abortion after learning that her pregnancy is not viable. State Sen. Eva Burch, a registered nurse known for her reproductive rights activism, was surrounded by fellow Democratic senators as she made the announcement, The Arizona Republic reported. Burch said that she found out a few weeks ago that “against all odds,” she was pregnant. The mother of two living children...

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ANÁLISIS | Radicalizado por la derecha: Elon...
(CNN) — Elon Musk le muestra al mundo lo radicalizado que se ha vuelto. El multimillonario, una de las figuras más relevantes de nuestro tiempo, pasó otro fin de semana nadando en los pantanos de la fiebre derechista de X, un mal hábito que se hizo evidente cuando se publicó su entrevista con Don Lemon el lunes por la mañana. En la polémica entrevista, Musk equiparó la moderación de un peligroso y atroz discurso de odio con la “censura”,...

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Carbonara: Old School Italian brings Southern Italy...
Carbonara: Old School Italian & Wine Bar in Ballston, Virginia, is billed as an old-school Italian restaurant, with everything made in-house, including fresh pasta daily, Sicilian pizza, baked Italian dishes and seafood. Classics on the menu are beef carpaccio, linguini Cardinale, Chicken Cacciatore and stuffed cannoli. (Courtesy Connor Reed) Carbonara: Old School Italian & Wine Bar in Ballston, Virginia, is billed as an old-school Italian restaurant, with everything made in-house, including fresh pasta daily, Sicilian pizza, baked Italian dishes...

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Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, died Monday. He was 93. Stafford, a retired Air Force three-star general, took part in four space missions. Before Apollo 10, he flew on two Gemini flights, including the first rendezvous of two U.S. capsules in orbit. He died in a hospital near his Space Coast Florida home, said Max Ary, director of the Stafford...

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Stars’ Wedgewood wins matchup of backup goalies...
DALLAS (AP) — Scott Wedgewood made 27 saves to win a matchup of backup goaltenders and defenseman Thomas Harley had a goal and an assist to help lead the Dallas Stars past the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night. Wedgewood outdueled David Rittich in net to beat the Kings for the second time in eight days. Craig Smith, Wyatt Johnston and Jamie Benn also scored for the Stars, who took a 3-0 first-period lead and avoided losing a...

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Kentucky GOP moves to criminalize interference with...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Republican-supermajority legislature is taking steps to criminalize disruptive protests inside the Capitol, raising concerns among advocates that their right to challenge authority will be chilled. Before big votes on polarizing issues, throngs of protesters have waved signs and shouted out synchronized chants at the foot of the steps that lawmakers climb to reach the House or Senate chambers, creating a din that echoes throughout the ornate statehouse. Activists sometimes pack committee rooms in the...

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Jets, linebacker C.J. Mosley agree to a...
The New York Jets and linebacker C.J. Mosley agreed to a new two-year contract worth $17.25 million that provides the team with more salary cap space in free agency, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. Mosley was due to make a non-guaranteed $17 million in base pay this season under his previous contract, and would have counted a team-high $21.5 million against this year’s cap. The sides agreed to redo the contract to help...

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Lionel Messi likely to miss Saturday’s match...
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi runs after scoring against Orlando City during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)(AP/Rebecca Blackwell) Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi runs after scoring against Orlando City during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)(AP/Rebecca Blackwell) Lionel Messi’s status for Saturday’s match against D.C. United at Audi Field is now uncertain...

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Shesterkin flawless again for Rangers, who beat...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves for his second consecutive shutout, and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 in a matchup of the top teams in the Metropolitan Division on Tuesday night. Adam Fox scored late in the first period, and that goal held up through Carolina using an extra skater for the final two minutes. Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 23 shots, but the Hurricanes’ three-game winning streak ended in their final...

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Japan’s first private-sector rocket launch attempt ends...
TOKYO (AP) — A rocket that was supposed to become Japan’s first from the private sector to put a satellite into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff Wednesday, livestreamed video showed. Online video showed the rocket called Kairos blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture, in central Japan, a mountainous area filled with trees, but exploding midair within seconds. A huge plume of smoke engulfed the area, and flames shot up in some spots. The video then showed spurts of water trying...

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Haiti’s prime minister says he’ll resign as...
Prime Minister of Haiti Ariel Henry speaks during a meeting on the security situation in Haiti in New York on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (Bing Guan/Pool Photo via AP)(AP/Bing Guan) Prime Minister of Haiti Ariel Henry speaks during a meeting on the security situation in Haiti in New York on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (Bing Guan/Pool Photo via AP)(AP/Bing Guan) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential...

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‘The Girls on the Bus’ takes you...
Just in time for election year, a new Max series called “ The Girls on the Bus ” follows female journalists who are part of a traveling press corps with presidential candidates on the campaign trail. These candidates are fictional but may be a reminder to people more familiar. They include Felicity Walker — played by Hettienne Park — who came close to winning the presidency four years prior and is trying again, and Hayden Wells Garrett, an “awe-shucks”...

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