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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.

 
Seahawks bring back DL Leonard Williams and...
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks brought back two of their own players to address areas of need on the opening day of free agency. The Seahawks agreed to terms with defensive lineman Leonard Williams and tight end Noah Fant, three people with knowledge of the deals said Monday. They spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the team had not announced either signing. Williams posted on social media that he was returning to...

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‘Oppenheimer’ crew keeps it low key, other...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christopher Nolan stood as staid and nonchalant as ever as crowds surrounded him and music pulsed. His celebration was limited to casually holding a best directing Oscar, his first, and one of seven on the night for his film. The “Oppenheimer” crowd were hardly the hardest partiers at the Vanity Fair post- Oscars party on Sunday night, but they hardly needed to be, their hardware did all the preening for them. Nolan’s wife, “Oppenheimer” producer...

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The latest from the Oscars: Memorable moments...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Welcome to the 96th Oscars. The Associated Press is bringing you the most memorable moments and notable quotes from Sunday’s Academy Awards. ___ Follow the 2024 Oscars live See this year’s best red carpet looks Find the full list of winners Watch on the AP’s YouTube channel ___ Best in show Dressed in a big bowtie, Messi the dog got his own seat at the awards. “Even though he’s a dog, he may have given...

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Minnesota Wild pull goaltender in overtime, beat...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota pulled its goaltender in overtime and Matt Boldy scored to lift the Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday. Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury skated off 3:30 into OT, giving Minnesota a 4-on-3 advantage. Seconds later, Boldy got a pass from Mats Zuccarello and beat Predators goalie Juuse Saros for his 24th goal. Nashville’s Ryan O’Reilly scored a power-play goal with 2:02 remaining in regulation, helping the Predators avoid what...

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‘The Zone of Interest’ wins Oscar award...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The harrowing Holocaust drama “ The Zone of Interest,” which explores questions of complicity while depicting the mundane lives of a Nazi family in their home adjacent to the Auschwitz death camp, won the Academy Award for best international film. “Our film shows where dehumanization leads, at its worst,” writer-director Jonathan Glazer said. “Right now we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led...

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Son stars as Tottenham routs Champions League...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Tottenham boosted its bid to qualify for the Champions League by routing 10-man Aston Villa 4-0 in the Premier League on Sunday. Fifth-placed Spurs moved to within two points of Villa in fourth with a game in hand. Goals from James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, Son Heung-Min and Timo Werner secured a resounding victory at Villa Park. Villa’s cause wasn’t helped by John McGinn being sent off in the 65th, but Unai Emery’s team was already...

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The Netherlands opened a Holocaust museum amid...
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands opened the National Holocaust Museum on Sunday with a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence prompted protest because of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The museum in Amsterdam tells the stories of some of the 102,000 Jews who were deported from the Netherlands and murdered in Nazi camps, as well as the history of their structural persecution under German World War II occupation before...

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Pompeu scores in stoppage time, St. Louis...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Célio Pompeu scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time and St. Louis City rallied for a 2-2 draw with Austin FC on Sunday night. Pompeu, who had one goal in 26 appearances last season, has scored twice in three matches for St. Louis City (1-0-2) this season. Tomas Totland had an assist on the equalizer. Matt Hedges took a crossing pass from Zan Kolmanic and scored in the 14th minute to give Austin...

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Today in Sports – Eddie Sutton becomes...
March 10 1913 — The Quebec Bulldogs win the Stanley Cup in two games over Sydney. 1920 — Quebec’s Joe Malone scores six goals to lead the Bulldogs to a 10-4 rout of the Ottawa Senators. 1961 — Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors becomes the first NBA player to score 3,000 points in a season. Chamberlain scores 32 points in a 120-103 loss to Detroit to bring his season total to 3,016. 1963 — Wilt Chamberlain of the...

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Jonsson Workwear Open Par Scores
Saturday At Glendower Golf Club Johannesburg Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 7,542; Par: 72 Third Round Matteo Manassero, Italy 68-61-67—196 -20 Shaun Norris, South Africa 66-66-65—197 -19 Jordan L. Smith, England 66-66-65—197 -19 Oliver Bekker, South Africa 65-65-68—198 -18 Angel Hidalgo, Spain 67-64-67—198 -18 Ivan Cantero Gutierrez, Spain 64-67-68—199 -17 Jacques Kruyswijk, South Africa 66-68-66—200 -16 Tom McKibbin, Northern Ireland 67-64-69—200 -16 Guxin Chen, China 71-64-66—201 -15 Connor Syme, Scotland 68-67-66—201 -15 Casey Jarvis, South Africa 67-66-69—202 -14 Thriston Lawrence,...

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Jonsson Workwear Open Scores
Saturday At Glendower Golf Club Johannesburg Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 7,542; Par: 72 Third Round Matteo Manassero, Italy 68-61-67—196 Shaun Norris, South Africa 66-66-65—197 Jordan L. Smith, England 66-66-65—197 Oliver Bekker, South Africa 65-65-68—198 Angel Hidalgo, Spain 67-64-67—198 Ivan Cantero Gutierrez, Spain 64-67-68—199 Jacques Kruyswijk, South Africa 66-68-66—200 Tom McKibbin, Northern Ireland 67-64-69—200 Guxin Chen, China 71-64-66—201 Connor Syme, Scotland 68-67-66—201 Casey Jarvis, South Africa 67-66-69—202 Thriston Lawrence, South Africa 65-70-67—202 Andrea Pavan, Italy 68-67-67—202 Thomas Aiken, South Africa...

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Pelicans charge to a 35-point lead, hold...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zion Williamson had 23 points and 12 rebounds and Naji Marshall scored 19 points to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a 103-95 win on Friday night over a Philadelphia 76ers team spiraling without injured All-Stars Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. The Pelicans held on after a 35-point lead was trimmed to five on a Jeff Dowtin Jr. 3-pointer with 45 seconds left in the game. The 76ers scored 34 points in a hard-charging fourth quarter,...

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New stakes in Md. Senate race following...
A recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that equated frozen fertilized embryos to children has shaken up the national conversation around reproductive health care and abortion access, which had already gained urgency after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. Potential impacts of that ruling could be factors in the election of Maryland’s next U.S. senator, as the top contenders vie for voters. “The Alabama ruling underscores how high the stakes are for reproductive freedom in 2024,” said Elizabeth Schoetz, chief...

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US captain Tyler Adams making progress toward...
BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams is progressing toward his return from hamstring surgery and could be included in the squad for Saturday’s Premier League game against Sheffield United. The 25-year-old United States captain has made just one appearance for Bournemouth since signing from Leeds last summer. He had surgery in October. Adams played 30 minutes in Bournemouth’s developmental team’s game this week and is “feeling well,” first-team manager Andoni Iraola said Friday. “We could put him...

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Haiti’s prime minister is locked out of...
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry is struggling to stay in power as he tries to return home, where gang attacks have shuttered the country’s main international airport and freed more than 4,000 inmates in recent days. As of midday Wednesday, Henry remained in Puerto Rico, where he landed the day before after he was barred from landing in neighboring Dominican Republic because officials there closed the airspace to flights to and from Haiti. Locked out of his country for...

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