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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.

 
This Bethesda company may repurpose your holiday...
Bethesda-based Liquidity Services is among companies helping retailers salvage value from returned merchandise that is in its original condition. (Courtesy Liquidity Services) Bethesda-based Liquidity Services is among companies helping retailers salvage value from returned merchandise that is in its original condition. (Courtesy Liquidity Services) An estimated 18% of holiday gifts from this past season will be returned to retailers. Most won’t end up back on the retailers’ shelves, but those returns aren’t a total loss. Bethesda-based Liquidity Services is...

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First US lunar lander in more than...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed to space Monday, launching a race for private companies to deliver experiments and other items to the moon. But about seven hours after liftoff, Astrobotic Technology reported the solar panel on the lander wasn’t properly pointed toward the sun to generate and store power and it was investigating the issue. The Pittsburgh company’s lander caught a ride on a brand new rocket, United...

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‘Oppenheimer’ leading Golden Globes with wins for...
Christopher Nolan’s epic American drama “Oppenheimer” is dominating the 81st Golden Globes, where “Succession” and “The Bear” are cleaning up in the TV awards. “Oppenheimer,” perhaps the Academy Awards frontrunner, picked up four big awards including best director for Nolan, best drama actor for Cillian Murphy, best supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr. and for Ludwig Göransson’s score. “Golden Globes journalists, thank you for changing your game, therefore changing your name,” said Downey. The Globes were in their 81st...

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Golden Globes fashion: Taylor Swift stuns in...
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift stunned in shimmery, liquid acid green custom Gucci at the newfangled Golden Globes, Sandra Hüller swept onto the red carpet in goddess green and Margot Robbie went full Barbie in pink custom Armani Privé at Sunday’s start of the rush-rush awards season. Colman Domingo honored the man he portrays in “Rustin” — activist Bayard Rustin — in a Nehru tuxedo adorned with pins, while Lily Gladstone, a star of “Killers of the Flower...

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Live Updates: Golden Globes 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Follow along for real-time updates on the 2024 Golden Globes Awards. The Associated Press is bringing you live coverage from the red carpet, inside the show and backstage in Beverly Hills, California. Here’s what we’re following: PDA ALL DAY Timothée Chalamet and Kiley Jenner shared a moment during an ad break on the award show’s live stream. Commenters called the camera panning across the room a “fan cam” of the two. Later, Cillian Murphy accepted...

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Federal officials order grounding of some Boeing...
Federal officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners until they are inspected after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage. The required inspections take around four to eight hours per aircraft and affect about 171 airplanes worldwide. Alaska Airlines said in a statement that of the 65 737 Max 9 aircraft in its fleet, crews had inspected the paneled-over exits as...

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Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown power Celtics...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 38 points, making a season-high eight 3-pointers, and Jaylen Brown added 31 points as the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 118-101 on Saturday night, snapping the Pacers’ six-game winning streak. Tatum, who also had 13 rebounds and six assists, combined with Brown for 27 of the Celtics’ 46 baskets on a night they shot 51% from the field and never trailed. “(Indiana) is really good,” Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said. “When we...

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Inter midfielder Frattesi has his underwear revealed...
ROME (AP) — It’s only the season’s midpoint and Inter Milan may already have its lasting image of what is looking more and more like a Serie A title run. The moment came when Davide Frattesi leaped on top of a yellow fence lining the field and erupted in celebration toward the San Siro crowd as his teammates mobbed him so wildly that they pulled down his shorts and exposed his black underwear. Frattesi’s stoppage-time winner proved decisive in...

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Md. authority supports overhaul of horse racing...
Horses compete during an undercard dirt track race ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)(AP/Julia Nikhinson) Horses compete during an undercard dirt track race ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)(AP/Julia Nikhinson) An overhaul of Maryland’s horse racing industry is needed, a new report concludes, and the Preakness could find itself at a...

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Dozens more Jeffrey Epstein documents are now...
NEW YORK (AP) — The release of dozens of previously sealed court documents from a lawsuit involving Jeffrey Epstein might disappoint online sleuths who anticipated explosive new information. The roughly 60 documents released as of Thursday largely mention figures whose names were already known, including high-profile friends of Epstein’s and victims who have spoken publicly. In fact, the judge who made the call last month to release the information said she was doing so largely because much of it...

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Top 1-and-done NBA prospects have made a...
Chris Carrawell started for a top-ranked Duke team that blew out just about every opponent behind a roster stocked with NBA talent, including a freshman reserve capable of flashing high-flying potential in limited minutes. Back then, the norm would’ve been for Corey Maggette to return for a starring role on a title contender. Instead he became the Blue Devils’ first one-and-done NBA player in 1999. “I was a little surprised,” Carrawell recalled. It was quite a change two decades...

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Thursday’s Transactions
BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLBPA — Named Jonas Baer-Hoffmann executive vice president/international business and global strategy. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with RHP Dominic Freeberger on a minor league contract. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent C Carlos Perez outright to Charlotte (IL). HOUSTON ASTROS — Claimed RHP Declan Cronin off waivers from the Chicago White Sox. Designated RHP Joel Kuhnel for assignment. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Named Johnny DiPuglia special assistant of international scouting and Fred...

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Ethnic armed group battling Myanmar’s military claims...
BANGKOK (AP) — Fighters from an ethnic minority group battling Myanmar’s military government said they shot down a helicopter believed to be on a resupply mission in a combat zone in the northern state of Kachin on Wednesday. The helicopter was shot down soon after taking off from an army outpost to return to its base in Myitkyina township, the state’s capital, around 11:50 a.m., Col. Naw Bu, a spokesperson for the Kachin Independence Army, told The Associated Press....

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Founder of retirement thoroughbred farm in Kentucky...
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Michael Blowen’s love for horses stretched far beyond the racetrack and spurred him into starting a mid-life career as founder of a retirement farm in Kentucky, where older thoroughbreds could spend their remaining years in dignity and security — long after their earning days were over. For two decades, his Old Friends farm outside Georgetown has been home to hundreds of horses — from former Kentucky Derby winners like Silver Charm and Charismatic to plenty...

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Baylor opens new basketball arena on bank...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor’s basketball teams are playing in a new home along the bank of the Brazos River after 35 years under the golden dome of the Ferrell Center. The 18th-ranked Bears christened the brand-new Foster Pavilion with a 98-79 win over Cornell in their nonconference finale Tuesday night. The sixth-ranked women’s team debuts Wednesday night against instate rival and 23rd-ranked TCU in a matchup of undefeated Big 12 teams. While there are parts of the $212...

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