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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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Dodgers, Ohtani got creative with $700 million...
December 16, 2023
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PHOENIX (AP) — Once the initial shock wore off on the price tag of Shohei Ohtani’s record-shattering $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, details about the contract emerged that were nearly as stunning. A total of $680 million — 97% of the money — was deferred until 2034-43 with no interest. Had the Dodgers invented some kind of contract voodoo new to Major League Baseball? Not really. But it appears to be a team-friendly deal that...

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Electric vehicles owners and solar rooftops find...
December 16, 2023
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When Jim Selgo moved to his home in Goodyear, Arizona in 2019, he quickly had rooftop solar installed, having had a positive experience with solar at his previous home. Less than a year later, motivated to take more action to address climate change, he said, Selgo bought his first electric vehicle, a Nissan Leaf. He hasn’t paid for electricity or gasoline since. With solar, “You take advantage of what you’re producing at your own house,” he said. “Adding an...

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The nation’s largest credit union rejected more...
December 15, 2023
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(CNN) — The largest credit union in the US has the widest disparity in mortgage approval rates between White and Black borrowers of any major lender, a trend that reached new heights last year, a CNN analysis found. Navy Federal Credit Union, which lends to military servicemembers and veterans, approved more than 75% of the White borrowers who applied for a new conventional home purchase mortgage in 2022, according to the most recent data available from the Consumer Financial...

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Biggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts...
December 15, 2023
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA telescope has captured the biggest solar flare in years, which temporarily knocked out radio communication on Earth. The sun spit out the huge flare on Thursday, resulting in two hours of radio interference in parts of the U.S. and other sunlit parts of the world. Scientists said it was the biggest flare since 2017. Multiple pilots reported communication disruptions, with the impact felt across the country, said the government’s Space Weather Prediction...

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Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to...
December 14, 2023
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TOKYO (AP) — Haruyuki Takahashi, a former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, appeared in district court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to taking bribes tied to the Games. Takahashi was arrested more than a year ago and it is unclear when his trial will end. The defense will present its case early next year. A former executive with the powerful Japanese advertising company Dentsu, Takahashi is charged with accepting around 198 million yen ($1.4 million) in...

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Ohtani can opt out of Dodgers deal...
December 14, 2023
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani can opt out of his $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers if either of two key executives is no longer in place, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Ohtani, who will be formally introduced by the Dodgers at a news conference Thursday, would be allowed to terminate his deal if Mark Walter no longer is controlling owner or president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman...

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The last residents of a coastal Mexican...
December 13, 2023
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EL BOSQUE, Mexico (AP) — People moved to El Bosque in the 1980s to fish. Setting out into the Gulf of Mexico in threes and fours, fishermen returned with buckets of tarpon and long, streaked snook. There was more than enough to feed them, and build a community — three schools, a small church and a basketball court on the sand. Then climate change set the sea against the town. Flooding driven by some of the world’s fastest sea-level...

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Fort Washington business owner builds ‘stitcher’ community...
December 13, 2023
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Knitting and crochet products are sold at the Fort Washington store in Prince George’s County, Maryland, called “Gathering Yarns.”(WTOP/Nick Iannelli) Knitting and crochet products are sold at the Fort Washington store in Prince George’s County, Maryland, called “Gathering Yarns.”(WTOP/Nick Iannelli) The idea of opening a yarn store first came to Terri Haynes during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. She, like so many others in the D.C. region, found herself with extra time on her hands, and she decided...

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China’s homegrown C919 aircraft arrives in Hong...
December 12, 2023
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HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese C919 jet arrived in Hong Kong on Tuesday in the Chinese-made plane’s first foray outside of mainland China as its manufacturer prepares to take on Airbus and Boeing in the market for single-aisle commercial aircraft. The C919 was due to perform a flyby over the city’s scenic Victoria Harbor on Saturday, giving people on the waterfront a glimpse of the new aircraft, weather permitting. As a precaution, flying of drones and remote control...

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Ukraine faces heavy attack from air and...
December 12, 2023
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine came under heavy attack from the air and from cyberspace Tuesday, local officials said, as nearly 600 Russian shells, rockets and other projectiles rained down on a southern region and unidentified hackers knocked out phone and internet services of the country’s biggest telecom provider. Ukraine also claimed a successful hacker attack against Russia’s national tax system. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on Capitol Hill to press Congress for additional military help, as further U.S....

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OPINIÓN | ¿Termina la guerra en Ucrania?...
December 12, 2023
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Nota del editor: Jorge Dávila Miguel es licenciado en Periodismo desde 1973 y ha mantenido una carrera continua en su profesión hasta la fecha. Ostenta posgrados en Ciencias de la Información Social y Medios de Comunicación Sociales, así como estudios superiores posuniversitarios en Relaciones Internacionales, Economía Política e Historia Latinoamericana. Es de nacionalidad cubana y ha recorrido casi todos los niveles y labores de su profesión, desde reportero hasta corresponsal extranjero en prensa plana y radial, así como productor...

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The Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani $700 million...
December 10, 2023
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PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some similarities to other contracts for the world’s biggest sports stars, including soccer icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, along with NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In terms of his marketability, experts point to another name. The real comparison? Try Taylor Swift. The global music sensation’s broad appeal — one that bridges the gap between generations and expands to other countries — is an...

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Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights wrap up...
December 10, 2023
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DALLAS (AP) — Vegas captain Mark Stone, Zach Whitecloud, Nicholas Roy and Paul Cotter each had a goal and an assist and the Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights wrapped up their season series against the Dallas Stars with a 6-1 victory Saturday. The Golden Knights, at 18-5-5 just past one-third of the way through their regular-season schedule, have an NHL-high 41 points. Dallas is 15-8-3 for 33 points. It has three regulation losses in its last four games, and...

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Why a Frederick Co. student is calling...
December 9, 2023
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A Frederick County, Maryland, student is urging the school board to consider creating mental health safe zones on every school campus. Brooke Lieberman, student member of the Frederick County School Board, said during a board meeting this week that the designated areas for students to unwind would prove beneficial at a time when many are feeling stressed or overwhelmed. The zones, Lieberman told WTOP, would be areas on school campuses where “students can cool down if they’re feeling overwhelmed,...

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US, South Korea and Japan urge stronger...
December 9, 2023
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The national security advisers of the United States, South Korea and Japan called on Saturday for a stronger international push to suppress North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons and missiles and its military cooperation with other countries amid concerns about its alleged arms transfers to Russia. The meeting in Seoul came as tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at their highest in years, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accelerating the expansion of...

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