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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.

 
Green scores 17 as Bulls cruise past...
CHICAGO (AP) — On an off night for two of Chicago’s biggest stars, Javonte Green and the rest of the Bulls picked up the slack. Green scored 17 points on 7-for-7 shooting, leading a strong performance by Chicago’s reserves and helping the Bulls beat the Charlotte Hornets 106-88 on Wednesday. Patrick Williams had 16 points and Nikola Vucevic added 14 points and 13 rebounds as Chicago cruised to its second straight win despite a sluggish performance by DeMar DeRozan...

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CBS, Moonves must pay $30.5 million for...
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS and its former president, Leslie Moonves, will pay $30.5 million as part of an agreement with the New York attorney general’s office, which says the network’s executives conspired with a Los Angeles police captain to conceal sexual assault allegations against Moonves. Under the deal announced Wednesday by Attorney General Letitia James, the broadcast giant is required to pay $22 million to shareholders and another $6 million for sexual harassment and assault programs. Moonves will...

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Women’s soccer makes gains in Mideast despite...
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Sarah Asimrin still hears it from her uncles sometimes: “You’re a girl, it’s not right.” But on a recent evening, the 13-year-old Jordanian was on her club’s soccer field practicing alongside other girls and boys. “I fell in love with the game because it’s got action. I love it a lot, more than any other sport,” said Asimrin. Her younger sister Aya plays soccer as well and, despite the reservations of a few uncles, their...

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Tony Hawk uses skateboarding to teach community...
Sara Campos remembers being inspired to start skateboarding after playing Tony Hawk videogames on the California family’s PlayStation 2. Campos, 23, who uses they/them pronouns, never dreamed they would be part of Tony Hawk’s charitable work. But last month, Campos was selected for the first class in The Skatepark Project’s fellowship program. The program trains 15 diverse skateboarding enthusiasts in community organizing and project management to be able to build a skatepark in their neighborhoods. Not only does the...

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Northwestern HS boys soccer team DQ’d from...
Northwestern High School’s boys soccer team from Prince George’s County, Maryland, has been disqualified from competing in this year’s state playoffs after county officials say the Wildcats used an “ineligible” player during the season. Prince George’s County Public Schools’ Office of Athletics received an anonymous email concerning a player on the Wildcats roster, spokesperson Meghan Gebreselassie told WTOP. An investigation followed, where school officials determined that Northwestern fielded an ineligible player during the season and in its regional semifinal...

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El cohete Falcon Heavy de SpaceX vuelve...
(CNN) — El Falcon Heavy de SpaceX, un imponente vehículo de tres puntas que es el cohete operativo más potente del mundo, volvió a surcar los cielos este martes por primera vez desde mediados de 2019. El cohete se lanzó a las 9:41 a.m. ET desde el Centro Espacial Kennedy de la NASA en Florida, transportando satélites al espacio para el ejército estadounidense en una misión secreta apodada USSF-44. El Falcon Heavy debutó en 2018 con mucha fanfarria, ya...

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North Korea warns US of ‘powerful’ response...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s Foreign Ministry criticized the United States for expanding joint military exercises with South Korea that it claims are practice for a potential invasion and it warned Tuesday of “more powerful follow-up measures” in response. The statement from the ministry came as the U.S. and South Korea conduct aerial drills involving more than 200 warplanes, including their advanced F35 fighter jets, as they step up their defense posture in the face of North...

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New this week: Radcliffe gets weird, ‘Causeway’...
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. MOVIES — Elvis, Elton John and Freddie Mercury have all gotten the biopic treatment. Now, it’s finally Weird Al’s turn. In “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” Daniel Radcliffe plays the parody pro through his life — or, at least, a version of his life. Yankovic, himself, co-wrote and co-produced “Weird,” directed by Eric Appel....

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McCaffrey throws, catches, rushes for TDs, Niners...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey caught the backward screen pass from Jimmy Garoppolo, took a few steps and lofted a beautiful throw over Los Angeles’ baffled defense into the arms of Brandon Aiyuk. And McCaffrey was just getting started in showing the Rams what they missed out on when they lost him to the grateful San Francisco 49ers. McCaffrey became the 11th player in NFL history with a rushing touchdown, a passing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in...

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Mathurin helps Pacers top Nets 125-116
NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie Bennedict Mathurin scored a career-high 32 points, Tyrese Haliburton added 26 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-116 on Saturday night. Mathurin, who had 27 points at Detroit on Oct. 22, made a career-best six of Indiana’s franchise-record 23 3-pointers Indiana’s previous franchise record for 3s in a regular season game was 21 at home against Milwaukee on May 13, 2021. “Every time I step on the court, confidence is always going...

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Islanders overcome 3-goal deficit to beat Avalanche...
NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Mayfield and Anthony Beauvillier scored 17 seconds apart midway through the third period and the New York Islanders overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Saturday night. Brock Nelson, Zach Parise and Noah Dobson also scored for the Islanders. They scored five straight goals after falling behind 3-0 midway through the second period. Semyon Varlamov had 33 saves to help New York win its third straight. Evan Rodrigues had two...

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Musk in control of Twitter but where...
Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter after a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty. The question now is what the billionaire Tesla CEO will actually do with the social media platform. The New York Stock Exchange began the process Friday to delist Twitter. That means everyday investors will no longer be able to buy and sell stock in the company and Twitter would no longer be required to publicly reveal details of its quarterly or annual financial...

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Big night for Marchand in return, Bruins...
BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist in his season debut and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to four games, beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Thursday night. Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves, David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Charlie Coyle and Craig Smith also scored to help Boston improve to 6-0 at home this season. Marchand returned after undergoing arthroscopic surgery in May to repair the cartilage in...

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Kiviranta’s flashy goal, Oettinger help Stars beat...
DALLAS (AP) — Joel Kiviranta scored a short-handed, unassisted goal, Jake Oettinger stopped 27 shots in his first shutout of the season and the Dallas Stars beat the Washington Capitals 2-0 on Thursday night. Jason Robertson redirected Nils Lundkvist’s hard shot from the high slot to open the scoring in the first period before Kiviranta’s hustle play gave the Stars some breathing room midway through the third. It was the third goal for both Kiviranta and Robertson as the...

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Israeli minister signals defense ties’ restart with...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Israel’s defense minister on Thursday signaled a possible resumption of defense ties with Turkey as the two nations take steps to normalize their strained relationship. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar in the Turkish capital Ankara, that he instructed his staff “to begin the procedures required in order to resume working relations.” “It is no secret that our ties have faced challenges,” said Gantz, who became...

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