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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.

 
With Durant on top of his game,...
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant was a superstar on his own — Kyrie Irving was out and James Harden probably should have been — and he was almost enough for the Brooklyn Nets. Durant couldn’t get the injury-weakened Nets past the Milwaukee Bucks in last season’s playoffs. But the way he played in the second-round series — 49 points and a triple-double in Game 5, 48 points in Game 7 — and then in Tokyo while leading the...

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Jon Gruden resigns as Raiders coach over...
Jon Gruden has resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after emails he sent before being hired in 2018 contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments. Gruden released a statement Monday night, saying: “I have resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. I love the Raiders and do not want to be a distraction. Thank you to all the players, coaches, staff, and fans of Raider Nation. I’m sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone.” He stepped...

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California’s ‘Surf City USA’ beach reopens after...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California beach that was closed more than a week ago because of a leak of crude oil from an undersea pipeline reopened on Monday, far sooner than many expected, Huntington Beach’s city and state beaches reopened after officials said water quality tests revealed no detectable levels of oil associated toxins in the ocean water. Early Monday morning, surfers bobbed in the waves and people walked along the shoreline, some with dogs jumping...

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Southern California beach set to reopen after...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California beach that had been closed since an undersea pipeline leaked crude into ocean waters last week is set to reopen Monday, officials announced Sunday night. City and state beaches in Huntington Beach will reopen after water quality tests revealed no detectable levels of oil associated toxins in the ocean water, Huntington city and California State Parks said in a news release. They are still urging visitors to avoid areas that smell...

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Today in History
Today in History Today is Monday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2021. There are 81 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 11, 1968, Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra (shih-RAH’), Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard. On this date: In 1779, Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski, fighting for American independence, died two days after being wounded during the Revolutionary War Battle of Savannah, Georgia. In...

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Craig’s final Bond takes $56 million at...
After over 18 months of pandemic delays, “No Time to Die” opened on target. The final James Bond film of the Daniel Craig era grossed $56 million from 4,407 North American theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday, to easily take the first-place spot. It didn’t break any pandemic or 007 records, but it didn’t fall significantly short either and is in fact the fourth-best opening in the 25-film series. James Bond isn’t Marvel when it comes to opening...

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Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021: What’s open,...
Whether you call it Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day, D.C.-area residents should be aware of some holiday closures that could impact their Monday. As a federal holiday, federal government offices are closed, along with many local jurisdictions’ offices. Some closures are region-wide. For example, all Virginia and D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles locations and all Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration locations are closed Monday. Most delays, cancellations and other modifications — such as Virginia ABC stores keeping regular hours...

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Polls close across Iraq in early vote...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Polls have closed across Iraq Sunday evening in parliamentary elections that were held months ahead of schedule in response to a popular uprising against corruption and mismanagement. The voting was marked by a boycott by many of the young activists who thronged the streets in late 2019, and reports of low turnout. Tens of thousands of people took part in the mass protests and were met by security forces firing live ammunition and tear gas. More...

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Craig Anderson makes 18 saves, Sabres beat...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Craig Anderson made 18 saves to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Saturday in exhibition play. JJ Peterka, Zemgus Girgensons, and Vinnie Hinostroza scored for the Sabres. They finished the exhibition season 2-3-1. Sam Gagner scored for Detroit and Alex Nedeljkovic made 35 saves. The Red Wings were 4-4-0 in the preseason. PREDATORS 4, HURRICANES 3 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tanner Jeannot scored the deciding goal midway through the third...

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NFLPA leader DeMaurice Smith planning to work...
NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith is planning to move on after he serves one more term with the union. The NFLPA’s board of player representatives voted Friday to retain Smith as executive director, and union president JC Tretter said in a statement that the upcoming term would be Smith’s last. The term could be as short as one year. Smith’s deal was set to expire in March 2022. “He was transparent with us about his interest in moving...

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La lluvia de meteoros de las Dracónidas...
(CNN) — Se espera que la lluvia de meteoros de las Dracónidas alcance su punto álgido este viernes 8 de octubre y dure hasta el próximo domingo 10 de octubre, trayendo consigo una llovizna de meteoros para los observadores de las estrellas. Las Dracónidas son lluvias notoriamente “somnolientas”, que solo producen cinco meteoros por hora la mayoría de los años, según EarthSky. Se espera que la lluvia de este fin de semana sea ese tipo de “espectáculo lento”, pero...

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National Harbor screens ‘Movies on the Potomac’...
toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP’s Jason Fraley previews ‘Movies on the Potomac’ (Part 1) $(function () { $(‘.fa-play’).on(‘click’, function(){ var audio_filename= $(‘div.wtop-audio-file’).data(“mp3-url”); ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Audio’, ‘play’, audio_filename); }); }); Halloween brings plenty of gory horror flicks, but what about something family-friendly? Check out National Harbor’s “Movies on the Potomac” every Sunday in October at 4 p.m. “National Harbor is well known for our ‘Movies on the Potomac’ series during the summer. Usually during Halloween...

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French senators meet with Taiwan’s Tsai at...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A group of French senators visiting Taiwan as part of a regular parliamentary exchange met with President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday morning during a trip that comes in a particularly tense moment between Taiwan and China. Tsai spoke briefly before their meeting, giving France’s former defense minister, Alain Richard, the Order of Propitious Clouds, a distinction recognizing “his contributions to Taiwan-France relations.” She thanked him for leading an effort in the French Senate to pass...

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Lee scores in first game since injury,...
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Anders Lee, back this season after recovering from his ACL injury, scored to lead the New York Islanders to a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in a preseason game in Bridgeport, Conn., on Tuesday night. Lee, New York’s captain, tore his ACL in the Islanders’ 5-3 over the New Jersey Devils on March 11. He missed the rest of the 2021 regular season and the entirety of New York’s run to the Eastern Conference...

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Russian film crew in orbit to make...
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit, a project the Kremlin said will help burnish the nation’s space glory. Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko blasted off for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft together with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a veteran of three space missions. Their Soyuz MS-19 lifted off as scheduled at 1:55 p.m. (0855 GMT)...

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