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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.

 
Kaprizov scores in OT as Wild beat...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored 17 seconds into overtime to send the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Kaprizov, the rookie sensation with 27 goals this season, snapped a quick shot that was stopped by Anaheim goalie John Gibson, but drove the net and found the puck on a rebound and easily scored with Gibson unable to recover. “He’s a special player,” said teammate Joel Eriksson Ek, who was...

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Man dead after shooting in Lanham
Police in Prince George’s County, Maryland, are investigating a shooting Friday morning that left a man dead. Police said they responded to a home in the 9900 block of Greenbelt Road in Lanham, Maryland, not far from Goddard Space Flight Center at about 8:15 a.m. Friday for the report of a shooting. Once there, officers found a man inside a home with trauma to his upper body. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Detectives...

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Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surged in April after...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Preliminary data released Friday signaled deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon in April was the highest for that month in at least five years, a report that comes two weeks after Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said his government would dedicate more energy and resources toward curbing deforestation. Deforestation rose 43% over the same month in 2020, to 581 square kilometers (224 square miles), according to the government’s Deter monitoring system, which provides daily deforestation alerts based...

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Las preguntas más interesantes que los astronautas...
(CNN Español) — Los astronautas Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover y Shannon Walker de la NASA y Soichi Noguchi de la misión Crew-1 de SpaceX y la NASA regresaron a la tierra después de pasar aproximadamente 6 meses en la Estación Espacial Internacional (EEI). La nave Dragon, también conocida como Resilience (Resiliencia, en español) voló desde el espacio exterior, atravesó la espesa atmósfera de la Tierra y amerizó sin complicaciones en la costa de Florida, el pasado 2 de mayo...

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Biden’s plan would boost conservation of US...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday detailed steps to achieve its goal of conserving about one-third of America’s lands and waters by 2030, relying on voluntary efforts to preserve public, private and tribal areas while also helping tackle climate change and create jobs. A report, with the lofty title “America the Beautiful,’ ‘ from several Cabinet departments, calls for a decadelong commitment on projects from Maine to California, and in Alaska and Hawaii, as well. The report...

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Mets beat Cardinals 7-2 for split after...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tomás Nido hit a two-run homer and Jonathan Villar added a solo shot and an RBI single, powering the New York Mets over the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Wednesday night for a doubleheader split. The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the NL Central-leading Cardinals (19-13). St. Louis won the opener 4-1 as Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer and Paul Goldschmidt had a solo homer off Marcus Stroman. Kwang Hyun Kim pitched...

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Cernak has goal and 2 assists, Lightning...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Defenseman Erik Cernak had a goal and two assists to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 6-2 on Wednesday night. Defending champion Tampa Bay has won six of the seven meetings this season between the 2020 Stanley Cup finalists. The teams will meet again Friday night in Tampa. The Stars remained alive for the fourth and final spot in the Central Division after Nashville’s loss in Columbus. Dallas is four points back...

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Oshie has a hat trick, Capitals beat...
NEW YORK (AP) — T.J. Oshie had a hat trick, Vitek Vanecek made 19 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the depleted New York Rangers 4-2 in a fight-filled game Wednesday night. Oshie beat Alexandar Georgiev 12 seconds into the middle period with a shot from the right circle with Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich in the penalty box. Oshie scored again at 8:26 of the second — again with Buchnevich penalized for a high-sticking major — his 20th goal...

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Bucks rally in 4th to beat Nets...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s late-season schedule has given the Bucks plenty of opportunities to measure themselves against the two teams they’re chasing in the Eastern Conference standings. The results have been encouraging. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 36 points and the Bucks used a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Brooklyn Nets for the second time in three days, winning 124-118 on Tuesday night. This mini-sweep comes less than two weeks after the Bucks won two straight games from East-leading Philadelphia. “I’m...

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Cease stars with arm and bat as...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Dylan Cease pitched one-hit ball for six innings, struck out 11 and amazingly got three hits in his first pro plate appearances as the Chicago White Sox routed the Cincinnati Reds 9-0 Tuesday night. It was a historic night at the plate for Cease, who doubled and singled twice before getting pulled for a pinch-hitter. Cease is the first American League pitcher since Jarrod Washburn in 2001 to have a three-hit game. He is the first...

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Roma might be a perfect fit for...
ROME (AP) — This should be fun. José Mourinho, that most outspoken of soccer coaches, will take over next season at Roma, the team with some of the most outspoken fans in Italy. “The incredible passion of the Roma fans convinced me to accept the job and I cannot wait to start next season,” Mourinho said in Roma’s surprise announcement Tuesday. Mourinho’s task will be to challenge new Serie A champion Inter Milan — the team he memorably led...

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Welcome to Top 10, Melo: Elite NBA...
ATLANTA (AP) — Carmelo Anthony looked like he was all done just a couple of seasons ago. Now, he’s part of a truly exclusive club in the NBA. Welcome to the Top 10, Melo. Anthony scored 14 points Monday night in Portland’s 123-114 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, moving him past Elvin Hayes for 10th place on the career scoring list with 27,318. “If you’re in the top 10 of anything of all time, it’s a special moment,” said...

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Concert to honor Broadway star Rebecca Luker,...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of Broadway’s biggest stars are joining together to pay tribute to the late three-time Tony Award-nominated actor Rebecca Luker and raise money to fight Lou Gehrig’s disease. Kristin Chenoweth, Laura Benanti, Sierra Boggess, Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Santino Fontana, Judy Kuhn, Howard McGillin, Norm Lewis, Kelli O’Hara and Sally Wilfert will perform in a show Tuesday night that will feature stories and songs from Luker’s career. “Such wonderful people are doing it and everything’s...

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Bruins beat Devils to clinch playoff berth
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored his 20th goal and the Boston Bruins clinched their fifth straight playoff berth with a dominating 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night. Tuukka Rask stopped 20 shots for his second shutout of the season and Nick Ritchie broke a scoreless tie in the second period as the Bruins won their fourth straight game and ended the Devils’ three-game winning streak. Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk scored on a deflection off...

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Predators improve playoff position, beat Blue Jackets...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Roman Josi scored 3:24 into overtime and the Nashville Predators tightened their hold on a playoff spot with a 4-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night. Emil Bemstrom scored three goals in the third to rally Columbus from a 3-0 deficit before Nashville’s captain ended it with his second goal of the night. “Being up 3-0 in the third, you want to bring it home but it didn’t happen for us tonight,”...

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