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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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Restrictions easing in US and Europe amid...
May 4, 2021
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Air travel in the U.S. hit its highest mark since COVID-19 took hold more than 13 months ago, while European Union officials are proposing to ease restrictions on visitors to the continent as the vaccine sends new cases and deaths tumbling in more affluent countries. The improving picture in many places contrasts with the worsening disaster in India. In the U.S., the average number of new cases per day fell below 50,000 for the first...

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The Latest: South Africa gets its first...
May 3, 2021
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JOHANNESBURG — South Africa received its first batch of the Pfizer vaccine when 325,260 doses arrived at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, officials confirmed Monday. A sample of the doses will be tested for quality control before they are distributed around the country. Several more deliveries of the Pfizer vaccine are expected to arrive in the coming weeks as South Africa expects nearly 4.5 million doses of the vaccine by the end of June and it expects...

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Smith, Ruidíaz score as Sounders overwhelm Galaxy...
May 3, 2021
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SEATTLE (AP) — Brad Smith scored one goal and assisted on another, Raúl Ruidíaz scored twice, and the Seattle Sounders stymied Javier Hernández and the Los Angeles Galaxy in a 3-0 win on Sunday night. Seattle remained unbeaten on the young season, getting a pair of goals three minutes apart in the first half and keeping Chicharito from continuing his early-season scoring barrage. It was Seattle’s goal-scoring sniper who gave the Sounders the early advantage in the 20th minute,...

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Indian leader’s party takes electoral hit amid...
May 3, 2021
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi suffered a resounding defeat in a key state election on Sunday, indicating his Hindu nationalist party’s political strength may be slipping as the country struggles to contain an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was unable to dislodge West Bengal state’s firebrand chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, after a hard-fought campaign. On Sunday night, Modi took to Twitter to congratulate rival Banerjee’s win. “The Centre will continue...

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EXPLAINER: Why India’s pandemic data is vastly...
May 3, 2021
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Even after more than a year of devastating coronavirus surges across the world, the intensity and scale of India’s current crisis stands out, with patients desperate for short supplies of oxygen, pleas for help from overwhelmed hospitals, and images of body bags and funeral pyres. As daily case counts soar far beyond what other countries have reported, experts caution the official COVID-19 numbers from the world’s second most populous country are likely a massive undercount. But why is India’s...

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How Inter Milan won the Serie A...
May 2, 2021
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MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan won its first Serie A title in more than a decade as it ended Juventus’ grip on the league crown. Atalanta’s draw at Sassuolo meant that no team could catch Inter, with four matches remaining, and saw Antonio Conte’s side become the team that finally wrested the Serie A title away from nine-time defending champion Juventus. It was Inter’s first trophy since 2011 and the first league title since 2010, when it claimed the...

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The Latest: Pakistan restricts border travel to...
May 2, 2021
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ISLAMABAD—- Pakistan’s national body to control coronavirus decided Sunday to temporarily restrict the country’s borders to people coming in from Afghanistan and Iran. Inbound pedestrian movement from those two countries will halt at midnight May 4 until May 20 with the exception of Pakistani citizens in Afghanistan and Iran who want to return home and extreme medical emergency cases. The development comes after Pakistan reported another 113 deaths and 4,414 new cases amid the third wave of the virus,...

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Beauvillier helps Islanders beat Rangers to get...
May 2, 2021
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UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Anthony Beauvillier scored twice and Semyon Varlamov stopped 28 shots for his league-leading seventh shutout of the season as the New York Islanders beat the rival Rangers 3-0 Saturday night to clinch a playoff spot for the third straight year. Mathew Barzal added a breakaway goal and Josh Bailey had three assists to help the Islanders beat the Rangers for the sixth time in eight meetings this season, including the last three by a combined...

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Flaherty goes to 5-0, DeJong homers as...
May 2, 2021
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Flaherty pitched six solid innings to keep his record perfect and Paul DeJong hit a three-run homer in the first inning to send the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-5 on Saturday night. Flaherty (5-0) struck out nine while winning his fifth straight start. He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks and improved to 7-1 in 10 career starts against the Pirates. DeJong’s drive off Trevor Cahill (1-3) capped...

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Disneyland opening highlights California’s COVID turnaround
April 30, 2021
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland, California’s world-famous theme park, reopened to excited visitors Friday after an unprecedented 13-month closure in what tourism officials hope is a sign of the state’s rebound from the pandemic. The reopening came just four months after the nation’s most populous state was struggling to combat a surge in coronavirus hospitalizations that packed patients into outdoor tents and killed hundreds of people each day. Some visitors cheered and screamed with happiness as they entered Disneyland....

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Review: ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ is...
April 30, 2021
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Pixar just won its 11th Oscar for Best Animated Feature this past Sunday, but another studio just heated up the competition for next year’s race: Sony Pictures Animation. “The Mitchells vs. The Machines” hits Netflix on Friday as a real genre standout, combining a heartwarming family journey with energetic animation and relevant social themes. The story follows the dysfunctional Mitchell family whose quirky teen Katie loves making home movies. When she’s accepted to film school, the family embarks on...

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Trial of other cops charged in Floyd’s...
April 30, 2021
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Chauvin’s murder trial was the first Minnesota criminal trial to be broadcast live on television. It won’t be the last. Some in the Minnesota legal system were apprehensive about allowing the live broadcast of Chauvin’s trial over the killing of George Floyd, but the video feed had no major problems and bolstered the public’s understanding of the trial, Minnesota Public Radio News reported. A spokesperson for the Hennepin County court system said an order from...

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Jaguars open NFL draft, Meyer era by...
April 30, 2021
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars waited more than four months to make the easiest and maybe most significant pick in franchise history. As obvious as it was, fireworks and frivolity followed. A sold-out draft party that included 8,000 fans celebrated wildly as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stepped to the podium and announced Lawrence’s name as the first pick in the draft Thursday night. The Clemson star had a more subdued reaction in Seneca, South Carolina — probably...

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Seahawks spend 1st round celebrating trade for...
April 30, 2021
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RENTON, Wash. (AP) — While most of the league was sweating out picks and possible deals Thursday night, the Seattle Seahawks were celebrating. In their eyes, the Seahawks’ first-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft played for Seattle last season. “Our No. 1 pick is Jamal Adams, and that’s a heck of a pick,” coach Pete Carroll said. “He had a really good year leading into getting drafted by us No. 1, and it would have cost us another...

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Shakespeare Theatre Company reopens with pandemic-themed show...
April 29, 2021
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Shakespeare Theatre Company reopens Saturday after a year of pandemic closure. It fittingly returns with “Blindness,” a unique sensory production about a pandemic. “It’s been a long journey back, but I’m thrilled we’re opening our doors,” Artistic Director Simon Godwin told WTOP. “The safety protocols are robust. We have a special waiver from the mayor to be able to open safely. We can’t wait to start sharing our stories again.” Based on Nobel winner José Saramago’s novel and adapted...

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