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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.

 
Day 2 at GOP convention: a first...
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump cast her husband as the best hope for America’s future in a Rose Garden address Tuesday night as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency to boost his reelection chances on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention. The president pardoned a reformed felon, used the White House grounds to elevate his wife’s keynote address and oversaw a naturalization ceremony for several immigrants in...

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The Latest: First lady expresses sympathy for...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is expressing sympathy for families affected by COVID-19, an “invisible enemy” she said has challenged America but brought its citizens together. In her prime-time Republican National Convention address on Tuesday night, the first lady said she has “been moved in the way Americans have come together in such an unfamiliar and frightening situation.“ She says her husband “will not rest until he has done all he can” to stem the “invisible enemy” of the...

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Venezuela’s pandemic lockdown sparks entrepreneurial spirit
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — When coronavirus quarantines shut down street vendors in Venezuela’s capital, Dioselis Bello pushed her hot dog cart inside her house and reopened for business. Like many struggling to get by, she can’t survive long without working. Now, customers walk up to her front window to order a traditional Venezuelan arepa, or perhaps a hamburger or soup. Bello says business isn’t like it was when she worked her portable griddle on the bustling street, but she’s...

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‘Risky’? Dolphins to allow up to 13,000...
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Dolphins will allow up to 13,000 socially distancing fans to attend their home opener against Buffalo on Sept. 20, a decision that divided political leaders and upset Bills coach Sean McDermott. The same plan will be followed for the University of Miami’s home opener against UAB at the Dolphins’ stadium on Sept. 10. Crowd size will be about 20 percent of the stadium’s 65,326-seat capacity, with the limitation imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic....

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Group hopes to rebuild Shakespeare theater that...
STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) — A group of theater and business professionals is hoping to rebuild a renown Shakespearean theater in Connecticut that burned to the ground last year. The team is looking into the redevelopment of the 12-acre property in Stratford that was home to the American Shakespeare Theatre, whose stage was graced by the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Christopher Plummer and James Earl Jones, Hearst Connecticut Media reported Sunday. The theater, built in 1955, was modeled after London’s...

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Sánchez pitches Nationals past Marlins 9-3
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aníbal Sánchez pitched seven effective innings, Trea Turner drove in three runs and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 9-3 on Sunday. Sánchez (1-3) allowed one run and five hits in his longest outing of the season. The veteran right-hander went 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in his first three starts this month. “He was good. That’s the Aníbal that I’ve known for a very long time,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. Turner went 3...

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‘Hoax’ book reveals extent of internal unease...
NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Stelter knows critics accuse Fox News of bending the truth in order to maintain its staunch support of and closeness to President Donald Trump. As CNN media reporter and host of “Reliable Sources,” he’s often one of them. He wasn’t prepared to hear the extent of concerns about the network’s direction by people who work there. It was one of the reasons he wrote “Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of...

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13 die in Peru disco stampede after...
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Thirteen people died in a stampede at a disco in Peru after a police raid to enforce the country’s lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Sunday. The stampede happened at the Thomas disco in Lima, where about 120 people had gathered for a party on Saturday night, the Interior Ministry said. People tried to escape through the only door of the second-floor disco, trampling one another and becoming trapped in the confined space, according...

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Democrats pound their message: To oust Trump,...
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama warned Wednesday night that American democracy may not survive if Donald Trump is reelected, delivering a scathingly remarkable assessment of his successor at the Democratic National Convention. Then delegates broke a historic barrier by nominating Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running mate and the first Black woman on a national political ticket. Obama, himself a barrier breaker as the nation’s first Black president, pleaded with voters to “embrace your own responsibility...

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Democratic convention takeaways: Make history, pound Trump
There has been one persistent theme in the Democratic National Convention so far: to portray President Donald Trump in highly personal ways as one unsuited for the White House both in skills and temperament. And no one, not even former President Barack Obama, has been holding back. Here are some key takeaways from the third night of the convention. OBAMA, GLOVES OFF Former President Barack Obama came to power on the airy notions of “hope and change.” He governed...

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Democrats make it official, nominate Biden to...
NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party’s all-virtual national convention. The moment marked a political high point for Biden, who had sought the presidency twice before and is now cemented as the embodiment of Democrats’ desperate desire to defeat President Donald Trump this fall. The roll call of convention delegates...

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Key takeaways from night 2 of the...
Sustaining energy through four days of a political convention is never easy. It’s even more challenging during this, the first virtual convention. On the second night of the Democratic National Convention, party leaders tried to blend its past with its future. Here are key takeaways from night two. DEMOCRATS DISPLAY BIG TENT Joe Biden, who was being formally nominated Tuesday night in a virtual roll call of states, doesn’t shy away from the obvious: He’s a 77-year-old white man...

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Why walking part-way to work may be...
Benefits from taking a walk may depend on your destination, according to a new study from The Ohio State University. Doctors concerned about your health suggest getting 150 minutes of moderate exercise weekly. “When you walk with a purpose, you will be walking faster, which increases the intensity of your physical activity,” said Gulsah Akar, professor of city and regional planning at The Ohio State University. Referencing the study published in the Journal of Transport and Health, Akar said walkers perceived themselves...

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Trump on the road as Biden prepares...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Unwilling to cede the political stage, President Donald Trump is ramping up his campaign schedule as Democrats begin their national convention, aiming to aggressively counter-program former Vice President Joe Biden’s show. Trump was visiting Minnesota and Wisconsin on Monday — the latter the official host state of the entirely virtual Democratic National Convention — to launch a week of travel and political events aiming to blunt the customary polling “bounce” that a candidate gets during their...

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Happ, Ford lead Yanks to 9th straight...
NEW YORK (AP) — J.A. Happ had two recent conversations with Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who bypassed the 37-year-old left-hander the previous time through New York’s rotation. “Nobody wants to get skipped. I want to be out there and pitch every five days. I feel like I should be,” Happ said, explaining matter-of-factly that the second talk did not go well. “There was no argument, and nothing bigger than that. It was just I didn’t expect it, I guess.”...

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