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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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Marseille and the sea: A portrait of...
August 3, 2024
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MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Her black headscarf flying up, a teen jumped into the sparkling Mediterranean from a concrete pier at a city marina, then scrambled back to shore and onto a giant paddle board for a quick tour with a dozen excited comrades. They were bused in for a swimming camp from a social services center in the mostly Muslim, North African-origin neighborhoods that ring Marseille, which is hosting the 2024 Olympicsailing competition at the opposite end of...

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US women’s soccer Olympic quarterfinals match against...
August 3, 2024
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PARIS (AP) — The United States women’s soccer team dominated possession but couldn’t break through during regulation against Japan in the Olympic quarterfinals on Saturday, sending the game into extra time tied 0-0. The U.S. went into the knockout match undefeated and outscoring opponents 9-2 at the Paris Games under new coach Emma Hayes. Japan, which allowed four goals in its group, offered the Americans few opportunities. The winner goes on to the semifinals to face the winner of...

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WWE’s SummerSlam to be filled with action...
August 1, 2024
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Just days away, WWE is gearing up for this year’s SummerSlam, which promises to bring lots of action – and sponsorships. The live event will have 12 total sponsors and six sponsorships for matches, both records for a non-WrestleMania premium live event. Sponsorship revenue is also booming, surging more than 60% compared with last year’s SummerSlam, according to the sports entertainment company. That SummerSlam, held at Ford Field in Detroit, brought in $7 million in sponsorship revenue, up 23%...

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Full-time scientist and part-time basketball player Canyon...
July 31, 2024
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PARIS (AP) — Canyon Barry is a part-time basketball player. His full-time job is system engineer for a defense and space contractor. Barry, who will take the courts at the Paris Games searching for a 3×3 gold medal for the U.S. men’s team, has an undergraduate degree from the College of Charleston in physics and a master’s degree in nuclear engineering from Florida. So, is he a rocket scientist? A nuclear physicist? “Scientist, engineer, problem-solver, take your pick,” said...

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Coco Gauff is out of women’s doubles...
July 31, 2024
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PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff lost in women’s doubles at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, a day after her tearful exit in singles. Gauff and her U.S. teammate, Jessica Pegula, were the top-seeded women’s pair but were eliminated in the second round by the Czech duo Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova 2-6, 6-4, 10-5 in a match tiebreaker. On Tuesday, Gauff was defeated by Donna Vekic of Croatia in straight sets in the third round of singles, where the...

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A centuries-old secret script called nüshu is...
July 31, 2024
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BEIJING (AP) — Chen Yulu never thought her home province of Hunan had any culture that she would be proud of, much less become an ambassador of. But these days, the 23-year-old is a self-proclaimed ambassador of nüshu, a script once known only to a small number of women in the south China. It started as a writing practiced in secrecy by women who were barred from formal education in Chinese. Now, young people like Chen are spreading nüshu...

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The Latest: Simone Biles and US women...
July 30, 2024
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PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles leads the U.S. women into the gymnastics team final today at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Americans are heavily favored to win gold after finishing runner-up to Russia in 2021. Competition begins at 6:15 p.m. CEST (12:15 a.m. EST) at Bercy Arena. The US men won bronze, and they hope the NCAA was watching Brody Malone, of United States, performs on the pommel during the men’s artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena...

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Former BBC presenter charged with three counts...
July 29, 2024
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LONDON (AP) — A former BBC presenter has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children, London’s Metropolitan Police Service said. Huw Edwards, 62, was one of the BBC’s most prominent figures before he was suspended in July 2023 and later resigned for health reasons. Edwards had been the lead anchor on the BBC’s nighttime news and led BBC coverage of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. He had been among the broadcaster’s best-paid...

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Rafael Nadal is pushed to a third...
July 28, 2024
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PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal was greeted by a standing ovation from a full crowd at Court Philippe Chatrier when he stepped onto its red clay Sunday for a first-round singles match at the Paris Olympics against Marton Fucsovics of Hungary. It’s the same stadium where Nadal has won a record 14 French Open titles — and there is a statue of the Spaniard outside the arena, where fans gathered to snap photos of themselves with the steel rendering...

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Irish sisters christen US warship bearing name...
July 28, 2024
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BATH, Maine (AP) — With an Irish flag overhead and bagpipes playing, three sisters of an Irish-born recipient of the Navy Cross christened a warship bearing his name on Saturday — and secured a promise that the ship will visit Ireland. The future USS Patrick Gallagher is a guided missile destroyer that is under construction at Bath Iron Works and bears the name of the Irish citizen and U.S. Marine who fell on a grenade to save his comrades...

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Marvel’s new ‘Avengers’ films will star Harrison...
July 28, 2024
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marvel Studios returned to San Diego Comic-Con with dancing Deadpool variants and a choir for a panel that included news about the next two “Avengers” films and surprise guests, including Harrison Ford and Robert Downey Jr. Downey is returning to Marvel’s films, but not as Iron Man. He’ll play the villain Victor Von Doom, or Doctor Doom, in one of the upcoming “Avengers” movies. Downey kicked off Marvel’s movie successes in “Iron Man” and played...

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Harris makes a pre-taped appearance on ‘RuPaul’s...
July 26, 2024
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris crashed the season finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” urging Americans to vote in an appearance that was taped before President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid. The episode caps the series’ ninth season and is streaming Friday on Paramount+. It opens with an announcer saying that programing is being interrupted for an “extra special ‘Drag Race’ viewing party.” The scene cuts to the Democratic vice president smiling broadly and saying...

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2024 Election Latest: The Obamas endorse Harris...
July 26, 2024
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Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats. The endorsement comes a day after Harris and President Joe Biden each met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is also expected to meet with Netanyahu on Friday. It’s the first time in nearly four years that Trump and Netanyahu...

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Joyce DiDonato stars in `Eden in Olympia’...
July 26, 2024
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NEW YORK (AP) — While much of the globe is focused on the Paris Olympics, a movie filmed from ancient Olympia starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato premiered this week that uses music to spark contemplation of creation and carnage. “Eden in Olympia” opens by posing a pair of questions as day breaks over a river: “In the heart of Olympia, the sun ignites the flame and humanity joins as one. Here, music and nature together demonstrate the power of existing...

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