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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.

 
Renderings show a modern stadium in a...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox’s next home could be a modern stadium in a ballpark village type of setting in the city’s South Loop, according to renderings released Wednesday by the team and the company that owns the land. The pictures show an open-air ballpark surrounded by large green spaces and restaurants, businesses and residences on a 62-acre parcel called “The 78” that is owned by development firm Related Midwest. The ballpark would be closer to downtown...

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A timeline of key events leading up...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A list of some key events over the last few years leading up to Pakistan’s parliamentary election on Thursday: July 25, 2018 — Pakistanis vote for a new government in an election marred by violence and allegations of fraud. July 26, 2018 — Former cricket star Imran Khan wins the polls but has to seek out allies to form a coalition. A few weeks later, lawmakers elect him as the country’s prime minister. Feb. 26, 2019...

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Prince William returns to public duties at...
LONDON (AP) — Prince William returned to royal duties Wednesday for the first time since his father, King Charles III, announced his cancer diagnosis and his wife, Kate, was hospitalized for abdominal surgery. William performed an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. He will attend a fundraising dinner for London’s Air Ambulance Charity on Wednesday evening. The 41-year-old heir to the throne temporarily stepped away from public duties last month to help care for Kate and their children following her...

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Alex Ovechkin scores, but the Capitals lose...
WASHINGTON (AP) — After falling into a deficit they couldn’t climb out of once again, the Washington Capitals are in danger of digging too deep a hole to preserve their playoff hopes. Charlie Lindgren allowed three goals on nine shots before getting pulled, and the Capitals lost a fifth consecutive game, 5-2 to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. The skid continued despite Alex Ovechkin scoring his 10th goal of the season and 832nd of his NHL career, moving...

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Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander ascend to NBA MVP...
DENVER (AP) — The NBA MVP race just became a little more wide open now that Joel Embiid’s chances at a repeat have ended. The Philadelphia 76ers big man was the odds-on favorite at the midway mark of the season, before the announcement that he would need surgery to repair the lateral meniscus in his left knee. Embiid had surgery Tuesday. The Sixers did not release any kind of timetable on his return. There’s still a chance he could...

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AstraZeneca will invest $300M in new Rockville...
AstraZeneca leased a building in Rockville and will invest $300 million in the new manufacturing facility. (Courtesy AstraZeneca) British drug giant AstraZeneca will invest $300 million in a new manufacturing facility in Rockville, Maryland, and create 150 new jobs. The building, completed in 2020, was originally leased to British biotech Autolus Therapeutics, which canceled its lease in 2021, choosing to expand manufacturing in the U.K. instead. The new AstraZeneca manufacturing facility will initially focus on T-cell therapies for clinical...

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Emma Heming Willis, wife of Bruce Willis,...
NEW YORK (AP) — The wife of Bruce Willis is working on a guide to caregiving that draws upon her experiences tending to the beloved actor, who has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Emma Heming Willis’ book, currently untitled, is scheduled for 2025. “Dementia not only affects your loved one but can shake a whole family’s foundation, and self, if you allow it,” Emma Heming Willis said in a statement Monday. “Identifying the right resources to educate and enlighten...

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At least 150,000 gather in Berlin to...
BERLIN (AP) — At least 150,000 people gathered in front of the German national parliament Saturday afternoon to protest against the far right, the latest in a string of large weekend demonstrations across Germany. The pro-democracy demonstrations started three weeks ago after the investigative journalists’ group Correctiv published an article saying that right-wing extremists had recently met to discuss deporting millions of immigrants, including some with German citizenship. Some members of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD,...

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Banchero’s 23 points lead Magic in comeback...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 23 points and six assists to help the Orlando Magic overcome a 17-point second-quarter deficit and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-106 on Friday. Wendell Carter Jr. added 18 points and 12 rebounds, Franz Wagner scored 19 points and Jalen Suggs pitched in 15 points in his hometown for the Magic in their rally. Rudy Gobert had 22 points and 16 rebounds and Anthony Edwards scored 22 points for the Wolves, whose NBA -leading...

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Fairfax Co. police seek suspects in string...
A suspect in the Woodlawn burglary.(Courtesy Fairfax County police) A suspect in the Woodlawn burglary.(Courtesy Fairfax County police) Fairfax County, Virginia, police are searching for suspects in connection with a series of burglaries at two shopping centers. Since Dec. 30, police said there have been five burglaries and an attempted burglary reported at the Woodlawn and Sacramento Shopping Centers. On Tuesday, police said employees at the Gateway International Market in Woodlawn Plaza got there and discovered the business had...

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NHL players are headed back to the...
Edmonton Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93), Leon Draisaitl (29) and Connor McDavid (97) celebrate after a goal against the Seattle Kraken during second-period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)(AP/JASON FRANSON) Edmonton Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93), Leon Draisaitl (29) and Connor McDavid (97) celebrate after a goal against the Seattle Kraken during second-period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)(AP/JASON...

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Allegiant Stadium’s roll-out field, space station look...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis called his new home the Death Star in 2020 — and the name stuck. Allegiant Stadium, with its black facade, in fact resembles the ominous space station from the “Star Wars” movie franchise that was capable of destroying planets. The futuristic stadium takes center stage on Feb. 11 when the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers meet in the first-ever Super Bowl in Las Vegas. And like the...

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Caitlin Clark and Iowa are drawing sold-out...
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives as Northwestern guard Maggie Pina guards during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Evanston, Ill., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)(AP/Nam Y. Huh) Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives as Northwestern guard Maggie Pina guards during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Evanston, Ill., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)(AP/Nam Y. Huh) Caitlin Clark has been a must-see attraction all season,...

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Why Apple is pushing the term ‘spatial...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With Apple’s hotly anticipated Vision Pro headset hitting store shelves Friday, you’re probably going to start to see more people wearing the futuristic googles that are supposed to usher in the age of “spatial computing.” It’s an esoteric mode of technology that Apple executives and their marketing gurus are trying to thrust into the mainstream while avoiding other more widely used terms such as “augmented reality” and “virtual reality” to describe the transformative powers of...

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Today in Sports – Week Ahead, February...
Feb. 2 1876 — The National League forms, consisting of teams in Philadelphia, Hartford, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis and New York. 1936 — Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson are the first members elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1954 — Bevo Francis of Rio Grande College scores 113 points in a 134-91 victory over Hillsdale. Francis, breaking his own record for small colleges (84) set two weeks earlier against Alliance...

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