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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.

 
Thursday’s Transactions
BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BOSTON RED SOX — Named Andrew Bailey pitching coach, Andy Fox first base coach and Kyle Hudson third base coach. DETROIT TIGERS — Designated 3B Tyler Nevin for assignment. Claimed RHP Devin Sweet off waivers from San Francisco. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Sthiven Benitez, Jose Cruz, Jose Mejia and Juan Rivera, LHPs Oliver Del Rosario, Nomar Jimenez, Diego Lara and Geremy Tovar, INFs Jose Cerice, Anderson Garcia, Darison...

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Jordan Henderson set to move to Dutch...
AMSTERDAM (AP) — England soccer international Jordan Henderson arrived in Amsterdam on Thursday amid reports he was about to sign a deal with struggling Dutch powerhouse Ajax to end his troubled six-month spell in the Saudi Pro League. Henderson was pictured in the Dutch city by British broadcaster Sky Sports, which said he met with Ajax representatives and would be signing a 2 1/2-year contract after taking a medical examination. The 33-year-old Henderson’s transfer is seen as a move...

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Freezing temperatures complicate Chicago’s struggles to house...
CHICAGO (AP) — As temperatures hover below freezing in Chicago, dozens of asylum-seekers are staying in the lower level of a library until the bitter cold gripping much of the country lifts. But after that, Chicago’s plans for offering immediate shelter to the growing number of migrants arriving in the nation’s third-largest city remain murky. For more than a year, Chicago has wrestled with how to house new arrivals until shelter space is free, utilizing measures that city leaders...

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Movie Review: Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ is a...
Words like “important” and “vital” are thrown around possibly a little too much in film criticism. It’s not that we don’t mean it — it’s just that sometimes we (ok, I) can get a bit excited. And when watching and reviewing good films in real time, it’s impossible to know what is yet to come. Will there be something else that makes that superlative seem silly in retrospect? Often times, yes. Ava DuVernay’s new film “Origin” is that something...

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Hintz, Pavelski each score 18th goal of...
DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski each scored his 18th goal this season to share the team lead, and Jake Oettinger won a matchup of Western Conference All-Star goaltenders as the Dallas Stars pulled away from the Los Angeles Kings for a 5-1 victory Tuesday night. Dallas got three goals in the first 10 minutes of the third period to take complete control. Hintz, Wyatt Johnston and Evgenii Dadonov each had a goal and an assist, and...

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Elton John achieves rare EGOT status with...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elton John has achieved EGOT status. The famed British singer-pianist won an Emmy Award on Monday night for best variety special (live) for “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium,” a three-hour concert documentary that streamed on Disney+. John said he was “incredibly humbled” for joining the elite group of EGOT winners who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. “The journey to this moment has been filled with passion, dedication, and the unwavering...

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What a new president in Taiwan means...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s incoming president is promising more of the same. The question is what that will bring, not only for Taiwan but also for its relations with China, the United States and others with an interest in the island of 23 million people that supplies many of the advanced semiconductors that keep the world running. Lai Ching-te, the winner of Saturday’s presidential race, has pledged to continue the policies of his predecessor Tsai Ing-wen, who built...

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Quinta Brunson, ‘The Bear’ and ‘Beef’ snag...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Bear” and “Succession” racked up the acting awards at Monday night’s Emmys, Quinta Brunson scored an emotional and historic win for “Abbott Elementary” and the Netflix series “Beef” made its own mark with five victories. “The Bear,” the FX dramedy about a squabbling family and a struggling restaurant at the center of the life of a talented chef, won best actor in a comedy for Jeremy Allen White, best supporting actress in a comedy...

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Live Updates: 75th Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmys are finally here! The 75th Emmys were delayed because of the Hollywood strikes, catapulting them from their usual perch in late summer or early fall to squarely in the midst of winter – better known in Hollywood as awards season. Follow along for our live coverage of tonight’s Emmys. For more of our Emmys coverage: ______’BEEF’ AND ‘SUCCESSION’ WIN BACK Steven Yeun won the Emmy for lead actor in a limited or anthology...

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Bam Adebayo stars as the Miami Heat...
MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, helping the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 104-87 on Sunday night. Tyler Herro made four 3-pointers and scored 21 points for Miami, which never trailed. Duncan Robinson had 19 points, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 15 before departing early in the second quarter because of a groin strain. The Heat went 11 for 25 from 3-point range while completing a four-game sweep of the regular-season...

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At age 16, Alina Korneeva and Brenda...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Alina Korneeva and Brenda Fruhvirtova are both 16, both recorded their first wins in a Grand Slam main draw on Sunday at the Australian Open and both are expecting bigger things in the future. Fruhvirtova beat Anna Bogdan 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 on a far-flung Court 17 not long before Korneeva — the Australian Open junior champion last year — rallied to beat Sara Sorribes Tormo 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Court 6. For Fruhvirtova, there’s likely...

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Sports on TV for Monday, Jan. 15
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Jan. 15 BOWLING 5 p.m. FOX — PBA Tour: The Players Championship Finals, North Brunswick Township, N.J. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 12 p.m. FOX — Ohio St. at Michigan 2 p.m. CBSSN — George Mason at George Washington 2:30 p.m. FOX — Villanova at Marquette 4 p.m. CBSSN — La Salle at Saint Joseph’s 6 p.m. BTN — Iowa at Minnesota 7 p.m. CBSSN — American U. at Loyola (Md.)...

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Pico Lopes, Cape Verde’s Dublin-born defender, proud...
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Cape Verde’s Roberto “Pico” Lopes nearly threw away the chance to represent his country because he thought the invitation was spam. The Dublin-born Shamrock Rovers defender is gearing up for his second Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Cape Verde starts with a game against Ghana on Sunday. Only for the persistence of former Cape Verde coach Rui Águas, the 31-year-old Lopes would probably not have been taking selfies with supporters in the lobby of...

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Ally Sentnor of North Carolina is top...
Ally Sentnor of North Carolina was the No. 1 overall selection in the National Women’s Soccer League draft on Friday night, and her teammate Savy King was picked second. The 19-year-old Sentnor was selected by the expansion Utah Royals. She had 11 goals and seven assists last season as a sophomore and was named Atlantic Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year. The 18-year-old King went to the NWSL’s other expansion club, Bay FC in the San Francisco Bay Area....

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Friday’s Transactions
BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Named Drew French pitching coach, Mitch Plassmeyer assistant pitching coach, and Grant Anders development coach. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with RHP Naoyui Uwasawa on a minor league contract. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Named Matt Hague assistant hitting coach and John Lannan mental performance coach. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with president of baseball operations and general manager Alex Anthopoulos on a contract extension through...

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