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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 BALTIMORE ORIOLES — • Agreed to terms with LHP Cole Irvin, LHP John Means, INF Ryan Mountcastle, CF Cedric Mullins, OF Anthony Santander, RHP Dillon Tate, INF Ramon Urias, and RHP Tyler Wells on one-year contracts BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with RHPs Nick Pivetta and John Schreiber, C Reese McGuire and OF Tyler O’Neill on one-year contracts. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Named Jin Wong assistant general manager. Agreed to terms...

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East Coast residents struggle with flooding and...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A major storm drenched the Northeast and slammed it with fierce winds, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands following a bout of violent weather that struck most of the U.S. The storm, which started Tuesday night and was moving out Wednesday, washed out roads and took down trees and power lines. Wind gusts reached 45 mph to 55 mph (72 kph to 88 kph) and more windy weather was expected throughout Wednesday. It followed...

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Live updates | Blinken seeks more aid...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday to seek governance reforms, part of a plan to rally the region behind a postwar vision for Gaza that includes concrete steps toward a Palestinian state. Blinken said he had secured commitments from multiple countries in the region to assist with rebuilding and governing Gaza after the war against Hamas, but only if there is “a pathway to a Palestinian state.” Hundreds of people have been killed...

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Lindsay Lohan, Reneé Rapp and the stars...
NEW YORK (AP) — She doesn’t even go here, but Lindsay Lohan still joined the cast of the new “Mean Girls” at the musical film’s premiere Monday night in New York. Lohan, the star of the original 2004 film, reunited with Tina Fey — who wrote both the classic film, the Broadway show it inspired and this new adaptation — and posed with the new Cady Heron, Angourie Rice, on the pink carpet. “It was an amazing movie to...

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Ghana newcomer Iñaki Williams eager to make...
BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Following a World Cup when emotions ran high but the goals failed to flow, Iñaki Williams is eager to lead Ghana deep into the Africa Cup of Nations. Williams, the son of Ghanaian parents who migrated to Spain before he was born, declared his sporting allegiance five months before the 2022 World Cup. The Athletic Bilbao forward was unable to score in three group-phase games as his side failed to advance to the knockout rounds...

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Video of 73-year-old boarded up inside his...
HARVEY, Ill. (AP) — Rudolph Williams says he was home in a Chicago suburb when he realized the doors and windows to his courtyard-style apartment had been boarded up with plywood, locking him inside. “I didn’t know exactly what was going on,” the 73-year-old said Monday in describing how he tried to open his blocked door. “What the hell?” His story — chronicled by his nephew on now-viral videos — has generated a firestorm of criticism about rental conditions...

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CES 2024 updates: The most interesting news...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — CES 2024 kicks off in Las Vegas this week. The multi-day trade event put on by the Consumer Technology Association is set to feature swaths of the latest advances and gadgets across personal tech, transportation, health care, sustainability and more — with burgeoning uses of artificial intelligence almost everywhere you look. The Associated Press will be keeping a running report of everything we find interesting from the floor of CES, from the most interesting developments...

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This Bethesda company may repurpose your holiday...
Bethesda-based Liquidity Services is among companies helping retailers salvage value from returned merchandise that is in its original condition. (Courtesy Liquidity Services) Bethesda-based Liquidity Services is among companies helping retailers salvage value from returned merchandise that is in its original condition. (Courtesy Liquidity Services) An estimated 18% of holiday gifts from this past season will be returned to retailers. Most won’t end up back on the retailers’ shelves, but those returns aren’t a total loss. Bethesda-based Liquidity Services is...

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First US lunar lander in more than...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed to space Monday, launching a race for private companies to deliver experiments and other items to the moon. But about seven hours after liftoff, Astrobotic Technology reported the solar panel on the lander wasn’t properly pointed toward the sun to generate and store power and it was investigating the issue. The Pittsburgh company’s lander caught a ride on a brand new rocket, United...

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‘Oppenheimer’ leading Golden Globes with wins for...
Christopher Nolan’s epic American drama “Oppenheimer” is dominating the 81st Golden Globes, where “Succession” and “The Bear” are cleaning up in the TV awards. “Oppenheimer,” perhaps the Academy Awards frontrunner, picked up four big awards including best director for Nolan, best drama actor for Cillian Murphy, best supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr. and for Ludwig Göransson’s score. “Golden Globes journalists, thank you for changing your game, therefore changing your name,” said Downey. The Globes were in their 81st...

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Golden Globes fashion: Taylor Swift stuns in...
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift stunned in shimmery, liquid acid green custom Gucci at the newfangled Golden Globes, Sandra Hüller swept onto the red carpet in goddess green and Margot Robbie went full Barbie in pink custom Armani Privé at Sunday’s start of the rush-rush awards season. Colman Domingo honored the man he portrays in “Rustin” — activist Bayard Rustin — in a Nehru tuxedo adorned with pins, while Lily Gladstone, a star of “Killers of the Flower...

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Live Updates: Golden Globes 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Follow along for real-time updates on the 2024 Golden Globes Awards. The Associated Press is bringing you live coverage from the red carpet, inside the show and backstage in Beverly Hills, California. Here’s what we’re following: PDA ALL DAY Timothée Chalamet and Kiley Jenner shared a moment during an ad break on the award show’s live stream. Commenters called the camera panning across the room a “fan cam” of the two. Later, Cillian Murphy accepted...

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Federal officials order grounding of some Boeing...
Federal officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners until they are inspected after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage. The required inspections take around four to eight hours per aircraft and affect about 171 airplanes worldwide. Alaska Airlines said in a statement that of the 65 737 Max 9 aircraft in its fleet, crews had inspected the paneled-over exits as...

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Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown power Celtics...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 38 points, making a season-high eight 3-pointers, and Jaylen Brown added 31 points as the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 118-101 on Saturday night, snapping the Pacers’ six-game winning streak. Tatum, who also had 13 rebounds and six assists, combined with Brown for 27 of the Celtics’ 46 baskets on a night they shot 51% from the field and never trailed. “(Indiana) is really good,” Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said. “When we...

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Inter midfielder Frattesi has his underwear revealed...
ROME (AP) — It’s only the season’s midpoint and Inter Milan may already have its lasting image of what is looking more and more like a Serie A title run. The moment came when Davide Frattesi leaped on top of a yellow fence lining the field and erupted in celebration toward the San Siro crowd as his teammates mobbed him so wildly that they pulled down his shorts and exposed his black underwear. Frattesi’s stoppage-time winner proved decisive in...

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