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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.

 
Md. authority supports overhaul of horse racing...
Horses compete during an undercard dirt track race ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)(AP/Julia Nikhinson) Horses compete during an undercard dirt track race ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)(AP/Julia Nikhinson) An overhaul of Maryland’s horse racing industry is needed, a new report concludes, and the Preakness could find itself at a...

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Dozens more Jeffrey Epstein documents are now...
NEW YORK (AP) — The release of dozens of previously sealed court documents from a lawsuit involving Jeffrey Epstein might disappoint online sleuths who anticipated explosive new information. The roughly 60 documents released as of Thursday largely mention figures whose names were already known, including high-profile friends of Epstein’s and victims who have spoken publicly. In fact, the judge who made the call last month to release the information said she was doing so largely because much of it...

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Top 1-and-done NBA prospects have made a...
Chris Carrawell started for a top-ranked Duke team that blew out just about every opponent behind a roster stocked with NBA talent, including a freshman reserve capable of flashing high-flying potential in limited minutes. Back then, the norm would’ve been for Corey Maggette to return for a starring role on a title contender. Instead he became the Blue Devils’ first one-and-done NBA player in 1999. “I was a little surprised,” Carrawell recalled. It was quite a change two decades...

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Thursday’s Transactions
BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLBPA — Named Jonas Baer-Hoffmann executive vice president/international business and global strategy. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with RHP Dominic Freeberger on a minor league contract. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent C Carlos Perez outright to Charlotte (IL). HOUSTON ASTROS — Claimed RHP Declan Cronin off waivers from the Chicago White Sox. Designated RHP Joel Kuhnel for assignment. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Named Johnny DiPuglia special assistant of international scouting and Fred...

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Ethnic armed group battling Myanmar’s military claims...
BANGKOK (AP) — Fighters from an ethnic minority group battling Myanmar’s military government said they shot down a helicopter believed to be on a resupply mission in a combat zone in the northern state of Kachin on Wednesday. The helicopter was shot down soon after taking off from an army outpost to return to its base in Myitkyina township, the state’s capital, around 11:50 a.m., Col. Naw Bu, a spokesperson for the Kachin Independence Army, told The Associated Press....

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Founder of retirement thoroughbred farm in Kentucky...
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Michael Blowen’s love for horses stretched far beyond the racetrack and spurred him into starting a mid-life career as founder of a retirement farm in Kentucky, where older thoroughbreds could spend their remaining years in dignity and security — long after their earning days were over. For two decades, his Old Friends farm outside Georgetown has been home to hundreds of horses — from former Kentucky Derby winners like Silver Charm and Charismatic to plenty...

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Baylor opens new basketball arena on bank...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor’s basketball teams are playing in a new home along the bank of the Brazos River after 35 years under the golden dome of the Ferrell Center. The 18th-ranked Bears christened the brand-new Foster Pavilion with a 98-79 win over Cornell in their nonconference finale Tuesday night. The sixth-ranked women’s team debuts Wednesday night against instate rival and 23rd-ranked TCU in a matchup of undefeated Big 12 teams. While there are parts of the $212...

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Tuesday’s Transactions
BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BOSTON RED SOX — Claimed RHP Max Castillo off waivers from Kansas City. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Named Ryan Flaherty bench coach, Darren Holmes bullpen coach, Mark Strittmatter major league field coordinator and John Mallee assistant hitting coach. CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with RHP Frankie Montas on a one-year contract. Designated C Austin Wynns for assignment. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released LB Caleb Johnson from the practice...

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Frederic scores 2 goals as Bruins win...
DETROIT (AP) — Trent Frederic scored twice, Charlie Coyle had the go-ahead goal and the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 on Sunday. Boston forward Pavel Zacha scored an empty-net goal in his 500th regular-season game. Jake DeBrusk also added an empty-netter and Charlie McAvoy had three assists for the Bruins, who have won three straight. Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves. Boston beat New Jersey at home Saturday night. “We have a tough travel with a 5...

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Nedeljkovic stops 37 shots, Eller scores twice...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins enter January with momentum and — they hope anyway — an identity that can sustain them for the grueling stretch to come. Alex Nedeljkovic made 37 saves, Lars Eller scored twice and the Penguins held off the New York Islanders 3-1 on Sunday night for their fifth win in six games. Pittsburgh is 7-1-1 overall over its last nine to climb into the Eastern Conference wild-card race as the the season’s midpoint nears....

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Off-duty police officer is killed in North...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — An off-duty police officer was shot and killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime at a gas station and approaching the two suspects, officials said. The police sergeant, whose name hasn’t been released, was a 22-year veteran of the Greensboro Police Department, Chief John Thompson said during a news conference Saturday night. Thompson didn’t specify what crime the off-duty officer witnessed or provide additional details about the events leading up to the shooting earlier...

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24 cosas que esperar en 2024
(CNN) — La esperanza es eterna y, para muchos de nosotros, 2024 es un nuevo amanecer. Es posible que tengamos un tiempo limitado antes de que la floración del nuevo año se desvanezca y tengamos que enfrentar nuestros malos hábitos involuntarios y los horrores del mundo, así que aprovechemos al máximo este fugaz momento de optimismo. Hay muchas cosas que esperar en 2024. Aquí hay solo 24 de ellas. 1. Un año bisiesto Cada cuatro años, el calendario gregoriano...

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U. of Md. student, Howard Co. resident...
Prince George’s County, Maryland, police said a Clarksville resident involved in a collision at the University of Maryland, College Park campus earlier this month has died. Erik Mechtel, 22, was in the area of Campus Drive and Mowatt Lane at around 5:40 p.m. on Dec. 16 when the crash happened, according to a news release from the department. A police investigation revealed that Mechtel was struck by an SUV after it struck a median. The driver of the SUV...

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Palestinians stream into a southern Gaza town...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into an already crowded town at the southernmost end of Gaza in recent days, according to the United Nations, fleeing Israel’s bombardment of the center of the strip, where hospital officials said dozens were killed Friday. Israel’s unprecedented air and ground offensive against Hamas has displaced some 85% of the Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million residents, sending swells of people seeking shelter in Israeli-designated safe areas that the military...

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Flag football gives female players sense of...
DENVER (AP) — There were times when Jo Overstreet felt all alone as a standout flag football player on boys teams growing up in Texas. Sure, she was accepted. Considered just one of the boys. She longed for something more — a sense of sisterhood. These days, the 40-year-old receiver for Team USA sees a thriving community of females of all ages and all abilities lifting the sport to new heights. It’s an expansion that will only be enhanced...

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