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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.

 
Booz Allen, one of DC area’s biggest...
A look inside Booz Allen’s D.C. innovation center. (Courtesy Booz Allen Hamilton) A look inside Booz Allen’s D.C. innovation center. (Courtesy Booz Allen Hamilton) McLean, Virginia-based Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the biggest employers in the D.C. region and the largest government IT contractor, has added thousands of jobs in the past year. Booz Allen’s government contracting work remains robust. It logged nearly $2.7 billion in revenue in its most recent quarter, 16% more than a year earlier. The...

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Backup goalie Woll earns the win, Rielly...
DALLAS (AP) — Morgan Rielly opened the scoring and had the assist on the first power-play goal scored against Dallas this season as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Stars 4-1 Thursday night. Mitchell Marner, Tyler Bertuzzi and John Tavares also scored for the Leafs, who won their third straight game. Mason Marchment scored for the Stars, who lost in regulation for the first time in six games this season and had their three-game winning streak ended. Joseph Woll...

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Johansson makes 23 saves, Stamkos has goal...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jonas Johansson made 23 saves for his second consecutive shutout, Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning hammered the winless San Jose Sharks 6-0 on Thursday night. Tampa Bay also got goals from Brayden Point, Michael Eyssimont, Brandon Hagel, Nicholas Paul and Luke Glendening. “These are games that hopefully build some confidence in what you want to achieve going forward,” Stamkos said. “Work on some system things. We’ve been...

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A century after her birth, opera great...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Finishing her class at The Juilliard School of the arts in New York, Greek opera great Maria Callas gave her students a final word of advice. “Keep on going the proper way: Not with fireworks, not with easy applause, but with the expression of the words, the diction, and to really feel what you feel. That’s what I want. I’m not good at words, so that’s that.” The March 1972 speech was a detail little...

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No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama debuts with...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Victor Wembanyama era is underway in San Antonio. Wembanyama made his NBA debut with the Spurs against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night and made an immediate splash. The No. 1 pick in the NBA draft blocked a shot in the opening minute of the game and misfired on a 3-point attempt from the top of the key. But the 19-year-old who stands nearly 7-foot-4 found his spot and s cored his first NBA...

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Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco,...
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis tore across Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco and setting off looting as desperate relatives tired of waiting for help to arrive. While little is known about possible deaths or the full extent of the damage — Acapulco was still mostly inaccessible by road as of late Wednesday — experts are calling Otis the strongest storm in...

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Albanese arrives at White House to start...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said he was “doubling down” on the alliance with Australia as he welcomed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to the Oval Office on Wednesday, part of a state visit intended to bolster American ties in the Pacific against the backdrop of fighting between Israel and Hamas. Biden said the leaders would discuss supporting Ukraine, where the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues after almost two years, and how to “stand with Israel in the...

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Underhill and Arundell back for England in...
PARIS (AP) — Flanker Sam Underhill will make his first England appearance in more than a year and winger Henry Arundell his second of the Rugby World Cup in the third-place game against Argentina on Friday. England has undergone eight changes after the semifinal was lost to South Africa 16-15 last Saturday. “It is our second six-day turnaround in a row, we’ve had some pretty intense games so there was a need to make some alterations to ensure we...

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Maxwell hits fastest Cricket World Cup hundred...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Glenn Maxwell smashed a 40-ball hundred — the fastest ever at the Cricket World Cup — to help Australia beat the Netherlands by 309 runs on Wednesday. Maxwell hit nine fours and eights towering sixes as he scored 106 runs off only 44 balls to propel Australia to 399-8 (50 overs). Coming in to bat in the 39th over, Maxwell’s feat overshadowed David Warner, who scored a second straight hundred and his 22nd overall in...

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Japan’s automakers unveil EVs galore at Tokyo...
TOKYO (AP) — “We love battery EVs.” Takero Kato, the executive in charge of electric vehicles at Toyota, said that not once, but twice, to emphasize what he considers the message at this year’s Tokyo auto show. It’s a message ringing clear at the Tokyo Mobility Show, which will run through Nov. 5 at Tokyo Big Sight hall and where battery-powered electric vehicles are the star at practically every booth. Mazda Motor Corp. is highlighting a sportscar concept that...

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Rangers back in World Series, 12 years...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are back in the World Series for the first time since twice being within one strike of winning the title in 2011. “We’ve had some hard times recently. Those are over,” general manager Chris Young declared soon after Texas won its third AL pennant. After entering this season with a franchise-long streak of six consecutive losing seasons, including 102 losses just two years ago, the wild-card Rangers are AL champions. They’re led...

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Avalanche top Islanders 7-4 for 6th straight...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and had three assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 7-4 on Tuesday night for their NHL-record 15th straight road win. Ryan Johansen scored twice, Cale Makar had a goal and an assist, and Bowen Byram, Nathan MacKinnon and Ross Colton also scored for Colorado, which won its sixth straight to open the season. Valeri Nichushkin had two assists, and Alexandar Georgiev...

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Thomas Harley and Wyatt Johnston’s 3rd-period goals...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jason Robertson’s hard work in the crease gave the star forward his first goal of the season. His diving effort on a loose puck in the offensive zone helped put the game away. Robertson set up Thomas Harley’s third-period goal and Wyatt Johnston scored later in the period to help the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Tuesday night. “He was excellent tonight,” Stars coach Peter DeBoer said. “He’s a game-breaking guy. When he’s...

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El polvo lunar que recogió la misión...
(CNN) — El polvo lunar que recogieron astronautas del Apollo 17 en la década de 1970 reveló que la Luna es 40 millones de años más antigua de lo que se creía. Tras alunizar el 11 de diciembre de 1972, los astronautas de la NASA, Eugene Cernan y Harrison Schmitt, recogieron rocas y polvo de la superficie lunar. Un nuevo análisis de esa muestra detectó cristales de circón y determinó que tenían 4.460 millones de años. Los cálculos anteriores...

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Jordan Love and the scuffling Packers offense...
DENVER (AP) — Jordan Love had a receiver open in the flat late in the fourth quarter, trailing by two. Instead, he tried to go deep. His pass was intercepted. Ballgame. It was another loss and more growing pains for Love and the young Packers offense, which scuffled once again while falling 19-17 to the equally scuffling Denver Broncos on Sunday. Love is frustrated by the offensive inefficiency. So is coach Matt LaFleur. Same with the defense, which held...

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