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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.

 
Sue Bird commands floor once more as...
SEATTLE (AP) — For more than two hours, Sue Bird was back commanding the middle of the court. At times funny, at times emotional, Bird’s 21-year career received a ceremony that matched the longevity of her basketball exploits when the Seattle Storm retired the No. 10 she wore during her WNBA career on Sunday. The event pushed nearly three hours in total length with Bird’s speech taking up more than half that amount. But it was the comprehensive closure...

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Aric Almirola rallies past Larson for surprising...
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Aric Almirola won the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ inaugural race at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday night, capitalizing on a late restart and an even later mistake by Kyle Larson. Almirola drove his Ford to the first-ever victory for RSS Racing, his first career road course victory, his fourth career Xfinity victory and his first in the series since 2017. RSS Racing has a partnership with Stewart-Haas Racing. “It’s been a really tough year on the Cup...

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US Open in LA nearly afterthought with...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The toughest test in golf takes on several meanings for this U.S. Open. Tough usually starts with the golf course, and the North course at Los Angeles Country Club figures to be every bit of that, even if it’s a mystery to most. It has never hosted anything of national significance except for the Walker Cup in 2017. This will be the third time since 2015 the U.S. Open goes to a course for the...

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Sports on TV for Sunday, June 11
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, June 11 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL 1 a.m. (Monday) FS1 — AFL: Collingwood at Melbourne AUTO RACING 10 a.m. CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MX2, Teutschenthal, Germany 11 a.m. CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MXGP, Teutschenthal, Germany 12:30 p.m. FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tenn. (Taped) 1:30 p.m. CNBC — FIM MotoGP: The Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley, Scarperia e San Piero FI, Italy (Taped) 3:30 p.m. FOX —...

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Blinken to travel to China next week,...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about the roll-out of the International Religious Freedom Report at the State Department in Washington, Monday, May 15, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)(AP/Jonathan Ernst) Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about the roll-out of the International Religious Freedom Report at the State Department in Washington, Monday, May 15, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)(AP/Jonathan Ernst) WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to travel to China next week as...

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As Blinken visits, top Saudi diplomat says...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said after meeting with the visiting U.S. secretary of state on Thursday that while the kingdom would welcome U.S. aid in building its civilian nuclear program, “there are others that are bidding.” Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan was responding to a question about recent news reports that Saudi Arabia is asking for U.S. aid in building its own nuclear program in exchange for establishing diplomatic relations with Israel....

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2 dead in shooting after high school...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Seven people were shot, two fatally, when gunfire rang out Tuesday outside a downtown theater where a high school graduation ceremony had just ended, causing hundreds of attendees to flee in panic, weep and clutch their children, authorities and witnesses said. A 19-year-old suspect tried to escape on foot but was arrested and will be charged with two counts of second-degree murder, Interim Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said during a nighttime news conference at...

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Former New Jersey Gov. Christie kicks off...
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center, poses for a selfie after a town hall style meeting at New England College, April 20, 2023, in Henniker, N.H. Christie is set to launch his campaign for the White House at a town hall in New Hampshire on June 6. He’s cast himself as the only candidate willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)(AP/Charles Krupa) Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center, poses for a selfie after...

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Suddenly hot power play powering Golden Knights...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Cassidy acknowledged between Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final that his Vegas Golden Knights’ power play has been hit or miss all season. It’s hitting now like players in a high-stakes game of blackjack — and has Vegas two wins from the Stanley Cup. The Golden Knights got two more power-play goals Monday in their 7-2 rout of the Florida Panthers in Game 2, with Jonathan Marchessault cashing in for his...

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Sharing the sentence: Separation takes toll on...
LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) — Dressed in her Sunday best — pink ruffled sleeves and a rainbow tulle tutu — Crystal Martinez’s 4-year-old daughter proudly presents her with a multicolored bouquet of carefully crafted tissue paper flowers. With her 5-year-old son nestled on her lap, laughing in delight, Martinez holds out her arms and pulls the girl into a hug so tight that her glasses are knocked askew. “I want you! I don’t want the flowers,” Martinez says , smiling...

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No survivors found after plane that flew...
FILE – The sign for Joint Base Andrews is seen on March 26, 2021, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. A wayward and unresponsive business jet that flew over the nation’s capital Sunday afternoon, June 4, 2023, caused the military to scramble a fighter plane from Joint Base Andrews before the jet crashed in Virginia, officials said. The fighter jet caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the capital region. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)(AP/Alex Brandon) FILE –...

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Mexico president’s ruling party forecast to win...
NAUCALPAN, Mexico (AP) — A quick-count sampling of votes for governor of Mexico’s most populous state suggested a victory late Sunday for the candidate from the governing party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which would end nearly a century of uninterrupted rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party. Preliminary results indicated Delfina Gómez of the Morena party was likely to win between 52.1% and 54.2% of the ballots in the State of Mexico, compared with 43% to 45.2% for...

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CONCACAF Champions
2023 — León, Mexico 2022 — Seattle, United States 2021 — Monterrey, Mexico 2020 — Tigres, Mexico 2019 — Monterrey, Mexico 2018 — Chivas Guadalajara, Mexico 2017 — Pachuca, Mexico 2016 — America, Mexico 2015 — America, Mexico 2014 — Cruz Azul, Mexico 2013 — Monterrey, Mexico 2012 — Monterrey, Mexico 2011 — Monterrey, Mexico 2010 — Pachuca, Mexico 2009 — Atlante, Mexico 2008 — Pachuca, Mexico 2007 — Pachuca, Mexico 2006 — America, Mexico 2005 — Saprissa, Costa...

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León beats LAFC again, claims 1st CONCACAF...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lucas Di Yorio scored in the first half, and Club León secured its first CONCACAF Champions League title with a 1-0 victory over Los Angeles FC on Sunday night. León won the first leg of the final 2-1 in Mexico on Wednesday night, and the Liga MX club thrilled its thousands of traveling supporters with another winning effort at LAFC’s daunting BMO Stadium, highlighted by Di Yorio’s goal in the 20th minute. León finished sixth...

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China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan...
SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s defense minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of some of the world’s top defense officials in Singapore on Sunday that such so-called “freedom of navigation” patrols are a provocation to China. In his first international public address since becoming defense minister in March, Gen. Li Shangfu told the Shangri-La Dialogue that China doesn’t have any problems with “innocent passage”...

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