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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.

 
‘Saturday Night Live’ anniversary special opens with...
Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter duetted on Simon’s song “Homeward Bound” and five-decade “Saturday Night Live” luminary Steve Martin delivered the monologue to open the a 50th anniversary special celebrating the sketch institution that was overflowing with famous former cast members, superstar hosts and other A-list guests. The 83-year-old Simon has been essential to “SNL” since its earliest episodes in 1975, and performed on the first show after the 9/11 attacks. He was joined by the 25-year-old pop sensation...

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Shaq’s OGs and Chuck’s Global Stars advance...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It’ll be Shaq’s OGs against Chuck’s Global Stars for the All-Star mini-tournament title. The OGs got into the final with a win over Candace’s Rising Stars, while the Global Stars beat Kenny’s Young Stars in the first semifinal. It was the debut of the new All-Star mini-tournament format: four teams, three games, first to 40 points wins. The league went to the tournament format of untimed, short games with hopes that asking players to play...

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The Latest: William Byron wins Daytona 500...
It’s NASCAR’s turn to throw its version of the Super Bowl, and the Daytona 500 is trying hard to match the hype after being delayed for hours due to rain. Captain America actor Anthony Mackie and even President Donald Trump were in attendance at the “Great American Race.” The field is stacked with stars including seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson and 2024 NASCAR champion Joey Logano. ___ Here’s the latest: Byron ‘obviously fortunate’ to win another Daytona 500 William Byron...

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US presented Ukraine with a document to...
MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals because the document was too focused on U.S. interests. The proposal, which was a key part of Zelenskyy’s talks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday, did not offer any specific security guarantees in return, according to one...

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NASCAR star Kyle Larson is on a...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The winning for the Larson family hasn’t slowed down at the start of 2025 as former NASCAR champion Kyle Larson watched his son, Owen, lead his team to victory in the Daytona 500’s annual prerace fishing tournament. The 10-year-old pulled a 4.58-pound fish from Lake Lloyd located inside Daytona International Speedway to put the Larson team on top. Basking in the celebratory moment, Owen didn’t like his dad’s chances of earning his own celebration...

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Sports on TV for Sunday, Feb. 16
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Feb. 16 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE 4 p.m. NHLN — Cleveland at Chicago 8 p.m. NHLN — Tucson at Henderson AUTO RACING 2 p.m. NBC — AMA Monster Energy Supercross Championship: Round 5, Detroit 2:30 p.m. FOX — NASCAR Cup Series: The DAYTONA 500, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. BOWLING 1 p.m. FS1 — PBA: The Pete Weber Missouri Classic, Springfield, Mo. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon ESPN — Memphis...

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Friday’s Scores
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Albemarle 57, Goochland 21 Altavista 43, Nelson County 22 Atlee 63, Mechanicsville High School 46 Bassett 66, Halifax County 53 Broadwater Academy 35, Denbigh Baptist 26 Buffalo Gap 63, Waynesboro 30 Chantilly 57, Westfield 26 Chatham 57, Gretna 41 Clarke County 73, Stonewall Jackson 18 Clover Hill 54, Powhatan 51 Culpeper 60, Chancellor 39 Deep Run 63, Hermitage 28 GW-Danville 44, Tunstall 25 Gainesville 47, Freedom – South Riding 32 Gate City 61, Hampton, Tenn. 55...

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Rising Stars tournament gets off to quick...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Utah’s Keyonte George scored 10 points, San Antonio’s Stephon Castle made the game-winning jumper and Team C defeated Team T 40-34 in the first semifinal game of the Rising Stars competition at All-Star weekend on Friday night. Toronto’s Gradey Dick led Team T with 12 points in the first-to-40-points, untimed format. Team M will play Team G League — a roster composed of players from the NBA’s developmental league — in the second semifinal later...

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After heavy rains, debris flows hit Southern...
A road is covered in mud in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)(AP/Etienne Laurent) A road is covered in mud in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)(AP/Etienne Laurent) SIERRA MADRE, Calif. (AP) — Residents of a Southern California mountain community near the Eaton Fire burn scar dug out of roads submerged in sludge Friday after the strongest...

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Rome Flynn scores 22 points, wins MVP...
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rome Flynn scored 22 points, leading Team Bonds to a 66-55 over Team Rice in the All-Star celebrity game on Friday night. Flynn, the game’s MVP, also had eight rebounds and five assists for Team Bonds, coached by baseball legend Barry Bonds. Rickea Jackson scored 16 for Team Bonds. Flynn, an actor known for the TV series “How to Get Away with Murder” and “Chicago Fire,” said his teammates encouraged him to go for MVP...

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How to watch the Daytona 500 and...
. (AP) — Denny Hamlin tries to win his fourth Daytona 500 while defending race winner William Byron goes for a repeat, with 2024 NASCAR champion Joey Logano also among the star drivers in the field for the “The Great American Race” on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. Hamlin would be become just the third driver with at least four Daytona 500 victories, and Byron is trying to become the first repeat winner since Hamlin pulled off the feat...

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Luka Doncic in the starting lineup for...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic was in the starting lineup for his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. Doncic joined LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes as starters for the streaking Lakers against the Utah Jazz. Lakers coach JJ Redick, who played alongside Doncic for 13 games in 2021 with the Dallas Mavericks, was eager to see what the Slovenian superstar would do in his much-hyped debut with his new team. “Excitement...

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Space telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ of...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy, astronomers reported Monday. The halo, known as an Einstein ring, encircles a galaxy 590 million light-years away, considered close by cosmic standards. A light-year is 5.8 trillion miles. Astronomers have known about this galaxy for more than a century and so were surprised when Euclid revealed the bright glowing ring, reported in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics. An...

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Review: Kendrick Lamar brings America and ‘Not...
“Salutations!,” the actor Samuel L. Jackson, dressed as Uncle Sam introduced Kendrick Lamar at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show — a powerful, commanding creative choice by the first solo hip-hop artist to ever headline the coveted slot. As if there were any doubts of the Pulitzer Prize winning rapper’s ability to put on a show. He started with “GNX” moving into “Squabble Up.” For just under 13 minutes during the halftime show sponsored...

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The Latest: Eagles soaring over Chiefs at...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Super Bowl 59 is underway, with the Kansas City Chiefs facing a familiar foe, the Philadelphia Eagles, hoping to win the Lombardi Trophy for a record third year in a row. Here’s the latest: ___ Kendrick teases ‘Not Like Us’ and zigs away before zagging back Kendrick Lamar teased his Drake diss track and huge hit “Not Like Us” before going in another direction. “I want to perform their favorite song,” he said to a...

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