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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.

 
Harris, Beyoncé team up for a Texas...
HOUSTON (AP) — Beyoncé told a packed stadium on Friday that it was time for America to elect Kamala Harris president, urging voters to “sing a new song,” before the vice president delivered a message to battleground voters all the way from reliably Republican Texas — that Donald Trump was dead set on eroding women’s rights. “For all the men and women in this room, and watching around the country, we need you,” Beyoncé said. The music megastar, who...

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Inter Miami gets a win in Messi’s...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi had chances at goals time and time again, only to keep being denied. Turns out, all he needed to do was deliver the right pass at the right time. Jordi Alba turned a pass from Messi into the go-ahead goal in the 60th minute, Luis Suarez also scored and Inter Miami beat Atlanta United 2-1 on Friday night in the opening game of a best-of-three first round Major League Soccer playoff series....

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2024 MLS Playoff Glance
All Times EDT Wild Card Eastern Conference Tuesday, Oct. 22: Montreal 2, Atlanta 2, Atlanta advances 5-4 on penalty kicks Western Conference Wednesday, Oct. 23: Vancouver 5, Portland 0 First Round Best of 3 x-if necessary Eastern Conference Cincinnati vs. New York City Monday, Oct. 28: New York City at Cincinnati, 6:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2: Cincinnati at New York City, TBD x-Sunday, Nov. 9: New York City at Cincinnati, 4 p.m. Orlando vs. Charlotte FC Sunday, Oct. 27:...

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Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly attack...
BAGHDAD (AP) — A banned Kurdish militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of a key defense company in Ankara that killed at least five people. A statement from the military wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK, said Wednesday’s attack on the premises of the aerospace and defense company TUSAS was carried out by two members of its so-called “Immortal Battalion” in response to Turkish “massacres” and other actions in Kurdish regions. A...

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A civil rights icon’s childhood home will...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After Candice Henderson-Chandler moved to New Orleans and bought her first house in 2021, she learned it had played a key role in the city’s civil rights history and was the childhood home of a prominent activist, Oretha Castle Haley. Henderson-Chandler, who is Black, soon founded a nonprofit and planned to convert part of the property into a museum to celebrate this history. She also listed the property on the rental site Airbnb marketing its...

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Klay Thompson sets 3s record for Dallas...
DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson chatted up Tony Romo during a break early in the fourth quarter, not long before being so wide open for a 3-pointer, he paused, dribbled once, paused again to line up the shot and made it. The Dallas debut was quite a bit better than the finale from Thompson’s 13 seasons with Golden State. Thompson set a franchise record in a debut with six 3-pointers and scored 22 points playing alongside Luka Doncic and...

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Seguin and Duchene have a goal and...
BOSTON (AP) — Casey DeSmith made 25 saves, Tyler Seguin and Matt Duchene had a goal and two assists each and the Dallas Stars handed the Boston Bruins their third straight loss, 5-2 on Thursday night. The Stars also got goals from Jason Robertson, Logan Stankoven and Roope Hintz. Mason Marchment had two assists as Dallas scored four unanswered goals after David Pastrnak gave Boston a 1-0 lead at 11:57 of the first period. Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves...

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Middle East latest: Blinken in Doha to...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Doha on Thursday to meet with Qatari officials who have been key mediators for Hamas, as the U.S. struggles to break the logjam of cease-fire negotiations between Israel and the militant group. Blinken is on his 11th trip to the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. In Gaza, Palestinian officials said an Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering killed at least 17 people on...

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Boeing factory workers vote to reject contract...
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing factory workers voted Wednesday to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to continue a six-week strike that has halted production of the aerospace giant’s bestselling jetliners. Local union leaders in Seattle said 64% of members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers who cast ballots voted against accepting the proposal. “After 10 years of sacrifices, we still have ground to make up, and we’re hopeful to do so by resuming negotiations promptly,”...

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NC State’s Grayson McCall gives up football,...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State quarterback Grayson McCall announced his retirement from football on Wednesday night, less than three weeks after a vicious hit knocked him out of a game for the second time this season. McCall was a sixth-year player who was a graduate transfer following a record-setting five years at Coastal Carolina, where he threw for more than 10,000 yards but also had concussion issues. McCall was knocked out of the Sept. 14 game against...

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Suspect in shootings of Democratic office in...
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona prosecutor said the man arrested in the shooting of a Democratic National Committee office in suburban Phoenix had more than 200 guns and over 250,000 rounds of ammunition in his home, leading law enforcement to believe he may have been planning a mass casualty event. Maricopa County prosecutor Neha Bhatia said at Jeffrey Michael Kelly’s initial court appearance on Wednesday that federal agents told her about the large seizure made after Kelly’s arrest....

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The little airline that could — Lebanon’s...
BEIRUT (AP) — Since Israel began bombarding Beirut’s southern suburbs as part of its offensive against the Hezbollah militant group, Lebanon’s national air carrier has become a local icon simply by continuing to do its job. Middle East Airlines is the only commercial airline still operating out of the Beirut airport, located on the coast next to the densely populated suburbs where many of Hezbollah’s operations are based. Unlike the bruising monthlong war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006,...

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76ers rule Embiid and George out for...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers All-Stars Joel Embiid and Paul George will miss Wednesday’s season opener against Milwaukee and could miss more games as they return from injuries. George was scheduled to make his Sixers debut after he signed four-year, $212 million contract as a free agent this summer. George has a bone bruise but did not suffer any structural damage when he hyperextended his left knee last week during a preseason game. The Sixers did not say Tuesday...

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BRELAND went to Selma to find himself....
For BRELAND, the last few years have been a whirlwind. He released his debut album, 2022’s “Cross Country,” a fluid approach to country music that now feels prescient — it’s the direction the genre continues to move in. He toured endlessly, won awards and collaborated with the biggest names in country. He also realized that he needed to slow down, live a little and do some soul-searching in order to identify what would come next. So he went to...

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William Nylander scores twice, powers Maple Leafs...
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Monday night. Auston Matthews, Max Pacioretty and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz made 32 saves. Mitch Marner had two assists. Nick Paul and Brayden Point replied for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 14 shots before getting the hook midway through the second period. Jonas Johansson made 14 saves in relief....

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