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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.

 
Vuitton draws stars as McCartney brings horses...
PARIS (AP) — Paris’ Musee d’Orsay was, for the duration of Louis Vuitton’s 15-minute show, a museum transformed: A buzzing circus of sparkle and camera flashes where the rich, powerful and famous mingled on the penultimate day of Paris Fashion Week. Designer Nicolas Ghesquiere put on a resplendent and passionate vintage-tinged ode to French style, prompting cheers from the audience that echoed around the lofty chambers. Meanwhile, earthy scents pricked guests’ noses as they entered the venue for Stella...

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Embiid scores 42, Sixers beat Pacers 147-143...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Joel Embiid kept making shots and James Harden kept finding open teammates. The combination was all but unstoppable. Embiid scored 42 points, Harden added 20 assists, 14 points and nine rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers broke open a close game with a decisive fourth-quarter run to beat the Indiana Pacers 147-143 on Monday night. “When you have a guy like Joel and a guy like James, it’s hard to stop them,” Pacers guard T.J. McConnell said....

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Ben Yedder scores twice as Monaco draws...
PARIS (AP) — Wissam Ben Yedder scored twice Sunday in the French league but could not prevent Monaco from drawing 2-2 at struggling Troyes and losing points in the race for the Champions League. Fighting with second-placed Marseille for the runner-up spot behind PSG, Monaco remained in third place, one point behind its southern rival. Runaway leader Paris Saint-Germain has an 11-point lead over Marseille, which played later at Rennes. Marseille travels to Brittany on the back of a...

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NASCAR star Chase Elliott hurts leg in...
Chase Elliott injured his left leg in a snowboarding accident in Colorado on Friday and will miss this weekend’s NASCAR race at Las Vegas. Hendrick Motorsports said NASCAR’s most popular driver was scheduled to have surgery Friday night. Team owner Rick Hendrick didn’t immediately reply to a request by The Associated Press for more information about Elliott’s condition and the accident. Josh Berry will drive the No. 9 Chevrolet on Sunday in place of Elliott. “Chase’s health is our...

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Wednesday’s Transactions
0BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with OF Jackie Bradley Jr. on a minor league contract. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned C Chadwick Tromp to Gwinnett (IL). Minor League Baseball Frontier League EMPIRE STATE GREYS — Signed OF Jordan Scott. EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed LHP Hunter Kloke. OTTAWA TITANS — Traded C Daniel Molinari to Missoula (Pioneer League) in exchange for C Justin Mazzone. WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed OF Wagner...

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Murdoch says some Fox hosts ‘endorsed’ false...
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Fox Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch acknowledged that some Fox News commentators endorsed the false allegations by former President Donald Trump and his allies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and that he didn’t step in to stop them from promoting the claims, according to excerpts of a deposition unsealed Monday. The claims and the company’s handling of them are at the heart of a defamation lawsuit against the cable news giant by Dominion Voting...

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Hood-Schifino helps No. 17 Hoosiers sweep No....
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Jalen Hood-Schifino scored a career-high 35 points and Trey Galloway added 10 of his 13 in the second half Saturday, leading No. 17 Indiana to a 79-71 victory at No. 5 Purdue. The Hoosiers (20-9, 11-7 Big Ten) snapped a seven-game losing streak in West Lafayette and pulled their first season sweep in this bitter rivalry since 2012-13. Zach Edey led the Boilermakers with 26 points and 16 rebounds and Fletcher Loyer added 14...

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Kessler’s late goal lifts Revolution over Charlotte...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Henry Kessler scored in the 89th minute and Djordje Petrovic made four saves to lead the New England Revolution to a 1-0 victory over Charlotte FC in a season opener on Saturday. Kessler’s game-winner was unassisted. The Revolution outshot Charlotte 15-14 with a 5-4 edge in shots on goal. Pablo Sisniega had four saves for Charlotte. The two teams split two matches last season with both clubs winning at home. New England went from a...

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Russia launches rescue ship to space station...
Russia launched a rescue ship on Friday for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station. The new, empty Soyuz capsule should arrive at the orbiting lab on Sunday. The capsule leak in December was blamed on a micrometeorite that punctured an external radiator, draining it of coolant. The same thing appeared to happen again earlier this month, this time on a docked Russian cargo ship....

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TriMas: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — TriMas Corp. (TRS) on Thursday reported earnings of $18.8 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based company said it had net income of 45 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 62 cents per share. The maker of packaging materials, aerospace components and other engineered parts posted revenue of $203.3 million in the period. For the year, the company reported profit of $66.2...

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No economic ‘knockout’ yet from West’s sanctions...
WASHINGTON (AP) — One month into the invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden stood in the courtyard of a grand Polish castle and laid out the punishing economic costs that the U.S. and its allies were inflicting on Vladimir Putin’s Russia, declaring that the ruble is almost immediately “reduced to rubble.” Russia is now the world’s most heavily sanctioned country, according to U.S. officials. The ruble did in fact take a temporary dive and has been slipping again in...

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New this week: ‘Outer Banks,’ Adam Lambert,...
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. MOVIES — Adult dramas have generally been having a hard time in theaters in recent months, but one notable exception has been “A Man Called Otto.” The film stars Tom Hanks as a despondent and ornery widower whose suicide plans keep getting foiled by the needs of his neighbors. After having made nearly $100...

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Ukraine’s health care on the brink after...
KRASNOHORIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Valentyna Mozgova sweeps shattered glass and other debris from the vacant halls of the bombed-out hospital where she began her career. Living in the basement, the 55-year-old lab technician now works as its solitary guard. Russian artillery strikes targeted Marinskaya Central District Hospital in 2017 and again in 2021. But numerous barrages over the last seven months forced the hospital’s medical staff to flee, destroying key departments such as neurology and gynecology, as well as...

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb....
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 26-March 4: Feb. 26: Actor-director Bill Duke is 80. Actor Marta Kristen (“Lost in Space”) is 78. Singer Mitch Ryder is 78. Keyboardist Jonathan Cain of Journey is 73. Singer Michael Bolton is 70. Actor Greg Germann (“Ally McBeal”) is 65. Actor Mark Dacascos (“Hawaii Five-0”) is 59. Actor Jennifer Grant is 57. Bassist Tim Commerford (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine) is 55. Singer Erykah Badu is 52. Actor Maz Jobrani (“Superior...

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Pay-Per-Chew: More restaurants trying subscription programs
Consumers are willing to pay monthly subscription fees for streaming services, pet food and even toilet paper. And now some restaurants are betting they’ll do the same for their favorite meals. Large chains like Panera and P.F. Chang’s as well as neighborhood hangouts are increasingly experimenting with the subscription model as a way to ensure steady revenue and customer visits. Some offer unlimited drinks or free delivery for a monthly fee; others will bring out your favorite appetizer each...

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