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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.

 
Jonquel Jones delivers WNBA Finals MVP performance...
NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu’s first shot hit the side of the backboard. Another one soon after hit nothing at all. After making one of the most memorable shots in WNBA history to win Game 3, the All-Star guard became Ice-cold Ionescu the rest of the way. Ionescu shot 1 for 19 from the floor on Sunday and Breanna Stewart wasn’t a whole lot better, but the New York Liberty got an MVP performance from Jonquel Jones to...

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New York Liberty win first WNBA championship,...
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty finally have a WNBA championship after beating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime of a decisive Game 5 on Sunday night. Jonquel Jones scored 17 points to lead New York, which was one of the original franchises in the league. The Liberty made the WNBA Finals five times before, losing each one, including last season. This time they wouldn’t be denied, although it took an extra five minutes. The win gave...

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Japan, UK and Italy to expedite next-generation...
TOKYO (AP) — The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, and announced that a trilateral government organization would be established by the end of this year to work with the parties producing the aircraft, Japanese officials said Sunday. The three countries agreed in 2022 to jointly produce a new combat aircraft that will be ready for deployment in 2035, under the Global Combat Air Program, or...

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Parker Washington sets Jaguars record with a...
LONDON (AP) — Jacksonville receiver Parker Washington scampered 96 yards for the longest punt return touchdown in Jaguars history, the feat coming Sunday against the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium. Washington turned at the goal line and did a “Nestea plunge” backward into the end zone. The touchdown and subsequent two-point conversion gave Jacksonville a 22-10 lead. Washington, handling punt return duties for the injured Devin Duvernay, retreated to catch a 57-yard punt at the Jacksonville 4, went...

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Lynx force Game 5 of WNBA Finals...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Minnesota Lynx forced a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals, beating the New York Liberty 82-80 on Friday night. The teams will meet Sunday night in New York in the first Game 5 of the Finals since 2019, when Washington topped Connecticut. “Last 40 minutes of the season could be anywhere, we’re going to be out there going to war and I’m pumped,”...

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Canada dry? Former NBA champion Raptors are...
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors have gone from “We The North” to “We The Rebuilding North.” It’s been five seasons since the Raptors rode their famous “We The North” rallying cry through a thrilling playoff run and brought the NBA championship north of the border for the first time. That spring, crowds across Canada packed outdoor viewing parties to watch a star-laden Raptors squad beat the Golden State Warriors in six games. The current Raptors roster doesn’t have...

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Funeral home owner accused of leaving body...
DENVER (AP) — A funeral home owner who is accused of keeping a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for over a year and improperly stashing more than 30 cremated remains is set to appear in court Friday to enter a plea. Miles Harford is scheduled enter a plea to two counts of forgery, one count of abuse of a corpse and one count of theft during an arraignment in state court in Denver. Harford, 34, is...

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Death of ex-One Direction member Liam Payne...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The death of Liam Payne, who shot to stardom as a member of the boy band One Direction and grappled with intense global fame while still in his teens, sent shockwaves across the world Thursday as Argentine authorities continued their investigation at the scene. Fans, music industry figures and fellow musicians paid tribute to Payne, 31, who died Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. As fans and media swarmed the...

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Ionescu’s 3-pointer with 1 second left gives...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1 second left and Breanna Stewart scored 30 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 80-77 on Wednesday night, taking a 2-1 lead in the WNBA Finals. With the game tied at 77, Ionescu had the ball and dribbled around before pulling up a few steps behind the arc and hitting from 28 feet to break the tie. “I...

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Throwing a dinner party is a way...
When Sarah Bellinger, a Gen Z public relations executive, decided to throw her first dinner party, she invited just five friends and served her go-to recipe: a creamy Tuscan chicken pasta. “I wasn’t nervous, because it was just a small group of my closest friends, but I was definitely very excited. It felt like the most adult thing I did all month,” said Bellinger, who lives in East Hartford, Connecticut. The evening was a success, she says, and the...

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Alex Ovechkin records 700th career assist as...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin assisted on goals by Tom Wilson and Aliaksei Protas, Logan Thompson made 24 saves against his former team and the Washington Capitals ended the Vegas Golden Knights’ season-opening winning streak at three with a 4-2 victory on Tuesday night. Ovechkin, who is chasing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record, became the 60th player in league history to record 700 assists. He has three assists through Washington’s first two games of the season and remains...

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Why you shouldn’t store your money in...
NEW YORK (AP) — Connor Tomasko grew up wary of credit cards. As she taught herself more about managing money, she realized that many people also have bad habits when it comes to payment apps. Tomasko, 31, a freelance software consultant in Chicago, understands why people appreciate the ease of the apps, which typically only require you to know someone’s username in order to send money. But she realized that keeping money in the apps could be risky and...

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Intuit Dome opens its doors to Los...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The flashy new Intuit Dome opened its doors to basketball fans for the first time Monday night as the Los Angeles Clippers hosted a preseason game against the Dallas Mavericks. The arena has been hosting concerts since August, but this is the first game in the more than $2 billion vision of Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. Fans streamed in through doors using facial recognition. A double-sided halo board showed photos, videos, statistics and more. The...

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Middle East latest: Israel faces mounting criticism...
Criticism mounted Monday over attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated the warning for them to temporarily leave the area where the military is operating against Hezbollah militants. The U.N. Security Council expressed “strong concern.” The European Union condemned the attacks and rejected Israeli allegations that the U.N. was keeping them there to obstruct military operations against Hezbollah. Five peacekeepers were wounded in attacks since Israel began a ground campaign against...

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Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Monday to add to their all-time high s. The S&P 500 was up 0.5% in midday trading and building on its record set on Friday The Dow Jones Industrial Average came back from an early loss to rise 118 points and add 0.3% to its own record, as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was up 0.6%. The drift upward followed relatively quiet trading in Europe, while...

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