At Musk’s Starbase, the Rise of SpaceX Brings Fortunes and Fractures

STARBASE, Texas, June 10 – The last time SpaceX launched a rocket in South Texas, charter boat captain Eddie Reyes was bobbing in a pontoon boat less ⁠than 2 ⁠miles from the pad with a group of paying passengers. A blast of flames erupted ⁠and shockwaves rattled the boat while the rocket climbed into the …

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Arson Trial Starts for Man Blamed for Los Angeles’ Deadly Palisades Fire

LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters) – Opening statements were set to begin on Wednesday in the federal ⁠arson ⁠trial of a former Uber driver charged with deliberately setting ⁠a blaze that grew into one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires on record in Los Angeles. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, was indicted last ​October on one …

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Brazil’s Lula Widens Lead Over Flavio Bolsonaro Ahead of Presidential Vote, Poll Shows

SAO PAULO, June ⁠10 (Reuters) – ⁠Brazilian ⁠President Luiz Inacio Lula ​da Silva has widened ‌his lead over ‌opposition ⁠Senator ⁠Flavio Bolsonaro in the run-up to this ​year’s presidential race, recovering ground after ​reports linked the right-wing challenger ⁠to ⁠a disgraced ⁠banker, a ​poll showed on Wednesday. Leftist ​Lula ⁠would win a potential second-round runoff …

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Russia Praises Modi for Lifting Millions Out of Poverty During Record Rule

MOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters) – The ⁠Kremlin ⁠on Wednesday praised ⁠Narendra Modi for becoming India’s ​longest-serving elected prime minister, saying that 250 ‌million people had been ‌pulled out of poverty during ⁠his ⁠rule. The Times of India said Modi had on ​Wednesday surpassed Jawaharlal Nehru to become the longest-serving elected prime minister in modern ​Indian …

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A Glossary to Help Understand What Happens in an Initial Public Offering

Anyone following SpaceX’s plans to sell shares to the public is likely to hear terms thrown around that describe steps and components of an initial public offering. Here’s a quick guide. Initial public offering, or IPO A company’s first offering of stock to the public. It is the first time a company’s value will be …

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Sweden Charges Man With Attempted Espionage for Russia

STOCKHOLM, June 10 (Reuters) – ⁠Swedish ⁠prosecutors have ⁠charged a 34-year-old man ​with attempted espionage for ‌Russia, the Nordic country’s ‌prosecution authority ⁠said ⁠on Wednesday. It said in a statement that ​the man previously worked in the armed forces ​where he had access to ⁠highly ⁠classified information. “The suspect ⁠attempted ​to disclose (the information) by …

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Bill Gates to appear today before House committee investigating Epstein

One of the world’s wealthiest men will appear Wednesday before the congressional panel investigating Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will sit for the transcribed interview after revelations about his relationship with Epstein rocked his philanthropic foundation. Gates apologized in February to staff at the Gates Foundation for his ties to Epstein, …

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