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An inflatable statue protesting Elon Musk in Times Square ahead of SpaceX’s IPO in New York on Thursday.

Countdown to Elon’s big bang

SpaceX said it would sell more than 555 million shares at $135 each in its blockbuster IPO which is set to begin trading overnight

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The initial public offering in Elon Musk's SpaceX has attracted strong demand from investors.

SpaceX’s $1.77 trillion value a pie in sky, investors say

Elon Musk’s rocket company is spending big and losing money. That has raised questions about whether it can justify its valuation.

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Oleg, a Ukrainian serviceman from the 24th Brigade, walks in front of a building damaged by Russian bombing in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine.

The Ukraine war has now gone on longer than WWI

Parallels between the two wars abound, from the grinding nature of the fighting to the way new technologies reshaped warfare.

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Iran claims that US strikes have taken out vital water facilities.

Evidence of US strikes on Iranian water facility mounts

While it’s unknown if US forces deliberately targeted a drinking water facility, doing so could constitute a war crime.

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Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, arrives on Capitol Hill to testify privately before the House Oversight Committee.

‘Epstein tried to use my infidelity as leverage’: Gates

The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist said sex offender Jeffrey Epstein exploited information about his extramarital affairs ‘to pressure me to reengage with him’.

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Elon Musk ally Antonio Gracias is set for a big payday.

Why it pays to be Elon Musk’s friend right now

Antonio Gracias, an investor who has built a $65 billion stake in the company, exemplifies the economic upside of being Musk’s ally.

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Homes and vehicles have been set alight as anti-immigrant protests engulfed parts of Belfast.

What to know about the violence in Northern Ireland

A brutal stabbing attack in Belfast led to an eruption of violence and anti-immigrant sentiment. Here’s why.

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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during a two-day summit with President Xi Jinping of China, May 14, 2026.

Trump’s sharp turn on China: Embracing it as a peer power

After meeting with China’s top diplomat in Malaysia last summer, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio uttered a line that made few waves at the time but would later help pave the way for an abrupt change.

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Shoppers at a grocery store in Brooklyn on March 19, 2026. US inflation accelerated for a third-straight month in May amid a stalemate in negotiations to end the war with Iran, adding to the price pressures confronting consumers.

US inflation spikes as Iran war intensifies price squeeze

America’s consumer prices rose at a faster rate for a third-straight month in May, to 4.2 per cent annually, as the energy shock put more pressure on the US economy.

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US has completed its strikes in response to Iran’s downing of Army Apache chopper.

US ramps up strikes on Iran after army chopper downed

The exchange of fire between the US and Tehran presented a new test for the increasingly tenuous ceasefire in the volatile region.

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Members of the Artemis III crew, from left, Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik and Frank Rubio.

Astronaut named Artemis pilot after avoiding space death

THE NEW YORK TIMES: NASA has unveiled the crew for the Artemis III mission, with one astronaut named as the pilot after a near-death experience in space.

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The AI giant has filed for its own IPO.

OpenAI files to go public as AI companies rush to Wall St

OpenAI has moved closer to a stock market debut, potentially unlocking billions in wealth and extending the AI gold rush.

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Tim Cook plans to step down as CEO this year.

Apple’s Siri finallly gets AI as Tim Cook heads to exit

The iPhone maker revealed its new artificial intelligence products at its developer conference, the last with Tim Cook as chief executive.

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Brett Goldstein and Jennifer Lopez, stars of the new Netflix comedy Office Romance.

For J.Lo and Brett Goldstein, romance is everything

NEW YORK TIMES: The Bronx-born superstar and the British comedian, who star together in the Netflix comedy Office Romance, have more in common than you think

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Elon Musk is the face of SpaceX’s explosive growth it’s someone else who may be the real power behind the rocket giant.

The steady hand at SpaceX is not Elon Musk

Elon Musk is the face of SpaceX’s explosive growth but as the company heads toward a blockbuster IPO, it is someone else who may be the real power behind the rocket giant.

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