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Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla exploring largest merger in history
Elon Musk has revealed that SpaceX and Tesla are exploring a possible merger, a tie-up that would create a corporate colossus worth more than $3 trillion. Musk said on Tuesday that his two largest companies had established special committees to explore a merger. "They've got to come up with something, and then that's got to be put to the shareholders as a vote," Musk said on a SpaceX earnings call. Musk, the world's richest man with a net worth of more than $900bn, said that a merger would need to clear the "high hurdle" of a 50 percent vote among Tesla shareholders "Some people out there assume that a SpaceX and Tesla merger is a certainty, and I think that would be overstating it," Musk said. "Do I think it would be a good idea? But at the end of the day, the shareholders have to be supportive of this."
Your guide to the L.A. County Superior Court Judge Office 87 election
Things to Do in L.A. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Los Angeles County voters will decide four runoff contests for Superior Court seats on Nov. 3, choosing who will preside over criminal and civil cases across the region. This race for an open seat pits a former U.S. assistant attorney who represented President Obama, the FBI and NASA against a seasoned Los Angeles County public defender who has taken more than 100 trials, some with three-strikes implications, to verdict. David DeJute, who defended Obama against the so-called birther claims, spent a decade as vice president of litigation at Sony Pictures Entertainment. He now works in litigation at a private firm.
NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Oct. 21, 2026
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Wordle today: Answer, hints for October 21, 2026
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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for October 21, 2026
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NYT Strands hints, answers for October 21, 2026
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Drone strike on Abyei market near Sudan-South Sudan border kills 150
A drone strike near a market in Abyei has killed at least 150 people. Fighting between Sudan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has intensified in recent days, as Khartoum accuses the RSF of hiding in the disputed region near South Sudan. Trump: Ilhan Omar could be deported, slams Somalia as a's--house' Netanyahu says he discussed'eliminating' Iran's regime with Trump
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NATO to send additional patrol planes to Black Sea after drone attacks
Is the war entering a new phase? NATO is deploying additional patrol aircraft and intelligence personnel to the Black Sea, a spokesman for the alliance said, after a series of deadly drone attacks in the region widely blamed on Russia but denied by the Kremlin. "Allies have or will send additional maritime patrol aircraft, radar systems, explosive exploitation teams, intelligence personnel, drones and more to the Black Sea," said Colonel Martin O'Donnell on Tuesday. NATO, along with Bulgaria and Romania, has not directly attributed the recent spate of attacks to any country. Military analysts have said Russia almost certainly carried out the attacks but Moscow has not acknowledged any responsibility.
Judge asked to toss 60-year prison sentence over use of Flock cameras
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