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SpaceX has said shares should sell to the public for at least $135 (£100) when it becomes a publicly traded company on Friday, in what is expected to be the highest-value stock listing in history. The estimated price is the same as the space exploration and artificial intelligence (AI) company set a week ago, lifting the firm's valuation to nearly $1.8tn. SpaceX is aiming to raise $75bn through its initial public offering (IPO). Should shares sell at the suggested price, or more, depending on market supply and demand, SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk - already the richest man...

Phil Mickelson is reportedly no longer a member at The Farms Golf Club, a private golf course in the San Diego area, due to allegations of inappropriate contact with a female employee. According to Golf Digest, Mickelson approached the female employee at the clubhouse before a round and made nonconsensual physical contact with her. Mickelson’s advances were rejected by the employee, and she filed a complaint to club officials. Mickelson was approached by club officials about the incident soon after, and he left the golf course before he finished the round. Golf Digest confirmed that Mickelson is no longer a...

Cardi B is being mocked for her response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict, with commenters saying she learned the exact wrong lesson from justice being served. “Wow! Just freakin wow! DISGUSTING,” she wrote on X soon after the verdict was read. “This is not justice, this is trying to make an example!!!” The rapper also hosted a live conversation on X on Wednesday, complaining about having to tell her sons it’s not okay to argue with white people. “I sure learned something from this. I learned to tell my sons, if a white boy … do not argue with no...

The “sweetest” elderly Mississippi couple were allegedly killed by a teenage burglar who then shot at cops during a six-hour standoff while barricaded in the house, according to authorities. Billy Blair, 74, and his wife, Virginia Carol Blair, 71, were killed after 17-year-old Cordarius Hobbs broke into their home last Wednesday, WLBT reported. Hobbs has since been charged with capital murder.Cops swooped on the Mendenhall home just after noon for a welfare check after worried relatives couldn’t make contact — but they encountered gunfire upon their arrival. The burglary was already taking place when police arrived and the front door...

Three more accused associates of a North Texas Antifa terror cell have been indicted on state felony charges for allegedly helping the convicted ringleader evade capture after the July 2025 shooting attack outside an immigration detention center in Alvarado, Texas. A Johnson County grand jury indicted Melanie Lynn Estes, Andrew Tyler Smith and Steven Thomas Reyna in March but the indictment was only recently unsealed. They’re charged with one count each of engaging in organized criminal activity and hindering the prosecution of terrorism. The indictments accuse the three of participating in a criminal conspiracy that helped Antifa member Benjamin Song...

Something appears to have red-pilled Pope Leo XIV, who used a whole bunch of words today to nearly go full-MAGA about the issue of immigration.Human dignity, he said, “requires legal and safe routes, rescue and assistance, real cooperation against traffickers, effective protection for victims, serious processes of welcome and integration, and policies that allow each person to live with dignity in his or her own land.”

A group of Iranian refugees are gathered in our living room in the city of Utrecht, the Netherlands. The Iranians are staying longer to have a Bible study in Farsi. Black tea is placed on the table with cookies and large dates. It is busier than ever. Iranians are eager to be together to share the latest news... People are deeply worried and hopeful at the same time. Mohamed Reza Behbudi is one of these, a new friend with whom I play rapid chess whenever we meet. He is a tough-looking man with incredibly kind eyes. “In Iran, I was...

Members of a federal task force shot two people when an undercover firearms purchase went sideways in suburban Country Club Hills on Tuesday, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. A total of five people are now in custody. The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. near the intersection of 189th Street and Loretto Lane. In a statement, ATF said an ATF special agent and a task force officer, identified by other agencies as a Chicago police officer, fired their weapons after undercover agents were confronted during what authorities described as an attempted armed robbery. “On Tuesday, at...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman joins 'Mornings with Maria' to detail America's plan to beat China back to the Moon, build a permanent lunar base and pave the way for future missions to Mars. SPACE RACE: Competition with China is MASSIVELY intensifying | 13:50 Fox Business | 3.35M subscribers | 69,513 views | June 4, 2026

Explanation: Could the Little Mermaid turn into stardust instead of seafoam? It would seem so in this beautiful nebula. The featured image shows the Mermaid Nebula, also known as the Betta Fish Nebula, which is part of the G296.5+10.0 Supernova Remnant. The blue color visible here originates from doubly ionized oxygen (OIII), while the deep red is emitted by hydrogen gas. Estimated to be located a few thousand light-years away and about 10,000 years old, this nebula was formed when a massive star exploded as a supernova. It left behind a peculiar pulsar, a young radio-quiet neutron star that spins...

The biggest World Cup tournament in history has arrived in North America, and soccer fans across the globe are buzzing with excitement for the opening matches and star-studded ceremonies on Thursday and Friday. From Mexico City to New York to Toronto, millions of spectators draped in their country's colors will gather to watch as 48 national soccer teams compete at the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. It's the first time the tournament will use the newly expanded field, up from the previous 32-team format that had been in place since 1998. It's also the first time three nations are hosting...

“We’re in a nightmare. It doesn’t feel real,” said Anthony’s parents in their first interview following the verdict with Mimi Brown on The Breakfast Club. “We’ve been up all night crying and praying.” “We didn’t know how cruel the world could be,” Karmelo Anthony’s father, Andrew Anthony, said. “We did everything we were advised and told to do, and look what happened.” . . . “The reality of this is that somebody literally walked into [Karmelo’s] life,” he said, “[Karmelo] did everything by the law and just look at where we’re at.”

Left-wing Texas congresswoman Jasmie Crockett has suggested that she would have stabbed Austin Mecalf just like Karmelo Anthony did. Anthony has been sentenced for first-degree murder and will spend the next 35 years in prison for killing 17-year-old Metcalf during a confrontation at a Frisco, Texas track meet. On the lawmaker's Tuesday episode of "Clock It with Crockett,” she made claims about the murder weapon that Anthony used to kill Metcalf, as well as suggested that she would have done the same thing as the murderer. She first downplayed the size of the knife that was used to stab Metcalf,...

President Trump announced that he canceled planned strikes against Iran on Thursday and claimed Iran's leadership "approved" a draft agreement that would extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and launch 60 days of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. (snip)The sources said the gaps were narrowed on three key issues: The mechanism for releasing Iran's frozen assets — the most important issue for the Iranians.Arrangements for reopening the Strait of Hormuz during the 60-day ceasefire period.How negotiations over Iran's nuclear program would be conducted during the 60-day ceasefire period.

President Trump said on Thursday that he would nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to be the next director of national intelligence. Mr. Trump had been under pressure to move on from his decision to appoint Bill Pulte, a top housing official, as the acting director, replacing Tulsi Gabbard, who announced last month that she would step down from the post. The appointment of Mr. Pulte derailed the congressional reauthorization of one of the government’s most powerful surveillance authorities. But the announcement of Mr. Clayton to be nominated...

Karmelo Anthony’s grandmother, Toni Hayes, was caught on camera leading chants of “Racist! Biased! Prejudiced!” as she left the McKinney, Texas, courthouse, where Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison. “They sent a MESSAGE that a white person can hit a black boy and get away with it! They can do whatever the **** they want!” she said from her car. She is further seen making hearts with her hands as supporters send her off. Bystanders are seen sending her off, screaming, “Free Karmelo” and chanting, “Racist! Biased! Prejudiced!” as they surrounded her car...

There are growing fears for the Karmelo Anthony jurors amid a disturbing viral trend of agitators attacking people across the country, claiming they were part of the jury that convicted him. Anthony, 19, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 35 years behind bars for fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet in 2025. The murder case shocked America, and the discussion surrounding the killing of a white teenager by a black peer quickly became racially fraught. The verdict prompted fierce backlash from Anthony's supporters who say he was discriminated against because there were no black...

The Sudanese suspect in the Belfast knife attack used a backdoor route into Britain popular with migrants seeking to sneak into the country. The Telegraph revealed last year how people smugglers were exploiting the soft border between Britain and Ireland to bring illegal migrants into the UK. Albanian gangs were charging £4,000 to traffic the migrants to Britain through the "backdoor" provided by the Common Travel Area (CTA) between Ireland and Britain. The CTA is a long-standing open borders zone comprising the UK, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. Established in the 1920s, it allows British and...

Scott Pelley, a veteran of 37 years at CBS, denounced Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss for "interfering with my freedom to report the news the way I see fit. Her demand that I include both sides of contentious issues broke faith with the essential DNA of the '60 Minutes' program. For decades we were routinely allowed to determine what we reported rather than be compelled to give any attention to ideas or information we thought was out-of-line with our version of the truth." "For my candor, I got fired by '60 Minutes' executive producer Nick Bilton," Pelley complained. "I have to say...

Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening. Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others. The Naval Blockade will remain in full force and effect until this Transaction is finalized — Time and place of the signing...