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Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018.
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Ghost guns, provided by the New York City Police Department, are displayed in the Manhattan District Attorney's office, in New York, Oct. 15, 2025.
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Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018.
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He holds the CEO role at several corporations.
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Does the right to bear arms extend to making them?
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Johnson & Johnson Invests Over $1B to Expand U.S. Contact Lens Factory
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This image from aerial video shows black smoke pouring into the sky from a fire at a medical equipment warehouse in Tracy, Calif., Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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Fire Destroys Massive Medical Equipment Warehouse After Sprinkler Malfunction
Hydrants on the property lacked water pressure.
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Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX, third from right, celebrates with colleagues during a bell ringing ceremony for the IPO of SpaceX at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, Friday, June 12, 2026, in New York.
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Elon Musk Becomes First Trillionaire
He is now worth an estimated $1.1 trillion.
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Atkore Stainless Steel Hygienic Connectors
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Roller Materials for Wide-Ranging Applications
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Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing.
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Elon Musk Could Soon Become the World's First Trillionaire
He has lofty goals.
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Elon Musk uses his phone during a state dinner for President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday May 14, 2026, in Beijing.
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By the Numbers: What Is a Trillion Dollars in Real Terms?
For example, $1 trillion could buy 2.5 million homes in the U.S.
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins talks about a sterile fly dispersal station placed on a ranch near La Pryor, Texas, June 11, 2026.
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Political Blame Game Follows Screwworm Threat to Cattle Industry
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Micron Picks Construction Partner for Country's Largest Semiconductor Factory
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Workers labor on the underside of the cosmic detector housed underground at the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory in Kaiping in southern China's Guangdong province, Oct. 11, 2024.
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Underground Detector Unveils First Major Findings About Mysterious Ghost Particles
These tiny cosmic particles date back to the Big Bang.
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Ariel view of the chemical tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, Calif. on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
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FBI Seizes Evidence at California Plant Where Chemical Tank Overheated, Forced Evacuations
Multiple vehicles and several federal agents were seen outside the facility.
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