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Houchois added that the results may “raise the logic” of an eventual merger with SpaceX, the rocket maker controlled by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The researchers had previously studied this effect in controlled experiments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Last year, two other containerships controlled by the subsidiary transported from China 1,000 tons of a material used in the solid propellant for Iranian midrange missiles, The Wall Street Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

In the wake of those killings, President Nayib Bukele, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, declared a "war" on gangs, which he said controlled 80 percent of Salvadoran territory.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Thus, it could assert its power over the fortunes of later generations and had to be appeased or controlled.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson