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Elon Musk’s $3.5 trillion Tesla-SpaceX merger talks put his accountability to the test

The SpaceX IPO pushed Musk past $1 trillion on paper. Pension funds, a federal judge, and workplace-safety data show how little stands between him and the companies he runs.

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Fortune· Oct 21, 7:01 AMElon Musk’s $3.5 trillion Tesla-SpaceX merger talks put his accountability to the test

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey spares death row inmate, citing doubts about evidenceAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a death-row inmate after a number of former public officials, and the current district attorney, raised doubts about his conviction.

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Mario-Rosales-IJ-2Federal appeals courts rejected qualified immunity for cops and a judge who flouted longstanding constitutional principles.

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Justice Kagan warns Supreme Court rulings are fueling polarization and undermining democracyWASHINGTON — Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday said voting and elections decisions from her conservative Supreme Court colleagues have helped make the country more politically polarized and less democratic. In a speech two weeks before the pivotal midterm elections for control of Congress, the liberal-leaning justice sharply criticized how the

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Apple Could Owe Even More After $5.7 Billion Patent VerdictApple could face additional payments on top of a $5.7 billion patent verdict, with Taction Technology asking a federal judge for more damages, interest, and royalties on future iPhone and Apple Watch sales.

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Your guide to the L.A. County Superior Court Judge Office 65 electionJustin Allen Clayton and Anna Slotky Reitano are competing for the Superior Court Judge Office 65 seat. Here's what you need to know about the race.

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Trump DOJ moves to torpedo red state Senate result if Republican narrowly losesPresident Donald Trump’s Justice Department wants a federal judge to stop Alaska from certifying its U.S. Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses a race he would have won had the votes for a second “Dan Sullivan” gone to him. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Anchorage , targets Daniel J. Sullivan, a Petersburg man running as a…

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Ken and Angela Paxton invested $600,000 in a convicted fraudster’s businessThe blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.

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Charlie Kirk's accused killer seeks 2029 trial, while Erika Kirk demands 2027A Utah judge is expected to set a trial date for Tyler Robinson, accused of killing Charlie Kirk.

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White House Directly Intervened to Shut Down Epstein Files ProbeThe White House was involved in the FBI’s Epstein files cover-up all along. The FBI’s July 2025 Epstein files memo immediately blew up in the bureau’s face. Its declaration that there was no “client list,” no punishable co-conspirators, and no grounds for further investigation both infuriated the president’s MAGA voter base and started the long domino…

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DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sullivan losesThe Justice Department is asking the federal court to block certification if Sen. Sullivan loses, but would have won had the other Sullivan's votes been counted for him.

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