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SpaceX Pushes California Past Florida With Record 72 Rocket Launches

NHTSA Reviews Ford Godzilla V8 Failure Claims Across Nearly 55,000 Vehicles

Ukraine Asks Five Allies for 10% of Existing Patriot and IRIS-T Missiles

Cargolux Orders Fleetwide Boeing 747 Checks After Parked Jet’s Gear Collapses

Verizon Says Starlink Mobile Needs $500 Billion; Musk Says Three Years

Villa Vie Suspends 1,301-Day Cruise as Fuel Expense More Than Triples

Space Force Shifts Six Vulcan Missions to SpaceX During Defense Grounding

Ford Says Fathom Home-Backup Hardware Will Cost $2,000, Down From $5,205

Flock’s Monthlong Driving History Leads Federal Judge to Exclude Evidence

NORAD F-16 Makes Close Pass, Guides Civilian Plane to Safety

Tesla Starts Vietnam Hiring as VinFast Controls 36% of Car Market

Audi S4’s $8,000 Clutch Estimate Challenged by Five-Minute Leak Diagnosis

Russia’s Energy Ministry Proposes 2.1-Ruble Fuel Markup After Ukrainian Refinery Strikes

Moldova Reports 40-Plus Drone Incursions, Forcing Temporary Airport Closures

Russia Seals Leaking International Space Station Chamber, Complicating Cargo and Orbit Boosts

Tesla Passes Waymo in Austin, but Waymo Logs Seven Times More Nationally

Carbon Mapper Flags 460 Methane Sites as Enforcement Deadlines Slip

Reported Taman Substation Attack Brings Recurring Blackouts Across Occupied Crimea