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Will SpaceX paint its rocket pink? Investor questions go beyond Moon and Mars ahead of first results SpaceX

Will SpaceX paint its rocket pink? Investor questions go beyond Moon and Mars ahead of first results

Synopsis SpaceX's initial public offering allocated shares for retail investors. Shareholders submitted popular questions about Starship's lunar mission and mascot. Investors also inquired about orbital refueling and rocket aesthetics. While business outlook questions were less popular, AI data centers were discussed. Musk's long-term vision for abundance prompted investor queries about…
bubmag
August 1, 2026
Over 81,000 U.S. soldiers are missing from past wars. One may soon be identified Project Maven

Over 81,000 U.S. soldiers are missing from past wars. One may soon be identified

The headstone of an unidentified soldier known as "X-3" is marked as "Unknown" at the Sitka National Cemetery in Sitka, Alaska. Hope McKenney/KCAW hide caption toggle caption Hope McKenney/KCAW Back in June, a dozen service members, veterans, and police and fire personnel stood at solemn salute in the small island…
bubmag
August 1, 2026
Beyond Lincoln, the cheesy ‘horseshoe’ sandwich is Springfield’s pride and joy Beyond Meat

Beyond Lincoln, the cheesy ‘horseshoe’ sandwich is Springfield’s pride and joy

Chicago has Italian beef. New York has pizza. Boston has clam chowder. But here in central Illinois, the signature dish arrives buried beneath a blanket of cheese sauce. It’s called the horseshoe. The open-faced sandwich is built on two thick slices of Texas toast, a hamburger patty, a mound of…
bubmag
August 1, 2026
Kamala Harris snubs Biden when asked to name ‘most effective’ US presidents at Nashville event Joe Biden

Kamala Harris snubs Biden when asked to name ‘most effective’ US presidents at Nashville event

Former Vice President Kamala Harris awkwardly snubbed Joe Biden when she was asked who she thought were the “most effective presidents in American history.” The one-term veep was tasked with answering the question during her appearance at the National Urban League Conference in Nashville Friday before naming Franklin Roosevelt as…
bubmag
August 1, 2026
Does Saudi Arabia want to develop nuclear weapons? Here’s what history can tell us Nuclear Weapons

Does Saudi Arabia want to develop nuclear weapons? Here’s what history can tell us

The US-Saudi nuclear deal was announced in the midst of what has, as of 2026, become America’s Third Gulf War. The news broke just as Saudi Arabia and the US launched air raids against Iranian-backed Iraqi militias, in retaliation for alleged drone attacks directed Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities. The future…
bubmag
August 1, 2026
Belfast native and Labour candidate voted in as Manchester mayor, succeeding Andy Burnham Belfast

Belfast native and Labour candidate voted in as Manchester mayor, succeeding Andy Burnham

Labour's Bev Craig makes a speech after she was declared winner of the Greater Manchester mayoral byelection Alamy Bev Craig Belfast native Bev Craig was declared the winner more than 24 hours after polling stations closed. LABOUR CANDIDATE AND Belfast native Bev Craig has won the largest byelection in British…
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August 1, 2026
London council ordered to pay compensation for ‘injustice’ caused to homeless woman Homeless

London council ordered to pay compensation for ‘injustice’ caused to homeless woman

It follows a ruling by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman last month, which found multiple faults in the local authority’s response to a woman living in temporary accommodation. In a report the regulator describes how a woman, referred to as ‘Miss X’, first raised disrepair issues with the…
bubmag
August 1, 2026