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'I was employee number one': SpaceX co-founder reacts to firm's market debut

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'I was employee number one': SpaceX co-founder reacts to firm's market debut

Tom Mueller was the first employee at SpaceX, a company he co-founded with Elon Musk in 2002.

Now, more than two decades later, the company is about to make its public market debut, with an estimated worth of more than $1.8 trillion.

Peruvian police officers disguised themselves as 2026 World Cup mascots to break into the home of a suspected drug dealer - and football fan.

Football fans gathered at a FIFA World Cup watch party at Niagara Falls for the Canadian and USA teams' opening matches.

All three leaders of the North America host nations have missed the tournament opening matches.

The BBC spoke to US fans at the Fifa Fan Festival in Los Angeles ahead of the team's match against Paraguay.

The former footballer was joined by his wife Victoria Beckham and their children, as well as actor Tom Cruise.

Bosnia-Herzegovina fans attending the team's game in Toronto, Canada spoke to the BBC about how costly their trip and seats were.

Severe weather has torn through the midwest, destroying homes, disrupting flights, and knocking out power for thousands across the region.

Translink apologised, saying "it was prioritising keeping staff, passengers, and the wider public safe".

The clip subsequently went viral, something co-headteacher Paul Bailey says took them by surprise.

The eyewitness footage shows bright orbs in the sky over an undisclosed location in the northeastern US.

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'I was employee number one': SpaceX co-founder reacts to firm's market debut