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Musk's dreams for Starbase city in Texas hang on vote
Musk's dreams for Starbase city in Texas hang on vote
Economy
by  AFP

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US state of Texas could become a reality on Saturday, with voters set to green light Starbase as a new municipality. A Texas House State Affairs committee rejected a bill this week by Republican lawmakers that would have given coastal cities with spaceports control over beach access.

Mexican mega-port confronts Trump's tariff storm
Mexican mega-port confronts Trump's tariff storm
Economy
by  AFP

At dawn, container ships from Asia unload at a huge Pacific port in Mexico that so far appears to be weathering the storm unleashed by US President Donald Trump's tariffs. Container throughput increased 11 percent between January and March, when Mexico was already in Trump's sights.

Trump's tariffs bite at quiet US ports
Trump's tariffs bite at quiet US ports
Economy
by  AFP

At the Port of Los Angeles, the frenetic choreography of cranes unloading containers from Asia has slowed to a tiptoe, and the noise of the busiest docks in the US is quieting. For the week of May 4, the Port of Los Angeles will receive up to 35 percent less cargo compared with the same period last year, Seroka said.