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I went to South Padre Island and found it's becoming the Hamptons of Texas. Here's what it's like to visit.
The view from our balcony as dawn breaks over the Gulf of Mexico.Lisa Marion Smith/Insider
Lisa Marion Smith
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SpaceX is trying to launch a 16-story Starship prototype hundreds of feet into the air
Before SpaceX can fly people to the moon or Mars with its new Starship-Super Heavy rocket, the comp…
Dave Mosher
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How a few scrappy homeowners may stand between Elon Musk and his dream of a Mars spaceport in South Texas
In the distant future, that business may be too busy to keep Boca Chica habitable, at least in the …
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX just built a shiny 164-foot-tall rocket prototype in South Texas that looks like it came from Mars
Over the course of an hour on Friday afternoon, they lifted the upper section with a huge construct…
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX is staking its future on a spaceport in south Texas. The people who live inside it are just one of Elon Musk's problems.
From a business standpoint, the ramifications of a functional Starship would be sweeping and stagge…
Dave Mosher
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Single shark injures 4 different people on the same day
South Padre Island, Texas was the scene of four shark-related injuries on July 4. Officials think t…
Jenny McGrath
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These are all the Red Lobster restaurants the company wants to close
Red Lobster said that the leases on the restaurants were "likely to continue to drive losses" for t…
Grace Dean
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TGI Fridays just closed 36 restaurants — see the full list
TGI Fridays closed locations in 12 states, including California, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Tex…
Nancy Luna
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Elon Musk's private jets took 441 flights this year
It isn't easy running six companies, but Elon Musk's fleet of private jets certainly helps.
Grace Kay,Taylor Rains
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Elon Musk's Boring Company wants to dig a tunnel so SpaceX staff can get to their Texas launch site easier, a report says
The Boring Company wants to dig a tunnel from South Padre Island, where some SpaceX staff live, to …
Kate Duffy
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Elon Musk says he will send a prototype of SpaceX's Starship to a nearby Texas airport for a public display
SpaceX's rocket facility in Boca Chica, Texas has become a tourist attraction and Elon Musk appears…
Grace Kay
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SpaceX offered $150,000 for a waterfront home next to its launch facilities, but its owner says that's one-third of the price of similar properties: report
Boca Chica residents told NBC News they felt pressure to accept SpaceX's offers because they'd been…
Kate Duffy
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'Perfect for SpaceX employees': Texas locals unhappy as realtors lure Elon Musk's engineers with listings
Real estate agents in Brownsville are advertising commute times to SpaceX in house listings, while …
Kate Duffy
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Watch SpaceX fire up one of the world's biggest rocket boosters, Super Heavy, for the first time ahead of Starship's planned orbital launch
Starship, SpaceX's mega-rocket system, is made of two parts - a ship and a Super Heavy booster, des…
Kate Duffy
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Elon Musk's SpaceX acts 'like they already own everything' as the company reportedly buys up homes in a Texas village, preventing access to public roads and beaches
One SpaceX official reportedly told homeowners the company would pursue a "different route" if they…
Connor Perrett
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Ted Cruz is selling 'spring break' tank tops featuring himself with a mullet: 'McConnell in the front, MAGA in the back'
This comes a month after Cruz faced widespread backlash for vacationing in Mexico during Texas' win…
Eliza Relman
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Some spring breakers are still hitting beaches amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here's how 7 hot spots around the world are handling the partiers.
Some spring break hot spots canceled spring break 2020, while others kept the party going.Angela N …
Joey Hadden
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10 things in tech you need to know today
OnlyFans reversed its porn ban and the Boring Company wants to build a tunnel for SpaceX employees …
Jordan Parker Erb
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SpaceX hopes to launch and land a new prototype of its Starship mega-rocket next week. The last 3 exploded.
Elon Musk wants SpaceX to build and fly fully reusable rockets and spaceships. But first, Starship …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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WATCH: What extreme winter weather from the polar vortex looks like around the world
A polar vortex is wreaking havoc on cities across the globe, resulting in deadly winter storms and …