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Members of a South Texas community that has served as the hub of Elon Musk’s rocket launch company, SpaceX, voted on Saturday to formally establish a new city called Starbase,…
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Catherine EllisBusiness reporterReporting fromLa Guajira, ColombiaCatherine EllisJosé Luis Iguarán says that the sound of the turbines disturbs his dreamsWhen José Luis Iguarán steps outside his home in La Guajira, northern…