A 35-year-old woman was critically injured after a shark attacked her while she swam off Coogee Beach in Sydney. Lifeguards and bystanders pulled her to shore, where first aid was performed before she was airlifted to hospital.
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SpaceX raised $75 billion in the largest IPO ever, with shares jumping in their Nasdaq debut and valuing the company above $2 trillion. The listing pushed Elon Musk’s paper net worth past $1 trillion, though analysts questioned the company’s valuation.
U.S. Park Police are investigating large “8647” markings found in the grass on the National Mall near the Washington Monument. Officials said grass samples were collected and the cause of the discoloration has not been determined.
Graham Platner won Maine’s Democratic Senate primary and will face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race Democrats see as key to control of the Senate. Tuesday’s primaries also showed Donald Trump’s continued sway in Republican contests in South Carolina and Nevada.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they struck US military targets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan after American attacks on Iranian sites near the Strait of Hormuz. Jordan said it intercepted five missiles, while US officials told Reuters nearly all Iranian missiles and drones were stopped.
SpaceX’s planned Nasdaq listing under the ticker “SPCX” could become the biggest IPO ever, with reported valuations around $1.75 trillion to $1.77 trillion. Retail investors may receive an unusually large allocation, though analysts warn the shares could be volatile and overvalued.
Thousands of Albanians are protesting a Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort plan near the protected Vjosa-Narta delta and Sazan Island. Environmentalists say the project threatens flamingos, sea turtles and other protected wildlife, while Prime Minister Edi Rama says it will boost the economy.
Peru holds a tightly contested presidential runoff between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez, with polls showing the race narrowing in the final week. The winner would become the country’s 10th president in a decade.