A strange glowing orb baffled residents across parts of the UK as it spiraled through the night sky. Witnesses took to social media to share their astonishment, with sightings seemingly linked to a SpaceX US spy satellite launch.
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Zilis has an Indian connection as her mother is a Punjabi and her father is a Canadian. She was born in Markham, Ontario and attended Yale University. She graduated in 2008 with a degree in economics and philosophy. Zilis started her career in finance and venture capital, got a job at IBM, and then moved to Bloomberg Beta.
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​"The entrenched interests run deep. They will throw everything they can at Elon to stop change. It won't work. But it's going to get uglier and uglier. Be ready, America. We'll need you to have his back," Kimbal Musk posted. Elon Musk's mother Maye Musk posted photos of other leaders like Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, and Kamala Harris doing the same gesture.
Samir Alsheikh, a former Syrian prison head, was charged in the US with torturing political prisoners during his tenure at Adra Prison. He allegedly oversaw brutal practices and later lied on immigration applications. Alsheikh faces potential decades-long prison sentences if convicted of torture and immigration fraud.
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