{"id":104453,"date":"2026-10-16T09:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/with-tesla-roadster-debut-elon-musk-shows-flying-cars-are-real\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T09:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:40:29","slug":"with-tesla-roadster-debut-elon-musk-shows-flying-cars-are-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/with-tesla-roadster-debut-elon-musk-shows-flying-cars-are-real\/","title":{"rendered":"With Tesla Roadster debut, Elon Musk shows &#8220;flying cars are real&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     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