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San Francisco (AFP) – Jury selection began on Tuesday in a California courtroom over whether Elon Musk committed fraud with a pair of 2018 tweets saying he was poised to take Tesla private. The tweets sent the Tesla share price on a rollercoaster ride and Musk is being sued by shareholders who say the tycoon acted recklessly and cost them billions of dollars. The trial is expected to last three weeks and comes at a sensitive time for Musk, who will likely be called to testify. Tesla’s share price has plummeted over the past year with investors upset over Musk’s buyout of Twitter, the social me…