YOUTUBE (CNN) - Mine collapses in the Central African Republic
More than 100 people were killed and several people are still missing after a gold mine collapsed in the Central African Republic, according to the Associated Press.
ABCNEWS - Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors
The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Patricia Cohen and Colby Smith) - China’s Growing Leverage Over the U.S., and How Oil Companies Hit the Jackpot
Plus, a surprise reversal in the Murdaugh murder case.
NYTIMES (Soumya Karlamangla and Scott Rossi) - The California Lake Billed as the ‘Saudi Arabia of Lithium’
Residents of Imperial County, Calif., are in dire need of an economic boost. Experts say the answer lies beneath the Salton Sea, where a lithium trove sits.
NYTIMES (Alexandra Stevenson and Murphy Zhao) - This Is Not China’s War, but Beijing Started Preparing for It Years Ago
Long concerned about geopolitical crises, China redoubled efforts to secure energy security when President Trump started raising the stakes in his first term.
NYTIMES (Alan Rappeport) - The Bank Trump Is Relying On for Rare-Earth Minerals
The Export-Import Bank is providing a $10 billion loan to Project Vault, an initiative to stockpile critical minerals. The project is the administration’s latest effort to reduce reliance on China.
NPR (The Associated Press) - China restricts exports to 40 Japanese entities with ties to military
China on Tuesday restricted exports to 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to Japan's "remilitarization," in the latest escalation of tensions with Tokyo.
NYTIMES (Alan Rappeport and Tony Romm) - Trump to Unveil $12 Billion Critical Minerals Stockpile
The “Project Vault” initiative is intended to reduce U.S. reliance on China for key technology components.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead
The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, which contains a key component in the production of smartphones.
The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, which contains a key component in the production of smartphones.Open