The development of clean energy technologies is driving up demand for metals such as copper, nickel and cobalt that mining companies say can be extracted from more than 600 feet below sea level.
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Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco, triggers landslides before dissipating
While little is known about possible deaths or the full extent of the damage, experts are calling Otis the strongest storm in history to make landfall along the Eastern Pacific Coast.
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Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker
A lawyer specializing in constitutional issues, Johnson had rallied Republicans around Trump’s legal effort to overturn the 2020 election results.
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UN warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief operations as bombings rise
The Gaza Health Ministry said airstrikes killed at least 704 people between Monday and Tuesday, mostly women and children.
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Mike Johnson is the latest nominee for House speaker as Republican infighting shows no end
When the House convenes on Wednesday ahead of a floor vote, Rep. Mike Johnson will need almost all Republicans in the public roll call to win the gavel.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Parents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states
At least 4 states that have made most children eligible for taxpayer-funded scholarships to private schools are seeing more families using the programs than planned.
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First major snowstorm of the season hitting the northern Rockies after a warm fall
Some higher elevations in the northern Rockies could see snow totals of 2 feet or more.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Rhode Island seeks answers to explain decline of state’s signature quahog clam
The quahog clam has been in steep decline in Rhode Island since the 1980s. Everything from oxygen deficiency to changing aquatic life and climate change are possible explanations.
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Trump chief of staff Meadows gets immunity in D.C. election-interference probe
Mark Meadows was a central player in the federal investigation exploring efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Many U.S. families to get a break on winter heating costs, but uncertainties persist
Natural gas prices are projected to decline, but the prospect of war in the Middle East could change things.