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Nigeria’s government is cracking down on illegal mining, making dozens of arrests of unlicensed miners since April for allegedly stealing the country’s lithium, a critical mineral used in batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones and power systems. The recent arrests come as Nigeria seeks to regulate its mining operations of critical minerals, curb illegal activity and better benefit from its mineral resources. Illegal mines are rife in the country’s fledging industry as corruption among regulatory... Читать дальше...

North Korea has revealed plans to launch a satellite by early next week, Japan said Monday, an apparent effort to put the North's second military spy satellite into…

Sunday's weather snarls unintentionally made Jowell y Randy one of the first acts of the Sueños Music Festival’s final day, after a short set by Delilah. It’s no pressure for the Puerto Rican duo, who have been making music since the early 2000s.

This week, Israel released an appalling video featuring five female Israeli soldiers taken captive at Nahal Oz military base on October 7.

PWHL Boston prevented PWHL Minnesota from celebrating a championship Sunday night by taking a thrilling 1-0 victory in double overtime in front of 13,104 fans at Xcel Energy Center.  Boston leveled the best-of-five Walter Cup series at 2-2. Check out the full box score here. ONE BIG TAKEAWAYHollywood couldn’t have even come up with a […]

1. Larson "pretty upset with myself" after Indy 500 speeding penalty  Motorsport.com
2. Larson 18th at Indy; misses out on 'The Double'  ESPN
3. Indy 500 start time, TV blackout lifted, pre-race activities  IndyStar
4. Josef Newgarden wins 2024 Indy 500: Full results, recap, highlights  USA TODAY

Former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy endorsed President Joe Biden over Cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s third-party bid, praising Biden's leadership on mental health and community funding, calling him the best for these issues.

Cornwall, Ont – Martin Belanger – Sunday, May 26, 2024 – The Lightning Sprints and Eastern Ontario Vintage Club were in town for their first visit of 2024 along with …

Jackson Gill claims his second win in a row at Cornwall Motor Speedway! Read More »

1. 'I was thinking it's going to keep falling': passengers recall turbulence on Qatar flight – video  The Guardian
2. Passengers on Qatar Airways flight to Dublin hit by extreme turbulence describe how their clothes were ripped  Daily Mail
3. Severe Flight Turbulence: 12 Injured on Qatar Airways QR017 Flight to Dublin  Bloomberg
4. Twelve injured after Qatar Airways flight hits turbulence  Financial Times
5. Eight taken to hospital after turbulence caused passengers to 'hit... Читать дальше...

Elon Musk recently told investors that his artificial intelligence startup xAI is planning to build a supercomputer to power the next version of its AI chatbot Grok, The Information reported

Nina Kristiansen, ScienceNorway

"You're probably just hungry. We can become irritable, stressed, weak, and dizzy if there's too much time between meals," says Jøran Hjelmesæth.

Industrial profit rose in April, reversing a decline from the previous month, as Beijing’s stimulus measures started to kick in and foreign demand for Chinese products improved.

The Cavaliers remain hopeful that Mitchell, 27, agrees to a sign a four-year contract extension worth nearly $210 million after the NBA Finals … though it is believed that scenario could prompt Rich Paul-repped Garland to seek a trade.
Source: marcstein.substack.com

1. Papua New Guinea: More than 2,000 people buried alive in landslide - as 'major destruction' hampers rescue efforts  Sky News
2. Papua New Guinea: Desperate rescue for hundreds in landslide  BBC.com
3. ‘A miracle’: Couple survives Papua New Guinea landslide that ‘buried 2,000’  Al Jazeera English
4. More than 670 dead in Papua new Guinea landslide  The Telegraph

The Cavs star has one year left on his contract. I’ve been told the Cavs either would sign him to an extension this summer, or trade him. They have zero intention of opening the 2024-25 season with Mitchell heading into his free agent year.
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

I nonetheless heard this week that Paul and Kyle Lowry, whose free agency is looming after finishing last season in Philadelphia, are veteran guards said to interest the Clippers
Source: marcstein.substack.com

The recent departure of Podemos from Spain’s PSOE-Podemos government brought to a close another strategic experience of the international working class with the pseudo-left.

During the initial enforcement of the rule prohibiting two-wheelers and three-wheelers on the stretch, police officials were stationed at entry and exit points to prevent illegal entry

Graham Readfearn, The Guardian

Some time about 100m years ago in what is now an Australian opal field, a weird, furry, egg-laying, rabbit-sized mammal was gliding through a waterhole across...

Frank Close, Live Science

The image of an atom, with electrons swarming around a central nucleus bulging with protons and neutrons, is as iconic in our perception of science as the DNA helix...

With 42% of voters under 40, the younger demographic could play a big role in Wednesday's poll.

Steven Novella, Neurologica

Have you memorized yet what CRISPR stands for - clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats? Well, now you can add MOBE to the list - multiplexed...

Pandora Dewan, Newsweek

Scientists have identified a distinct brain connectivity pattern in 6-week-old infants who are more likely to develop autism. The discovery offers exciting insights...

Tessa Koumoundouros, Sci Alert

Some of Alaska's clear, icy blue waterways are turning a startling rust orange - so intense it's visible from Earth's orbit.