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☆ To Treat Extreme Heat, Ice-Packed Body Bags and Wet Gowns
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Melanie Evans | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Trump spoke Tuesday with both House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, who leads the House GOP’s messaging efforts, according to multiple sources familiar with the conversation. Firebrand GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has previously called for similar action. Despite Trump facing the potential of a third criminal indictment, several House Republicans made clear they would support the former president no matter what. “Donald Trump’s the leader of our party, and Donald Trump is going to be Joe Biden in 2024 for a second time.”Nehls accused the “far left” of having a “severe crush on this guy.”“They have a crush on Donald Trump. Because Donald Trump will win in 2024 and the left just they’re scared shitless,” he said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Elise Stefanik, ”, Jack Smith, McCarthy, Stefanik, Smith, Matt Gaetz, Trump’s, Marjorie Taylor Greene, ” Gaetz, Byron Donalds of, Smith “, Jim Jordan, they’ve, Jordan, There’s, Joe Biden, Hunter, Merrick Garland, David Weiss, Marc Molinaro, “ We’re, I’ve, “, Mitch McConnell –, –, McConnell, Troy Nehls, ” Nehls, “ Donald Trump’s, shitless, Tim Burchett, he’s, ” Burchett, Ralph Norman of, ” Norman, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, House GOP, GOP, Trump, Capitol, Firebrand, Marjorie Taylor Greene of, Representatives, Caucus, Department of Justice, Democratic, Justice Department, Hunter Biden, Republicans, Republican, Texas Rep, Tennessee, DOJ Locations: strategize, Manhattan, Florida, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Byron Donalds of Florida, New York, Ralph Norman of South Carolina

☆ How an Olympic swimmer with a 9-to-5 engineering job schedules his day: ‘It may not be easy, but there is time for everything’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Around the office, at his Atlanta-based engineering job, Nic Fink's coworkers call him "The Fish." It's an apt nickname for the 30-year-old who moonlights as a swimmer on the U.S. national team and has competed at Olympic tournaments. But for the average 9-to-5 worker, adding in a professional swim training schedule might seem nearly impossible — at least, without barreling toward burnout. Here are two tips he keeps in mind to make it happen:'There is time for everything'Fink typically starts his day at 5:30 a.m. to make it to his two-hour morning swim training. As he ping-pongs from the pool to the office back to the pool, Fink relies on to-do lists and strict scheduling to keep himself organized.

Persons: Nic Fink's, Fink, Melanie Margalis, Fink's, It's Organizations: U.S ., CNBC, Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S, Georgia Tech Locations: Atlanta, what's

☆ House Republicans vote to make it harder for troops to get abortions
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

House Republicans voted to eliminate a Pentagon policy that makes it easier for service members to obtain abortions. The House voted largely along party lines 221-213 in tacking on the restriction to a larger must-pass bill funding the Pentagon. Only two House Republicans, Reps. John Duarte of California and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, broke with the party. House Republicans have a number of other amendment votes to press through Thursday evening. CNN's Melanie Zanona wrote that the inclusion of the abortion restrictions will lead the final House vote to be extremely one-sided.

Persons: John Duarte of, Brian Fitzpatrick, Henry Cuellar, Duarte, Cuellar, Ronny Jackson, Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Joe Biden, Biden, CNN's Melanie Zanona Organizations: Pentagon, Service, Republicans, Democrat, Texas Republican, Defense Department, Joint Chiefs, Staff, Marine Corps, White, House Republicans, National Defense, Democratic Locations: Wall, Silicon, tacking, John Duarte of California, Pennsylvania, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Texas

LOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - Nominations were announced on Wednesday for the Emmy Awards, the highest honors in television. Following is a list of nominees in key categories. The awards are scheduled to be handed out in a televised ceremony in Los Angeles on Sept. 18. BEST DRAMA SERIES"Andor""Better Call Saul""The Crown""House of the Dragon""The Last of Us""Succession""The White Lotus""Yellowjackets"BEST COMEDY SERIES"Abbott Elementary""Barry""Jury Duty""The Bear""The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel""Only Murders in the Building""Ted Lasso""Wednesday"BEST LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES"Beef""Black Bird""Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story""Daisy Jones & The Six""Fleishman is in Trouble""Obi-Wan Kenobi"BEST COMEDY ACTORBill Hader, "Barry"Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building"Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso"Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear"Jason Segel, "Shrinking"BEST COMEDY ACTRESSChristina Applegate, "Dead to Me"Rachel Brosnahhan, "The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselQuinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary"Natasha Lyonne, "Poker Face"Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday"BEST DRAMA ACTORBrian Cox, "Succession"Kieran Culkin, "Succession"Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"Pedro Pascal, "The Last of Us"Jeremy Strong, "Succession"Jeff Bridges, "The Old Man"BEST DRAMA ACTRESSMelanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets"Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"Bella Ramsey, "The Last of Us"Sarah Snook, "Succession"Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters"Keri Russell, "The Diplomat"BEST ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIETaron Egerton, "Black Bird"Evan Peters, "Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"Daniel Radcliffe, "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"Michael Shannon, "George & Tammy"Steven Yeun, "Beef"Kumail Nanjiani "Welcome to Chippendales"BEST ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIELizzy Caplan, "Fleishman Is In Trouble"Dominique Fishback, "Swarm"Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & The Six"Jessica Chastain, "George and Tammy"Ali Wong, "Beef"Kathryn Hahn, "Tiny Beautiful Things"Reporting by Danielle BroadwayOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Saul, Abbott, Barry, Ted Lasso, Dahmer, Jeffrey Dahmer, Daisy Jones, Obi, Wan, Bill Hader, Martin, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Allen White, Jason Segel, Christina Applegate, Rachel Brosnahhan, Maisel Quinta Brunson, Natasha Lyonne, Jenna Ortega, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Strong, Jeff Bridges, Melanie Lynskey, Elisabeth Moss, Bella Ramsey, Sarah Snook, Sharon Horgan, Keri Russell, Egerton, Evan Peters, Daniel Radcliffe, Al Yankovic, Michael Shannon, George, Tammy, Steven Yeun, Lizzy Caplan, Dominique Fishback, Riley Keough, Jessica Chastain, Ali Wong, Kathryn Hahn, Danielle Broadway Organizations: Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Los Angeles

☆ Europe Is Probing Whether Ozempic Use Raises Risk of Suicidal Thoughts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Melanie Evans | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Deep-sea metal rush in doubt as regulatory body meets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( David Stanway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Environmental groups expect next week's meeting of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston, Jamaica, to rule out any immediate permission for mining to begin. Mining companies say the ocean floor is potentially rich in metals like nickel and cobalt used in batteries for electric vehicles, so their extraction will support the global energy transition. Any permitting delay will hurt the prospects of Canada's The Metals Company (TMC.O) (TMC), which has led efforts to exploit seabed minerals in the Pacific. TMC says that while deep-sea mining will have some ecological impact, it would be less damaging than land-based extraction. "The fact is no one has ever mined the sea floor in any major commercial capacity," said Victor Vescovo, an investor and deep-sea explorer who will attend the meeting.

Persons: Sian Owen, Victor Vescovo, David Stanway, Melanie Burton, Clara Denina, Robert Birsel Organizations: Authority, Mining, The Metals Company, TMC, Conservation Coalition, ISA, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Kingston , Jamaica, Pacific, Nauru, Germany, New Zealand, Switzerland, France, Norway, Melbourne, London

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene: House Freedom Caucus voted to remove her before July Fourth break, congressman says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Haley Talbot Annie Grayer Melanie Zanona Morgan Rimmer | Haley Talbot | Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“A vote was taken to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Freedom Caucus – for some of the things she’s done,” Harris told reporters Thursday. According to Harris, Greene can no longer attend weekly meetings as they are reserved for members. A spokesperson for Boebert declined to say how she voted at the June Freedom Caucus meeting. “There was nothing personal about Congresswoman Boebert’s vote regarding MTG’s membership status in the House Freedom Caucus,” Boebert spokesperson Joey Hungerford said in a statement. Unlike the majority of the House Freedom Caucus, Greene stood by McCarthy in his fight to become speaker and opposed members of the group who blockaded the House floor for a week over the debt ceiling deal House GOP leaders negotiated with the White House.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Andy Harris of, “, ” Harris, Harris, Greene, ”, ” Greene, Trump, Lauren Boebert, Boebert’s, Joey Hungerford, Scott Perry, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy Organizations: CNN, GOP, Republican, House, Politico, Caucus, “, Northwest, White Locations: Georgia, Andy Harris of Maryland, Northwest Georgia, Washington, America, Colorado, Pennsylvania

☆ 30-year-old balances 9-to-5 job with Olympic swimming side hustle: 'I'm really thankful that they're letting me do it'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"My co-workers, in and out of the pool, are really great with my schedule. Fink isn't the first professional athlete with a standard day job. But balancing a side gig and a full-time job isn't easy, especially when the side gig is high-level athletic competition. Of course, Fink's swimming career isn't over yet. I'm really thankful that they're letting me do it," he said in a statement following his victory last week.

Persons: Nic Fink's, Fink, he's, Melanie Margalis, He's, Katie Ledecky, Michael Andrew . Fink isn't, Pierre le, Lanni Marchant, Paul Adams, Marchant, Warren Buffett Organizations: U.S, CNBC, Services, TYR, Olympics Locations: Atlanta, Tokyo, Canadian

☆ Some Hospitals That Spent Big on Nurses During Pandemic Are Now Short on Cash
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Heather Gillers | Melanie Evans | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ China's rare earths dominance in focus after it limits germanium and gallium exports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Mai Nguyen | Thomson Reuters | Mai Reports On The Nonferrous Metals Markets In Asia. She Writes About Daily Price Movers | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Exports: Chinese exports of rare earths have declined. Beijing then curbed global exports of rare earths, saying it was trying to curtail pollution and preserve resources. The chemical properties of rare earths make them difficult to separate from surrounding materials, and processing generates toxic waste. Western countries have ramped up support to boost domestic production of critical minerals including rare earths. Electric vehicle maker Tesla (TSLA.O) is moving away from rare earths in future models to mitigate environmental and supply risks, as the rare earth industry struggles to meet demand.

Persons: Lynas, Mai Nguyen, Melanie Burton, Dominique Patton, Tony Munroe, Barbara Lewis Organizations: United States Geological Survey, Adamas Intelligence, United, RARE, European Union, World Trade Organization, Thomson Locations: China, Japan, Beijing, CHINA, United States, Australia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Russia, Brazil, India, Canada, Las Vegas, California, Hanoi, Melbourne

☆ Director of New Women’s History Museum Withdraws, Citing Family Issues
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Yao denied the allegation in court papers, asserting that the museum had proper policies and procedures in place to respond to workplace harassment. She denied to The Post that the staffers had been let go in retaliation for their reports, attributing the decisions to budget pressures. While the Smithsonian searches for a replacement, the women’s history museum has appointed Melanie A. Adams, the director of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum, as interim director. The women’s history museum’s 18 staff members were informed of Yao’s decision on Wednesday, St. Thomas said. Establishing the museum, which is expected to open in roughly 10 years, was estimated to cost about $375 million between construction and the creation of exhibits.

Persons: Yao, Melanie A, Adams, Thomas Organizations: Smithsonian, Washington Post, Museum of, Anacostia Community Museum Locations: America, Anacostia, St

☆ What are Gallium and Germanium and which countries are producers?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Germanium ores are rare and most germanium is a by-product of zinc production and from coal fly ash. Gallium is found in trace amounts in zinc ores and in bauxite, and gallium metal is produced when processing bauxite to make aluminium. U.S. imports of gallium metal and gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafers in 2022 were worth about $3 million and $200 million, respectively, according to USGS. U.S.-based Indium Corporation also produces germanium, while Belgium's Umicore (UMI.BR) makes both germanium and gallium. "Zinc selenide and germanium glass substitute for germanium metal in infrared applications systems, but often at the expense of performance."

Persons: Belgium's, Eikon, Dominique Patton, Mai Nguyen, Melanie Burton, Pratima Desai, Tom Hogue, Himani Sarkar, Catherine Evans, David Evans Organizations: Alliance, . Geological Survey, WHO, Teck Resources, Shanghai Metal Exchange, Thomson Locations: China, Canada, Finland, Russia, United States, Europe, Japan, U.S, South Korea, Germany, Kazakhstan, Teck, North America, British Columbia, Beijing

☆ Which countries produce strategic materials Gallium and Germanium?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Germanium ores are rare and most germanium is produced as a by-product of zinc production and from coal fly ash. China produces around 60% of the world's germanium, according to the European association Critical Raw Materials Alliance (CRMA), with the rest coming from Canada, Finland, Russia and the United States. Gallium is found in trace amounts in zinc ores and in bauxite, and gallium metal is produced when processing bauxite to make aluminium. U.S. imports of gallium metal and gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafers in 2022 were worth about $3 million and $200 million, respectively, according to USGS. U.S.-based Indium Corporation also produces germanium, while Belgium's Umicore (UMI.BR) makes both germanium and gallium.

Persons: Belgium's, Eikon, Dominique Patton, Mai Nguyen, Melanie Burton, Tom Hogue, Himani Organizations: Alliance, WHO, United States Geological Survey, Teck Resources, Shanghai Metal Exchange, Thomson Locations: China, Canada, Finland, Russia, United States, Europe, Japan, U.S, South Korea, Germany, Kazakhstan, Teck, North America, British Columbia, Beijing

In 2022, top importers of China's gallium products were Japan, Germany and the Netherlands, news website Caixin said, citing customs data. Top importers of germanium products were Japan, France, Germany and the United States, it said. The buyers were anticipating it could take as long as two months to obtain export permits. Jefferies analysts said they saw the export controls as China's second and bigger countermeasure after the Micron ban. "If this action doesn't change the U.S.-China dynamics, more rare earth export controls should be expected."

Persons: Peter Arkell, Jeffries, Janet Yellen, Arkell, Caixin, Morris Young, Roy Lee, Amy Lv, Brenda Goh, Siyi Liu, Kentaro Sugiyama, Joyce Lee, Ben Blanchard, Melanie Burton, Tom Hogue Organizations: China, Companies, Global Mining Association of China, U.S, AXT Inc, Micron, Jefferies, ., Thomson Locations: China, Beijing BEIJING, SHANGHAI, United States, Washington, Beijing, Japan, Germany, Netherlands, France, Europe, Taiwan, South Korea, Yunnan, Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Melbourne

As Jeanbrun's wife and children, aged 5 and 7, took flight through the back yard, they were targeted with fireworks. Jeanbrun told Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne his wife had had surgery to a broken leg and faced a three-month rehabilitation. "While attempting to shield them and fleeing the attackers, my wife and one of my children were hurt," the mayor said. Jeanbrun's town hall has been the target of attack for several nights since Tuesday's shooting and has been protected with barbed wire and barricades. "I didn’t think we'd ever live through something like this," the mayor told another bystander who wished his wife well.

Persons: Vincent Jeanbrun, Melanie, Jeanbrun, Elisabeth Borne, Yves Herman The, Elizabeth Pineau, Benoit van Overstraeten, Richard Lough, Alison Williams Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Paris, L'Hay, France, Jeanbrun's

☆ A $50,000 wedding for free: What it's like to win an all-inclusive wedding giveaway
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Half of wedding vendors say higher costs of goods, from food to flowers to gas, are driving them to increase their service prices. A growing share of couples are adding cash funds to their wedding registries — some even earmarked specifically to help pay for the wedding itself. But with their surprise wedding winnings, Moore estimates their wedding day will be valued at more than $16,500. Usually, couples who win the free services are asked to promote the businesses on social media, or to appear in their marketing materials online and elsewhere. Now a couple of years after her wedding, Brallier continues to shout out the vendors who gifted her and her husband, Jacob, 26, a dream wedding.

Persons: Zola, Melanie Moore, Brandon Wallace, —, Moore, Wallace, Wallace's, Emily Forrest, Forrest, Jen Brallier, Jen, Jacob Brallier, Brallier, Jacob Organizations: Savings Locations: Memphis, Zola, Puerto Vallarta , Mexico, Tulsa

The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) closed 1.2% higher. European shares still advanced 8.7% in the first six months of the year. Miners (.SXPP) were a big drag this quarter, down 9.2% as worries around top metals consumer China weighed heavily on metal prices. The real estate sector (.SX86P) rose 1.7%, buoyed by 4.3% gains in shares of LEG Immobilien (LEGn.DE) after the German firm raised its 2023 outlook. Shares in Adidas (ADSGn.DE) and Puma (PUMG.DE), which had fallen earlier on Nike's (NKE.N) dour forecast, reversed course to rise 2.5% and 3.3%, respectively.

Persons: Melanie Debono, Hubert de, Amruta Khandekar, Matteo Allievi, Varun H, Eileen Soreng, David Evans Organizations: European Central Bank, Pantheon, ECB, Capital Economics, MIB, Miners, Adidas, Puma, Thomson Locations: Europe, U.S, Hubert de Barochez, China, Bengaluru, Gdansk

☆ World faces 'terrifying' future if miners, regulators don't step up - Newcrest
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

"We are urgently off course and we need to course correct immediately," Sherry Duhe, interim CEO of Australia's top gold miner and a former oil industry executive, told a mining conference in Brisbane. Other metals, such as nickel, cobalt and lithium, used in batteries and wind turbines, are also urgently needed for the energy transition. Miners need to step up development by an order of magnitude and governments need to slash regulatory timelines and beef up regulatory staffing, as regulation is becoming more complex, including duplicated rules, Duhe said. Newcrest is relying on a wind farm to supply 40% of its electricity needs for its Cadia gold mine in New South Wales state, but that power project development is struggling with regulatory time frames. ($1 = 1.5158 Australian dollars)Reporting by Melanie Burton; Editing by Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sherry Duhe, Duhe, Melanie Burton, Sonali Paul Organizations: BRISBANE, Newmont Corp, Thomson Locations: Brisbane, New South Wales, Newcrest, Australia, Canada, Papua New Guinea

[1/4] The iconic Hollywood sign is shown on a hillside above a neighborhood in Los Angeles California, U.S., February 1, 2019. "It's very easy to think all the Hollywood stars or anybody in Hollywood is rich and swimming in money in a swimming pool. The SAG-AFTRA actors union said 97.91% of ballots cast supported strike authorization. But the solidarity from high-wattage talent could be a boost for actors struggling to land enough gigs to make ends meet. Tohn believes only the highest echelon of actors are working all the time.

Persons: Mike Blake, Laz Alonso, Alonso, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Glenn Close, Jackie Tohn, Melanie, MelRose, Rosen, Tohn, ” Tohn, Eric Kripke, Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford, Danielle Broadway, Hanna Rantala, Mary Milliken, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, Hollywood, of America, Amazon Studios, WGA, SAG, Netflix, CW, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles California, U.S, Hollywood, London

CNN —Speaker Kevin McCarthy has scrambled to contain the fallout after he questioned whether former President Donald Trump is the strongest candidate in the 2024 presidential race – comments that outraged Trump allies. McCarthy called Trump Tuesday morning to apologize, two sources familiar told CNN. The call came after McCarthy said during a CNBC interview that he thinks Trump can win in 2024, but does not know if he is the “strongest” candidate. Allies were pleased with McCarthy’s apology, though several Trump advisers told CNN they were still wary of the speaker. Not long after the call, McCarthy also walked back his remarks in an exclusive interview with the right-wing publication Breitbart.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, McCarthy, Trump, Breitbart, “, ”, Joe Biden, McCarthy’s Organizations: CNN, Trump, CNBC, New York Times

☆ NASA sees moon lunar mining trial within the next decade
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A key part of the mission is advancing commercial opportunities in space. Developing access to resources on the moon will be key to cutting costs and developing a circular economy, Sanders said. NASA will at the end of the month send a test drill rig to the moon and plans a larger-scale excavation of moon soil, or regolith, and a pilot processing plant in 2032. The rover will demonstrate the collection of lunar soil that contains oxygen in the form of oxides. Using separate equipment sent to the moon with the rover, NASA will aim to extract that oxygen, he said.

Persons: Gerald Sanders, Sanders, Samuel Webster, Melanie Burton, Gerry Doyle Organizations: BRISBANE, NASA, Space Centre, Australian Space Agency, Thomson Locations: U.S, Mars, Brisbane

☆ Rio Tinto sets up battery testing plant in Melbourne
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BRISBANE, June 28 (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) is setting up a battery test plant at an Australian research hub to better understand how its minerals can work for battery makers, an executive said on Wednesday. Rio set up its battery materials business in 2021 before buying the Rincon lithium mine in Argentina the following year. It has put on ice its plans to develop a large lithium mine in Serbia, for which research and development was centred at its Melbourne research hub, due to community opposition. Kaufman said demand for lithium is expected to grow five-fold out to 2030, with a significant supply-demand deficit expected from the second half of this decade. The battery plant is expected to be operational by November.

Persons: Rio, Sinead Kaufman, Kaufman, Melanie Burton, Sonali Paul Organizations: BRISBANE, Rio Tinto, Thomson Locations: Australian, Rincon, Argentina, Serbia, Melbourne, Bundoora

☆ Opinion | How ‘Being Animal’ Could Help Us Be Better Humans
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One of the oldest human ideas is that we are somehow different from animals, somehow superior to them. [You can listen to this episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google or wherever you get your podcasts.] Humans have long defined ourselves by our cognitive intelligence, yet the machines we’re building are rapidly surpassing our minds. What does it mean to be human in a world where we are no longer superior by the standards we’ve created? You can listen to our whole conversation by following “The Ezra Klein Show” on Apple, Spotify, Google or wherever you get your podcasts.

Persons: Melanie Challenger, “, Ezra Klein Organizations: Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google

MELBOURNE, June 26 (Reuters) - Element 25 Ltd (E25.AX) said on Monday it will supply manganese sulphate to General Motors Co (GM.N) as the automaker looks to secure supply of battery minerals for its North American electric vehicle production, sending its shares up more than 20%. The deal is the second by General Motors for Australian battery minerals as automakers globally rush to secure supply. Shares of Element 25 rallied as much as 23% before trading at A$0.69, up 15%. GM will provide Element 25 with an $85 million loan to partially fund the construction of the facility for production of battery-grade manganese sulphate, the ASX-listed miner said. Element 25 expects to invest about $290 million in total to build the facility, and it is scheduled to open in 2025.

Persons: Harish Sridharan, Melanie Burton, Kim Coghill, Chris Reese Organizations: MELBOURNE, General Motors Co, General Motors, Queensland Pacific Metals, GM, Thomson Locations: Queensland, Louisiana, North America, Bengaluru, Melbourne

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