The US backs a South Africa project to extract rare earths despite a diplomatic clash

PHALABORWA, South Africa — Two enormous sandlike dunes at an old chemical processing plant in South Africa are at the center of an exploratory U.S.-backed project to extract highly sought-after rare earth elements from industrial mining waste. The Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project has U.S. support through a $50 million equity investment by the government’s International … Read more

A rare Supreme Court apology, and some very different doctors on display: The news quiz

Two congressmen resign in disgrace, the president gets in hot water, and Rory McIlroy joins an exclusive club. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Source link

Justice Thomas warns progressivism is a threat to America in rare public remarks

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a blistering critique of modern-day progressivism in a rare public speech on Wednesday, describing the modern political philosophy as a threat to America’s founding principles. Speaking to a packed auditorium of students and faculty at the University of Texas at Austin … Read more

Sotomayor apologizes for criticizing Kavanaugh over ICE arrests, in rare public Supreme Court clash

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor apologized Wednesday for publicly criticizing Justice Brett Kavanaugh over a ruling on immigration stops — and seeming to imply that her conservative colleague’s views were shaped by an out-of-touch upbringing. “At a recent appearance at the University of Kansas School of Law, I referred to a disagreement with one of … Read more

Melania Trump will push for updating a foster care program during a rare visit to Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump planned a rare appearance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to join a roundtable discussion with House lawmakers who are sponsoring legislation to update a nearly 30-year-old foster care program by broadening access to a range of services. The first lady began working on foster care issues after President … Read more

Trump gives rare praise to persistent GOP foe after White House ballroom vote

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump gave a rare shout out to longtime critic, Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, on Thursday after he voted to approve plans for the new White House ballroom. “I would like to thank the hardworking Commissioners and Staff of the National Capital Planning Commission, who … Read more

U.S. returns Chinese drug fugitive in rare extradition, Beijing says

The United States recently repatriated a Chinese national suspected of drug trafficking, a “first” such return in recent years, Beijing’s public security ministry said on Friday. China is the primary origin of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl, a highly potent opioid underpinning a deadly drug epidemic in the United States. Beijing says it is … Read more

Trump Set to Deliver Rare Primetime Address About War With Iran

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