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US Company Produces Critical Rare Earth Material Domestically, First in Decades

By Jill McLaughlin Mining company Energy Fuels announced March 26 it had successfully produced its first kilogram of terbium oxide at its Utah project, becoming the first U.S. company to produce the compound domestically in decades. The company reported achieving a purity of 99.9 percent of the terbium oxide—a sought-after rare earth compound needed for…

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NASA Unveils Plan for First Nuclear-Powered Interplanetary Spacecraft

By T. J. Muscaro The first-ever nuclear-powered spacecraft built for interplanetary travel will set off on a mission to Mars in 2028. The Space Reactor‑1 Freedom (SR-1 Freedom) project was unveiled in Washington on March 24. NASA leadership said it’s the first step toward nuclear power on the moon and for exploratory missions farther out…

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Homan Says ICE Agents Will Be Able to ‘Arrest Criminals’ at Airports

By Jack Phillips Border czar Tom Homan said on March 23 that immigration officers deployed to U.S. airports to support Transportation Security Administration (TSA) operations will be able to make arrests in certain cases. “We’re going to arrest criminals going through the airport. We’re going to look for human trafficking, sex trafficking, money smuggling. We’re…

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US Natural Gas Market Shielded From Global Price Shocks During Iran War

By John Haughey Iran’s de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz and partial destruction of Qatar’s liquified natural gas (LNG) infrastructure on March 18 will have a dramatic global impact, primarily in East Asia, but won’t affect North American natural gas prices, market analysts say. “The price of natural gas in the United States…

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2 Pilots Killed in LaGuardia Airport Runway Collision

By Evgenia Filimianova and Joseph Lord Two pilots were killed after an Air Canada Express regional jet collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late on March 22, authorities have confirmed. The airport was closed for hours before being reopened Monday. Port Authority Executive Director Kathryn Garcia said on Monday…

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ICE Agents Deployed to US Airports

By Zachary Stieber and Jacob Burg FORT MYERS, Fla.—Federal immigration agents on March 23 deployed to airports as travelers faced security delays due to a lack of new funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents went to the international airport in Atlanta and airports in New York City,…

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Family Appeals to Arizona Community for Clues in Ongoing Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

By The Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz.—Savannah Guthrie is renewing pleas to neighbors, friends and residents of Tucson, Arizona, to jog their memories in the hopes of sparking new leads in the disappearance of her mother Nancy. The “Today Show” co-host posted a new family statement on her Instagram account Sunday morning, hours after the show’s…

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Elon Musk Offers to Pay TSA Salaries Amid Budget Battle, Airport Lineups

By Reuters WASHINGTON—Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the world’s richest ‌person, said on Saturday he would cover the paychecks of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers ‌during their second unpaid work stoppage in six ⁠months amid a protracted federal funding lapse. The budget impasse over funding for the TSA’s parent agency, the Department of Homeland ​Security, is…

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New EV Sales Slide in February, but High Fuel Prices May Shift Consumer Sentiment: Report

By Ron Sabo Sales of new electric vehicles (EVs) trended sharply lower in February versus the prior year, but a wave of new EV launches scheduled for 2026—and painful prices at the gas pump—could spur increased demand for electric automobiles, according to a new report. There were just under 69,000 new EVs sold in February,…

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