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Radify’s sci-fi plasma reactors could break China’s dominance of rare earth elements Rare earth elements might represent small slivers of the global metals market, but they’re big sticks on the geopolitical stage, where China wields its considerable heft as a bargaining chip during trade disputes. Countries like the U.S. have started taking steps to reverse China’s dominance. New mines have...

Japan election: Can Sanae Takaichi fix the economy?Japan has given Takaichi a landslide win - but can she bring back the economy? Suranjana TewariAsia Business CorrespondentAnadolu via Getty ImagesJapan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, rolled the dice on a snap election - and it paid off. She and her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have the kind of decisive majority - 316 out of 465 seats -...

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for March 3, #996 Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for March 3 #996 CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a...

Authorities arrest special forces soldier who allegedly made $400K on Polymarket bet involving Maduro operation A special forces soldier involved in the operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been indicted by the U.S. Justice Department. His alleged crime? Making numerous bets on the prediction market Polymarket that Maduro would be removed from power, for which he is...