The US Backs a South Africa Project to Extract Rare Earths Despite a Diplomatic Clash

PHALABORWA, South Africa (AP) — 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. Countries have identified dozens of minerals, including copper, cobalt, lithium and nickel, as critical because they are …

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Winning Numbers Drawn in Saturday’s Powerball

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 24-25-39-46-61, Powerball: 1, Power Play: 5 (twenty-four, twenty-five, thirty-nine, forty-six, sixty-one, Powerball: one, Power Play: five) Estimated jackpot: $76 million Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Photos You …

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Fire in Malaysia’s Sabah Destroys 200 Homes, Hundreds Displaced

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 (Reuters) – Hundreds ⁠of ⁠people have been ⁠displaced after a fire destroyed around ​200 homes in a coastal village in Malaysia’s Sabah ‌state on Sunday, state ‌news agency Bernama reported. Authorities were notified of ⁠the ⁠fire in Sandakan district at around 1.32 a.m. (1732 ​GMT), the district’s fire and rescue chief …

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4/18: CBS Weekend News – CBS News

4/18: CBS Weekend News – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News on the Strait of Hormuz; Trump seems optimistic for a diplomatic end to the war.

Bulgaria Votes as Pro-Russian Former President Leads the Polls

By Alex Lefkowitz and Edward McAllister SOFIA, April 19 (Reuters) – Bulgarians will vote on Sunday ⁠in ⁠the eighth parliamentary election in five years, ⁠with the clear frontrunner, pro-Russian former president Rumen Radev, promising to end a spiral of weak, short-lived ​governments and stamp out widespread corruption. Radev, a eurosceptic former fighter pilot who opposes …

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