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May 21 (Reuters) – Australia’s Ionic Rare Earths said on Thursday it has agreed to work with U.S.-based critical mineral refining firm Nth Cycle to improve rare earths production outside China. Here are some details: • The deal aims to strengthen rare earth refining in the United States and other markets. • Under the deal, Nth Cycle will supply its recycling and refining technology to support Ionic Rare Earths’ operations. […]

By David Shepardson ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 20 (Reuters) – SpaceX aims to reach 10,000 launches annually within five years, but government officials will need to see improved reliability before approving such an expansion, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said he met with SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, who told him about the company’s ambitious goal. SpaceX conducted 170 launches in 2025 deploying […]

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) – Stocks rose on Thursday as some vessels resumed passage through the Strait of Hormuz, while forecast-beating results at Nvidia and a suspended workers’ strike at Samsung Electronics lifted shares of chipmakers. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed 1.2%, snapping a four-day streak of losses as the KOSPI surged more than 4%. Brent crude futures edged up 0.7% to […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Once again, San Antonio All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox tried to go through a pregame workout. And once again, his right ankle remained a problem. Fox was ruled out of Game 2 of the Spurs’ Western Conference finals series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, the second consecutive game he has missed because of the ankle issue. The Spurs were expected to keep Dylan Harper […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas’ Cooper Flagg, Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel and Philadelphia’s VJ Edgecombe were unanimous first-team selections for the NBA’s All-Rookie team, which was unveiled Wednesday night. Also making first-team All-Rookie: San Antonio’s Dylan Harper and Memphis’ Cedric Coward. Harper also appeared on all 100 ballots, with 93 first-team nods and seven second-team votes. Those five players were also the only ones to get votes in the Rookie of […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn woman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island’s famed boardwalk. Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty earlier this year to first-degree murder charges in the 2022 killing of her 7-year-old son Zachary, her 4-year-old daughter Liliana and her 3-month-old son Oliver. “No sentence can fully measure the loss of […]

A real estate broker says an organization denied her the opportunity to purchase land in an Arkansas development because of her Jewish ancestry, and because she has a Black husband and biracial children, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court. The lawsuit, filed in Arkansas on behalf of Michelle Walker, names Return to the Land, a development whose owners have said they must personally confirm that applicants are […]

By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, May 21 (Reuters) – Oil prices rebounded on Thursday after two days of losses on outstanding supply concerns because of the uncertain outlook for an end to the Iran war and a U.S. inventory draw raised worries about the depletion of global stockpiles.  Brent crude futures rose 81 cents, or 0.77%, to $105.83 a barrel by 0055 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate […]

Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark is sitting out of Wednesday night’s home game against the Portland Fire with a back injury. Clark was not on the team injury report the day before the game. Fever coach Stephanie White said Clark was a bit stiff and sore when she woke up Wednesday morning after skipping Tuesday’s practice in favor of getting treatment. White added she doesn’t believe this is something […]