The Case Against Overhead Presses

US Ambassador Says China Is 'Weaponizing' Rare-Earth Dominance Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, Beijing is "weaponizing" its dominance of rare earths, and Chinese authorities have escalated restrictions on efforts to diversify supply chains away from China, U.S. Ambassador David Perdue said on Sept. 29. A view of the MP Materials rare-earth open-pit mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., on Jan. 30, 2020. Steve Marcus/Reuters"This is a single-source dominant position that China is weaponizing against the world right now," Perdue said in a post on X. "We have told them this is...

'Operation Protect The Vote': Feds Arrest 28 Foreign Nationals In California Monday For Illegal Voting Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Federal agents arrested more than two dozen foreign nationals across California on Monday, for fraudulently registering and voting in U.S. elections. Specifically, the 28 suspects are being charged with a combination of illegal voting, making a false claim of U.S. citizenship in order to vote, and "knowingly depriving the residents of California of a fair and impartial election process," Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter announced at a news conference...

DOE Announces $10.1B In Loans To Constellation, Alliant, For 3.7 GW By Robert Walton, Senior Editor at UtilityDiveThe U.S. Department of Energy announced $10.1 billion in loans and loan guarantees to Constellation Energy and Alliant Energy this week, aiming to support 3.7 GW of new capacity from nuclear and other technologies.DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing on Tuesday announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $5 billion to finance nuclear uprates and modernization across Constellation Energy’s fleet in Illinois, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.And on Wednesday, EDF, which operated as the...