The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)2025-04-17T18:11:27Z WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court on Thursday kept on hold President Donald Trumps restrictions on birthright citizenship but agreed to hear arguments on the issue in May.Trumps executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally has been halted nationwide by three district courts around the country.The Republican administration had sought to narrow those orders to allow for the policy to take effect in parts or most of the country while court challenges play out. That is expected to be the focus of the high court arguments. RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

Nature, Published online: 17 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01255-0Carbonate mineral is long-sought evidence of conditions that supported liquid water.

Nature, Published online: 16 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01101-3The dark cells behind disease, how diabetes drugs might protect cognitive function, and other studies and trials.

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Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference at CASA's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)2025-04-17T19:29:41Z WASHINGTON (AP) The Trump administrations claim that it cant do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S. should be shocking, a federal appeals court said Thursday in a scathing ruling in favor of the Maryland man.A three-judge panel from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously refused to suspend a judges decision to order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they complied with her instruction to facilitate Abrego Garcias return.The panel said Republican President Donald Trumps government is asserting a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process that is the foundation of our constitutional order.Further, it claims in essence that because it has rid itself of custody that there is nothing that can be done. This should be shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear, they wrote. The Justice Department appealed after U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis on Tuesday ordered sworn testimony by at least four officials who work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department. The 4th Circuit panel unanimously denied the governments request for a stay of Xinis order while they appeal. Its opinion says the executive and judicial branches of the federal government come too close to grinding irrevocably against one another in a conflict that promises to diminish both. This is a losing proposition all around, they wrote. The Judiciary will lose much from the constant intimations of its illegitimacy, to which by dent of custom and detachment we can only sparingly reply. The Executive will lose much from a public perception of its lawlessness and all of its attendant contagions.

Nature, Published online: 17 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01264-zBold claims of biosignature molecules trigger an outpouring of scepticism.

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Nature, Published online: 16 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08915-1Simultaneous inhibition of LSD1 and GSK3 kinase promotes cell differentiation, providing a therapeutic strategy for treating acute myeloid leukaemia.

Nature, Published online: 16 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08842-1Upon intramuscular administration, COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are primarily taken up by macrophages, in which the cellular machinery extends their poly(A) tails, thereby increasing mRNA stability and translation, providing an explanation for the efficacy of these vaccines.

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2025-04-17T22:34:43Z NEW YORK (AP) Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a necessary step for prosecutors to seek the death penalty.The indictment returned by a grand jury in Manhattan federal court also charges Mangione with two counts of stalking and a firearms count. It was not immediately clear when the 26-year-old Mangione will be arraigned. A message seeking comment was left for a spokesperson for his lawyers.Mangione, an Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family, also faces separate state murder charges. Hes accused of shooting Thompson, 50, in the back outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4 as the executive arrived for UnitedHealthcares annual investor conference.U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced this month that she had directed federal prosecutors in Manhattan to seek the death penalty, following through on the presidents campaign promise to vigorously pursue capital punishment. Its the first death penalty case sought by the Justice Department since President Donald Trump returned to office in January with a vow to resume federal executions after they were halted under the previous administration. The killing and ensuing five-day manhunt leading to Mangiones arrest rattled the business community, with some health insurers hastily switching to remote work or online shareholder meetings. It also galvanized health insurance critics some of whom have rallied around Mangione as a stand-in for frustrations over coverage denials and hefty medical bills.Surveillance video showed a masked gunman shooting Thompson from behind. Police say the words delay, deny and depose were scrawled on the ammunition, mimicking a phrase commonly used to describe how insurers avoid paying claims. MICHAEL R. SISAK Sisak is an Associated Press reporter covering law enforcement and courts in New York City, including former President Donald Trumps criminal and civil cases and problems plaguing the federal prison system. twitter mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

This image provided by Commonwealth Media Services shows damage after a fire at the Pennsylvania governors mansion while Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside on Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Commonwealth Media Services via AP)2025-04-17T21:37:40Z HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The arsonist who broke into the Pennsylvania governors residence while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his extended family slept upstairs on the first night of Passover encountered little resistance as he scaled a security fence, smashed windows with a hammer, ignited two Molotov cocktails and crawled inside before slipping off into the night minutes later.That suggests multiple security failures, according to a former FBI agent who wondered why burglar alarms, motion detectors and other devices did not thwart the intruder sooner.He never should have gotten over the fence. He never should have gotten across the yard and to the house. He never should have broken the window. He never should have gotten inside, said retired FBI Special Agent J.J. Klaver, now a security consultant.The arson early Sunday occurred just hours after Shapiro hosted a Seder for his family and members of the Jewish community. No one was injured, but the fire caused, by one officials estimate, millions of dollars in damage. Id be lying if I said it wasnt jarring, scary to see that in the light of day, to see the areas where wed either make memories privately up in the residence with our kids -- hanging out, laughing, enjoying ourselves or in the more public spaces where weve been able to welcome so many people to our home, Shapiro said Thursday. But were going to rebuild from that. Were going to be stronger. White House, queen have faced intruders Experts said it can be difficult to maintain security at official residences, like the one in Harrisburg, that also open their doors to the public for tours and events. Intruders over the years have managed to breach both the White House and the queens bedroom at Buckingham Palace. Meanwhile, Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was violently attacked inside their private home in California in 2022.The Pennsylvania suspect, an unemployed mechanic from Harrisburg, told police he felt hatred toward Shapiro, and referenced Palestinians in a 911 call that day, according to court documents.Still, Cody Balmers specific motive remains unclear, and both his family and lawyers have said he has struggled with serious mental health issues. Balmer, 38, remains in custody without bail while his lawyers seek a competency evaluation.Police say the attack took just minutesState police, who provide the governors security detail, pledged to hire an outside expert to review the breach and to assess the need for added security. They said the intruder came and went in a matter of minutes early Sunday as troopers on duty spotted the threat on security cameras and searched the grounds while he was still there.It was a very quick event, Lt. Col. George Bivens said.Shapiro, a high-profile Democrat on the national stage who was awakened about 2 a.m. Sunday by his state police detail, has expressed confidence in the agency while confirming that security measures would be bolstered.Klaver, who is based near Philadelphia, has planned site visits involving the governor and said Shapiro typically has several members of his security team in tow. In addition to staff, an array of high-tech systems can help police keep up with ever-evolving threats, another expert said. As people and groups get more creative, thats obviously where you need to adjust and learn. Youre always looking to do things better, said John Geffre, general manager of Unlimited Technology, an Exton, Pa.-based security systems integrator.Yet Balmer told police he relied on a rudimentary method to make the explosives gasoline from his lawn mower and a few beer bottles. And he said he planned to hit Shapiro with the small sledgehammer if he encountered him. Expert: He shouldnt have gotten that closeMohsin Siddiqui, 40, who manages a Sunoco station across the street, said he doesnt often notice security outside the residence, but he never thought they would need it. The events of last weekend took him by surprise. The residence is about a mile north of the Capitol complex, in a mixed-use neighborhood beside the Susquehanna River.Its a peaceful area, Siddiqui said Thursday. We had no idea this could even happen.Shapiro splits his time between the mansion that has housed governors since it was built in the 1960s and a home in Abington, a Philadelphia suburb.The security review, Klaver said, should focus on potential threats or vulnerabilities for any given location, and protecting the people in that location. Every state has a centralized emergency office open round-the-clock that could monitor security system feeds, he said.There should have been electronic security that would have detected all of that before he got close enough, he said of the attacker, so that as soon as he broke the perimeter of the property, the state trooper there should have been alerted, should have been there, and should have taken him into custody. ___ Dale reported from Philadelphia. Associated Press reporter Bruce Shipkowski contributed to this report from Toms River, New Jersey. MARYCLAIRE DALE Dale covers national legal issues for The Associated Press, often focusing on the federal judiciary, gender law, #MeToo and NFL player concussions. Her work unsealing Bill Cosbys testimony in a decade-old deposition led to his arrest and sexual assault trials. twitter mailto MARK SCOLFORO Scolforo is an Associated Press reporter in the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. twitter mailto

Nature, Published online: 16 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08733-5The status and prospects of the memristor industry are analysed and the obstacles and pathways to their implementation are discussed.

Nature, Published online: 16 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08860-zA new device based on 7-septuple-layer MnBi2Te4 covered with an AlOx capping layer enables the investigation of antiferromagnetic quantum anomalous Hall effect over wide parameter spaces.

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro thanks firefighters in Derry Township, Thursday, April 17, 2025, for their efforts after Sunday's arson attack at the Governor's Residence. (Dan Gleiter/The Patriot-News via AP)2025-04-17T21:51:35Z HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday provided new details about the arson fire early Sunday that prompted his familys evacuation from the governors official residence in Harrisburg, recounting how wife and four kids and their two dogs Bo and Bentley were awakened by state police and guided to safety.Shapiro spoke to reporters after his family served a catered lunch to Harrisburg firefighters in thanks for their role in responding to the blaze that is estimated to have caused millions in damage to the building and its contents. No one was hurt. A suspect has been charged, and the motive is under investigation.Shapiro is a first-term Democrat considered a potential candidate for president in 2028. Heres what Shapiro had to say about the attack, which burned the same room where his family and guests had a Passover Seder a few hours earlier. A fire hours after holiday mealWe concluded our Seder maybe around 10ish or so at night, and guests, family and others were in private areas on the first floor, he said. Everybody was just enjoying one another and spending time celebrating not just the holiday but each other and enjoying each others company, he said. Around midnight, they went upstairs and spent an hour yelling at the kids to go to bed and they didnt listen. Said goodnight to the kids, got the dogs situated, and Id say probably fell asleep around 1 oclock in the morning, Shapiro said. Banging on the doorLess than an hour later, I heard yelling in the hallway, which was not like our kids voices. It was one of the state troopers running down the hallway, and he banged on the door. I dont know how he did it, but it wasnt a knock. It was more of a bang, he said.Shapiro said he and his wife, Lori, were told there was a fire and they had to evacuate immediately.I would say within just a few seconds we ran to each of the doors in the hallway, to open them up and get the kids up, get the dogs up and usher everybody down a back stairwell, he said. And we followed the troopers out to the driveway area, and we were asked multiple times if everyone was present and accounted for. They were. Troopers and Capitol Police kept us safe. Firefighters converged on the property.Shapiro said first responders repeatedly made sure no one was missing. Cold and misty, in pajamasI remember it being a cold and kind of misty night. We were all a little chilly. Everybody was in their pajamas. And we just kind of huddled up and just tried to keep the kids calm and keep everybody calm, he said. They did not realize from where they were just how much damage had been done to the other side of the house. Emergency responders kept arriving.We were able to gather a few items up from the house, he said. And then we were on our way to a safe location for all of us, and we got the kids to sleep. Got them settled.The next morning Shapiro returned to the fire scene.Returning to see the damageShapiro and his wife were again at the residence on Thursday and examined the damage to the private areas where his family lives and the public spaces where they welcome guests. To see those spots that are charred and burned out and glass broken around the areas that before were happy, special places for us is tough, he said. MARK SCOLFORO Scolforo is an Associated Press reporter in the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. twitter mailto

2025-04-17T20:15:06Z MEXICO CITY (AP) A U.S. man hijacked a small plane in Belize on Thursday, stabbing two passengers and a pilot, before one of the stabbed passengers fatally shot him, officials in Belize and the United States said. The plane then landed safely. The Tripoc Air plane was carrying 14 passengers and two crew members, and was flying from Corozal, a small town near Belizes border with Mexico, heading to the popular tourist destination of San Pedro when it was hijacked.The plane circled in random directions for nearly two hours as the drama unfolded in the skies. The plane was tailed by a police helicopter before touching down at an airport in the coastal town of Ladyville.Belize authorities declared a full emergency immediately after the incident started, around 8:30 a.m. local time, according to a statement by the Belize Airport Concession Company. In the face of incomprehensible pressure, our pilot acted with extraordinary courage and calm, guiding the aircraft to a safe landing. His actions were nothing short of heroic, said Maximillian Greif, the CEO of the airline company.The two wounded passengers and pilot were being treated at a hospital for their injuries, officials said. U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said at a news briefing in Washington that officials were still gathering information about what occurred.Horrifying, she said. We are grateful, I think all of us are, that that did not turn into a mass casualty event with I believe over a dozen people on the plane. Clearly we know a few details. We dont know much more. Chester Williams, Belize police commissioner, identified the hijacker as Akinyela Taylor and said he was a U.S. military veteran. U.S. officials could not confirm the Belize police commissioners statement that Taylor was a military veteran.One of the stabbed passengers managed to shoot at Taylor, who was killed, Williams said, adding that the passenger was licensed to carry a firearm and later turned his weapon over to police. The passenger was stabbed in his back and suffered a puncture to his lungs, Williams said. He remains in critical condition. We are praying for him, Williams told reporters. Hes our hero.An official at Tripoc Air, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to journalists, identified the man who shot the hijacker as airline employee Howell Grange, and the two injured passengers as Fitzgerald Brown and Jair Castaeda. Their nationalities were not immediately known.Williams said that Taylor was demanding to be flown out of the country, possibly to Mexico, and at one point wanted the plane to land to add more fuel. U.S. Embassy spokesperson Luke Martin in Belize said Taylor also insisted that he be taken to the U.S. We dont know why he wanted to go back to the United States, Martin said.U.S. officials said they did not know the motive for Taylors hijacking but were working with Belizean authorities to determine what happened. ___Watson reported from San Diego. MEGAN JANETSKY Megan Janetsky covers migration, conflict, human rights and politics in Mexico and Central America for The AP based in Mexico City. Previously, she covered Cuba and the Caribbean for The AP and worked as freelance journalist in Colombia, reporting across South America. twitter instagram facebook mailto

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This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)2025-04-18T01:21:03Z DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) U.S. airstrikes targeting the Ras Isa oil port held by Yemens Houthi rebels killed 20 people and wounded 50 others, the group said early Friday.The strikes, confirmed by the U.S. militarys Central Command, represent one of the highest death tolls so far in the campaign launched under President Donald Trump that has involved hundreds of strikes since March 15.The Houthis al-Masirah satellite news channel aired graphic footage of the aftermath of the attack, showing corpses strewn across the site. It claimed paramedic and civilians workers at the port had been killed in the attack, which sparked a massive explosion and fires.In a statement, Central Command said that U.S. forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue that has funded Houthi efforts to terrorize the entire region for over 10 years. This strike was not intended to harm the people of Yemen, who rightly want to throw off the yoke of Houthi subjugation and live peacefully, it added. It did not acknowledge any casualties. On April 9, the U.S. State Department issued a warning about oil shipments to Yemen. The United States will not tolerate any country or commercial entity providing support to foreign terrorist organizations, such as the Houthis, including offloading ships and provisioning oil at Houthi-controlled ports, it said. US strikes come as part of monthlong intense campaignAn Associated Press review has found the new U.S. operation against the Houthis under President Donald Trump appears more extensive than that under former President Joe Biden, as Washington moves from solely targeting launch sites to firing at ranking personnel and dropping bombs on cities.The new campaign of airstrikes started after the rebels threatened to begin targeting Israeli ships again over Israel blocking aid entering the Gaza Strip. The rebels have loosely defined what constitutes an Israeli ship, meaning many vessels could be targeted.The Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and killing four sailors from November 2023 until January of this year. They also launched attacks targeting American warships without success.The U.S. campaign shows no signs of stopping, as the Trump administration has also linked its airstrikes on the Houthis to an effort to pressure Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program. JON GAMBRELL Gambrell is the news director for the Gulf and Iran for The Associated Press. He has reported from each of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Iran and other locations across the world since joining the AP in 2006. twitter instagram mailto

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An aerial view of the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Facility in Jena, La., Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)2025-04-18T04:02:52Z JENA, La. (AP) Amid rural Louisianas crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving poboys, nearly 7,000 people are waiting at immigration detention centers to learn whether they will be expelled from the United States.If President Donald Trumps administration has its way, the capacity to hold tens of thousands more migrants will soon be added around the country as the U.S. seeks an explosive expansion of what is already the worlds largest immigration detention system.Trumps effort to conduct mass deportations as promised in the 2024 campaign represents a potential bonanza for private prison companies and a challenge to the government agencies responsible for the orderly expulsion of immigrants. Some critics say the administrations plans also include a deliberate attempt to isolate detainees by locking them up and holding court proceedings far from their attorneys and support systems. The acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, Todd Lyons, said at a border security conference in Phoenix last week that the agency needs to get better at treating this like a business and suggested the nations deportation system could function like Amazon, trying to get your product delivered in 24 hours.So trying to figure out how to do that with human beings and trying to get them pretty much all over the globe is really something for us, Lyons said. ICE takes steps to add more immigration bedsThis month, ICE invited companies to bid on contracts to operate detention centers at sites around the country for up to $45 billion as the agency begins to scale up from its current budget for about 41,000 beds to 100,000 beds.The money isnt yet there, but contracts are already being awarded. The House narrowly approved a broad spending bill that includes $175 billion for immigration enforcement, about 22 times ICEs annual budget. The agencys 100-plus detention centers nationwide currently hold about 46,000 people, causing overcrowding in locations including Miami. ICE last week awarded a contract worth up to $3.85 billion to Deployed Resources LLC to operate a detention camp at the Fort Bliss Army base in Texas. The little-known company is shifting its business from Border Patrol tent encampments for people arriving in the United States most of which are now closed to ICE facilities for people being deported.The Geo Group Inc. got a contract for 1,000 beds in Newark, New Jersey, valued at $1 billion over 15 years and another for 1,800 beds in Baldwin, Michigan. CoreCivic Inc., won a contract to house 2,400 people in families with young children in Dilley, Texas, for five years.The stock market has rewarded both of these private corrections companies. Geos stock price has soared 94% since Trump was elected. Shares of CoreCivic have surged 62%. Louisiana ranks No. 2 in the nation in immigration detention spaceLouisiana, which has relatively few immigrants and doesnt border Mexico, may not seem like an obvious choice to establish an immigration detention hub. But circumstances converged toward the end of the last decade that allowed ICE to take over five former criminal jails in the state in 2019 alone.Now the state is second only to Texas in the amount of bed space it offers for detained immigrants. ICE was drawn to the state in part by relatively low labor costs, a generally favorable political environment and a ready supply of recently emptied jails.State laws in 2017 lowered criminal penalties, reducing the need for jail and prison beds. In rural areas, where a corrections facility is often a main driver of the local economy, officials were eager to sign contracts for immigration detention.Because Louisiana was a top incarcerator in the world, its not as though you have local legislators who are against prisons or against having a for-profit prison industrial complex come in and actually ensure that these continue to run, said Nora Ahmed, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana.Conservative federal courts in the Western District of Louisiana and at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals make it tougher for people in Louisiana immigration jails to challenge detention conditions or to appeal immigration court rulings, said Mary Yanik, a professor and co-director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic at Tulane University Law School.ICE gets to choose, basically, the courts where their cases are heard by locating detention centers in particular places, she said. Detention centers are often hours away from cities and lawyersLouisianas nine immigration detention centers are in the rural north or western parts of the state. That means a drive of several hours from its largest cities, where immigration advocates and lawyers are clustered. Detainees have long complained of isolation.Being held in deplorable conditions and isolated from their families and support networks can cause people to stop fighting their deportation and make it easier for ICE to remove them, said Carly Prez Fernndez, spokesperson for Detention Watch Network, which helped organize nationwide protests against ICE detention on Thursday. Detention really plays a crucial role in enabling Trumps cruel mass deportation agenda, she said. Increased detention capacity will exacerbate the detention conditions that we already know are inhumane.Most detention facilities are a relatively short distance from Alexandria, where ICE converted a former military base into a 400-bed, short-term holding center with an adjacent airstrip for deportation flights.One facility is in Jena, which is home to 4,200 people, about 220 miles (355 kilometers) from New Orleans. The community has only a single advertised hotel called the Townsmen Inn.The Jena detention center, operated under contract with the Geo Group, is surrounded by no trespassing signs, fencing with layers of razor wire and armed guards.Homero Lopez, a lawyer at Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy, which provides free representation in Louisiana detention centers, said the faraway location makes it a lot more difficult to protest and organize.The introduction of video links for immigration court has softened but not eliminated criticism that ICE is deliberately trying to distance detainees from their families, attorneys and other forms of support.Lopez said hes happy to use video conferencing for quick preliminary matters, but he prefers to make the drive to appear in person for substantive hearings. He said video links can be dehumanizing and may lead judges to fail to appreciate whats at stake when they are not facing immigrants in person.___Brumback reported from Atlanta. Associated Press writer Elliot Spagat in San Diego contributed to this report.

This 2024 photo provided by MP Materials shows an aerial view of the company's mine in Mountain Pass, Calif. (MP Materials via AP)2025-04-18T04:22:35Z OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Americas only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trumps tariffs this month by limiting exports of those minerals used for military applications and in many high-tech devices.Based on the number of phone calls were receiving, the effects have been immediate, said Matt Sloustcher, a spokesperson for MP Materials, the company that runs the Mountain Pass mine in Californias Mojave Desert.The trade war between the worlds two biggest economies could lead to a critical shortage of rare earth elements if China maintains its export controls long-term or expands them to seek an advantage in any trade negotiations. The California mine cant meet all of the U.S. demand for rare earths, which is why Trump is trying to clear the way for new mines.Rare earth elements are important ingredients in electric vehicles, powerful magnets, advanced fighter jets, submarines, smartphones, television screens and many other products. Despite their name, the 17 elements arent actually rare, but its hard to find them in a high enough concentration to make a mine worth the investment. Tariffs will impact ore supply and costsMP Materials, which acquired the idle Mountain Pass site in 2017, said Thursday it would stop sending its ore to China for processing because of the export restrictions and 125% tariffs on U.S. imports China imposed. The company said it would continue processing nearly half of what it mines on site and store the rest while it works to expand its processing capability.Selling our valuable critical minerals under 125% tariffs is neither commercially rational nor aligned with Americas national interests, MP Materials said in a statement.Experts say the manufacturers that rely on rare earth elements and other critical minerals will see price increases, but there is likely enough of a global supply available to keep factories operating for now. The California mine yields neodymium and praseodymium, the light rare earths that are the main components of the permanent rare earth magnets in EVs and wind turbines. But small amounts of some of the heavy rare earths that China has restricted, such as terbium and dysprosium are key to helping the magnets withstand high temperatures. Already, the price of terbium has jumped 24% since the end of March to reach $933 per kilogram. Our estimate suggests that there is enough stockpile in the market to sustain demand for now, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence rare earths analyst Neha Mukherjee said, adding that shortages may emerge later this year. China holds power over the marketChina has tremendous power over the rare earths market. The country has the biggest mines, producing 270,000 metric tons (297,624 tons) of minerals last year compared to the 45,000 tons (40,823 metric tons) mined in the U.S. China supplies nearly 90% of the worlds rare earths because it also is home to most of the processing capacity. The restrictions Beijing put in place on April 4 require Chinese exporters of seven heavy rare earths and some magnets to obtain special licenses. The retaliatory controls reinforced what the Trump administration and manufacturers see as a dire need to build additional U.S. mines and reduce the nations dependence on China. Trump has tried, so far unsuccessfully, to strong-arm Greenland and Ukraine into providing more of their rare earths and other critical materials to the United States. Last month, he signed an executive order calling for the federal government to streamline permit approvals for new mines and encourage investments in the projects. Two companies are trying to develop mines in Nebraska and Montana. Officials at NioCorp and U.S. Critical Minerals said they hoped the push from the White House would help them raise money and obtain the necessary approvals to start digging. NioCorp has worked for years to raise $1.1 billion to build a mine in southeast Nebraska.As I sit and I think about how can we deal with this enormous leverage that China has over these minerals that nobody even knows how to pronounce for the most part, we have to deal with this leverage situation, NioCorp CEO Mark Smith said. And the best way, I think, is that we need to make our own heavy rare earths here in the United States. And we can do that. MP Materials is working to quickly expand its processing capability, partly with the help of some $45 million the company received coming out of the first Trump administration. But after investing nearly $1 billion since 2020, the company doesnt currently have the ability to process the heavy rare earths that China is restricting. MP Materials said it was working expeditiously to change that. Big U.S. automakers declined to comment about how dependent they are on rare earths and the impact of Chinas export curbs. Major defense contractors like Boeing and Lockheed Martin, which were specifically targeted in Chinas restrictions along with more than a dozen other defense and aerospace companies, also remained circumspect. Military technology is a smaller but important user of rare earths. Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday calling for an investigation into the national security implications of being so reliant on China for the elements. A spokesperson for Lockheed, which makes the F-22 fighter jet, said the company continuously assesses the global rare earth supply chain to ensure access to critical materials that support our customers missions.Manufacturers prepare for price increasesSome battery makers could start to run short of key elements within weeks, according to Steve Christensen, executive director of the Responsible Battery Coalition, an association representing battery and automakers and battery sellers. Already, manufacturers have seen the price of antimony, an element used to extend the life of traditional lead-acid batteries, more than double since China restricted exports of it last year. The element isnt one of the 17 rare earths but is among the critical minerals that Trump wants to see produced domestically. Initially, automakers will likely try to absorb any increase in the cost of their batteries without raising vehicle prices, but that may not be sustainable if Chinas restrictions remain in place, Christensen said. A 25% tariff Trump put on all imported automobiles and auto parts cars already was expected to increase costs, although the president hinted this week that he might give the industry a temporary reprieve. The U.S. fulfilled its rare earths needs with domestic sources until the late 1990s. Production largely ended after low-cost Chinese ores flooded global markets. Robots, drones and other new technologies have rapidly increased demand for the raw materials.NioCorp recently signed a contract to do more exploratory drilling on its site this summer to help prove to the Export-Import Bank that enough rare earth minerals rest underground near Elk Creek, Nebraska, to justify an $800 million loan to help finance the project. But a new rare earths mine is years away from operating in the U.S. NioCorp estimates if all goes well with its fundraising, the site where it hopes to mine and process niobium, scandium, titanium and an assortment of rare earths possibly might be running by the end of Trumps presidency. U.S. Critical Minerals plans to dig up several tons of ore in Montana this summer so it can test out processing methods it has been developing. The Sheep Creek project isnt as far along as the Nebraska project, but U.S. Critical Minerals Director Harvey Kaye said the site has promising ore deposits with high concentrations of rare earths. JOSH FUNK Funk is an Associated Press reporter who covers all the major freight railroads including Union Pacific, BNSF, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Canadian National and CPKC. Funk also covers Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway and has been attending Buffetts Woodstock for Capitalists annual meeting every spring in Omaha, Nebraska, for 19 years. twitter mailto

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People gather in a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, during the Jewish holiday of Passover, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)2025-04-18T05:24:24Z TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) When nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signed an open letter last week calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the military responded immediately, saying it would dismiss any active reservist who signed the document.But in the days since, thousands of retired and reservist soldiers across the military have signed similar letters of support.The growing campaign, which accuses the government of perpetuating the war for political reasons and failing to bring home the remaining hostages, has laid bare the deep division and disillusionment over Israels fighting in Gaza.By spilling over into the military, it has threatened national unity and raised questions about the armys ability to continue fighting at full force. It also resembles the bitter divisions that erupted in early 2023 over the governments attempts to overhaul Israels legal system, which many say weakened the country and encouraged Hamas attack later that year that triggered the war.Its crystal clear that the renewal of the war is for political reasons and not for security reasons, Guy Poran, a retired pilot who was one of the initiators of the air force letter, told The Associated Press. A return to warThe catalyst for the letters was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus decision on March 18 to return to war instead of sticking to a ceasefire that had facilitated the release of some hostages.Netanyahu says the military pressure is needed to force Hamas to release the remaining hostages. Critics, including many families of the hostages, fear that it will get them killed.One month after Netanyahu resumed the war, none of the 59 hostages held by Hamas have been freed or rescued, of whom 24 are believed to still be alive.In their letters, the protesters have stopped short of refusing to serve. And the vast majority of the 10,000 soldiers who have signed are retired in any case. Nonetheless, Poran said their decision to identify themselves as ex-pilots was deliberate given the respect among Israels Jewish majority for the military, and especially for fighter pilots and other prestigious units. Tens of thousands of academics, doctors, former ambassadors, students and high-tech workers have signed similar letters of solidarity in recent days, also demanding an end to the war.We are aware of the relative importance and the weight of the brand of Israeli Air Force pilots and felt that it is exactly the kind of case where we should use this title in order to influence society, said Poran.Elusive war goalsThe war erupted on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas carried out a surprise cross-border attack, killing about 1,200 people in southern Israel and taking 251 others hostage.Throughout the war, Netanyahu has set two major goals: destroying Hamas and bringing home the hostages.Israels offensive has reduced much of Gaza to rubble and killed more than 51,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials, who dont differentiate between civilians and combatants.While Israel has come under heavy international criticism over the devastation in Gaza, the domestic opposition to the conflict reflects a widespread belief that Netanyahus war goals are not realistic. Nearly 70% of Israelis now say bringing home the hostages is the most important goal of the war, up from just over 50% in January 2024, according to a study conducted by the Jerusalem think tank Israel Democracy Institute. Nearly 60% of respondents said Netanyahus two goals cannot be realized together.The survey interviewed nearly 750 people and had a margin of error of 3.6 percentage points.Netanyahus opponents have also accused him of resuming the war to pander to his hardline coalition partners, who have threatened to topple the government if he ends the fighting. Steering clear of politicsMany people were surprised by the militarys snap decision to dismiss air force reservists who signed the protest letter.The army, which is mandatory for most Jewish men, has long served as a melting pot and unifying force among Israels Jewish majority. Many key units rely heavily on reservists, who often to serve well into their 40s.In a statement, the military said it should be above all political dispute.As the protest movement has grown, a military official said the army is taking the letters very seriously.He said it joins a list of challenges to calling up reservists and that the army is working to support them. A growing number of reservists have stopped reporting for duty, citing exhaustion, family reasons, and the financial burden of missing work.Any civilian can have his opinions. The problems come when people use the army as a tool promoting their opinions, whatever they may be, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity under military guidelines. The armys dilemmaEran Duvdevani, who organized a letter signed by 2,500 former paratroopers, told the AP that the army faces a dilemma.If it will keep on releasing from service the pilots, what about all the others who signed the letters? Will they be discharged from service as well? he said.He said he organized the letter to show the pilots are not alone. Their concern over the wars direction is a widespread opinion, and you have to take it into consideration.Although only a few hundred of the signatories are still actively serving, the Israeli military has been stretched by 18 months of fighting and isnt in any position to be turning away anyone from reserve duty. Many Israelis are also furious that as reservists repeatedly get called up for action, the government continues to grant military exemptions to Netanyahus ultra-Orthodox governing partners.The number of Israelis continuing to report for reserve duty has dropped so low that the military has taken to social media to try to recruit people to keep serving.Protest letters illuminate widespread divisionsEran Halperin, an expert in social psychology at Jerusalems Hebrew University, called the letters the most important indication of the erosion of the ethos in this particular war.Though the war enjoyed widespread support at the outset, doubts have grown as so many hostages continue to languish in captivity and the Israeli death toll mounts. Nearly 850 soldiers have been killed since the war started.Its very, very difficult to maintain and manage a war in such violent conflict when there are such deep disagreements about the main questions pertaining to the war, Halperin said.In recent days, Netanyahus office has published a flurry of messages touting meetings with families of the hostages, stressing he is doing everything he can to hasten their return.On Tuesday, he and his defense minister toured northern Gaza, where Netanyahu praised the amazing reservists doing marvelous work.Netanyahus office released videos of him marching through the sandy dunes surrounded by dozens of soldiers.We are fighting for our existence, he said. We are fighting for our future. MELANIE LIDMAN Lidman is an Associated Press reporter based in Tel Aviv, Israel. RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

University of California, Berkeley alumna Bethany Schoenfeld demonstrates against the Trump administration at her alma mater as part of a Day of Action for Higher Ed on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)2025-04-18T04:04:29Z WASHINGTON (AP) First the nations top law firms. Then its premier universities. Now, President Donald Trump is leaning on the advocacy groups that underpin U.S. civil society.Trump said Thursday that the administration is looking at the tax-exempt status not just of Harvard, but environmental groups and specifically the ethics watchdog organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW. It could be a devastating financial blow to the nonprofit organizations and his perceived political foes.The presidents remarks, during an event at the White House, began to confirm what advocacy groups have been quietly warning: Trumps campaign of retribution is coming next for them.Its supposed to be a charitable organization, Trump said about CREW, in particular. The only charity they had is going after Donald Trump. So were looking at that. Were looking at a lot of things. Trump and his team have been working their way through the nations institutions, threatening to chisel away at the independence and autonomy of the law firms, college campuses and now advocacy groups or putting them at risk of losing their federal funds or professional livelihood. Its all coming quickly, not yet 100 days into the new administration, and in ways historically unheard of in this country for their speed and scope. And its sending shock waves reverberating throughout the American system. Its a sad day in this country when organizations that provide critical services to their communities are under attack from their government, said Cole Leiter, executive director of the advocacy group Americans Against Government Censorship. No administration, Republican or Democratic, should be able to weaponize the weight of the government against their political enemies. The list of organizations growsOn their own, Trumps actions are an almost daily list of executive pronouncements from the White House. The Trump administration has issued orders against the law firms that had cases or attorneys perceived to be against him, and it has made demands of the universities over their rules around campus activism.Thursday brought potentially more to the stack: Trump singled out CREW, the watchdog group whose founder, Norm Eisen, played a pivotal role in Trumps first impeachment, and the environmental groups that largely stand at odds with his drill baby drill agenda.Tax exempt status I mean, its a privilege. Its really a privilege, and its been abused by a lot more than Harvard, Trump said. Well be making some statements. Its a big deal. But taken together, the executive orders and actions and memos are making one thing clear: The Trump administration is eager to test new ways to flex executive power, and dare the courts and Congress to intervene. And theres more expected to come.Environmental, immigration and civil society advocacy groups have been bracing for potential threats to their tax-exempt status, according to a person familiar with the situation and granted anonymity to discuss it. The person said some expect Trump might start taking action against the environmental groups on Earth Day, which is Tuesday. These are the largely nonprofit organizations and groups, many based in Washington, advocating for various communities, constituencies and causes.Kieran Suckling, executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity, said environmental groups have heard that the Trump administration is preparing executive orders targeting the tax status of environmental groups that work on climate change, as well as that of any foundations that fund their work.Trump is marshaling all the power of government to punish his perceived enemies, Suckling said. Weve got a crack legal team and will have him in court within 24 hours. Were ready and waiting for him to come at us.CREW has examined Trumps affairs for yearsCREW has been a leading ethics group in Washington, with Trump long the subject of its probes. Ahead of the 2024 election, the group was part of the legal effort to disqualify Trump from regaining the White House under the 14th Amendment, in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol. More recently, CREW sued over the firing of federal workers by Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency. For more than 20 years, CREW has exposed government corruption from politicians of both parties who violate the public trust and has worked to promote an ethical, transparent government, said Jordan Libowitz, the organizations vice president.Trumps attacks on civil society have created a climate that is potentially chilling for the organizations in question but they have had mixed results.Five of the major law firms and Trump reached a deal in which they agreed to provide a combined hundreds of millions of dollars in pro bono counsel to causes the administration says it supports. The firms are trying to avoid various sanctions, including terminated federal contracts, federal employment investigations over diversity hiring and others. While Columbia University agreed to the Trump administrations demands to overhaul its rules for public protests rather than risk billions of dollars in lost federal funds, Harvard rebuffed the administration and now faces a $2 billion federal funding freeze and the threat to its tax-exempt status.The tax-exempt status allows nonprofit organizations to receive donations that are crucial to their financial bottom line. Changing that could, in some situations, lead to calamity.Good governance groups are the heart of a healthy democracy, Libowitz said. We will continue to do our work to ensure Americans have an ethical and accountable government.___Associated Press writers Matthew Daly and Tammy Webber in Fenton, Michigan, contributed to this report.

LaLiga will join the Premier League in having five teams in the Champions League next season after it secured the second of the extra places.

Ange Postecoglou told his critics they will "have to put up with me for just a little bit longer" after Tottenham Hotspur sealed a UEFA Europa League semifinal spot with a 1-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.

U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts, right, and Chris Coons are interviewed by the Associated Press in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)2025-04-18T03:19:46Z TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) Republican and Democratic lawmakers made their first trip to Taiwan under the new Trump administration a bipartisan one, aiming to show both Taiwan and China that U.S. support for Taiwans defense remains broad, despite the harsh words and harsh tariffs President Donald Trump has had for the Taiwanese.Taiwans leaders so far in this weeks trip by two Republican and one Democratic senators are messaging back just as hard, assuring the Republican U.S. administration that they have taken in Trumps complaints and are acting on them. Many Asia-Pacific nations are eschewing the retaliatory criticism and tariffs of some of the U.S.'s European allies after Trump earlier this month slapped broad tariffs on many countries around the world, including a 32% one for Taiwan.Despite that hit, conversations in Taiwan this week were optimistic and forward-looking, Democratic Sen. Chris Coons said in Taipei. And Im optimistic that were going to see a strong next chapter in U.S.-Taiwan relations. That includes assurances from the Taiwanese that they are working fast to strike new trade and investment deals that suit the Trump administration, on top of the advanced-semiconductor giants $100 billion investment this year alone in chip production in the U.S.. Taking all the lessons from Ukraine in its defense against Russia and criticism from Trump, Taiwan also says it is investing fast to make their military stronger, nimbler and less dependent on the U.S., as the islands strongest deterrent against China, the U.S. lawmakers said. That includes seeking investment with Americans on drone warfare. Sens. Pete Ricketts and Coons, the ranking Republican and Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committees East Asia subcommittee, spoke ahead of scheduled talks Friday with President Lai Ching-te, Defense Minister Wellington Koo and national security adviser Joseph Wu. Republican Sen. Ted Budd also is on the trip. The mission comes at a time that an economy-shaking trade war between the U.S. and China has some warning that China could strike out at Taiwan, a self-governed island with a vibrant democracy and the worlds top production of the most advanced semiconductors. China claims Taiwan as its territory, to be retaken by force if necessary. Trump has repeatedly accused Taiwan of stealing the United States computer chip industry. His criticism of Taiwan, and his insistence last year that Taiwan should pay us for its defense, have heightened concern that the U.S., Taiwans strongest military partner, might decide not to get too involved if China were ever to attack Taiwan.The 32% tariffs on Taiwan included in Trumps sweeping new tariffs on trade partners this month surprised many Taiwanese, who thought that their government had shown itself a true ally to Washington.Look past the rhetoric and look at the action, Ricketts said, repeating a watchword of the Republicans on Trumps statements. After saying he was in no rush to finish trade deals, the president said he thought he could wrap up talks over the next three or four weeks. Ricketts cited the priority that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has placed on helping the Asia-Pacific secure itself against China. That included making the region one of the first he visited in office, Ricketts said.Ricketts said Taiwans leaders already had reached out to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for negotiations, moving quickly in the 90-day pause that Trump announced before the United States starts enforcing the new tariffs on most countries. Lai, Taiwans president, has pledged to increase Taiwans military spending to 3% of its gross domestic product, up from about 2.5%, bringing it up to nearly a fifth of its overall budget. Taiwan also is talking to Americans about partnerships in producing drones, part of taking a lesson from Ukraine in its defense against Russia in emphasizing fleet fighting forces working with portable Stingers, lawmakers said.Taiwans own defense industry is also producing advanced weapons from submarines to small arms and anti-air missiles. Of course, there is the possibility that Xi Jinping would decide that this is the right time for the Chinese Communist Party to take aggressive action, Coons said of the Chinese president.I think its exactly the wrong thing for them to do, Coons said. I think they would find a forceful and united response.___Knickmeyer reported from Washington. ELLEN KNICKMEYER Knickmeyer covers foreign policy and national security for The Associated Press. She is based in Washington, D.C. twitter SIMINA MISTREANU Mistreanu is a Greater China reporter for The Associated Press, based in Taipei, Taiwan. She has reported on China since 2015. twitter mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

An impromptu memorial shared online brings students bearing flowers near the center of the Florida State campus in sight of the Student Union building, Tallahassee, Fla., Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)2025-04-18T04:42:19Z TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) When a 20-year-old opened fire at Florida State University, terrified students barricaded doors and fled across campus, abandoning chemistry notes and even shoes, in a shooting that investigators said killed two men and wounded at least six others.By early Friday, memorials of candles and flowers dotted the campus and a school-wide vigil had been scheduled as students and faculty tried to start healing from the previous days shooting, which sent shockwaves of fear across the campus.I heard some gunshots and then, you know, just blacked out after, said Carolina Sena, a 21-year-old accounting student who was inside the student union when the shooting started. Everyone was crying and just panicking. We were trying to barricade ourselves in a little corner in the basement, trying to protect ourselves as much as we could. The shooter, identified by police as Phoenix Ikner, is believed to be a Florida State student and the son of a sheriffs deputy who opened fire with his mothers former service weapon, investigators said. Authorities have not yet revealed a motive for the shooting, which began around lunchtime Thursday just outside the student union. Officers quickly arrived and shot and wounded the gunman after he refused to comply with commands, said Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell.The two men who were killed were not students, said Florida State University Police Chief Jason Trumbower, adding that he would not release additional information about the victims. The shooter obtained access to a weapon that belongs to his mother, who has been with the sheriffs office for over 18 years and has been a model employee, said Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil. Police said they believed Ikner shot the victims using his mothers former service handgun, which she had kept for personal use after the force upgraded to new weapons. Five people who were wounded were struck by gunfire, while a sixth was hurt while trying to run away, Revell said in a statement Thursday night. They were all in fair condition, a spokesperson for Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said.The shooter was a long-standing member of the sheriffs offices youth advisory council, the sheriff said.He has been steeped in the Leon County Sheriffs Office family, engaged in a number of training programs that we have, McNeil said. So its not a surprise to us that he had access to weapons.As of Thursday night, Ikner was in the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to Revell.Witness says the suspects shotgun jammedAmbulances, fire trucks and patrol vehicles from multiple law enforcement agencies raced toward the campus just west of Floridas capital after the university issued an active shooter alert. Aidan Stickney, a 21-year-old studying business management, was running late to class when he said he saw a man get out of a car with a shotgun and aim at another man in a white polo shirt.The gun jammed, Stickney said, and the shooter rushed back to his car and emerged with a handgun, opening fire on a woman. Stickney ran, warning others as he called 911. I got lucky today. I really did. I really, really did, he said.Trumbower said investigators have no evidence that anyone was shot with the shotgun. Shots sent students scatteringHolden Mendez, a 20-year-old student studying political science and international affairs, said he had just left the student union when he heard a series of shots. He ran into a nearby campus building, where he said his previous emergency response training kicked in.There was a lot of fear. There was a lot of panic. There was a lot of misinformation that was being spread around. I was doing my best to kind of combat that, he said. I told people, Take a deep breath. This building is secure. Everything is going to be ok.Andres Perez, 20, was in a classroom near the student union when the alarm sounded for a lockdown. He said his classmates began moving desks in front of the door and police officers came to escort them out.I always hang out in the student union, Perez said. So the second I found out that the threat was there, my heart sank and I was scared. Shooting shocks campus and the nationPresident Donald Trump said from the Oval Office that he had been fully briefed on the shooting. Its a horrible thing. Its horrible that things like this take place, he said. But Trump also suggested that he would not be advocating for any new gun legislation, saying, The gun doesnt do the shooting, the people do.University President Richard McCullough said he was heartbroken by the violence. Our hearts go out to our students and the victims of this terrible tragedy, he said. Another shooting a decade ago at Florida State Florida State is one of Floridas 12 public universities, with its main campus in Tallahassee. About 44,000 students are enrolled in the university, per the schools 2024 fact sheet.In 2014, the main library was the site of a shooting that wounded three people. Officers shot and killed the gunman, 31-year-old Myron May. The university canceled classes for the rest of the week and canceled home athletic events through Sunday.___Fischer reported from Fort Lauderdale. Associated Press reporters Stephany Matat in West Palm Beach, Curt Anderson in St. Petersburg, Michael Schneider in Orlando, Mike Balsamo in New York, Eric Tucker and Christopher Megerian in Washington, John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, and Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed to this report. KATE PAYNE Payne writes about state government and education and is based in Tallahassee, FL. She is a Report for America corps member. twitter mailto

Alex Ovechkin scored his 44th goal of the season to move his all-time record total to 897 on Thursday in the Capitals' 5-2 loss to the Penguins in the regular-season finale.