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China Tightens Its Hold on Minerals Needed to Make Computer Chips

Already the dominant producer of rare minerals, Beijing is using export restrictions and its power over state-owned companies to further control access.

Business - The New York Times - October 28

U.S. strikes Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen

U.S. B-2 bombers and other aircraft struck five underground Houthi weapons storage locations in parts of Yemen that the Iranian-backed rebel group controls, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said ...

Michigan facility offers new approach to postpartum care

About one in eight new mothers suffers from postpartum depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, many health insurance plans don't come close to providing ...

Burkert expands presence in India with new facility in Pune

World - Yahoo News - October 18

At least 5 dead in 'terrorist attack' on aerospace facility in Turkey, officials say

Turkey's interior minister reported deaths and injuries after a "terrorist attack" at Turkish Aerospace Industries facilities in the capital Ankara on Wednesday.

Terrorist Attack Hits Major Defense Facility in Turkey

Several people were killed in a suspected terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries’ headquarters near the country’s capital, according to Turkish authorities.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

A look at safety measures taken at ballot printing facility

Runbeck Election Services shows how they securely print ballots for voters in nine states, including the battleground state of Arizona. For the general election, they'll print about 35 million ...

A behind the scenes look at an Arizona ballot printing facility

The Runbeck Election Services facility in Phoenix will print about 35 million ballots for nine states for the November general election. Kris Van Cleave got an inside look at the facility's ...

Inside a secure Arizona facility printing election ballots

The Runbeck Election Services facility in Phoenix will print about 35 million ballots for eight states this election.

Tom Brady Hits The Ice At Devils Practice Facility

NFL legend Tom Brady joined Tie Domi on the ice at the New Jersey Devils practice facility in Newark, New Jersey.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2

43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility

Forty-three rhesus monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in South Carolina Wednesday after a caretaker accidentally left a door unsecured, the company's CEO told CBS News. ...

ASML pours vinegar on investors’ chips banquet

Purveyor of chipmaking equipment warns of cooling demand, but it’s not just customers spoiling the feast

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Wolfspeed and ZF put German chip factory on ice

World - Yahoo News - October 23

China struggles to break US chip design ‘chokehold’

Beijing pushes for bigger share of crucial electronic design automation market

World - Financial Times - October 24

Samsung Sees Progress in Memory Chips for AI After Delays

The South Korean tech giant reported better-than-expected net profit but earnings in its core semiconductor business shrank sharply.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

TSMC Pauses Chip Shipments to Chinese Customers

The Taiwanese chip giant will halt shipments to Chinese companies after some of its most advanced chips ended up with Huawei.

Business - The New York Times - 15 hours ago

Inside the murky new AI chip economy

The growth of loans secured by Nvidia’s GPUs is a note for caution

World - Financial Times - 8 hours ago

Israel Assures U.S. It Will Not Strike Iran's Oil and Nuclear Facilities, Officials Say

The U.S. has sought to contain Israel’s planned counterattack on Tehran, hoping to head off a wider war in the Middle East.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 14

Oil prices drop over 4% after report Israel won’t target Iran’s oil facilities

Oil futures dropped by more than 4% on Tuesday, with U.S. and global benchmark prices settling at their lowest in about two weeks after a report that Israel will not attack key oil facilities in Iran.

Business - MarketWatch - October 15

US hits Houthis with precision strikes on weapon facilities in Yemen

The U.S. announced late Wednesday that it had conducted multiple strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebel group, targeting its underground bunkers with stealth bombers. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Stellantis to shutter and sell large testing facility amid cost-cutting efforts

Stellantis' Arizona Proving Grounds covers 4,000 acres between Phoenix and Las Vegas in Yucca, Arizona.

Business - CNBC - October 18

Stellantis to sell, shutter large testing facility amid cost-cutting efforts

DETROIT — Automaker Stellantis plans to shutter and sell its large vehicle proving grounds in Arizona at the end of this year, CNBC has learned.

Navy fires top commanders of ship repair facility in Japan

The Navy over the weekend fired both the commanding and executive officers of a U.S. naval ship repair facility in Yokosuka, Japan, citing "a loss of confidence in their ability to command," ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Crew of SpaceX Dragon capsule taken to medical facility after return to Earth

NASA says three NASA astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut were taken to a medical facility for additional evaluation after splashing down to Earth Friday morning in the SpaceX Dragon Capsule. ...

Israel’s attack on Iran spares oil, nuclear facilities and probably markets too

Israel launched air strikes against military targets in Iran on Saturday in its long anticipated retaliation for an Iranian missile attack on October 1st, but avoided hitting energy infrastructure ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 26

Oil prices drop over 6% after Israeli airstrikes spare Iran’s oil facilities

Oil futures fell sharply Monday, with U.S. and global benchmark crude posting the largest one-day percentage decline in over two years after widely anticipated Israeli airstrikes against Iran did ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

Oil tumbles after Israel refrains from attacking Iran’s refining facilities

Brent crude drops more than 6% as Tehran gives measured response to strikes

World - Financial Times - October 28

Israel Strikes Syria for Second Day, Targeting Hezbollah Weapons Facilities

The military said the attacks were meant to reduce the transfer of weapons and intelligence from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah, the armed group in Lebanon.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

40 monkeys escape research facility, police warn locals to lock their doors

A police search is underway after 40 monkeys escaped from an Alpha Genesis research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina on Wednesday night.

Residents warned after 43 monkeys escape research facility

Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.

Forty-three monkeys at large in South Carolina after escaping research facility

Residents advised to keep doors and windows locked as police use thermal imaging cameras to search for animals. These monkeys went bananas: 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Last N.I.H. Chimps to Move Out of New Mexico Facility

The retired research chimpanzees, which had previously been deemed too frail to move, will be relocated to a Louisiana sanctuary.

Science - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Woman, 103, injured after buck breaks into Michigan assisted living facility

A 103-year-old woman is recovering after a buck broke into the assisted living facility she's living in.

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