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TOKYO: Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the director of a government innovation programme said on Thursday (Jul 3). Earlier this week, the country pledged to work with the United States, India and Australia to ensure a stable supply of critical minerals, as concern grows over China’s dominance in resources vital to new technologies. Rare earths – 17 metals difficult to extract from the Earth’s crust – are used in everything from electric vehicles to hard drives, wind turbines and missiles. China accounts for almost…

Employers across the U.S. added 147,000 jobs in June, with the labor market remaining resilient despite slowing economic growth this year.The numbersJob growth was stronger than expected in June. Payroll gains sailed past the 115,000 predicted by economists polled by financial data firm FactSet.The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1% from 4.2% in May, the lowest since February. The rate came in below economists’ forecast of 4.3%, according to FactSet. Mary Cunningham Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. Before joining the business and finance vertical, she worked at “60 Minutes,” CBSNews.com and CBS News 24/7 as part of the…

Nvidia and AMD 8GB GPUs sales numbers are low at a German retailerThe Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti and AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB models have sold significantly higherIt’s a strong indication that gamers prefer GPUs with more VRAMWe’re now deep into Nvidia and AMD’s new GPU launches, with the former recently releasing the new low-end RTX 5050 8GB GPU. However, one retailer has made it alarmingly clear that consumers are looking elsewhere for gaming GPUs.As reported by Wccftech, a German retailer, Mindfactory, has a low number of units sold on Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti (8GB) and the AMD Radeon…

ESPARTO, Calif. — Seven people were missing Wednesday following an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in rural Northern California that caused a massive fire and forced evacuations, authorities said.Emergency crews and investigators were working with the property’s owner and monitoring the area using drones to find the individuals, said the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.It was not immediately clear if those missing worked at the warehouse or lived nearby.People were urged to avoid the area for several days following the Tuesday night blast, which set off a barrage of fireworks and caused a huge blaze that led to…

Via Google Maps. Temporary Closures On Monday, community journalism organization Canopy Atlanta was the first to report the sudden closure of Bankhead Seafood in Grove Park. Bankhead Seafood reopened nearly seven years after rappers T.I. and Michael “Killer Mike” Render announced in 2018 that they were taking over the legendary restaurant founded by the late Helen Harden. Bankhead Seafood now includes a rooftop patio. According to a statement provided to AJC/UATL senior editor Mike Jordan, ownership decided to temporarily close at the end of June to shore up operations at the restaurant, including updating the menu. Bankhead Seafood could reopen…

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Longhorns were up 20-10 against Arkansas in a hostile environment and got the ball back with just under seven minutes left in the game. They wanted to rely on the running game to end the game last season. FILE – Texas running back CJ Baxter (4) tosses a football during warmups before an NCAA college football game against Alabama, Sept. 9, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) Texas ran the ball on nine of 11 plays before running out the clock enough to take a knee and seal the victory. That’s the Longhorns running…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has made a surprise appearance alongside Sir Keir Starmer, one day after she was seen crying at Prime Minister’s Questions.Helping to unveil the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS, she was smiling and embraced the prime minister as they jointly set out the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS. The pound plummeted and government borrowing costs rose after the incident in Parliament on Wednesday, when Sir Keir initially failed to guarantee that Reeves would keep her job.The fall was partially reversed after Sir Keir insisted he was “in lockstep” with his chancellor, who he said would be…

Starting pitcher Frankie Montas sparked concerns among New York Mets fans when he surrendered six runs on seven hits over four innings of work in this past Sunday’s 12-1 blowout loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Montas believes he and the Mets know what went wrong on that afternoon. MLB insider Andy Martino of SNY revealed on Wednesday that Montas admitted he was tipping his pitches in his regular-season debut versus the Atlanta Braves on June 24 and against the Pirates. Montas, who previously missed time because of a high-grade lat strain he suffered during spring training, gave the Mets five scoreless innings…

Like many people, I’ve played the lottery casually for years—sometimes picking numbers at random, sometimes choosing birthdays or repeating old combinations. But despite the countless tickets I’ve purchased, I’ve rarely won anything beyond a few dollars. Eventually, I started wondering if there was a smarter way to play. That’s when I came across multiple Lottery Defeater reviews that caught my attention. People were talking about consistently improving their win rate—not just by luck, but through a logical system. After some digging, I found out that Lottery Defeater is a number prediction software created by Jared Wilson, and it’s built on…

All 15 people who were on a skydiving aircraft were being treated for injuries after the small plane crashed at Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, New Jersey, on Wednesday, according to a hospital spokesperson.Wendy Marano, of Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., said three were transported to Cooper’s trauma center, eight were treated in Cooper’s emergency department with less serious injuries, and four who had minor injuries were brought to a waiting room to be reunited with their families.Just before 5:30 p.m., crews were dispatched for a downed aircraft at the airport on North Tuckahoe Road, said Andrew Halter, who…