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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains. |
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New algorithm could help identify COVID-19 outbreaks in neighbourhoods using wastewater data
TORONTO -- Many municipalities across Canada have relied on analyzing wastewater as an early warning system for a rise in COVID-19 cases. Now, a Canadian-led team of researchers have developed a new algorithm that can use wastewater data to pinpoint which neighbourhoods a COVID-19 outbreak has taken place.

‘Exciting’ prizes planned to spur COVID vaccinations
Gov. Steve Sisolak is expected to announce within days that Nevada will join a growing number of states in offering “exciting” prizes to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19.

Op-ed: It's not just anti-vaxxers. Here's what the FDA can do to get more shots in arms.
Persistent COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy means that President Joe Biden’s goal of 70% of adults being administered at least one vaccine shot by July 4 will not happen.

A Perfect Storm of Worldwide Catastrophes Is Causing the Global Semiconductor Shortage
Whether you've gone shopping lately for a new car, a washing machine, a game console or any number of other items, you've probably discovered that the stuff you want is way more expensive than it used to be — and increasingly hard to find. The price tags on some high-end TVs, for example, have risen nearly 30 percent since this time last year, as Wired recently reported. New cars are in such short supply that the cost of used vehicles is skyrocketing, to the extent that the price of a Saturn, a brand that's been defunct for more than a decade, is up by more than 26 percent over last year, according to The Drive.
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