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US companies are cutting reliance on China for critical minerals

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EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Tucked inside a New Hampshire office park, a small refinery zaps mining waste with electricity to tease out critical minerals needed for key U.S. weapons systems, including missiles used in the Iran war. It can play a part in helping America break the chokehold China has on processing critical minerals, but it will take up to a year and a half to build a new factory as the Trump administration pushes to expand domestic production. The company, Phoenix Tailings, recently got a $500 million loan from the Pentagon to ramp up its work, after starting out eight years ...

Former mayor to fill McDonald council seat

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McDONALD — Village council has named former mayor Glen “Marty” Puckett to fill an open seat on council. Council met for less than five minutes at a special meeting Monday where they voted 5-0 naming Puckett to the seat. Former councilman Don Smith stepped down as he and his family are moving to Florida. Council President Sean Schmidt said council selected Puckett for his experience and knowledge of the village because he served on council before being elected mayor. “His experience serving the village in the past and his availability to serve on council is what we need at ...

Family mission to give out backpacks

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BACKPACK GIVEAWAY: The Warren Family Mission, 155 Tod Ave. NW, Warren, will have a backpack and school supply distribution Friday for children in grades kindergarten to 12th grade. Registration is at noon and distribution begins at 1 p.m. The mission will give away 350 backpacks filled with school supplies to children in the community. Parents need to bring parent/ guardian photo ID and a birth certificate for each child. Supplies are limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be free pizza and ice cream available. SPARTAN CHALLENGE: McDonald ...

Trumbull elections board participating in poll worker recruitment

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WARREN — The Trumbull County Board of Elections will join the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in recognizing Aug. 11 as National Poll Worker Recruitment Day and is seeking county residents to assist with in-person voting. Stephanie Penrose, the board’s director, said: “This National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, we encourage you to make a difference in our community by signing up to be a poll worker. We are asking for your help. Signing up to be a poll worker gives you an opportunity not only to see how elections are run, but to join your friends, neighbors and coworkers to ...

GOP holdouts say they will back Blanche’s attorney general nomination

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation to lead the Justice Department said Monday that they will support his nomination, ending an impasse over plans to create a fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump. The endorsement from GOP Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis paves the way for the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance Blanche’s nomination on Tuesday after the Justice Department and lawmakers reached a deal to formally rescind the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” proposed to ...

Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal and urges a halt to strikes

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JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) — The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement, in part to discuss a new disarmament deal the board had reached with the militant Hamas group. Nikolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza, held “constructive and detailed” talks with Netanyahu and his team, the Board of Peace said in a statement. “The goal is clear and is not in question: the complete decommissioning of weapons in the Strip and the transition away from rule by the gun to ...