Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked Republicans’ 13th attempt to reopen the government after having nearly a week to mull their options — and with a series of pressure-point deadlines rapidly closing in. On the 28th day of the shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., tried to advance the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) and was again foiled by Senate Minority ...

Senate Republicans offered a rare rebuke against President Donald Trump and his trade strategy on Tuesday, despite still remaining largely in lockstep amid the ongoing government shutdown. A handful of Senate Republicans joined Senate Democrats to end Trump’s use of emergency powers to implement steep, 50% tariffs on Brazil. While the resolution, led by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., advanced from ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., questioned the validity of pardons granted by former President Joe Biden after the release of a high-profile report by the House Oversight Committee. ‘It sounds like a terrible novel or something, but this is reality,’ Johnson said in response to the House GOP’s allegations that Biden’s inner circle conspired to hide signs of mental decline ...

As President Donald Trump floats the idea of meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the question in Washington and Seoul is whether there could be any real substance left in a summit that once dominated global headlines. For Trump, the answer may lie less in new breakthroughs and more in reviving an old diplomatic gamble: the belief that ...

President Donald Trump spoke to the press while en route to South Korea on Tuesday aboard Air Force One and made remarks about his authority to deploy U.S. military forces domestically — something that will likely draw legal and political concerns. Trump was traveling to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), where he is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi ...

CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) (‘CoTec’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce the purchase of its first commercial scale multi-gravity-separator (‘MGS’) from Salter Cyclone Limited (‘Salter’). The MGS provides a highly effective ‘recovery and upgrading of mineral values’ contained in fine and ultra-fine particles. It is unique in enabling the production of high-grade concentrates at high recovery from low-grade tailings ...

Atlas Metals (LON: AMG), the natural resources and energy company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Strand Hanson Limited (‘Strand Hanson‘) as Financial Adviser and Sponsor in connection with the proposed acquisition of Universal Pozzolanic Silica Alumina Ltd (‘UPSA‘) (the ‘Transaction‘). The Transaction constitutes a reverse takeover pursuant to the listing rules of the Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA‘) and ...

Copper prices edged closer to record highs this week, driven by renewed optimism over an impending trade accord between the US and China and concerns about tightening global supply as major producers face output disruptions. On the London Metal Exchange (LME), copper traded around US$11,029 a ton on Tuesday (October 28) roughly US$80 below the all-time high of US$11,104.50 set ...

Newmont (NYSE:NEM,ASX:NEM) announced that its Ahafo North project in Afrisipakrom, Ghana, has officially entered commercial production, following the site’s first gold pour last month. Located about 50 kilometers from Newmont’s existing Ahafo South operation, the Ahafo North mine is expected to produce approximately 50,000 ounces of gold by the end of 2025 before ramping up through 2026 to reach full ...

80 Mile PLC (’80M’ or the ‘Company’), the AIM, FSE, and OTC listed exploration and development company, is proud to announce a series of major commercial developments at its Ferrandina biofuels facility in southern Italy, (‘Ferrandina’) underscoring the strong and growing demand for sustainable aviation fuel (‘SAF’), hydrotreated vegetable oil (‘HVO’), and biodiesel across Europe. 80M Assumes 100% Ownership of ...