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2024 • </span></time>President-elect Donald Trump taps WWE executive Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education, sparking questions about her qualifications and Trump's promise to close the agency. Republicans accuse FEMA of political bias in disaster response as its chief testifies before Congress amid a funding request for the agency. Dissatisfaction with Elon Musk's platform X fuels the rise of Bluesky as a social media alternative. 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In Hong Kong, pro-democracy activists are sentenced under a sweeping national security law. 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President Biden pushes his climate agenda at the G20 summit in Brazil, seeking to solidify U.S. leadership as allies prepare for President-elect Trump's return. 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The team behind the effort is hoping to find an assortment of minerals some of which are essential to green energy technologies. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Willem Marx </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Willem Marx </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info"> <h3 class="episode-date"> <time datetime="2024-11-17"><span class="date">November 17, 2024</span></time> </h3> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/11/17/1213718585/minings-new-frontier">Mining's New Frontier</a></h2> <p class="teaser"> <time datetime="2024-11-17"><span class="date">November 17, 2024 • </span></time>Deep, deep down on the floor of the world's oceans, rare and precious minerals exist in abundance. Mining companies have long had their eyes on this treasure but haven't had the technology to access it. 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