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Colorado congressmen risk environment for rare earth refinement

Rare earth metals used to manufacture magnets for electric vehicles, display screens for electronics, rechargeable batteries and smart bombs are almost entirely mined in China but that could soon change. U.S. Reps. Mike Coffman and Doug Lamborn are pushing hard to knock down the barriers of entry for rare earth production to return to the United States, where mines closed in the 1990s when China undercut global prices.

The no-chick party: GOP (still) on the hunt for ladies

The Republican party struggles to find women candidates and the Republican National Committee's special person in charge of lady-finding may be part of the...