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China’s new export restrictions on rare earth minerals and lithium-ion batteries boost shares of MP Materials and other miners.

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But after the storm, Selective Insurance, working in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, only offered Quinn about $90,000, saying the damage was due to earth movement, which was not covered.

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They have crashed back to earth with such staggering force that the only thing left of their championship aspirations is a smoldering crater in the ground.

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Overwhelmed by these exotic sights, this visitor completely overlooked the presence of small, shrew-like mammals—the very creatures whose descendants would, eventually, inherit the earth.

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A medieval observer described the Arab world during its golden age: “Everything produced from the earth is there. Carts carry countless goods to markets, where everything is available and cheap.”

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