In 2022, GNN reported that Britain’s Royal Mint began using a patented new chemical reaction to recover and reuse the gold, and other metals, within old circuit boards. Now, a large processing plant for recovering this gold is fully operational and boasts the capacity to break down 4,000 metric tons of…
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Happy Birthday to Sam Elliott, who turns 80 today. The actor’s lanky physique, thick handlebar mustache, and deep, resonant West Texas drawl have led to frequent roles as cowboys and ranchers, like Virgil Earp (co-starring with Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer) in Tombstone. After being nominated for two Emmy Awards and…
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In one of the poorest countries in the world, an American entrepreneur is empowering women and girls to stay in school and become household earners. Employing women as seamstresses with a generous benefits package to sew school uniforms—one of the highest financial barriers to entry into the school system—two generations of…
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American billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg has announced that a series of grants worth $600 million will be presented to five historically Black colleges and universities. The donations are being channeled specifically to the universities’ medical colleges, and Mr. Bloomberg’s philanthropic organization said it hopes they will sprout greater representation in the…
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It’s one of the best things an archaeologist can hope to find: a hoard of gold coins. One was dug up recently in a terracotta pot, meaning that, if one sustains the pun, they found a pot of gold. They didn’t find it at the end of a rainbow, however, but…
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A story coming from Maryland celebrates the depths of a young girl’s talents, as a 12-year-old fishing enthusiast received honors from the state. Dubbed the “black belt of angling” Lucy Moore was awarded the Master Angler Award after a year of chasing rare catches with her dad. Moore has been interested…
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40 years ago today, Nawal El Moutawakel, the Amazigh-Moroccan athlete, became the first Moroccan, and the first woman from a Muslim nation to win Olympic gold when she finished top in the 400-meter hurdle event. A member of the IOC, and Minister of Sport for Morocco, she was a pioneer for…
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