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US Designates Helium as Critical Material Amid Global Supply Risks
The United States remains the world’s largest producer, but refining limits and overseas disruptions are adding pressure.
A student points at chiplets displayed on a semiconductor wafer at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering in Los Angeles, on May 21, 2026. Helium is used in semiconductor manufacturing.Etienne Laurent / AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
Reporter
10/24/2026|Updated: 10/24/2026
The U.S. federal government has added helium to its Critical Materials List under the Energy Act of 2020.
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced the designation on Friday, citing helium’s critical role in semiconductor manufacturing and other advanced technologies.
The designation makes helium supply a higher federal priority. It could make projects involving helium production and processing eligible for federal loans, grants, and other programs aimed at strengthening domestic supply chains.
Helium plays a critical role in the semiconductor industry, even though it isn’t part of the finished chip. Instead, manufacturers use it during production to control temperatures and create the precise conditions needed to reliably make the most sophisticated chips at scale.
It is also used in medical imaging, aerospace, fiber-optic manufacturing, and some quantum-computing systems.
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THE EPOCH TIMES
French Protests Turn Violent Again, but Massive Police Deployment Keeps Looting in Check
Nearly 1,000 arrests and clashes took place in a dozen cities, but a 70,000-strong police deployment prevented a repeat of the looting that marked Oct. 17.
French riot police stand guard near Porte de Vincennes during a protest in Paris on Oct. 24, 2026, amid nationwide far-left demonstrations over rising living costs and education funding cuts. Etienne Fauchaire / The Epoch Times
Etienne Fauchaire
10/24/2026|Updated: 10/24/2026
PARIS—Clashes broke out at the end of protest marches in Paris, Marseille, and a dozen other French cities on Saturday, with police making nearly 1,000 arrests, but the looting and destruction that marked the previous weekend were largely contained after the government deployed 70,000 police officers and gendarmes.
In Paris, masked individuals pelted police with projectiles and fireworks near the end point of the march, and officers responded with tear gas, stun grenades, and water cannons.
In Marseille, protesters set fire to garbage bins and hurled rocks and bottles at security forces, and several stores, including two jewelry shops, were ransacked, police said.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told reporters on Saturday evening that the day “bears no comparison with last week,” when rioters looted thousands of shops across the country. He nonetheless pointed to a high level of violence in most of the marches.
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Townhall
Elon Musk Is Setting the Record Straight on the Russia-Ukraine War
Joe Chalfant X Follow @JoeChalfant | October 24, 2026 6:00 PM
AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File
Elon Musk, the main figure behind SpaceX, Tesla, and X, is attempting to set the record straight on Starlink’s use in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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Correct. Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be. Starshield, a different system, is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do is up to them. Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week. Starlink remains critical to the defense of Ukraine, as it is the only system that cannot be jammed or blown up, at least for now. Were Starlink to be turned off, the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately. This is NOT a threat, it is simply a statement of fact. Starlink was also crucial to preventing Russia from overrunning Ukraine in the early days of the war, as all other means of communication were destroyed or jammed by Russia. SpaceX has done more to defend Ukraine than any private company on Earth BY FAR. That said, I have nothing but UTTER CONTEMPT for the virtue-signaling evil warmongers who push for endless slaughter and offer no realistic solution to the conflict. May you burn in hell. End of story.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 24, 2026
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Exactly
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 24, 2026
Musk says that the recent throttling of Starlink in Ukraine was due to drone operators misusing the resource to conduct “offensive drone strikes” that struck deep into Russia and targeted their energy infrastructure in a move that violates their terms of service. Musk says a loophole in the system allowed for its misuse, and has now been closed. Ukrainian forces will now have to use Starshield, a separate system controlled by U.S. government officials, to conduct these strikes.
Musk also pushed back on criticism that his company was not doing enough to aid the defense of Ukraine.
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NEWSMAX
Trump: US Will Take Care of Cuba After Iran
By Michael Katz | Friday, 23 October 2026 09:30 PM EDT
President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States will "take care of Cuba" after its military operation against Iran ends.
Trump was at a rally in Fort Myers, Florida, that aired live on the free Newsmax2 streaming platform. He was touting the U.S. military's success in Venezuela and Iran when an audience member shouted, "What about Cuba?"
"Cuba.He wants to know what about Cuba. Give me a break. Give me a break," Trump said, chuckling. "Don't worry. We'll take care of Cuba on our way back from Iran.
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WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Netanyahu’s threat to invade West Bank would test America’s dwindling patience for Israeli conflict
By Timothy Nerozzi
Published October 24, 2026 5:00am ET
The murder of two Israeli soldiers in the West Bank is the jumping-off point for a large-scale invasion of the Palestinian territory, a move that would further test the nation’s fraying relationship with the United States.
In the wake of the soldiers’ deaths on Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is promising to search and seize Palestinian properties in a counterterrorism campaign “exactly like in Gaza.” President Donald Trump and his administration, already frustrated and fatigued by Israeli hostility in the region and the long-standing Gazan conflict, are unlikely to be thrilled by that announcement.
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RedState
Marco Rubio Tells Cubans: 'Now Is the Time,' and Trump Theory on US Ships Is Chef's Kiss
Becca Lower | 7:55 PM on October 23, 2026
AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
In the "strongest message" yet by the Trump administration about the authoritarian regime in Cuba, released on Friday evening, Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged the people of Cuba to rise up.
The message came via a new X post, in which Rubio basically said it's "now" or never.
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To those who seek to create positive change in Cuba - now is the time. The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity to create the change you desire through a discrete partnership with the CIA.
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) October 23, 2026
Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez (FL-28), the only member of Congress whose family was forced to flee the Castro family's iron grip on the island nation since the early 1950s, quickly hailed the news in his own post.
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Townhall
Ken Griffin Has a Warning for Americans: France Is the Left’s Dream, and Everyone Else's Nightmare
Dmitri Bolt X Follow @_bolt_dmitri | October 23, 2026 4:45 PM
AP Photo/Thibault Camus
Ken Griffin, the American hedge fund manager and investor, has a warning for Americans voting for the Left: Look at France. His warning pointed to a broader problem of progressivism, that France's riots are the result of a culture increasingly concerned with what people can take from others rather than what they can build themselves.
Earlier this week, Griffin pointed to France as a cautionary tale for young Americans, as the country confronts violent social unrest fueled by anger over the cost of living, despite publicly funded healthcare, a standard 35-hour workweek, and extensive redistribution. While many were quick to point to mass immigration, the culture of entitlement that pervades progressive economics deserves more of the blame. When every hardship becomes someone else’s obligation to fix, unmet expectations become a source of resentment, and the kind of unrest that has spread across the country over the course of the last week.
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Illegal Alien Convicted of Stealing Deceased Infant’s Identity to Get U.S. Passport
Scott McClallen | October 23, 2026 6:00 PM
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An illegal alien from Mexico with a significant U.S. criminal history was convicted on Oct. 16 for stealing the identity of a deceased U.S. citizen and fraudulently obtaining a U.S. passport.
In October 2024, a federal grand jury indicted Vidal Blanco-Blas, 62, for false statements in application and use of a United States Passport and aggravated identity theft. After a three-day trial and approximately two hours of deliberation, a jury convicted him on both counts.
According to evidence presented at trial, Blanco-Blas entered the U.S. over 40 years ago, using the stolen identity of a deceased U.S. citizen, Julio Cesar Torres — an infant who passed away in Mexico at approximately 3 months old. Once in the U.S., Blanco-Blas utilized the infant’s identity to illegally obtain a Social Security number, State of Texas driver’s license, voter registration card, and U.S. passport.
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“Exploiting the identity of a deceased American infant to sneak into the U.S and conceal a decades-long life of crime and fraud is an appalling act that undermines the integrity of our immigration system and erodes trust in our nation’s most vital security documents,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould. “Identity fraud of this magnitude endangers national security, and this office will aggressively pursue anyone who seeks to manipulate our systems or compromise the security of the United States.”
Blanco-Blas has a significant criminal history in the U.S. He was previously convicted and sentenced to 84 months for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, 120 months for possession of marijuana, and 21 months for possession with intent to distribute up to 30 kilograms of marijuana under his stolen identity.
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NEWSMAX
Melania Trump Brokers Ukraine-Russia Ceasefire, Adviser Breaks News on Newsmax
By Newsmax Wires | Friday, 23 October 2026 03:43 PM EDT
First lady Melania Trump has successfully negotiated a temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to allow humanitarian aid and civilian evacuations in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, her senior adviser, Marc Beckman, revealed for the first time Friday on Newsmax's "National Report."
Appearing live in the Newsmax studio, Beckman disclosed that representatives of both countries had signed the agreement just hours before his appearance, marking a significant humanitarian breakthrough in the nearly five-year war.
"Let me start by being very crystal clear: the first lady of the United States of America has successfully negotiated a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, localized in this region of Oleshky," Beckman told Newsmax.
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THE EPOCH TIMES
Netanyahu Says Israel Still Committed to Removing Iran’s Regime
The prime minister’s comments came after President Donald Trump endorsed the Israeli leader.
President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Palm Beach, Fla., on December 29, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
10/20/2026|Updated: 10/20/2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Oct. 20 said his government is still committed to removing the Iranian regime, after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump in recent days about the conflict.
Alongside the United States, Israel launched initial strikes against Iran starting in February. However, the country hasn’t directly struck Iran in months, with the U.S. military carrying the entirety of the combat operation.
“Finishing the job means bringing down the terrorist regime in Iran. It is the head of this poisonous octopus. You cut it off, and it will fall. We will also have peace with Lebanon,” Netanyahu said at an event at Tel Hai University in Kiryat Shmona, according to the Times of Israel.
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