## World's largest lithium deposit, valued at $1.5 trillion, lies under a supervolcano in the U.S.

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A new study argues that McDermitt caldera may host about 20 to 40 million metric tons of lithium, likely the largest deposit yet identified.

Work on this deposit was led by Thomas R. Benson, PhD, at Lithium Americas Corporation (LAC).

Those sediments formed lacustrine, formed in a lake environment, claystones that now trap much of the lithium rich clay.

Later, hotter fluids altered parts of that smectite into another clay called illite that locks in much more lithium.

In the lithium rich zone at Thacker Pass, illite, potassium rich clay that holds lithium tightly, forms a band about 100 feet thick.

Lithium today is best known as the heart of the lithium ion battery, a rechargeable battery that moves lithium ions between two electrodes.

The McDermitt caldera lithium deposit is vast, shallow, and chemically unusual, qualities that set it apart from most other known sources. »

### Sen. Tim Kaine says reported second strike on alleged drug boat "rises to the level of a war crime if it's true"

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Washington — Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said Sunday that a reported U.S. follow-on strike on an alleged drug boat earlier this year "rises to the level of a war crime if it's true.".

A follow-on strike was ordered to comply with the instructions, killing two survivors in the water, the Post reported.

And the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees pledged to investigate the reported follow-on strike. »

### The world turns a blind eye as war-torn Somalia’s hospitals crumble

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During an AP visit, officials at those hospitals said much of their work would stop without assistance from the United Nations and international groups.

“Even the limited number of public hospitals that started functioning properly lately are heavily dependent on donor money,” said Wasuge, the civic leader. »

### Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be viewed as closed. Maduro government slams ‘colonial threat’

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His government accused Trump of making a ”colonial threat” and seeking to undermine the South American country’s sovereignty.

The Republican president addressed his call for an aerial blockade to “Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers,” rather than to Maduro. »

### US Interference Threatens Electoral Integrity in Honduras

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This represents a dangerous escalation of foreign interference — one that threatens the integrity of the upcoming elections and echoes a long history of external interference in the country’s political life.

Mr. Trujillo admitted that he was a registered lobbyist with longstanding economic and political interests in Honduras. »

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