{
  "id": 1507737,
  "title": "America’s Critical Minerals Push Accelerates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/americas-critical-minerals-push-accelerates",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T15:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-17/america-s-critical-minerals-push-accelerates-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nth Cycle CEO Megan O’Connor joins Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why China’s control of more than 85% of critical-mineral refining poses a major US supply-chain risk. She breaks down Washington’s push to keep battery materials at home, the government support needed to compete with China, and how Nth Cycle says its technology can bring domestic refining online faster. (Source: Bloomberg)",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}