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How a tiny town hit by Helene could upend the global semiconductor chip industry Mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, produce the world’s purest form of quartz, which plays a central role in chip manufacturing.

Drone deliveries, slow to take flight, come to Silicon Valley

Map: Flood insurance coverage lowest in counties hit hardest by Helene

Deadly Maui wildfire was sparked by downed power lines, investigation finds

Back on the trail with MAGA crowds, Vance ditches ‘Midwest nice’ debate tone

Tennessee investigating plastics factory after workers trapped by Hurricane Helene floods died or went missing

Elon Musk’s Starlink brings internet — and politics — to storm-ravaged areas

Voting begins for Alaska’s Fat Bear Week after a contestant was killed in an attack

Atlanta likely to be covered by haze and chlorine odor from chemical lab fire, officials warn

Democrats lean on doctors in battleground ads on abortion — even when they’re not from the district

Deadly shooting of Kentucky judge at courthouse was captured on video

Republicans expect to confirm even more Supreme Court justices if Trump wins