Backed by United States President Donald Trump, Republican Matt Van Epps won Tuesday’s special US House election in Tennessee, defeating Democratic state Representative Aftyn Behn. Van Epps will fill the seat vacated by former Representative Mark Green, who resigned in July. Recommended Stories list of 1 itemend of list A Democratic upset would have further narrowed the Republicans’ 219-213 House majority. Here is what to know: What were...

In DRC’s perilous mines, Eagle Mujinga walks a tightrope, protecting workers’ welfare to supply international demand for cobalt. Eagle Mujinga manages workers at Shabara cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). As the world’s biggest producer of cobalt, the DRC is a part of the chain that fuels electric vehicles and renewable energy worldwide. Miners in the DRC face dangerous working conditions and earn, on...