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Greenland's mineral riches are an increasing focus of the U.S. and, as the vice president recently warned, America's rivals.

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President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland highlights the island’s growing strategic value, from rare earth mineral wealth to its role in Arctic defense.

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