内容摘要：Meanwhile, the financial strains of that year were widespread and reverberated through the communities which relied on working miners.

Meanwhile, the financial strains of that year were widespread and reverberated through the communities which relied on working miners.

The news came on the same day Trump announced another political newcomer, billionaire Elon Musk, would take a government cost-cutting role.Trump's administration is taking shape after his win in last week's presidential election. Hegseth was one of a flurry of security appointments that also included Trump's pick of John Ratcliffe to head the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

If confirmed for his role by the US Senate, Hegseth will arrive at the Pentagon with decisions to make on issues such as military assistance for Israel during its campaign in Gaza, and on support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's invasion.Trump wants the US to disentangle itself from foreign conflicts generally. During the election campaign, he criticised the Biden administration's expenditure to support Kyiv.Also on Tuesday, Trump confirmed that he wanted South Dakota Governor

to play a significant role as homeland security secretary. Another military veteran,, was chosen by Trump as national security adviser - meaning he will advise the president on foreign threats.

- who shares Waltz's hawkish views on China - is expected to be Trump's future secretary of state, sources have told the BBC's US partner, CBS News. But the pick is not yet confirmed.

Republicans have won back control of the Senate, the upper chamber of Congress, and are inching towards a majority in the House, the lower chamber, as vote-counting continues.Mr Howells said "every man and his dog wanted to film this," claiming he received about 200 offers from around the world, including from BAFTA and Emmy-winning production companies.

He said until recently, "the timing wasn't really right with the legal battles".However, on Tuesday, the Los Angeles-based entertainment company LEBUL announced plans for a docuseries, podcast, and short-form content documenting Mr Howells' mission to recover the mistakenly discarded hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins.

Titled "The Buried Bitcoin: The Real-Life Treasure Hunt of James Howells", the series is set to explore the early days of bitcoin, Mr Howells' involvement, the legal battle, and his high-tech plan to excavate the site, all brought to life with extensive CGI.Mr Howells said it would also follow his efforts to purchase the landfill where the hard drive is believed to be buried.