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Why car prices are still so high — and why they are unlikely to fall anytime soon
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It has been nearly three years since auto plants around the world started to shut down because of the pandemic. Yet between the pandemic, an acute… Read More
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Why buying a car is still such a miserable experience right now
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Thinking of buying a car? Kimberly Walker, a mother of two in Columbia, S.C., can tell you exactly what that’s like these days. She recently found… Read More
![Pictured are pumps at an Exxon gas station in Charlotte, N.C. A tiny fund got two board members elected to the oil giant's board, delivering a historic defeat to ExxonMobil.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gettyimages-1232849670-96fff2edcc050ddacf14a44febd163ddbfed28a4-scaled-e1622064488889-900x422.jpg)
A Tiny Fund Has Scored A Historic Win Against ExxonMobil Over The Future Of Oil
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A brand-new hedge fund wants ExxonMobil to take climate change more seriously. And despite Exxon’s intense opposition, it managed to fill at least two seats on the oil giant’s board of directors.
![Snow covers the ground in Waco, Texas, on Feb. 17. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has blamed renewable energy sources for the blackouts that have hit the state. In fact, they were caused by a systemwide failure across all energy sources.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gettyimages-1231228864-dfabe408ba922a2a528950cecd5ba45e8e87ebb6-scaled-e1613757717171-900x422.jpg)
No, The Blackouts In Texas Weren’t Caused By Renewables. Here’s What Really Happened
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Some prominent Republicans have blamed wind and solar power for the blackouts in the storm-stricken state. But the truth is that every source of generation fell short.
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‘The New Dawn Blooms’: Poet Amanda Gorman Recites ‘The Hill We Climb’
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The 22-year-old composed a poem that acknowledges the recent insurrection attempt, but turns toward hope. America “isn’t broken but simply unfinished,” she said.
![Pump jacks draw crude oil near Long Beach, Calif., on March 9. A U.S. crude oil benchmark has hit 34-year lows.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gettyimages-1206360238-0d2927ee7dc789b66b15f41aa54c70591702de3d-scaled-e1587400233112-900x422.jpg)
Free-Falling: Oil Prices Keep Diving As Demand Disappears
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At one point on Monday morning, West Texas Intermediate hit $10.34 a barrel — the lowest price in 34 years. At the start of 2020, that same barrel cost around $60.
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Kobe Bryant’s Death Puts A Focus On Helicopter Safety
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Some helicopter trips — like personal or private helicopter rides — are more likely than others to end in a fatal accident. A crash killed the former NBA star and eight other people on Sunday.
![A photo demonstrates safety features in a Volvo XC40. Many new cars have optional features that can help prevent accidents. But those same features can also make repairs more expensive, boosting car insurance premiums.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/213034_new_volvo_xc40_-_city_safety-b43822306eefc7c87597a4e1df2c515629db329a-e1560628885820-900x422.jpg)
Why Safer Cars Don’t Lead To Cheaper Car Insurance … Yet
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Many new cars have optional features that can help prevent accidents. But those same features also make repairs more expensive. The result? Premiums can go up for cars that are less likely to crash.
![An employee works at a wiring harness and cable assembly manufacturing company in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, that exports to the U.S. in 2017. The auto industry says threatened tariffs would play havoc with supply chains.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/rts149bt-335d9a8d5787f1bc4ec59b20a297af12abfe044d-e1559840353462-900x422.jpg)
Ohio To Juárez And Back Again: Why Tariffs On Mexico Alarm The Auto Industry
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The U.S. auto industry opposes President Trump’s threatened tariffs on goods imported from Mexico. It says the taxes would increase the cost of vehicles and play havoc with supply chains.
![Power lines and power-generating windmills rise above the rural landscape on June 13, 2018, near Dwight, Ill. Driven by falling costs, global spending on renewable energy sources like wind and solar is now outpacing investment in electricity from fossil fuels and nuclear power.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-974537326-bbe0287ec4c09bb0e7779b42257b32bd75022e4e-e1553794753842-900x422.jpg)
From Walmart To Google, Companies Teaming Up To Buy More Solar And Wind Power
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Walmart, GM, Google, Johnson & Johnson and other corporations are forming a trade organization to promote the interests of renewable energy buyers.
![Motorists drive past a sign advertising regular gasoline at $1.88 per gallon at a station in Longmont, Colo., on Dec. 22, 2018. Falling gasoline prices have given drivers a little extra cheer this winter.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ap_18356863468073-f72b882fc10e5a1c15ef3285074434a4b57591ae-e1547747210774-900x422.jpg)
What’s Driving Low Gas Prices? A Global Oil Glut
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Gasoline prices have been dropping steadily for months; they’re averaging right around $2.25 per gallon nationally. Enjoy, but don’t get used to them, analysts say.
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Violence Against Journalists Reached ‘Unprecedented Levels’ In 2018, Report Finds
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Every year, Reporters Without Borders investigates how many journalists were killed, imprisoned or held hostage. In 2018, the group saw an increase in every category.
![Penny Marshall played Laverne in Laverne & Shirley and went on to have a career as a Hollywood director. She died Monday at the age of 75.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/gettyimages-463880642-2a6bac2adccc6fb62fa5c3a775674448b167c033-e1545163636393-900x422.jpg)
Penny Marshall, Filmmaker And ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Star, Dies At 75
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Marshall directed Big and A League of Their Own, among other films.
![Former President George H.W. Bush's service dog lies in front of his casket in Houston on Sunday. The 41st president died Friday at the age of 94.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ap_18337515313561-4797ee830e019fdf38c8c4694e4ed7bc4dfe14a3-e1543859666247-900x422.jpg)
George H.W. Bush’s Service Dog Stays By His Casket
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Jim McGrath, spokesman for the Bush family, tweeted out a photo on Sunday night showing the service dog Sully lying before the former president’s flag-draped coffin.
![People listen to speakers raising awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women at a rally at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle prior to the Women's March on January 20. A new report examines missing and murdered Indigenous women in cities, not on reservations, and found local law enforcement agencies often do not adequately track such crimes.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/gettyimages-907790320-aee7d01823e6c0fad47850819ecde3a3f4497a0a-e1542404934953-900x422.jpg)
Police In Many U.S. Cities Fail To Track Murdered, Missing Indigenous Women
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Seattle-based researchers examined the disappearances and murders of Native American women in 71 U.S. cities. They found information on 506 documented cases — and huge, troubling gaps in the data.
![Cody Wilson, owner of Defense Distributed, holds a 3D printed gun called the "Liberator" in his factory in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 1.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gettyimages-1009245458-1e8bc01f9bb9eef259f6a23cfcffd98472655c68-e1535476357341-900x422.jpg)
Federal Judge Extends Order Blocking 3D Gun Blueprints From Internet
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Defense Distributed can’t publish its DIY gun designs online until a court case between the states and the federal government is resolved. But the designs are already circulating.
![Vice President Pence announces the Trump Administration's plan to create the U.S. Space Force by 2020 during a speech at the Pentagon on Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gettyimages-1013898034-11e41832c34f692cb9676a22d358aa55af7a7676-e1533846085669-900x422.jpg)
White House Describes Military ‘Space Force,’ Aims To Create It By 2020
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Vice President Pence said in a speech Thursday that the Space Force, which would be the military’s sixth branch, will “prepare for the next battlefield” and “a new generation of threats.”
![Containers are transferred at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province on July 6. China has announced a plan to impose more tariffs on U.S. goods, in response to escalating trade threats from the Trump administration.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gettyimages-992545462-2fd93f09204bf582f262de3150d2c500c2e9f4e7-e1533311789185-900x422.jpg)
China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs On $60 Billion In U.S. Goods
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Earlier this week, the Trump administration threatened to increase tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to 25 percent from 10 percent. China quickly vowed to take countermeasures.
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Stephen Hawking’s Voice Is Being Broadcast Into Space
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The late scientist’s voice will be “beamed toward the nearest black hole,” his daughter tells the British press. Hawking is being interred at Westminster Abbey on Friday.
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Civil Rights Leader Dorothy Cotton Dies At 88
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Cotton was the education director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. She focused on empowering ordinary people to exercise their rights.
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Banned, Ozone-Depleting Chemical Is Still Being Produced Somewhere, Scientists Say
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Trichlorofluoromethane, or CFC-11, hurts the ozone layer and was supposed to have been phased out of production by 2010. Supposedly. But NOAA scientists say CFC-11 emissions began to rise after 2012.
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Chinese Space Lab Expected To Crash To Earth On Sunday Night
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Tiangong-1, an abandoned Chinese orbiting lab, will re-enter the atmosphere soon. The European Space Agency predicts sometime Sunday evening, but says it can’t predict location.
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Vice President Pence To Keep Pressure On North Korea, Despite South Korean Warming
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As Pence heads to South Korea to represent the U.S. at the Winter Olympics, he plans to counter North Korea’s media messaging and push allies to maintain pressure on the nation.
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U.S. Economy Added 200,000 Jobs In January; Wages Rose
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The monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows continued growth in jobs, with the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.1 percent. Wages rose at their highest rate since June 2009.
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Extreme Cold Grips Much Of The U.S.
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2018 is off to a frigid start. From Texas to the mid-Atlantic to the Ohio Valley, temperatures are significantly colder than average, with sometimes fatal consequences.