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China makes cheap electric vehicles. Why can't American shoppers buy them?

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BYD electric cars wait to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Yantai, China,...
BYD electric cars wait to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Yantai, China, on April 18. China has rapidly become a major auto exporter, but tariffs have kept cheap Chinese EVs out of the U.S. market — so far. STR/AFP via Getty Images New EVs aren't cheap. At least, not in the United States. In other parts of the wo...
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In 'The Fall Guy,' stunts get the spotlight

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At the Hollywood premiere of the new movie The Fall Guy, motorcyclists popped wheelies along the...
At the Hollywood premiere of the new movie The Fall Guy, motorcyclists popped wheelies along the red carpet, one stuntman took a dive off a 45-foot crane outside the Dolby Theater, and Ryan Gosling's stunt doubles were ripped backwards through a movie poster. Three performers smashed through a window for a lively st...
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U.S. vs. Google: As landmark monopoly trial closes, here's what to look for

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Climate scientists say South Asia's heat wave (120F) is a sign of what's to come

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By Lauren Frayer Tuesday, May 3, 2022 • 8:34 AM EDT MUMBAI, India — Summer has...
By Lauren Frayer Tuesday, May 3, 2022 • 8:34 AM EDT MUMBAI, India — Summer has arrived in South Asia WAY too early. A punishing heat wave has pushed temperatures past 120F (50C) in some areas. Some schools have closed early for the summer. Dozens of people have died of heatstroke. The region is already hard-hit by c...
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The U.S. may be missing human cases of bird flu, scientists say

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Officially, there is only one documented case of bird flu spilling over from cows into humans...
Officially, there is only one documented case of bird flu spilling over from cows into humans during the current U.S. outbreak. But epidemiologist Gregory Gray suspects the true number is higher, based on what he heard from veterinarians, farm owners and the workers themselves as the virus hit their herds in his sta...
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U.S. to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years

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2024 Accord sedans are displayed at a Honda dealership April 14, 2023, in Highlands Ranch, Colo....
2024 Accord sedans are displayed at a Honda dealership April 14, 2023, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. David Zalubowski/AP DETROIT — In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the United States, a requirement that the government says will save hun...
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A Baltimore teacher is accused of using AI to make his boss appear racist

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Dazhon Darien had allegedly used the Baltimore County Public Schools' network to access OpenAI tools and...
Dazhon Darien had allegedly used the Baltimore County Public Schools' network to access OpenAI tools and Microsoft Bing Chat before the viral audio file of Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert spread on social media. Michael Dwyer/AP A Maryland high school athletic director is facing criminal charges after ...
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Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism

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Stewards check tourists' QR code access outside the main train station in Venice, Italy, on Thursday....
Stewards check tourists' QR code access outside the main train station in Venice, Italy, on Thursday. Luca Bruno/AP VENICE, Italy — Under the gaze of the world's media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro (around $5.35) entry fee that authorities hope w...
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President Biden signs law to ban TikTok nationwide unless it is sold

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President Biden has signed a law that gives ByteDance up to a year to fully divest...
President Biden has signed a law that gives ByteDance up to a year to fully divest from TikTok, or face a nationwide ban. Kiichiro Sato/AP President Biden on Wednesday signed a law that would ban Chinese-owned TikTok unless it is sold within a year. It is the most serious threat yet to the video-streaming app's futu...
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U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs

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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan has said noncompete agreements stop workers from switching jobs, even...
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan has said noncompete agreements stop workers from switching jobs, even when they could earn more money or have better working conditions. Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typ...
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Many in Gen Z ditch colleges for trade schools. Meet the 'toolbelt generation'

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Sy Kirby dreaded the thought of going to college after graduating from high school. He says...
Sy Kirby dreaded the thought of going to college after graduating from high school. He says a four-year degree just wasn't in the cards for him or his bank account."I was facing a lot of pressure for a guy that knew for a fact that he wasn't going to college," Kirby says. "I knew I wasn't going to sit in a classroom...
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House votes to ban TikTok in the U.S. if it's not sold

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TikTok is now hurtling toward what is perhaps its biggest threat yet in the U.S. The...
TikTok is now hurtling toward what is perhaps its biggest threat yet in the U.S. The House on Saturday passed legislation that could trigger a nationwide ban of TikTok if its Chinese owner does not sell the video app. The Senate could vote on the bill as soon as Tuesday.While lawmakers in the House advanced a simila...
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House approves sell-or-be-banned TikTok measure

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The latest effort in Congress to force TikTok to be sold is the most serious threat...
The latest effort in Congress to force TikTok to be sold is the most serious threat yet to the app's future in the U.S. Michael Dwyer/AP TikTok is now hurtling toward what is perhaps its biggest threat yet in the U.S. The House on Saturday passed legislation that could trigger a nationwide ban of TikTok if its Chine...
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NASA has been asked to create a time zone for the moon

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A new lunar time zone has been pitched for the moon. John Raoux/AP As the world...
A new lunar time zone has been pitched for the moon. John Raoux/AP As the world prepares for a new space race, the Biden Administration is calling on NASA to create a moon-based time standard. That's because time ticks by faster on the moon relative to Earth. The difference is very small, but space flight needs extr...
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NPR editor Uri Berliner resigns with blast at new CEO

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Uri Berliner resigned from NPR on Wednesday saying he could not work under the new CEO...
Uri Berliner resigned from NPR on Wednesday saying he could not work under the new CEO Katherine Maher. He cautioned that he did not support calls to defund NPR. Uri Berliner NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner resigned this morning, citing the response of the network's chief executive to his outside essay accus...
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China continues to subsidize deadly fentanyl exports

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President Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping Nov. 15, 2023, in California. China has agreed...
President Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping Nov. 15, 2023, in California. China has agreed to curtail shipments of the chemicals used to make fentanyl, the drug at the heart of the U.S. overdose epidemic. Doug Mills/AP Investigators for a U.S. House committee released a report on Tuesday detailing ...
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Two nights before the attack, Salman Rushdie dreamed he was stabbed onstage

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Salman Rushdie says writing Knife allowed him to change his relationship to the attack. "Instead of...
Salman Rushdie says writing Knife allowed him to change his relationship to the attack. "Instead of just being the person who got stabbed, I now see myself as the person who wrote a book about getting stabbed," he says. Rachel Eliza Griffiths/Penguin Random House Two nights before he was stabbed onstage at a literar...
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NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism

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NPR suspended Senior Editor Uri Berliner for five days without pay after he wrote an essay...
NPR suspended Senior Editor Uri Berliner for five days without pay after he wrote an essay accusing the network of losing the public's trust and appeared on a podcast to explain his argument. Uri Berliner NPR has formally punished Uri Berliner, the senior editor who publicly argued a week ago that the network had "l...
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To make sure grandmas like his don't get conned, he scams the scammers

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Kitboga, a popular "scam baiter" who hides behind characters to waste the time of scammers, has...
Kitboga, a popular "scam baiter" who hides behind characters to waste the time of scammers, has a combined Twitch and YouTube following of more than million subscribers. His aviator sunglasses — a signature look — recall a comically disguised CIA agent. Kitboga on Twitch/Screenshot by NPR The gentle voice of an elde...
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To make sure grandmas like his don't get conned, he scams the scammers

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The gentle voice of an elderly woman named Edna is heard over the phone."I'm going to...
The gentle voice of an elderly woman named Edna is heard over the phone."I'm going to call Ticketmaster and see if we can get us some tickets to a Taylor Swift concert, OK?" she says. "Will you call them with me?"She's speaking to a scammer from Nigeria on the other end of the line who is after her money. For months...
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Got tinnitus? A device that tickles the tongue helps this musician find relief

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After using the Lenire device for an hour each day for 12 weeks, Victoria Banks says...
After using the Lenire device for an hour each day for 12 weeks, Victoria Banks says her tinnitus is "barely noticeable." David Petrelli/Victoria Banks Imagine if every moment is filled with a high-pitched buzz or ring that you can't turn off. More than 25 million adults in the U.S., have a condition called tinnitus...
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Many FBI agents are struggling to make ends meet. Housing costs are to blame

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The Empire State Building is lit in pastel colors to mark Easter as it stands between...
The Empire State Building is lit in pastel colors to mark Easter as it stands between the towers of Hudson Yards in New York City on March 31. Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Many FBI agents based in cities with a high cost of living are struggling to make ends meet, forcing them to make hours-long commutes or double up ...
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Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took different paths

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The Science of Siblings is a new series exploring the ways our siblings can influence us,...
The Science of Siblings is a new series exploring the ways our siblings can influence us, from our money and our mental health all the way down to our very molecules. We'll be sharing these stories over the next several weeks. Sam and John Fetters, 19, are identical twins at opposite ends of the autism spectrum. Sam...
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Robert MacNeil, creator and first anchor of PBS 'NewsHour,' dies at 93

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NEW YORK — Robert MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast "The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour" in...
NEW YORK — Robert MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast "The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour" in the 1970s and co-anchored the show for with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on Friday. He was 93.MacNeil died of natural causes at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, according to his daugh...
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