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New federal standards aim to make manufactured homes more efficient
The Energy Department recently updated efficiency rules for manufactured homes. Energy efficiency advocates wanted higher standards — while the industry warns the rules will raise home prices.
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Microsoft is retiring its once-dominant browser Internet Explorer
Microsoft says starting Wednesday it will no longer support Internet Explorer. Resources and tech support will go to Microsoft Edge — an internet portal that the company calls new and improved.
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Momentum in the war has shifted and Ukraine says it needs more weapons
As NATO countries begin talks in Brussels, Ukraine is making its message clear: send more heavy weapons and fast. Ukraine's outgunned military is losing ground to Russia in the east of the country.
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Stories from immigrants who have grown up in the decade of DACA
Wednesday marks the tenth anniversary of the creation of a program that lets undocumented children stay in the United States. Immigrants who came of age under DACA share their stories.
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Counterterrorism researchers say they lack the data to prevent future violence
A year ago, the Biden administration launched a national plan to counter domestic terrorism. But are federal agencies hampering anti-terrorism efforts by failing to report basic data?
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A New Zealand cricket player made a big splash in a match against England
Batsman Daryl Mitchell sent the ball flying into the stands and it landed in a fan's beer cup. TV footage shows the suds exploding all over the woman and those around her.
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Facebook parent company Meta releases new parental controls for Instagram
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Antigone Davis, global head of safety at Meta, about company changes that will address problems with the way teenagers use its platforms.
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The cost of hopping on a plane to get away from it all is skyrocketing
Flight prices are 30 to 40 percent higher than they were before the pandemic. What's behind the skyrocketing costs?
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As hate crimes against Asian Americans rise, a California neighborhood takes action
In Oakland, Calif., Chinatown residents have been targeted with robberies and anti-Asian abuse. They decided to fight back with volunteer patrols, and their presence is helping to deter crime.
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The British government debates the future of the Northern Ireland Protocol
The U.K. government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson is weighing proposed legislation to scrap a part of the Brexit deal that governs trade between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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The FDA is reviewing COVID vaccines for children 5 and younger
Food and Drug Administration advisers are opening a two-day meeting to review Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccines for children, including the first vaccines for kids younger than age 5.
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The House Jan. 6 panel is about to begin its 2nd committee hearing
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will try to prove that Donald Trump knew he lost the election, but continued to press false claims about fraud anyway.