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Switching from gas to electric? Here are 3 appliances that are easy to install

6:00am March 19, 2025

by Jeff Brady

Changing from gas to climate-friendly electric appliances often involves expensive retrofits. A growing list of companies offer stoves, heat pumps and water heaters that make it easier and cheaper.

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National

S.D. Senate To Debate Bill Banning Treatments For Transgender Teens

by Lee Strubinger

South Dakota's state Senate will take up a bill on Monday that the House passed making it a crime for doctors to perform gender confirmation surgery or prescribe puberty blockers for kids under 16.

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Health & Safety

Lozenges With Zinc May Shorten A Cold's Duration

by Allison Aubrey

Does Zinc help shorten the common cold? There's some evidence that it does, but it depends on the dose.

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Politics & Government

Trump's Proposed Budget Is Expected To Include Spending Cuts

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Russell Vought, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, about President Trump's proposed spending plan, and what it might mean for a possible second term.

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U.S. Navy Ponders An Ambitious Fleet Makeover Amid Tight Budget

by Jay Price

Defense spending is expected to rise only slightly in the White House's proposed Fiscal 2021 budget. The Navy considers overhauling its fleet, and aims to have 355 warships.

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World News

Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds SARS Deaths, People In Hong Kong Are Worried

by Rebecca Hersher

China is the epicenter of the outbreak of the Coronavirus, which has now claimed more lives than the SARS outbreak of 2002 and 2003. The World Health Organization continues efforts to track the virus.

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Florida Man Accused Of Shop Lifting While Holding A Puppy

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says the man was found driving with $259 in stolen goods and a floppy-eared puppy. The puppy looked right at the camera when police snapped a mug shot.

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World News

Some People Haven't Left Their Homes In Weeks, American In Wuhan Says

Ilona and Claude Blouin are among the Americans in U.S. quarantine after going to China. They were visiting their son Craig in Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus epidemic. He stayed in Wuhan.

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National

Snow In Georgia Sidelines Most Of Hull Middle School Cheerleaders

A lone cheerleader made it to the basketball tournament and did her routine courtside, WSB-TV reports. Coleman Middle School was between games, so their squad joined in and kept her company.

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World News

Amid Coronavirsus Some Want Thai Government To Ban Chinese Tourists

As the coronavirus spreads, many of China's neighbors are banning Chinese visitors. Tourism-dependent Thailand has so far resisted banning flights to and visitors from mainland China.

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Politics & Government

Why Immigration Judges Opt To Leave Over Trump Policies

Many federal judges have quit over the Trump administration's stance on immigration and asylum. NPR's Noel King talks to retired judge Charles Honeyman of the Philadelphia Immigration Court.

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Politics & Government

Political Spotlight Focuses On New Hampshire Primary

by Scott Detrow

Voters head to the polls in New Hampshire Tuesday for the second Democratic presidential nominating contest. Meanwhile, the candidates have sharpened their criticisms of one another.

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World News

Exit Polls Show A 3-Way Tie In Ireland's General Election

NPR's David Greene talks to Irish Times journalist Hugh Linehan after exit polls in Ireland's parliamentary elections showed the top parties are in a very close race.

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