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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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Senate Impeachment Trial Ends: Voters React To Trump's Acquittal

The Senate on Wednesday acquitted President Trump on two articles of impeachment that were filed by the House. Voters across the country react to the president's acquittal.

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South Korea Aims To Minimize Economic Damage From Coronavirus

by Anthony Kuhn

The coronavirus outbreak is disrupting supply chains in China which service international businesses. The economic impact of the virus is significant.

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Politics & Government

Is America Better Off For Having Had Congress Pursue Impeachment?

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Yoni Appelbaum, an editor at The Atlantic, about the significance of President Trump's impeachment and acquittal in the Senate.

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Coronavirus Concerns Weigh On Chinese Students At U.S. Colleges

by Charles Ledford

Nearly 6,000 students from China attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The spreading coronavirus is further isolating and complicating the lives of international students.

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A Creative Take On The Mona Lisa Is Up For Sale In Paris

The work of art is made entirely of Rubik's Cubes — all the little colored squares create a kind of mosaic. It's expected to sell at auction for more than $160,000.

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National

Florida Family On The Way To The Hospital Runs Out Of Gas

Paramedics took the sick family member to the hospital. Three firefighters pushed the family's car a quarter mile uphill to a gas station and paid to refill the tank. Plus, they fixed a flat tire.

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World News

Africa's Famous Elephant Big Tim Dies At 50

by Eyder Peralta

Big Tim, one of the most famous elephants in Africa, has died of natural causes in Kenya. He lived an improbably long life, surviving wounds inflicted by poachers.

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How Quentin Tarantino And His Team Recreated 1969 Hollywood

by Mandalit del Barco

Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood has garnered multiple prizes and Oscar nominations. The costume designer, production designer and director set out to recreate Hollywood, 1969.

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Politics & Government

Still No Official Winner Yet In The Iowa Democratic Caucuses

by Miles Parks

A delay in results in the Iowa caucuses was caused by a technology failure with the app that precinct leaders were using. There is still much we don't know about what went wrong.

Kirk Douglas, Last Great Movie Star Of His Generation, Dies At 103

by Bob Mondello

Kirk Douglas was often cast as a troubled tough guy in films, most famously as a rebellious Roman slave named Spartacus. He was devoted to his family and humanitarian causes.

Republicans In Utah Blast Romney For Trump Impeachment Guilty Vote

by Sonja Hutson

Republican Senator Mitt Romney of Utah is being criticized for voting to convict President Trump in his impeachment trial — that includes many Republicans in his home state.

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World News

Salvadorans Are In Danger After Deportation From U.S., Report Says

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to social scientist Elizabeth Kennedy, co-author of a Human Rights Watch report on violence against deported Salvadorans. Data show they face murder, rape and other violence.