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Why some EV buyers are getting their tax returns rejected this year

5:00am February 28, 2025

by Camila Domonoske

The federal EV tax credit, worth up to $7,500, saw big changes in 2024. For buyers, the credit typically became easier to get. But if their dealers skipped a step, it was a different story.

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Whistleblower Cites 'Waste Of Funds' At Guantánamo Court And Prison

by Sacha Pfeiffer

A new NPR investigation finds that the government has spent billions of dollars maintaining the military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and will continue to spend billions more.

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World News

Netanyahu Vows To Annex Part Of West Bank If He Is Reelected

by Daniel Estrin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the controversial pledge just a week before the country's general election. It would leave a future Palestinian state surrounded by Israeli territory.

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Politics & Government

Trump Must Decide Who Will Be The Next National Security Adviser

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, about the departure of national security adviser John Bolton.

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World News

Hurricane Dorian Evacuees Consider Where To Rebuild Their Lives

by Jason Beaubien

In the Bahamian capital of Nassau, officials are dealing with thousands of evacuees from the hurricane-ravaged islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama. The problem they face is how to accommodate them all.

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Issues That Farmers Face Are Testing Trump's Rural Support

by Clay Masters

Farmers in the Midwest say they are struggling because of President Trump's ongoing trade war, and a recent decision on renewable fuels made from corn and soybeans that benefits the oil industry.

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Politics & Government

House Panel Continues To Debate New Gun Restrictions

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about whether gun control measures can pass Congress. Coons is one of a few Democrats to meet with the White House about the issue.

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California Could Radically Alter Amateur Rules In College Sports

by Tom Goldman

The California State Assembly is on the verge of passing a law that would make it possible for the state's college athletes to be paid for the use of their images to market products.

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Bolton's Exit Leaves U.S. Without A Permanent National Security Adviser

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Brett McGurk, who served in national security roles in the Obama and Trump administrations, about President Trump firing John Bolton as national security adviser.

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Planet Money Examines How Presidential Candidates Need To Use Their Cash

As the 2020 elections come into focus, candidate ads asking for campaign donations are hard to miss. But does more money mean more votes?

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World News

Mexico Touts Progress In Controlling Migrants Trying To Reach U.S. Border

by Carrie Kahn

Ninety days after President Trump threatened to slap tariffs on Mexican goods, Mexico announced that it has dramatically slowed the number of migrants trying to make it to the U.S. border.

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'It's Been A Minute' Ponders: Are We In An Influencer Bubble?

by Sam Sanders

The influencer market on Instagram is expected to reach more than $2.5 billion in 2020. What is it like to be an influencer, and what role has this model played in changing the advertising industry?

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Telemarketer Hangs Up On Donald Duck

Donald Sizemore managed to find a way to get a telemarketer to hang up on him. He does a very good Donald Duck impression, and the telemarketer decided the call wasn't worth it.

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