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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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World News

Venezuela's Opposition Wins Control Of The National Assembly

by John Otis

The opposition in Venezuela overwhelmingly won parliamentary elections on Sunday. The victory brings an end to almost 17 years of socialist rule.

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Politics & Government

Sen. Ron Johnson Weighs In On Obama's Terrorism Message

Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin about President Obama's speech Sunday night. Johnson is chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

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Sports

Rookie Linebacker Stephone Anthony Earns Spot In NFL Record Book

A new rule says if you block the kick for an extra point after a touchdown, you can try to run it all the way back the other way for 2 points. The New Orleans Saints linebacker was the first to do it.

National

FBI Still Connecting Dots In San Bernardino Mass Shooting

by Carrie Johnson

As President Obama addresses the terrorist threat, law enforcement and intelligence agencies are working to figure out the nature of the attack in California, and how to stop future incidents.

Sports

To Celebrate Playoff Bid, Clemson Coach Throws Huge Pizza Party

Dabo Swinney promised to host a pizza party if his team got into the college football playoffs. They made it, and Swinney had tens of thousands of people over on Sunday — at the stadium.

Arts

Anna Deavere Smith Wants Playgoers To Do What They Can To Counter Violence

by Michele Norris

Through powerful monologues, Anna Deavere Smith has tackled race riots, integration and health care. In Notes from the Field, she's using her characters to explore the school-to-prison pipeline.

Talks In Paris To Reach A Treaty On Global Warming Enter Final Week

by Christopher Joyce

Negotiators from nearly 200 countries have spent a week in Paris trying to come up with a new treaty to curb global warming. They've got the rest of this week to finish.

Jimmy Carter Says He's Cancer-Free

Former President Jimmy Carter told his congregation on Sunday that his cancer is gone, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

National

Women In The U.S. Military May Serve In Combat Posts, Pentagon Says

Defense Secretary Carter announced all combat positions will be open to qualified women. Steve Inskeep talks to Army veteran Emily Miller, who was an officer attached to a regiment in Afghanistan.

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Fake Climate Change Ads Aim To Point Out Corporate Hypocrisy

by Peter Kenyon

As the climate change conference opened in Paris, ads appeared around the city, many from sponsors of the conference — or were they? The ads looked genuine, but the messages were a bitingly satirical.

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World News

Kerry Takes On Big Diplomatic Challenge: Reuniting A Divided Cyprus

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Kerry tried his hand at Middle East peace, and he's also trying to resolve the conflict in Syria. He's traveling to Cyprus, hoping to solve the decades old confrontation there.

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Netherlands Shares Climate Change Advice With Poorer Countries

by Eleanor Beardsley

Most of the low-lying coastal countries suffering the consequences of climate change are poor. The Netherlands breaks that mold, and offers advice from its centuries of flood control to other nations.

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