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A woman fills her car with gas in Woodbridge, Va., on Tuesday. Supplies of crude oil and refined gasoline have driven prices at the pump down, and they're expected to go even lower.

If You Like Cheap Gasoline, January May Be Your Lucky Month

6:21pm January 06, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Prices already are averaging less than $2 a gallon nationwide, and a new report shows gasoline inventories are surging. Experts say that sets the stage for more price drops in coming days.

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Experts Are Skeptical That North Korea Detonated A Nuclear Weapon

5:24pm January 06, 2016

North Korea's state television says a hydrogen bomb was detonated. Renee Montagne talks to Daniel Pinkston, a Korea expert recently with the International Crisis Group.

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Global Leaders Look To China In Response To North Korea Nuclear Test

5:15pm January 06, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

North Korea claims to have conducted a hydrogen bomb test. Diplomats are working on more sanctions in order to pressure North Korea to change course.

Indian High School Student Breaks Cricket Record

5:15pm January 06, 2016

Pranav Dhanawade, a 15-year-old high school student from India, has broken a record in cricket by scoring more than 1,000 runs in 323 balls.

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What The Nuclear Weapons Test Reveals About North Korea's Goals

5:15pm January 06, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Evans Revere, a former senior State Department official with extensive negotiating experience with North Korea, about the implications of North Korea's actions.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, in October. The country said it carried a successful hydrogen bomb text on Wednesday morning, but many analysts are skeptical.

What We'd Still Like To Know About North Korea's Hydrogen Bomb Claim

4:08pm January 06, 2016

Deciphering events in North Korea often resembles long-distance psychoanalysis more than reporting. The country's latest nuclear test is no exception.

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Court In China Accepts Gay Man's Lawsuit Demanding Marriage Rights

3:50pm January 06, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"I can't abide by people imposing their values on me," the plaintiff in the case has said. A court accepted his case on Tuesday.

South Koreans watch a report on North Korea's TV announcement that it had successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test. North Korea's neighbors have condemned the nuclear test, which is still being verified.

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Russia, China And U.S. Condemn North Korea's Nuclear Test Claims

1:58pm January 06, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Members of the UN Security Council "will begin to work immediately" on new measures to punish North Korea, the group said Wednesday.

Dung patties dry on the wall of a coal-fired brick oven. They're rolled into cakes, then stuck on the wall with the smack of a hand, leaving an imprint.

You've Got Dung! Amazon Is Delivering Cow Pies In India

1:06pm January 06, 2016

by Deepak Singh

Cows are holy in the Hindu religion, and so is their dung. That's why Amazon in India is selling cow dung cakes to city dwellers.

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North Korea Declares It Conducted A Hydrogen Bomb Test

12:53pm January 06, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Washington Post reporter Anna Fifield about North Korea's claim. The announcement, which hasn't been confirmed by international experts, followed a magnitude 5.1 earthquake.

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