Irish Tweed: Hand-Looming With A Modern Twist
Studio Donegal in Ireland is the tweed manufacturing equivalent of a micro-brewery. The small mill is weaving authentic tweed garments, helping to revive an old Irish tradition.
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Honda Tries To Race Ahead With Its New Acura NSX Hybrid
Your fantasy "supercar" may be a Porsche 918 or Lamborghini. Now Honda wants to change your dream by rolling out the Acura NSX — the most expensive car ever built in the U.S. by a major manufacturer.
Sing It Now: 'One A Penny, Two A Penny, Hot Cross Buns'
Many in the U.S. know this Easter treat mainly from song. But in the U.K. and many former British colonies (even the U.S.), they're big business.
Episode 692: The Secret Life Of Line 24
On today's show, we tell the stories of a few mysterious lines on IRS form 1040 — the basic tax form. In its own, maddening way, the 1040 is a great American document.
Cable Companies See Path To Profit In Unbundling
Cable companies cried out that turning their package deal offerings into a menu of options could lead to financial ruin. But unbundling, as they call it, may be a path to even more profit.
Labor Secretary Calls Workers' Comp Opt-Out Plans A 'Pathway To Poverty'
The U.S. Department of Labor has begun investigating whether alternative plans to state workers' comp benefits are unfair to injured workers and violate federal law.
IRS And Cybercriminals Step Up Spy Vs. Spy Efforts. Who's Winning?
Each year, cybercriminals expand their efforts to trick people into misdirecting their tax refunds, or paying fines they don't owe. But the IRS says it's stepping up its game too in an endless race.
Bankruptcies Fuel Uncertainty In Coal Communities
Peabody Coal, one of the largest coal producers in the world, is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. It would be the latest in a string of major coal companies going under. But drive through Wyoming's Powder River Basin, where 40 percent of U.S. coal is mined, and it's as if nothing has changed, even at sites owned by bankrupt companies.
U.S. Indicts 7 Iranians Accused Of Hacking U.S. Financial Institutions
The Iranians allegedly carried out cyberattacks against U.S. financial institutions between 2011 and 2013. One of them is accused of remotely accessing the control system of a small dam in Rye, N.Y.
Vacuum Cleaner Manufacturer Dyson Could Be Developing An Electric Car
Based on government documents, the U.K. government is "providing a grant of up to £16m [$23 million] to Dyson to support research and development for battery technology."