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German carmaker Volkswagen says it has a plan to refit diesel cars that will make them comply with emissions standards. Here, the entrance to a VW branch in Duesseldorf, Germany, is seen on Monday.

VW Says It Will Retrofit Diesel Cars To Fix Test-Cheating Module

9:40am September 29, 2015

by Bill Chappell

As early as 2007, Volkswagen was reportedly warned by the contractor that supplied the now-infamous engine management software that it would be illegal to sell cars with deceptive settings.

Shell To Suspend Oil Exploration In Alaskan Arctic

6:20am September 29, 2015

by Jackie Northam

After spending $7 billion, Shell has decided to stop exploration off the coast of Alaska "for the foreseeable future."

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Holiday Travel Outlook: Cheaper Fares And Scarier Drones

6:11pm September 28, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

At an aviation conference, analysts predicted lower prices are coming for air travel — and for drones — this holiday season. Cheap fares will be welcome news. Cheap drones may be a different story.

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34 And Maybe More: Class Action Lawsuits Pile Up Against VW

2:03pm September 27, 2015

So far, 34 lawsuits have been filed against VW for selling diesel cars that cheat emissions tests. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Mona Chalabi of FiveThirtyEight.com about similar class-action lawsuits.

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Chicago Mayor Pushes Historic Tax Increase To Fix City's Finances

12:56pm September 27, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

Rahm Emanuel, who was re-elected this year after a tough campaign, says the tax hike is the best way to address deep financial problems caused in part by Chicago's vastly underfunded pensions.

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Fair goers visit the booth of German car maker Volkswagen at the 66th IAA auto show in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Sept. 22, 2015. German auto giant Volkswagen revealed that 11 million of its diesel cars worldwide are equipped with devices that

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VW Emissions Scandal Hovers Over German Car Show

12:51pm September 27, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

The Frankfurt Auto Show is said to be the world's biggest. It's usually a showcase for the German car industry. But this year's event is being overshadowed by the VW emissions scandal.

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Breaking bricks is one of the lowest-paying jobs in Bangladesh. This photo was shot at a brick kiln in the Dhaka District, home to the capital city of Dhaka.

Life On $1.25 A Day: Plenty Of Worries But Still Time For Tea

1:34pm September 26, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

United Nations member states pledged Friday to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030. That's defined as surviving on $1.25 per person per day. What is life really like on that amount?

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Want Investing To Be As Easy As Instagram? There's An App For That

2:19pm September 25, 2015

A fast-growing app called Robinhood offers a zero-dollar commission on stock trading. Anthony Effinger from Bloomberg Market says this may not be a good thing.

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Deep Economic Ties Keep U.S., China Engaged

2:18pm September 25, 2015

by Scott Horsley

A look at the economic backdrop to today's summit meeting between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Volkswagen's Scandal Hits Its German Hometown Hard

2:06pm September 25, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Workers at Volkswagen headquarters in Germany are mostly tight-lipped about the company's involvement in a vast emissions scandal, but local residents say they are shocked — and worried about VW's future.

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