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The Federal Trade Commission yesterday banned nearly all noncompete agreements. lead to increased wagesElon Musk’s Tesla has seen a lot of bad news.profits are down 55%slashed its prices- “This is a challenging moment for the broader EV industry,” reports NPR’s Camila Domonoske, who listened to the investor call. On Up First, she says a lot of companies are struggling to transition EV sales from early adopters to the mainstream. Tesla still sells more than half of all EVs in the U.S., but competitors like Kia, Hyundai, BMW and Rivian are seeing strong growth.
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Singing with a youth choir at the American Rodeo is one of photographer Ivan McClellan’s fondest memories of childhood in Kansas City, Kan.Get a sneak peekphotos he tookEight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture.The science of siblings
The Science of Siblings is a new series from NPR exploring the ways our siblings can influence us, from our money and our mental health all the way down to our very molecules.When our sun was born 4.6 billion years ago, it had thousands of siblings.Astrophysicists Jeremy Webb and Natalie Price-Jones explainmay help answer3 things to know before you go
- The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced new regulations aimed at cracking down on airlines that charge steep fees to check bags and change flights. Airlines must show the full price of travel before customers check out and provide prompt refunds for canceled flights.
- A piece of space junk fell on Alejandro Otero’s home in Florida last month. Now, he’s working with his insurer on the complicated task of determining who is liable for the damages.
- Letters from George Mallory — the British explorer from the 1920s who died trying to become the first climber to summit Mt. Everest — have been digitized and published online.Â
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