Just three years after the near-collapse of the U.S. auto industry, Detroit's Big Three automakers are in the middle of a resurgence.  They are regaining some of the market share they lost to Japanese manufacturers and GM has even regained its position as the world’s No. 1 car maker. But is it really a comeback?  [...]

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Hour 1 The Obama administration recently rejected the hotly contested proposal to build a 1,700-mile pipeline from Western Canada to Texas. The Keystone XL pipeline would carry 800,000 barrels of oil from the tar sands in Alberta across to refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. President Obama said that his administration denied the permit because [...]

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Hour 1 [REBROADCAST] Work is hard to find in the United States right now. The unemployment rate is at 9% and we’ve lost some 8.5 million jobs since economic downturn began. Will these jobs ever come back? Technological advances and cost savings have led more companies to replace workers with machines and according to two [...]

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Hour 1 This week the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that states ban talking and texting behind the wheel, including hands-free devices. Studies have shown that distracted driving plays a role in 8,000 crashes daily in the United States and is responsible for over 3000 fatalities a year. Last month, Pennsylvania became 35th state to [...]

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Hour 1 Work is hard to find in the United States right now. The unemployment rate is at 9% and we’ve lost some 8.5 million jobs since economic downturn began. Will these jobs ever come back? Technological advances and cost savings have led more companies to replace workers with machines and according to two MIT [...]

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Hour 1 The stock market dropped 512 points yesterday, the worst day since the beginning of the recession in 2008.  Concern about European debt crisis and the anticipated July jobs report fueled investors fears of a double dip recession.  But today’s jobs report showed stronger then expected numbers, bringing the unemployment rate down to 9.1 [...]

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Hour 2 It’s summertime and planes are packed with vacationers trying to escape their hectic and stressful lives for a few days or a few weeks.  But for most of us, airline travel these days is the antithesis of relaxing – just booking a flight or stepping into the airport can send your blood pressure [...]

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Hour 1 Tomorrow the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to lift off on its final mission (if weather doesn't interfere) to carry critical supplies to the International Space Station. This last launch marks the end of NASA’s three-decade-long and $192 billion space shuttle program. Next, NASA will pay the Russians to shuttle U.S. astronauts to [...]

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Hour 1 There’s a protest planned in Saudi Arabia on Friday that's encouraging women to get into their cars and drive.  Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women are banned from driving – they can go to University, to work, to the store but they can’t drive themselves there.  That’s why [...]

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Hour 1 The Northeast Rail Corridor was just awarded $795 million to improve train speeds between Boston and Washington.  The money was given out after Florida’s governor rejected federal funds to build high speed rail in the state.  Amtrak will use $450 million to improve tracks and signals in New Jersey, allowing Acela trains to [...]

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