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How long do electric vehicle batteries actually last? : NPR

So what about the oldest EVs, specifically?

Recurrent's data can help answer this question. Najman, a data scientist, notes a few caveats: It's a fairly small dataset, just because there weren't many EVs built more than a decade ago. And some of the oldest EVs use technology that can't connect to Recurrent's opt-in network.

But based on their community, among EVs that are 10 years old or older, only 8.5% have ever had a battery replacement. More than 90% of them are still on their original battery

Dow Futures Skid; Oil, Gold Prices Rally — Live Updates

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Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Skid; Oil, Gold Prices Rally — Live Updates

Oil prices surged and global stocks skidded after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran sparked fears of a wider conflict across the Middle East.

Oil traders scrambled to assess the extent of the disruption, including whether any traffic could still pass through the vital Strait of Hormuz. Futures for Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, jumped nearly 10%, heading toward $80 a barrel. Natural-gas futures also rallied.

The conflict threatens to upend the global oil market and send shock waves through the world economy. Brent crude has risen in recent weeks amid concerns about a potential strike on Iran

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‘One year of failure.’ The Lancet slams RFK Jr.’s first year as health chief : NPR

A quote from the piece marks an otherwise blank front cover: "The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm."

The journal's editorial board catalogues many of the controversial actions taken under Kennedy's watch, including the dismissal of agency employees, "revisions of guidelines and recommendations contradicting decades of established science," cuts to cutting-edge scientific research, the undermining of vaccine policy and promotion of "junk science and fringe beliefs."