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Why are fuel and heating oil prices spiking across the United States?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Fuel prices continue to hit record highs in the US, and as NPR's Windsor Johnston reports, that means higher prices for gas and home heating oil.
Many families in the northeastern US rely heavily on heating oil in the late fall and winter months. Brittany Worden lives in southern Maine. She says she and her neighbors are worried about how they'll keep their homes warm this winter.
I typically every year wait until August to fill up. Um prices were a little high and I kept saying like I should order, I should order. And then September hit and they had just gone so high I was honestly worried.
The war in Iran continues to disrupt global oil supplies with crude trading at around one hundred dollars a barrel. Diesel has climbed to a record six dollars forty nine cents a gallon, up more than thirty cents from a week ago.
How does the new federal appeals court ruling affect third‑country deportations?
Windsor Johnston and PR News.
A federal appeals court has ruled US immigration officials must offer detainees a meaningful opportunity to contest being deported to a country where they have no ties, MPs Jasmine Garst reports.
The third country deportations have been among the most controversial of the Trump administration's immigration policies. Migrants have been sent thousands of miles away from their country of origin. In some cases, immigrants from Latin America have been sent to sub-Saharan Africa with little to no opportunity to challenge their deportation. Friday's ruling came from the Boston based US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The appellate court largely upheld a lower court order which found the policy illegal. The ruling is almost certain to be appealed to the US Supreme Court. Jasmine Garz, NPR News, New York.
The advocacy group Third Country Deportation Watch, meanwhile, reports that some twenty-five thousand people have already been deported to third countries.
What risks do New York regulators see in utilities’ growing use of artificial intelligence?
New York regulators will be taking a closer look at how the state's utilities use artificial intelligence, as Samuel King with the New York Public News Network reports, the efforts come as concerns grow about just how the technology could be affecting key infrastructure.
More utilities are using AI for things like facility inspections, outage modeling, and customer service, but New York's Public Service Commission says their growing use of AI comes with risks, like hacking or model errors that could impact the electrical grid or other resources. So they want utilities to file semi annual reports to better inform potential regulations. Dennis Dabari is with the state's Department of Public Service.
How are you monitoring this? Are there humans in the loop? Um do you have professionals on staff in the utility industry that know what they're doing and can actually control this?
Tabari says it's one of the first efforts of its kind in the country. National Grid, one of New York's major utilities companies, says it's reviewing the state's order. For NPR News, I'm Samuel King in Albany.
Did Saudi Arabia successfully intercept a Houthi missile aimed at Riyadh?
It's NPR News. Saudi Arabia says Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile Saturday morning. In a statement, the government says the missile was intercepted. It's the first attack to target Riyadh since the escalation and fighting between the Iran backed Houthis and Yemeni government forces who were backed by Saudi Arabia. Another nineties trend is coming back. Music lovers are turning back to CDs, and that's helping to drive an increase in music sales. NPR Sami Held has our story.
More power to the old stereo. CDs are seeing a resurgence. In the first half of this year, revenue jumped nearly sixty percent compared to last.
Why are CDs and vinyl records experiencing a resurgence in music sales?
That's according to the recording industry association. Patrick Brown owns Twist and Shout, a record store in Denver, and has seen a shift in the age of digital music.
People want a physical item, not a playlist or a database revoked from them at any time.
The turntable also getting a turn. Vinyl revenue grew eighteen percent. The recording industry association says overall recorded music revenue is up nearly seven percent from last year.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why are fuel and heating oil prices spiking across the United States?
0:01–0:55
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How does the new federal appeals court ruling affect third‑country deportations?
0:55–1:57
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What risks do New York regulators see in utilities’ growing use of artificial intelligence?
1:57–2:58
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Did Saudi Arabia successfully intercept a Houthi missile aimed at Riyadh?
2:58–3:35
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Why are CDs and vinyl records experiencing a resurgence in music sales?
3:35–4:19
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Which college football upsets and results defined today’s games?
4:19–4:52