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Americans are rushing to buy hybrid cars. They’re turning to Asian brands to do so
All it took was $4 a gallon gas to make Americans embrace hybrid cars. But with limited offerings from the big Detroit automakers, people are turning to their Asian rivals in droves.
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Airbnb to bar hosts from requiring guests to wash dishes or take rubbish off-site
The revised house rules apply to reservations booked from November 20. Hosts can still ask guests to put dishes in the sink and sort rubbish into indoor bins.
Astronomers discover first documented green star 280 light-years away
White dwarf WD J1330+6435 glows chartreuse after planetary debris enriches its atmosphere with sodium, changing how it absorbs light.
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