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Depeswar Doley's RS Automotive in Takoma Park, Md., is the first U.S. gas station to be fully converted to an electric vehicle charging center.

Gas Station Converts To Electric Charging Station And Speeds Ahead Of Curve

As the electric car industry ramps up, one gas station in Takoma Park, Md., has already changed lanes. The owner hopes to motivate other stations to make the shift.

The Justice Department is charging a Washington lobbyist with failing to register as a foreign agent in a case linked to political work done by Paul Manafort.

Consultant Pleads Guilty To Violating Lobbying Laws Over Ukraine Work

W. Samuel Patten has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a foreign agent for work he did connected to a Ukrainian political party.

Some of our favorite entrants to the Tiny Desk Contest this week (clockwise from top left): Four Play Clarinet; GLASYS; Lulu Fall; Kristen Joselle.

Watch The Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Love This Week

Here are some early Contest entries that have caught our attention. You still have a few more weeks to enter the Tiny Desk Contest for your chance to play at the real Tiny Desk.

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks during an event on Capitol Hill in 2016. Lee is the only member of the Senate on President Trump's list.

Trump Says He Will Nominate New Supreme Court Justice From This List

The 25 individuals are thought to be reliable conservatives, most now serving on federal appeals courts or state supreme courts. The list includes one lawmaker: Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.

After gaining approval from state lawmakers, New York will become the first U.S. city to levy fees on motorists who drive on some of its most congested streets. Here, traffic fills 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan in January 2018.

New York Is Set To Be First U.S. City To Impose Congestion Pricing

Motorists will pay a flat daily fee to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street. The new program aims to reduce traffic gridlock while generating revenue for the city's stressed transit system.

A sanitizing station with adult and child masks awaits patients at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Jan. 3, 2018.

Flu Cases On The Rise In San Diego, Patients Pack Into Sharp Grossmont

As there have been more than 7,000 lab-confirmed flu cases and 45 deaths due to the flu so far this season, hundreds of people have been packing the emergency room at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa.

Stock and bond markets have been roiled by concerns about trade tensions and the economy.

Dow Drops 799 Points, As Topsy-Turvy Interest Rates Boost Recession Fears

The bond market is worried the trade war, slowing global growth and a drop in oil prices are signs the economy is slowing and may be heading for a recession. Nervousness spilled over into stocks too.

Judge Robert Rosenberg of the Broward County Canvassing Board uses a magnifying glass to examine a dimpled chad on a punch card ballot on November 24, 2000 during a vote recount in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The Florida Recount Of 2000: A Nightmare That Goes On Haunting

The weeks-long battle over "hanging chads" that ultimately landed the fate of the presidency in the U.S. Supreme Court, continues to cast a long shadow over the nation's political psyche.

Mac Miller performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Aug. 1, 2018.

The Best Tiny Desk Concerts Of 2018

Watch 25 of the year's greatest, most surprising Tiny Desk performances, featuring just a sampling of the gifted artists who passed through NPR Music's office this year.

Mother polar bear with cubs close by her side. Svalbard Islands.

NATURE: Snow Bears

Stream now or tune in Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Monday, Dec. 14 at 6 a.m. on KPBS 2

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