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How did Tesla's bulletproof Cybertruck become so expensive and so delayed?

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Was Italy's $1 home scheme worth it?

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Ukraine's farmers risk their lives clearing the world's largest minefield with drones and robots

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The fake doctors behind Asia's cosmetic surgery boom

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How dogs are trained to attack US prisoners

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'Devil fish' invaded North America. Could turning them into pet treats be the solution?

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The true cost of the lithium mining boom powering electric cars

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The true cost of Ukraine's dam disaster

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Grass is the most wasteful crop in America. Should we ban it?

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The true cost of Mexico's Maya Train

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The true cost of our obsession with superfoods like avocado, açaí, and durian

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How much does the British royal family cost?

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Why Hooters Air, Pan Am, and the Concorde all disappeared from the skies

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Filling Cambodian lakes with sand creates pricey new land. It also displaces families.

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How fast fashion is poisoning Pakistan's drinking water

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The F-35 joint strike fighter.

The true cost of America's war machines

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Meet the Amazon warehouse workers paying the price for fast, free shipping

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The true cost of extreme breeding in pugs and bulldogs

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How saving wild oysters could save America's shrinking coastlines

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Killer drones that choose their own targets could change modern warfare

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Brazilians risk their lives to harvest açaí

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The true cost of turning America's school buses electric

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The human cost of your cheap flowers

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How demand for rubber is displacing thousands of people in Cambodia

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How NASA spent $10 billion on the James Webb telescope

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The Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the USS Ford, leaves port.

The true cost of the most advanced aircraft carrier