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The U.S. is investing billions of dollars in fiber internet. Here's what makes it run.

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Aug 26, 2024
We tour a North Carolina plant where melted glass is pulled into the hair-like strands that power fiber-optic cable.
Manufacturers like Prysmian supply fiber-optic cables to internet service providers.
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I've Always Wondered ...

How many U.S. flags are made in the U.S.?

by Katherine Wiles
Feb 25, 2021
Perhaps the best-known symbol of American patriotism, the American flag is made in the U.S. 94% of the time.
An American flag flies outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 9, 2021.
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Your foreign car may be as "Made in America" as a Chevy

by Jed Kim
Jul 24, 2018
Tariffs against car parts would impact all vehicles, even ones widely recognized to be American.
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A peek inside Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind is also a glimpse at manufacturing in America

by Lauren Silverman
Dec 29, 2017
Nonprofit Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind is helping to create local manufacturing jobs while providing work for the visually impaired.
Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind CEO Hugh McElroy is positioning the organization to take on new manufacturing jobs.
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