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California voters to have their say on gas tax hike

By Jed Kim
October 29, 2018
A sign promotes street repairs being funded by California's year-old gas tax.
Jed Kim/ Marketplace

Gas taxes pay for fewer road repairs thanks to inflation and better fuel efficiency.

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Rapper Dessa on hard truths about life as a touring artist

By Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
September 18, 2018
Dessa is a touring musician and a member of the Minneapolis based hip-hop collective Doomtree.
Chad Kamenshine/Courtesy of Dessa Wander

"I have earned the dark circles this year," she says.

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How road trips changed America

By Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
July 03, 2018
Author Richard Ratay gets first chance behind the wheel during a family road trip to Santa’s Village in East Dundee Illinois in 1972. He is joined by his sister, Leslie, and two brothers, Mark (rear seat) and Bruce.
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... and how America changed road trips

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How “Brand America” is perceived as Trump travels to Asia

By Aaron Schrank
November 03, 2017

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Laptops and smartphones on the New Silk Road

By John Laurenson
October 11, 2016
Loading a container on the train for China.
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Duisburg is the biggest inland container port in the world, and you've probably never heard of it.

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The Dark Web: Still weaving

By Ben Johnson
November 11, 2015
askal bosch/Flickr via Creative Commons

Silk Road's legacy: A more complex ecosystem of services that are easier to use.

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Who owns the most bitcoin?

By Nancy Marshall-Genzer
October 22, 2015
A view of bitcoin medals. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority or banks.
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The U.S. Marshals Service is auctioning off more bitcoin seized from Silk Road.

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Ever wonder who makes those big highway signs?

By Mark Garrison
September 22, 2015
Inmate Odell Blue at work in the road sign plant.
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The people who do may never get a chance to actually see them in use.

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I submit before the court: Exhibit smiley face

By David Gura
January 30, 2015
Emoji keyboards. Emoji nails. Emoji everything.
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As the Silk Road trial continues, emoji head to the courtroom.

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