Dee-Ann Durbin

AP Auto Writer
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The Security Breach Podcast
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March 31, 2026
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Stellantis Tests Solid-State Battery in Dodge Charger Daytona
June 11, 2026
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Micron Picks Construction Partner for Country's Largest Semiconductor Factory
June 11, 2026
The operation floor inside the Unit 6 reactor building is pictured during a media tour at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Kariwa Village, Niigata prefecture, Japan on Friday, May 1, 2026.
Reactor Reboot at World's Largest Nuclear Plant Highlights Flaws in Radioactive Waste Plans
June 11, 2026
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The Today in Manufacturing Podcast from Manufacturing.net
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Each week, our editors discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing and their implications for the industry. 
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Jeff Ware, president of Resurgence Brewing Company, poses for a portrait near a stockpile of aluminum cans, which are sourced from Canada, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Buffalo, N.Y.
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From Soup Cans to Airplanes, Steel and Aluminum Are a Fundamental Part of American Life
Tariffs impacting the metals could have a widespread impact on manufacturers and consumers.
March 12, 2025
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Trick or Trash: Candy Makers Grapple with Plastic Waste
The bags fit around 4 ounces of material; if all 17,400 are returned, that would equal more than 2 tons of recycled wrappers.
October 31, 2022
Yandex office, Moscow, Feb. 2018.
Consumer
Campuses Pull Delivery Robots with Russian Ties
Grubhub had been using food-delivery robots made by a Russian tech company.
March 4, 2022
Striking Kellogg's workers Michael Rodarte, Sue Griffin, Michael Elliott, Eric Bates and Mark Gonzalez stand outside the Omaha, Neb., cereal plant, Dec. 2, 2021.
Manufacturing
Supply Shortages and Emboldened Workers: A Changed Economy
The global economy hadn’t experienced anything like this for decades. Maybe ever.
December 21, 2021
A cardboard McDonald’s Happy Meal toy is shown with a Happy Meal box, Sept. 20, 2021.
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McDonald's Phasing Plastic Toys Out of Happy Meals
The burger giant aims to reduce virgin plastic use by 90% in coming years.
September 21, 2021
The DoorDash app on a smartphone in New York, Feb. 27, 2020.
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DoorDash Sues NYC Over Rights to Customer Data
The city's new law requires delivery companies to share data with restaurants.
September 16, 2021
Convention floor at the ASD Market Week convention, Aug. 25, 2021, Las Vegas.
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Crushed by Pandemic, Conventions Mount a Cautious Return
It could be several years — if ever — before conferences attract the crowds they did before the pandemic.
September 9, 2021
Nate Mullins, a former bartender, near a street mural in Mount Vernon, Wash., May 17, 2021.
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Changed by Pandemic, Many Workers Won't Return to Old Jobs
Layoffs and lockdowns gave many Americans the time and the financial cushion to rethink their careers.
May 19, 2021
DoorDash app on a smartphone in New York, Feb. 27, 2020.
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DoorDash Buys Robot Food Prep Company
Chowbotics' refrigerator-sized robot can store up to 22 prepared ingredients and make up to 65 meals.
February 9, 2021