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Dealers in 3 states fight Ford EV certification
Ford Motor Co. is experiencing authorized worries to its seller certification program for electric autos from retailers in a few states who argue that the prepare violates franchise guidelines. A group of 27 dealerships in Illinois filed a protest with the state’s motor car or truck evaluation board Friday, and 4 sellers in New York submitted go well with towards the automaker earlier this week. All those actions appear soon after the Arkansas Car Sellers Association in Oct submitted a official complaint from the company with that state’s motor car commission. They are thought to be the first authorized steps taken towards Ford as opposition to the certification plan mounts.…
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Taliban escalates fight over girls’ education in Afghanistan
BAMIAN, Afghanistan — When Zahra Wafa thinks about what it took to put her daughters through school, her face hardens. She remembers the days she and her husband ate only bread to afford their children’s education, how it had all seemed worth it to give them a chance at a future beyond Nawa Foladi, a village in central Afghanistan with a single dirt track, hand-pumped wells and no electricity. Then Wafa remembers the new reality under the Taliban, and her voice falters at the thought that it might all have been for nothing. Zahra Wafa, center, leads her daughters with chores at their home in Nawa Foladi, a village near Bamian,…