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Rhiannon12866's JournalBack from holiday, Merkel shifts gear on diesel
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany must eventually follow other European countries in banning new diesel cars, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, conceding for the first time that diesel's days are numbered in the wake of the emissions scandals.
Her concession, in an interview with Super Illu magazine, followed mounting pressure over the summer on Germany's auto makers who concealed from regulators the true emissions level of diesel vehicles.
"I don't want to name an exact year," she said, but Britain and France's plans to phase out internal combustion-driven cars by 2040 "were the right approach".
The fate of the auto sector, Germany's biggest exporter and provider of some 800,000 jobs, has become a hot issue in the Sept. 24 election, when Merkel is seeking a fourth term. Politicians are accusing auto executives of failing to find an adequate response to the emissions scandal.
Agreement was reached at a summit of politicians and carmakers this month to overhaul engine software on 5.3 million diesel cars to cut pollution and repair the industry's reputation, battered by Volkswagen's admission two years ago that it had cheated U.S. emission tests.
More: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-emissions-merkel-idUSKCN1AU1HJ
Seth Meyers - Trump's Response to Charlottesville: A Closer Look - 8/14/17
Seth takes a closer look at Trump finally bending to two days of public pressure to unequivocally denounce white supremacists, neo-Nazis and the KKK in the wake of violent rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Seth Meyers' Statement on Charlottesville - 8/14/17
Seth Meyers addresses violent events in Charlottesville, Virginia and calls out President Trump for being slow to directly condemn the white supremacist movement.
Real Time with Bill Maher 8/11/17 HBO
Guests: Richard Dawkins, Fareed Zakaria, Jon Meacham, Jim Parsons
Overtime with Bill Maher: McMaster, Morality, McConnell, McCain (HBO) 8/11/17
&t=6sBill and his guests – Richard Dawkins, Fareed Zakaria, Jon Meacham, and Jim Parsons – answer viewer questions after the show.
Real Time with Bill Maher - Richard Dawkins: Science in the Soul (HBO) 8/11/17
Author and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins joins Bill to discuss his latest book, "Science in the Soul: Selected Writings of a Passionate Rationalist."
Real Time with Bill Maher Monologue: Fat Man and Little Boy (HBO) 8/11/17
Bill reacts to the escalating tensions between President Trump and North Korea in his Real Time monologue.
Stephen Colbert Monologue - 8/11/17
Confessions Of Trump's Golf Club StaffEmployees of Trump's Bedminster, NJ, golf club give the inside scoop on the President's strange behavior during his 17-day vacation there.
'Real News Tonight' Adds To Trump's 'Smile File'
The team at 'Real News Tonight' gets inspired by the White House staff, who have been delivering a folder full of positive news, or 'the propaganda document,' to the President twice per day.
Stephen Polls His Audience On Trump's Performance
Stephen one-up's Trump's retweet of a Twitter poll comparing him to President Obama by breaking out the sophisticated, highly scientific Elbow-tron 5700.
Stephen Has The Leaked 'Game Of Thrones' Script
A very real raven flies into the Ed Sullivan Theater with spoilers from the recently hacked scripts from upcoming 'Game of Thrones' episodes.
Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions, Vol. XXX
If I like a photo of your baby on Facebook, it's not because it's cute. It's because I'm imagining how you made that baby.
One Week Older, Impending Thermonuclear War
Stephen looks back on the last week of the Late Show. (Last meaning 'previous' and hopefully not 'final.')
Seth Meyers - Senator Tammy Duckworth - full interview
Senator Tammy Duckworth on Going from Soldier to SenatorSenator Tammy Duckworth discusses her journey from Iraq veteran to freshman U.S. Senator and what motivated her to get into politics after losing both of her legs in battle.
Senator Tammy Duckworth on How Trump Is Helping Write Kim Jong-un's Propaganda
Senator Tammy Duckworth breaks down why President Trump should stop trying to "out-crazy" Kim Jong-un and how his transgender military ban is "foolish at best."
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