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Senate hearing scrutinizes PGA Tour-LIV golf merger

PGA Tour Chief Operating Officer Ron Price, left, and PGA Tour board member Jimmy Dunne are sworn in before testifying at a Senate hearing on the proposed PGA Tour-LIV Golf partnership on July 11. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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Senate hearing scrutinizes PGA Tour-LIV golf merger

July 11, 2023 • PGA Tour leaders argued a deal would allow expensive legal fights and fracturing player and fan base to end. But lawmakers caution against too much involvement with the Saudi government.

Senate hearing scrutinizes PGA Tour-LIV golf merger

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Why some Indonesians worry about a $20 billion international deal to get off coal

Piles of coal are seen transported on barges in Samarinda, East Kalimantan in January 11, 2022. Aksara M. Rahman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Why some Indonesians worry about a $20 billion international deal to get off coal

March 7, 2023 • Indonesia is the world's largest exporter of coal for electricity. And it's also an emerging economy trying to address climate change. The country recently signed a highly publicized, $20 billion international deal to transition away from coal and toward renewable energy. The hope is the deal could be a model for other countries. But Indonesian energy experts and solar executives worry much of this deal may be "omong kosong" — empty talk. Today, NPR climate solutions reporter Julia Simon breaks down the realities and limitations of Indonesia's renewable aspirations.

Why some Indonesians worry about a $20 billion international deal to get off coal

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