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With copper value soaring, thefts are ticking up

The value of copper is rising, and thieves can make money by stripping it from phone poles, streetlights and electric vehicle chargers. But those thefts cost the rest of us.

NPR’s John Ruwitch reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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