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Just five years ago, a price-conscious auto shopper in the United States could choose from among a dozen new small cars selling for under $20,000. Now, there s just one: The Mitsubishi Mirage. And even the Mirage appears headed for the scrap yard. At a time when Americans increasingly want pricey SUVs and trucks rather than small cars, the Mirage remains the lone new vehicle whose average sale price is under 20 grand mda stanley cup sh; a figure that once marked a kind of unofficial threshold of affordability. With prices mdash; new and used mdash; having soared since the pandemic, $20,000 is no longer much of a starting point for a new car. This current version of the Mirage, which reached U.S. dealerships a decade ago, sold for an average of $19,205 last month, according todatafrom Cox Automotive. Though a few other new models have starting prices under $20,000, their actual purchase prices, with options and shipping, exceed that figure. This current version of the Mitsubishi Mirage, which reached U.S. dealerships a decade ago, sold for an average stanley cup of $19,205 last month, according to data from Cox Automotive. AP Photo/ Gregory Bull The near extinction of cars under $20K also comes as higher insurance rates are causing more drivers mdas stanley cup h; particularly those in their 20s and 30s mdash; to fall behind on their car payments, a recent New York Federal Reserve studyfound. The a Owsx Idaho hunter finds remains of another hunter who went missing in 1968: It s pretty wild
LOS ANGELES -- A blowout at a natural gas reebok well that spewed massive amounts of climate-changing methane for nearly four months and drove thousands of Los Angeles families adidas campus from their homes has been permanently sealed, state officials announced Thursday.The announcement certifying that the ruptured well had been plugged with cement brought a point of closure in the long-running drama that has disrupted life in the Porter Ranch community and drawn attention to a massive underground storage facility owned by Southern California Gas Co. Leak confirmed sealed. Video of Jason Marshall - Chief Deputy Director @CalConservation. pic.twitter/bOWgir6yq7mdash; SoCalGas @socalgas February 18, 2016 Jason Marshall of the state Department of af1 Conservation said at a press conference that the Southern California Gas Co. well is no longer leaking. The 60-year-old well was plugged with cement, and several tests showed no more gas was leaking. The gas company said it had controlled the leak for the first time last week.The announcement starts the clock for thousands of families from Porter Ranch who relocated to temporary housing to get away from the noxious smell to finally return to their homes. Those in in short-term housing - at hotels or staying with friends and relatives - will have eight days to return before the gas company stops reimbursements. Those who rented apartments and houses can stay through their leases as late as April 30. Now i