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In his 6 p.m. news show on MSNBC, Al Sharpton will be both a maker and a deliverer of the news.

The age of the silent hybrid may be coming to an end. Gas-electric hybrids, propelled by electric motors at low speeds, are well-known for their quiet ride and great mileage.

The second of two Prius "unintended acceleration" incidents examined this week by Toyota has come to the same conclusion as the earlier one: the data retrieved from the hybrid does not agree with the driver's account.

TOKYO - Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the latest model in Japan, a possible new embarrassment for the world's biggest automaker.

The Toyota Prius was the top-selling car in Japan last year — the first time a gas-electric hybrid has clinched that spot.

Toyota is planning a larger version of its popular Prius hybrid, which will be powered by a new kind of battery, a Japanese newspaper reported Friday.

Honda's Insight, billed as the cheapest gas-electric hybrid on the market, ranked as the top-selling vehicle in Japan for April — the first time a hybrid has clinched that spot.