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The future of automobiles, UCLA's new controversial coach, is California using too much fire retardant?
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Nov 29, 2017
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The future of automobiles, UCLA's new controversial coach, is California using too much fire retardant?

What the big automakers are planning for the future, Chip Kelly's controversial past, how California's increased use of fire retardant is harming the environment.

SANTA ROSA, CA -OCTOBER 15: A firefighting Coulson C-130 air tanker drops fire retardant near a house during the Oakmont Fire on October 15, 2017 near Santa Rosa, California. At least 40 people were killed with many are still missing, and at least 5,700 buildings have been destroyed since wildfires broke out a week ago.  (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
SANTA ROSA, CA -OCTOBER 15: A firefighting Coulson C-130 air tanker drops fire retardant near a house during the Oakmont Fire on October 15, 2017 near Santa Rosa, California. At least 40 people were killed with many are still missing, and at least 5,700 buildings have been destroyed since wildfires broke out a week ago. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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What the big automakers are planning for the future, Chip Kelly's controversial past, how California's increased use of fire retardant is harming the environment.

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"The Capitol is having a reckoning of its own of sorts," a reporter tells Take Two.
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The use of chemical flame retardants has increased considerably and with its added use, many are taking a hard look at the chemical and its impact.
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There's no backup plan to address a potential $2.7 billion shortfall if Congress doesn't renew a health care program for lower-income children by the end of the year.
At the LA Auto Show, Volkswagen announced its reinvention as an electric car company and a carpooling app for school-age children.
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We'll talk about the new head coach of the UCLA football team with Andy and Brian Kamenetzky.
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Perhaps this has happened to you: a neighbor throws a party and things just get way too loud, and go way too late.