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Could technology have prevented the Palm Springs tour bus crash? Volkswagen's $15 billion settlement, a look at voter diversity
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Oct 25, 2016
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Could technology have prevented the Palm Springs tour bus crash? Volkswagen's $15 billion settlement, a look at voter diversity

A look at the tragic Palm Springs tour bus crash, Volkwagen's nearly $15 billion settlement, voter diversity in local contests.

File: The Volkswagen logo is seen at a Volkswagen dealer in Berlin on September 22, 2015.
The Volkswagen logo is seen at a Volkswagen dealer in Berlin on September 22, 2015. In an affair that originally broke on Friday and has unfolded rapidly since then, VW has forced to admit on Tuesday that 11 million of its diesel cars all around the world are equipped with devices that can cheat pollution test. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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A look at the tragic Palm Springs tour bus crash, Volkwagen's nearly $15 billion settlement, voter diversity in local contests.

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Self-driving buses with computerized brake controls exist, but not in the U.S. What could it take to get them here?
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Early Tuesday morning in San Francisco, a federal judge approved Volkswagen's nearly $15 billion dollar settlement with regulators and owners of its diesel vehicles.
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Critics of this approach have voiced concerns about ethics and privacy, but it has occasionally proved successful when it comes to solving gruesome crimes.
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A law professor and a pediatrician caution that sharing information about your kids online can have unintended consequences.
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Resources for STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — are now plentiful in schools. But there are fewer guidelines on how to add the "A," or art, into the mix.
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On our weekly new music segment we've got a power group from West Africa, legendary British singer Shirley Collins and some Afro-Rock from New York.
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Voter outreach groups are hoping that Latino, Asian and young voters will turn out in big numbers come November 8. But with all the attention on a contentious presidential race, will that interest carry over to local issues on the ballot?
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While California doesn't have strict voter ID laws or long waits at the polling places, advocacy groups want to prevent illegal activities that may intimidate and disenfranchise voters.
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Political correspondents share the pros and cons of reporting on one of the most contentious presidential races in recent memory.
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Women have been breaking through all kinds of glass ceilings this year. This one is in the ocean.
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One public radio host, one patient instructor, and lots of sting rays.
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Jason Porath found complex and rebellious women from history and illustrated them in kids' movie style, even if their real lives were far from fairy tales.