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VW emissions, Tuesday Reviewsday, helping kids with homework
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Sep 22, 2015
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VW emissions, Tuesday Reviewsday, helping kids with homework

VW admits rigging vehicles for emissions tests, this week's new music picks, the struggles of helping children with homework.

Logo of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) is pictured on a VW car during the shareholders' annual general meeting of VW in Hanover, central Germany, on May 5, 2015. German auto giant Volkswagen held its first ordinary shareholders' annual general meeting since a bitter power struggle at the top of the company led to the resignation of VW patriarch Ferdinand Piech as supervisory board head. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL        (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)
Logo of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) is pictured on a VW car during the shareholders' annual general meeting of VW in Hanover, central Germany, on May 5, 2015. German auto giant Volkswagen held its first ordinary shareholders' annual general meeting since a bitter power struggle at the top of the company led to the resignation of VW patriarch Ferdinand Piech as supervisory board head. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)
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VW admits rigging vehicles for emissions tests, this week's new music picks, the struggles of helping children with homework.

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