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Each autonomous vehicle has two Uber exployees in the front seat; one is ready to grab the wheel and apply a foot to the brake pedal, the other in the passenger seat, has a computer screen showing what the car's rooftop laser-bouncing radar is seeing. Art Silverman/NPR hide caption

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Pittsburgh Offers Driving Lessons For Uber's Autonomous Cars

Uber has been testing driverless cars in the city for the past six months. Local officials are happy for the investment the experiment brings and for the boost to the city's reputation as a tech hub.

New arrivals to Mexico discuss challenges during a class at the Tijuana Education Department. Sandy Huffaker for NPR hide caption

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Deported Students Find Challenges At School In Tijuana

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Former FBI agent Clint Watts testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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How Russian Twitter Bots Pumped Out Fake News During The 2016 Election

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Ferguson Councilwoman Ella Jones meets with patrons at Drake's Place restaurant. Jones is seeking to become Ferguson's first African-American mayor. Carolina Hidalgo/KWMU hide caption

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Ferguson, Mo., Residents Worry About Low Voter Turnout In Mayoral Election

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Then-Fox News CEO Roger Ailes poses at the network's New York City studios in 2006. Ailes served as CEO from Fox News' first day in 1996 until his resignation in July. Jim Cooper/AP hide caption

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Fresh Lawsuit Against Ailes Slams Fox News' Response To Harassment Claims

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Each autonomous vehicle has two Uber exployees in the front seat; one is ready to grab the wheel and apply a foot to the brake pedal, the other in the passenger seat, has a computer screen showing what the car's rooftop laser-bouncing radar is seeing. Art Silverman/NPR hide caption

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Pittsburgh Offers Driving Lessons For Uber's Autonomous Cars

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A new study finds that being overweight may decrease a person's life span. Zena Holloway/Getty Images hide caption

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Carrying Some Extra Pounds May Not Be Good After All

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William Powell was 19 when he wrote The Anarchist Cookbook. He died in July 2016. Courtesy of Gravitas Ventures hide caption

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Documentarian Says 'Anarchist Cookbook' Author Was Filled With Remorse

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