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Mcity's "downtown" is actually a silk-screen recreation of a street in Ann Arbor, Mich. Researchers have built the small fake city at the University of Michigan as a testing ground for autonomous vehicles.

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In Michigan, A Testing Ground For A Future Of Driverless Cars

11:18am July 31, 2015

by Jason Margolis

Automakers and researchers are using a 32-acre fake city at the University of Michigan to simulate a real-world environment for autonomous vehicles. How will such cars affect urban planning?

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Are Donald Trump's Pockets Deep Enough To Fund His Campaign?

11:18am July 31, 2015

by Peter Overby

Trump says he's rich enough to pay for his own White House bid. But the billion-dollar-plus price tag might be tough, even for him.

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White House staff walk into the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Okla.

Measuring The Power Of A Prison Education

11:15am July 31, 2015

by Eric Westervelt

Inmates who took college-level courses while in prison saw a 16 percent drop in their risk of reincarceration.

WikiLeaks Docs Purport To Show The U.S. Spied On Japan's Government

10:42am July 31, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The documents also allege that the U.S. targeted Japanese banks and companies, including Mitsubishi.

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In Report, Justice Accuses St. Louis County Family Court Of Racial Bias

10:22am July 31, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division found that the court fails to provide children adequate representation. In addition, it says the court treats black kids harsher than white ones.

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Many Colleges Have Armed Police Squads, But Are They Worth The Risk?

9:20am July 31, 2015

by Martin Kaste

A University of Cincinnati officer faces murder charges for the traffic stop death of Samuel DuBose, and now critics are questioning the growing trend of giving campus cops weapons.

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New York Court: Chimps Are Still Property, Not People

8:51am July 31, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The judge wrote that someday they may get legal rights, but courts don't embrace change quickly. The chimps are held by Stony Brook University.

A teenage girl gets a shot of HPV vaccine, which protects against a virus that causes cervical cancer.

Low-Income Teens Have Best Shot At Getting HPV Vaccine

8:31am July 31, 2015

by Ina Yang

Doctors have a hard time getting teenagers vaccinated, but they're making progress, according to data from the CDC. Low-income teens are most likely to get the first shot of HPV vaccine.

Sea bass, pollock, striped bass and other fish species are seen for sale at the Harbor Fish Market in Portland, Maine.

Do Fish Names Encourage Fishy Business?

9:41pm July 30, 2015

by Clare Leschin-Hoar

Legally, a single fish species can go by many names from sea to plate, and different fish can go by the same name. An environmental group says that hampers efforts to combat illegal fishing and fraud.

U.S. Authorities Can't Find Hunter Who Killed 'Cecil The Lion'

7:37pm July 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it is investigating Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer, but the agency says it has failed so far to track him down.