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BART to Vote on Ending Bike Restrictions

BART appears poised to end its ban on bicycles during peak commute hours. The agency's staff is recommending its Board of Directors end the ban following a mostly successful pilot in March, in which a majority of riders surveyed favored lifting the restrictions. BART directors are scheduled to vote Thursday night.

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Young Adults a Key to Obamacare in California

Officials with Covered California are expected to release, for the first time, a list of the health plans and rates they plan to offer on the state-run insurance marketplace this fall. They'll probably be watching closely for the reaction of one group--young adults. They make up the largest segment of the state's uninsured, and if they opt out of the insurance market Obamacare could be in trouble.

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Photographer Bryant Austin's Close Up With Whales

Photographer Bryant Austin's Close Up With Whales

When photographer Bryant Austin came eye-to-eye with a humpback mother whale swimming with her calf, it changed his life. He decided he wanted to recreate that experience for others by making a life-sized print of a whale -- something that had never been done before. So he quit his job, sold his house, and flew to the South Pacific armed with only a snorkel and a camera. Bryant Austin joins us to talk about his book, "Beautiful Whale," and his secret to getting within three feet of the mammals, without them swimming away. We'll also talk to a marine biologist about the efforts to protect whales.

PODCAST: More money, more problems?

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Japan-based SoftBank will allow the U.S. government to pick a member of Sprint's board if the deal goes through. After an electrifying run over the past several weeks, stock markets around the world are down this morni…

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Jeremy Sherman questions whether God will pull strings for the good and righteous.

Her College Boyfriend

Charles Wienbar's parenting skills are tested when he learns of his daughter's college boyfriend.

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