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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Bus Crash

    A truck ran head-on into a bus full of students from the Los Angeles area yesterday. They were on their way to visit the campus of Humboldt State University. The death toll in the crash has climbed to ten. We talk to a reporter who's been keeping up with the latest details on the crash.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    A truck ran head-on into a bus full of students from the Los Angeles area yesterday. They were on their way to visit the campus of Humboldt State University. The death toll in the crash has climbed to ten. We talk to a reporter who's been keeping up with the latest details on the crash.

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    Skid Row Cleanup, Bus Accident, and Coachella Pros and Cons
    1. 0:00Bus CrashYou’re reading this
    2. 5:20Downtown Cleanup
    3. 16:59Vampires, Football and Cartoon Birds
    4. 26:18Coachella Pros and Cons
    5. 40:44Recalls, Spiders and Car Tipping
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Skid Row Cleanup, Bus Accident, and Coachella Pros and Cons
    1. 0:00Bus CrashYou’re reading this
    2. 5:20Downtown Cleanup
    3. 16:59Vampires, Football and Cartoon Birds
    4. 26:18Coachella Pros and Cons
    5. 40:44Recalls, Spiders and Car Tipping
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