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Voters in the San Francisco Bay Area will vote in June on a proposed property tax which would be used to restore wetlands to protect against rising sea levels. The tax is not based on property value.

"They're stuck in a predicament that teaches them that that's who they are. And that that's how they fit into the world," says Harvard economist Ron Ferguson.

Talks show host and comedian Chelsea Handler on Wednesday debuts her new show Chelsea on Netflix. The half-hour program will air three times a week and be available in 190 countries.

Renee Montagne talks to Bernie Sanders supporter Charles Chamberlain, executive director of Democracy for America, about the results of the West Virginia primary, and what's ahead for Sanders.

Sadiq Khan was recently elected the mayor of London. Among the well wishers: William Shatner of Star Trek fame. He tweeted, "Kaaaaahn!" Trekies will get the reference to Captain Kirk's nemesis.

The wasp species is only centimeters in length. When it came time to find a name, researchers' eyes fixed on a Brad Pitt poster in the lab. They named the species: Conobregma bradpitti.

Brazilian media report that a majority of senators have said they will approve the impeachment trial of Dilma Rousseff — although some face scandalous allegations of their own.

The search giant prohibits ads for dangerous, counterfeit and offensive items, among other things. Now it will also ban ads for loans due in less than 60 days, or with an APR of 36 percent or more.

Imagine a pod that can travel through a tube between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 30 minutes. Hyperloop One tested a piece of this technology in the Nevada desert on Wednesday.

The hope is that Chinese tourists will feel safer after recent terrorist attacks. In the long run, greater cooperation could help break up illegal activities by Chinese and Italian organized crime.