BostonomiX: Future Of Traffic | Boston Police To Try Body Cameras | No Casino For Brockton

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here] [ ] Friday, April 29, 2016 BostonomiX | Driving US Crazy [Bryan Reimer, right, of the New England Transportation Center at MIT and the MIT AgeLab, confers with Thomas McWilliams about upgrading a Volkswagen Beetle driving simulator with new equipment. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)] [Autonomous Vehicles Could ‘Change Everything,’ But ‘Growing Pains’ Are Likely] The formula for a congestion-free future is intelligent intersections and smart, driverless vehicles. But there are also societal and ethical questions to consider. - [A ride on the T with Secretary Pollack] - [Technology is changing how we move -- and traffic too] - [Longer car commutes may harm your health] - [How traffic forms, and how changing driver habits could help] - [WBUR Poll: Traffic is worse, but MBTA may be a solution] - [Why Greater Boston keeps getting stuck in traffic] - [BostonomiX: WBUR's home for the innovation economy] [Mass. GOP Expects Record Turnout For Caucuses] Delegates are already allocated for the first ballot to Trump, Kasich, Rubio and Cruz. But after that, delegates become unbound and the real race starts. [Boston Police Will Soon Rollout Body Cameras, But Policy Questions Remain] Some Boston police officers will soon be wearing body cameras, as part of a six-month pilot program that is expected to begin this summer. [Whitey Bulger’s Girlfriend Gets 21 More Months In Prison] Catherine Greig is already serving an eight-year sentence for helping Bulger while he was a fugitive. [Senate Votes To Increase Smoking Age To 21 In Mass.] [The Massachusetts Senate voted to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Signs like this one may need to change if the legislation makes it to the governor's desk. (Joe Difazio for WBUR)] The bill also bans pharmacies and health care institutions from selling tobacco products and prohibits the use of electronic cigarettes in places where smoking is already banned. [Mass. Economic Growth Ticked Back Up In 1st Quarter] Massachusetts' economic growth outpaced the nation's over the first three months of the year, and rebounded somewhat from a slowdown over the last half of 2015, according to new estimates. [No Casino For Brockton: Gaming Commission Denies Proposal] [A rendering of the proposed Brockton casino (Courtesy Mass Gaming and Entertainment) ] The casino would have been built roughly 16 miles from the Mashpee Wampanoag casino that's under construction in Taunton. [Baltimore Police Chief Discusses Shooting Of Boy Carrying Replica Pistol] Police Commissioner Kevin Davis says detectives mistook the replica for a real gun and describes the boy's injuries as nonfatal. The shooting happened on the anniversary of Freddie Gray's funeral. [Test Out WBUR's New Beta Website] [Send us your feedback on the site ] We've built a new website that reimagines how you experience public radio, especially digital audio, no matter where you are or which device you use. Test out the new site while it's in beta, and give us your feedback at the link below. - [Send us your feedback on the site] - [Sign up for newsletter updates related to the beta] [Hospital Destroyed In Deadly Aleppo Airstrike, Doctors Without Borders Says] The bodies of at least three doctors, including a pediatrician, are among those recovered, according to the aid group. Here & Now [Gloria Estefan Reflects On Her Life Story In ‘On Your Feet!’] [In this Sept. 21, 2014 photo, Emilio Estefan, left, and Gloria Estefan pose for photos at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami during the casting for Broadway musical #147;On Your Feet! #148; (Ivan Cruz/AP)] Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson catches up with the Cuban-born American singer backstage after a performance. On Point [Women Voters, The ‘Gender Card’ And Hillary Clinton] Jill Abramson joined On Point to discuss how Hillary Clinton's connection with women voters could play out against Donald Trump. Cognoscenti [Why A ‘Moonshot’ To Cure Cancer Might Just Work] By Fred Ledley [Vice President Joe Biden speaks with Nobel Laureate Dr. Paul Modrich, left, as Dr. A. Eugene Washington, Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke University, right, and Vickers Burdett, wife of Dr. Modrich, middle listen in a laboratory at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C. Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Vice President Joe Biden visited Duke to speak about his Cancer Moonshot initiative. (Ben McKeown/AP)] With increased investment and strategic management, we have a shot at a cure for cancer, writes Fred Ledley. Weekend Forecast [Expect A Pleasant Saturday, But Chilly Sunday] On Saturday, expect some light winds, abundant sunshine and pleasant temperatures, but Sunday will bring the clouds and chillier temperatures. Cognoscenti [When The Time Comes: Tips For How To Visit The Dying] By Rebecca Steinitz [As my father-in-law lay in his deathbed after a brief illness, people wanted to say goodbye. In those last days, we learned some valuable lessons. (Dominik Martin/Unsplash)] As my father-in-law lay in his deathbed after a brief illness, people wanted to say goodbye. In those last days, we learned some valuable lessons. THE ARtery [A Small Town Responds To Fracking In Jennifer Haigh’s ‘Heat & Light’] Jennifer Haigh's latest novel "Heat and Light" drills deep into the controversial practice of fracking, and its impact on a small Pennsylvanian community. THE ARtery [The Massachusetts Poetry Festival Spotlights Poetry As Activism] By Will Sullivan This weekend's festival features events, such as "Working Class Poetry" and "Writing For Social Change and to Bear Witness," that draw attention to social issues. CommonHealth - [Senate Votes To Increase Smoking Age To 21 In Mass.] - [Weight Gain, Heart Disease, Back Pain: Longer Car Commutes May Harm Your Health] - [Buffets One Day, Vomiting The Next — Life With A Rare GI Disease] - [At Least 40 Students With Mumps, Harvard Reports] - [A Death, And A ‘Changed Life’: Traumatic Births Take Toll On Health Workers Too] Cognoscenti - [When The Time Comes: Tips For How To Visit The Dying] - [Why A ‘Moonshot’ To Cure Cancer Might Just Work] - [Donald Trump And The Fluidity Of Racism] - [Everything Is Fine, Until It's Not] - [Oil For Security? It’s Time to Reevaluate America’s Alliance With Saudi Arabia] On Point - [#MoreThanMean: Bringing Online Harassment To Life] - [Week In The News: Trump, Clinton Pull Ahead, Tamir Rice Settlement, Cruz Picks Carly] - [5 ‘Easy’ Ways To Fix America’s Most Pressing Problems] - [Women Voters, The ‘Gender Card’ And Hillary Clinton] - [Water Innovation In America's Driest State] Here & Now - [Using Video Games To Help Stroke Victims Recover] - [From Capitol Hill To The Silver Screen] - [U.S. Economy Grows At Slowest Pace In Two Years] - [Men Read Mean Tweets At Women And The Video Goes Viral] - [House Committee Votes To Register Women For The Draft] [90.9 WBUR · Boston's NPR News Station] WBUR Boston, 890 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}] [Forward e-mail] | [Update Profile] | [About our service provider] Sent by [wburtoday@wbur.org] in collaboration with [Constant Contact] [Try it free today]