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Dan looks into the severance pay fight for former workers of the now defunct Toys "R" Us with Carrie Gleason, policy director at OUR. In the "Final Two" he dives into self diving car accidents and the latest on Trump vs. Google.

Podcast: Toys "R" Us is dead, but the battle rages on

Workers at the defunct retailer are still fighting for severance.

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