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Lyft Inc. said it has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a case filed by California drivers over their status as independent contractors of the ride-hailing service.

Lyft Inc. said it has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a case filed by California drivers over their status as independent contractors of the ride-hailing service.

Lyft Inc. said it has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a case filed by California drivers over their status as independent contractors of the ride-hailing service.

Morley Safer is disconnecting his microphone. The 84-year-old, longest-serving correspondent at “60 Minutes” is retiring after more than a half-century of covering the world, CBS News announced Wednesday. “Morley has had a brilliant career as a reporter and as one of the most significant figures in CBS News history, on our broadcast and in many of our lives,” Jeff Fager, the executive producer of “60 Minutes,” said in a statement.

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will overhaul one of his signature efforts, placing new leadership in charge of the Pentagon's office in Silicon Valley just nine months after it opened and directing the staff there to report directly to him.

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken May 11, 2016, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto shows part of Kumamoto Castle, ...

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Theranos just made some major changes to its company. 

On Wednesday, the blood-testing startup said that Sunny Balwani, the company's president and chief operating officer is stepping down and retiring.

Balwani, who joined Theranos in 2009 also served on the company's board of directors.

Theranos will also be bringing in three new members to its board, including biotech veteran Fabrizio Bonanni. The other two — William Foege and Richard Kovacevich — will move over from Theranos' board of counselors.

(AP) — Pop culture touchstones such as the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and George R.R. Martin's "Game of Thrones" will fit alongside the Black Death, Muslim migrants, magic, mapmaking and many other topics at a southwestern Michigan conference focusing on the Middle Ages. Organizers say the annual event seeks to strike a balance between the period's portrayal in today's books and films and deeper dives into the architecture, politics, science and other topics of that age.

She says she's being crucified for her beliefs.

AMP has reported an almost 40 per cent drop in first quarter cashflow across its critical wealth management business.

The gathering from May 2-5 at DaVos Place will include more than 175 workshops and lectures delivered by nationally recognized experts. Organizers say they chose Grand Rapids because of its historical importance as a magnet for people from other regions and nations who helped build the manufacturing economy.

arting up in Mysuru', to initiate setting up an ecosystem of entrepreneurship and innovation in Mysuru.

Odisha has made significant progress in reducing school dropout rates from 18.72% in 2012-13 to 6.02% in 2015-16.

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken May 11, 2016, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto shows part of Kumamoto Castle, ...

Company says garbage collectors planning to strike on Friday are among the best paid in the industry.

WTF IS A TURD DOG?!

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Police on Wednesday released new surveillance footage in the fatal shooting of a man outside the Standard hotel in downtown L.A. in December in hopes of locating the shooter.

In many of the images, the points of attraction are clear: a giant football eclipsing the skinny torso of a young boy; the shining eyes of a black cat; a woman’s bare midriff beneath a pair of high-waisted cutoff shorts. We can imagine glancing or even staring at these subjects ourselves, taking in their rough-hewn idiosyncrasies. But it is in the moment that follows, when most of us would avert our eyes and move on, that the American street photographer Mark Cohen makes his work, moving forward... Читать дальше...

Eva Longoria wows in white as she arrives on the red carpet at the Cafe Society premiere and opening night gala for the 2016 Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on Wednesday (May 11) in Cannes, France. The actress was joined by Victoria Beckham and Outlander stars Caitriona Balfe and Gaia Weiss at [...]

Special summer camps for the school children are a big hit in the Silk City during vacation.

Extra court security for alleged Bandido flown in from Serbia.

We have four double passes to give away.