Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
Reporter, HuffPost
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Uber Says It Won't Reclassify Drivers As Employees Despite New Law
The legislation, which seeks to categorize many independent contractors as employees with more benefits, could upend the ride-hailing company’s business.
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California Lawmakers Pass Bill That Could Upend Uber, Lyft Model
If signed by the governor, the legislation would force tech companies to reclassify independent contractors as employees and provide them with additional benefits.
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Patriots Player Antonio Brown Accused Of Rape: Lawsuit
In a lawsuit, Britney Taylor alleges that the NFL player sexually assaulted her in three separate incidents.
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Cory Booker: Senate Was ‘Literally The Least Diverse Place' He'd Ever Seen
When the former Newark mayor joined the U.S. Senate in 2013, it was overwhelmingly white ― and it still is today.
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FEMA Official Arrested For Taking Bribes Amid Hurricane Maria Recovery
An employee leading the agency’s work restoring power in Puerto Rico allegedly got hotel rooms and other gifts from a company head responsible for electrical recovery work.
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India Loses Contact With Spacecraft Attempting To Land On Moon
With the Chandrayaan-2 mission, the country was attempting to become the fourth in the world to land on the moon.
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California Governor Slams Trump For Diverting Funds From Wildfire Fighting To Border Wall
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Trump was building “a giant vanity project” instead of focusing on “the real threats of wildfires.”
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Texas Governor's Executive Orders After Mass Shootings Don’t Touch Gun Control
Gov. Greg Abbott, an avid gun-rights supporter, avoided taking any action around gun purchases.
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Longtime GOP Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner To Retire From Congress
The Wisconsin congressman, stepping down after four decades, is the latest of more than a dozen Republicans slated to leave Congress in 2020.
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California Governor Supports Bill That Could Upend Uber, Lyft Model
The legislation could force tech companies to consider workers who are now independent contractors as employees and provide them with additional benefits.
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America's Mass Shooting Problem Is A Domestic Violence Problem
Most mass shooters target their loved ones or have a history of family violence.
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UPDATE: Russian News Site RT Registered As Foreign Agent Per U.S. Request
Russia might retaliate, its embassy says.
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Hundreds Of Students Flood Senate Building To Protest For Dream Act
Young activists walked out of class in Washington, D.C., and across the country.
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America’s Drug Overdose Death Rate Keeps Getting Worse: CDC
The opioid crisis is killing more and more Americans each year.
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New Coke Ad About Saudi Women Driving Has People Feeling All Kinds Of Ways
The ad features a Saudi dad teaching his daughter how to drive, weeks after the country announced a lifting of the ban on female drivers.
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What We Know About The Victims Of The New York Attack
At least six of those killed were foreign nationals from Argentina and Belgium.
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Saudi Women Allowed Inside Sports Stadiums In Small Advance For Women’s Rights
The country lifted its ban on female drivers last month.
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Artist Transforms Abandoned Buildings In New Orleans With Powerful Art
“We have to create the change we want to see,” says Brandan Odums.
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They Were Homeless In California. Then The Fires Came.
As the Sonoma community rallies around the victims of the wildfires, those who were already homeless face an even bleaker future now.
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Spain Just Made History -- Twice. Here's What Went Down, Hour By Hour
The government voted to strip Catalonia of its autonomy less than an hour after the region declared independence.