A California court ruled Thursday that Uber and Lyft are not required to reclassify their drivers as employees instead of as independent contractors. The decision allows the services for riding dogs to continue to operate in the state after they threaten to withdraw. Just hours before the verdict, Lyft had …
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Russia says countries have launched ‘war’ against the vaccine, claiming a billion doses have been requested
Some countries have launched an “information war” against the Russian vaccine for coronavirus, said the director of the country’s sovereign wealth fund. Speaking during an online conference, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) – which supports the vaccine – added the country has already received requests …
Read More »Ocasio-Cortez knocks home Democratic campaigner after Pelosi Kennedy signs
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezYang criticizes’ patronizing element ‘of Democratic messaging ahead of convention speech Ex-Clinton adviser defends’ Democrats’ Democrats’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Delegates stage state-centric videos for the roll call MORE (DN.Y.) slammed the Democratic Congress Campaign Commission (DCCC) on Thursday over its policy of blacklisting companies that work …
Read More »SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites, launches rocket launcher – Spaceflight Now
Credit: SpaceX Photo and video footage of the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday showed the launcher in space from Cape Canaveral with another batch of nearly 60 Starlink satellites, followed by the successful recovery of the first stage rocket booster and returned offshore. The 229-foot (70-meter) …
Read More »Malcolm Jenkins says the Saints are closer now to Drew Brees’ dialogue
METAIRIE, La. – Malcolm Jenkins said he felt the dialogue between him and a longtime friend and teammate of New Orleans Saints Drew Brees this summer was “important to the country and important to us.” Jenkins was one of Brees’ harshest critics after Brees said in June that he “would …
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