A California judge has ruled that Uber and Lyft should classify their drivers as employees in a brilliant preliminary assignment issued Monday afternoon. The assignment has been pending for 10 days, however, giving Uber and Lyft the opportunity to appeal the decision. Uber said it planned to file an immediate …
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The Victoria State of Australia sees deadliest day in coronavirus pandemic, but fewer new infections
The Victoria State of Australia has reported the deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic since the outbreak began, while daily infections on the hot spot fell to its lowest number in weeks. The state of Victoria, where the capital Melbourne has been hit by a second wave of viruses, recorded …
Read More »Video posted online of the arrest of 8-year-old after school incident of 2018
The 2018 arrest of an 8-year-old boy in Florida came under scrutiny Monday after video of officials trying to captivate the child was posted online. Photographs of body arrest cameras were shared late Sunday night by attorney Benjamin Crump on Twitter and were viewed more than 1.1 million times Monday. …
Read More »Study of face masks finds one type that is worse than no mask at all
A Duke University study with 14 different types of face masks by scientists has yielded some surprising findings about the effectiveness of different face masks, while also underlining the claim that each mask or face mask is better than none. In a test, researchers found that talking in some masks, …
Read More »Power Rankings, Week 24: West play-in race marks last week for playoffs
It was unpredictable what would happen in the restart of the season after 4 1/2 months off. But even expecting the unexpected, we should be surprised by the performances of some teams in Orlando. The title favorites have apparently had a difficult time adjusting. The Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers …
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