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Uber Reaches million dollar settlement with New York drivers over fees

Spencer Platt | Getty Images Uber drivers protest the company’s recent fare cuts and go on strike in front of the car service’s New York offices on February 1, 2016. Uber Technologies Inc agreed to pay up to $3 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of …

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Former top Trump advisor Steve Bannon to leave Breitbart News

Getty Images Steve Bannon speaks before introducing Republican Senatorial candidate Roy Moore during a campaign event at Oak Hollow Farm on December 5, 2017 in Fairhope, Alabama. Wealthy GOP donor Rebekah Mercer, who is a Breitbart board member, last week distanced herself from Bannon and said she would no longer …

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Toyota will add Amazon Alexa to select cars in 2018

SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Toyota Motor Corp. Lexus LC 500h hybrid vehicle stands on display during the press day of the Seoul Motor Show in Goyang, South Korea, on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Toyota said Tuesday it will introduce Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice assistant, in some …

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Sprouts signs on with Instacart as US grocers experiment with delivery

Anya Semenoff | The Denver Post | Getty Images Pedestrians walk outside Sprouts Farmers Market in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. U.S. healthy food supermarket chain Sprouts Farmers Market on Tuesday said it will offer home delivery through Instacart, becoming the latest grocer to partner with the startup since Amazon.com revived its …

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Ford and Qualcomm to tackle traffic with connected vehicles

Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Ford Motor Company President and CEO Jim Hackett speaks during a keynote address during CES 2018 in Las Vegas on January 9, 2018. Ford is partnering with Qualcomm to develop technology to connect cars to each other and to the world around them …

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Read Fusion GPS’ Glenn Simpson testimony to Senate Judiciary

Pablo Martinez Monsivais | AP Glenn R. Simpson, former Wall Street Journal journalist and co-founder of the research firm Fusion GPS, during his arrival for a scheduled appearance before a closed House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Tuesday …

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Paul Ryan wants a DACA deal with Democrats but more border security

Aaron P. Bernstein | Reuters Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, accompanied by Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), speaks at a news conference following a closed House Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 19, 2017. House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday he …

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Paul Ryan-linked Congressional Leadership Fund raises money for House GOP majority

Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., conducts his weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on December 14, 2017. Two groups linked to House Speaker Paul Ryan took in $66 million last year ahead of a likely bitter battle for control of …

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Biggest banks need double current capital levels

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Neel Kashkari, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. If Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari gets his way, the nation’s biggest banks will need to keep more cash on hand — a lot more. The central bank branch …

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Top mental coach shares steps to handling pressure like an Olympian

Nathaniel S. Butler | Getty Images Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic dunks over Stuff the Magic Dragon, the mascot of the Orlando Magic, during the Verizon Slam Dunk Contest in 2016 It’s the same for the Orlando Magic’s Aaron Gordon, a player Betchart has trained since Gordon was a …

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