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At Uber, New Questions Arise About Executive Behavior

Vipin Kumar | Hindustan Times | Getty Images A number of Uber employees have allegedly filed complaints against Uber’s chief operating officer, Barney Harford, for insensitive comments regarding women and minorities. On a conference call this spring with colleagues, Mr. Harford, the company’s chief operating officer, critiqued a new ad …

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UK police find source of Novichok nerve agent in small bottle

Police officers are seen standing guard outside a residential address in Amesbury, southern England, on July 5, 2018 where police reported a man and woman were found unconscious in circumstances that sparked a major incident after contact with what was later identified as the nerve agent Novichok. “On Wednesday … …

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China floods wreak havoc, block roads and railways; more rain due

 VCG /Contributor/Getty Images An aerial view of flooded Taihe township on July 12, 2018 in Chongqing, China. The flood in Chongqing has submerged more than 1600 homes and triggered the evacuation of 6600 people on Thursday.  Heavy rain and flooding hits much of China this time every year, often with …

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