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On a rainy evening in 2018, I had just picked up one of my first deliveries as a bicycle courier for Uber Eats — a medium-rare burger and fries, from a tavern near NYU — when the app chimed, asking if I wanted to pick up a different order from the same tavern for an extra $2. It didn’t tell me where the additional drop-off would be, but I assumed Uber’s AI wouldn’t send me too far from the dr...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The I Am Vanessa Guillen Act is a step closer to becoming law after the murdered Fort Hood soldier's family and their attorney met with lawmakers in Washington D.C. Thursday. The Guillen family and attorney Natalie Khawam met with members of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee in regard to the bill, which would allow victims of sexual violence to report incidents ou...

Starting this Sunday, you’ll be able to buy alcohol earlier than usual, according to the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Starting this Sunday, you’ll be able to buy alcohol earlier than usual, according to the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration. The new law, which originated with Senate Bill 2020, technically went into effec...

China’s financial regulators laid down the law for Evergrande Group. They told the struggling developer to do whatever it takes to avoid a near-term default on dollar bonds. Beijing also said the company should focus on completing unfinished properties and repaying individual investors. There’s no indication regulators offered any financial support for the bond payment, however. —David E. Rov...

In this article CNBC.com’s Pippa Stevens brings you the day’s top business news headlines. On today’s show, CNBC.com’s Annie Palmer reports on a new California law that protects warehouse workers’ bathroom breaks and limits unsafe quotas from retailers like Amazon. Plus, drive-thru speed and accuracy dips over the past year. California governor signs legislation to protect warehouse workers ...

"Law & Order: SVU" Season 23 premieres on NBC September 23, 2021. (NBC) A new season of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” comes to TV this week. A new season premieres on NBC on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). You can also stream it on FuboTV (free trial), Sling and Philo. “Law & Order,” a long-running and highly acclaimed police procedural drama series, has inspir...

White House Weighs Invoking Defense Law to Get Chip Data (Bloomberg) -- The Biden administration is considering invoking a Cold War-era national security law to force companies in the semiconductor supply chain to provide information on inventory and sales of chips, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Thursday. Most Read from Bloomberg The goal is to alleviate bottlenecks that have idled U....

Two IT trade groups on Wednesday challenged the constitutionality of Texas' new social media law, arguing that it compels companies to host speech they disagree with in violation of their First Amendment rights. The Texas law, HB 20, was signed by Governor Greg Abbott on September 9, 2021 and takes effect on December 9, 2021. It prohibits large social media platforms from removing content pos...

The Woodlands, Texas – With the vote for The Woodlands to incorporate into a city just six weeks away, multiple top law enforcement officials have spoken up with concerns about the impact incorporation would have on the effectiveness of law enforcement in the area. Currently, primary law enforcement in The Woodlands is provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the Montgomery County ...

SOUTHEAST Mo. (KFVS) - Missouri’s governor responds to some law enforcement concerns with the state’s Second Amendment Preservation Act. So far, two sheriffs, four police chiefs and two prosecutors in southeast Missouri have all told us the language in the law prevents them from working any weapons case with a federal agency. Now, Governor Mike Parson, a former sheriff, said nothing should st...