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4 Underrated Things About NYC From a Guy Who Doesn’t Hate It There as Much as He Used To
So, the title is somewhat misleading. Even though every time I’m there it’s cold and hot and wet and generally smells like a lit candle stuck in a pigeon’s ass, I never actually hated New York City. I just felt uneasy, awkward and overwhelmed. Basically, visiting New York City is like watching Funny Games. But…
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Uber Driver Kicks Not-Racist White People Out of Car for Being Racist
Now that “I’m not racist” has become the new “God knows my heart,” perhaps we should stop referring to people as racists, and instead say they were acting like racists. For instance, Donald Trump acted like a racist when he big-upped the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis during a presidential press conference. Or, better yet,…
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Stuff That Scares Black People, Ranked
Stuff That Scares Black People, Ranked From Ford Crown Victorias to Roaches
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Uber Accounting Glitch Caused NYC Drivers to Be Underpaid by $45,000,000
New York City Uber drivers are about to see a hefty refund after Uber admitted to stiffing drivers $45 million because of an accounting glitch. Tens of thousands of drivers in New York City were affected by the glitch, in which Uber calculated its commission based on the gross fare, before any taxes and fees…
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Fla. Woman Robs Uber Driver by Blinding Her With Pepper Spray: Report
Being an Uber driver nowadays is tough. Just ask one driver in Palm Beach, Fla., who was robbed and blinded when she was sprayed with pepper spray. According to the Palm Beach Post, the 29-year-old unidentified driver picked up Lontaisha Sharquay Durham, 21, and a friend on April 4 in Delray Beach. After the driver…
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No Surprises in Uber’s 1st Diversity Report: Tech Company Is Mostly White and Male but Promises to Work on That
Uber is a tech company, and like most tech companies, it’s mostly white and mostly male. This is what the transportation-network company’s first diversity report reveals, in news that is perhaps shocking to none. The report, which was released on the company’s website Tuesday afternoon, shows pretty much what anyone would expect, except perhaps, in…
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Uber Hires Ex Attorney General Holder to Probe Sex Harassment, Discrimination Claims
Uber has tapped former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to help lead an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination made by a former female employee who made her claims public over the weekend in a blog post, the Washington Post reports. In a memo shared Monday, CEO Travis Kalanick told employees the review…
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Uber CEO Leaves Trump Advisory Council After Catching a Fade From #DeleteUber Campaign
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has not had the best week. After accusations surfaced that his company was trying to profit off of immigration-ban protests over the weekend at San Francisco International Airport and word got out that he was on President Donald Trump’s Business Advisory Council, a #DeleteUber social media campaign was started against him…
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Study Shows Discrimination Among Uber and Lyft Drivers
A study published Monday by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University and the University of Washington reveals that racial discrimination exists among Uber and Lyft drivers, Bloomberg reports. In Boston, drivers canceled rides for men with “black-sounding” names more than twice as often as for other men, according to the study. And…