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Los Angeles Times Uber driver charged with raping unconscious 17-year-old in Orange County Los Angeles Times An Uber driver has been charged with raping a 17-year-old girl in Laguna Beach, prosecutors in Orange County said Wednesday. Samer Mahran, 23, is accused of picking up the teen near a Huntington Beach bar early Saturday and then failing to drive her to ... Uber Driver Charged With Raping Unconscious Teen Passenger in Laguna Beach: DAKTLA Uber driver charged with raping unconscious teen in Laguna Beach, officials sayKABC-TV Uber Driver Charged With Raping Unconscious 17-Year-Old GirlBuzzFeed News NBC Southern California all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Patch.com Laguna Beach Uber Passenger Sexually Assaulted: Driver Arrested Patch.com LAGUNA BEACH, CA —An Uber driver was charged with raping an unconscious 17-year-old girl on Saturday. At 2:30 a.m. on Sat. Nov. 5, Laguna Beach Police Officers responded to the scene. The drier, a 23-year-old Huntington Beach resident and Uber ... Laguna Beach Uber Driver Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Assault of PassengerKTLA Uber driver charged with sexually assaulting teenage girl in Laguna BeachOCRegister all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KTLA Uber Driver Charged With Raping Unconscious Teen Passenger in Laguna Beach: DA KTLA A Uber driver has been charged with raping a 17-year-old female passenger who was unconscious on a ride back to her Laguna Beach, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. Samer Alaaeldin Mahran, 23, Huntington Beach ... Uber Driver Charged With Raping Unconscious 17-Year-Old GirlBuzzFeed News Uber Driver Arrested On Suspicion Of Sexually Assaulting His PassengerCBS Local all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Tampabay.com PTC gives Uber and Lyft go-ahead to operate in Hillsborough Tampabay.com But it wasn't a total victory for Uber and Lyft. With a nod to the taxicab industry, board members approved emergency rules that allow cab firms to offer ridesharing services. Those rules also open the door for other rideshare companies to operate in ... Hillsborough reaches deal with Uber, LyftWTSP.com Uber and Lyft now legal in HillsboroughFOX 13 News, Tampa Bay Hillsborough County PTC approves temporary agreement to allow Uber and Lyft to operate legallySaintPetersBlog (blog) all 12 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Westword Filmmaker Demands Uber Apologize for Discrimination, Blasts Post-Trump America Westword Trump's campaign, as she tells it, has already opened the floodgates of overt racial discrimination. Her latest example: A few days ago when she told her Über driver that she was a filmmaker leading a Latino social movement, he asked her, "Are you one ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Autoblog (blog) This is why you always talk to your Uber driver Autoblog (blog) A woman was rewarded for talking to strangers over the weekend with a blast from the past after she discovered her Uber driver was one of the first people made famous by the Internet. Brandee Barker was on her way back to Clinton's campaign ... This Woman Got an Uber Ride from the Voice Behind AOL's Iconic 'You've Got Mail' MessageTIME AOL's 'you've got mail' guy now drives an UberFox News Woman takes Uber in Ohio, discovers 'you've got mail' AOL guy is her driverWGN-TV UPI.com -Mashable -CNN -Twitter all 77 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

ReadWrite Uber works to build out smart cities ride-sharing infrastructure ReadWrite On Friday, David Plouffe, chief strategic adviser of Uber Technologies Inc, announced intentions to create a new market and assist smart cities with developing better transportation systems, instead of generating competition. While at a technology ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Dana Young's Senate victory bodes well for Uber, Lyft Tampa Bay Business Journal Throughout her campaign Young has called on the PTC to support a compromise with Uber and Lyft that would ensure the companies continued presence in Hillsborough County. That meant approving rules that didn't include mandatory fingerprint-based ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KTLA Laguna Beach Uber Driver Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Assault of Passenger KTLA Laguna Beach police arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a passenger during an Uber ride on Saturday. Officers responded to a call of sexual assault around 2:31 a.m. The victim told police they had been assaulted by their Uber driver, who fled ... Uber driver charged with sexually assaulting teenage girl in Laguna BeachOCRegister Laguna Beach Uber Passenger Sexually Assaulted: Driver ArrestedPatch.com all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fox News Taxi drivers protest against Uber in Brazil's capital Fox News BRASILIA, Brazil – Taxi drivers from around Brazil staged a protest in the capital Tuesday against the presence of Uber, demanding that it be prohibited. More than 1,000 drivers, many in their vehicles, showed up in front of Congress in a particularly ... Taxi drivers protest against Uber in Brazil capitalThe Mercury News all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Don't vote against mass transit just because Uber is so cheap The Verge It's Election Day, and there are dozens of ballot proposals across the country that could potentially raise up to $200 billion for public transportation. But some opponents are using the rising popularity of ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft to ... How Tech Giants Are Getting Out the Vote, From Uber to TinderWIRED People can get free or discounted Uber, Lyft or Zipcar rides to the pollsRecode Uber, Lyft, and Zipcar Are Giving Free or Discounted Rides to Polls TodayLifehacker Ars Technica -Chicago Tribune -KGO-TV -Uber all 80 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Taxi Drivers Protest Against Uber in Brazil's Capital ABC News Many taxi drivers complain that Uber has led to big drops in their incomes as customers use the Uber app to find cheaper rides from private drivers. Uber is currently in a handful of Brazil's largest cities, including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chicago Tribune This Woman Got an Uber Ride from the Voice Behind AOL's Iconic 'You've Got Mail' Message TIME A woman was just volunteering before the election in Ohio this week when she ended up in an Uber with a rather famous driver: Elwood Edwards, the real-life voice behind the iconic “You've got mail” voiceover that played, indefatigably, on AOL's ... You've Got A Ride! Voice of AOL's 'mail' now Uber driverChicago Tribune Woman discovers Ohio Uber driver was voice of AOL's 'You've Got Mail'UPI.com Woman takes Uber in Ohio, discovers 'you've got mail' AOL guy is her driverWGN-TV Us Weekly -Mashable -CNN -Twitter all 59 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Huffington Post Chelsea Handler: I'd Rather Stevie Wonder Drive My Uber Than Have Trump As President Huffington Post If there was one, the Best Zinger Of This Election award goes to Stevie Wonder, for comparing a Donald Trump presidency to asking the iconic musician to get behind the wheel of a car. And for Chelsea Handler, the comparison was all too apt. On Monday ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Post-Bulletin Council hits the brakes on Uber ordinance Post-Bulletin The council opened discussion on an ordinance draft that would allow transportation networking companies — smartphone, application-based ride sharing services including Uber — to operate in the city. Virtually every person who participated in the ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WIRED How Tech Giants Are Getting Out the Vote, From Uber to Tinder WIRED Over 300 of them have pledged to give their employees time off to go out and vote today. Silicon Valley's civic spirit doesn't stop there, though; several tech luminaries are also doing their best to get the general public to the polls. Uber: With the ... Uber, Lyft, and Zipcar Are Giving Free or Discounted Rides to Polls TodayLifehacker Race, gender discrimination persist with Uber, Lyft—and cities need to knowArs Technica Uber, Lyft, Zip car offers discounts for Election Day votersKGO-TV Chicago Inno -Chicago Tribune -The Consumerist -Uber all 71 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reuters After Uber case, UK union pushes for pay deal at Deliveroo Reuters The move comes barely two weeks after a tribunal ruled that taxi app Uber [UBER.UL] should pay its drivers sick and holiday pay as well as the minimum wage - a verdict that could affect tens of thousands of people across Britain. The Independent ... Deliveroo riders press for workers' rights after Uber drivers' legal victoryBelfast Telegraph Deliveroo under pressure after Uber rulingThe Wharf Deliveroo riders seek to unionise and gain workers' rightsBBC News all 21 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber rival Karhoo shuts down after reportedly blowing through $250M TechCrunch So much for fighting the Uber fight. Today Karhoo — a company that wanted to take on Uber by pulling together various other competing car services under a single app — announced that it is shutting down its service and looking for “the next steps for ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Denver Channel Latina woman says Uber driver kicked her out after conversation about her heritage The Denver Channel DENVER -- A Latina woman says her Uber driver asked her to get out of the car during a tense conversation about her heritage. She said he asked, "Are you one of them?" As Denise Soler Cox made small talk with the driver, she told him about her work as ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

ZDNet ​Uber now legal in Tasmania ZDNet The Tasmanian Transport Commissioner has on Tuesday gazetted a notice that ride-booking drivers will be exempt from a requirement to obtain a taxi or hire vehicle licence in the state. Minister for Infrastructure Rene Hidding said such a motion paves ... Uber expected in Tasmania by Christmas as the state legalises ride-sharing servicesABC Online Uber now legal in Tasmania: govtYahoo7 News Uber to hit Tassie roads before ChristmasThe Mercury all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber envisions a world of flying cars MyAJC The so-called “flying cars” Uber envisions actually are vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, which are small, fixed-wing planes that hover like helicopters. A drawing published with Uber's report shows one such plane with six propellers ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mashable 'You've Got Mail' dude is now an Uber driver because 2016 Mashable If you were ever wondering whose voice was responsible for them, it's a nice dude named Elwood Edwards. He is no longer voicing AOL alerts, however. Instead, he has embarked on a new career as an Uber driver. SEE ALSO: Uber's new app will predict ... Passenger Discovers 'You've Got Mail' AOL Guy Is Her Uber Driver in OhioKTLA AOL's 'you've got mail' guy now drives an UberFox News 'You've Got Mail' Dude Is Now An Uber DriverGizmodo New York Magazine -New York Daily News -USA TODAY -CNN International all 27 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Portland man gets $140 Uber charge for East Coast ride he didn't take NWCN.com A KGW investigation found stolen Uber accounts and passwords for sale on the online Black Market. One seller offered hacked Uber accounts for $6.99 each. Other sellers offered stolen passwords for Netflix, HBO GO and other subscription-based services. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber Settles Lawsuit Over Alleged Sexual Assault By Drivers Fortune The ride-hailing company has settled a lawsuit brought by two women who say they were sexually assaulted by Uber drivers and that the company was responsible, according to Bloomberg. Terms of the settlement haven't been disclosed, but U.S. District ... Uber settles major sexual assault caseSFGate (blog) Watch Out For Fake Uber DriversKomando Vices and virtues of Uber's insolenceFinancial Times AllAfrica.com -WeekendPost (press release) all 8 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Portland man gets $140 Uber charge for East Coast ride he didn't take kgw.com A KGW investigation found stolen Uber accounts and passwords for sale on the online Black Market. One seller offered hacked Uber accounts for $6.99 each. Other sellers offered stolen passwords for Netflix, HBO GO and other subscription-based services. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber