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From Associated Press: INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A state agency is partnering with Uber and Lyft to provide people with free, safe rides home. The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute says its Sober Ride Indiana pilot program will...

From Associated Press: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of pepper-spraying an Uber driver in San Francisco who was coughed at and insulted after he demanded a passenger wear a...

From Associated Press: CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — One of the largest wireless networks in the country has announced plans to expand operations in South Carolina’s Charleston County. T-Mobile on Wednesday said its $10.2 million investment...

From Associated Press: DETROIT (AP) — A 25-year-old man has been charged in the fatal shooting of an Uber driver in Detroit. Carlous Skipper Jr. was expected to be arraigned Thursday in Detroit’s 36th District Court...

From Associated Press: NEW YORK (AP) — Holograms and Twitter rants, roving gospel gatherings and billion-dollar business ventures. If there’s one word that defines the lives of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West, it’s BIG. As...

From Associated Press: SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon.com, Inc. has been ordered for the third time in three years to stop selling illegal pesticides on its online marketplace, including some products claiming to kill viruses, federal...

From Associated Press: NEW YORK (AP) — Uber is bringing the booze. The mobile ride-hailing company said Tuesday that it is acquiring the alcohol-delivery platform Drizly for $1.1 billion in stock and cash. Uber expects more...

From Associated Press: CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — American Express said its fourth-quarter profits dropped by 15% from a year ago, as the global pandemic kept cardmembers from dining out, traveling and entertaining. The New York-based company...