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Friday, September 5, 2014

U.S. Top News: New Orleans council clears Uber, others to offer luxury online taxi service

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09/5/2014
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New Orleans council clears Uber, others to offer luxury online taxi service
(Reuters) - New Orleans lawmakers cleared online for-hire car firms such as Uber on Thursday to offer luxury taxi-like services in the city, handing the fast-growing sector a partial legal victory.
U.S. missionary with Ebola arrives in Nebraska for treatment
(Reuters) - A U.S. medical missionary infected with the Ebola virus entered on Friday morning the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha for treatment after being flown in from West Africa, a spokeswoman for the medical center said.
Starbucks plans new store designs - upscale in Seattle, speedy in New York
(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp on Friday announced two new types of stores aimed at capturing the growing demand for upscale reserve coffee and a separate test of an "express" store in Manhattan offering speedy service in a city where a "New York minute" is more like a nanosecond.
Police find four bodies near home of missing Florida child
(Reuters) - Officers searching for a missing Florida boy discovered the bodies of four adults on Thursday near the home where the child was last seen, police said.
California students rushed to hospital after eating pot-laced cookies
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two California high school students were rushed to a hospital and three others were sickened on Thursday after eating marijuana-laced cookies that a classmate was selling during the lunch hour, police said.
Obamacare plan premiums to decline on average in 16 cities: study
(Reuters) - Health insurance premiums for low-cost Obamacare plans in 16 U.S. cities will fall slightly in 2015 as competition helps drives down price for the new subsidized individual health plans, according to a study Friday from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Colombian national pleads guilty in murder case of U.S. agent
(Reuters) - One of seven Colombians extradited to the United States to face charges stemming from the 2013 kidnapping and killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent has pleaded guilty to taking part in the crime, federal officials said on Thursday.
Detroit child's death stemmed from revenge shooting: prosecutors
DETROIT (Reuters) - Prosecutors told a court on Thursday that a Detroit man fired several AK-47 rounds into the bedroom window of an 8-year-old boy, killing him, in retaliation against the child's mother, the man's former girlfriend who had implicated him in a burglary.
Florida officials seek to appeal ruling against gay marriage ban
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday filed a notice of an appeal in federal court on Thursday challenging a ruling last month by a U.S. district judge that declared the state's gay marriage ban unconstitutional.
Raiders agree to pay $1.25 million to cheerleaders suing over unfair pay
(Reuters) - The Oakland Raiders have agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 90 members of the team's cheerleading squad who alleged they were underpaid or faced lengthy delays in receiving their wages in violation of California labor law.
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