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While other appointees have been forced out by judges, Bill Essayli has been allowed to lead the L.A. office under the title of 'first assistant U.S. attorney.' LA Times
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An illegal migrant who kidnapped and raped four women in San Francisco after pretending to be their ride-share driver could spend the rest of his life in prison, according to prosecutors. New York Post
Since 1979, Iran has repeatedly used Americans and Europeans detained on its territory to win concessions over more powerful adversaries. New York Times
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President Trump bet that American firepower could cow Iran into compliance. So far, Iran’s leaders have been unwilling to quit. New York Times
With the midterms approaching, the president may be running out of time to get new cabinet members confirmed without bipartisan support. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
Physicians from 39 countries are being pushed out of U.S. hospitals as a policy blocks their ability to work. New York Times
VOA VIEW: They should go peacefully.
In a significant development for Caribbean diplomacy, the Cuban government announced on Thursday that it would release 2,010 prisoners, with inmates beginning to leave custody on Friday. OANN
Tehran has allegedly rejected a U.S. proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire and refused to participate in future talks in Islamabad, creating a significant setback to both the broader conflict negotiations and Pakistan’s mediation efforts, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). OANN
VOA VIEW: The US does not want or need a ceasefire.
For generations, human beings have wondered: What would alien life from another planet be like? But we rarely ask the opposite: What would they think of us? Washington Times
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President Trump has shifted his fraud cleanup blitz to California, pitting Vice President J.D. Vance, his new Fraud Czar, against Gov. Gavin Newsom. Washington Times
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is drawing sharp criticism from politicians and commentators after framing the daylight killing of a 7-month-old Brooklyn girl in terms of gun violence rather than the criminals responsible. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Mamdani is an idiot.
The government's legal bid to continue East Wing construction has the hallmarks of President Trump's social media posts. CBS
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The search continues for a missing American service member after Iran shot down an F-15E fighter jet on Friday. CBS
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Friday demanded that TSA immediately rescind its "shoes-on" policy, calling it a "reckless act." Nicole Sganga has more details. CBS
The executive order is designed to increase the NCAA's control over college sports, and threatens to remove federal funding for colleges and universities that don't comply with NCAA rules. CBS
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting. CBS
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The U.S. military continued to search for a missing American airman on Saturday after an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over southwestern Iran. CNBC
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 59,000 in March, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.4%. CNBC
United Airlines became the second U.S. carrier in a week to raise check bag fees as the industry grapples with a more than 80% jump in jet fuel costs. CNBC
Federal authorities in Los Angeles arrested eight in an alleged $50 million hospice fraud scheme that prosecutors say turned Medicare into a cash grab. FOX News
DHS announces parents of suspects in the foiled MacDill Air Force Base explosive plot are illegal immigrants who defied a 1998 removal order. FOX News
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ICE arrested an illegal immigrant from Guatemala accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old Long Island girl he was babysitting before local charges were upgraded. FOX News
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NASA announced Saturday that the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission were closer to moon than to the Earth. UPI
A federal judge refused a DOJ request for him to reconsider blocking grand jury subpoenas it issued to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. UPI
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The Swedish Coast Guard boarded a ship Friday that was sanctioned by the European Union, alleging the ship created an oil spill off the coast. UPI
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Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its riding-hailing platform.
The new feature is being rolled out nationwide despite an ongoing class action lawsuit against the policy in California, filed by Uber drivers who argue that it is discriminatory against men. Rival ride-hailing company Lyft is also facing a discrimination lawsuit over a similar offering that it introduced nationwide in 2024. It will create safety for both passengers and drivers.
The feature, announced in a blog post, allows women to request a female driver through an option on the app called “Women Drivers.” Passengers can opt for another ride if the wait for a woman is too long, and they can also reserve a trip with a woman driver in advance. A third option allows female users to set a preference for a woman driver in their app settings, which would increase the chances of being matched with a female driver, though it would not guarantee it. Uber is also allowing its teen account users to request women drivers.
Uber’s women drivers can set the app’s preferences to request trips with female riders, and they can turn off that preference at anytime. Uber, based in San Francisco, says about one-fifth of its drivers in the U.S. are women, thought the ratio varies by city.
Two California Uber drivers filed a class-action lawsuit against Uber in November, arguing that its Women Preferences feature violates California’s Unruh Act, which prohibits sex discrimination by business enterprises. The lawsuit charges that the feature gives its minority female drivers access to the entire pool of passengers, while leaving its majority male drivers to compete for a smaller pool of passengers. The lawsuit also argues that Uber’s policy “reinforces the gender stereotype that men are more dangerous than women.”
Uber filed a motion to compel arbitration in the case, citing an agreement the plaintiffs signed when joining the app as drivers. In the motion, Uber disputed that its new feature violates the Unruh Act, saying it “serves a strong and recognized public policy interest in enhancing safety.”
