Justice Dept. Accuses Lyft of Disability Discrimination in Lawsuit

New York Times - Nov 10, 2026

The department said Lyft and its drivers routinely deny rides to people who use stowable wheelchairs or travel with service animals. Lyft disputed the allegations.

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Proposition 40 targeted Californian billionaires with a 5% tax on their total wealth, including assets such as shares as well as income.

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Style Edit: Max Mara’s new K11 Musea store gets a stunning Hong Kong skyline installation

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Qantas to outsource 850 local jobs with most roles moving to India

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Exxon Strikes Preliminary Deal to Return to Venezuela

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The agreement brings the biggest U.S. oil company a step closer to pumping oil again in Venezuela, nearly two decades after it left the country.

I took Vinted to court to get my money back

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The BBC hears from Vinted sellers who describe difficulties accessing money held in their online wallets.

The superpower battle over energy – and what it means for your bills

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Headteachers say families will struggle after another rise in school dinner prices

Nov 10, 2026

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The price of a school dinner in a primary school will have risen from £2.60 to £3.40 since the start of 2026.

Chinese high jewellery: how Feng J, Anna Hu and Michelle Ong are fusing styles

Nov 10, 2026

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It is easy to imagine that Claude Monet, the French Impressionist acclaimed for the paintings of his gardens at Giverny, would have been captivated by the ethereal landscape of West Lake in Hangzhou, where Feng J chose to stage her 10th anniversary solo exhibition in the Manao Temple. Feng J has long been influenced by the artist in the impressionistic way she sets her rose-cut gemstones like dabs of watercolour in overlapping layers on her nature-inspired jewels. “My first encounter with Monet,...

What we know so far about Jensen Huang's affair with suspected Chinese spy

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