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Uber tries to fix company culture, preventing the academic ‘summer slide’, new novel explores adoption and identity
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Jun 12, 2017
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Uber tries to fix company culture, preventing the academic ‘summer slide’, new novel explores adoption and identity

Uber adopts recommendations to fix company culture, protecting students from falling behind over the summer, new novel from Lisa See explores adoption and identity.

Uber, the San Francisco-based ride-hailing service has been dealt a legal setback in its effort to settle a multi-million dollar claim by drivers who say they should be reclassified as employees, not independent contractors. On Thursday, a federal judge rejected Uber's $100 million settlement offer.
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Uber adopts recommendations to fix company culture, protecting students from falling behind over the summer, new novel from Lisa See explores adoption and identity. 

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Tomorrow, Uber will announce new changes aimed at repairing company policies and cultures. We take a look at how the ride-share company reached this point.
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Over the weekend, rallies were held across the country protesting a perceived threat that Sharia law was having a growing influence in American politics.
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As L.A. County looks to expand services and housing for formerly homeless, a fight in the San Gabriel Valley may be a sign of the tough road ahead.
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About one in four Californians between the ages 25 to 34 are still living at home. That's 1.3 million people. So, what's going on?
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With decades of star power behind him, Tom Cruise, in "The Mummy," couldn't lay a hand on Wonder Woman. And what's up at Netflix?
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For most school age kids, today is the first day of the summer break. But it’s also the start of the “summer slide,” the tendency for students, especially those from low-income families, to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year.
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"The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" is a story about family, tradition, and identity, explored over decades and across continents. Author Lisa See stops by Take Two.