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  "id": 125408,
  "title": "Uber is defending 4,000+ rider sexual-violence lawsuits by aggressively examining plaintiffs' drinking, clothing, and more, after promising to protect survivors (Emily Steel/New York Times)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/uber-is-defending-4-000-rider-sexual-violence-lawsuits-by",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-08-04T11:00:36.000Z",
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  "summary": "A 24-year-old woman logged onto a videoconference from her bedroom in Florida on a Friday morning in April 2025 to face a deposition in her lawsuit against Uber.",
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        "title": "Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the company plans to spend $10B+ \"over the coming years\" to deploy 120K driverless vehicles, aiming to hit 15+ cities in 2026 (Financial Times)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/uber-ceo-dara-khosrowshahi-says-the-company-plans-to-spend-10b-over",
        "published": "2026-08-05T11:35:02.000Z"
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