Uber driver Michael was assaulted by passengers. He says the platform’s response added insult to injury

Drivers booted off the platform say they have little recourse to appeal as rideshare giant increasingly relies on automated systems

Michael Thorn thought he’d suffered enough after his Uber passenger punched him in the head, sending him to hospital. But then the rideshare platform deactivated his account.

“It’s even worse than getting belted,” Thorn said.

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Russia Forced to Slash Oil Production After Ukrainian Strikes – Reuters – The Moscow Times

  1. Russia Forced to Slash Oil Production After Ukrainian Strikes – Reuters  The Moscow Times
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 18, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Russia threatens Europe as Ukraine escalates strikes on Putin’s oil industry  Atlantic Council
  4. Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries hours after US waives sanctions on Moscow’s oil  CNN
  5. Exclusive: Russia cuts oil output in April, sources say  Reuters
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‘Cooling, not a reversal’ — Why Bulgaria’s new Russia-friendly leader is unlikely to become EU’s next Orban – The Kyiv Independent

  1. 'Cooling, not a reversal' — Why Bulgaria's new Russia-friendly leader is unlikely to become EU's next Orban  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Bulgaria’s Kremlin-friendly ex-president wins election in landslide  CNN
  3. A new foothold for Moscow in Europe after Bulgaria election  The Washington Post
  4. Bulgarian Voters, Worn Down by Corruption, Back New Coalition  The New York Times
  5. Could Bulgaria replace Hungary as Putin’s proxy inside the EU?  Atlantic Council
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Taiwan president cancels Africa trip blaming Chinese pressure – Reuters

  1. Taiwan president cancels Africa trip blaming Chinese pressure  Reuters
  2. Taiwan Abruptly Cancels Lai’s Trip, Citing China Interference  Bloomberg
  3. Taiwan's Lai scraps Africa trip at 11th hour, blames Chinese 'coercion'  Nikkei Asia
  4. Taiwan president cancels trip to Eswatini and accuses China of pressuring African countries  10TV
  5. Taiwan’s leader Lai delays Africa trip after 3 nations revoke flight permission  South China Morning Post
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Germany and Italy reject push by EU allies to end association deal with Israel – The Times of Israel

  1. Germany and Italy reject push by EU allies to end association deal with Israel  The Times of Israel
  2. Why is the EU under pressure to suspend its trade agreement with Israel?  Al Jazeera
  3. EU foreign ministers reject proposal to suspend association agreement with Israel  The Guardian
  4. EU: Failure to suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement shows contempt for civilian lives  Amnesty International
  5. EU ministers reject calls to suspend Israeli trade agreement over 'war crimes'  Euronews.com
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Slain Israeli Hostage’s Mom Pens a Searing Account of Grief – Newser

  1. Slain Israeli Hostage's Mom Pens a Searing Account of Grief  Newser
  2. A Mother Remembers One of the ‘Beautiful Six,’ Abducted on Oct. 7  The New York Times
  3. Her kidnapped son was killed in a Gaza tunnel. A new memoir gives a searing account of her grief  AP News
  4. An American hostage’s mother on her new memoir of ‘love and pain’  The Washington Post
  5. Exclusive | Mother of Oct. 7 captive executed by Hamas details agonizing moments of ‘son’s last day’: ‘Howled like a wounded animal’  New York Post
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NBC, ABC & CBS Evening News Ratings: Two Networks Hit Trouble – TV Insider

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  2. Week of April 6 Evening News Ratings: WNT Stays on Top  ADWEEK
  3. WITH 8.4 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS THE #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 — OUTDELIVERING NBC BY NEARLY 2 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.6 MILLION  detpress.com
  4. Troubling viewership ratings for two top networks amid broadcast shake-ups and hiccups  AOL.com
  5. Wide gap in ratings remains between ABC and competitors NBC and CBS in nightly news programs  The Independent
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NATO criticises Russian and Chinese nuclear stances, urges cooperation with US – Reuters

  1. NATO criticises Russian and Chinese nuclear stances, urges cooperation with US  Reuters
  2. Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons  North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  3. Why the 2026 NPT Review Conference – and Diplomacy – Must Not Fail  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
  4. NATO accuses Russia and China of “irresponsibility” over their threatening rhetoric  Plataforma Media
  5. NATO warns of escalating nuclear risks ahead of key Non-Proliferation talks  Euractiv
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2 Cruise Ships Exit Strait of Hormuz After Being Stranded for Weeks – The New York Times

  1. 2 Cruise Ships Exit Strait of Hormuz After Being Stranded for Weeks  The New York Times
  2. Cruise ships stranded in Middle East clear the Strait of Hormuz  USA Today
  3. Cruise Ships Seized Brief Hormuz Reopening to Flee Persian Gulf  Bloomberg
  4. The last Gulf-stranded cruise ship clears Strait of Hormuz  Seatrade Cruise News
  5. Stranded cruise ships on way to Europe after passing Strait of Hormuz  Euronews.com
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Trump Ally Apologizes for Role in Getting Him Elected After President Turns on Them, Says We ‘Are the Reason This is Happening’ – Just Jared

  1. Trump Ally Apologizes for Role in Getting Him Elected After President Turns on Them, Says We ‘Are the Reason This is Happening’  Just Jared
  2. Tucker Carlson says he regrets backing Donald Trump and is ‘tormented’  The Guardian
  3. ‘Tormented’ Tucker Carlson Begs for Forgiveness for Helping Trump  The Daily Beast
  4. Tucker Carlson ‘sorry for misleading people’ with Trump support  The Hill
  5. Tucker Carlson Apologizes For Helping Trump Get Elected—Says He’s ‘Tormented’ By It  Forbes
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Pope’s visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip – AP News

  1. Pope’s visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip  AP News
  2. From Africa, Pope Leo warns humanity's future is 'tragically compromised'  Reuters
  3. Maintaining hope: Equatorial Guinea waits for the Pope  Vatican News
  4. God bless the pope down in Africa  The Pillar
  5. Pope denounces the “colonization” of Africa's minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea  kare11.com
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