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Uber driver Karim Amrani sits in his car parked near the San Francisco International Airport in July.

Business Travelers Often Skip The Rental Car, Use Uber Instead

They increasingly are relying on ride-hailing services, more than car rentals or taxis, according to new data. Analysts say the car rental firms need to catch up, with more convenient features.

A Sinovel wind turbine is seen in Charlestown, Mass., in 2013. U.S. District Judge James Peterson on Friday ordered Sinovel to pay restitution and fines up to $59 million for stealing trade secrets.

Judge Orders Chinese Wind-Turbine Maker To Pay $59 Million For Stealing Trade Secrets

A federal criminal court had in January convicted Sinovel of paying an Austria-based employee of American Superconductor Corp. to steal the source code for software that powered wind turbines.

Queen Cersei (Lena Headey) smiling that smile of hers on <em>Game of Thrones.</em> Shoulder pads courtesy of Julia Sugarbaker.

'Game Of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 1: 'Nothing Lasts'

The first episode of the final season was dense with reunions, recriminations and revelations as just about the entire cast made it to Winterfell.

Gary Lum assists his daughter, Mei Lum, with decorating the storefront window at Wing on Wo & Co. for the Lunar New Year in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City. The family imported the unique handmade lion-head dance costume from Hong Kong nearly 50 years ago.

In One Of Chinatown's Oldest Landmarks, A New Generation Readies For Lunar New Year

Mei Lum put off grad school to take over a porcelain shop in New York City that's been in her family for five generations. But Lum wonders, how can she lay new roots without eroding what's there?

Queen Cersei (Lena Headey) smiling that smile of hers on Game of Thrones. Shoulder pads courtesy of Julia Sugarbaker.

'Game Of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 1: 'Nothing Lasts'

The first episode of the final season was dense with reunions, recriminations and revelations as just about the entire cast made it to Winterfell.

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have reportedly forged close ties focused on the Middle East peace process.

Khashoggi Disappearance Tests Ties Between Jared Kushner And Saudi Crown Prince

Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and close adviser, fostered a close relationship with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of a bid to help broker a Middle East peace deal.

Home goods seller Wayfair and other e-commerce companies had attempted to challenge a South Dakota law that levies taxes on purchases made through certain online retailers.

With Billions At Stake, Supreme Court Rules States May Tax Online Retailers

The Supreme Court on Thursday held that states may impose sales taxes on Internet retailers with no physical presence within the state.

The Mount Dora City Council unanimously agreed on Tuesday that homeowners, Nancy Nemhauser and Lubomir Jastrzebski, can keep a mural interpretation of Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night, to end the nearly yearlong code-enforcement case.

Florida Couple Settles Legal Battle To Keep 'The Starry Night' House

The homeowners were fined thousands of dollars by Mount Dora officials for making their two-story house and surrounding wall look like Van Gogh's famous painting. On Tuesday, the mayor apologized.

Qualcomm Stadium, now the SDCCU Stadium, is pictured in this undated photograph.

SDSU Official Envisions Mission Valley Plan

A San Diego State University official Thursday laid out his organization's academic vision for the Mission Valley site should the school have an opportunity to purchase it from the city.

Is Beauty In The Eyes Of The Colonizer?

This week on "Ask Code Switch," we're talking about who gets to define beauty norms — and what it means to push back on them.

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