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Patrons dine at City Winery Thursday, June 24, 2021, in New York. Customers wanting to wine, dine and unwind to live music at the City Winery's flagship restaurant in New York must show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to get in. But that's not required at most other dining establishments in the city. And it's not necessary at other City Winery sites around the U.S. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
States hesitant to adopt digital COVID vaccine verification

By David A. Lieb Jun. 26, 2021 11:34 AM EDT

Uber pays $3.4M for Seattle gig worker leave law mistakes

By Gene Johnson Jun. 24, 2021 03:02 PM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — Uber has agreed to pay more than $3.4 million to 15,000 drivers after making mistakes related to Seattle's pioneering paid sick leave law...

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 12:16 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 15 The Guardian on U.S. President Joe Biden,...

FILE - In this Friday, May 28, 2021, file photo, the morning sun shines on the State Capitol shines in downtown Denver. The Colorado Legislature ended its 2021 session this week after the Democrat-controlled Legislature pushed through a swath of progressive legislation on their agenda with little Republican support, following the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, multiple mass shootings in the state and a nationwide reckoning for racial justice. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Colorado Legislature wraps up 2021 session

By Patty Nieberg Jun. 09, 2021 02:31 PM EDT

Nevada governor lifts ban on Uber, Lyft surge pricing

May. 28, 2021 10:04 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Uber and Lyft will be able to resume surge pricing in Las Vegas and the rest of Nevada after Gov. Steve Sisolak late Friday ended a ban meant...

Sumo stable master Nishikijima, left, receives his first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sporting arena, in Tokyo on Monday May 24, 2021. The arena, mainly used for sumo wrestling tournaments, is used as temporary inoculation venue for local residents age over 65 years old.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: Haiti imposes curfew, mask use for pandemic

By The Associated Press May. 24, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

A sample page on the OkCupid app is held for a photograph showing the "I'm vaccinated," checkmark, Friday, May 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A new reason to swipe right? Dating apps adding vax badges

By Zeke Miller May. 21, 2021 09:24 AM EDT

Nate Mullins, a former bartender from Oak, Harbor, Wash., who quit his job last November after clashing with managers over enforcing mask rules, poses for a photo Monday, May 17, 2021, in Mount Vernon, Wash. There's a wild card in the push to return to post-pandemic life: many workers don't want to return to the jobs they once had. Mullins' unemployment checks don't match what he was making at the bar, but they're enough to get by while he looks for jobs that would provide health care and retirement benefits. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Changed by pandemic, many workers won't return to old jobs

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Stephen Groves, Alexandra Olson And Joseph Pisani May. 18, 2021 10:33 AM EDT

FILE - The DoorDash app is shown on a smartphone on Feb. 27, 2020, in New York. DoorDash Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market close on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo, File)
DoorDash sales surged in Q1 even as dining rooms reopen

By Dee-Ann Durbin May. 13, 2021 06:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 21, 2021, file photo, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey addresses the media at the U.S-Mexico border in Yuma, Ariz. Ducey on Thursday, May 13, 2021, joined a growing number of Republican governors who are stopping payment of an extra $300 per week in pay for unemployed workers paid for by a federal virus relief package to force people to return to work. (Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun via AP, File)
Arizona joins 12 GOP states in ending extra unemployment pay

By Bob Christie May. 13, 2021 01:37 PM EDT

Tanker trucks are parked near the entrance of Colonial Pipeline Company Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Several gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers entered its fifth day. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Pipeline hack sends people scrambling for fuel in the South

By Tom Foreman, Jr., Jeff Martin And Ben Finley May. 13, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks about the economy, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, May 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden announces Uber, Lyft rides amid July 4 vaccine push

By Zeke Miller May. 11, 2021 11:48 AM EDT

A delivery worker rides his bike in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Spain has approved a pioneering law that gives delivery platforms a mid-August deadline to hire the workers currently freelancing for them and that requires transparency of artificial intelligence to manage workforces. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Spain adopts landmark law to protect 'gig' delivery workers

By Aritz Parra And Renata Brito May. 11, 2021 11:24 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2020 file photo, a traveler rides in the back of an Uber vehicle at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. Uber saw record demand in the first quarter, Wednesday May 5, 2021, as its food delivery business remained strong ease even as lockdowns ended and more customers hailed rides(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Uber demand jumps as delivery grows, ride-hailing recovers

By Dee-Ann Durbin May. 05, 2021 06:42 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 21, 2020, file photo, rectangle areas designed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus by encouraging social distancing line a city-sanctioned homeless encampment at San Francisco's Civic Center. San Francisco has a large exodus, both in housing and people working in offices. Residential rents plummeted, but are now climbing back up. Rent prices have gone down 10% in San Francisco but remained stable in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
LA, San Francisco lead California business reopening pace

By Brian Melley And Janie Har May. 04, 2021 01:10 AM EDT

This Week: Construction spending, Uber earns, jobs report

The Associated Press May. 03, 2021 01:10 AM EDT
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: ECONOMIC BELLWETHER The Commerce...

People ride escalators at Washington Metro's Dupont Circle station, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Washington. As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling with a new uncertainty: how to win passengers back. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year

By Hope Yen, Christopher Weber, Sophia Tareen And David Porter May. 02, 2021 08:13 AM EDT

A woman waits to board a train as it arrives at Metro Center station, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Washington. As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling with a new uncertainty: how to win passengers back. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year

By Hope Yen, Christopher Weber, Sophia Tareen And David Porter May. 02, 2021 08:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo travellers request an Uber ride at Los Angeles International Airport, USA. The San Francisco-based ride hailing giant Uber said Thursday April 29, 2021, it aims to recruit 20,000 more drivers in the U.K. to help fill swelling demand for rides as the country's coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Uber to recruit 20,000 UK drivers on post-lockdown demand

Apr. 29, 2021 06:00 AM EDT

Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 30, 2021. Asian shares were mostly lower Friday amid uncertainty about the prospects for a gradual global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asian shares slip on pandemic worries despite Wall St rally

By Yuri Kageyama Apr. 29, 2021 05:24 AM EDT