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Uber announced that it will send users up-to-date information about unrest at state capitols ahead of Inauguration Day and “will not hesitate” to ban users who violate its policies on “violent behavior and illegal activity.”
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Airbnb said it also was investigating whether people named as participants in the Capitol attack by law enforcement had used their services. — AFP SAN FRANCISCO: Airbnb and Google on Jan 13 unveiled steps aimed at heading off attacks on US democracy as inauguration day neared for President-elect Joe Biden. The leading home-sharing platform put out word it is banning bookings in Washington around the time of Biden’s Jan 20 inauguration after local authorities asked people to stay away following the attack on the US Capitol. “We are announcing that Airbnb will cancel reservations in the W...
NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb said Wednesday it will be blocking and canceling all...
(1) EVADING DUTIES. Richard Garriott’s announcement that he secretly hid some of James Doohan’s ashes on the ISS inspired Steven H Silver’s post “A Brief History of Space Smuggling” for Amazing Stories. …The first mission to orbit the moon was the Apollo 8 mission on December 24 and 25, 1968. Knowing that the crew would be in orbit around the Moon on Christmas, NASA wanted to make sure that they had an appropriate Christmas dinner and provided dehydrated versions of the appropriate foods. Deke Slayton went a step further, and despite an official no-alcohol policy, he slipped in ...