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Lyft tests $199 monthly subscription plan for rides

Lyft is experimenting with a new subscription model as it tries to find more ways to end car ownership. Rather than a traditional monthly car payment, some Lyft passengers can pay a monthly fee for access to its network of transportation services.

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Facebook suspends former Cambridge Analytica contractor

Facebook has suspended former Cambridge Analytica contractor Christopher Wylie from using its platform. "Suspended by Facebook. For blowing the whistle. On something they have known privately for two years," Wylie tweeted on Sunday.

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HIV Rates Rise in at Least Two US Hot Spots

Milwaukee is seeing an unexpected spike in cases of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, according to health officials. There are high incidence rates in communities with larger vulnerable populations, including men who have sex with men, ethnic minorities, injection drug users and women, especially those who have been trafficked or who work in the sex trade, city Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia McManus said this week.

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5 things for March 19: Austin bombing, North Korea, Donald Trump

Good morning! We hope you enjoyed the special Sunday evening newsletter. Let us know what you thought about it. Now, here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Buick Enclave: Premium for a Reason

Every time I have to go somewhere that calls for the need for me to get fancy I go into a panic thinking that I have nothing to wear because I know I won’t have time to shop for something beforehand. Low and behold every time there is a stunner in my closet like a beautiful surprise that I had totally forgotten I had that is just perfect. The Buick Enclave is like that; an enthralling eye-opener on the road capturing driver’s attention making them wonder why they hadn’t taken a closer look before.

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FedEx Employees Help Give Former Slave Cemetery in Texas Needed Makeover

Nearly 200 former slaves and others buried at Shelton’s Bear Creek Cemetery in Irving, Texas don’t have a tombstone.

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10 years after the financial crisis, have we learned anything?

When John Taylor starts remembering the years leading up to the financial crisis, his fury wells up all over again.

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At least four dead in pedestrian bridge collapse at university in Miami, authorities say

At least four people died Thursday when a pedestrian bridge collapsed near Florida International University, Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Dave Downey said.

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The stunning downfall of Bear Stearns and its bridge-playing CEO

Bear Stearns was on fire. And its colorful chairman, Jimmy Cayne, was playing cards. The smallest investment bank on Wall Street had survived the Great Depression, Black Monday and the September 11 terror attacks. But by March 2008, clients and trading partners were bolting the firm because it had made huge bets on what turned out to be toxic mortgages.

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Rescue shifts to recovery in Florida bridge collapse that killed 6

A recovery effort was underway early Friday morning in Miami after a pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a road near Florida International University, crushing cars and killing at least six people.

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5 things for March 16: Miami bridge, Russia probe, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, warm spring

We've made it to Friday, but sadly, this week is ending on a tragic note. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Rescued snowmobiler wanted to 'just give up (but) you can't'

A 60-year-old snowmobiler who spent four nights alone in the woods without supplies recalls watching a rescue helicopter fly across the night sky as he crawled under a pine, believing "that was my chance. I missed it."

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Eric Garner’s Death Avenged in New Comic Book Series

Nubian Man Avenges Deaths of the Nubian People

Created by Jersey-born writer, Zinc Nguvu, and illustrator Terry Brown of Lexington, Kentucky in response to the unjust killings of African-Americans by police and racists across the country, the Nubian Man series (www.TheNubianMan.com) promises to take the comic book universe by storm but online first.

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Wells Fargo's CEO is getting a 36% raise after the bank's nightmare year

Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan got a 36% raise after one of the darkest years in the bank's history.

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Grandma allegedly attacked at dog park

A Tampa grandmother said she was attacked at Northwest County dog park on Tuesday after a couple got mad that her dog was playing too rough.

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Remains of soldier returning home after nearly 70 years

The remains of a Michigan soldier are returning home Thursday after going missing 68 years ago. Army Sgt. 1st Class Harry Harkness went missing in 1950 during the Korean War and was presumed dead. He was 22-years old.

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Neighbor who tried to revive Austin victim calls bombing 'most traumatic thing in my life'

Sean Philips had just woken up and was sitting on his couch when he heard the blast that would take his neighbor's life.

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Tech's biggest leaders pay tribute to Stephen Hawking

Some of the biggest names in technology have joined world leaders, entertainers and scientists in paying tribute to Stephen Hawking.

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Russia vs. US: Where is life better?

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to win the March 18 election by a wide margin, but that doesn't mean Russians are happy with the way things are.

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Angela Merkel sworn in for fourth term as German Chancellor

Angela Merkel was sworn in as Chancellor of Germany after lawmakers voted to re-elect her as leader in a close vote on Wednesday morning.