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Lobbyists Sink the Packaging Reduction Act
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- The Economy Survived 2025, But Many Americans Are Reeling December 22, 2025A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth slowed and affordability challenges are mounting.
- Uber Clears Violent Felons to Drive December 22, 2025Our reporter, Emily Steel, found that in many states, Uber’s guidelines allow people with serious criminal convictions to drive, as long as those convictions are more than seven years old. Some of those drivers have gone on to sexually assault or harass passengers.
- Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape. December 22, 2025The ride-hailing giant’s background check process was intended to speed drivers onto its network while keeping costs down, internal documents show.
- Help Us Report on Sexual Assault During Uber and Lyft Rides December 22, 2025For several months, we have been investigating sexual violence during Uber and Lyft rides, which is far more pervasive than publicly disclosed. Now, we need your help.
- ‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’ December 22, 2025Sharyn Alfonsi, a “60 Minutes” correspondent, criticized the network’s decision to remove her reporting from Sunday’s edition of the show.