Manchester mayor hails bus reform but rural leaders lukewarm

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  This Ride Hailing Service Is Challenging Uber–and Testing the Law

  Ride-hailing company Empower has emerged as a competitor to Uber in Washington D.C., and has adopted much of the same outlaw mentality.
  
  Inc. - 9h

• Syria's Aspiring Leader Promises Reform---in Due Time

  Rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani positioned himself as a statesman who can unite Syria, in a meeting with foreign journalists in Damascus.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - 1d
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  Schools are cutting bus service for children. Parents are turning to ride-hailing apps

  Reliance on school buses has been waning for years as districts struggle to find drivers and more students attend schools far outside their neighborhoods
  
  ABC News - 1d
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  Housing plans not war on rural England, says minister

  Matthew Pennycook says development will be focused on areas where housing is least affordable.
  
  BBC News - 5d
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  Norris hails title-chasing McLaren's 'incredible story'

  Lando Norris pays tribute to McLaren as the team look to secure their first constructors' championship in 26 years.
  
  BBC News - Dec. 7
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  Boy, 4, dies after being hit by bus

  Police said they were called to High Street in Tipton just before 16:55 GMT on Friday
  
  BBC News - Dec. 7
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  Gunman Shoots 2 Kindergartners at Rural Christian School in Targeted Attack

  The gunman at the Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, Calif., later died of what appeared to have been a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the authorities said.
  
  The New York Times - Dec. 5
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  Most Rural Hospitals Have Closed Their Maternity Wards, Study Finds

  Labor and delivery units are losing money and struggling to find staff, in rural areas and large cities alike.
  
  The New York Times - Dec. 4

• Colorado deputies hailed as heroes for fiery home rescue

  Two sheriff's deputies are being praised for their courage in their rescue of two children who were trapped in a backyard when a home caught fire this weekend in a suburb of Denver, Colorado. The ...
  
  CBS News - Dec. 3

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