Earlier this month, voters in Austin, Texas, rejected an effort to overturn the city’s rules for ride-hailing companies. Uber and Lyft tried to prevent fingerprinting of their drivers, and now both have left town. A few other ride-share companies have popped up to help fill the void. NPR explores how people are getting around town without Uber and Lyft.
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Trump Surpasses Number Of Delegates Needed To Secure GOP Nomination
Donald Trump crossed the threshold of required delegates to secure the GOP nomination. The change came as a small number of unbound delegates said they will support him at the party’s convention.
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‘High Highs And Deep Lows’: 5 Days With Doctors Without Borders In South Sudan
In the past year, dozens of hospitals run by the medical aid group Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF, have been attacked. NPR spends a week with two doctors in a hospital inside an enormous refugee camp in South Sudan to find out why they work in dangerous places, and what the work is like.
