A year in, Uber CEO works to rebuild company's reputation

Dara Khosrowshahi took the reins at Uber a year ago and inherited a ride-sharing company plagued with scandals
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Arizona sides with developer in river water use dispute

A proposed housing development that opponents say will dry out one of the Southwest's only free-flowing rivers can take shape after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the developer has proved it has a sufficient long-term water supply
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Click-and-collect groceries: Sprouts to test curbside pickup

Sprouts plans to test curbside grocery pickup, following in the footsteps of Walmart, Kroger and other chains that have been expanding the service
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Correction: Utility Regulator-Bribery Trial story

Correction: Utility Regulator-Bribery Trial story
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Deal struck to settle discrimination suit against Motel 6

Motel 6 has agreed in principal to settle a lawsuit that alleges it discriminated against some Latino customers at two Phoenix locations by giving their personal information to immigration agents who later arrested several guests
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Detaining immigrant kids is now a billion-dollar industry

Detaining immigrant children is a growing business for private contractors, who stand to earn $1 billion this year _ a tenfold increase from 2007
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Drug company's lawsuit could derail Nevada execution

The convicted Nevada inmate slated to die by a three-drug lethal injection combination never before used in the U.S. has said repeatedly he wants his sentence carried out and he doesn't care about pain and suffering
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Fire keeps California north-south highway closed for 3rd day

Authorities mull whether to reopen a major highway that's been closed for two days by a raging Northern California wildfire
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Growing Spokane, Washington, sheds its sleepy city image

Spokane is booming, with a hot real estate market, a fast-growing population and a rising arts and entertainment sector
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Gunman in LA supermarket standoff arrested for murder

Los Angeles police say a man who took hostages inside a busy supermarket has been arrested on suspicion of murder
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Insurance company buys Scottsdale state trust land for $83M

Arizona State Land Department officials say a national insurance company has successfully bid $83 million for about 134 acres of trust land in Scottsdale
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Milwaukee to open new business center

Milwaukee leaders hope economic development will be spurred by a new commercial center built at the location of a bank that was burned down two years ago during unrest over the fatal police shooting of a black man
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Phoenix airport offering biometric scanners to shorten wait

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is integrating biometric technology that will ease the wait time for travelers willing to pay a fee
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Phoenix public transit to try Waymo to connect more riders

Google spinoff Waymo and Phoenix's major transit agency are partnering to test self-driving vehicles that would also boost public transportation use
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Report: Tourism spending in Arizona up by nearly 7 percent

A new report says tourism spending in Arizona totaled $22.7 billion last year, an increase of nearly 7 percent from the previous year
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The Latest: Judge sets Wednesday hearing on execution drug

A judge in Las Vegas says she'll hear same-day arguments and expects to decide just hours before a scheduled execution whether a drug company can at least temporarily stop Nevada from using one of its drugs
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Trial begins over renewable energy proposal in Arizona

Hundreds of witnesses came to a courthouse for a trial over whether a proposal requiring the use of more renewable energy in Arizona should be barred from appearing on the November ballot
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Wildfire closes key California highway through the weekend

A stretch of a major highway near the California-Oregon border will remain closed through the weekend as crews try to tame a roaring wildfire burning on both sides of the north-south artery, authorities announced Friday
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