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Monday September 13rd, 2021 evening edition

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Uber says to appeal against Dutch court decision.

AMSTERDAM, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Uber (UBER.N) drivers are employees, not contractors, and so entitled to greater workers' rights under local labour laws, a Dutch court ruled on Monday, handing a setback to the U.S. company's European business model.

Uber said it would appeal against the decision and "has no plans to employ drivers in the Netherlands".

The court found drivers who transport passengers via the Uber app are covered by the collective labour agreement for taxi transportation.

"The legal relationship between Uber and these drivers meets all the characteristics of an employment contract," the ruling said.

"Due to the judge's ruling, the Uber drivers are now automatically employed by Uber," said Zakaria Boufangacha, FNV's deputy chairman.

Uber drivers are in some cases entitled to back pay, the court said. »

A leaked tax plan draft shows how Democrats want to raise $2.9 trillion from wealthy Americans and big corporations, rolling back Trump-era tax cuts

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The tax increases would raise $2.9 trillion in new revenue from wealthy Americans and large businesses.

The draft outlined increases in the corporate tax rate along with a new 3% "surtax" on wealthy Americans.

One person familiar with the tax provisions confirmed its contents but was granted anonymity because they could not speak publicly. »

World exclusive: CAR-T cell therapy successfully used against autoimmune disease › Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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Cell therapy with CAR-T cells is already being successfully used to treat leukaemia and lymphoma.’.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Lupus erythematosus is a rare chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that mainly affects young women of childbearing age.

Two main forms are distinguished: cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). »

Pro-Trump Rally Expecting 10,000 Attendees Sees Only a Few Hundred Show Up: Report

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Instead, less than 300 were in attendance when local journalists attempted to cover the proceedings.

The news channel reported that promoters had expected a crowd of about 10,000 people but less than 300 were in attendance from what their journalists saw.

During a Friday interview with The Gateway Pundit, Trump again claimed Biden had "cheated" to win in the 2020 election. »