By Manolo Serapio Jr MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' transport regulator on Tuesday denied an appeal by Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] against its order suspending the ride-hailing firm's services for a month in the Southeast Asian nation. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board late on Monday halted the service over what it said was Uber's violation of a directive to cease accepting new driver applications. The Philippines suspension is the latest setback this year to Uber, one of the most valuable startups in the world with a valuation upwards of $60 billion, which is struggling to recover from a series of scandals and is hiring a new leader.
The man gaining international attention for outing alleged white supremacists on Twitter has said he will continue his campaign despite receiving death threats in the wake of the Charlottesville violence. Logan Smith runs the Yes, You’re Racist Twitter account, which has shared a number of posts since the weekend calling for users to publicly identify members of the Virginia rally. University of Arkansas biomedical engineering professor Kyle Quinn, who runs a laboratory dedicated to wound-healing research, was incorrectly named by the account and was hit with a barrage of online abuse.
Despite Trump’s endorsement for Luther Strange, former Alabama supreme court chief justice Roy Moore is leading the polls ahead of Tuesday’s election Donald Trump has endorsed Luther Strange in a special GOP primary election next week. Trump wrote on Twitter that Strange “has done a great job representing the people of the Great State of Alabama”. Photograph: J. Scott Applewhite/AP
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