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  • July 2008

    • Beijing Launches Pollution Crackdown for Olympics

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 20, 08 5:34 AM CDT

      Beijing Launches Pollution Crackdown for Olympics

      Beijing has launched tough new anti-pollution measures this week in a bid to clean the air for Olympic athletes in time for the games. Officials expect to force nearly half of the city's 3.3 million cars off the road, which will drive commuters onto already-crowded public transport, Reuters reports. "It will bring some real difficulties in transportation for ordinary people," warned a driver. More »

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      environment  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • pollution  • public transportation  • taxi driver  • traffic jam  • factories

    • 'Cupid's Cabbie' Rings Up First Engagement

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 5, 08 11:40 AM CDT

      'Cupid's Cabbie' Rings Up First Engagement

      A New York City couple will soon be walking down the aisle thanks to a taxi driver who moonlights as a matchmaker, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ahmed Ibrahim, who offers his services for free, has been trying to match up the singles who jump in his cab ever since the day in 2004 when a tearful young female passenger asked him to find her a new beau. More »

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      New York City  • love  • dating  • taxi  • taxi driver  • matchmaking

  • May 2008

    • Violinist to Serenade Taxi Driver

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 6, 08 11:13 AM CDT

      Violinist to Serenade Taxi Driver

      When violin virtuoso Philippe Quint left a 1723 Antonio Stradivari “Ex-Kiesewetter” in a New Jersey taxi two weeks ago, he was distraught: The $4 million instrument was not only irreplaceable, it was on loan. But the cab driver returned the violin next morning, and today, in gratitude, the Grammy-nominated musician will perform a private concert—at the Newark airport cab stand. More »

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      New Jersey  • classical music  • taxi driver  • violin  • Stradivarius violin  • Newark airport  • generosity

  • April 2008

    • Is Cell Chatter Killing the Cab Ride?

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 13, 08 6:18 PM CDT

      Is Cell Chatter Killing the Cab Ride?

      Where cabbies and riders once chatted, they now gab on cellphones—and it's getting under people's skin. "Sometimes passengers, they don't even stop talking to tell me where to go," one cabbie said. But one rider blames the drivers, who often speak in other tongues: "I always assume they're talking about me," she said. How much love has really been lost? Quite a bit, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      New York City  • Washington DC  • transportation  • taxi  • taxi driver  • taxi cab

  • October 2007

    • Family Mourns Iraqi Cabbie Slain by Guards

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 11, 07 2:24 PM CDT

      Family Mourns Iraqi Cabbie Slain by Guards

      One of the two civilians killed in Baghdad by Dubai-based Australian security contractors on Tuesday was a taxi driver—wearing black in mourning for her husband’s death. Marani Oranis drove a makeshift cab to put two of her three daughters through college, the Los Angeles Times reports. At her memorial service yesterday, shocked family wept—with one brother calling for "an eye for an eye." More »

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      security contractors  • taxi driver

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