August, 2007
PERVERTED JUSTICE
NEW YORK–”This is not a crime about thought,” says the assistant US attorney. Then what is it? Mahmud Faruq Brent, a 30-year-old DC taxi driver, is about to spend the next 15 years behind bars for “conspiring to support a terrorist …
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Rockland Taxi Service Rolls Out Hybrid Fleet
ROCKLAND (NEWS CENTER) — A taxi business in Rockland is getting a lot of attention these days. Schooner Bay Taxi has rolled out what it says is the the first fleet of hybrid taxis in the state of Maine. The company is now operating four …
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Fury of taxi drivers as minister calls them 'low-skilled'
A senior government minister has sparked fury among taxi drivers by branding them “low-skilled”. The extraordinary comment, described as “a crass insult”, was made by Immigration Minister Liam Byrne in a letter to MPs. …
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Orlando Taxi Driver Survives Crash, Passenger Injured
Jules Roberto was talking to a prospective customer outside of Orlando’s Parliment House early Saturday morning when a speeding driver crashed into his taxicab. Roberto’s cab suffered heavy damage, but Roberto walked away with only …
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Taxi fleet hailed for going green with new biofuel
A TAXI company based in Tufnell Park has launched an initiative which will see its 3000 strong fleet of cars go green. The Radio Taxis Group cars will use a biofuel that will reduce carbon dioxide and other harmful emissions. …
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FREE CABBY LOSES FARE FIGHT
Taxi driver Ray Kottner’s meter has run out. The freewheeling octogenarian cabby, who for several years has offered complimentary rides to anyone who hailed his taxi, will have to go permanently off duty or face having his vintage 1982 …
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Hit and run suspect arrested
A Georgetown County man is arrested for leaving the scene of an accident. The accident happened late Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 15 and Harrelson Boulevard in Myrtle Beach. Police say 36 year old Donald Dodge of …
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Taxi Drivers' Lament
New York City’s taxi drivers are threatening to strike next month, angry over new rules requiring cabs to have a global positioning system installed beginning Oct. 1. The GPS is part of a package including a touch screen that lets …
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Cabby Shoots At Passenger
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) – A cab driver is in jail after firing a gun at his passenger. It happened Saturday afternoon in the 2100 block of Channing Northeast. Police say the two men were arguing over a $14 fare when the driver pulled out …
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Savvy cabby loses fare, foils getaway
RALEIGH – When Simon Nyaga drove his cab well over the speed limit with both blinkers on and his horn blaring downtown Friday afternoon, he wasn’t prepping for a job in New York City. He was helping police arrest a suspected small-time …
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