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Giuliani: Kim Jong-un 'begged' for summit to take place

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Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has said North Korea's leader "begged" for their summit to be rescheduled after the US president cancelled it. Speaking at a conference in Israel, Mr Giuliani said Mr Trump's tough stance had forced Pyongyang's hand. Mr Trump called off the summit in May, accusing North Korea of "tremendous anger and open hostility". But plans for the 12 June bilateral in Singapore were revived after a conciliatory response from Pyongyang. Mr Giuliani was speaking at an investment conference in Israel when he made the remark. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Mr Giuliani said: "Well, Kim Jong-un got back on his hands and knees and begged for it, which is exactly the position you want to put him in." Trump-Kim to meet on Sentosa island What not to say to North Korea Dennis Rodman: The Trump-Kim matchmaker? How Kim the outcast became popular Mr Giuliani is an attorney for the president tackling the Russia collusio
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Uber CEO battles driver over falling fares and low pay

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                                    Uber's high-end ride-hailing service is called Uber Black.



Uber is known for having a corporate culture that reveres aggressive attitudes and stepping on toes. CEO Travis Kalanick appears to also bring that same credo to his interactions with drivers.
In a dashboard video, published by Bloomberg on Tuesday, Kalanick is shown arguing with his driver over fares. The argument gets heated and ends with Kalanick telling the driver to stop blaming Uber for his problems.
"Some people don't like to take responsibility for their own shit. They blame everything in their life on somebody else," Kalanick said as he got out of the car and slammed the door. "Good luck!"
The video comes on the heels of a long past few weeks for Uber, which have involved everything from the resignation of a top exec to allegations of sexual harassment to internal leaks detailing a chaotic companywide culture of sexism and unprofessional business practices. This relentless slew of leaks and revelations have called into question whether Uber can maintain its place at the top of the ride-hailing world, while still having a no-apologies attitude and Kalanick at the helm.
Two Uber investors wrote an open letter to the company's board of directors last week criticizing the company for having "a culture plagued by disrespect, exclusionary cliques, lack of diversity, and tolerance for bullying and harassment of every form." They warned the "stakes are high" for Uber to change these patterns.
While Kalanick called the sexual harassment allegations "abhorrent" and promised to conduct an internal investigation into the matter, throwing a driver dispute into this Uber pile-on could be toxic for the company.
In an email sent to all Uber employees on Tuesday evening, Kalanick apologized for his behavior.
"To say that I am ashamed is an extreme understatement," Kalanick wrote. "My job as your leader is to lead...and that starts with behaving in a way that makes us all proud. That is not what I did, and it cannot be explained away."
He went on to say that he needed leadership help and intended to get it.
The video was recorded by Uber Black driver Fawzi Kamel on February 5 (Uber Black is the company's high-end service), according to Bloomberg. It shows Kalanick sitting in the backseat between two women. Music plays on the radio and Kalanick shimmies his shoulders and jokes around with the women. As the ride ends and the women step out of the car, Kamel takes the opportunity to tell Kalanick that Uber's lowered fares have been hard for drivers.

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