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Delta Teams Up With Uber, Ending SkyMiles Rewards Partnership With Lyft Delta Teams Up With Uber, Ending SkyMiles Rewards Partnership With Lyft
Delta Teams Up With Uber, Ending SkyMiles Rewards Partnership With Lyft Delta will enter a new partnership with Uber and allow SkyMiles customers to earn rewards on rides, ending the airline's longtime relationship with Lyft, officials said. Delta Air Lines and Uber announced their new partnership at the CES 2025 trade show in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 7. SkyMiles members will be able to earn miles for eligible Uber riders and Uber Eats orders in the spring of 2025. The heads of the companies shared their excitement about the venture, saying that about 15 percent of all Uber ride bookings either begin or end at airports. "Delta is thrilled to come together wi…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Long Island Ride-Share Driver Stabbed By Passenger Long Island Ride-Share Driver Stabbed By Passenger
Long Island Ride-Share Driver Stabbed By Passenger A ride-sharing driver was stabbed by a passenger he picked up on Long Island. The incident took place in East Patchogue around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, April 10. Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating after the driver told officers he was threatened by a passenger with a knife who then cut him, police said. The driver was able to drive himself to Long Island Community Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.  Hours later around 3:20 a.m., Monday, April 11, in Brookhaven another ride-share driver was attacked when a passenger held a stun gun to the driver’s neck and…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Long Island Man Who Posed As Rideshare Driver Accused Of Sexual Abuse Long Island Man Who Posed As Rideshare Driver Accused Of Sexual Abuse
Long Island Man Who Posed As Rideshare Driver Accused Of Sexual Abuse A Long Island man has been indicted for allegedly posing as a rideshare driver and sexually abusing an unconscious passenger as well as sexually abusing and unlawfully videotaping other victims. Raul Guaman, age 43, of Bay Shore, was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 30, said Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini and Suffolk County Police Acting Commissioner Stuart Cameron.  On Sunday, Nov. 14, Guaman allegedly illegally entered a residence in Suffolk County and sexually abused a female victim who was asleep, the DA's Office said. The victim awoke and called 911. Guaman and his veh…

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by Kathy Reakes