Uber expands background checks for all US drivers. All new Uber drivers in American markets will now need to undergo federal and county background checks, the private cab and ridesharing network announced in a blog post yesterday. The new checks will be introduced in addition to Uber's existing policies for all US drivers. Of Uber's five services, four â UberBLACK, UberTAXI, UberSUV, and UberLUX â are staffed by full-time employees. Previously, the company relied on state and local jurisdictions to look into the history of such drivers.
Happy Birthday, Paul McCartney: 70 Iconic Images for 70 Years. In honor of Paul McCartney's 70th birthday on June 18, LightBox culled various photography archives to feature 70 iconic images of the Beatleâone for each year of his life.
A magazine discussing the rumour.  Paul is dead  is an urban legend and conspiracy theory suggesting that Paul McCartney of the English rock band the Beatles died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-alike.he funeral procession on the cover of Abbey Road. Various clues were used to suggest the following story: three years previously (on 9 November 1966), McCartney, after an argument during a Beatles' recording session, had angrily driven off in his car. He had crashed it and died as a result.