JOB QUESTIONS OFTEN VIOLATE LAW, POLL SAYS

It’s tough to come up with the right answer in a job interview, particularly if the question could run afoul of the law.

An Associated PressCNBC poll found that half of all Americans who’ve ever applied for a job have been asked questions that could be used to discriminate against a protected class under equal opportunity law.

The poll of 1,054 adults was conducted by The Associated Press- NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Among those who’ve ever interviewed for a job, 35 percent of the people polled had been asked about their age, and the same percentage had been asked about marital status. Twenty- one percent had been asked about their medical history or whether they have a disability, 11 percent said they had been asked whether they or their partner is pregnant or if they have plans to have children, and 9 percent were asked about their religious beliefs.

Google, AutoNation partner on self- driving car.

Google is partnering with AutoNation, the country’s largest auto dealership chain, in its push to build a self- driving car. Google has been partnering with a number of car- centric companies like Avis, the ridesharing company Lyft, and Fiat Chrysler. AutoNation said Thursday that its dealerships will provide long- term maintenance and repairs forWaymo’s self- driving fleet of Chrysler Pacifica vehicles.

TripAdvisor says reviews reporting rapes not censored.

BOSTON

» TripAdvisor says it has changed its rules about reviews that contain allegations of rape or other crimes, following a published report that quoted several users who said such postings were deleted. Several people told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel they were sexually assaulted atMexican hotels and resorts, sometimes years ago. But the online reviews that mentioned the crimes were taken down.

Starbucks disappoints, plans to sell Tazo.

NEW

» Starbucks reported YORK disappointing sales growth and says it will sell its Tazo tea brand to Unilever for $ 384 million. Starbucks says it will now focus on its Teavana line. The coffee chain also said sales rose 2 percent at established locations worldwide, below the 3.3 percent rise analysts expected. Shares of Starbucks fell nearly 7 percent in afterhours trading.

Ryder adding all- electric trucks. Truck

DETROIT

rental company Ryder Systems Inc. said Thursday it is adding 125 all- electric trucks to its fleet.

Ryder’s order is one of the largest yet for all- electric trucks in the U. S., says David Alexander of the research firm Truck Technology Ltd.

N. Y. news sites shut down.

NEW YORK

Two popular New York City news sites and their satellites in Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere were shut down a week after their New York staffs voted to unionize.

Joe Ricketts, the billionaire CEO of DNAinfo and founder and former chief executive of what is now TD Ameritrade, said in a post on the site Thursday that the decision was due to business reasons, although he has previously been outspoken against unions. — The Associated Press