Cost of fighting COVID in California: $12.3 billion
Fighting COVID-19 in California has cost taxpayers at least $12.3 billion since the start of the pandemic. That’s more than the gross domestic product of 50 nations. More than the
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California’s unemployment fiasco takes surprising turn: Bank of America wants out
The news, first reported by ABC 7 in San Francisco, comes about a month after a federal judge — as part of a class-action lawsuit first reported by CalMatters — ordered Bank of
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Russian retailer apologizes for lesbian couple in ad
A high-end Russian food retailer has angered both gay rights campaigners and opponents by running and then apologizing for an ad that included a profile of a family in which
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Unhoused San Jose families find new home in community of recycled shipping containers
Like many 15-year-old boys, Dwon’ya looks up to his big brother, spends most of his free time doing what he loves most — making music — and can’t wait to
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Google and Microsoft end their five-year cease-fire
Microsoft and Google have decided to stop playing nice. The two tech giants recently ended a years-long truce during which they agreed not to aim their substantial lobbying firepower against
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U.S. rejects state’s challenge to work-from-home taxes
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a New Hampshire challenge to Massachusetts’ practice of taxing people who once worked in that state but started telecommuting from elsewhere during the pandemic. Turning
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First post-pandemic cruise ship from US sails away
The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill sailed away on Saturday with nearly all vaccinated passengers on
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Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for George Floyd’s murder
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer, has been sentenced to 22 and 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose killing outraged millions across the country
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Business Software magnate John McAfee’s extradition to U.S. is approved
Spain’s National Court has approved the extradition of antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee to the United States, where he is wanted on tax-related criminal charges that carry a prison sentence
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Sunnyvale site near Apple Park spaceship campus lands local buyer
A Sunnyvale property that could become a choice redevelopment site across from Apple’s iconic spaceship campus in Cupertino has been bought by a local investment group. At present, the property
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