The most distinguished black executive at Tesla steps down
The head of human resources and one of its highest-ranking Black leaders at Tesla, Valerie Capers Workman, is departing for a new job, leaving the company without a key defender
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Santa Clara County Education and Public Health Officials Agree to Keep Schools Open
The Santa Clara County Office of Education and the county’s Public Health Department agree that keeping schools open and in class full-time is important in this era of COVID-19. Officials
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How Wall Street is using tech firms like Zillow to eat up starter homes
Zillow Group Inc. spent last year aggressively expanding a home-flipping operation designed to make the $2 trillion U.S. real estate market better for consumers, until a bad bet on home
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US becomes world’s top exporter of liquified natural gas
The United States is now the world’s leading exporter of liquified natural gas as Europe’s energy crisis and shortages in China send demand for American shipments soaring. LNG exports from the United States topped 7 million tonnes
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Elizabeth Holmes Trial: No Verdict After 6 Days of Deliberations
Deliberations in the Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial will continue in the new year. Jurors on Wednesday wrapped up their sixth day of deliberations without reaching a verdict. Deliberations at the federal
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California commission claims retailers violating plastic bag law with ‘deceptive’ labeling
Big retailers are breaking California law and misleading consumers by selling plastic shopping bags bearing language and symbols that falsely suggest the bags can be recycled, a state-appointed commission alleged
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People Race to Get Tested for COVID-19 Ahead of the Holidays
People were racing to get tested for COVID-19 before the holidays amid a time when demand is outpacing supply. On average in the past few weeks, the Santa Clara County
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President Biden to make 20,000 additional guest-worker visas available this winter amid labor shortages
The Biden administration will make an additional 20,000 seasonal, guest-worker visas available for the winter season for the first time, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday. DHS has previously upped the
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Moderna: Initial COVID-19 booster data shows good results on omicron
Moderna said Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the rapidly spreading omicron variant. Moderna said lab tests showed the half-dose booster shot increased
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New California rules end distinction between vaccinated and unvaccinated workers
Workplace regulators are poised on Thursday to extend California’s coronavirus pandemic regulations into next year with some revisions that business groups say could worsen the labor shortage. The main change
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