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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California’s public pensions are major fossil fuel investors
California’s climate-conscious policies aren’t matched by the investment choices of its largest public pension funds, according to a report from two environmental groups. Of the 14 top U.S. pension funds
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Pfizer documents show that there is a worrying increase in adverse reactions to its vaccine: Guy Hatchard
Up until now, New Zealand GPs and hospitals have been provided with a fact sheet from Pfizer listing 21 possible adverse events as a result of vaccination. All of these are
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Best 25 Christmas markets in U.S. include a California delight
Christmas markets, those festive, twinkle-lit, outdoor celebrations complete with vendor stalls, gluhwein and delicious tidbits, date back centuries. Dresden’s Striezelmarkt, first held in 1434, is often credited as the first. Nearly
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24% of renters ‘seriously consider’ leaving California
Few economic gaps in California are wider than the monetary gulf between renters and homeowners. I just unearthed another example: A poll gauging the impact of the state’s challenging job
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Authorities announce arrests of 14 suspects in LA smash-and-grab robberies
Authorities in Los Angeles on Thursday announced more than a dozen arrests in recent smash-and-grab thefts at stores where nearly $340,000 worth of merchandise was stolen, part of a rash
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These are the world’s most expensive cities in 2021
All over the world, it’s been a tough year on wallets. Supply-chain blockages and changing consumer demand have pushed up the cost of living in many of our biggest cities,
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