Jury has been seated in the Theranos criminal trial
A jury of seven men and five women has been selected for the long-awaited criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO and founder of Theranos. The twelve jurors and
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Silicon Valley’s $250 million answer to the homelessness crisis?
With pandemic unemployment and eviction protections ending this month, the CEO of one of Silicon Valley’s biggest homeless services nonprofits is calling on corporate leaders to step up in a
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SpaceX launches ants, avocados, robot to space station
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday. The delivery — due to arrive Monday — is the company’s
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Woman Was Abducted And Abused For 18 Years In Bay Area
Twelve years ago, on August 26, 2009, Officer Todd Stroud reported to work at the Concord Police Department and, because of his experience as a school resource officer, was asked
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FDA cautions against off-label use of Pfizer vaccine in younger children
Even though the US Food and Drug Administration has fully approved the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older, and it remains authorized for people as young as
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What FDA’s Full Approval for Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Means
This full approval is essentially permanent. The licensing process requires companies to provide the FDA with information on how and where the product is made, as well as other clinical
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Santa Clara University didn’t find evidence of bias when campus security stopped black professor
Santa Clara University security officers who allegedly harassed a Black professor and her brother while he was waiting for her on campus in 2020 had a “misdirected and unnecessary” interaction
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California expands vaccine proof order to indoor events of 1,000 or more
California health officials Wednesday said they will expand the requirement for vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for those attending large indoor events as the state continues to battle rising
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Boy Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba in Northern California
A child infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a Northern California lake died in a hospital, his family confirmed Friday. David Pruitt, 7, of Tehama County,
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Google Unveils Privacy Changes for Young People
Google says it will make things safer online for young people. The Silicon Valley search giant said videos uploaded by 13- to 17-year-olds to YouTube, which is owned by Google,
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