As COVID spikes, United, Delta cancel dozens of flights
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Thursday said they had each canceled dozens of Christmas Eve flights, as the spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant takes a toll on its flight
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FDA authorizes second antiviral pill to treat Covid-19
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized Merck’s antiviral pill, molnupiravir, to treat Covid-19 “for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults with positive results of
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Bay Area, California job gains slow drastically in November, recovery wobbles
Job gains in the Bay Area and California slowed dramatically in November to their weakest showing since January, tepid results that raise continued warning flags about the post-COVID economic recovery.
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Tourist favorite joins Europe’s ‘very high’ travel risk list
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three nations to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday, including tourist favorite Italy. In its weekly update of Covid-19 travel advisories,
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With taxes going up, cannabis operators threaten ‘California Weed Party’
Two and a half centuries after the Boston Tea Party, legal cannabis operators say it might be time for a California Weed Party. But rather than dump their agricultural product
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Even less affordable: Bay Area home prices keep soaring
Mark Wong recently had a client fall hard for a 5,000 square foot home in Los Altos Hills — big yard, great schools, plenty of room for family and a
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Apple will accept app updates during the holidays in a break from tradition
Apple will continue to accept App Store app submissions through the holidays, marking a shift from the company’s approach in the past. Typically, Apple doesn’t let developers make submissions through
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When should you mail packages amid shortages and delays
Lockdowns and safety precautions during the pandemic has worsened an already stressed-out global supply chain, leading to shortages in everything from shipping containers to microchips. And there will be a ripple effect on how
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Bay Area couple’s $86 million award in Monsanto pesticide case stands
California’s highest court rejected on Wednesday a challenge by Monsanto Co.’s to $86.2 million in damages to a Livermore couple who developed cancer after spraying the company’s Roundup weed-killer in
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After decades of opposition, Disney is going into the gambling business
The Walt Disney Company appears ready to do something it’s never done before. In the company’s quarterly investors call earlier this month, CEO Bob Chapek suggested that Disney is ready
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