South Bay Eighth Graders 3D Print Prosthetic Hand for Schoolmate
The 3D modeling class at Almaden Country Day School is not a required course. Students can choose to take it. This year, eighth grader Sarah Vender not only chose to
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Johnson & Johnson’s $8.9 billion baby powder deal faces key test in Oakland trial
Johnson & Johnson’s first jury trial in nearly two years over allegations that its talc-based baby powder causes cancer could influence plaintiffs weighing the $8.9 billion settlement offer put forth
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Sick workers tied to 40% of restaurant food poisonings
Food workers who showed up while sick or contagious were linked to about 40% of restaurant food poisoning outbreaks with a known cause between 2017 and 2019, federal health officials
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Workers protesting for safer conditions at Dollar General, were 49 people have been killed since 2014.
Dollar General is the fastest-growing retailer in America, opening about 1,000 stores a year. But following repeated violent incidents and federal workplace safety violations at stores, some Dollar General workers and labor
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Santa Clara County reports 1% dip in homeless population
Despite moving thousands of homeless people into permanent homes last year, Santa Clara County saw its unhoused population remain virtually unchanged, even as the number of homeless families spiked, according
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Aerosmith Farewell Tour: Band to Play 2 Bay Area Shows
Aerosmith is set to perform in San Francisco and San Jose during the rock band’s upcoming farewell tour. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band announced Monday the dates
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West Nile Virus Concerns Grow Following Bay Area Storms
With record rainfall this year, there are new concerns the water left behind will provide unlimited breeding grounds for blood sucking mosquitoes and the diseases they can carry, including the
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Bay Area to get new Ikea store
Ikea is planning to splash 2.19 billion to expand its furniture empire in the United States in what will be the retailer’s biggest-ever investment in a single country. Ingka Group, Ikea Retail’s
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California Ends Mask Requirement for Healthcare Workers
California lifted its COVID masking requirements in health care settings Monday but two Bay Area counties are keeping masking rules in place. Contra Costa and Alameda counties are allowing hospitals
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