Category: Lifestyle
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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Elon Musk loses his position at the top of Forbes’ annual billionaires list
Elon Musk has officially been dethroned from from the top of Forbes’ annual “World’s Billionaire’s List.” The Tesla and Twitter chief is now the second-richest billionaire, worth an estimated $180 billion,
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This man made the first cell phone call 50 years ago
On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper stood on a sidewalk on sixth avenue in Manhattan with a device the size of a brick and made the first public call from
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Dungeness Crab Season to End Early in California
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is ending this year’s Dungeness crab season earlier than expected, setting its end date on April 15 at noon. The early end, combined
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Disney begins laying off 7,000 employees
Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said his company will begin laying off staff starting this week, the first of three rounds of expected cuts following his announcement in February
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President Joe Biden plans to tax the rich to save Medicare
President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed new taxes on the rich to help fund Medicare, saying the plan would help to extend the insurance program’s solvency by 25 years and
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Meta plans to fire thousands more this week
Meta Platforms Inc., the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is planning a fresh round of layoffs and will cut thousands of employees as soon as this week, according to people
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