Nursing home evacuated after staff skips shifts amid COVID-19 pandemic
A nursing home in California was evacuated after its staff didn’t show up for the second day in a row. In a press release from the Riverside University Health System ,
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Disney halting annual pass payments while parks are closed, refunding some payments
Walt Disney World Resort is giving annual passholders an update while the park remains closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. The park says all active annual passes will be extended for
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Disney to furlough some park employees starting April 19
The coronavirus pandemic has caused businesses from around the world — both big and small — to suffer and it appears the Walt Disney Company is no exception. Disney announced
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These Silicon Valley businesses are booming in the coronavirus era
Traffic at Coursera, the Mountain View-based online learning platform with university classes for anyone, is four to five times higher than usual, with thousands of universities requesting free access to
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California home sales now ‘essential’ but health risks scare agents
Real estate agents have serious concerns about what would seem to be good news: reclassifying their work as “essential” in this era of coronavirus fears. Over the weekend, residential real
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Number of coronavirus patients in California ICUs doubled overnight, Gov. Newsom says Saturday
SUNNYVALE — The number of people being treated in California ICUs for coronavirus doubled overnight, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Saturday, as the deadly illness continues to spread in the state.
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Coronavirus help: Are California’s mortgage relief offers a good deal?
Lenders are lining up to let California homeowners with coronavirus-related financial troubles skip some mortgage payments. That’s great news for the homeowners among the 1 million-plus Californians who have recently
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New study aims to use health data from a smart ring to identify coronavirus symptoms
A new study will evaluate a smart ring that takes people’s temperatures in an attempt to identify people who have the new coronavirus early, + More than 2,000 emergency medical workers
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Amazon to start paying US warehouse workers double time for all overtime hours
Amazon said Saturday it will raise overtime pay for workers in its US warehouses between March 15th and May 9th, Reuters reports. Instead of the standard time-and-a-half they receive now for overtime,
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Coronavirus: Elon Musk’s US Tesla factory suspends production
Tesla’s main factory in California has begun a three-week lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus. It will be a blow to plans to ramp up production of the Model
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