Santa Clara County workers furious over Covid-19 relief bonuses
Each worker is getting a $2,500 bonus check called Hazard Pay or Hero’s Pay, but a San Jose councilman Matt Mahan criticized the move. He said the county should have
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ brother Christian, whom she brought in as a senior manager at her blood-testing startup, in turn hired a crew of his college friends, one of those
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Apple employee who led #AppleToo organizing effort says she was fired
An Apple employee who led organizing efforts against harassment and discrimination within the company said she has been fired. Janneke Parrish, a program manager at Apple and one of the
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Elizabeth Holmes trial: Theranos put patients in ‘immediate jeopardy,’ regulator warned
Elizabeth Holmes’ blood-testing company Theranos put patients in “immediate jeopardy” and failed to resolve regulators’ concerns over its laboratory practices and staff training, according to a government report filed Wednesday
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Fully vaccinated foreign visitors can start entering U.S. on November 8
Foreign visitors who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to travel to the United States starting on November 8, the White House said Friday. “The US’ new travel policy
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Facebook to expand harassment policy to cover public figures
Facebook will expand its policies on harassment to remove more harmful content, the company said Wednesday in its latest change following congressional testimony from a whistleblower who faulted the social
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Social Security benefits will rise 5.9% next year, biggest increase in decades as inflation jumps
Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy
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Efforts to relieve supply chain bottlenecks with Los Angeles port going 24/7
The White House said Wednesday it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, part of an effort to relieve supply
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Southern California oil spill now being investigated by state Department of Justice
California’s Department of Justice has launched an investigation into what caused the oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, with both civil and criminal charges possible, Attorney General Rob
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Mask mandate: Bay Area health officials to announce criteria for lifting requirement
With COVID-19 infection rates easing after a summer surge, Bay Area health officers are poised to announce plans Thursday for an eventual end to the region’s indoor masking mandate. But
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