Category: Politics
Google to end work-from-home option for most Bay Area workers
With COVID waning and vaccination rates high in the Bay Area, Google will stop letting most employees do their jobs remotely, and will this month start putting workers on a
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How travel is being impacted by the Ukraine invasion
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to impact global travel with mounting interruptions to air service. The European Union closed all airspace across its 27 countries to Russian airplanes on Sunday, following a
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The teenager who tracked Elon Musk’s jet is now tracking Russian oligarchs
Jack Sweeney, a Florida teen who tracks Elon Musk’s private jet online has a new aviation-themed target: Russian oligarchs and billionaires. The 19-year-old, who rejected Musk’s $5,000 offer to delete his
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IOC Calls for Russian Athletes to Be Banned From All Sports
In a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia after invading Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies on Monday to exclude the country’s athletes and officials from international
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Santa Clara County’s Indoor Mask Mandate Could End Next Week
Santa Clara County, the only Bay Area county that still has an indoor mask mandate, could drop its masking rule next week. The county set several benchmarks for lifting the
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TriMark pays record $48.5 million to settle federal fraud allegations
TriMark USA, LLC, a Mansfield-based food services company, has agreed to pay a record $48.5 million to settle federal allegations of a scheme to manipulate small, veteran-owned businesses into giving
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California Proposal Would Require School COVID Testing Plans
Proposed legislation in California would require all K-12 public schools to develop COVID-19 testing plans for students and staff and the funding for schools to do it, Sen. Richard Pan
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Apple stores drop mask mandates, plan return of in-store classes
Apple Inc. has dropped its mask requirement at most retail stores across the U.S., following reduced Covid-19 cases and changes in local mandates. The iPhone maker also is ramping up
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Russia might be cut off from markets, tech goods: EU Chief
Moscow would have its access to financial markets and high-tech goods limited under Western sanctions being prepared in case Russia attacks Ukraine, a top European Union official said Saturday. The
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