Group of Scientists Call for Investigation Into COVID-19 Origin
With the goal of getting clarity on the origin of the coronavirus, that has killed more than 3 million people worldwide, a group of 18 prominent scientists penned a letter.
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Mattel’s new PlayBack recycling program will give your old toys a second life
Parents looking to do a little spring cleaning can now recycle some of their children’s old toys instead of throwing them away. Mattel, founded in 1945 and headquartered in El
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Salesforce, Google, Facebook: How Big Tech undermines California’s public health system
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has embraced Silicon Valley tech companies and health care industry titans in response to the covid-19 pandemic like no other governor in America — routinely outsourcing
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Facebook Oversight Board upholds Donald Trump’s suspension from the platform
Facebook can keep blocking former President Donald Trump from using its platform, the social network’s court-like Oversight Board said Wednesday. The landmark move affirms the company’s decision to suspend Trump
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Verizon sells internet trailblazers Yahoo and AOL for $5 billion
AOL and Yahoo are being sold again, this time to a private equity firm. Wireless company Verizon will sell Verizon Media, which consists of the once-pioneering tech platforms, to Apollo
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Biden plan for cleaner power system faces daunting obstacles
If the nation is to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of cutting America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade, it will have to undertake a
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‘Ghost Gun’ plans can be posted online after U.S. appeals court ruling
Plans for so-called ghost guns can be posted online after a federal appeals court overturned an injunction blocking the move and reinstated a Trump administration order that opened the door
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Nearly a quarter of Time’s 100 most influential companies are in the Bay Area
Reports of the Bay Area’s business exodus have been greatly exaggerated — at least if Time magazine’s new list of the 100 most influential companies in the world is any
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Bay Area Sending Help to India Amid Coronavirus Emergency
The Bay Area is among the places answering India’s calls for help as the world’s second most populous country grapples with a COVID-19 disaster. Hospitals are overwhelmed, there’s a shortage
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What you can do under the new COVID recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday April 27, 2021 outlined new guidance on mask-wearing now that nearly 100 million people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated against COVID. It’s
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