People Race to Get Tested for COVID-19 Ahead of the Holidays
People were racing to get tested for COVID-19 before the holidays amid a time when demand is outpacing supply. On average in the past few weeks, the Santa Clara County
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Omicron Blamed for Up to 70% of Cases in Parts of California
The highly contagious omicron variant is evident in 50% to 70% of new coronavirus cases in parts of the most populous state heading into the holidays, California health officials said
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As COVID spikes, United, Delta cancel dozens of flights
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Thursday said they had each canceled dozens of Christmas Eve flights, as the spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant takes a toll on its flight
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Jurors Resume Deliberations in Elizabeth Holmes Fraud Trial
Jurors in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes returned to a San Jose courthouse Thursday morning to resume deliberations and decide the fate of the embattled Theranos founder charged with fraud
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FDA authorizes second antiviral pill to treat Covid-19
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized Merck’s antiviral pill, molnupiravir, to treat Covid-19 “for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults with positive results of
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Man who kept diner open in defiance of state order dies of COVID-19
A man who defied state orders and kept his restaurant open last year during the pandemic, partly to pay medical bills, has died of complications from COVID-19. John Parney, 62,
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Researchers worry that low-income Californians may have trouble repaying unemployment benefits
A new state policy may require nearly 900,000 Californians to return their unemployment benefits because they weren’t working or looking for work, but some researchers worry the clawback campaign could
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President Biden to make 20,000 additional guest-worker visas available this winter amid labor shortages
The Biden administration will make an additional 20,000 seasonal, guest-worker visas available for the winter season for the first time, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday. DHS has previously upped the
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California Will Require All Health Care Workers to Get a COVID-19 Booster
California will require health care workers to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine in an effort to reduce and prevent the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant, Gov. Gavin Newsom
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Pedestrian Killed in East San Jose, Marking the City’s 60th Traffic Death of 2021
A pedestrian was struck by two vehicles and killed Monday morning in East San Jose, marking the 60th traffic fatality in the city this year, according to police. The collision
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