Stay home or work sick? Omicron poses a conundrum
As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and
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Bicyclist Killed in San Jose Hit-And-Run Crash: Police
The San Jose Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run involving a bicyclist on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred just after 6 p.m. in the area of Queens Lane and
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Walmart halves paid leave for workers with Covid after CDC shift
Walmart Inc. is cutting paid leave in half for workers who test positive for Covid-19 or have to quarantine after exposure to the virus, offering only one week through March
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How Wall Street is using tech firms like Zillow to eat up starter homes
Zillow Group Inc. spent last year aggressively expanding a home-flipping operation designed to make the $2 trillion U.S. real estate market better for consumers, until a bad bet on home
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Amazon unit buys big chunk of land in Santa Clara, paying cash
A unit of Amazon has bought a big slice of land in Santa Clara, a deal that signals a fresh expansion spot for the e-commerce behemoth. The property involved in
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California man admits role in $50 million fraud scheme involving fake websites promoting CDs
A California man pleaded guilty Wednesday to running a $50 million fraud scheme using fake websites that advertised high returns on certificates of deposit. Allen Giltman, 56, pleaded guilty by videoconference to
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The Google Street View image that helped catch an escaped killer
A killer who had been on the run for nearly 20 years was caught with the help of an image from Google Maps’ Street View, an investigator told Reuters on
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Mayo Clinic will fire 730 employees for defying vaccination mandate
While the final numbers are still being tallied, Mayo Clinic reported Tuesday that “nearly 99%” of its 73,000 employees are now vaccinated against COVID-19 or have received an exemption for
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The world’s safest airline for 2022 revealed
The past year has proved to be yet another incredibly difficult one for airlines as the slump in air travel continued throughout 2021 due to the impact of the ongoing
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US becomes world’s top exporter of liquified natural gas
The United States is now the world’s leading exporter of liquified natural gas as Europe’s energy crisis and shortages in China send demand for American shipments soaring. LNG exports from the United States topped 7 million tonnes
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