Lawmakers drop journalism act from ‘must-pass’ defense spending bill under pressure from Facebook
Meta threatened to “consider removing news from our platform altogether” if the act passed as part of the defense bill.
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Facebook threatens to remove all news content if bill forcing payments to local media outlets passes
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act would force Big Tech to pay publishers for news content.
$2.04 billion Powerball drawing delay caused by Minnesota’s sales verification system
The jackpot ticket was sold at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, an unincorporated community in the foothills northeast of Los Angeles.
A’s still pursuing Oakland ballpark with eye on Las Vegas
A's general manager David Forst: "We’re just looking forward to having a new ballpark somewhere.”
Contract worker charged with stealing hundreds of blank COVID-19 vaccination cards from California site
The theft was discovered in April and 518 stolen blank COVID-19 cards were recovered. Prosecutors estimated the stolen cards could have a value of $15 apiece if illegally sold.
‘We’re coming for you’: For Bay Area public health officials, a year of threats and menace
Local public health officials have become the face of government authority in the pandemic. And, in turn, they have become targets for the same loose-knit militia and white nationalist groups....
Watch: Second impeachment of President Donald Trump
The U.S. House prepared to vote on a history-making second impeachment of Donald Trump as lawmakers seethed over his role inciting last week’s mob attack on the Capitol and the...
Need a Covid-19 nurse? That’ll be $8,000 a week
Early in the pandemic, hospitals were competing for ventilators, Covid tests and personal protective equipment. Now, sites across the country are competing for nurses.
Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears Hall of Famer, East Bay business owner, dies at 77
Hall of Fame running back, who was celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with cancer, once owned a computer business in the East Bay after his...
NBA teams in Orlando will be tested every other day for coronavirus
NBA teams will be tested every other day for the coronavirus beginning June 23 as the league prepares to resume the season.