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More American Workers are Calling in Sick – Especially Gen Z
Thirty percent of all employees working in the professional services industries with an active PTO policy took sick leave in the first 10 months of 2…
1 year, 5 months ago
Election 2024: What Will Our Economy Look Like Under Trump or Harris?
The economy is the top issue influencing voters’ choice for president in this election, according to a recent Gallup poll. But “the economy” can mean…
1 year, 5 months ago
Kamala Harris Zones in on Ground Game in Final Weeks Campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris is in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin this week as part of a battleground state campaign blitz to turn out the vote…
1 year, 5 months ago
Oakland’s Schools Are Contaminated With Lead. What's the District Doing About It?
The Oakland school district is looking for ways to fund lead contamination cleanup, after tests earlier this year revealed that at least 30 schools h…
1 year, 5 months ago
California Bans Legacy Admissions
Starting next fall, public and private universities in California will no longer be allowed to consider an applicant’s relationship to alumni or dono…
1 year, 5 months ago
Supreme Court’s New Term Will Decide on Trans Rights, Guns
As the new Supreme Court term begins, the decisions and conduct of its last term have put a cloud over the judicial institution. Opinions extending t…
1 year, 5 months ago
Lawsuits Against National Labor Relations Board Could Cloud Future of Organized Labor
The National Labor Relations Board is facing legal challenges from SpaceX, Amazon, Starbucks and other companies that argue that the nearly 90-year o…
1 year, 5 months ago
SF Zoo is “Unsafe for Visitors and Animals” According to City Report
At the San Francisco Zoo, the kangaroo pen lacks running water, the gorilla habitat area floods during heavy rainfall and the jaguars are depressed a…
1 year, 5 months ago
Second Deadly Hurricane in Two Weeks Devastates Florida
At least 12 people are dead in Florida after Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night. The death toll is expected to rise as local officials as…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Natural World is Queerer Than You Think
When a female clownfish dies, a male clownfish can switch sexes and reproduce with other females. Some morpho butterflies have one male wing, and one…
1 year, 5 months ago