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UC Berkeley and Three Other Colleges Accused of Mishandling Rape Allegations
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NEW YORK (AP) — Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred joined students from four U.S. colleges and universities on Wednesday to announce the filing of federal complaints over how the higher-education institutions handle rape allegations. Students who attended the New York … Continue reading
CEO Defends Apple's Tax Maneuvers
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by Marcy Gordon and Peter Svensson, AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate dragged massively profitable Apple Inc. into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the … Continue reading
Workers Start 2-Day Strike at UC Hospitals
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — University of California medical center workers began a two-day strike Tuesday that could involve thousands of employees and prompted postponement of some surgeries. The union representing some 13,000 hospital pharmacists, nursing assistants, operating room scrubs and … Continue reading
California Senate OKs Regulations for Medicinal Marijuana
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by Don Thompson, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would take steps to regulate the sale of medical marijuana under a bill approved Monday by the state Senate, restricting cannabis dispensaries that federal prosecutors say have grown out of control. … Continue reading
Corrosion Problems on New Bridge Date Back 9 Years
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Update at 1:10 p.m: Caltrans has responded to the Sacramento Bee report: "All the Skyway tendons are stressed, properly grouted, and performing as designed and will do so for the next 150 years." Update at 10:15 a.m: Governor Jerry Brown … Continue reading
Yahoo Buys Tumblr
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Michael Liedke, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced Monday is … Continue reading
Jon Stewart on Merida Makeover
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State Unemployment Rate Dips to 9 Percent
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California’s unemployment rate dropped 0.4 percent to 9.0 percent in April, according to the state’s Employment Development Department. The unemployment rate in San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties was listed at 5.1 percent, down from 6.8 percent a year … Continue reading
Congress Raises Privacy Concerns With Google's New Glasses
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Members of Congress are asking whether Google's Internet-connected glasses "could infringe on the privacy of the average American." Eight members of the House Bipartisan Privacy Caucus sent a letter to Google co-founder Larry Page yesterday, requesting answers to a number … Continue reading
