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Pinterest Will Now Take Down Content Spreading Climate Change Misinformation
The new policy makes it the first social network to prohibit users from sharing inaccurate data about climate.
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Film Aims to Humanize Working-Class Asian Americans With Elite College Dreams
“These are the kids who can’t afford to go to private school,” director Debbie Lum said. “It is a way for someone who didn’t have access to have a way up in society.”
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LinkedIn Agrees to $1.8M Settlement for Alleged Pay Discrimination
The settlement with the U.S. Labor Department affects nearly 700 women who worked in engineering, product or marketing roles from 2015 to 2017 at the company’s offices in San Francisco and Sunnyvale, California.
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Abortion Rights Opponent Arrested After Climbing Salesforce Tower in SF
An man who identifies himself as an abortion rights opponent scaled the 61-floor Salesforce Tower in San Francisco Tuesday morning before being arrested as he reached the top of the skyscraper.
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Mike Tyson Involved in Incident With Passenger on Plane at San Francisco Airport
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was involved in an incident with another passenger on a flight awaiting takeoff Wednesday night at San Francisco International Airport, a representative for the boxing legend confirmed.
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32 Years After He Was Wrongfully Convicted of Murdering a Friend, a San Francisco Man is Finally Free
After serving 32 years in jail for a murder he said he did not commit, a San Francisco man is free again.
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San Francisco Police Officers Charged with Destroying Evidence
Two San Francisco police officers surrendered Tuesday to face charges of destroying evidence, while a retired officer, who had been working part-time with the gun destruction unit at the SFPD evidence room, faces unrelated felony charges of taking a soon-to-be-destroyed MP5 submachine gun and silencer home from the property room, authorities said.
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What is Green Infrastructure and How Is It Working in San Francisco?
To move water into treatment plants, gray infrastructure — like tunnels, pipes and gutters — has historically been the standard. Today, green infrastructure is gaining ground as an alternative. So what is green infrastructure? It uses plant or soil systems, permeable surfaces or landscaping to filter and manage stormwater, while improving the environment for people and wildlife. NBCLX’s Jobeth Devera...
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California Man Exonerated After 32 Years in Prison for Wrongful Murder Conviction
A 60-year-old man was exonerated Monday after spending more than half his life in prison for a wrongful San Francisco murder conviction, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin said.
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‘Ain't Nobody in It:' Watch San Francisco Police Stop of Self-Driving Car
Video surfaced on social media showing a self-driving car – a Cruise car – getting pulled over by police in San Francisco, and its getting a lot of reactions.
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Watch: Autonomous Car Pulled Over in San Francisco
Watch what happened when police pulled over a driverless, autonomous car in San Francisco, California.
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Video Shows What Happens When a Driverless Car Gets Pulled Over
A recent video shows a driverless Cruise car getting pulled over in San Francisco by police who found the vehicle didn’t have a driver.
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Stocks Making the Biggest Moves Midday: GameStop, Uber, Nielsen Holdings and More
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.
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Here's How to Take a Sabbatical, Even If Your Company Doesn't Offer One
Sabbaticals aren’t a common workplace perk. Here’s how to approach your employer to ask for one and how to financially prepare if you decide to quit instead.
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Project Management Is an In-Demand Skill—Here's How Much 3 People Make Doing It
Project management jobs are quickly becoming a way for people with non-technical backgrounds to earn lucrative tech paychecks.
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Crews Rescue Calif. Man Stuck in Underground Storm Pipe for 2 Days
Officials say a man who was trapped 15 feet underground in a San Francisco Bay Area storm pipe the width of a large pizza for two days was rescued in an effort that lasted hours and involved at least 50 rescue personnel.
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Skyrocketing Inflation Is Taking an Ever Bigger Bite Out of Your Paycheck
Wages are rising, yet the prices consumers must pay for goods and services are rising even faster.
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How People Have Changed the Way They Think About Work, According to Their Therapists
People have always complained about work in therapy, one therapist says, but now they’re feeling more empowered to take action.
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Mexican Man Acquitted in SF Pier Shooting of Kate Steinle Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges
A Mexican man acquitted of murder in the 2015 shooting of a woman on a San Francisco pier that became a national flashpoint over immigration pleaded guilty Monday to federal gun charges.
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How a San Francisco Tech Company Is Supporting Its 250-Plus Workers in Ukraine: ‘This Is Personal'
Andy Kurtzig is CEO of the San Francisco-based tech company JustAnswer. A quarter of its employees are based in offices throughout Lviv, Uzhgorod and Kyiv.