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California sued Uber and Lyft this week for treating their drivers as contractors rather than full employees, in the latest episode of the state’s feud with big tech companies. The Tuesday complaint accuses the ride-hailing giants of misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors and denying them protections such as a minimum wage, overtime pay, sick …
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Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee is still looking to drum up a sale of his rockin’ crib in Calabasas, California. It can be yours for $4.59 million. That’s slightly less than two years ago, when the home was priced at $4.65 million. At the current ask, the home is over 20% less than the $5.85 …
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California has borrowed nearly $350 million in federal funding to pay for surging unemployment claims amid the coronavirus pandemic, the first state to do so. A Treasury Department spokesman told the Wall Street Journal on Monday that the state had already begun to access its pre-approved $10 billion loan for paying unemployment through the end …
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Emergency Medical Technicians wearing protective gear wheel a sick patient to a waiting ambulance during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in New York City, March 28, 2020. The first known person to die from the coronavirus passed away on February 6 in California, a new discovery that shows the coronavirus was spreading in the U.S. weeks …
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California governor Gavin Newsom California Governor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he is working on a plan with the state legislature to provide economic relief for California residents who are in the country illegally. “Californians care deeply about undocumented residents in this state,” Newsom said. About 2 million people in California are likely residing in the …
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A proposed luxury coronavirus retreat where the wealthy could quarantine to “mingle, no masks required,” has been scrapped. A now-removed Web site for Harbor — the retreat dreamed up by Jay Jideliov of tech company Callision, and Mikhail Larionov — offered, “a safe place fueled by compassion, creativity, and acceptance,” for those who made the …
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A makeup-free Selena Gomez was seen leaving a facility Wednesday in Los Angeles, where she was joined by a pal wearing one latex glove. Keeping it comfy and casual in a pale pink tank top, light-wash sweatpants, and sneakers, the 27-year-old pop star kept what appeared to be a jacket close to her face as …
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Larry David is urging all the “idiots” in California ignoring the state’s stay-at-home order to take advantage of a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to sit at home and watch TV. The 72-year-old “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator delivered the advice in a public service announcement released through the California governor’s office Tuesday. “I basically want …
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Prince Harry is getting his dad to fork over $2.5 million per year toward his post-Megxit US security costs that sparked a diplomatic spat with President Trump, according to a report. Trump sternly insisted Harry and wife Meghan Markle “must pay” for their own security after jetting into their new life in California — with …
California sued Uber and Lyft this week for treating their drivers as contractors rather than full employees, in the latest episode of the state’s feud with big tech companies. The Tuesday complaint accuses the ride-hailing giants of misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors and denying them protections such as a minimum wage, overtime pay, sick …
