SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California appeals court on Thursday upheld an order requiring Uber and Lyft to treat their California drivers as employees instead of independent contractors, less than two weeks before voters will be asked to exempt the ride-hailing giants from the state’s gig economy law. The decision won’t have any immediate impact […]
Trump-Biden debate audience asks what happened to the mute button?
Taking center stage Thursday night in the final presidential debate were: President Donald Trump, former Vice-President Joe Biden and the mute button. Except the mute button, which was installed after a disorderly first debate, never really seemed to factor into play. Perhaps it was the specter of the button that led to a generally overall […]
Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, DARLENE SUPERVILLE, WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fought over how to tame the raging coronavirus in Thursday’s final 2020 debate, largely shelving the rancor that overshadowed their previous face-off in favor of a more substantive exchange that highlighted their […]
In final debate, Biden and Trump joust over handling of virus
President Donald Trump and Joe Biden offered starkly different forecasts for the coronavirus pandemic at the outset of their final debate Thursday, with Trump insisting in defiance of evidence that the disease was “going away” while Biden warned of a “dark winter” that could see hundreds of thousands more Americans succumb. The opening segment of […]
Am I supposed to believe this trash blew out of a car? Roadshow
Q: I have never written to a newspaper before but as my blood pressure elevates, I need to vent. Why are California freeways so trashy? I’ve driven in many other states and never seen anything like the trash we have in our state. Recently we drove from Pleasanton to Emeryville. Every foot of the roadside seemed […]
Judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit against New Jersey over mail ballots
Reuters A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign against New Jersey over a decision by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter in the state for November’s elections, as well as hold in-person voting amid the coronavirus pandemic. Trump’s re-election campaign filed the lawsuit in […]
Top takeaways from the Eagles’ Thursday Night Football win over the Giants
Now, that was a pretty fun game. Going up directly against the Presidential Debate, the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants did not fail to entertain those who chose to ignore politics during their “Thursday Night Football” matchup. When all was said and done, Philadelphia earned its second win of the season by the score […]
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Twitter reacts to Giants’ Daniel Jones tripping himself after 80-yard run
The Daniel Jones experience with the New York Giants never ceases to amaze us. The second-year quarterback entered Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles having thrown three touchdowns compared to six interceptions. Jones threw a touchdown early in the game to Golden Tate, keeping this one relatively close as the Giants looked to win […]
Intel: DG1 GPU Now Shipping, Xe-HPG DG2 GPU In Labs
Alongside today’s profitable-but-uneasy earnings report from Intel, the company’s earnings presentation also offered a short update on the status of their discrete GPUs. As of today, Intel’s DG1 GPU is now shipping. Meanwhile the company announced their next GPU, appropriately named DG2, which is based on their upcoming Xe-HPG architecture. This GPU is now back […]
