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SAN FRANCISCO—Ned Desmond will step down as COO of TechCrunch. He announced that he will be leaving on August 21. Leadership will transfer to Matthew Panzarino, Editor-in-Chief, and Joey Hinson, the Director of Business Operations. Desmond started his career working for Time magazine as a correspondent covering South and East Asia for over a decade. He moved to Silicon Valley to...

THE BAY AREA—Childcare facilities are facing a difficult choice between the two: closing their institutions as to avoid the spread of coronavirus versus the idea of opening their facilities to escape financial collapse. Childcare programs are in crisis since a current rise in COVID-19 cases makes them reluctant to reopen their services. However, the facilities’ long-term closure will potentially...

UNITED STATES—Trader Joe’s will comply with an online petition to remove "racist packaging" from its stores. Trader Joe’s opened its first store in Pasadena, California, in 1967 and sells original brand food at a low price. Trader Joe’s is also known for its friendly store culture and unique labeling of ethnic food products. However, some of their product labels...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, July 14, the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced via Twitter that the largest French airline, Air France, has resumed non-stop flights between SFO and Paris/Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport. The service will operate on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. According to a statement via the SFO’s website, flights will arrive at SFO at 3:40 p.m. and leave...

UNITED STATES—If you are new to buying and selling securities, it's important to learn about some of the common warnings for inexperienced traders. While the stock market can be an exciting and profitable field of endeavor, it also carries a few inherent risks for those who put their hard-earned money at risk. In addition to losing large sums to...

UNITED STATES—I am trying my hardest to be healthy when it comes to eating. The thing about eating healthy is you’re told one thing by this study, this doctor or some report, but then come to find out weeks later you should not be doing this or that. It is just frustrating and annoys me to the core. Why?...

SPLIT, CROATIA—If you’re crazy about “Game of Thrones,” then Split is for you. There are plenty of tours, but there is satisfaction in spotting a jib or crane shot from GOT on your own. If you’re a UNESCO site chaser you must make the pilgrimage. We landed at the ferry port in Trogir. It’s a short 30-minute drive to Split. Trogir...

UNITED STATES—A lot of us take our health for granted. We really don’t think about what we’re eating, why we’re eating it and rather it is healthy for us. It sometimes takes someone we truly care about getting deftly ill for us to realize, “Hey we might have to make some changes to our diet.” I mean I like...

UNITED STATES—Summer has arrived, and for many Americans the notion of taking a vacation has kicked into full gear. I always wondered why so many people waited until the summer months to take time off. I think I’ve figured out the answer. What is it? It’s quite, simple, the weather is warm and kids are out of school. Look,...

UNITED STATES—Spring has finally arrived America and with that being said I’m seeing more and more people outdoors. As soon as the weather gets slightly warm it’s like you see a complete change in the personality of people. I mean kids are outside playing, adults are running or jogging, the bicycles are out and yard work is being completed....