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When Jyri Engestrom, a 42-year-old entrepreneur who runs a small early stage venture fund in San Francisco, California, read an article in the Guardian newspaper about an Italian village that tested its entire community for the novel coronavirus and was reportedly able to eradicate the virus by doing so, he was inspired.Engestrom wanted to do the…

County health officials around California reported more deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday than any single day since the outbreak began. The death toll in the state rose to 1,433, while the number of confirmed cases climbed to 37,679, according to data compiled by the Bay Area News Group. The 117 new deaths makes it the…

A federal judge in California ruled that a law requiring background checks to purchase ammunition violates the Second Amendment. Voters approved toughening California firearms laws to include background checks on ammo purchases in 2016, and the restrictions took effect last July. The California Rifle & Pistol Association filed a lawsuit against the state shortly after. U.S. District…

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Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox.  Sign up here.A barbershop and a hair salon in the same northern California town decided to defy the statewide stay-at-home order by opening for business amid the coronavirus public health crisis, according to a report Wednesday.It comes the same day Gov. Gavin Newsom…