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Tesla temporarily halts production at Model 3 line in California

Workers on a Model 3 sedan production line in Fremont were told their line would be down from Feb. 22 until March 7, according to the report

Can influx of high-tech industry transform Texas into 'new Silicon Valley'?

If Silicon Valley loses its marquee status, it will almost certainly give way to several hubs in Texas

FBI urged to investigate desecration of Gandhi statue as hate crime

An Indian-American group on Wednesday urged the FBI to investigate the recent desecration of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the US state of California as a hate crime

India condemns vandalisation of Mahatma Gandhi statue in California

India took up the matter with the US, seeking appropriate action against those responsible for the 'despicable act'

US: California officials urges stop to 300K vaccines after some fall ill

The state has recorded more than 33,600 deaths related to COVID-19

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Hong Kong comes up with medical staycations

Deadly Covid wave in California, Japan likely to go into month-long emergency, Singapore cops to get 19 contact tracing data and other pandemic-related news across the globe

USA coronavirus update: California hits record 585 virus deaths in 1 day

California started the new year by reporting a record 585 coronavirus deaths in a single day

Once a model, California now struggles to tame coronavirus outbreak

Ambulances waited hours for openings to offload coronavirus patients. Overflow patients were moved to hospital hallways and gift shops, even a cafeteria

The stampede from Silicon Valley

Regulatory burden is pushing big firms out of California

Uber, Lyft win California vote to treat drivers as contractual workers

Companies like Uber and Lyft got a major relief in California after a ballot measure went in their favour exempting them from a state law to treat drivers as employees

California wildfire: Residents again face fire anguish as homes burn

Northern California's wine country was on fire again as strong winds fanned flames in already scorched region, destroying homes and prompting overnight evacuation orders for more than 50,000 people

As wildfires approach Silicon Valley, tech firms struggle to find fight

Winnacker, a fire district chief who led a team against the 2017 fires that scorched vineyards in Napa and Sonoma Valley, is interested in tools that can spot fires early and ease evacuations

USA coronavirus update: California tops 15,000 deaths; infection rate falls

California's death count from the coronavirus has surpassed 15,000 even as the state sees widespread improvement in infection levels

Smoke chokes West Coast as death keep climbing from California wildfire

Wildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the West Coast on Saturday as firefighters battled deadly blazes

California's largest-ever wildfire grows to 750,000 acres: Authorities

The August Complex Fire, which became California's largest ever wildfire this week, has merged with several other blazes and grew to 746,607 acres, up from 471,185 a day earlier, authorities said

High-intensity California wildfires getting bigger, moving faster than ever

Among the most concerning developments is that fast-moving wildfires leave less time for warnings or evacuations

California wildfire explodes, burning across 25 miles in day

A Northern California wildfire burning for more than three weeks roared to life after being stoked by high winds, spreading at a ferocious rate across an estimated 40 kilometres of mountainous terrain

In pictures: Hundreds of wildfires burning across the state in California

Nearly two dozen wildfires in and around the Santa Cruz Mountains along the Pacific coast, 22,000 people evacuated

University of California to file suit against student visa restrictions

The University of California (UC) has announced plans to file a suit against US President Donald Trump administration's decision to ban foreign students taking only online courses.

California accuses Cisco of caste discrimination against Indian employee

Like other large Silicon Valley employers, Cisco's workforce includes thousands of Indian immigrants, most of whom were born Brahmins or other high castes