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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Business briefly: Despite defections, Facebook officially launches Libra - The Libra Association, the nonprofit that will govern the currency, officially signed on 21 charter members on Monday at the organization’s inaugural meeting in Geneva.... Read More

‘Nothing-burger’: US-China truce leaves big issues for later - Friday’s announcement was “a nothing-burger,” said analyst Scott Kennedy. “I call it the ‘Invisible Deal.’… The only thing that happened Friday was that the U.S. delayed the tariff increase.”... Read More

Kaiser workers gather at Los Angeles Medical Center to protest inadequate staffing, long patients waits - Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals are protesting staffing shortages and patient appointments that are sometimes not available for months.... Read More

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Uber fires 350 employees in a ‘last wave’ of job cuts - The cuts hit a handful of divisions, including self-driving car development and food delivery. Uber dismissed more than 800 employees over two rounds of cuts in July and September.... Read More

L.A. developer building 105 Palm Springs condos for LGBTQ seniors - KOAR International will offer units with one-bed/one-bath or two-bedrooms/two-bathrooms. Prices start just under $700,000.... Read More