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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Across the Bay Area, vaccinated people are venturing onto breezy restaurant patios, visiting with small groups of inoculated friends and hitting hiking trails unmasked. The science says the risk of getting or transmitting the coronavirus in such scenarios is very low. But there’s another group of residents who, even after more than a year of social distancing and mask wearing, aren’t quite ready to give up their pandemic ways. Health experts say that’s not...

Still wary of shedding COVID-19 protections? Experts say there’s nothing wrong with taking ‘baby steps’ Updated May 09, 2021; SAN JOSE, Calif. — Across the Bay Area, vaccinated people are venturing onto breezy restaurant patios, visiting with small groups of inoculated friends and hitting hiking trails unmasked. The science says the risk of getting or transmitting the coronavirus in such scenarios is very low. But there’s another group of residents who, even after more than a year of...

Microtransactions Are Great For Game Companies, Less Fun For Players By Keller Gordon | NPR Assassins Creed: Valhalla — if youre willing to pay real money. Screenshot by Elijah Smith / Ubisoft Assassins Creed Valhalla, the latest installment in Ubisofts Assassins Creed franchise, came out in November 2020. Like most AC games, it was highly anticipated; it sold more copies in its opening week than any other game in the series. Needless to say, fans were excited. And y...

Microtransactions Are Great For Game Companies, Less Fun For Players at 4:00 am NPR Assassins Creed Valhalla, the latest installment in Ubisofts Assassins Creed franchise, came out in November 2020. Like most AC games, it was highly anticipated; it sold more copies in its opening week than any other game in the series. Needless to say, fans were excited. And yet, just over four months after its release, fans are castigating Ubisoft for including and leveraging overpriced, in-...