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From cbs news bay area, thi is the afternoon edition. It is back to school in oakland, whats different for teachers this time around. Thousands of San Jose City workers vote to strike, the services that could take a hit. And an suv ends up in the river after an east bay sideshow. We hear from fed up neighbors. Good afternoon. Im elizabet cook. It was the first day of school for thousands of student in oakland unified. Lets get right to anne makovec with how people in the district are feeling to ...

Amanda Cropp05:00, Apr 30 2021 JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF Up to half the bench tops made in New Zealand are made from engineered stone, but the health risks from exposure to silica dust are coming home to roost. The big slab of Carrara marble in Fabio Valle’s Christchurch living room is a monument to his country of birth and the stone masonry job he abandoned to protect his health. In late 2019 a CT scan showed the 33-year-old former ultra-marathon runner had nodules on his lung, and four months a...

Joseph Johnson/Stuff The days of paper masks are long gone in safety-conscious workshops making engineered stone kitchen and bathroom bench tops, but the legacy of historic dust exposure is causing health problems for workers. WorkSafe is clamping down on safety standards at businesses making engineered stone bench tops, but there are no plans to ban the popular product. Engineered stone made from crushed quartz and resin accounts for up to half the New Zealand kitchen and bathroom bench top m...