
The new office return date for Google? Try 2022
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January is shaping up to be the new September for many major U.S. companies to summon workers back to long-deserted offices, as the COVID-19 Delta variant trips up employers eager to normalize their operations.
On Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced an extension of the tech giant's voluntary work-from-home policy from October 18 to January 10, 2022. In an email to employees, Pichai said that while tens of thousands of Googlers are being welcomed back to the company's offices on a voluntary basis, "In many parts of the world the pandemic continues to create uncertainty."
As federal policies and staffing levels rapidly change in the name of government efficiency and energy independence, historical sites across the United States — sites that help the public understand the cultures that came before them and built their communities of today — are in jeopardy of losing out on important federal protections. "National Park Service employees are deeply committed to preserving our public lands and serving visitors. At times, team members may step into a range of responsibilities outside their usual scope to help ensure continued access, safety, and stewardship across the park system. This flexibility reflects the dedication and collaborative spirit of our workforce.

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired "Good Vibrations," "California Girls" and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world's most influential recording artists, has died, his family said in a statement posted to his website and social media. He was 82.