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EL CAJON CNS - A man who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for fatally force-feeding his husband at the couple s Rancho San Diego home could be sent to prison for up to four years when he is sentenced next month.Thomas Zupner, 67, was originally charged with second-degree murder for the Sept. 17, 2019, death of his 62-year-old husband of 11 years, Blake Synowski.At the conclusion of a bench trial held in El Cajon, San Diego Superior Cour
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stanley taza ador ruled Monday that the evidence did not support the second-degree murder count, but was sufficient for an involuntary manslaughter conviction. Zupner subsequently pleaded guilty to the manslaughter count.Sheriff s deputies were called around 10:15 that night to the couple s home on Explorer Road and found the victim unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Synowski s cause of death was an obstruction of his airway and mechanical asphyxia, according to testimony.Prosecutors alleged Zupner forced fo
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SAN DIEGO KGTV 鈥?The coronavirus outbreak continues to be no match for San Diego s biotech industry, which is continuing to add jobs at an impressive clip.This month, Bay Area-based Guardant Health announced it would be opening a new space in San Diego s Torrey Pines area, adding 112 new positions. The company, which develops blood tests for cancer diagnoses, is expanding in San Diego to tap into the talent of its growing biotech industry, as well as graduates of UC San Diego. We re hiring, frankly, at a frenzied pace and to be able to get that concentration of talent, there is only a few places across the United States that have that, chief executive Helmy Eltoukhy said in an interview. The office is set to open in March, with space for research and development, laboratory, and patient testing. Guardant is currently working on a product for early cancer detection in the blood, with a goal of helping patients avoid invasive biopsies to uncover key details of cancerous tumors. The 112 new jobs will add
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stanley becher ilding a massive waterfront biotech hub on downtown s waterfront that it hopes to attract even more companies to grow locally. Guardant says it will be hiring laboratory workers at all levels,
