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Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz wins American League Rookie of the Year award
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Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz wins American League Rookie of the Year award
By JAY COHEN Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz is the unanimous winner of the American League Rookie of the Year award after putting together an impressive season at the plate. The 22-year-old Kurtz bat…
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Uncertainty looms in Bay Area amid possible end to government shutdown
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Uncertainty looms in Bay Area amid possible end to government shutdown
Federal assistance arrived for Bay Area recipients last week, but the future is still up in the air.
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Former East Bay Parks general manager threatens legal action against board of directors after resigning
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Former East Bay Parks general manager threatens legal action against board of directors after resigning
After resigning from her position last week, former East Bay Regional Park District General Manager Sabrina Landreth is alleging that the agency’s board of directors asked her to violate “ope…
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`Healthy’ 49ers gear up for stretch run after one-sided loss to Rams
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`Healthy’ 49ers gear up for stretch run after one-sided loss to Rams
With 49ers getting back to some semblance of health, it’s time to get off the deck after Rams’ knockout and get ready for Arizona.
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Lenny Wilkens dies at 88; basketball legend coached the most games in NBA history
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Lenny Wilkens dies at 88; basketball legend coached the most games in NBA history
He was a nine-time All-Star as a player, was the first person to reach 1,000 wins as an NBA coach and was the second person inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and coach.
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Detained British journalist to be released following agreement to return to U.K.
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Detained British journalist to be released following agreement to return to U.K.
Sami Hamdi was detained Oct. 26 at SFO after the federal government revoked his visa.
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Redwood City: Authorities identify two victims of liquor store fire
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Redwood City: Authorities identify two victims of liquor store fire
Authorities are still investigating why the two victims were in the store during the early-morning blaze.
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Mystery grows over Aaron Rodgers secret wife: Who is she? Is she real?
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Mystery grows over Aaron Rodgers secret wife: Who is she? Is she real?
‘She’s like a phantom,” the wife of one of Rodgers’ Pittsburgh Steelers teammates told the Daily Mail.
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Central Coast beach covered with intricate sand art murals
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Central Coast beach covered with intricate sand art murals
Artists from as far away as Europe turned the sand into a huge canvas as thousands watched
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His Antioch murder case was made famous through rap lyrics. Now Gabriel ‘Snoop’ Roberson will be freed from prison
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His Antioch murder case was made famous through rap lyrics. Now Gabriel ‘Snoop’ Roberson will be freed from prison
Gabriel “Snoop” Roberson is a childhood friend of the late Antioch rapper Woodie, whose lyrics and calls to “Free Snoop” kept the 1994 murder case in the public’s eye …
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Arizona is bowl-bound after Brent Brennan cracks down, resets culture and overhauls his staff
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Arizona is bowl-bound after Brent Brennan cracks down, resets culture and overhauls his staff
Brennan took a different approach with his roster in 2025. and the Wildcats have six wins with three to play.
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Queen also knew Andrew brought prostitutes into Buckingham Palace, author says
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Queen also knew Andrew brought prostitutes into Buckingham Palace, author says
Palace insiders have that the queen, who died in 2022, left her heir, King Charles III, with “an unexploded bomb” in the form of his younger brother and that she ‘has a lot to ans…
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Man victim of sexual battery near UC Berkeley campus
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Man victim of sexual battery near UC Berkeley campus
Berkeley police are seeking a man who sexually battered another man Saturday morning near the UC campus.
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Oakland launches its first Cocktail Week with drink specials, tasty bites
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Oakland launches its first Cocktail Week with drink specials, tasty bites
Cheap highballs, high-concept cocktails and exclusive tasting flights will be on offer Nov. 13-23.
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FDA removes long-standing warning from hormone-based menopause drugs
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FDA removes long-standing warning from hormone-based menopause drugs
Many doctors — and pharmaceutical companies — have called for removing or revising the label, which they say discourages prescriptions and scares off women who could benefit.
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Kurtenbach: The 49ers’ roster-building plan was a brash bet. The bill is coming due
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Kurtenbach: The 49ers’ roster-building plan was a brash bet. The bill is coming due
The Niners have not drafted well enough to survive another viscous onslaught of injuries.
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San Jose Sharks winger nears return as three-game road trip is set to begin
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San Jose Sharks winger nears return as three-game road trip is set to begin
NHL: San Jose Sharks begin a three-game road trip on Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild in St. Paul
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After agreeing to life sentence, Fremont murderer blames his “(expletive)” attorney in bid to get out of plea deal
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After agreeing to life sentence, Fremont murderer blames his “(expletive)” attorney in bid to get out of plea deal
Marquice McClinton pleaded no contest to murder back in April, but since then he’s been trying to get out of the deal he agreed to in court.
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Intel sells empty Santa Clara building to veteran real estate firm
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Intel sells empty Santa Clara building to veteran real estate firm
Intel has sold a Santa Clara industrial and commercial building to a veteran Bay Area real estate firm.
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Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week
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Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week
Make your choice for the top performance among girls high school athletes from Nov. 3-8
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about 6 hours ago
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As FAA reductions reach fourth day, Bay Area airports continue to see flight cancellations, delays
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As FAA reductions reach fourth day, Bay Area airports continue to see flight cancellations, delays
The reductions began Friday due to air traffic controller fatigue.
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about 6 hours ago
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Wendy’s plans to close hundreds of US stores amid financial struggles
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Wendy’s plans to close hundreds of US stores amid financial struggles
The new round of closures comes on top of the closure of 240 U.S. Wendy’s locations in 2024.
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about 6 hours ago
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Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week
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Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week
Make your choice for the top performance among boys high school athletes from Nov. 3-8.
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about 7 hours ago
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Elon Musk: Tesla Diner a possibility in Palo Alto
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Elon Musk: Tesla Diner a possibility in Palo Alto
A Tesla Diner location could be coming to Palo Alto, as suggested in a recent post on X from Elon Musk.
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about 7 hours ago
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‘Fedora man’ in Louvre heist photos is a very stylish 15-year-old
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‘Fedora man’ in Louvre heist photos is a very stylish 15-year-old
Buzz about the so-called “French detective” included speculation that he wasn’t even real.
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New Philz Coffee location to offer drive-thru for the first time in Northern California
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New Philz Coffee location to offer drive-thru for the first time in Northern California
The California-based coffee chain now has 79 locations in total, but this is just the second-ever with a drive-thru lane.
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about 7 hours ago
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Frozen water balloon thrown through windshield injures Northern California driver
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Frozen water balloon thrown through windshield injures Northern California driver
Someone in a car traveling the opposite direction threw something at him.
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Here are 5 dishes you can make ahead for Thanksgiving dinner
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Here are 5 dishes you can make ahead for Thanksgiving dinner
You can make a soup, an appetizer, wild rice dressing, cranberry chutney and a dessert in advance to lighten the load on the big day.
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about 8 hours ago
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Union City: Man robbed by gangsters during half-hour conversation about his cat
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Union City: Man robbed by gangsters during half-hour conversation about his cat
The suspects are part of a gang affiliated with a neighborhood around Decoto Road, and made off with $1,500 worth of various items, police say.
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Big Ten power rankings: Ohio State back on top as grim College Football Playoff scenario visible on the horizon
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Big Ten power rankings: Ohio State back on top as grim College Football Playoff scenario visible on the horizon
The Big Ten is in danger of devolving into a two-bid conference if a specific sequence of results plays out involving Oregon, Michigan and USC.
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Review: ‘Driving Beat’ at TheatreWorks resonates on many levels
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Review: ‘Driving Beat’ at TheatreWorks resonates on many levels
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s moving, hip-hop fueled world premiere almost always rings true.
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about 8 hours ago
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San Leandro: Middle school art teacher charged with continuous sexual abuse of student
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San Leandro: Middle school art teacher charged with continuous sexual abuse of student
After the teacher’s arrest, it was revealed he was investigating in 2022 for allegedly trying to take pictures of a 17-year-old girl and encouraging her to get a matching bra and underwear.
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Hard Rock casino opening near I-5 Grapevine
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Hard Rock casino opening near I-5 Grapevine
At its opening, it will have a 150,000-square-foot gaming floor and restaurants including Hard Rock Cafe.
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about 9 hours ago
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Tesla’s Cybertruck chief Is departing electric-vehicle maker
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Tesla’s Cybertruck chief Is departing electric-vehicle maker
Tesla Inc.’s head of the Cybertruck program is leaving the company, adding to a series of high-level departures this year as the electric-vehicle maker struggles with uneven sales.
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about 9 hours ago
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Big 12 power rankings: Texas Tech on top as blowout of BYU undermines the push for two College Football Playoff bids
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Big 12 power rankings: Texas Tech on top as blowout of BYU undermines the push for two College Football Playoff bids
The Cougars didn’t look like they belonged on the field with Texas Tech, or in the College Football Playoff.
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about 9 hours ago
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Nvidia’s data centers in Santa Clara stand empty awaiting power
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Nvidia’s data centers in Santa Clara stand empty awaiting power
Two of the world’s biggest data center developers have projects in Nvidia Corp.’s hometown that may sit empty for years because the local utility isn’t ready to supply electricity…
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SF Giants hire former manager Bochy as special advisor to baseball operations
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SF Giants hire former manager Bochy as special advisor to baseball operations
Bruce Bochy managed the Giants from 2007-19 and won three World Series titles in ’10, ’12 and ’14
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Harry and Meghan cozied up to ‘the oligarchy’ at Bezos/Kardashian party
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Harry and Meghan cozied up to ‘the oligarchy’ at Bezos/Kardashian party
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle mingled with polarizing ‘oligarchs’ Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, and members of the Kardashian clan.
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A California teacher’s students suddenly started getting A’s. Did a Google AI tool go too far?
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A California teacher’s students suddenly started getting A’s. Did a Google AI tool go too far?
Some teachers say that AI tools, particularly Google Lens, have made it impossible to enforce academic integrity in the classroom — with potentially harmful long-term effects on students’ learning.…
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Car blast near New Delhi’s historic Red Fort kills at least 8 people, India’s police say
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Car blast near New Delhi’s historic Red Fort kills at least 8 people, India’s police say
By RAJESH ROY and PIYUSH NAGPAL NEW DELHI (AP) — A car explosion near the historic Red Fort in India’s capital city killed eight people on Monday and injured at least 19 others, police …
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These 8 Democrats voted with Republicans on the government shutdown deal. Here’s how they explain it
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These 8 Democrats voted with Republicans on the government shutdown deal. Here’s how they explain it
Their decision Sunday night was labeled a “betrayal” and “pathetic” by some of the most prominent voices in the Democratic Party.
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about 10 hours ago
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Inman: 10 things that caught my eye in 49ers’ 42-26 loss to Rams
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Inman: 10 things that caught my eye in 49ers’ 42-26 loss to Rams
The 49ers (6-4) failed to repeat their defensive heroics against the Rams and fell Sunday 42-26.
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Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target
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Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target
California is among 18 states and the District of Columbia that accept mailed ballots received after Election Day as long as the ballots are postmarked on or before that date.
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Al Horford, buoyed and challenged by Warriors’ stars, turns back clock against Pacers
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Al Horford, buoyed and challenged by Warriors’ stars, turns back clock against Pacers
Al Horford scores 12 points off Jimmy Butler passes, responds to Draymond Green’s challenge
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Monday Morning Lights: Riordan star unleashes another aspect of his game
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Monday Morning Lights: Riordan star unleashes another aspect of his game
Prolific passer Michael Mitchell Jr. runs for 100 yards in win over Serra. Should flag have been thrown on muffed punt in Serra-Riordan game? Pittsburg’s path to fifth consecutive NCS title. …
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For Bay Area, more rain coming as another atmospheric river approaches
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For Bay Area, more rain coming as another atmospheric river approaches
The central part of the Bay Area is expected to receive at least an inch of rain.
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about 12 hours ago
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Jill On Money: Year end planning 2025
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Jill On Money: Year end planning 2025
For some, the end of Halloween ushers in the holiday season. For personal finance nerds like me, it means that it’s time for year-end tax and financial planning.
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about 12 hours ago
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This East Bay city is getting a big, new grocery store
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This East Bay city is getting a big, new grocery store
On Nov. 14-16, there will be a weekend-long opening party with a produce “tasting bar” in San Leandro.
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about 12 hours ago
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Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
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Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The justices turned away an appeal…
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Donald Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss
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Donald Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his onetime chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing t…
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about 12 hours ago
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