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Asking Eric: His children have turned my backyard oasis into a nightmare

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Mailbag: Pac-12 expansion targets, Protect College Sports Act options, Nike's stock price, Fisch's recruiting, Cal's cash and more

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Google trade secret theft: Feds demand 5-year sentence for 'ham-fisted' engineer

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UC researchers hack into a Boeing 737 in under 60 seconds

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Gladys Knight, 82, pulling back from performing amid fan concerns

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Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that's likely to be swiftly appealed

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Letters: Reject lawsuit targeting Islamic culture

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Letters: Supreme Court's decision on voting by mail is clearly political

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Meta's costly Cambridge Analytica saga back in the spotlight

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