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The Mercury News - Top Stories

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'It's a wake-up call': U.S. biotechs discuss why we've fallen behind China

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Federal deep-sea mining proposal sparks backlash from Santa Cruz County leaders

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Jury deliberating on dozens of charges against Los Gatos mom in teen sex party case

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Teen testifies about Los Gatos mom charged with running underage sex parties

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Exclusive: Mom charged in Los Gatos teen party scandal speaks out mid-trial

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New details of Tahoe avalanche, including how 3 buried skiers were saved

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Alysa Liu drops by Italian restaurant in the Bay Area, reveals cake secret

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OpenAI signs South Bay office deal in huge expansion for tech company

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San Jose pilot program will convert nearly 200 units at downtown high-rise into housing for middle-income earners

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San Jose police renew investigation into 42-year-old homicide

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Mass surveillance fears push Silicon Valley city to scrap automated license plate readers

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Fourth annual Day of Remembrance at SJSU emphasizes activism and solidarity

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Two killed in recent east Contra Costa County shootings are identified

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Is De'Anthony Melton ready to take on larger role for Warriors?

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Prince William wanted Andrew banished after 2019 BBC interview: report

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GoFundMe for Eric Dane's kids stirs debate about celebrity privilege

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Asking Eric: We gave a homeless man $200, and I didn't foresee how he'd spend it

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Dear Abby: She crosses the line with my boyfriend, and I get called clingy

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Miss Manners: I know my guests appreciate a last-minute scavenger hunt

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Police: Two killed in shooting at West San Jose shopping center

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Dear Abby: I'm resentful that my family opposes the rules about my baby

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Harriette Cole: Should it worry me that he's old enough to be my dad?

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Crime and Public Safety

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Walnut Creek police shoot person near elementary school

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Woman reported missing in Connecticut last year arrested for bank fraud in Bay Area

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Stepson of 'El Mencho' — the powerful drug lord killed in Mexico — was born in California

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Singer D4vd is 'target' in investigation of killing of girl whose body was found in car in Hollywood

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CCS soccer roundup: Crystal nets hat trick; Mitty, Del Mar, Christopher, Carlmont, SHC, TKA, Menlo to play for titles

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NCS soccer roundup: Las Lomas sneaks past Liberty in OT, SRV, Berkeley, Benicia advance to championship games

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CCS basketball playoffs: Best of Wednesday's pool play finales

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Mense tasked with bringing Toronto success to SF Giants' offense

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The San Francisco 49ers want Santa Clara to pay for its business office - again

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Slatten Ranch Shopping Center lands Florida buyer

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$3.3M Palm Springs 'Doll House' allegedly linked to Marilyn Monroe

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New Sunnyvale neighborhood: The city's planners gave the nod to build 370 homes on a tech campus

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Here's the best place in California to see whales

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Photos: San Jose's Vietnamese community celebrates Tet

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How the Golden State Warriors' senior dancers became fan favorites

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Bodies of all nine skiers killed in Tahoe-area avalanche retrieved

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Hip to be square dancing: A once-flourishing scene rises again in the Bay Area

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Officials mark completion of $20 million salt pond restoration in Mountain View

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The women the mountain took: Mothers, mentors remembered after Castle Peak avalanche

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Avalanche near Castle Peak: What we know so far about the deadliest slide in California history

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After decades under private ownership, Safari West to become nonprofit

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As 'Dances With Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse faced justice, these two Bay Area women built a network of survivors

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Bay Area's own Alysa Liu wins gold at Milan Cortina Olympics with remarkable free skate

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Son of Bay Area sports broadcasting icon finds hoop dreams at his dad's South Bay alma mater

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7 amazing Bay Area things to do this weekend

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Harvey Weinstein hires Luigi Mangione's and Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers as his 3rd NY trial looms

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Dead Kennedys to play Vallejo 'Punk in the Park'

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East Bay support canine competes for the title of 'America's Favorite Pet'

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Daniel Duckhorn, Napa Valley merlot's greatest champion, dies at 87

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Sprinkles Cupcakes is back — in Palo Alto and San Ramon

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A dance party, but with caffeine: Inside the coffee rave trend

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Cafe culture: 10 new coffee and tea shops that are as diverse as the Bay Area is

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Opinion: In all the uproar over Epstein, remember the victims

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How El Mencho's death in Mexico could make drug cartel violence worse

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Walters: California's reading reforms drive push for better math skills in early grades

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Skelton: Some Democratic candidates for California governor need to drop out

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Who's better at paying bills — Californians, Texans or Floridians?

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AMD to buy $150 million of Nutanix stock in new partnership

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Trump lashes out at 'criminal' Robert De Niro, suggests he leave the U.S.

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Criminal paternity case tied to Ronn Owens' daughter heads to podcast

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Martin Short's daughter helped others amid mental health struggles

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Tourette's activist says BAFTAs seated him by mic, assured slurs would be edited

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Pleasanton: Single-family home goes for $3.1 million

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Sale closed in Oakland: $1 million for a single-family home

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San Ramon: Cluster home goes for $2.1 million

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San Jose: Condominium sells for $1.4 million

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These spring-cleaning tools will make cleanup a breeze

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Ironing out the differences: Do expensive steam irons really deliver?

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Samsung microwave vs. LG microwave: Which is better?

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Nonliquid toiletries that take the stress out of packing for travel

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