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The Mercury News - Top Stories

Dear Abby: Is it a bad idea to write a letter asking her to lose weight?

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Aisha Wahab wins Swalwell's seat, becomes first Afghan American elected to Congress

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FBI seizes Eric Swalwell's phone and laptop in civil rights investigation

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New Bay Area Ridge Trail offers new outdoor escape

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3 Bay Area high schools make California's top 10 in U.S. News rankings

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Some of the best barbecue in the U.S. is in … California?

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Santa Clara County coroner seeks help identifying man found in Coyote Creek in 1997

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Apple icon Steve Wozniak wows Bay Area crowd with stories about his career

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High school football 2026 preview: Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division

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Why San Jose's Century 21 should be revived as a first-class IMAX theater

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49ers Studs and Duds: Stribling shines again, Black shows serious power in blowout win over Chargers

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Motorcyclist killed, driver arrested in suspected hit-and-run in Palo Alto

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New California 'Zone 0' rules require fire-safe buffers around high-risk homes

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Miss Manners: We ordered takeout with our rich new friends, and things took an unexpected turn

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Miss Manners: A woman I know was making a scene in a store. Was my reaction appropriate?

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Harriette Cole: I told him I wanted an actual date, and he blasted me as egotistical

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Harriette Cole: My 14-year-old brother wants to live with me. Bad idea?

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Kurtenbach: The Giants' biggest win of a disastrous season? The looming downfall of the Dodgers

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Brentwood mistakenly approved an HOA's Flock surveillance cameras. Now it wants them removed

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Dear Abby: I'm not going to wear the Fitbit, but I can't just say it like that

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In Case You Missed It

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Anti-transgender protest before Valkyries' game draws sparse crowd

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Why Palo Alto parents sued over mosque field trip

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Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13

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West Nile virus activity in California at five-year high

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Popular downtown Walnut Creek restaurant devastated by fire

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Person injured after fight leads to stabbing at Castlemont High

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Palo Alto: Man dies in collision between motorcycle, vehicle

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Preseason all-Bay Area News Group high school football 2026: Quarterbacks

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High school football 2026 preview: Peninsula Athletic League De Anza Division

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Preseason all-Bay Area News Group high school football 2026: Running backs/athletes

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California high school football players threatened opponent in social media post

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Options emerge for empty retail space in Walnut Creek after RH store drops out

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Are malls dead? No, they're a top investment

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Oakley gives initial OK to short-term rentals plan in effort to boost downtown economy

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This housing tower could be the tallest in Berkeley. A loan default could prevent that from happening

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After four decades, a Bay Area artist reveals his art is more than 'nothing'

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What to watch: 'It Ends' heralds arrival of talented horror director

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Joby Aviation air taxi flight simulator lands at San Jose Mineta airport

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First look at Disneyland's new Oogie Boogie Bash parade

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Another Bay Area shelter mulls legal options after 15 dogs ID'd in Miranda's Rescue excavation pit

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Valkyries clinch playoff spot with win over Dallas, returning to postseason in second year

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Photos: Dogs make a splash at Santa Cruz's annual Parks and Rex pool party fundraiser

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Watch: Santa Cruz teen lifeguard Ryder Williams at the White House

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Photos: Oakland Pride Parade shows off culture, resilience and creativity

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San Jose celebrates India's 80th Independence Day

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Photos: Renovated Calabazas BMX park reopens in San Jose

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Photos: Solar eclipse crosses much of Europe, but dazzles millions around the globe

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Oakland's Chinatown is throwing a huge party, with food and ping-pong

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European-style cakes and pastries – and dog biscuits – come to Livermore

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The best Sonoma County Sauvignon Blancs to drink now

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7 awesome Bay Area things to do this weekend

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Asking Eric: Her husband drinks so much that she's afraid to leave him alone

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49ers' Purdy makes preseason debut after scarce interceptions this camp

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'It's going to be so fascinating': What Boston media has to say about SF Giants' Devers' return to Boston

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SF Giants' Adames reaches milestone, but sloppiness proves costly in loss to Guardians

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Fashion statement: How hockey's Mariah Keopple, Valkyries' Gabby Williams formed a unique bond

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Director: Hayden Panettiere struggled to 'stay sober' while filming 'A Breed Apart'

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Tupac Shakur's last words to cops: 'We'll take care of it'

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Review: The most talked about band in 2026 proves it's worth talking about

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In California's farthest corner, visitors can collect stunning obsidian for free

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Taves: Trump finds a new excuse to play games with California's cash

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Borenstein: California taxpayer pension costs grew eightfold since 1999; new plans add billions more

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What I learned from interviewing 49 candidates on Bay Area ballots

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Opinion: California must protect West Oakland from Trump's toxic coal terminal

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California biotech's at-home urine test aims to catch cancer early

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Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races

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Judge delays $10M sale of Spirit data to Google after attendants raise privacy concerns

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Apple's camera-equipped AI AirPods remain on track for 2027 despite video leak

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A timeline of Prince Harry and Meghan's relationship with the royal family as they leave California and return to the UK

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Bay Area librarian and host of 'Reading Rainbow' Mychal Threets tells concerned fans he's seeking help

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Jessica Alba, J Lo and more celebs seeing kids off to college this year

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Tennis pro Nick Kyrgios suspended over positive cocaine test

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How California's primary election reflects the perils facing the national Democratic Party

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Bay Area tax measure to bail out transit agencies faces lawsuit over 'misleading' ballot language

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Lindsey Graham's sister stumbles badly in South Carolina Senate debate

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More GOP party platforms include anti-IVF language. Is surrogacy next?

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Norteño gang's 'most violent and prolific shooter' sentenced to 30 years

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Our radical idea for college football: Start the regular season in mid-August … that's right, on Week -1

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San Jose man sentenced to 21 years in San Mateo hammer attack

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Magid: Make social media safer without losing its benefits

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Bay Area arts: 9 shows and concerts to catch this weekend

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Peninsula paraglider rescued after crashing into cliff

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Letters: Rezoning IBM site is anything but routine

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Which coffee percolator should I buy?

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What equipment do kids need for soccer?

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