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The Mercury News - Top Stories

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Crime and Public Safety

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Hayward's Carmen & Family Bar-B-Que founder turns 100

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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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Village People singer Victor Willis' cause of death revealed

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Nick Reiner blocked from trust fund by California's 'slayer statute'

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Perez Hilton site to resume operations as he receives inpatient care

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Single-family home sells for $1.5 million in San Jose

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Letters: Rezoning IBM site is anything but routine

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