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The Mercury News - Top Stories

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Review: Workplace 'isms' clash in 'Employee Dharma Playbook'

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Letters: SAVE Act is another example of Republican hypocrisy

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In Case You Missed It

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SF Giants trade primer: Who will be available at the Aug. 3 deadline?

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Newsom administration sues Half Moon Bay, escalating state housing crackdown

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Crime and Public Safety

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Antioch police failed to de-escalate situation before punching woman, expert says

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California man sentenced for impersonating ICE agent to defraud immigrants

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Mailbag: NCAA boss Charlie Baker and future of regionalized conferences

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Paso Robles native Maddi Gordon back on familiar track at NHRA Sonoma Nationals

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Data center approved for office building in North San Jose

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California rental ads would have to disclose if pictures used AI, under new bill

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Major federal housing legislation becomes law. What will it mean for the Bay Area?

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Review: The message, not messenger, is true star of record-setting concert

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Review: Christopher Nolan is up to the challenge in 'Odyssey'

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Tensions ease between Alameda, golf course manager after lawsuit settled

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3 dog-friendly Bay Area camping spots to scout out this summer

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Photos: Funky Big Sur cabin owned by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti for sale for $2 million

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Baby American mink rescued after wandering into North Bay yard

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Fairyland's children: How Oakland's original inspired a legion of storybook parks

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Bay Padel opens, bringing racket sport to downtown San Jose

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Ready for 'The Big Topple'

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Harry and Meghan still want UK return as they feel 'unwelcome,' 'outcast' in the US

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An eye on trends: Acai grows through upheaval by focusing on health

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Jack in the Box reinvents iconic American sandwich. We tried it. We have thoughts.

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Shake Shack salutes the West Coast with a burger, chicken sandwich and fries

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Stone: San Jose's downtown economy requires full-time workers far more than visiting soccer fans

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Cortese: Why are California taxpayers paying the health care bills of trillion-dollar corporations?

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Opinion: California charts its own path to solve problems D.C. won't

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Letters: A data center moratorium would benefit the environment

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Bay Area and California both lost jobs in June, new report shows

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Trump administration's USDA lab closures threaten cyclospora research as parasite outbreak sickens thousands

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World Cup beer sales are hopping. Brewers hope the stout demand outlasts the tournament

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Newsom curbs fund paying workers up to $1,700 a week for toenail fungus, ED and other common ailments

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She won an Oscar but was famous as 'Pigeon Lady': Irish actor Brenda Fricker dies

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Utah officials claim Taylor Frankie Paul's kids have been abused or neglected

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Duplex sells in Oakland for $965,000

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Three-bedroom house sells in Fremont for $1.8 million

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These residential properties were the best deals for Fremont's in the week of June 8

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Three-bedroom home in Danville goes for $1.9 million

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California still dominates technology's nectar: venture capital

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Vehicle burglaries in Saratoga net loose change for perpetrator

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Can 49ers' young receivers unseat vets, benefit from Evans?

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Letters: Forest Service changes threaten dog-friendly wilderness

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Former Serra QB explains decision to transfer to Clayton Valley

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Trump rule puts new limits on how long Bay Area international students can stay

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Man arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter after fatal collision in Redwood City

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California economic growth No. 2 in US, best ranking since 2013

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