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The Mercury News - Top Stories

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Crime and Public Safety

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California high school football players threatened opponent in social media post

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Sharks re-sign affiliation agreement with ECHL's Wichita Thunder

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San Diego Padres' catching coordinator detained by ICE while traveling for the team

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High school football 2026 preview: EBAL Mountain Division

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San Jose celebrates India's 80th Independence Day

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

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Fourth-generation Japanese American launches Sonoma County's first sake brewery

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Asking Eric: He says he's too anxious to even look for a job

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

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Dear Abby: What if there really is video of me doing these things?

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First look at Disneyland's new Oogie Boogie Bash parade

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

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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 will soon start regulating tires

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California investing $95 million for more EV and hydrogen fueling stations

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Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities

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How Chuck E. Cheese is reinventing itself for a new era of play, through the eyes of its new CEO

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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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Frank Beard, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer of boogie rock trio ZZ Top, dies at 77

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Sale closed in Danville: $1 million for a townhouse

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Single-family home in San Jose goes for $1.3 million

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Single-family home in Oakland sells for $1.3 million

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West Valley College track replacement sparks protest

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Stanford makes it official: QB Davis Warren will start season opener against Hawaii on Aug. 29

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

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49ers' rookie shines, McCaffrey stays out as precaution

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Meta 'hid the truth' about harms to children, California says as Oakland trial opens

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