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Asking Eric: I have glasses for reading. My husband wants me to wear them all the time.

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'Incredible heroism': Police, resident recount shootout that wounded officer, killed suspect inside his San Jose home

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Harriette Cole: I learned of my husband's workplace swindle, and I'm appalled

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Miss Manners: If they're trying to brighten my workday, they're failing

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Dear Abby: I just found out my fiancee is seeing another man

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Near-total lunar eclipse will turn the moon orangish-red Thursday. Here's how to watch from the Bay Area

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Dolly Parton's cause of death is revealed

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People can sense mental decline, says new research powered by smartwatches

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Owners say downtown San Jose venue will close after council denies late-night permit

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Big Sur Fire: Highway 1 closes again as firefighters use 'dragon eggs' to slow spread of the Timber Fire

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COVID is spreading again in the Bay Area. Here's who should take precautions

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Massive San Jose apartment project moves forward after real estate deal

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Two people die in wrong-way crash in Santa Clara

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2 Mexican restaurants in the Bay Area make NYT's greatest list

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Judge leaves Bay Area transit tax language intact after opponents allege bias

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What Macklin Celebrini said about his big contract, the Sharks' captaincy and Will Smith

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Member of Baby Blue Wrecking Crew convicted of murdering two men for the Aryan Brotherhood

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Jaye P. Morgan dies at 94; 1950s-era pop star made gonzo turn as 'Gong Show' judge in 1970s

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ACC is latest power conference to approve banning players who were on NFL rosters

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Possible murder-suicide being investigated by Pleasanton police

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San Jose apartment hub in Midtown district acquired for more than $100 million

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Asking Eric: Would it be wrong to move far away without telling my wife's sons?

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In Case You Missed It

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School bus chaos in Sierra foothills: Mom climbs through window after driver locks kids in

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Dolly Parton had plans for avatar show, musical, Billy the Kid cartoon before she died

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Facebook and Instagram must put kids on a clock under landmark $17 billion Meta deal

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San Jose landfill ordered to reduce air pollution and odors 'like rotten eggs and spoiled food'

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'All hell will break loose': UFC 250 attack plotters also planned to ravage Bay Area data centers, FBI says

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Winery worker charged with starting 2025 Pickett Fire in Napa County

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A judge suspends charges against an ex-Marine arrested on Trump's California golf course with ammunition

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Person of interest sought in Fremont hotel sexual assault

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Bay Area high school football 2026: Week 1 preview, schedule

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Bay Area News Group high school football predictions: Week 1, 2026

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Mitty QB suffers season-ending injury

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High school football 2026 preseason rankings: Bay Area News Group Top 25

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Senior housing development could be built near light rail station in San Jose

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Deal is reached to sell Berkeley hotel facing loan foreclosure

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California lawmakers oppose insurance fire claims limits

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Hillside project Masson Estates approved by Saratoga council after planners rejected it

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SF Giants melt down in ninth, blow six-run lead and fail to complete season's first three-game sweep

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What to watch: A crazy concept becomes comedy gold in 'Coyote'

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Watch: Buckingham Palace royal guard plays '9 to 5' to honor Dolly Parton

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Photos: Mill Valley's Knights of Molino make their debut at 924 Gilman Street

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No grapes? No problem. North Bay winery replaces vineyard with 3,000 sunflowers

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Watch: Floods caused by a glacial collapse kill at least 160 people on Nepal-China border, hundreds missing

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Not again: Another SF Giants pitcher leaves game early in win over Reds

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East Bay girl who beat cancer runs a lemonade stand to raise funds

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Photos: Country music icon Dolly Parton through the years

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Mega-merger sparks $700 million apartment buyout spree across South Bay and East Bay

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Caltrans repaves Highway 17 in Santa Cruz Mountains

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First look at Disneyland's new Star Wars food cart with hovering droids

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Encumbered by cucumbers: Recipes for when your garden just keeps giving

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100-pound robots are rolling without rules in San Jose. Next come the big ones.

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Popular Mediterranean kebab shop coming to 2 Bay Area cities

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Yogurt-based Blueberry Biscuits are cake-like and delectable

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Harriette Cole: My friend's grand birthday plan shoves me in the corner

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Miss Manners: This waiting room encounter left me aghast

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Dear Abby: I told this teen I saw her reckless posts, but she won't stop

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San Jose State's 'spread-and-shred' offense still has room to grow

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Jeanie Buss petitions court to try to block siblings' vote to sell Lakers shares

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College Football Playoff picks: Notre Dame d. Texas for 1st title since '88

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Why two teenagers at Single-A San Jose could be the future of the SF Giants

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'NYPD Blue' star Rick Schroder slammed for political Dolly Parton tribute

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President Trump's mourning period for Dolly Parton longer than Pope or Charlie Kirk

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Leah Remini joins 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' season 16

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Cal Poly Humboldt featured on Jeopardy! Masters. Can you get it right?

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

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Leubsdorf: Democrats show GOP's socialist warnings are misplaced

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Battenfeld: Is Trump 2.0, burdened by war and defections, winding down?

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Five California propositions ask the same question: Who should pay billions in taxes?

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Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emission rules, study says

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Top US alcohol-removal facility changes hands in North Bay — with big plans for wine and spirits

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SpaceX windfall presents dilemma for California pension fund

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Musk's X suit against New York over hate-speech data dismissed

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Peter Cullen, prolific voice actor who gave Optimus Prime his authoritative baritone, has died

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Prince Harry: Back for good in the UK as a full-time dad. Meghan has other plans

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'Veronica's dad' goes viral on KPIX as he shows the love guiding Valkyries star to a breakout season

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Busy Philipps is 'grateful' to be alive after surgery to remove malignant brain tumor

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In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centers

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Judge removes one hurdle for Trump mail voting order as states file new challenge before midterms

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What the Supreme Court's mail voting decision means for California's midterm elections

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Here's all the ways that data center controversies have transformed the midterm elections

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Community celebrates storied San Jose fire station's grand opening

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How much did the 10 most expensive homes sell for in South Bay, reported in the week of July 20?

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Lottery ticket worth $138,836 sold in San Jose

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The Pac-12 returns: Our look at four strategic mistakes that caused the conference to implode in the first place

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A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids

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Parts of Bay Area may see rain as temperatures set to dip significantly

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Man charged with hit and run, vehicular manslaughter after fatal Peninsula collision

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Bill-payment troubles for Californians hits highest level since 2015

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