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The Mercury News - Top Stories

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

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Magid: Settlement makes Meta Platforms safer for teens

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Man convicted of murder for shooting East Bay father. The DA says it was a vengeance for daughter's death

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Body cam footage shows 49ers owner Jed York's arrest in Ohio

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NFL reviewing 49ers owner Jed York's arrest in prostitution sting for potential discipline

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San Jose let delivery robots roll before writing the rules. Next come 350-pound machines

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

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

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

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Investigation underway into fatal crash in Santa Clara

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Sierra LaMar Retrial: New attempted kidnapping alleged as jury selection begins

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A millionaire chemist recruited an East Bay man to find stolen LSD. Next came a 'campaign of terror' across CA

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Where are 49ers' big concerns entering preseason finale in Vegas?

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Horoscopes August 27, 2026: Aaron Paul, be bold, say what's on your mind

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

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America's digital supremacy depends on our ability to upgrade the power grid — quickly

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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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In Case You Missed It

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Popular Mediterranean kebab shop coming to 2 Bay Area cities

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49ers owner Jed York used false name to text fake prostitution ad before arrest, police say

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Student, 51, turned life around in prison, graduates East Bay college

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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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Monday Morning Lights: Who's the QB at Riordan, De La Salle, Clayton Valley?

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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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Saratoga Council approves hillside builder's remedy project

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San Jose schools' employee housing options: Buy a tower, build units

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

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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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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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8 new and expanded wine bars around the Bay Area

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Unusual dragonfly swarms sweep across Northern California after warm spring rains

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Yogurt-based Blueberry Biscuits are cake-like and delectable

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Where to find freebies for Fido on International Dog Day

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33 best dog-friendly wineries in Sonoma County

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

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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 rash posts, but she won't stop

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Timberwolves agree to deal with Jonathan Kuminga to fill power forward void, AP source says

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Earthquakes add German midfielder Löwen amid losing skid

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

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Word Game: August 27, 2026

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Today in History: August 27, Barack Obama becomes first Black presidential nominee by a major political party

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Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across the art world, dies at 97 in Tokyo

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

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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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Drucker: Democrats' greatest divide isn't race or money

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

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California moves closer to approving plug-in solar

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Trump says the US doesn't need Canada. America's economy says otherwise.

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NBA star from Oakland giving away free backpacks

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Chicago Sky owner bans ex-NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom and criticizes his 'lies'

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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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Kurtenbach: Preseason doesn't matter? Tell that to the 49ers fighting for jobs against the Raiders

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Bill-payment troubles for Californians hits highest level since 2015

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Bay Area high school girls flag football: Players to watch

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Meta reaches landmark $18 billion settlement with states in trial over teen social media addiction

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