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The Mercury News - Top Stories

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How will child vaccine rollback impact Bay Area families?

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Letters: Paper will publish positive Trump stories when there are some

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Miss Manners: She commandeers my kitchen to prepare the simplest potluck item

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Valley Fair mall shooting: Three charged with helping teen suspect plead not guilty, allowed bail

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Miss Manners: My co-workers don't seem to realize what I do for a living

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Asking Eric: I used to get gifts I didn't want. Then I came up with this strategy.

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Dear Abby: I've saved up for an exotic dream trip. Is it OK to go without my wife?

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Miss Manners: Why would someone refuse a surprise vacation? Now I can't get a refund.

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Harriette Cole: I was taken aback when she said she's surprised I'm still married

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Mystery deepens around New York boy missing 2 months whose mom denies having a child

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Dear Abby: I worry that my ex-friend might tell my wife what I said about her

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Crime and Public Safety

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Man involved in San Bruno assault sentenced, but will not go to prison

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Mother of missing New York boy admitted she was a 'single mother' before changing story

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Man who helped steal 85 koi from California restaurant's pond pleads guilty to grand theft

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Man sentenced for 2022 rape of Napa teenager as victim speaks out in court

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Does the World Cup have a Trump problem in the Bay Area?

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Former SF Giants' top prospect Luciano claimed off outright waivers by Pirates

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World Cup draw could hardly have gone better for US

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Owner of blighted San Jose building faces fines if repairs don't occur

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Californian sellers own their home for 11 years, 3rd longest in US

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Foreclosure of East Bay office hub shows plunging property values

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San Jose historic preservation ordinance changes clear potential hurdle for redevelopment of St. James Park

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What to watch: This hilarious 'Downton Abbey' spoof hits all the targets

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How to make bouillabaisse, a French fishermen's feast

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Saratoga: Taking in a village on a walking history tour

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Salmon returning to Bay Area creek for first time in 70 years could be sign of environmental renewal to come

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RIP, Claude: Beloved albino alligator at Cal Academy of Sciences in SF dies at 30

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Photos: Historic Oakland home in Rockridge sold for $3.7 million, above asking price

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How fog built the Bay Area – and continues to shape our daily lives

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Photos: White House unveils 2025 Christmas Decorations

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Wetland project nears completion: wildlife, trails, bridges

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Art Boutiki's closing is bad news for all Bay Area music lovers

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First ever U.S. TikTok Awards to happen in Los Angeles. See the nominees.

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Bay Area natives snag Grammy nomination for Doechii's 'Anxiety' music video

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Here comes Hanukkah: 10+ events to celebrate the Jewish winter festival

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New Italian restaurant offers first-ever tableside show in Danville

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Try these 5 hot chocolates to warm up this winter season

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Then a farmworker in Napa, now he owns a label: A Latino's journey for visibility in a challenging industry

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Editorial: Fligor is ready to be Santa Clara County assessor. Her opponent is not.

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California's education leadership mishmash makes it hard to know who's accountable

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Opinion: Clear a path for sweeping urban experiments such as California Forever

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Friedman: The 'useful idiots' from America whom Putin is playing like a fiddle

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Cristiano Ronaldo invests in Perplexity AI, enters partnership

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Netflix's $59 billion loan for Warner Bros. among biggest ever

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Silicon Valley meets the court: Tech trio powering padel's rise in Bay Area

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StubHub promised a refund after an emergency - but where's my $2,561?

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'Country Ever After' star Criscilla Anderson announces her own death at age 45

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Retired NBA champ Elden Campbell's cause of death revealed

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Blake Lively demands 'day in court' as Justin Baldoni aims to toss lawsuit

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Alec Baldwin relists 'mayonnaise' Hamptons mansion for $21 million

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