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The Mercury News - Top Stories

San Jose: Police identify sex offender arrested in schoolgirl's kidnapping, sex assault downtown

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Blake Lively hires Epstein victims' attorney ahead of Baldoni trial

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Asking Eric: I just found out that we were being recorded in their home

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Dear Abby: My husband's one-night stand is being rubbed in our faces

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Harriette Cole: I know it seems petty, but I don't want to give her pants back

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Teen kidnapped, sexually battered while on way to school in San Jose

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Asking Eric: After all these years, I want to confront my sister about what she said

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Miss Manners: I claimed to have a conflict, and then I got caught

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Who can get money from Kaiser Permanente data breach settlement?

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Dear Abby: My AWOL co-workers put me in a bad situation

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Harriette Cole: I should've put my foot down long ago. Is it time for divorce?

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Suspect in 2025 East Bay killing arrested in Mexico

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Santana Row stabbing: Judge denies release for man charged in gang attack that ended with teen's death

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Kurtenbach: My 49ers-Seahawks (part 3) prediction

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When the Super Bowl comes to town, an NFL 'clean zone' will kick out a beloved hot dog vendor from his longtime post

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From death trap to lifeline: Coyote Valley's plan for wildlife crossings

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Is California really 100% drought-free?

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Huge San Jose site once planned as tech campus lands Bay Area buyer

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​Supreme Court to hear appeal by Roundup's parent company to block thousands of lawsuits

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Driver blames his Rolls-Royce for Bay Area crash that severely injured two women

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Death of man arrested by ICE may be probed as homicide

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Federal prosecutors: 'Aggressive' attempts to undermine bribery case against Sheng Thao, Duongs ring 'hollow'

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49ers announce Warner, Pearsall injury designations for playoffs in Seattle

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Crime and Public Safety

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Oakley resident shot and killed in Oakland

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East Bay resident identified as victim in fatal Vasco Road crash

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Renee Good sustained 4 gunshot wounds in ICE shooting

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Is a power plant really behind 49ers' injury woes?

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Warriors' stars, coach Kerr respond to Jonathan Kuminga trade request

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Ukraine's young skiers practice in a bombed-out Olympic training base

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Oakland historic building owner facing foreclosure scouts for a buyer

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Homebuying burden quadrupled in California's low-price counties

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Do sports have a future at Oakland Coliseum? The A's may hold the keys.

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Real estate deal for Fremont site may boost city's manufacturing push

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Stanford's noninvasive brain treatment for depression proves helpful

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Watch: Maps show how California shifted from severe drought to abundant rain

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What to watch: More turbulence afoot as 'Hijack' returns

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Trump vowed disruption. Oakland's port shows how little trade really changed.

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This architecturally beloved Taco Bell in the East Bay is shutting down

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After 70 years, Rick's Ice Cream turns over its recipes to Pints of Joy

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Photos: Fans celebrate the life of Grateful Dead's Bob Weir in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury

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Golden Globes 2026: The hottest fashion trend of the night is bright and bold

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Bobby Weir dead at 78: Grateful Dead co-founder shaped generations of American rock

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South Bay protesters gather against Venezuela actions, ICE killing in Minneapolis

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'He showed up': Oakland honors coach John Beam, a mentor to thousands

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How this highly successful East Bay coach found balance, clarity and his way back to Granada

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Kathleen Kennedy, steward of 'Star Wars,' steps down from Lucasfilm

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Taste-Off: Comparing 11 matcha lattes sold in cans or bottles

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One of the best alt-rock bands of all time is heading toward Bay Area

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5 cool things you'll see at Meow Wolf LA (like a fish-shaped spaceship)

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Savor the morning with a Turkish-style breakfast

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A new flavor launches Girl Scout Cookie season in Northern California

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Cycling-themed cafe opens in Sand Hill Road hotel

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Death cap mushroom toll climbs as California officials plead for halt to foraging

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'Save the whales' worked for decades, but now gray whales are starving

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Homelessness crisis remains one of Newsom's biggest political liabilities

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Duffy: Those who execute military orders carry all the risk

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Letters: GOP may achieve its ends without repealing ACA

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Canada, breaking with US, agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products

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Trump pushes for emergency power auction to fuel AI boom

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OpenAI, Microsoft lose last chance to avoid trial with Elon Musk

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California wildfire survivors got a rude surprise that could hit more Americans

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The legacy of Bobby Weir and the Grateful Dead

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Harry Styles fans rejoice! 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally,' is dropping March 6

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Virginia Madsen says late brother Michael is 'no longer in pain' after son's suicide

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Nick Reiner was in mental health conservatorship in 2020: report

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Sale closed in San Ramon: $2 million for a three-bedroom home

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Three-bedroom home sells in San Jose for $2.2 million

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Alameda: Single-family residence sells for $1.8 million

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Single-family residence sells for $2.3 million in Danville

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Best retro video game consoles

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