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How to organize a social club: think of a unique hobby Social clubs can be a great way for adults over 50 to avoid isolation and loneliness. Such clubs can provide opportunities to connect with individuals who share similar interests, laying the foundation for new friendships that can be hard to develop in midlife.  #press

How to organize a social club: think of a unique hobby

Social clubs can be a great way for adults over 50 to avoid isolation and loneliness. Such clubs can provide opportunities to connect with individu...

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Word Game: Sept. 1, 2023 TODAY’S WORD — AROMATIC (AROMATIC: ar-uh-MAT-ik: Having a noticeable and pleasant smell.) Average mark 27 words Time limit 40 minutes Can you find 37 or more words in AROMATIC? The list will be published tomorrow. YESTERDAY’S WORD —  TERMITE teem term tier time timer tire titer tree trim trite emir emit remit retie rime rite […] #press

Word Game: Sept. 1, 2023 – The Mercury News

TODAY’S WORD — AROMATIC (AROMATIC: ar-uh-MAT-ik: Having a noticeable and pleasant smell.) Average mark 27 words Time limit 40 minutes C...

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Horoscopes Sept. 1, 2023: Zendaya, place your trust and loyalty in yourself Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign. #press

Horoscopes Sept. 1, 2023: Zendaya, place your trust and loyalty in yourself

Astrological advice for Zendaya, Zoe Lister-Jones, Gloria Estefan, Lily Tomlin and others born on this date.

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Bridge: Sept. 1, 2023 This week’s deals have treated declarer’s careful use of entries. Cover today’s East-West cards. Plan the play at six spades when West leads the queen of diamonds. (Warning: the winning line is difficult.) The actual declarer took the A-K of diamonds and ruffed his last diamond in dummy. He drew trumps, cashed a fourth trump […] #press

Bridge: Sept. 1, 2023 – The Mercury News

This week’s deals have treated declarer’s careful use of entries. Cover today’s East-West cards. Plan the play at six spades when...

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Ask Amy: They won’t let me sleep on the floor when I visit my grandbaby It's lonely and expensive when I have to stay somewhere else. #press

Amy Dickinson: Shouldn't I be allowed to sleep on the floor?

Ask Amy: It's lonely and expensive when I have to stay somewhere other than my son's house.

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Harriette Cole: Was I rude to this woman I passed in the restaurant? Obviously, I knew her from somewhere. Was I obliged to say more? #press

Harriette Cole: Was I rude to this woman I passed in the restaurant?

Harriette Cole: Obviously, she knew me from somewhere. Was I obliged to say more?

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Miss Manners: They say they’d rather die than live like I do. How should I respond? I have, in fact, tried to end my life, but that's not their business. #press

Miss Manners: How do I respond to 'I'd rather die than live like you'?

Miss Manners: I have, in fact, tried to end my life, but that's not their business.

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Dear Abby: She offered no remorse for grabbing the spotlight at the engagement party Plus: I cried for weeks, then I decided I wanted cosmetic surgery. #press

Dear Abby: She shamelessly grabbed the spotlight at their party

Dear Abby: I think it was wrong of her to eclipse our gift. Plus: I cried for weeks, then I decided I wanted cosmetic surgery.

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5 ways to show seniors they are appreciated People are living longer than ever, and as individuals age, the demand for senior services continues to grow — as does the need to be patient and respect the elderly. There are many ways to show seniors just how much they’re appreciated. #press

5 ways to show seniors they are appreciated

People are living longer than ever, and as individuals age, the demand for senior services continues to grow — as does the need to be patient and...

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Single family residence sells in San Jose for $1.7 million The spacious property located in the 900 block of Furlong Drive in San Jose was sold on Aug. 14, 2023. The $1,685,000 purchase price works out to $824 per square foot. The house, built in 1997, has an interior space of 2,045 square feet. #press

Single family residence sells in San Jose for $1.7 million

The spacious property located in the 900 block of Furlong Drive in San Jose was sold on Aug. 14, 2023. The $1,685,000 purchase price works out to $...

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Contender or pretender? One team looks the part in SF Giants’ romp over big-pocketed Padres Jakob Junis tosses 4 no-hit innings, Mike Yastrzemski homers in second game back to lead Giants' 7-2 win. #press

SF Giants look like contender in romp over big-pocketed Padres

Jakob Junis tosses 4 no-hit innings, Mike Yastrzemski homers in second game back to lead Giants' 7-2 win.

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SF Giants: When Kyle Harrison will make his next start; Brandon Crawford update Kyle Harrison will oppose NL Cy Young front-runner Blake Snell on Saturday in his third MLB start. Brandon Crawford hopes to return this weekend. #press

SF Giants: When will Kyle Harrison make his next start?

Kyle Harrison will oppose NL Cy Young front-runner Blake Snell on Saturday in his third MLB start. Brandon Crawford hopes to return this weekend.

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Justice Thomas reports 3 additional trips on GOP donor’s plane Thomas noted that court officials recommended that he avoid commercial travel for one of the trips, in mid-May, because of concerns about the justices' security following the leak of the court's draft abortion opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade. #press

Thomas reports 3 additional trips on GOP donor's plane

Thomas noted that court officials recommended that he avoid commercial travel for one of the trips, in mid-May, because of concerns about the justi...

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Sale closed in Palo Alto: $4.2 million for a two-bedroom home A 1,035-square-foot house built in 1939 has changed hands. The property located in the 400 block of Tennyson Avenue in Palo Alto was sold on Aug. 14, 2023, for $4,150,000, or $4,010 per square foot. #press

Sale closed in Palo Alto: $4.2 million for a two-bedroom home

A 1,035-square-foot house built in 1939 has changed hands. The property located in the 400 block of Tennyson Avenue in Palo Alto was sold on Aug. 1...

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San Jose man killed in crash after truck driver runs red light, CHP says A Ford-150 truck failed to stop at a red light, colliding with Kia. #press

San Jose man killed in crash after truck driver runs red light, CHP says

A Ford-150 truck failed to stop at a red light, colliding with Kia.

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Saudi Arabia issues death sentence over critical tweets Muhammad al-Ghamdi, a 54-year-old retired Saudi teacher, was sentenced “following 5 tweets criticizing corruption and human rights violations,” his brother Saeed bin Nasser al-Ghamdi tweeted last week. #press

Saudi Arabia issues death sentence over critical tweets

Muhammad al-Ghamdi, a 54-year-old retired Saudi teacher, was sentenced “following 5 tweets criticizing corruption and human rights violations,”...

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US regulators might change how they classify marijuana Specifically, the federal Health and Human Services Department has recommended taking marijuana out of a category of drugs deemed to have "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse." The agency advised moving pot from that "Schedule I" group to the less tightly regulated "Schedule III." #press

US regulators might change how they classify marijuana

Specifically, the federal Health and Human Services Department has recommended taking marijuana out of a category of drugs deemed to have "no curre...

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Oakland police have a year to speed up 911 response times — and a lot to lose if they don’t "The situation is at a crisis point given the volume of calls and the level of crime that’s reported," said the head of the city's police union. #press

Oakland police have one year to speed up 911 response times

The Oakland Police Department has one year to speed up its notoriously slow emergency response times, California officials have warned the city, or...

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Biden administration proposes more background checks for guns People who sell firearms online, at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores would be required to be licensed and run background checks on the buyers before the sales under the rule proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. #press

Biden admin. proposes more background checks for guns

People who sell firearms online, at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores would be required to be licensed and run background c...

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Five-bedroom home sells in San Jose for $2.4 million The spacious property located in the 500 block of Wagman Drive in San Jose was sold on Aug. 17, 2023 for $2,414,000, or $1,078 per square foot. The house, built in 1965, has an interior space of 2,239 square feet. #press

Five-bedroom home sells in San Jose for $2.4 million

The spacious property located in the 500 block of Wagman Drive in San Jose was sold on Aug. 17, 2023 for $2,414,000, or $1,078 per square foot. The...