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US, India look to tighten ties as China concerns rise China and India have had thousands of troops facing off in a disputed region of the Himalayas since 2020, when skirmishes led to the first deadly clashes in decades. Both countries are nuclear armed. #press

US, India look to tighten ties as China concerns rise

China and India have had thousands of troops facing off in a disputed region of the Himalayas since 2020, when skirmishes led to the first deadly c...

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California shows an electric-car uprising headed for the U.S. If you want to know how quickly electric vehicles might spread across the US, just look at California. In the past five years, EVs have gone from 2% of new-car sales in the state to 22%.  #press

California shows an electric-car uprising headed for the U.S.

If you want to know how quickly electric vehicles might spread across the US, just look at California. In the past five years, EVs have gone from 2...

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80-year-old California woman swindled out of house awarded nearly $4 million in elder abuse case Real estate investor persuaded 80-year-old woman to sign over home to him, then tried evicting her developmentally disabled sister, her attorney said. #press

80-year-old California woman swindled out of house awarded nearly $4 million in elder abuse case

Real estate investor persuaded 80-year-old woman to sign over home to him, then tried evicting her developmentally disabled sister, her attorney said.

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Woman fatally shot in Oakland A woman was fatally shot in East Oakland Thursday night, the city's 83rd homicide of the year. #press

Woman fatally shot in Oakland

A woman was fatally shot in East Oakland Thursday night, the city's 83rd homicide of the year.

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Read: Georgia special grand jury report on Trump’s election interference A Georgia state judge released the full final report Friday morning of the special grand jury that investigated Donald Trump and his allies’ attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. #press

Read: Georgia special grand jury report on Trump’s election interference

A Georgia state judge released the full final report Friday morning of the special grand jury that investigated Donald Trump and his allies’ atte...

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Schiff leads Porter, Lee — and Steve Garvey — in race to succeed Feinstein in U.S. Senate, but many undecided The poll found 20% support for Adam Schiff, 17% for Katie Porter and 7% for Barbara Lee, the same as for leading Republican James Bradley and former baseball star Steve Garvey. #press

Schiff leads race to succeed Feinstein in U.S. Senate, but many undecided

The poll found 20% support for Adam Schiff, 17% for Katie Porter and 7% for Barbara Lee, the same as for leading Republican James Bradley and form...

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Four-bedroom home sells in Milpitas for $1.7 million A 1,976-square-foot house built in 1978 has changed hands. The property located in the 1600 block of Serpa Drive in Milpitas was sold on Aug. 16, 2023. The $1,725,000 purchase price works out to $873 per square foot. #press

Four-bedroom home sells in Milpitas for $1.7 million

A 1,976-square-foot house built in 1978 has changed hands. The property located in the 1600 block of Serpa Drive in Milpitas was sold on Aug. 16, 2...

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Man killed in downtown Oakland shooting early Thursday morning A man died after an early morning shooting in downtown Oakland on Thursday, police said. #press

Man killed in Oakland Embarcadero shooting early Thursday

An early-morning shooting near the city's waterfront left a man dead on Thursday, according to authorities.

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Investigative genetic genealogy leads police to a suspect in series of Northern California kidnappings and sexual assaults A man suspected of a series of suspected sexual assaults in Sacramento, over a decade ago, was identified and arrested through the use of investigative genetic genealogy, officials... #press

Investigative genetic genealogy leads police to a suspect in series of Northern California kidnappings and sexual assaults

A man suspected of a series of suspected sexual assaults in Sacramento, over a decade ago, was identified and arrested through the use of investiga...

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7 terrific Bay Area things to do this weekend, Sept. 8-10 Got your weekend plans? We have some nifty ideas, from creepy-cool movies to a 'Soul Train' musical and fun Delta day trip. #press

7 terrific Bay Area things to do this weekend, Sept. 8-10

Got your weekend plans? We have some nifty ideas, from creepy-cool movies to a 'Soul Train' musical and fun Delta day trip.

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California Target evacuated after fire in children’s department Video shows flames bursting towards the ceiling from a rack of clothing in the children's section. #press

California Target evacuated after fire in children’s department

Video shows flames bursting towards the ceiling from a rack of clothing in the children's section.

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Single-family residence sells for $1.9 million in San Jose The spacious property located in the 1400 block of De Palma Drive in San Jose was sold on Aug. 14, 2023. The $1,865,000 purchase price works out to $917 per square foot. The house, built in 1968, has an interior space of 2,033 square feet. #press

Single-family residence sells for $1.9 million in San Jose

The spacious property located in the 1400 block of De Palma Drive in San Jose was sold on Aug. 14, 2023. The $1,865,000 purchase price works out to...

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The 10 most expensive reported home sales in Fremont the week of Aug. 28 A house in Fremont that sold for $2.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Fremont in the past week. #press

The 10 most expensive reported home sales in Fremont the week of Aug. 28

A house in Fremont that sold for $2.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Fremont in the past week.

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Kurtenbach: The 49ers finally paid Nick Bosa because you can’t put a price on a Super Bowl Nick Bosa is now the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. Turns out the 49ers could, in fact, afford him. #press

The 49ers finally paid Nick Bosa because you can't put a price on a Super Bowl

San Francisco 49ers: Nick Bosa is now the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL.

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Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion countrywide Mexico City was the first Mexican jurisdiction to decriminalize abortion 15 years ago. #press

Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion countrywide

Mexico City was the first Mexican jurisdiction to decriminalize abortion 15 years ago.

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Meet the San Francisco 49ers’ body-painted, banjo-playing superfans Some folks are content to watch the San Francisco 49ers at a bar or get stadium seats once a year. Others take their fandom more as a directive from the supreme being. #press

San Francisco 49ers superfans, from Banjo Man to the Guy with the Super Bowl-Ring Hat

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My AP ballot: Georgia is No. 1 (naturally) followed by FSU and Michigan The Seminoles jumped to the No. 2 spot after handling LSU. #press

AP top-25 ballot: Georgia is No. 1, Florida State soars

The Seminoles jumped to the No. 2 spot after handling LSU.

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‘I consider them lazy’: Dublin introduces fines for rule-breaking real estate signs Real estate agents in Dublin have been reporting each other over violating rules governing open-house signs. The city has stepped in. #press

Dublin to fine real estate agents for rule-breaking open-house signs

Real estate agents in Dublin have been reporting each other over violating rules governing open-house signs. The city has stepped in.

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A year later, Bay Area doctor’s mission to provide abortions on a boat has yet to launch Despite raising over a million dollars from small donors, the doctor said her initiative has made little progress. #press

Abortions on a boat? Bay Area doctor's plans remain docked

Despite raising over a million dollars from small donors, UCSF Dr. Meg Autry said her PRROWESS initiative has made little progress.

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Granderson: Nuclear power could save our air quality The problem is, at what cost to the water? #press

Granderson: Nuclear power could save our air quality

The problem is, at what cost to the water?