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MLB reinstates Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson
Both will now be eligible for the Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals.
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First Look: Daytrip Counter does flavor-maxed rotisserie chicken in Oakland
Famed Temescal bistro Daytrip is reborn as an affordable roast-chicken joint — and it totally works.
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Donald and Melania Trump are essentially ‘separated,’ biographer says
Melania Trump has reportedly spent fewer than 14 days in the White House since her husband was inaugurated in January.
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José Mujica, Uruguay’s humble president who changed his country and charmed the world, dies at 89
The onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer had a radical brand of democracy that fascinated people around the world.
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20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal funds
The attorneys general filed two federal lawsuits on Tuesday.
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Bill Murray and Bob Woodward still beefing over John Belushi book
Murray still holds a grudge against Woodward for ‘Wired,” the controversial 1984 biography that the Washington Post journalist penned about Belushi.
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Two-bedroom home sells for $2.9 million in Palo Alto
The property located in the 200 block of Wilton Avenue in Palo Alto was sold on April 1, 2025.
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Walters: California’s poverty crisis will hamper Newsom’s presidential ambitions
The governor of the most populous state has obvious advantages. He also has liabilities: his state’s serious problems. More
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Ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao directed top administrator to talk shop with alleged bribers
OAKLAND – Oakland’s top administrator texted and visited with two key players in ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s alleged…
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Gary Payton II, Jonathan Kuminga near return to Warriors rotation
Gary Payton II has missed time with an injured thumb, Kuminga has been out with a bruised pelvis.
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Three-bedroom home sells in Danville for $1.9 million
The property located in the 100 block of Plaza Circle in Danville was sold on March 7, 2025…
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Tariff rollout routs global stocks, Silicon Valley tech shares among hardest hit — why?
Adding to investor worries over Silicon Valley firms is the threat of targeted punitive responses by tariff-hit countries…
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Letters: Kara Murray-Badal is the best choice for Oakland council
Also: Charge polluters | Unvarnished truth | Lacking solutions | New leader | ‘Squeaky wheel.’ East Bay Times…
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California among 19 states suing to block Trump election order, calling it unconstitutional
The suit seeks to block new requirements that people provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote and…
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Letters: The GOP is hiding from the unpopularity of their policies
Also: Frank Taylor | Ignoring Chavez | Dishonoring DOGE | U.S. oligarchy | Education hypocrisy. Mercury News reader…
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Block chops hundreds of California jobs based in downtown Oakland
Block will chop hundreds of California jobs that are based in downtown Oakland.
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Single-family home sells in Fremont for $1.9 million
The property located in the 47200 block of Yucatan Drive in Fremont was sold on Feb. 19, 2025.
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Olivia Munn pans ‘gluttonous’ Gayle King, Katy Perry for Bezos space flight
During a TV interview Thursday, Munn questioned the excessive use of resources for Lauren Sanchez’s Blue Origin flight…