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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Letters: Causing gentrification | Housing falsehoods | Electric vehicles
East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for Sept. 1 #press
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/08/31/letters-1393/?utm_source=press.coop
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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
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San Jose mayor wants Meta, Snapchat and TikTok to shut down sideshow content
Mayor Matt Mahan has reached out directly to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who he knows personally. #press
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Bay Area mother of four dies after collapsing on high school football field
The Mountain View High School community is mourning the loss of Lucinda Daniels on Thursday. Daniels, 44, died on Wednesday morning, according to a close family friend. Her mother, Olga Gonzalez, first told KTVU of Lucinda’s death on Wednesday evening. “She was a really,... #press
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Photos: California landmarks glow under August’s Super Blue Moon
Full Moons are called blue when they are the second one that month and the third one in a season of four. #press
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The CFB Hot 25 rankings: The most influential (behind-the-scenes) people in the sport, from media executives to labor lawyers
The Hotline ranks the sport's movers and shakers behind the scenes, from media executives to conference commissioners, data analysts and crisis communication specialists. #press
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