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Apple handily beats estimates

In spite of the economic slowdown, consumers continued to snatch up Apple's Macintosh computers and helped the company record a 36 percent rise in second-quarter profit, it announced today.

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Teen killed in crash on Highway 101 in San Jose identified

The Santa Clara County Coroner's office today identified the 19-year-old man who was killed in a single-car crash Tuesday night.

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Man beaten, robbed on Palo Alto bike path

A man using a Palo Alto bike path to walk to a bus stop was knocked down, hit and kicked several times and robbed of his wallet on Tuesday evening, police said today.

Microsoft CEO has no plans to raise offer for Yahoo

MILAN, Italy - Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said today that his company's $44 billion offer for Yahoo reflects Yahoo's worth and the software maker has no plan to raise it.

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It's Little League Day Saturday at Baggerly Field

Mike Couchee is a former Major Leaguer who is now the minor league pitching coordinator for the San Diego Padres.

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Second suspect arrested in death of man found in San Jose park

Nearly three months after finding the body of 18-year-old Christopher Cabrera in a west San Jose park, police today announced a second arrest in the homicide.

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Apple 2Q profit jumps on Mac sales
U.S. doesn't back Olympic boycott
Oscar statuettes case going to trial
Sam's Club limits rice purchases
Microsoft won't raise Yahoo offer
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Bungled Autopsy Settlement

Santa Clara County to pay $400K to the family of a man who alleged he was wrongfully prosecuted for wife's murder.

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Banana Slugs Get Grateful Dead

Bob Weir and Mickey Hart to announce that 30 years worth of the band's archives will be donated to UC Santa Cruz.

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Confidence, Coffers Boosted

Clinton raises $3.5 mil hours after Pa. win. She and Obama now turn to Indiana, where the race is expected to be close.

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Baby's Gender, Mom's Diet Linked?

Surprising new research shows that a healthy appetite and eating potassium-rich foods raise odds of having a boy.

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Marijuana Deal Gone Bad

Four men charged in connection with the fatal shootings of two men in Concord. Police believe slayings stemmed from an argument.

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Your Precious Metal Mouth

People who kept old dental caps, fillings and bridgework now hope to cash in on a bull market for gold.