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Witnesses: We can identify two men involved in De Anza rape case

Two of the girls who rescued a 17-year-old from an alleged gang rape at a 2007 De Anza baseball team party said today they can positively identify two of the men involved in the attack.

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Yahoo shares off sharply, but investors still see possible Microsoft deal

Yahoo's stock fell today, but not to the basement levels it reached in January just before Microsoft offered to buy it.

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American latest to exit Oakland Airport

In another blow to travelers using Oakland International Airport, American Airlines is discontinuing its service there in four months, the airport confirmed today.

Immigration rights advocates protest ICE raids on local businesses

Immigrant rights advocates and religious leaders are congregating today in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's San Francisco office to protest recent raids in the Bay Area.

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Pheromone-laced twist ties applied to combat moth in Santa Clara County

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is applying pheromone-laced twist ties to a 27-square-mile area of northwest Santa Clara County today as part of the state's efforts to combat the light brown apple moth.

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Toddler drowns in Antioch pool

A toddler who drowned in a swimming pool at her home in Antioch on Sunday night has been identified today as 1-year-old Angelia Hodges, according to the Contra Costa County coroner's office.

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This Law's Bin A Disaster

Changes come as people fume over $100 tickets and being ratted out over their garbage cans within sight of the street. Matier & Ross.

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Pool-Drowning Victim IDd

Antioch girl who would have turned 2 this month was found dead in the pool at her home.



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It Was 'Modern Day Lynching'

"D.C. Madam" also says in a suicide note that she couldn't bear to go to prison, and apologizes to mom and sister, police say.

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Finding People's Salaries Made EZ

Check what the new UC boss pulls in ($591K) or Barry Zito ($14.5M), or a Vallejo fire captain ($250K). Web databases make it a cinch.

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Investors Not Saying 'Yahoo!'

Shares in the Sunnyvale portal dip a hefty amount after Microsoft withdraws its $47.5 billion takeover bid.

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Lab Doubling DNA Processing

Newly renovated state DOJ facility in Richmond will greatly expand testing next year.