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Man arrested at San Jose mobile home park for allegedly shooting at officers

An intensive manhunt by San Jose police ended around noon today at a mobile home park near the fairgrounds when a man suspected of shooting at officers during a routine traffic stop turned himself in.

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Palo Alto police arrest man in 2002 rape of 94-year-old woman

More than six years after they arrested the wrong man for beating and raping a 94-year-old woman, Palo Alto police believe they have now arrested the right one.

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Brother connected to SF tiger attack case going to prison

One of two brothers wounded in a Christmas Day tiger attack in San Francisco has been sentenced to 16 months in state prison, after a judge ruled he violated his probation in connection to an April 2007 incident in San Jose which he fled from police in a high speed chase.

Cadence withdraws proposal to buy Mentor Graphics

By Brandon Bailey

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Netflix resumes normal shipping after 3-day glitch

Online DVD rental leader Netflix resumed normal shipments today after its distribution centers were crippled by three days of severe technical problems, a spokesman said.

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Sentencing for Silicon Valley con man postponed

The sentencing for Lawrence Maschino, a con man who posed as a trust-fund millionaire, promising a hefty donation to Silicon Valley arts community, was postponed this morning in Santa Clara County Superior Court.

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Police arrest couple after pitbull attack

A couple who received a $210,000 settlement from the city of Richmond after police shot and killed their pit bull are in custody after two of their other pit bulls - abducted from a Sacramento County animal shelter after attacking a utility worker - were...

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Wall Street ends mixed on credit concerns, oil

Wall Street closed mixed Friday after playing out a now familiar scenario: Upbeat sentiment about falling oil prices flagged amid onging concerns about weak credit markets and the economy. The major indexes also turned in a mixed performance after another...

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Georgia leader signs truce, but will Russia leave?

Georgias president grudgingly signed a truce with Russia Friday, even as he denounced the Russians as invading barbarians and accused the West of all but encouraging them to overrun his country. A stone-faced Condoleezza Rice, standing alongside, said...

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An uneasy calm in a key Georgia city

Under a statue of Josef Stalin, the best-known product of this city, a Russian and a Georgian were discussing the war. The Georgian was wearing a T-shirt and track pants. The Russian was in uniform, holding an AK-47. The Georgian, Archil Tadianidze, lives in...

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Georgia men claim hairy, frozen corpse is Bigfoot

Two men claim theyve bagged Bigfoot, and they say they have the hairy corpse of the legendary creature stored away in a freezer. Matt Whitton and Rick Dyer say they stumbled across the corpse in the woods of northern Georgia, across the country from the...

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Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91

Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, said his son, Paul. He was...