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Two arrested in connection with downtown Walnut Creek robbery, pistol-whipping
The episode happened Tuesday evening in the 1500 block of Bonanza Street.
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“This is just the beginning”: Pro-Palestinian teach-in held at dozens of Oakland schools
On Wednesday, some 100 educators took part in a pro-Palestinian teach-in across the Oakland Unified School District, bringing a curriculum focused on the territory’s “liberation struggle” to students from age 4 to 18.
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Indonesia ends volcano victim search after 23rd body found
Marapi shot thick columns of ash as high as 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) in Sunday's eruption and hot ash clouds spread for several kilometers (miles). Nearby villages and towns were blanketed by volcanic debris that blocked sunlight, and authorities recommended people wear masks as protection against the ash.
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Fighting rages in Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis
Cut off from outside aid, people in U.N.-run shelters in Khan Younis are fighting over food, said Nawraz Abu Libdeh, a shelter resident who has been displaced six times. "The hunger war has started," he said. "This is the worst of all wars."
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Policy prohibits San Jose from passing Israel-Hamas resolution, mayor says
The rule bars the City Council from weighing in on foreign policy matters -- except if a federal official makes a request.
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Billionaires’ utopia CEO defiant in face of loud calls to drop lawsuit against Solano County property owners
Investors group raised hackles in Solano County through secretive land purchases, legal action against residents.
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Letters: Veterans’ lives
East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for Dec. 7, 2023
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Military grounds fleet of Ospreys after deadly crash
The crash raised new questions about the safety of the Osprey, which has been involved in multiple fatal accidents over its relatively short time in service. Japan grounded its fleet of 14 Ospreys after the crash.
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Letters: Natural regeneration
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for Dec. 7, 2023
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Man arrested in connection with two assaults, hit-and-run in Mountain View
One victim told police the suspect had chased and intentionally rammed his car.
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Arrest made in fatal stabbing last week in Oakland
The victim sought treatment at a hospital but died from his injuries.
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Oakley man charged in deadly house party shooting
A 16-year-old Brentwood boy was killed and three others were injured in the Oct. 21 incident.