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Movies
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"Milk": Harvey Milk’s Honorable Tribute
“Milk,” the film about the life and death of openly gay San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, that...
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Sharon Stone Loses Custody Of Son Roan
For yet unclear reasons, actress Sharon Stone has lost joint custody of her oldest son, 8-year-old...
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“Burn After Reading”: Another Comedy From The Coens Brothers
As they have accustomed us over the years, the Coen
brothers followed their serious movie “No...
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Sean Penn and Robin Wright Put Divorce on Hold
Actors Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn have put their
divorce proceedings on hold, according to...
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Fairies, Ogres And Goblins Are Among Us, Spiderwick Says
You could be hasty and call “The Spiderwick Chronicles”
another fantasy movie and then leave it...
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Directors Begin Talks With Studios
As the writers enter the 11th
week of the strike on Monday, it seems like the negotiations between...
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Movie Review: ‘The Bucket List’
“The Bucket List”, Rob Reiner’s movie (Rumor Has It) about
old men getting their last wishes, is a...
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Health
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The End of West Nile Season Is Approaching
The West Nile
situation continues to represent a threat because the weather is still warm...
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FBI Requests Scientific Review Of Controversial Anthrax Case
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III said an
independent team of researchers and engineers from the...
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Update: Walgreens Takes The Fight Over SF Tobacco Ban To Court
The largest US
drug-store chain by sales, Walgreen Co., is seeking an emergency injunction to...
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Food Diaries - The New "Secret" Method To Lose Weight
Do you really want to lose weight? Scientists at the Kaiser Permanente
Center for Health Research...
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Scientists Detect Gene Variant Possibly Linked to Alzheimer’s
Scientists have
discovered a gene that almost doubles the risk of developing the most common
form...
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McCain ‘enjoys excellent health’
After months of delay, Republican John McCain’s medical
records were released on Friday answering...
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Google Health Service Is Finally Here
The internet search giant Google Inc. has finally launched
its long-awaited Google Health...
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California State Faces Lawsuit over Medi-Cal Cuts
A coalition of health care groups and providers filed a
lawsuit on Monday seeking to block...
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Report Finds No Link between Moth Spraying and Illnesses
New study by state health officials released Thursday
reveals there is not enough data to prove...
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NTSB Blames Pilot’s Medication and Alcohol Use for SF Oil Spill
Cosco Busan pilot Capt. John Cota whose container struck a Bay Bridge tower
on November 7, causing...
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‘Hands-only’ CPR Significantly Boosts Survival Chances, AHA Says
Whether or not you’re trained in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR), you still can help a person...
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People in the US Workforce Concerned over High Health Care Costs
A survey of 26,419 Americans conducted by the AFL-CIO
revealed Tuesday that people in the U.S....
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Sutter Health Nurses Start 10-Day Strike
As many as 4,000 nurses were scheduled to walk off their job at
7 a.m. today to begin a 10-day...
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SF Zoo’s 3 Newborn Sumatra Cubs Given First Examination
After a thorough examination, the three Sumatran tiger cubs
born at the San Francisco Zoo...
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Cancer Drug Rituxan May Help Treat Multiple Sclerosis
The novel cancer and rheumatoid arthritis drug Rituxan has proven to be effective when administered...
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UCLA Researcher’s Home Damaged Second Time in Four Months
The home of UCLA researcher was firebombed on Tuesday,
marking the second attack at the same...
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Traveler with TB Causes Alarm in Sunnyvale, CA
A 30-year-old woman from Sunnyvale, Calif., returned from a trip to India with a drug-resistant...
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Recall Issued for Metromint Flavored Water
A San Francisco company is voluntarily recalling Metromint, a flavored water bottled in California...
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World
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San Francisco woman sentenced to 15 years to life in dog attack
San Francisco - A woman whose two dogs attacked and killed her neighbour in the hallway of their...
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Blaze Near Yosemite Doesn’t Affect Tourists
Monday, a blaze burning about 12 miles of Yosemite Valley
has damaged 12 homes and forced...
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Angry State Workers Protest Against Governor’s Cut Plan
Hundreds of state workers in California held a rally on the
west steps of the Capitol Thursday, to...
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California: High School Dropout Rates Are High
State educators were shocked that one in four kids quit
school last year. California
made its...
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San Leandro: Interstate 880 Crash, Two Dead
Thursday, a crash on Interstate
880 in San Leandro
left two dead and caused traffic delays all...
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OC Teenagers Charged With Hacking School Computers
Instead of learning and working harder, two high school
seniors took the easy road and hacked...
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New Standards for Marijuana Use in Mendocino
Give a man an inch and he will take an ell. This seems to be
the case with an unconventional law...
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Police Arrests Suspects in Highway 101 Shooting
Police arrested two suspects in the Highway 101 shooting of
a Hells Angels motorcycle club...
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Water Rationing in East Bay
East Bay Municipal Utility District
declared on Tuesday a water-shortage emergency across the...
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Suspect Arrested in Mother’s Day Killing
A man suspected of slaying the mother of his two children in
Santa Rosa, hiding her body in a...
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Freemont Line Delayed by Yard Fire
Bay Area Rapid Transit officials closed three East Bay stations on Sunday afternoon because of a...
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Students Protest against Education Cuts
Around 2,000 upset students demonstrated around the State
Capitol Monday morning in Sacramento,...
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105-Year-Old Survivor Attends Earthquake Anniversary
On the day that San Francisco commemorates the 102nd
anniversary of the 1906 earthquake, a...
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State Warns Aerial Spraying Against Moth Is Crucial to Crops
State agriculture leaders released a warning to the city and
county Monday, announcing that if...
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Brothers Attacked by Tiger at SF Zoo Filed Claims
The two brothers attacked by Siberian tiger Tatiana at the San Francisco Zoo filed claims against...
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CA Boy Declared Abducted Found Dead Near Home
While authorities in two states looked for a young boy
believed to have been abducted, 9-year-old...
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SF Sailing Race Has Tragic End, 2 Sailors Drowned
The sailing race from the Golden Gate Yacht Club ended in tragedy as a Marin County boat with two...
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Deputy’s Car Hits Group of Cyclists, 2 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured
A deputy sheriff on patrol in Cupertino, California,
Sunday crossed the double-yellow line on...
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US Soldiers at High Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems
A report by the U.S. Army Thursday reveals that more than a quarter
of U.S. soldiers on...
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Piano Student Paralyzed By Bullet To Be Released From Hospital
The boy who remained paralyzed
from the waist down after being shot by a man while taking piano...
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Alameda Students Protest Against Budget Cuts
Today hundreds of students from Alameda's two high schools walked out of
class in order to protest...
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Buckley Jr., American Conservatism Founder Dies At 82
William F. Buckley Jr., founder of the modern conservative
movement, the novelist, columnist and...
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3 Killed In Airplane Crash In Riverside
According to authorities, three people were killed on
Wednesday when a small airplane crashed in a...
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Immigrants Less Likely To Do Time
A study released on Monday shows that the immigrants in California are less likely to commit crimes...
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Almost 44 % Of Americans Changed Their Religion, Study Says
According to a national survey conducted by the Pew forum on
Religion and Public Life, over 25...
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McCain's Team Turns Scandal into Opportunity
John McCain, the Arizona Senator and likely presidential candidate for the Republican Party, denied...
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Bush Sets Rwanda As Example For Darfur Crisis
During his visit in Rwanda
at the museum dedicated to the 1994 genocide on Tuesday, U.S. President...
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Suspect Arrested For Making Over 30,000 Prank 911 Calls
Police made an unusual arrest on
Wednesday night, after tracking down a 911 emergency line...
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Calif. Supreme Court Sets Date for Hearing on Gay Marriage
The California Supreme Court said Wednesday that it scheduled
a March 4 hearing on the legality of...
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Judge Might Rule Out ‘Torture Flight’ Case
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against a San Jose flight-planning company that allegedly...
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