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Bay Area airport operations return to normal following resumption of full air traffic trib.al/JopBxHz
Bay Area airport operations return to normal following resumption of full air traffic
The Federal Aviation Administration allowed air traffic to return to normal levels Monday morning.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Bay Area airport operations return to normal following resumption of full air traffic trib.al/JopBxHz
Person fatally shot in Richmond Monday morning trib.al/8b20h05
Person fatally shot in Richmond Monday morning
Richmond police have not yet released a possible motive or announced any arrests in a fatal shooting Monday morning.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Person fatally shot in Richmond Monday morning trib.al/8b20h05
San Jose Sharks provide update on Jeff Skinner’s injury trib.al/dcICxzG
San Jose Sharks provide update on Jeff Skinner’s injury
NHL: San Jose Sharks forward Jeff Skinner was injured in the first period of Thursday’s game against the Calgary Flames
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November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
San Jose Sharks provide update on Jeff Skinner’s injury trib.al/dcICxzG
Former Bellarmine football coach Diaz-Infante says he was fired, disputes school’s characterization of his departure trib.al/vDZ7fVJ
Former Bellarmine football coach Diaz-Infante says he was fired, disputes school’s characterization of his departure
David Diaz-Infante tells Bay Area News Group that he didn’t step down as Bellarmine’s football coach.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Former Bellarmine football coach Diaz-Infante says he was fired, disputes school’s characterization of his departure trib.al/vDZ7fVJ
Germany and Netherlands reach the World Cup after big wins in final qualifiers trib.al/Iw2W2i0
Germany and Netherlands reach the World Cup after big wins in final qualifiers
The Germans will be competing on soccer’s biggest stage for the 21st time in 23 editions.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Germany and Netherlands reach the World Cup after big wins in final qualifiers trib.al/Iw2W2i0
RFK Jr. told ‘digital’ lover Olivia Nuzzi he didn’t have a ‘brain worm’ trib.al/yQcuZhe
RFK Jr. told ‘digital’ lover Olivia Nuzzi he didn’t have a ‘brain worm’
In an excerpt from her forthcoming book, disgraced journalist Olivia Nuzzi said of Kennedy Jr.: ‘I loved his brain.’
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November 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
RFK Jr. told ‘digital’ lover Olivia Nuzzi he didn’t have a ‘brain worm’ trib.al/yQcuZhe
What’s next for the Epstein files after Trump’s social media posts trib.al/G3MY9mp
What’s next for the Epstein files after Trump’s social media posts
A House bill would force the Justice Department to release all files and communications related to Epstein, as well as any information about the investigation into his death in federal prison.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
What’s next for the Epstein files after Trump’s social media posts trib.al/G3MY9mp
President Donald Trump unveils ‘FIFA Pass’ to help World Cup travelers get their visas faster trib.al/vQq9oUu
President Donald Trump unveils ‘FIFA Pass’ to help World Cup travelers get their visas faster
The Trump administration is announcing a new initiative for foreigners traveling to the U.S. for the World Cup next year that will allow them to get interviews for visas more quickly.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
President Donald Trump unveils ‘FIFA Pass’ to help World Cup travelers get their visas faster trib.al/vQq9oUu
‘I didn’t kill anyone’: Jury hangs at Oakland murder trial trib.al/Aq1ZcSq
‘I didn’t kill anyone’: Jury hangs at Oakland murder trial
The case sprawled into two other Oakland homicide investigations.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
‘I didn’t kill anyone’: Jury hangs at Oakland murder trial trib.al/Aq1ZcSq
‘Honor of a lifetime’: Longtime Valley Christian football coach Mike Machado steps down trib.al/zzjjX5y
‘Honor of a lifetime’: Longtime Valley Christian football coach Mike Machado steps down
Mike Machado captured seven CCS titles at Valley, one at Saratoga in a three-decade run as one of the area’s top coaches
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November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
‘Honor of a lifetime’: Longtime Valley Christian football coach Mike Machado steps down trib.al/zzjjX5y
Stanford researchers link lupus to common virus in ‘breakthrough’ study
Stanford researchers link lupus to common virus in ‘breakthrough’ study
More than a million Americans suffer with lupus. Researchers think they’ve finally found the cause.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Stanford researchers link lupus to common virus in ‘breakthrough’ study
Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week trib.al/MEJ7kLI
Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week
Make your choice for the top performance among girls high school athletes from Nov. 10-15
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November 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week trib.al/MEJ7kLI
Sutter Health taking “big swing” on ultramodern Santa Clara hospital trib.al/1mFHDWz
Sutter Health taking “big swing” on ultramodern Santa Clara hospital
Sutter Health intends to build an ultramodern hospital that would sprout on a Santa Clara site.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Sutter Health taking “big swing” on ultramodern Santa Clara hospital trib.al/1mFHDWz
Brock Purdy is fine, but 49ers lose Eddy Piñeiro and Tatum Bethune trib.al/9Z9xBYb
Brock Purdy is fine, but 49ers lose Eddy Piñeiro and Tatum Bethune
Brock Purdy came through the Arizona game healthy, but kicker Eddy Piñeiro and linebacker Tatum Bethune did not.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Brock Purdy is fine, but 49ers lose Eddy Piñeiro and Tatum Bethune trib.al/9Z9xBYb
Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week trib.al/VSDwe87
Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week
Make your choice for the top performance among boys high school athletes from Nov. 10-15.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week trib.al/VSDwe87
Kurtenbach: Even after four years and 45 starts, the NFL doesn’t understand Brock Purdy trib.al/XN3NMWa
Kurtenbach: Even after four years and 45 starts, the NFL doesn’t understand Brock Purdy
Why is Purdy not given credit for one of his elite skills?
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November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Kurtenbach: Even after four years and 45 starts, the NFL doesn’t understand Brock Purdy trib.al/XN3NMWa
Off-duty Bay Area pilot who used psychedelic mushrooms won’t see additional prison time in attempted crash of flight trib.al/7FRZMVE
Off-duty Bay Area pilot who used psychedelic mushrooms won’t see additional prison time in attempted crash of flight
Joseph Emerson, of Pleasant Hill, was sentenced to time served after pleading guilty or no contest to trying to cut the engines during a 2023 flight to SFO.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Off-duty Bay Area pilot who used psychedelic mushrooms won’t see additional prison time in attempted crash of flight trib.al/7FRZMVE
Suspect charged in killing of beloved Oakland football coach John Beam trib.al/cz9DJd2
Suspect charged in killing of beloved Oakland football coach John Beam
Cedric Irving, 27, was charged with enough crimes to put him in prison for at least 50 years to life.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Suspect charged in killing of beloved Oakland football coach John Beam trib.al/cz9DJd2
Review: Christian music star is doing something no one else has done trib.al/r4yoRjw
Review: Christian music star is doing something no one else has done
“Tonight is not about me,” said Brandon Lake. “But it is about one man — and His name is Jesus.”
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November 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Review: Christian music star is doing something no one else has done trib.al/r4yoRjw
Judge scolds Justice Department for ‘profound investigative missteps’ in Comey case trib.al/bTAqENb
Judge scolds Justice Department for ‘profound investigative missteps’ in Comey case
The 24-page opinion is the most blistering assessment yet by a judge of the Justice Department’s actions leading up to the Comey indictment.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Judge scolds Justice Department for ‘profound investigative missteps’ in Comey case trib.al/bTAqENb
New York man killed in mistaken identity shooting targeting his car’s previous owner trib.al/FSLUuGG
New York man killed in mistaken identity shooting targeting his car’s previous owner
As Fareed Adeyi sat in his car outside a 24-hour laundromat down the block from his Bronx home last month, he had no way of knowing the recent purchase of the vehicle from one of his closest friend…
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November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
New York man killed in mistaken identity shooting targeting his car’s previous owner trib.al/FSLUuGG
Oakland man gets 22 years for juvenile crime spree, including homicide trib.al/2BLuLns
Oakland man gets 22 years for juvenile crime spree, including homicide
Soane Mausia, 18, was shot and killed seven years ago, soon after he graduated from Skyline High School with a 4.0 GPA.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Oakland man gets 22 years for juvenile crime spree, including homicide trib.al/2BLuLns
Big Ten power rankings: Ohio State and Indiana on top as USC, Oregon brace for CFP elimination game trib.al/CVwSuQc
Big Ten power rankings: Ohio State and Indiana on top as USC, Oregon brace for CFP elimination game
The loser could be out; the winner might be in. There are few guarantees as the former Pac-12 rivals duel in a huge Big Ten matchup.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Big Ten power rankings: Ohio State and Indiana on top as USC, Oregon brace for CFP elimination game trib.al/CVwSuQc
Pedestrian killed in Concord traffic collision trib.al/VHfkD7q
Pedestrian killed in Concord traffic collision
Concord police are investigating the Sunday night death of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Pedestrian killed in Concord traffic collision trib.al/VHfkD7q
As ICE escalates its tactics, are federal agents truly ‘untouchable’ in the eyes of the law? trib.al/6xePpgM
As ICE escalates its tactics, are federal agents truly ‘untouchable’ in the eyes of the law?
After recent high-profile use of force encounters, federal officials have rushed to offer full-throated defenses of immigration agents, raising questions about whether previously enshrined mechanis…
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November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
As ICE escalates its tactics, are federal agents truly ‘untouchable’ in the eyes of the law? trib.al/6xePpgM