Oakland Area News Examiners
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Northwest flight 253 hero Jasper Schuringa’s aunt and uncle are from Holland but have lived in Visalia, near Fresno, for 30 years, according to...
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During his opening statement this afternoon, a San Francisco prosecutor told a jury that what seemed like an ordinary marijuana sale was actually a set up for robbery, that turned...
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In the Arabian Peninsula, Al-Qaida is saying that they are responsible for the attempted bombing of a Northwest flight to Detroit on Christmas day. Thwarted only by a faulty...
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The City of Livermore is planning on adding an art mural to the east wall of the historic Old Firehouse/City Hall on First St. and would like interested artists to send proposals...
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An extremely drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis has made its first appearance on American soil, and its presence has health experts...
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Good news for revelers ready for 2010. Caltrain will offer free rides after 11 p.m. on New Years Eve. The Agency hopes the announcement will encourage those ringing in the new...
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The need and frequency of breast cancer exams is a hot button issue both on the state and the national level. Schwarzenegger acted in line with the findings of a federal task...
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San Rafael, CA According to a posting on "You Tube,"and “Global Grind,” a Hip Hop news site, two-armed gunman in a video were described as 11 year olds who...
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The Food and Drug Administration just announced Tylenol is expanding its recall to include its Arthritis Pain Caplets. Here's the full news release and info from the company:...
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A U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer has been accused by the State Department of stealing the identity of a dead boy and living under his name...
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Brazilian family wants to bring boy back from US
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The Brazilian family of a 9-year-old boy returned by court order to his U.S. father said Tuesday it will fight to regain custody. Lawyers for the relatives of Sean Goldman said they will push forward with a request from his Brazilian grandmother to allow the boy to make his own wishes known in court.