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) Nelson Mandela dies at 95 Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world's most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when he emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an end to white minority rule in South Africa, has died. |
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Gary Reyes
) Bay Area cold snap drops record lows on Oakland, San Jose It's so cold that across the Bay Area -- down to 16 degrees in Napa and 18 degrees in Morgan Hill -- water lines burst, black ice caused spin-outs and planes at San Jose and Oakland needed de-icing. Make way, now for snow on the surrounding peaks and rain. |
 Purdy: Kaepernick, Wilson a study in contrasts San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is a year older than Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, but unlike Wilson, Kaepernick hasn't figured out how to let fans come along for the ride. |
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Dai Sugano
) Wish Book: Staving off kids' hunger with apples and snacks The Kids Now program of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties provides a weekly bag of healthy, easy-to-prepare food for children ages 6 through 18. |
LOCAL NEWS  Michael Mina opening gourmet 49ers stadium restaurant in Santa Clara The new restaurant is part of a larger cultural -- and financial -- shift for the 49ers and its fans as the team moves into the $1.3 billion Levi's Stadium next summer. |
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) Sharks routed by Penguins 5-1 The Pittsburgh Penguins, playing without star Evgeni Malkin, scored four quick goals early in the second period and coasted to a 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, whose six-game win streak ended.
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) Huge new office, research and retail complex planned for Santa Clara Developers are planning a vast new office and research campus that will become a crucial piece of Santa Clara's economic fabric and bring retail into a part of the city that lacks shopping services on a site a few minutes from the future 49ers football stadium. |
 4 weird ways Seattle, San Francisco are hyping Sunday's game Fans are getting a little crazy in anticipation of this weekend's NFC West showdown. Full Story |
 (John Green/Bay Area News Group Archives) Great Dickens Christmas Fair: Kids, 19th-century London and no iPhones! It's not just London -- it's London of 1865 during Christmastime, which gives the whole place an extra layer of magic. And even better -- they didn't have iPods or iPhones in 1865, so my kids stayed off their electronic devices for more than four hours. That has to qualify as a Christmas miracle. |
 (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Simon Cowell rips Russell Brand 'X Factor’ judge says Brand should put his money where his mouth is after calling for revolution. |
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 Teen's science project uncovers iPad risk for people with heart implants MINNEAPOLIS — Gianna Chien is somewhat different from all the other researchers who reported on their work to more than 8,000 doctors at the Heart Rhythm Society meeting in Denver. |
Teen's science project uncovers iPad risk for people with heart implants MINNEAPOLIS — Gianna Chien is somewhat different from all the other researchers who reported on their work to more than 8,000 doctors at the Heart Rhythm Society meeting in Denver. |
Teen's science project uncovers iPad risk for people with heart implants MINNEAPOLIS — Gianna Chien is somewhat different from all the other researchers who reported on their work to more than 8,000 doctors at the Heart Rhythm Society meeting in Denver. |
