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) Rising college costs: Poorer families bear greatest burden  Colleges are shifting the burden of cost increases to the neediest students, federal data show. |
 (KARL MONDON) Kawakami: Oakland's teams stuck at Coliseum complex The Raiders, A's and Golden State Warriors all are seeking new venues, but they also are stuck in Oakland for the foreseeable future. |
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) High-tech ways to keep an eye on aging parents Lively is just one of a growing number companies offering senior monitoring devices and systems. |
 (Mercury News) Roadshow: How do I turn when there's a bicyclist to my right? "We are having a debate about road rules and bicycles. Can you set us straight?" |
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) Google X: Secret lab for 'moonshot' research At a time when other tech companies have trimmed research budgets or focused tightly on their core business, Google’s X division is pursuing a range of seemingly outlandish ideas. |
SPORTS  (Jeff Chiu) Thompson: No need to exile Barry Bonds from baseball Home run king Barry Bonds begins a stint as a guest hitting instructor with the San Francisco Giants |
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) High-tech ways to keep an eye on aging parents Lively is just one of a growing number companies offering senior monitoring devices and systems. |
 See the hard workers (and a few wacky weirdos) at the 29th LA Marathon The 29th LA Marathon course came alive Sunday morning with spectators cheering on the nearly 22,000 people that started the run from Dodger Stadium to Santa Monica. Full Story |
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Manuel Balce Ceneta
) Oops! Obama misspells Aretha Franklin's iconic song The president omitted a letter from the singer's 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T' while praising her at a White House celebration. |
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) Kawakami: Kaepernick shoulders blame for loss  Colin Kaepernick's late-game interception allows the Seattle Seahawks to hold off the San Francisco 49ers and advance to the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos |
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Nhat V. Meyer
) Purdy: Brutal heavyweight fight went way of Seahawks This was a wicked, awful, exhausting game for both the 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks. |
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JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO
) Thompson: 49ers defense shows fight even after Bowman injury The San Francisco 49ers defense was not as dominant as it needed to be Sunday. But when things looked most bleak against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game, the defense got the ball back to the offense with a chance to win. Twice. Even without the unit's best player. |
