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 Officer pleads no contest to sharing explicit photos  'I apologize to my family, my wife, my friends. I apologize to officers everywhere, especially to the two women involved,' former CHP officer Sean Harrington said Tuesday, reading from a prepared statement in his first public comments on his case. 'I'm trying to put this behind me and move forward from this. I hope now everyone else can too.' |
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RAY CHAVEZ
) Oakland has backing of MLB but stadium deal still far from done After Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he was hopeful about getting a stadium deal done for the A's in Oakland, A's co-owner Lew Wolff said he was "re-energized" about Oakland, but still not ready to proclaim it the front-runner for a new ballpark. |
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@Janet Fullwood
) Plan to raise Shasta Dam takes hit from biologists Biologists at the main federal agency that oversees the Endangered Species Act have concluded that they cannot endorse a $1.1 billion plan to raise the height of the dam at California's largest reservoir, Shasta Lake, because of its impact on endangered salmon. |
 (Detroit Free-Press) Raiders announce hiring of four coaches New Oakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio still looking for a defensive coordinator; former Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith, a candidate for the Raiders' defensive coordinator post, likely to take season off, according to ESPN. |
BAY AREA NEWS  (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) Antioch mayor responds to recall notice Mayor Wade Harper cites police hires and his support for a temporary half-cent sales tax that's beefing up Antioch's police force. |
Celebrities  (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File) Benedict Cumberbatch sorry for racist remark “The Imitation Game” actor was trying to address racial inequities in the film business when he referred to “colored actors” during a TV interview. |
SPORTS  (
LiPo Ching
) Any takers for 49ers offensive coordinator gig? As Rob Chudzinski stays put, list of potential Greg Roman replacements continues to dwindle. |
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Randy McMullen
) Eric Church, Luke Bryan and the new kings of country Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley also among the top talents in country music. |
BUSINESS  (Richard Vogel/AP photo) Apple: Record profits, revenues on stunning holiday iPhone sales Bigger iPhones make for a bigger payday. Apple announced record-breaking quarterly revenues and profits Wednesday, beating the market's expectations by a landslide thanks to brisk sales of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. |
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Randy McMullen
) Eric Church, Luke Bryan and the new kings of country Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley also among the top talents in country music. |
(Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File) Benedict Cumberbatch sorry for racist remark “The Imitation Game” actor was trying to address racial inequities in the film business when he referred to “colored actors” during a TV interview. |
