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DEBBIE YAZBEK
) South Africa's president says Nelson Mandela has died JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- 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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BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI
) California poll shows young and healthy more likely to seek medical insurance A finding by the Public Policy Institute of California says that young and healthy people are overwhelmingly more likely to seek health insurance than older and sicker people. |
 Victim recounts rape at Richmond hate crime trial Attackers made numerous comments about sexual orientation, victim, who is a lesbian, testifies at trial. |
 Icy roads, record-low temperatures hit Bay Area Road crews used salt, airport workers broke out de-icing mechanisms, and records that were four decades old fell on Thursday morning, as an anticipated cold snap continued to roll through the Bay Area. |
BUSINESS  (Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo) Apple's shares swing on news of China telecom deal Apple's stock price on Thursday initially rocketed toward record territory for the year, partly on a report that it had finally reached a deal to sell iPhones through China Mobile. But the shares lost steam after an official with the Chinese company said the two firms were still negotiating. |
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JOHN GREEN
) Tyler Gaffney holds key to Stanford's Rose Bowl hopes Cardinal's powerful running back Tyleer Gaffney has accounted for nearly 40 percent of Stanford's offense during second half of season. |
LOCAL NEWS  (ANDA CHU) Kabam Field? Cal to announce naming rights for football stadium's field Thursday Memorial Stadium name will be retained, but the field will have a different name |
 (Thinkstock Images) How many times can you call the cops before getting arrested? This many Japanese police said Thursday they have arrested a woman for calling them more than 15,000 times over a six-month period. Full Story |
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JANE TYSKA
) Fitness gadgets: How much do they help? Whether in the gym or on the road, everyone seems to be plugged in, whether it's listening to music or wearing heart-rate monitors. But how well they work is not always a matter of hard science. |
 (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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) Bay Area residents live longer; here's why Bay Area residents are among the nation's longest-lived people, surviving on average more than a decade longer than residents of rural Kentucky, West Virginia or Mississippi. |
 (HERALD FILE) Mi Pueblo files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Mi Pueblo, the festive Bay Area supermarket chain and icon of family-grown Hispanic businesses, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, citing a dispute with its primary lender, Wells Fargo. |
