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 (Sean Connelley/Staff file photo) Shannon Williams, longtime advocate for sex workers, dies at 48 Shannon Williams, the former Berkeley High School teacher whose arrest on prostitution charges more than a decade ago gained national attention and who later became an advocate for legal sex work, died unexpectedly last week, according to her family. |
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) 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. |
 (Frank Franklin II/AP photo) BART plans to ban e-cigarettes American Lung Association says a ban on vaping device would protect train riders' health, while vaping group says move goes too far. |
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) Bulls end Warriors home winning streak Warriors can't hold off Bulls, see home winning streak end at 19 games |
BAY AREA NEWS  (Judith Scherr) Kale, courts and confusion reign around sale of Berkeley post office Agency declines to comment over its action, but files motion seeking dismissal of two lawsuits challenging a sale as now moot |
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. |
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) Bulls end Warriors home winning streak Warriors can't hold off Bulls, see home winning streak end at 19 games |
Spotlight  (Jon Orlin) Peak season for sexy seals at Año Nuevo Elephant seals land at Año Nuevo for their annual mating ritual and a spectacular show. |
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. |
(Jon Orlin) Peak season for sexy seals at Año Nuevo Elephant seals land at Año Nuevo for their annual mating ritual and a spectacular show. |
(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. |
