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) California drought: More than 255,000 homes and businesses still don't have water meters statewide From Sacramento to Bakersfield, 42 communities in California still do not have water meters on all connections, the result of years of opposition due to politics and financial issues. |
 (SUSAN TRIPP POLLARD) Rising college costs: Poorer families bear greatest burden Colleges are shifting the burden of cost increases to the neediest students, federal data show. |
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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. |
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) Thompson: Saint Mary's coach Bennett has reason to smile Saint Mary's College men's basketball team posted its worst conference record in seven years but still could win the West Coast Conference tournament, and the fact that a 21-win season is considered a down year shows how far coach Randy Bennett has raised the bar. |
BUSINESS  ((Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)) 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. |
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) San Jose Sharks shut out Montreal Canadiens Antti Niemi gets the shutout as Tommy Wingels scores two goals, Matt Nieto and Logan Couture add one each to lead the San Jose Sharks to a victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
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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. |
 (Thinkstock) Florida family gets sick after eating LSD-laced steak from Wal-Mart A Florida family became ill this week after eating steak laced with LSD, according to the medical examiner's tests. Full Story |
 (Bob Mahoney/ABC) Tonight's TV picks: 'Resurrection' debuts as 'True Detective' wraps rookie season Plus, Orpah takes Lindsay Lohan to task in the actress' post-rehab reality show, 'Lindsay.' |
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) 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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) 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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) 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. |
