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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  (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. |
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) Bulls end Warriors home winning streak Warriors can't hold off Bulls, see home winning streak end at 19 games |
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) 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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) 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. |
