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DAN ROSENSTRAUCH
) Contra Costa County counts homeless population  The county takes to the streets, under highway overpasses and shelters, on Wednesday to embark on its biannual count of the homeless which runs through Friday, Jan. 30 |
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Robert J. Boston
) 3D printers to make human body parts? It's happening While printed parts for humans so far have used plastic, metal and other inorganic materials, researchers in California and elsewhere also have begun printing living tissue, with the goal of eventually employing "bioprinters" to make customized kidneys, livers and other organs for people needing transplants. |
 (Dan Honda) How Warriors' Klay Thompson built his all-star résumé  Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson even has NBA legends like George Gervin feeling nostalgic. |
 Stanford rape: Bystander intervention leads to arrest Two still unidentified cyclists who interrupted a Stanford varsity swimmer who was allegedly raping a passed-out woman are being hailed as the models of "See Something, Say Something'' -- the watchwords for a nationwide campaign to change attitudes about campus rape. |
BAY AREA NEWS  (Frank Franklin II/AP) Barnidge: How's your community doing on curtailing tobacco use? The American Lung Association has issued its annual report cards. |
Celebrities _300.jpg) (Terry Renna) Bruce Jenner is becoming a woman, will document process with reality TV show The Olympic gold medal winner and “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star will document his transformation on a new reality show, reports say. |
SPORTS  (
JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO
) How Warriors' Klay Thompson built his all-star résumé Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson even has NBA legends like George Gervin feeling nostalgic. |
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SUSAN TRIPP POLLARD
) Women's purses: Readers divulge the craziest thing they're carrying around We asked readers to tell us about the craziest thing they have stashed in the handbag. You think you're carting around something wild or funny? Read on. |
BUSINESS  (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) 3D printers to make human body parts? It's happening While printed parts for humans so far have used plastic, metal and other inorganic materials, researchers in California and elsewhere also have begun printing living tissue, with the goal of eventually employing 'bioprinters' to make customized kidneys, livers and other organs for people needing transplants. |
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SUSAN TRIPP POLLARD
) Women's purses: Readers divulge the craziest thing they're carrying around We asked readers to tell us about the craziest thing they have stashed in the handbag. You think you're carting around something wild or funny? Read on. |
(Terry Renna) Bruce Jenner is becoming a woman, will document process with reality TV show The Olympic gold medal winner and “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star will document his transformation on a new reality show, reports say. |
