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School rankings released Friday reveal that more than 52 East Bay schools are lagging far behind others with similar demographics. These include 40 schools in Alameda County and 12 in Contra Costa County.

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Barron Edwards, 51, was being held Friday evening at County Jail in Martinez, charged with at least two counts of sexual abuse against children under the age of 14.

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LAFAYETTE -- Police are looking for a man who robbed a Lafayette credit union office late Friday morning.At 11:10 a.m., the Lafayette Police Department responded the Patelco Credit Union branch at 3498 Mt.  
 
 
 
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Supermoon, rare planetary lineup in Friday's night sky

The holiday weekend and unofficial start of summer will kick off Friday night with some good skywatching: a closer-than-usual full moon, and a planetary cluster. 
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A's beat Astros on Chris Young's ninth-inning homer

Chris Young hits a three-run home run in the ninth inning to rally the Oakland A's to a 6-5 win over the Houston Astros.

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Skyhook king, Abdul Jabbar, in town to support leukemia fight

Diagnosed in 2008, when he feared he had months to live, Abdul-Jabbar has since learned he has a treatable form, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). He's the keynote speaker at the CML Patient Summit in Millbrae on Saturday. 

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