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Clunky 'Speed Racer' crashes into a wall
The latest from the "Matrix"-making Wachowski brothers is an uncompelling and overlong piece of eye-candy geared to a sixth-grader's world view.  

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Success can be costly, especially for an extracurricular high school program that depends completely on outside donations for its continued existence.Two students in the forensics program at Pinole Valley High School — seniors Jaheed Hedeen-Garret and Marcus Lang — have qualified to  
 
 

Bay Area Oil Spill

By Paul EliasSAN FRANCISCO — The pilot of the container ship that spilled 53,000 gallons of fuel oil into San Francisco Bay is expected to be slapped with two new felony charges, his attorney said in a court filing Monday.  
 
 

Times Watchdog

BOATING A PERILOUS PASTIME

Narrow, curving rivers and sloughs, faster boats, reckless behavior and the lack of mandatory boater education combine to make California's inland waterways more dangerous than the Pacific Ocean.

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The Green Guide

Kermit the Frog might have believed it wasn't easy being green, but really, it's not all that difficult to be environmentally friendly.

A Tainted Legacy

An examination of the Diocese of Oakland and the underreporting of clergy child sex abuse allegations.

Community College Crisis

California's community colleges may not be able to handle the challenges of work-force training, remedial education and transfer responsibilities.

From Today's Times

Ohlone center opens in China
n School facility near Shanghai trains business students in English 

 

Corrections

A story on Page A3 Thursday about a fatal accident on the Highway 4 bypass in Brentwood incorrectly reported when the roadway first opened. The stretch of the bypass between Lone Tree Way and Sand Creek Road opened in 2002.  
 
An front-page story April 29 about a Jewish dating plan incorrectly referred to a couple's family. Mari and Marc Ettlinger have had two children of their own.  
 
A story in some editions Thursday about an Antioch chiropractor accused of sexual assault ended in the middle of a sentence. The sentence should have read: Investigators, who have (Jason) Goettsch's cell phone, have identified the second man, who was not seen in the video, and they are still  
 
A story on Page A3 Monday reported the incorrect age for a girl who was rescued from a Brentwood swimming pool on Sunday. She is 5.  
 
A story Monday on Page A3 had the incorrect age for a girl who was rescued from a swimming pool in Brentwood. She is 5.  
 
 
 

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FBI video shows powerful explosion at San Diego courthouse
SAN DIEGO—The FBI released surveillance video Friday of a powerful pipe bomb explosion that shattered big windows at a federal courthouse and filled the lobby with smoke. Full Story

 
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ARLINGTON, Texas—Scott Feldman and three relievers combined for Texas' third consecutive shutout and Brandon Boggs drove in three runs to help the Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Friday night.   Full Story
 
 

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FBI video shows powerful explosion at San Diego courthouse
SAN DIEGO—The FBI released surveillance video Friday of a powerful pipe bomb explosion that shattered big windows at a federal courthouse and filled the lobby with smoke. Full Story

 

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Pakistan frees ethnic leader
KARACHI, Pakistan—Pakistan's new government freed a prominent ethnic Baluch leader Friday as it tries to forge reconciliation in the restive southwest of the country. Full Story

 

Weird News

ALTA, Iowa—A 78-year-old legally blind man nicknamed "The Hammer" has bowled a perfect game. Dale Davis of Alta, Iowa, nailed 12 consecutive strikes and reached 300 on Saturday night during league play.   Full Story
 
 
Broader state action would threaten key revenue source, groups say  
 
 
3-year-old crash victim still in critical condition
ANTIOCH — The 3-year-old boy gravely injured in a May 1 rollover crash on an Antioch highway remained in critical condition Friday at a Bay Area trauma center, the Highway Patrol reportedInvestigators are recommending felony DUI charges against the driver of the car in which they were riding 

 

Health News from the AP

CHICAGO—There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own.   Full Story
 
 
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