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Standoff in Emeryville near Powell Street with a suspect who is possibly armed and suicidal.
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Netanyahu blasts Mamdani on social media ahead of visit to New York for UN
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Ridley sea turtlelays eggs in first documented West Coast nesting
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Bay Area transit cuts could lead Bay Bridge delays to more than double
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Childhood friend of Eugene Horsch reveals insight into family's past amid missing women investigation in Philadelphia, PA's Olney
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Hayden Panettiere's death ruled accidental from drugs, including fentanyl: Coroner
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Possibly armed suspect prompts standoff in Emeryville
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Fast-tracked and without a lawyer, Modesto family’s asylum case ends in denial
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What to know about Trump's UN visit and meetings with world leaders
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Pilots killed in Yosemite Dome Fire helicopter crash identified
Two helicopter pilots were killed when their aircraft crashed Sunday afternoon while conducting water drops on a wildfire at Yosemite National Park, officials say....