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The family of Charlie Kirk alleges that a "series of stunning failures and reckless decisions" by Utah Valley University led to the conservative activist's assassination....
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Corte Madera approves ban on tobacco sales
Corte Madera is now the first town in the country to ban the sale of all nicotine products. Georgetown law professor Michele Goodwin explains whether other towns will follow suit....
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Sportscaster Greg Papa in hospital with heart failure: report
49ers sportscaster Greg Papa is back in the hospital with heart failure, according to the SF Standard.
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Family of Texas pregnant woman Tierra Walker who died sues Texas AG Ken Paxton, alleges denied abortion led to death
The family of a pregnant woman who died sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and others on Tuesday, claiming she was denied an abortion that could have saved her life....
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What are the top threats posed by AI and should you be worried? Experts explain
The most powerful figures in the AI industry issued grave warnings in recent days.
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San Francisco marks El Grito and Hispanic Heritage Month
San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday glowed in green, red, and white as hundreds of Bay Area residents gathered at Civic Center Plaza to celebrate "El Grito" and kick off both Hispanic Heritage Month and the eve of Mexican Independence Day....
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LA news helicopter crash: Breaking down what happened
Three people died after a NBC4 news helicopter crashed in Chatsworth. The victims in the helicopter as pilot George Marciniw and Eliana Moreno, who provided aerial coverage for NBC4 and Telemundo 52....
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Inside the SF Opera strike — a bigger fight over the company’s future
The orchestra’s first-ever strike has no end in sight, as musicians say the company’s math doesn’t add up and the opera says it has no choice but to freeze wages....
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Stewart Brand sells his seaworthy Sausalito houseboat to tech CEO
After a major price cut, a Wordpress founder is buying the retrofitted tugboat from the counterculture legend.
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Sam Altman: ‘The world should trust’ us on AI safety
After a week of dire warnings, the CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic toned down doom messages at the Dreamforce conference.