Chinese regulators suspended a broadcaster Friday after an unaired segment of a TV game show…
House Passes STEM Jobs Act
Fri Nov 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The House has approved legislation to offer green cards to foreign students with advanced degrees…
Apple to sell new iPads, iPhone 5 in China in Dec.
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Apple Inc. on Friday said its latest iPad models will go on sale in China on Dec. 7, followed by the iPhone 5 a week later…
Gay marriage cases could see Supreme Court action
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The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court…
60% of Android users threatened by ‘malicious’ ads
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A growing number of mobile phone users are under threat of potential network risks, according to experts…
Who else has been duped by The Onion ?
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China’s Communist Party media’s pick up of Kim Jung Eun are not the first to be duped by The Onion. Here are other memorable instances…
“Climate Clock” to be Silicon Valley landmark
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For the next 10 months, visitors to San Jose City Hall will be greeted by a 10-foot-tall working model of a planned “Climate Clock” sculpture…
Sex tape used to bribe Chinese official goes viral
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A 5-year-old sex tape of an 18-year-old woman, allegedly hired by developers to sleep with a city official, is causing yet another scandal for China’s ruling Communists …
China media fooled by western satire
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The U.S.-based comedy website The Onion voted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2012…
Microsoft attacks Google’s holiday marketing
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Microsoft is trying to skewer Google as a lousy holiday shopping guide in its latest attempt to divert more traffic to its Bing search engine…
Fourth person dies in Calif. of mushroom poisoning
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A Northern California sheriff says a fourth person has died from eating a soup made with poisonous mushrooms earlier this month…
Airport dating website connnects travellers
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A web entrepreneur is taking niche dating to new heights…
Home prices up in most major US cities
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Home prices increased in September in most major U.S. cities…
China: Jailed tycoon Wu Ying stands trial
Tue Nov 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Former Chinese billionaire Wu Ying stood trial Tuesday as plaintiff in two civil cases over property disputes…
Redwood City: Teen bicyclist killed
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A Redwood City teen was killed in a traffic collision as she was riding her bike Tuesday morning, according to police…
Antioch: man found shot to death in home
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Detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man who was found shot at a home in Antioch…
San Mateo man killed in hit-and-run collision
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Driver killed pedestrian on hwy 101 fled scene
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China lands first jet on aircraft carrier (Photo Gallery)
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China lands jet on first aircraft carrier
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The body-signals given by aircraft launching officers for the takeoff of J-15 fighter jets from China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning…
Oakland: Two women shot and killed
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Two women were killed in a shooting in Oakland Sunday morning, police said…
Humane society offers to pay owners to fix Chihuahuas
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The Peninsula Humane Society is offering to pay $20 to owners of Chihuahuas in San Francisco and San Mateo…
Car sales rise after Sandy
Fri Nov 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Superstorm Sandy is providing a windfall for new car dealers in New York…
Lanes on nb highway 101 reopen
Fri Nov 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A 44-year-old woman was killed, and six others, including a California Highway Patrol officer, were injured in a crash on northbound U.S. Highway 101…
China bans hospitals from refusing AIDS patients
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China’s Health Ministry has banned hospitals from turning away patients infected with HIV-AIDS…
Oakland’s 110th homicide this year ties 2011 total
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The fatal shooting of a 33-year-old man in Oakland has bought this year’s homicide tally to 110, tying the city’s mark last year…
Black Friday Frenzy
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The shoppers are coming in waves after some retailers opened their doors for Black Friday on Thanksgiving…
Man who died while looking for his cat identified
Wed Nov 21, 2012 By 1 Comment
A man who was found dead in a water-filled rock quarry behind an Oakland shopping center after he went looking for his cat…
US abortions fall 5 percent, biggest drop in a decade
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Health officials say U.S. abortions fell 5 percent over a year, the largest decrease in at least a decade…
Are you ready for thanksgiving?
Wed Nov 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
President Barack Obama, with daughters Sasha, center, and Malia, right, carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving a turkey…