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SF Giants fall to Dodgers as Ohtani delivers seven shutout innings

For all of Ohtani’s brilliance — the four-time MVP struck out eight and trimmed his ERA to 0.82 — the defining moment of the ...
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Valkyries instant analysis: Offense can’t score in loss to Sky

After two straight games of offensive proficiency, the Valkyries struggled to find a rhythm against the Chicago Sky. Golden ...
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What are the 10 most expensive homes that sold in Santa Rosa last week?

A single-family home that sold for $2.78 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Santa ...
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Santa Rosa approves redrawn fire hazard maps

Santa Rosa leaders approved updates to the city’s fire hazard areas over objections from some residents who raised questions about the implications for their properties.
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Kouri Richins, who wrote a children’s book on grief after her husband’s death, gets life sentence

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband and was later found guilty of killing him finds out Wednesday how long she will spend in ...
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San Jose State to serve as base camp for Paraguay during World Cup, joining Australia in Bay Area

Paraguay is returning to the World Cup for the first time since 2010 and is participating in the tournament for the ninth time overall. Paraguay plays two of its Group D stage matches in Santa Clara ...
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Kids are in a ‘reading recession,’ as test scores continue to decline

Almost every state in the analysis saw improvements in math test scores from 2022 to 2025. Student absenteeism also declined ...
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France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak

PARIS (AP) — Over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship were ordered to remain on board after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, French authorities said Wednesday. They dismissed ...
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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera reunite on Day of the Dead in new Met Opera production

The opera, with libretto by playwright Nilo Cruz and music by Gabriela Lena Frank, imagines Kahlo’s spectral reunion three years after her death with Diego Rivera, the great Mexican muralist with whom ...
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20 years after a 22-minute ovation, Guillermo del Toro and ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ return to Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) — Twenty years ago, Guillermo del Toro premiered “Pan’s Labyrinth” at the Cannes Film Festival. He went in anxious. It was toward the end of the festival and many journalists had ...
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Sandra Oh, Kumail Nanjiani among ‘A List’ Asian American, Pacific Islander names in new HBO doc

Timed for release during AAPI Heritage Month, “The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas” drops Wednesday on HBO Max. It’s the latest in “The List Series” created by Timothy ...
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‘The Fast and the Furious’ and Vin Diesel roll into Cannes for 25th anniversary

CANNES, France (AP) — The cast of “The Fast and the Furious” rolled into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for a 25th anniversary celebration of the nitrous-boosting franchise.