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Sentiment matches actual construction surge in San Jose

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Google announces effort to fight back against online child pornography.

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New drug approved by FDA appears to help people make a big first step toward much needed weight loss.

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Pentagon plan would allow women to start training as Army Rangers and Navy Seals by 2016.

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Federal authorities are digging up a field in suburban Detroit as they search for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa, potentially ending one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, NBC 4 New York's I-Tea...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:30:52 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/0617-voterID.jpg
A look into what effect the court's ruling might have on contested voter ID laws all over the country.

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A bicyclist was struck and killed Monday afternoon near downtown San Jose, according to police.]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:20:54 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/462421_10151444646568386_19.jpg
10-year agreement makes Yahoo a founding partner of Levi's Stadium, and will be the 49ers' official and exclusive content, social networking, and photo and video sharing partner.

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It wasn't clear when the SAP signage would be placed on the building]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:14:24 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/195*120/sjcrashdead.jpg
Additional charges pending for driver now that police say he stole beer from nearby 7-11 prior to crash.]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:14:58 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/koch-tombstone-inset.jpg
The tombstone for former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, who died in February after meticulously planning the details of his burial for years, was mistakenly engraved with the wrong birth date, NBC 4 New York...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:51:08 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/WRC_0000000002867452_722x406_33902147511.jpg
The pilot of the world's only solar-powered plane that can fly at night tells transportation reporter Adam Tuss he was toying with people who might be watching him land at Dulles]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:20:17 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/022813Construction-3.jpg
Work on a new 18,000-person venue for the San Jose Earthquakes has begun.

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Convicted former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. would like to serve prison time ahead of his also-convicted spouse, Sandi Jackson, court filings show. Paperwork also reveals that the former...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:20:27 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Pier-27-29-from-Embarcadero.jpg
At 12,000 square feet and a 500-person capacity, the America's Cup bar will be the world's biggest "pop-up bar."

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A bankruptcy filing for San Jose-headquartered Orchard Supply Hardware will lead to Lowe's taking over 60 of its stores.

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Police arrested a Morgan Hill man on Saturday after a woman's body was found near the railroad tracks.]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:26:32 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/johnchambers.jpg
It's taboo to label some of the Silicon Valley's most powerful people as secretaries]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:34:54 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Carie_Charlesworth_teacher.jpg
The San Diego-area woman fired from her teaching job because of her ex-husband's violent behavior has a job offer. An anonymous school official in the Los Angeles area made the offer after seeing NBC 7...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:25:18 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/newark-plane-poison-man.jpg
A man on a Newark-bound flight from Hong Kong Monday screamed that passengers had been poisoned and drugged while ranting "your life is in jeopardy," before he was tackled by fellow fliers and crew, officials an...]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:14:50 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Chad+Johnson+June+17.jpg
Former NFL star Chad Johnson left the Broward County Main Jail Monday, thanking the judge who put him there for "making him think."

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Armored SWAT trucks surrounded a car involved in a brief pursuit that led to a crash and standoff Monday at a South Los Angeles intersection.]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:48:37 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/police+involved+0617.jpg
A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot late Sunday by a police officer, marking the third police-involved shooting in Chicago since Friday. Chicago Police said they were chasing the teen down an alley when...

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California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Jeff Morales says he is encouraged by developments of the last year.

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Twenty first-graders and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., six months ago and one group is pushing for every bit of good to come out of the tragedy: Sandy Hook Promise, a...

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Fullback Marcel Reece talks about Olson's 'aura' of creativity

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A Fort Myers, Fla., teen had a once in a lifetime experience when he swam with a 30-foot, 50,000-pound whale shark on Saturday. Chris Kreis, 19, was fishing in the Gulf of Mexico when he spotted the...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:47:44 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/201*120/pacmug.jpg
A 10-year-old girl escape after a man attempting a kidnapping in Pacifica

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Police were seeking a Los Angeles elementary school teacher accused of stabbing his wife to death in the street after she obtained a domestic violence restraining order against him. The suspect, Michael Rodney...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:52:05 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/PeaceThumb.jpg
After back-to-back, deadly shootings in Santa Monica, community members have taken to the streets to call for peace. More than 100 people walked through the streets of Santa Monica on]]>