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• Pakistan says its nuclear program can be made available to Saudi Arabia under defense pact
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• East Bay resident gets 8½ years in federal prison for receiving child pornography
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• Here’s what it’s like to use Meta’s new Ray-Ban Display glasses
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• Map: Where the Southern California mudslides and flooding are
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• US attorney whose office is investigating Letitia James is told he’s being removed, AP source says
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• Faster Internet Coming to Coastside San Mateo
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• 🎨 First Friday at CruzioWorks!🎨
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• Trump says Xi approves of TikTok deal as leaders plan South Korea meeting
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• British couple freed by Taliban hug daughter in emotional reunion
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• Drone strike on Sudan mosque kills 78, medic tells BBC
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• San Lorenzo Park redesign could include pickleball, river restoration
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• Watsonville approves more license plate cameras despite opposition
  Members of an opposition group spoke out against the use of automated license pl…
• Felton Fire floats parcel tax to save district
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• As a new state bill pushes back against license plate cameras, Watsonville looks to add more
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• This Microsoft Entra ID Vulnerability Could Have Been Catastrophic
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