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Bay Area growth pushes Calif. population near 38M
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- Published on 05/01/2013 - 12:57 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — The state Finance Department reports that California's population grew by almost 300,000 last year to nearly 38 million people, with the San Francisco Bay Area leading the growth.
Maria Shriver is coming back to NBC News
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- Published on 04/30/2013 - 1:51 pm
- Written by David Bauder, AP Writer
(AP) — After nearly a decade away, former California first lady Maria Shriver is returning to NBC News for a job where she will concentrate on the roles of women in American life.
San Diego-Tijuana pursue longshot Olympics bid
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- Published on 04/30/2013 - 1:47 pm
- Written by Elliot Spagat, AP Writer
(AP) — Horrendous waits to enter the United States. A lack of sporting venues. Scarce hotel rooms during peak tourist season.
Monster suing San Francisco over energy drinks
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- Published on 04/30/2013 - 1:34 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — Monster Beverage is suing San Francisco's city attorney over demands that the energy drink maker reduce the amount of caffeine in its drinks and change its marketing practices.
Committee OKs plan to reopen 9-11 scholarships
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- Published on 04/30/2013 - 1:25 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — A bill that would reopen a scholarship program for the relatives of Californians who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has easily passed a Senate committee.
BOE: Calif. drivers paid record fuel taxes in '12
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- Published on 04/30/2013 - 10:41 am
- Written by Business Journal staff
Californians purchased less gas in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the year before, according to new data from the state Board of Equalization.
Bayer to pay $1.1B for California firm Conceptus
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- Published on 04/29/2013 - 2:06 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — German drug company Bayer AG says it has agreed to buy California-based Conceptus for around $1.1 billion to expand the kinds of birth control it offers.
Valley fever spurs call to close 2 Calif. prisons
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- Published on 04/29/2013 - 2:00 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — The state's efforts to stop the rapid spread of valley fever through two Central California prisons have been so ineffectual that it should stop placing prisoners there, a medical expert told a federal judge in San Francisco overseeing health care in the state's prisons.
Virgin Galactic spaceship makes 1st powered flight
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- Published on 04/29/2013 - 1:56 pm
- Written by Raquel Maria Dillon, AP Writer
(AP) — Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo made its first powered flight Monday, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert that moves the company closer to its goal of flying paying passengers on brief hops into space.
Google's virtual assistant invades Siri's turf
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- Published on 04/29/2013 - 1:41 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — Google is trying to upstage Siri, the sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple's iPhone and iPad.
