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Police Kill Suspect; Officer Hurt Officers served a warrant to a parolee at large. A male suspect was fatally shot by police after he allegedly shot and injured an officer
| Jan.7 |
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Girl sprayed by acid outside church An acid-filled bottle that sprayed a 10-year-old was the fourth of its kind found in San Mateo County in a month
| Jan.29 |
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Gas Spill Closes Hwy.101 Both Ways Map of Interstate 101 Redwood City All northbound and southbound lanes were blocked due to gasoline leaking from a big rig onto the roadway, a virtual standstill on the Peninsula
A van collided with a big-rig hauling two 26,000-gallon gasoline tankers along 101 near Maple Road around 1:45 p.m., causing the rear tanker to overturn and spill 1,600 gallons of fuel onto the highway
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NB Direction Closed Until Wed. Morning Map of Interstate 101 Redwood City A nine-mile stretch along the Peninsula remained closed following a wreck involving an overturned tanker that leaked fuel onto the roadway
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| Feb.24 |
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Electronic Arts offers $2b for gaming rival EA was pushing ahead with a bid to take over upstart Take-Two Interactive Software, despite rebuffs from the smaller company
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| Mar.26 |
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Take-Two Board Rejects EA Bid Grand Theft Auto publisher told its shareholders to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from rival Electronic Arts, saying it's not enough | |
| Mar.29 |
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EA extends Take-Two bid Electronic Arts extended its hostile $2 billion bid for the rival by a week, giving itself an extra time to try to sway Take-Two's sharehold...
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| Apr.4 |
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Ex-officer gets 90 days for threatening The prosecutors say Alfonso Esqueda tried to get information out of a suspect by threatening to shoot him
| Apr.12 |
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2 former Korn/Ferry workers indicted A former top manager and an employee at the executive search firm charged that they stole the company's info to start a competing firm
| Apr.18 |
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EA extends tender offer for Take-Two Electronic Arts extended the deadline of its tender offer in its continuing $2 billion bid to buy the New York video gamer maker
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| May.16 |
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Bail For Man In Fire That Killed Sons Charles Schuttloffel Sr., 36, pleaded no contest to two charges of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the death of his 2 sons in a 20...
| May.19 |
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EA again extends Take-Two deadline Video game publisher Electronic Arts has for a third time extended the deadline for its $2 billion tender offer to buy smaller rival Take-Two
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| Jun.23 |
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Triple Murder Spurs Police Manhunt Map of 500 Stanford Avenue Redwood City 94063: Deputies were searching for three suspects in connection with a shooting that left 3 men dead in North Fair Oaks neighborhood.
One man was found dead outside and 2 more dead inside a house. All 3 suffered apparent gunshot wounds and were Latino men 25 to 30 years old
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| Jul.21 |
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EA Extends Tender Deadline Video game publisher has again extended the deadline for its $2 billion tender offer to buy smaller rival Take-Two
| Jul.29 |
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EA Expects Sharp Growth Video game publisher Electronic Arts says it expects fiscal 2009 profit and sales to grow sharply, fueled by upcoming games
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| Aug.13 |
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County votes in favor of menu label law San Mateo County is requiring chain restaurants to provide customers with nutritional information about the food they serve
| Aug.18 |
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EA Drops Take-Two Bid Electronic Arts is abandoning its $2 billion hostile takeover of in the hopes of sealing a deal through friendly negotiations | |
| Aug.24 |
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3 Shot Outside Pizza Parlor 94070: Police were searching for a suspect who shot 2 women and a man in front of Primo Pizza early Sunday morning
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| Sep.13 |
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Argument Triggers Teen Murder Deputies found a boy lying in the street and suffering from gunshot wounds. Witnesses were hearing an argument between the victim and a teen
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| Oct.10 |
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Girl Dies After Falling Off Horse 94062: A 5-year-old girl died after falling off a horse while taking riding lessons. The horse became spooked and bucked her off
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| Dec.18 |
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Carbon Monoxide Sickens 8 Map of 289 Fourth Ave Redwood City 94063: 8 people, including 5 children, are recovering from the poisoning at 2 local hospitals. The cause was exhaust from a 4,000-watt generator | |
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Economy A Factor In CO Poisoning 8 people in a small household who had a close call with carbon monoxide poisoning 'are the front-line victims of the economy crisis'
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Ex-Lockheed president dies A. Carl Kotchian admitted in the 1970s to paying millions in bribes in an international scandal that brought down Japan's prime minister
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