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Season-ending high school girls volleyball rankings, Nov. 25, 2025: Bay Area News Group Top 15 trib.al/P2Nfo86
Season-ending high school girls volleyball rankings, Nov. 25, 2025: Bay Area News Group Top 15
Mitty remains on top after NorCal action, James Logan remains in top 5 after D-I final. St. Francis, St. Ignatius, Campolindo, Valley Christian, SRV among those in the mix.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Season-ending high school girls volleyball rankings, Nov. 25, 2025: Bay Area News Group Top 15 trib.al/P2Nfo86
Tornado near Houston damages more than 100 homes trib.al/3j2CQaX
Tornado near Houston damages more than 100 homes
More than 20,000 customers were without power at one point.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Tornado near Houston damages more than 100 homes trib.al/3j2CQaX
Latin singer Delarosa, 22, shot dead in Los Angeles trib.al/L92CoQ4
Latin singer Delarosa, 22, shot dead in Los Angeles
Maria De La Rosa was one of three victims sitting in a car that came under fire in the Northridge neighborhood.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Latin singer Delarosa, 22, shot dead in Los Angeles trib.al/L92CoQ4
Trump’s team circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies trib.al/le0ZtHZ
Trump’s team circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies
The subsidies were at the heart of the Democrats’ demands in the government shutdown fight that ended earlier this month.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Trump’s team circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies trib.al/le0ZtHZ
Photos: San Francisco 49ers prevail over Carolina Panthers for 20-9 NFL win trib.al/fgnI1pc
Photos: San Francisco 49ers prevail over Carolina Panthers for 20-9 NFL win
The San Francisco 49ers overcame that Thanksgiving Week generosity and toppled the Carolina Panthers 20-9.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Photos: San Francisco 49ers prevail over Carolina Panthers for 20-9 NFL win trib.al/fgnI1pc
Silicon Valley commercial leasing surges and new development rises trib.al/jf827gv
Silicon Valley commercial leasing surges and new development rises
Commercial leasing activity jumped in Silicon Valley during the third quarter of 2025, and development activity rose.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Silicon Valley commercial leasing surges and new development rises trib.al/jf827gv
Berkeley, a Look Back: Dense fog engulfs Bay Area on Thanksgiving 1925 trib.al/pm6c8ts
Berkeley, a Look Back: Dense fog engulfs Bay Area on Thanksgiving 1925
Also, the university took the first step toward developing the then-new Strawberry Canyon site for its botanical gardens.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Berkeley, a Look Back: Dense fog engulfs Bay Area on Thanksgiving 1925 trib.al/pm6c8ts
The murder that ended a young Bay Area editor’s crusade to save the redwoods trib.al/0Yhxsii
The murder that ended a young Bay Area editor’s crusade to save the redwoods
Ralph Sidney Smith, the popular young editor of the Redwood City Times and Gazette, wanted to protect the trees in the Santa Cruz mountains from rampant logging. Then he wrote something a reader di…
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November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The murder that ended a young Bay Area editor’s crusade to save the redwoods trib.al/0Yhxsii
Felony trial for pro-Palestinian Stanford protesters set to begin next month trib.al/5J7A0KC
Felony trial for pro-Palestinian Stanford protesters set to begin next month
Five Stanford activists charged with felony vandalism expected to go to trial next month.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Felony trial for pro-Palestinian Stanford protesters set to begin next month trib.al/5J7A0KC
49ers report card vs. Panthers: Stellar defense erases offensive mistakes trib.al/gTEX29m
49ers report card vs. Panthers: Stellar defense erases offensive mistakes
The Niners’ pass defense kept Bryce Young guessing for much of Monday night’s win.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
49ers report card vs. Panthers: Stellar defense erases offensive mistakes trib.al/gTEX29m
Oakland police again dinged by federal official for investigating misconduct too slowly trib.al/2SQNvof
Oakland police again dinged by federal official for investigating misconduct too slowly
It is a key task that U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick expects OPD to complete.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Oakland police again dinged by federal official for investigating misconduct too slowly trib.al/2SQNvof
Opinion: Here’s why L.A. fire survivors want Ricardo Lara’s resignation trib.al/KlQfUaM
Opinion: Here’s why L.A. fire survivors want Ricardo Lara’s resignation
California has some of the nation’s strongest consumer laws. The insurance commissioner simply hasn’t enforced them.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Opinion: Here’s why L.A. fire survivors want Ricardo Lara’s resignation trib.al/KlQfUaM
Horoscopes Nov. 25, 2025: Christina Applegate, let your vision lead the way trib.al/XCZk2NT
Horoscopes Nov. 25, 2025: Christina Applegate, let your vision lead the way
Astrological advice for everyone born on this date.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Horoscopes Nov. 25, 2025: Christina Applegate, let your vision lead the way trib.al/XCZk2NT
Asking Eric: Because of the dispute about the dress, I skipped the wedding. Now the bride won’t speak to me. trib.al/JWcMgRT
Asking Eric: Because of the dispute about the dress, I skipped the wedding. Now the bride won’t speak to me.
Plus: She never apologized after I broke my leg, but my husband wants her at his birthday dinner.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Asking Eric: Because of the dispute about the dress, I skipped the wedding. Now the bride won’t speak to me. trib.al/JWcMgRT
Harriette Cole: Why am I being blamed for my friend’s hurt feelings? trib.al/iuePgjG
Harriette Cole: Why am I being blamed for my friend’s hurt feelings?
Yes, I gave her ticket to someone else, but only after she canceled.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Harriette Cole: Why am I being blamed for my friend’s hurt feelings? trib.al/iuePgjG
Miss Manners: The older women made a list of things the bride is doing wrong trib.al/ODoQ96U
Miss Manners: The older women made a list of things the bride is doing wrong
They object to everything from her dress to the morning rehearsal.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Miss Manners: The older women made a list of things the bride is doing wrong trib.al/ODoQ96U
Dear Abby: I got an anonymous message about my new husband, and I’m so rattled trib.al/ASqBbaX
Dear Abby: I got an anonymous message about my new husband, and I’m so rattled
I got free of a narcissist, and now this happens?
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November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Dear Abby: I got an anonymous message about my new husband, and I’m so rattled trib.al/ASqBbaX
Ji’Ayir Brown’s interceptions outweigh Brock Purdy’s in 49ers’ ‘MNF’ win trib.al/afcK28R
Ji’Ayir Brown’s interceptions outweigh Brock Purdy’s in 49ers’ ‘MNF’ win
The 49ers have 4 INTs the past two weeks after forcing just one in their previous 10 games.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Ji’Ayir Brown’s interceptions outweigh Brock Purdy’s in 49ers’ ‘MNF’ win trib.al/afcK28R
Arrest made in decades-old Foster City homicide trib.al/2R4hl47
Arrest made in decades-old Foster City homicide
Nancy Galvani’s estranged husband was taken into custody Monday in San Francisco.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Arrest made in decades-old Foster City homicide trib.al/2R4hl47
Kurtenbach: The 49ers got away with one against the Panthers. It better be one-and-done trib.al/Zg08YVq
Kurtenbach: The 49ers got away with one against the Panthers. It better be one-and-done
Brock Purdy’s three interceptions overshadow great games from Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, and the 49ers’ defense.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Kurtenbach: The 49ers got away with one against the Panthers. It better be one-and-done trib.al/Zg08YVq
Warriors instant analysis: Second quarter blitz pushes Golden State past Utah trib.al/x2RmKoV
Warriors instant analysis: Second quarter blitz pushes Golden State past Utah
Warriors vs. Jazz: Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Gary Payton II overcome thin roster to snap losing streak
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November 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Warriors instant analysis: Second quarter blitz pushes Golden State past Utah trib.al/x2RmKoV
What the 49ers said after beating the Panthers trib.al/srpgwTm
What the 49ers said after beating the Panthers
Christian McCaffrey had 142 total yards and a touchdown that helped seal the game in his first game ever against the Carolina Panthers.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
What the 49ers said after beating the Panthers trib.al/srpgwTm
49ers Studs and Duds: The Niners dominate while Brock Purdy implodes trib.al/7ICiEpJ
49ers Studs and Duds: The Niners dominate while Brock Purdy implodes
Brock Purdy’s three interceptions spoil a lopsided Niners’ performance.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
49ers Studs and Duds: The Niners dominate while Brock Purdy implodes trib.al/7ICiEpJ
Instant analysis of 49ers’ 20-9 win despite Panthers’ three interceptions of Purdy trib.al/VIBbvve
Instant analysis of 49ers’ 20-9 win despite Panthers’ three interceptions of Purdy
The 49ers (8-4) overcame three interceptions off Brock Purdy and posted a 20-9 victory over the Carolina Panthers (6-6).
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November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Instant analysis of 49ers’ 20-9 win despite Panthers’ three interceptions of Purdy trib.al/VIBbvve
Valkyries’ Burton gets invite to Team USA Basketball’s camp in December trib.al/oedFMka
Valkyries’ Burton gets invite to Team USA Basketball’s camp in December
Burton will join Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers, as well as ex-Stanford stars Cameron Brink and Kiki Iriafen, all of whom will make their USA Basketball camp debuts.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Valkyries’ Burton gets invite to Team USA Basketball’s camp in December trib.al/oedFMka