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Sign at the 54th Annual World Series of Poker on May 31, 2023, in Las Vegas. Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Caesars EntertaBluffing is a key component of poker — there’s a reason it’s called a poker face. But the bluffing is supposed to…
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California governor Gavin Newsom worked late last night, vetoing a law that would have banned self-driving trucks without a human aboard from state roads until the early 2030s. State lawmakers had voted through the law with wide margins,…
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Google is finally extending the lifespan of older Chromebooks — the low-cost laptops used by school districts across the country — after years of limited software support sent thousands of those devices to the trash after just a few years…
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Starbucks is facing a class-action lawsuit over the ingredients of its Refresher drinks.Courtesy of Starbucks/Illustration by SFGATEStarbucks is facing a class-action lawsuit claiming that its Refresher drinks do not actually contain the…
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Mitsu Okubo shows some of the VHS video tapes in the collection at Basement VHS Club in the Mission District of San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 7, 2023.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATEOn the television screen, a woman named Adriana stands in the…
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OAKLAND – Three juveniles are facing charges in connection with a shooting at Skyline High School on Sept. 5, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. One is charged with assault with a firearm, a second with being a…
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50 Top Pizza has released its annual list of the world’s top pizzerias and named a sole Bay Area winner.San Francisco’s Tony’s Pizza Napoletana claimed the No. 19 spot on a list of the top 100 pizzerias around the world. Tony’s was among a…
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