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New cases slow in NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak; Met museum among buildings with positive tests
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (389+ words) No one has died in the outbreak on Manhattan's Upper East Side, but 49 patients have required hospitalization, though 34 so far have gone home, city Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said. City data show two new cases were diagnosed from samples…...
Stacks and stacks of wax packs, now obsolete, summon the joy of baseball-card childhoods
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (393+ words) Some tore the slightly tacky paper wrapper open and flipped through the cards in an insatiable instant (hence the popular phrase “ripping wax” for opening card packs even today, about 35 years since use of actual wax wrappers ceased). Others did…...
Grass fire prompts evacuations in Benicia, snarls traffic on I-680
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (138+ words) Grass fire prompts evacuations in Benicia, snarls traffic on Interstate 680 San Francisco Chronicle A grass fire near Interstate 680 snarled traffic and prompted the evacuation of several buildings in an industrial section of Benicia Wednesday, authorities said The Benicia Fire Department…...
Motown legend to bring her iconic sound to the Bay Area for one night
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (214+ words) Gladys Knight performs at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit in 2025. The Motown legend is set to perform at Mountain Winery in Saratoga this month. Gladys Knight, the “Empress of Soul,” is bringing her signature sound to the Bay Area for…...
Exclusive: Pier 70 developer wants to add 600 more homes to S.F. megaproject
7+ hour, 39+ min ago (752+ words) Like developers from Mission Bay to Treasure Island, Brookfield Properties is betting that more density will be the key to kickstarting expansion at San Francisco’s Pier 70. Brookfield is proposing to increase the maximum number of units in the 28-acre historic…...
Letters: Nevada has a solution for Oakland’s sex trafficking problem
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (339+ words) San Francisco Chronicle Regarding âA rescue on âthe Bladeâ: Can Oakland take back a neighborhood from sex traffickers?â (East Bay, SFChronicle.com, July 13): Letâs remember that parents, schools, churches, the military and governments have all been…...
Drier air returns to Northern California before another potential monsoon surge
8+ hour, 30+ min ago (355+ words) Weather models predict a drier air mass over Northern California on Wednesday and Thursday, with monsoon moisture limited to the Four Corners, Southern California and the Pacific Northwest. Dry weather is returning to Northern California after a monsoon pattern brought…...
Giants’ Luis Arraez on All-Star experience: ‘Wow, I’m still a kid, especially playing this game’
13+ hour ago (486+ words) PHILADELPHIA — The Cradle of Liberty playing host to the MLB All-Star Game during the nation’s 250th birthday month was a celebration in every respect at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies’ hitters — Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper and Brandon Marsh — went a combined…...
Hilton Grand Vacations fires employee who sent racial slur via social media to Aces’ Chelsea Gray
20+ hour, 50+ min ago (248+ words) “The person responsible for posting this information is no longer with the company,” Hilton Grand Vacations said in a statement. “His behavior was in violation of multiple company policies and does not reflect our company’s values in any way.” The…...
Bay Area sports calendar, July 15-16
15+ hour, 21+ min ago (221+ words) San Francisco Chronicle WEDNESDAY BASEBALL 5:30p Minors: AAPB All-Star Game MLB Net Ryz CYCLING 4a Tour de France, stage 11 NBCSN Peacock 10p Tour of Magnificent Qinghai, day 6 Unbeaten GOLF 10:30p British Open NBCSN Peacock 1a Thu British Open USA NBA SUMMER LEAGUE: LAS VEGAS 12:30p Indiana…...