• Horoscopes Dec. 21, 2024: Jane Fonda, strategize, reorganize and define the lifestyle that suits your needs
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• Watsonville posts shutout against MVC in nonleague soccer action | Local Roundup
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• No shot: Stanford women’s basketball routed by Ohio State in San Francisco
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• A Missouri judge says the state’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, ensuring legal abortions
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a…
• Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it
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• University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests
  By JOCELYN GECKER The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University…
• ‘These people are just like us’: Santa Cruz County Homeless Memorial mourns lives lost in 2024
  SANTA CRUZ — More than 100 community members gathered in Santa Cruz Friday for the 26th annual Homeless Memori…
• 49ers’ Brock Purdy spreads holiday cheer, gets SUVs for his offensive line
  SANTA CLARA — It’s not unusual around this time for gifts to be exchanged in NFL locker rooms. A year ago, run…
• 14 locals named to All-CCS team | High school water polo
  Santa Cruz County had two girls and one boy named to the All-Central Coast Section Water Polo first team. In t…
• Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation
  By MELISSA GOLDIN President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in kil…

• Word Game: Dec. 21, 2024
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• Horoscopes Dec. 21, 2024: Jane Fonda, strategize, reorganize and define the lifestyle that suits your needs
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• Asking Eric: I let my boyfriend move in, and now I realize it was a mistake
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• Harriette Cole: My friend died, and only then did I learn he wasn’t my friend
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• Miss Manners: Apparently I was too harsh in telling her how the phone works
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• Today in History: December 21, Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie
  Today is Saturday, Dec. 21, the 356th day of 2024. There are 10 days left in the…
• Dear Abby: His parents liked me just fine until he blabbed our private business to them
  DEAR ABBY: I’ve been with my boyfriend for a year and a half. We broke up for a…
• Man shot and injured Friday morning in Newark
  NEWARK — A 22-year-old man was injured in a shooting Friday morning in Newark, a…
• Notre Dame kicks off new college football playoff era with 27-17 win over Indiana
  By MICHAEL MAROT SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jeremiyah Love tied the Notre Dame reco…
• No shot: Stanford women’s basketball routed by Ohio State in San Francisco
  SAN FRANCISCO – A holiday break couldn’t come at a better time for the Stanford…

• First Friday at Cruzio Featuring Liminal Space!
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• Faster Internet Coming to Coastside San Mateo
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• 🎨 First Friday at CruzioWorks!🎨
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• Black-footed Cats
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• Hidden Fortress Opens Cafe at Cruzioworks
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• Cruzio Got a Grant. What That Means for You
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• Cruzio Rides the Giant Dipper (and More)
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• Federal Internet Subsidies are Gone — But We’re Still Helping
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• SCLU Takes the Win at the Memorial Day Surf Contest
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• Equal Access in Watsonville, CA
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• Meet the 38 Republicans Who Defied Trump on the Spending and Debt Deal
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• German Officials Search for Motive in Christmas Market Attack
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• Congress Approves Full Social Security Benefits for Public Sector Retirees
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• Justice Clarence Thomas Did Not Disclose Additional Trips From Billionaire Patron, Democrats Say
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• The U.S. Should Abolish Anonymous Sperm Donations
  Children deserve better than to feel left in the dark against their will.
• Your Favorite Things
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• ‘The Interview’: Jonathan Roumie
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• Egg Prices Jump Before Holidays as Bird Flu Spreads
  Costs have soared again amid a bird flu outbreak, bringing renewed attention to…
• How Canada’s Voters Turned on Justin Trudeau
  Canada’s prime minister gained global renown 10 years ago for his unabashedly pr…

• Five dead, more than 200 injured in car attack on German Christmas market
  The Saxony-Anhalt premier said he could not rule out more deaths due to the numb…
• Jogging memories: Why some Nigerians in London set up their own running club
  Young Igbos in the UK meet up weekly to reconnect with their roots.
• 'We have to be more bold': Syria's musicians await future under new Islamist leaders
  A lively electronic music scene developed under the Assad regime. Now, it’s uncl…
• US avoids government shutdown after bill passes
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• Faced with turmoil, a defiant Trudeau hangs on – for now
  As the longest serving G7 leader, the Canadian prime minister has weathered many…
• Five killed in strike on Russia's Kursk after deadly missile attack on Kyiv
  A reported attack on a Russian town comes after Ukraine said Moscow had launched…
• Five unanswered questions from the Pelicot trial
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• Warriors, water and a white horse: Photos of the week
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• The drug-trafficking Rio gangsters who see themselves as God's 'soldiers of crime'
  Brazilian narco gangs say they are taking territory for Jesus, and are barring o…
• Watch: Relatives of inmates attempt to break into Mexican prison
  The BBC’s Will Grant looks at unrest in which seven people died, leading to fami…

• Santa Cruz County settles $2.2M lawsuit in Tamario Smith jail death
  After 21-year-old Tamario Smith died in Santa Cruz County Jail in 2020, family a…
• Scotts Valley housing updates: Town Center, Valley Gardens Golf Course and more
  A proposal at 4444 Scotts Valley Drive includes a three-story, L-shaped building…
• Red tape slows flood relief money in Pajaro
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• Distribución de fondos para residentes de Pajaro va lentamente
  Vecinos y voluntarios ayudaron a Patricia Medrano, residente de Pajaro, a sacar…
• Cotoni-Coast Dairies trails expected to open in summer 2025
  Miles of North Coast hills and grasslands are set to open with trails at the Cot…
• Map: Rezones could boost housing development in Live Oak, Soquel
  County supervisors on Dec. 10 approved zoning for multifamily housing at 3500 Pa…
• Will a new court program address severe mental illness in Santa Cruz County?
  A state-mandated Santa Cruz County court program started this month to connect s…
• New mayor, Green Valley Road upgrades on tap in Watsonville
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• Could a tsunami in Santa Cruz County reach your home?
  Damage to boats, docks and other property followed a 2011 tsunami at the Santa C…
• Graham Hill housing proposal faces challenges, ownership lawsuit
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• Startup Set To Brick $800 Kids Robot Is Trying To Open Source It First
  Last week, startup Embodied announced it was closing down, and its product, an $…
• Axiom's Private Space Station Could Arrive As Early As 2028
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• 10 Years Later: Malaysia To Resume Hunt For Flight MH370
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• EU Wants Apple To Open AirDrop and AirPlay To Android
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• 10,000 Amazon Workers Go On Strike Ahead of Holiday Rush
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• Justice Department Unveils Charges Against Alleged LockBit Developer
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• Qualcomm Processors Properly Licensed From Arm, US Jury Finds
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• Arizona's Getting an Online Charter School Taught Entirely By AI
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