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Driverless cars immune from traffic tickets in California under current laws
An NBC Bay Area investigation reveals autonomous vehicles in California cannot be cited for moving traffic violations since transportation laws require tickets to be issued to actual “drivers.”
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VA secretary touts new equity team designed to combat benefit disparities for Black veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday the creation of a new equity team tasked with investigating and combatting disparities in the denial of benefits for Black vets.
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Now-Deceased California Priest Raped Teen and Gave Him HIV, Lawsuit Alleges
The allegations come at a time when Catholic dioceses across California are being hit with a wave of new child sex abuse lawsuits enabled by a recent state law.
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Police Arrest 2 More in Apparent Exorcism Death of Young Child Inside a San Jose Church
San Jose police have arrested two more family members of a young girl killed during an apparent exorcism inside a small San Jose church.
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Notorious Pedophile Priest Arrested for Allegedly Killing Pedestrian While Driving Drunk
A notorious defrocked Oakland priest accused of sexually abusing dozens of children was arrested Saturday night after allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in a Walnut Creek retirement community, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has confirmed.
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California's Rich and Famous Won't Cut Vaccine Line, Promise State Officials
While access to COVID-19 testing proved to be somewhat easier for the wealthy and well connected, experts say vaccine availability will be tightly controlled and difficult for ineligible recipients to obtain.
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Homeowner Rents Out Room During COVID. Now She Might Lose Her House
The Investigative Unit examines how a local pandemic shut-down order forced a San Mateo family out of their own home, they say.
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Hunger Strike: San Quentin Prisoners With COVID-19 Protest ‘Dismal' Conditions
Amid a rapidly-spreading coronavirus outbreak that’s infected about a third of all people incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, dozens of COVID-19 positive prisoners declared a hunger strike this week in protest of what they call “dismal” living conditions during their quarantine, according to sources inside the prison.
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Call for Helmet Mandate in Girls' Lacrosse Gets Louder as Concussion Concerns Mount
Some local teams have adopted headgear – the soft-shell helmets designed for the girls’ game – but most players still choose not to wear them.
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Meth Pipe, Sex Toys Found in Room of Priest Accused of Raping Seminarian at Livermore Church
A glass meth pipe and thong underwear found in a locked closet, a blindfold found inside a nightstand drawer, and sex toys found behind a mirror on the floor. Those are just a few of the items Livermore police detectives removed from the living quarters of Father Van Dinh inside the rectory of St. Michael Catholic Church as they investigated...
