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2013/05/22 19:12
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There's nothing tricky or difficult about making chocolate frosting. Dump a few ingredients into a bowl, beat for a few minutes, then taste, tweak and frost. But for those who need to make dessert on...
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2013/05/22 15:37
2013/05/22 15:37
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By Chuck Barney, Contra Costa Times Michael Douglas, right, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson, in a scene from "Behind the Candalabra," a film being shown at the Cannes Film Festival. (AP...
2013/05/22 02:39
2013/05/22 02:39
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The beaches at the Piedras Blancas viewing site have been covered from bluff to sea with elephant seals during the molting season. Right now the population is changing as the juveniles, ages about 2...
2013/05/21 00:15
2013/05/21 00:15
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A disgraced former head of an elite Northern California drug task force has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing drugs from evidence...
2013/05/20 14:29
2013/05/20 14:29
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Contra Costa County fire officials say the four-acre blaze broke out shortly after 5 p.m. and came close to homes, but firefighters stopped it after about 90 minutes before it did any...
2013/05/20 04:33
2013/05/20 04:33
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A brush fire in the San Francisco Bay Area has been contained after coming close to homes, and authorities are investigating whether it was set intentionally. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection...
2013/05/17 20:27
2013/05/17 20:27
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DAVIS, Calif. — Researchers have detected swine flu in elephant seals off the Central California coast, saying it was the first time a human pandemic strain has been found in marine mammals. However,...
2013/05/16 16:27
2013/05/16 16:27
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Digital First Media has announced the appointment of Mac Tully as president and chief executive officer of The Denver Post. Tully has also been named an executive vice president of Digital First Media...
2013/05/16 14:59
2013/05/16 14:59
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By Gieson Cacho, Contra Costa Times In "Metro Last Light," players once again take on the role of Artyon who once again has to explore the ruins of a Moscow ravaged by nuclear war. The demise of THQ...
2013/05/16 07:22
2013/05/16 07:22
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Boulevard's upgrade is anything but Recently, I was walking my dog in Shadow Cliffs park, and I got turned around and by mistake ended up on Stanley Boulevard. I can tell you that even with...
2013/05/15 16:36
2013/05/15 16:36
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By Chuck Barney, Contra Costa Times AMERICAN IDOL: The Final 2: L-R: Candice Glover and Kree Harrison. It's the "American Idol" finale that we began envisioning way back in Hollywood Week, but one...
2013/05/15 13:34
2013/05/15 13:34
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A judge has sentenced a brother and sister to 10 months in prison for conspiracy to create and sell false identification documents in Contra Costa and Marin counties. The Contra Costa Times says ( )...
2013/05/15 07:06
2013/05/15 07:06
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It was reassuring to hear President Barack Obama forcefully condemn the alarming scheme, revealed last week, by Internal Revenue Service workers to go after right-wing groups. "If, in fact, IRS...
2013/05/14 15:38
2013/05/14 15:38
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By Tony Hicks, Contra Costa Times Actress Lindsay Lohan sits at a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California March 18, 2013. The troubled actress was ordered to spend 90 days in...
2013/05/14 12:14
2013/05/14 12:14
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Recent reports indicate that the California-based Christian radio network Family Radio, run by evangelist Harold Camping, may be facing dire economic straits, as seen by public tax documents and...
2013/05/13 19:03
2013/05/13 19:03
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Veteran newspaper industry executive Steve Rossi has taken on the additional job of publisher of the Bay Area News Group, replacing Mac Tully, who has been named president and chief executive officer...
2013/05/13 07:08
2013/05/13 07:08
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One of the biggest news items from the Raiders’ first on-field work of the offseason actually came from Dennis Allen’s media availability. During which, he essentially put to rest any questions...
2013/05/12 17:36
2013/05/12 17:36
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By Matthias Gafni, Contra Costa Times A car in the parking lot near the Oakland based Family Talk Radio Ministry on Hegenberger Rd. in Oakland, Calif., has a sticker over an older message that...
2013/05/11 22:57
2013/05/11 22:57
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ALAMEDA _ Amy Trask resigned her position as CEO of the Raiders Saturday. In an e-mail, Trask said, "Earlier today, I informed Mark Davis of my decision to leave the Raiders. Having honored a...
2013/05/11 18:53
2013/05/11 18:53
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A Contra Costa County inquest jury says that the death of a suspect at the county jail less than three hours after he struggled with deputies last fall was accidental. The Contra Costa Times reports...