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Santa Clara County investigating 19 deaths as possibly heat-related
![A brutal heat wave boiled much of the Bay Area for the past 10 days. A brutal heat wave boiled much of the Bay Area for the past 10 days.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-HEATCOST-2.jpg?w=525)
A brutal heat wave boiled much of the Bay Area for the past 10 days.
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![On the second day of Alec Baldwin's New Mexico involuntary manslaughter trial, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sided with the prosecution in letting in key statements from the actor that demonstrate his knowledge of guns and the impact of blanks. On the second day of Alec Baldwin's New Mexico involuntary manslaughter trial, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sided with the prosecution in letting in key statements from the actor that demonstrate his knowledge of guns and the impact of blanks.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sjm-005820_199991306.jpg?w=525)
Baldwin’s lawyer grills crime scene tech in shooting trial
On the second day of Alec Baldwin's New Mexico involuntary manslaughter trial, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sided with the prosecution in letting in key statements from the actor that demonstrate his knowledge of guns and the impact of blanks.
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![The Dubs have failed to answer the defining issue of last season. That could convince the franchise's defining player, Steph Curry, to re-evaluate his future. The Dubs have failed to answer the defining issue of last season. That could convince the franchise's defining player, Steph Curry, to re-evaluate his future.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BNG-L-WARRIORS-0417-60.jpg?w=488)
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Kurtenbach: If this is all the Warriors can do, it’s not good enough for Steph Curry
The Dubs have failed to answer the defining issue of last season. That could convince the franchise's defining player, Steph Curry, to re-evaluate his future.
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San Jose Sharks sign RFA defenseman to one-year deal
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![He also appeared in commercials and other TV shows, including “The A-Team” and “Fantasy Island.” He also appeared in commercials and other TV shows, including “The A-Team” and “Fantasy Island.”](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-OBGREGORY-0711-e1720735615440.jpg?w=506)
Benji Gregory dies at 46; former child actor starred on ’80s sitcom ‘ALF’
He also appeared in commercials and other TV shows, including “The A-Team” and “Fantasy Island.”
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Why Bay Area athletes are chasing container ships
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Real Estate
![The as-seen-on-TV building overlooking America's Cup Harbor is expected to be razed as part of a broader redevelopment plan for Driscoll's Wharf. The as-seen-on-TV building overlooking America's Cup Harbor is expected to be razed as part of a broader redevelopment plan for Driscoll's Wharf.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SUT-L-REALWORLDHOUSE-1_199906412.jpg?w=519)
‘The Real World: San Diego’ house slated for demolition
The as-seen-on-TV building overlooking America's Cup Harbor is expected to be razed as part of...
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San Jose ‘Endangered Eight’ historic sites require rescue
Restaurants, Food and Drink
![Chains from McDonald's to The Habit Burger Grill are seeking to reward app users this weekend. Chains from McDonald's to The Habit Burger Grill are seeking to reward app users this weekend.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/OCR-L-FRIES-0712-01-e1720719778948.jpg?w=565)
National French Fry Day 2024: Where to find deals on Friday, July 12
Chains from McDonald's to The Habit Burger Grill are seeking to reward app users this...
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Letters: Future Fourths | Firmer hand | Paying for roads | Democrats’ chaos | Unite for Biden | Favoring Trump
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for July 12, 2024
Business
![Intuit has revealed plans to slash hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area. Intuit has revealed plans to slash hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-INTUITJOBS-x-01.jpg?w=620)
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Intuit slashes hundreds of Bay Area jobs, tech layoffs top 45,000
Intuit has revealed plans to slash hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area.