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A car crashed through the front of the Langlois Music Company store at McHenry Village in Modesto, Calif.,Monday, July 21, 2014. A piano valued at $15,000 was pushed by the Mercedes opening a hole in the wall of the optometrist office next door.

Car crashes through front of Modesto music store

A car crashed through a McHenry Village music store Monday afternoon, sending a baby grand piano into the optometrist’s office next door.

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Stanislaus District coaches support new law reducing full-contact football practice

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation limiting full-contact football practice for California teenagers, his office announced Monday.

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Assemblyman John A. Pérez

Our View: In aborted recount in state controller’s race, voters win

Assemblyman John A. Pérez deserves a thank-you from Californians for having the good sense to call off a recount Friday of the votes cast for state controller in the June primary. If it had gone on much longer, the spectacle could have had an...

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Apple's fiscal 3Q earnings top analyst forecasts

Apple's growth prospects are looking brighter as anticipation builds for the upcoming release of the next iPhone, a model that is expected to cater to consumers yearning for a bigger screen. 5 minutes ago

Living & Entertainment

Jeff Kahler: Dealing with an itchy problem

Skin problems, particularly itchy skin problems, can be quite frustrating to deal with, both as a caretaker trying to help our companion, and as a veterinarian with the same goal.

Business

Microsoft 4Q earnings hurt by Nokia acquisition

Microsoft is reporting fourth-quarter earnings that took a hit from the Nokia devices business that it bought in April. 5 minutes ago

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A pro-Russian rebel touches the MH17 wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. A team of Malaysian investigators visited the site along with members of the OSCE mission in Ukraine for the first time since the air crash last week.

US: No evidence of direct Russian link to plane

Senior U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday that Russia was responsible for “creating the conditions” that led to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, but they offered no evidence of direct Russian government involvement... 4 minutes ago