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Nobelist’s speech linking sunshine, sex found ignoble

The Associated Press
Saturday November 25, 2000

BERKELEY — A Nobel laureate’s provocative speech on sunshine and sex left some at the University of California Berkeley campus aghast. -more-


Candidate Dick Cheney hospitalized, has surgery

The Associated Press
Friday November 24, 2000

Ebay stock takes a plunge

The Associated Press
Wednesday November 22, 2000

SAN FRANCISCO — The stock of online auctioneer eBay Inc. plummeted by more than 20 percent Monday after a Wall Street analyst raised doubts about the company’s ambitious growth goals. -more-


New roller coaster regulations hashed out

The Associated Press
Tuesday November 21, 2000

OAKLAND — California’s amusement park rides will get new regulations soon, but just how snug the new safety bar fits is central to a roller-coaster debate between ride operators and consumer advocates. -more-


Death row inmate up for Nobel Peace Prize

The Associated Press
Monday November 20, 2000

SAN FRANCISCO – San Quentin death row inmate and Crips street gang co-founder Stanley “Tookie” Williams has been nominated for the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize, a member of the Swiss parliament confirmed Saturday. -more-


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