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  • A UC Berkeley graduate was handcuffed and taken to a Nevada prison boot camp Wednesday for beheading an exotic bird.
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  • Monday night U.C. Berkeley police say a third robbery was reported in less than a week.
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  • earthquake seismograph generic
  • A new analysis shows that more than 1,000 aging buildings in LA County could be at risk of falling down during a major earthquake.
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  • University police say a female student was robbed while waiting or a shuttle bus on the UC Berkeley campus Thursday night.
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  • Janet Yellen
  • President Obama says that in Janet Yellen he's found a tough and proven leader to take over as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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  • Janet Yellen
  • President Obama says that in Janet Yellen he's found a tough and proven leader to take over as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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  • USGS Menlo Park office sign
  • Sunday's quake in the East Bay underscores just one impact of the shutdown -- no one was at the USGS office in Menlo Park.
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  • USGS Menlo Park office sign
  • Sunday's earthquake in the East Bay underscores just one impact of the government shutdown -- no one was at the USGS office.
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  • (Left) UC Berkeley professor Randy Schekman and (right) Stanford professor Thomas Sudhof.
  • Randy Schekman of UC Berkeley and Thomas Sudhof of Stanford have won the 2013 Nobel Prize in medicine.
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  • (Left) UC Berkeley professor Randy Schekman and (right) Stanford professor Thomas Sudhof.
  • Randy Schekman of UC Berkeley and Thomas Sudhof of Stanford have won the 2013 Nobel Prize in medicine.
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  • (Left) UC Berkeley professor Randy Schekman and (right) Stanford professor Thomas Sudhof.
  • Randy Schekman of UC Berkeley and Thomas Suedhof of Stanford have won the 2013 Nobel Prize in medicine.
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  • (Left) UC Berkeley professor Randy Schekman and (right) Stanford professor Thomas Sudhof.
  • Randy Schekman of Berkeley and Thomas Sudhof of Stanford have won the Nobel Prize Award in Medicine.
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  • U.C. Berkeley substation.
  • Officials confirm that stolen copper from a substation caused a campus-wide outage at U.C. Berkeley Monday night.
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  • U.C. Berkeley substation.
  • Officials confirm that stolen copper from a substation caused a campus-wide outage at U.C. Berkeley Monday night.
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  • This image provided by The Daily Californian shows smoke from an explosion on the University of California Berkeley campus on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Berkeley, Calif. At least one person was hospitalized and a mandatory evacuation was ordered after the explosion followed a power outage across campus. Fire crews freed about 20 people trapped in dormitory elevators across campus as a result of the outage, said UC Berkeley spokesman Dan Mogulof. (AP Photo/The Daily Californian, Michael Drummond)
  • Power has been partially restored to the UC Berkeley campus after an explosion that knocked out power last night.
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  • An explosion has been reported on the University of California at  Berkeley Monday evening and the campus has been ordered to evacuate.
  • Power has been partially restored to the UC Berkeley campus after an explosion that knocked out power last night.
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  • Power slowly returns after explosion at Cal
  • As the power slowly returned Monday night, UC Berkeley students were allowed to return to campus.
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  • An explosion has been reported on the University of California at 
Berkeley Monday evening and the campus has been ordered to evacuate.
  • Several people were injured and the campus was evacuated in a power outage and explosion at UC Berkeley Monday evening.
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  • Several people were injured and the campus was evacuated in a power outage and explosion at UC Berkeley.
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  • Smoke plumes following UC Berkeley explosion
  • Seung Y. Lee took video of a plume of the smoke on the UC Berkeley campus. (Video courtesy of Seung Y. Lee/The Daily Californian)
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  • Ambassador Christopher Stevens high school photo
  • A year after Piedmont High alum Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed in Libya, the school plans rededicated the school library in his name.
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  • Ambassador Christopher Stevens high school photo
  • A year after Piedmont High alum Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed in Libya, the school plans to rededicate the school library in his name.
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  • Marlene Castro.
  • Monday is the first day of school for many students and one young Oakland teacher has set out to make a difference.
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  • Marlene Castro.
  • Monday is the first day of school for many students and one young teacher wants to lead by example.
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  • Levis Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers graphic
  • The Big Game between Cal and Stanford could take place at the new Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara next year.
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  • Dr. Steven Chu shares his concerns over global warming
  • Former US Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu is teaching at Stanford and says climate change continues to be his biggest concern.
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  • Dr. Steven Chu shares his concerns over global warming
  • Former US Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu is teaching at Stanford and says climate change continues to be his biggest concern.
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  • Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration reform.
  • The UC Board of Regents is holding a special session in to confirm Janet Napolitano as the next president of the UC system.
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  • The UC Board of Regents is holding a special session in to confirm Janet Napolitano as the next president of the UC system.
  • The UC Board of Regents is holding a special session in to confirm Janet Napolitano as the next president of the UC system.
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  • Sadia Saifuddin walks to take her chair after being confirmed during a University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in San Francisco.
  • The UC's governing board confirmed its first Muslim student member Wednesday, despite opposition from some Jewish groups.
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  • The UC Board of Regents voted Thursday to appoint Janet Napolitano as the next president of the UC system.
  • The UC Board of Regents appointed Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as the next president of the UC system.
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  • The UC Board of Regents voted Thursday to appoint Janet Napolitano as the next president of the UC system.
  • The UC Board of Regents appointed Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as the next president of the UC system.
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  • Sadia Saifuddin walks to take her chair after being confirmed during a University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in San Francisco.
  • The UC's governing board confirmed its first Muslim student member Wednesday, despite opposition from some Jewish groups.
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UC, uc berkeley, israel, palestine, religion, protest, education, lyanne melendez
  • Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration reform.
  • Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is resigning to take a senior posting in the University of California system.
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  • Some California students have evacuated out of Egypt since the country is on the brink of civil war.
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  • John Anthony Martin
  • Berkeley police want your help to find a prowler accused of sexual assault on UC Berkeley's Sorority Row.
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  • ABC7 Top Scholar: Michael Pham
  • A Bay Area student's drive to overcome challenges and give back to the community has made him an ABC7 Top Scholar.
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  • ABC7 Top Scholar: Michael Pham
  • A Bay Area student's drive to overcome challenges and give back to the community has made him an ABC7 Top Scholar.
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  • ABC7 Top Scholar: Michael Yu
  • One Piedmont High School student's thoughtful analysis helped him become a national champion and an ABC7 Top Scholar.
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  • ABC7 Top Scholar: Michael Yu
  • One Piedmont High School student's thoughtful analysis helped him become a national champion and an ABC7 Top Scholar.
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  • Aya Nakano graduation picture
  • A reward is being offered to find the two men who killed a recent college grad in Oakland on the night before his 23rd birthday.
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  • Aya Nakano graduation picture
  • A reward is being offered to find the two men who killed a recent college grad in Oakland on the night before his 23rd birthday.
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  • Recent college grad Aya Nakano was fatally shot in Oakland during an argument about a traffic accident
  • A recent college grad was fatally shot an hour before his 23rd birthday during a confrontation about a traffic accident in Oakland.
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  • Two UC Berkeley students were attacked early Sunday morning while at a lookout point on Grizzly Peak Boulevard in the Berkeley Hills.
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  • The new and old eastern spans of the Bay Bridge
  • The bolts raising questions on the Bay Bridge are the same kind of rods used on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.
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  • The new and old eastern spans of the Bay Bridge
  • The bolts raising questions on the Bay Bridge are the same kind of rods used on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.
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  • Experts weigh in on Bay Bridge broken bolt debacle
  • While Caltrans considers what to do with a number of broken bolts on the new Bay Bridge, experts weigh in on what should be done.
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  • New Bay Bridge
  • A U.C. Berkeley professor is taking issue with steel tendons on the new Bay Bridge that may be compromised by corrosion.
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  • Occupy the Farm activists
  • A standoff is taking place at the "Gill Tract" in Albany, where protesters have grown an urban farm on U.C. Berkeley-owned land.
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  • Occupy the Farm activists
  • A standoff is taking place at the "Gill Tract" in Albany, where protesters have grown an urban farm on U.C. Berkeley-owned land.
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