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Woman tries to steal 3-year-old girl from mother's arms in San JoseWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:48AMA female stranger who had offered a 3-year-old girl candy barged into the frightened toddler's San Jose home on Monday night and tried to steal her by prying the girl out of her mother's arms -- only to be fought off by the mom, authorities said.

Heat 'dome' traps much of US in pressure cookerWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:41AMtrading. For the Dow, it was the best one-day showing of the year.

Rebels burn equipment in Misamis OrientalWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:33AMTHE Philippine Army's 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division is alarmed over the new reported extortion activities by alleged New People's Army (NPA) members responsible in burning down an equipment in Claveria town. Lieutenant Colonel Jose Maria Cuerpo II, commanding officer of the 8th Infantry Battalion (8IB), said around 20 armed men torched down Sunday heavy equipment owned by a Singaporean ...

City takes funds to clear weedsWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:05AMThe Santa Clarita City Council has approved an agreement to accept almost $100,000 in grant funds to remove an invasive weed from the Santa Clara riverbed as a fire-prevention measure.

Annual E-Prizes go to the bestWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:50AMPrep sports fans had plenty of reasons to smile during 2010-11. We saw plenty of inspiring performances, some of which resulted in the highest reward of all: a state championship.

IP RoundupTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:59PMMeso Scale Technologies of Gaithersburg, Md., has received US Patent No. 7,981,362, "Modular assay plates, reader systems and methods for test measurements." According to the patent, luminescence test measurements can be conducted using an assay module.

First peek at $200K bullet train studyTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:57PMAs city officials were set to learn more about concerns over a state high-speed rail project, several of them aren't singing the same tune. The Gilroy City Council was to field updates Tuesday from a firm hired to conduct a $200,000 high-speed rail visioning project, a process meant to nail down residents' thoughts over what might happen to Gilroy once a bullet train rolls into town. The project ...

Local court system could lose millionsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:51PMSAN JOSE -- Santa Clara County's court system is looking at losing almost $7 million in funding this year. This comes as a result of budget cuts made to the state's judicial system by the Legislature and Governor Jerry Brown.

Coherent, Inc. Announces Live Webcast of Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2011 ResultsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:18PMSANTA CLARA, Calif., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Coherent, Inc. (Nasdaq: COHR) today announced that it plans to report its third quarter fiscal year 2011 results after market close on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. The Company will host a conference call to discuss its financial results at 1:30 p.m. Pacific (4:30 p.m. Eastern) on July 27, 2011. A listen-only broadcast of the conference call can be ...