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Recent News in Oakland

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Double Homicide in Oakland Apartment Under Investigation

Two men were killed in their Oakland apartment, with police searching for the shooter and the motive still undisclosed.

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Baseball Legend Rickey Henderson Passes Away

Rickey Henderson, renowned as baseball's greatest leadoff hitter and the Oakland A's luminary, has passed away just before his 66th birthday.

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Federal Prison for Pandemic Loan Fraud

Thanh Duy Nguyen was sentenced to over three years in federal prison for securing $300,000 in COVID-19 relief funds through misrepresentation of his marijuana business as a nonprofit.

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