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  • SFO Baggage Handler Accused Of Stealing From Luggage

    REDWOOD CITY (CBS SF) -A San Francisco International Airport baggage handler accused of stealing dozens of items from airline passengers' checked bags appeared in a Redwood City courtroom on Wednesday, prosecutors said. George Reyes, 45, of San Francisco, came under scrutiny after United Airlines received more than 50 complaints from passengers that property was stolen from their luggage, ...

  • Ridesharing startup Lyft picks up a $60M round led by Andreesen Horowitz

    Lyft is swimming in fresh cash, having raised a $60 million round of Series C funding, led by Andreesen Horowitz. Pink mustachioed ridesharing startup Lyft is cruising in the fast lane, having picked up a cool $60 million Series C, led by Palo Alto-based power investors Andreesen Horowitz. The San Francisco startup has now raised a total of $82.5 million in venture funding since 2009. It raised ...

  • Super simple stock trading platform LOYAL3 gets $18M Series C

    Stock-trading startup LOYAL3 this week raised an $18 million round of funding, led by Hyatt Hotels heiress Gigi Pritzker Pucker. Free stock trading platform LOYAL3 this week closed an $18 million Series C round of funding, led by a small group of investors that included early Facebook employee Chris Kelly. The San Francisco-based startup runs a stock-trading platform that allows people to buy ...

  • Weekly Paper Under Fire Over Adult Ads

    Pulcrano was referring to the latest issue of Metro where the paper investigates actions by former labor boss Cindy Chavez, who is running for Board of ...

  • Imo.im raises $13.3 million from company cofounder

    Mobile- and desktop-based messaging app imo.im raised $13.3 million this week to compete with bigger incumbents like WhatsApp. Palo Alto-based messaging app imo.im this week closed a $13.3 million round of funding, led by the companys cofounder (and early Google employee) Georges Harik. The messaging space is incredibly crowded right now, with big players like Santa Clara-based WhatsApp handling ...


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The Great Dictator [Blu-Ray]

The Great Dictator [Blu-Ray]

While it is not the greatest of his feature films, Charlie Chaplins tragicomic The Great Dictator is certainly his bravest, if not one of the bravest films ever made. A blatant satire of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich, it was a lone cinematic cry for humanity to stand t ... ...

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  • Daily Madden 49ers Must Prepare For A Season Without Crabtree

    Michael Crabtree tore his Achilles tendon in practice Tuesday. Coach Jim Harbaugh said Crabtree could return in mid-November. But John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew the 49ers should prepare for a full season without him. ';It’s a tough loss. It’s a big loss,'; Madden said. ';I think it’s one of those things that maybe he could be back this year, ...

  • GameDay Who Will Step Up In Crabtree’s Absence

    Crabtree's loss is the worst of them all. The ever-optimistic Jim Harbaugh says the torn Achilles isn't season-ending. But even if Crabtree pulls off a miraculous comeback in time to play in 2013, how effective can he possibly be? Truth is, the 49ers will prepare to play the season without their star receiver who quickly became Colin Kaepernick's "go-to guy." I should ...

  • Livermore Police Kill Attacking Pit Bull During Shooting Investigation

    LIVERMORE (CBS SF) -Police arrested six people in connection with a Monday shooting in Livermore after an investigation that included a violent confrontation with a pit bull. At about 10:45 a.m. Monday, police received a 911 call reporting shots fired into a home in the 2700 block of Palm Avenue. The homeowner was in the backyard when the shots rang out, but was not hit by the gunfire, police ...

  • Marissa Mayers startup shopping spree continues with PlayerScale acquisition

    Marissa Mayer on Thursday purchased her 12th company as Yahoo's CEO, acquiring Belmont-based PlayerScale. Another day, another acquisition from Sunnyvale-based Yahoo. The Internet giant on Thursday announced it was buying Belmont-based gaming infrastructure startup PlayerScale. Terms of the deal were not released. Todays news comes just days after Marissa Mayers $1.1 billion acquisition of ...

  • VIDEO LeBron Saves Heat at Buzzer of Game 1

    MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim. There was no one in his way. There was no stopping him, either. James made a layup as time expired in overtime, capping a 30-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist effort as the Miami Heat found a way to outlast the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wildly back-and-forth Game 1 of the Eastern Conference ...

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