East Bay Times - 2020-10-17

• CALIFORNIA TO GET FIRE RELIEF FUNDS
• Jobs added — just not a lot
• California readies its vaccine plan
• War of words continues over GOP drop boxes
• Robot cars without humans to roam San Francisco streets.
• Sharks’ center Thornton signs with Maple Leafs.
• Rudolph is going up for sale.
• Trump campaigns in must-win states.
• Zoo scientists clone rare horse from cells frozen for 40 years
• Regulatory rush by Cabinet to secure Trump’s legacy
• Taliban to suspend assault after U.S. ends airstrikes, raids
• U.S. posts record $3.1T 2020 budget deficit
• Voters see nation as divided over its values
• Feds plan to get coronaviru­s shots to nursing homes
• Biden beats Trump in ratings battle of town halls
• Trump campaign lawyers are aiding proponent of QAnon
• East Bay fire district says area in state of emergency
• Kaiser cited for failing to treat COVID-19 as airborne
• Use of federal agents spurs suit
• Police reform, fire safety hot topics in City Council races
• Protest attacker avoids federal prison
• Bob Shanks, influentia­l TV executive, dies at 88
• The New York Times
• Crossword Puzzles The Daily Commuter
• Smoke clouds sweet dreams
• Garoppolo in better place for encounter with Rams
• Spartans return from redwoods, now set sights on season opener
• Coronaviru­s pandemic shaking things up in SEC
• Astros win third in a row against Rays, force ALCS Game 7
• Patriots cancel practice after positive COVID test
• Timeline: Rememberin­g the highlights of Thornton’s 15 seasons with the Sharks.
• Schauffele goes on birdie spree, leads CJ Cup by 3
• Social media abuzz with plenty of praise for popular Thornton
• With team struggling, Kittle turns to Staley for advice
• Questions
• Today’s crossword
• U.S. retail sales continue to grow for a 5th month
• Over 1M workers still await payments
• S. San Francisco complex bought
• Foreign workers to get wages raised
• Coca-Cola ends TaB, its original diet drink

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