The Mercury News - 2016-12-06

• COULD MURDER CHARGES BE FILED?
• Authoritie­s missed the signs of looming disaster at Ghost Ship
• Relatives bring personal items to help make DNA matches
• Giants fill biggest need: All-Star Melancon is new closer.
• Thompson explodes for 60 as Warriors crush Pacers 142-106.
• 80,000+ vie for tickets to ‘Hamilton.
• Carson named to Trump’s Cabinet.
• Housing shortage doesn’t excuse tolerance of fire risk.
• One man was called in to work hours before the fire.
• Help available from two sources.
• Hassles with S.J. airport’s cellphone waiting area
• Did director admit scene in ‘Last Tango’ was real-life rape?
• Trump silent on pipeline access
• Japanese leader to visit Pearl Harbor
• Carter trip spotlights issues for next Pentagon leader
• Russian nurses killed in shelling
• Pentagon buries evidence of waste
• Gore, Trump talk about climate change
• Man convicted in son’s car death sentenced to life
• Jury deadlocked in police shooting
• Cultural disconnect­s complicate global interactio­ns
• FORMER TEACHER HELPS OTHERS WHO ARE BLIND
• Debate eclipses fete
• Newsom must take stand on beach issue
• $525,000 award in knockout by police
• This ‘Nutcracker’ includes valley’s rich history
• Man arrested in death of toddler
• Police blotter
• New bill calls for police to track their weapons
• Holiday giving 2016
• U.S. narrows science gap
• ‘Bridesmaid­s’ balking at cost
• Kerr’s healing process slow, steady
• Edwards Jr. makes it back to practice
• Amazon unveils app that could eliminate checkout lines
• Sharks approve of NHL’s concussion monitoring system
• PLAYING FOR PRIDE
• Watson, Jackson lead Heisman Trophy finalists
• McCutchen talk downplayed
• Hill signs 3-year deal with Dodgers
• Villanova moves to No. 1 spot
• Luck leads Colts over Jets
• Today’s Crossword
• Chip firm’s sale barred
• FPPC fines eBay over lobbying, donations
• Trump policies may boost tech
• Worker pleads guilty to snooping

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