The Mercury News - 2024-01-01

• Cursive is writing its way back into schools
• Avian flu threatens poultry producers
• Queen Margrethe II to step down after 52 years
• Embezzleme­nt of funds shutters weekly newspaper
• New Year's Eve arrives, but wars cast shadow
• Cal State San Marcos music professor on a mission to promote arts
• Father is `technicall­y' married
• McGregor says he's returning to fight Chandler in Las Vegas
• Stroud has Texans on brink of playoffs
• Steelers stay alive by beating Seahawks
• McCaffrey says right calf injury is `pretty minor'
• No. 12 Oklahoma wins, heads into final Big 12 season at 12-1
• Former All-Star Dragic retiring after 15 seasons
• Today's crossword
• NHL reaches new golden age of brotherly love with 20 sets of siblings this season
• Economic lessons to learn from 2023
• Recipe shows absurdity of China's speech limits
• What popular streaming services will cost this year

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