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(Bloomberg) -- Meta Platforms Inc. is spending a fortune to assemble the brightest minds in artificial intelligence. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg may want to note: Research suggests that packing a team with too much genius can backfire. Meta is spending a fortune to assemble the brightest minds in artificial

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mercurynews.com > 09/08/2026 > today-in-history-september-8-wells-fargo-fined-185-million-in-unauthorized-accounts-scandal

Today in History: September 8, Wells Fargo fined $185 million in unauthorized accounts scandal

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (364+ words) Today is Tuesday, Sept. 8, the 251st day of 2026. There are 114 days left in the year. On Sept. 8, 2016, California and federal regulators fined Wells Fargo a combined $185 million, alleging the bank’s employees illegally opened millions of unauthorized accounts for their customers in…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/05/2026 > today-in-history-september-5-pan-am-hijacking-kills-20-passengers-crew-members

Today in History: September 5, Pan Am hijacking kills 20 passengers, crew members

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (342+ words) Today is Friday, Sept. 5, the 248th day of 2026. There are 117 days left in the year. On Sept. 5, 1986, four hijackers who had seized a Pan Am jumbo jet on the ground in Karachi, Pakistan, opened fire on the jet’s passengers; a total…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/02/2026 > map-colorado-fire-in-mariposa-county

Map: Colorado Fire in Mariposa County

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (48+ words) The Mercury News The Colorado Fire sparked Tuesday, Sept. 1, near Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County. The fire is burning along Highway 140 and Colorado Road and is roughly 10 miles west of the park. For the latest information, go here....

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mercurynews.com > 08/24/2026 > today-in-history-august-24-pluto-demoted-to-dwarf-planet

Today in History: August 24, Pluto demoted to dwarf planet

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (368+ words) Today is Monday, Aug. 24, the 236th day of 2026. There are 129 days left in the year. On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union declared that Pluto was no longer a full-fledged planet, demoting it to the status of a “dwarf planet.” In 1814, during…...

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mercurynews.com > 08/23/2026 > today-in-history-august-23-former-priest-convicted-child-molester-dies-in-prison-attack

Today in History: August 23, former priest, convicted child molester dies in prison attack

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (367+ words) Today is Sunday, Aug. 23, the 235th day of 2026. There are 130 days left in the year. On Aug. 23, 2003, former priest John Geoghan (GAY’-gun), the convicted child molester whose prosecution sparked the sex abuse scandal that shook the Roman Catholic Church nationwide,…...

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mercurynews.com > 08/21/2026 > today-in-history-august-21-philippine-opposition-leader-benigno-aquino-jr-assassinated

Today in History: August 21, Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. assassinated

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (466+ words) Today is Friday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2026. There are 132 days left in the year. On Aug. 21, 1983, Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. was assassinated as he exited an aircraft at Manila International Airport. (His widow, Corazon Aquino, would become president…...

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mercurynews.com > 08/20/2026 > today-in-history-august-20-postal-employee-goes-on-deadly-rampage-in-oklahoma

Today in History: August 20, postal employee goes on deadly rampage in Oklahoma

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (317+ words) Today is Thursday, Aug. 20, the 232nd day of 2026. There are 133 days left in the year. On Aug. 20, 1986, postal employee Patrick Henry Sherrill went on a deadly rampage at a post office in Edmond, Oklahoma, shooting 14 fellow workers to death before killing…...

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mercurynews.com > 08/18/2026 > berkeley-a-look-back-downtown-merchants-unveil-their-fall-1926-lineups > amp

Berkeley, a Look Back: Downtown merchants unveil their fall 1926 lineups

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (609+ words) A century ago, downtown Berkeley merchants unveiled new shop display windows and offerings for autumn goods on Aug. 25, 1926, along with a parade of new automobiles from local car dealers. “While the south sweltered in the hottest day of the year,…...

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mercurynews.com > 08/18/2026 > today-in-history-august-18-former-british-nurse-found-guilty-of-murdering-7-babies

Today in History: August 18, former British nurse found guilty of murdering 7 babies

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (330+ words) Today is Tuesday, Aug. 18, the 230th day of 2026. There are 135 days left in the year. On Aug. 18, 2023, a former neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others over a yearlong…...