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REDWOOD CITY — An independent hearing officer says there is cause to remove embattled San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus from office under the county charter. Related Articles Ken Binder named ...

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Trump asks colleges to get serious: Yesterday, the White House sent 10-page compacts to nine of colleges and universities—Vanderbilt University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, the ...

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Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to ...