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How table tennis is helping Parkinson’s, brain tumor patients take back control
![The U.S. national team trains at 888 Table Tennis in Burlingame, but top-tier training wasn't the only purpose of the facility, which opened in 2020. The owner's son is one of many people with brain tumors and other neurological impairments who have found ping pong helps their condition. The U.S. national team trains at 888 Table Tennis in Burlingame, but top-tier training wasn't the only purpose of the facility, which opened in 2020. The owner's son is one of many people with brain tumors and other neurological impairments who have found ping pong helps their condition.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BNG-L-TABLETENNIS-0630-23.jpg?w=511)
The U.S. national team trains at 888 Table Tennis in Burlingame, but top-tier training wasn't the only purpose of the facility, which opened in 2020. The owner's son is one of many people with brain tumors and other neurological impairments who have found ping pong helps their condition.
Coronavirus
![Investors paid an aggregate of $447.5 million for hotels in Northern California during the first six months of 2024, according to a new report. Investors paid an aggregate of $447.5 million for hotels in Northern California during the first six months of 2024, according to a new report.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SJM-L-BAYHOTELS-x-02.jpg?w=620)
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Hotel sales implode in Bay Area and California as lodging woes widen
Investors paid an aggregate of $447.5 million for hotels in Northern California during the first six months of 2024, according to a new report.
Vaccines
![The U.S. is experiencing an upswing in COVID cases in most states. The U.S. is experiencing an upswing in COVID cases in most states.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/US-NEWS-MED-LONG-COVID-DMT.jpg?w=525)
Long COVID ties heart disease for health outcomes. Vaccines reduce risk: study
The U.S. is experiencing an upswing in COVID cases in most states.
Medicine
![The federal lawsuit is a response to a lawsuit filed last year by AG Rob Bonta in Alameda County Superior Court alleging that the national anti-abortion group were engaging in false advertising by claiming that “abortion pill reversal” is safe and effective. The federal lawsuit is a response to a lawsuit filed last year by AG Rob Bonta in Alameda County Superior Court alleging that the national anti-abortion group were engaging in false advertising by claiming that “abortion pill reversal” is safe and effective.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Virus_Outbreak_Abortion_Pill_80795.jpg?w=527)
California anti-abortion group sues to protect access to ‘abortion pill reversal’
The federal lawsuit is a response to a lawsuit filed last year by AG Rob Bonta in Alameda County Superior Court alleging that the national anti-abortion group were engaging in false advertising by claiming that “abortion pill reversal” is safe...
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Letters: Few choices | Incentivize housing | Early education | Do-nothing plan | Vote blue
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for Aug. 11, 2024