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On a night that honored the Negro Leagues and Mays, who died on Tuesday, a baseball game between the Giants and the Cardinals was almost beside the point. Read full article

One report documented antisemitic threats. The other, anti-Muslim threats. Both signaled that there may be little room for agreement. Read full article

Mr. Trump’s promise to Silicon Valley investors was a sharp departure from actions he took during his presidency to restrict legal immigration. Read full article

A convicted serial rapist who died in an Ohio prison in 2018 was responsible for the murder of a couple at Shenandoah National Park in a case that initially was believed to be a hate crime. Read full article

The cash from Mr. Mellon, a reclusive billionaire who has also been a major donor to a super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is among the largest single disclosed gifts ever. Read full article

The man, Stacy Lee Drake, 50, faces two murder charges and one robbery charge in Sequoyah County, Okla. He also faces a murder count in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Read full article

The heat is expected to peak over the weekend in the Northeast, but not until early next week in the South and the Great Plains, according to the National Weather Service. Read full article

The famed slippers, valued at $3.5 million, were stolen from the museum in Garland’s hometown in Minnesota in 2005 and recovered in 2018. Now, the museum hopes to buy them at an auction in December. Read full article

There were more than 100 reports of breakage involving the JoyJolt Declan single-wall glass mug, resulting in 56 injuries, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. Some required surgery and stitches. Read full article

Judge Aileen Cannon has repeatedly proven willing to hear out even far-fetched arguments from the former president’s legal team, including a challenge to the appointment of the special counsel, Jack Smith. Read full article