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In election cases, experts say Trump’s rhetoric will be hard to police

Donald Trump’s advisers see a win-win scenario in pretrial skirmishes over what he can say about indictments.

By Devlin Barrett, Spencer S. Hsu and Isaac Arnsdorf

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More than 800 people still listed as missing from Maui wildfires

Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen provided no breakdown of how many residents vs. tourists were among the 850 individuals on the list.

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

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Sha’Carri Richardson breaks through with 100-meter world championship

The sprinter, 23, who missed the Tokyo Olympics because of a suspension and last year’s championships after failing to qualify, is crowned the fastest woman in the world.

By Adam Kilgore

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Actually, legacy admissions are good. Here’s why.

Opinion by Steven B. Gerrard

I left the church — and now long for a ‘church for the nones’

Opinion by Perry Bacon Jr.

How Trump will shape the GOP debate from offstage

Opinion by Eugene Robinson

What GOP presidential candidates should talk about other than Trump

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In case of apocalypse, find the nearest 4-H club

Opinion by Chloe Coleman

The Supreme Court should bless the Purdue Pharma settlement

Opinion by Anthony Casey and Edward Morrison

Today’s Opinions: America needs more church. Just without the religion.

Opinion by Drew Goins

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China hoped Fiji would be a template for the Pacific. Its plan backfired.

China used Fiji as a testing ground for pursuing closer security ties in the Pacific. But Beijing over reached, and the new government is tearing up the deal.

By Michael E. Miller and Matthew Abbott

San Francisco archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid child abuse lawsuits

The archdiocese said the move would help facilitate restitution, but critics called the filing an attempt to deny justice and transparency for abuse survivors.

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After Hilary, a big clean-up and lots of water, but lives spared

Many cities in the American southwest saw record summer rainfall totals that could also help dampen some wildfires.

By Scott Wilson and Amudalat Ajasa

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American Airlines sues skiplagging site, claiming it tricks passengers

By Jonathan Edwards

Many long-covid symptoms linger even after two years, new study shows

By Amy Goldstein

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In photos: Tropical Storm Hilary unleashes flooding and mudslides in California

Tropical Storm Hilary deluged Southern California and is likely to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” to portions of the Southwestern United States and the Baja California region in Mexico through Monday, the National Hurricane Center warned.