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This Sept. 17, 2018 photo Provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation shows Rebecca Sandefur, a legal scholar and associate professor of sociology at the University of Illinois teaching at the university in Champaign, Ill. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Thursday Oct. 4, 2018 named Sandefur and 24 other academics, activists, artists, scholars and scientists, MacArthur fellows. The recipients will receive $625,000 over five years to use as they please. (Photo by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation via AP)

2018 MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’ winners

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New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, left, looks for a receiver as he is pressured by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Calais Campbell (93) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Jets OC Bates on Darnold: ‘He continues to get better’

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

Editorials from around New York

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New York Yankees' Luke Voit reacts after scoring on a sacrifice fly by Didi Gregorius against the Oakland Athletics during the sixth inning of the American League wild-card playoff baseball game, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Bring on Boston: Yankees rout A’s in AL wild-card game

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, a portrait of President Donald Trump's father Fred Trump, and three un-signed Executive orders are seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The New York Times is reporting that President Donald Trump received at least $413 million from his father over the decades, much of that through dubious tax dodges, including outright fraud. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Probes of Trump taxes carry potential for millions in fines

By BERNARD CONDON and STEPHEN BRAUN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2018, file photo, Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Liam Hendriks throws to the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of a baseball game, in Baltimore. Reliever Liam Hendriks will start for the Oakland Athletics in Wednesday night's , Oct. 3, AL wild-card game against the New York Yankees. Hendriks will be only the fourth pitcher to start a postseason game after a regular season of no wins, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Seeking relief, A’s to start Hendriks in wild-card game

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

In this July 6, 2018, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second from left, is greeted by North Korean Director of the United Front Department Kim Yong-chol, center, and North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho, second from right, as he arrives at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea warned Washington through its state media Tuesday, Oct. 2, that a declaration ending the Korean War shouldn't be seen as a bargaining chip in denuclearization talks but suggested lifting sanctions might be. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

North Korean media silent on Mike Pompeo meeting in New York

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks about Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Accusers’ lawyers question FBI investigation

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool Image via AP)

Democrats’ new tack: Go hard after Kavanaugh’s credibility

By LISA MASCARO and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Arraignment hearing scheduled for accused judge

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NY law takes 16-year-olds out of adult criminal system

By DEEPTI HAJELA - Associated Press

A man takes a photo of a car lifted into the air with his mobile phone following a massive earthquake and tsunami at Talise beach in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. A mass burial of earthquake and tsunami victims was being prepared in a hard-hit city Monday as the need for heavy equipment to dig for survivors of the disaster that struck a central Indonesian island three days ago grows desperate. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Australia sends 50 medical professionals and $3.6M in aid

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Concert goers surge forward after a barricade got knocked over at the 2018 Global Citizens Festival in Central Park on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in New York. Authorities quickly assured the crowd they were safe after the barrier fell Saturday evening. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Thousands in Central Park panic after barrier collapse

By VERENA DOBNIK - Associated Press

Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich celebrates after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) **FILE**

Christian Yelich’s Triple Crown bid gets extra day

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Concert goers surge forward after a barricade got knocked over at the 2018 Global Citizens Festival in Central Park on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in New York. Authorities quickly assured the crowd they were safe after the barrier fell Saturday evening. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Thousands in Central Park panic after barrier collapse

By Verena Dobnik - Associated Press

The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate clinching a playoff spot after beating the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Jim Gensheimer)

Dodgers clinch playoff berth with 10-6 win against Giants

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New York Mets third baseman David Wright (5) acknowledges the fans as he leaves the field after coming out of a baseball game during the fifth inning against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Mets captain Wright says goodbye, walks off to long ovation

By MIKE FITZPATRICK - Associated Press

Rail tunnel project tabs finance firm amid funding dilemma

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‘I Love NY’ highway signs can stay without feds cutting aid

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FILE- In this Sept. 17, 2018, file photo SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk speaks after announcing Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon in Hawthorne, Calif. U.S. securities regulators have filed a complaint against Musk alleging that he made false and misleading statements about plans to take the company private in August. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Tesla faces a reckoning with CEO Elon Musk’s job in jeopardy

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and TOM KRISHER - Associated Press