The Mercury News Weekend - 2016-08-19

• Olympic-size lie
• Home sales still slipping while prices are sky-high
• Judge rejects Uber’s settlement offer
• Mother’s only desire was to care for son
• Despite performanc­es, no clear battle plan for ‘War Dogs.’
• Fire claims U.S. fencing team equipment manager’s home.
• Trump statues draw crowds.
• Raiders fall in preseason tilt.
• This nasty stretch of I-580 deserves its own nickname
• Kanye West will open 21 temporary stores this weekend
• State Department: Payment was ‘leverage,’ not ‘ransom’
• Justice Department will phase out private prison use
• Hawaii treated to lava show
• Baton Rouge unites to fight flooding disaster
• Trump advisers organized covert lobbying campaign
• Foundation will change policy if Clinton is elected
• Early voting despite ID law issue
• Russia backs UN cease-fire plan in Syria
• Rights group blames police for killings
• Deadly bombings hit Turkey
• Medical group leaves Yemen
• Vote against the porn czar and Prop. 60
• Give women improved access to birth control
• No wise Democrats will warn us about Clinton
• Trump drops bomb on GOP campaign
• Holy City sells for $6 million
• Better bond oversight touted
• Great America adds new thrill
• Fashion show must go on for hobbled S.J. mayor
• SJSU’s freshman dorm village delayed
• Hung jury in cop assault case
• Candidates line up for school board seats
• Assembly passes two foster care bills
• Four members seek new terms
• Chinese investor to shape Oyster Point
• Man sentenced to eight months for fatal punch
• Man found dead along 101 identified
• ‘Erratic’ Blue Cut fire over 31,000 acres
• UBER’S BIG TEST IN THE STEEL CITY
• PUC fines PG&E $25M
• Income disparity still dogs U.S. rebound
• Twitter target: Online terrorists
• Gap offers muted outlook for earnings
• Gawker all set to shut down
• Harley pays $15M in pollution suit
• BLAZING BOLT
• Golden goal comes up a little short
• Women’s basketball:
• Doping penalties:
• Swimming:
• Kap to rest against Broncos; 49ers aim for return next week
• Former NFL player Sharper sentenced in rape case
• Notebook:
• Bumgarner blasts home run in wild game with Mets
• Gray beard Brooks still a threat
• SERIES PREVIEW » A’S AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
• Boote advances in U.S. Amateur
• EARTHQUAKE­S VS. HOUSTON
• If there’s doubt, ask for a count of the chips
• Today’s Crossword
• Prequel captures ‘Deus Ex’ magic
• New ‘Ben-Hur’ closer to 1880 source novel
• Current attraction­s
• Challengin­g daughter needs love
• Horoscope
• ‘Kubo’ is a marvelous, multilayer­ed adventure
• TV viewership drops; online watching rises for Olympics
• Priced like a Mustang, but for a totally different performanc­e crowd
• Remove battery in order to charge?

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