The Mercury News - 2020-08-25

• ‘Critical week’ for fires as weather improves
• Redwoods expected to survive
• State nears record for acres burned
• Cook has forged distinct path during 9 years as Apple CEO.
• Paraglidin­g enthusiast­s go high in the sky for enjoyment.
• Is Falwell leaving Liberty University?
• Giants have playoff aspiration­s.
• Trip to Los Gatos DMV office proves far from stress-free
• J Balvin, Roddy Ricch won’t perform on MTV awards show
• Marco collapses, sets stage for Laura to hit the Gulf Coast as a hurricane
• Trump aide Conway to leave White House
• Letters to the editor HAVE YOUR SAY
• Bill would help ensure survival of newspapers
• Trump is wrong. California mail-in voting is safe, secure
• Legislatur­e short-circuits process for electric cars
• Newsom hopeful about ‘progress’ on virus
• Newsom’s family-leave plan faces resistance from some Democrats
• Professor says campus security harassed her and her brother
• Coronaviru­s brings change in compassion­ate release requests
• Danville’s D’Arcy Carden celebrates ‘surreal’ Emmy nomination
• The Daily Commuter
• Unemployme­nt agency not answering majority of calls
• WWII surrender ceremony in Hawaii limited to local veterans
• Singer Justin Townes Earle, who followed in his rocker father’s footsteps, dies at 38
• Former Virginia Lt. Gov. John H. Hager dies at 83
• Debt creates awkward dilemma
• Horoscope >>
• Family shoutouts from afar touch players
• Ignore the streak — Giants need to be trade deadline sellers
• Who should make the cut as camp winds down?
• WR Williams faces another season with painful injury
• OKC rallies from 15 down to even series with Rockets
• Serena closes out marathon with perfect tiebreaker
• Dodgers reach halfway point with best record
• Sanó, Cruz homer as Twins turn back Indians in opener
• Goodell wishes NFL had ‘listened earlier’ to Kaepernick’s message
• Doctor: NFL COVID-19 testing issues gave it test fire drill
• Today’s crossword
• Free pass on emissions
• TikTok sues over lack of ‘due process’ in recent ban
• California joins feds for jobless benefits
• Zoom glitches briefly grind schools to a halt
• Study: Virus powerful downward drag on inflation
• Dow kicks out Exxon; Salesforce gains spot

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