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Meteorologists Face Harassment and Death Threats Amid Hurricane Disinformation
Weather experts say the spiraling falsehoods, especially claims that the government is creating or controlling storms, have gotten out of hand.
By Kate Selig
CreditLoren Elliott for The New York Times
1. Armed Man Arrested After Reportedly Threatening FEMA Workers
  William Jacob Parsons was arrested and charged in North Carolina after he was found with a handgun and a rifle at a supermarket where a federal aid vehicle was parked.
  By Terence McGinley
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2. How Door Knocking Is Going in a Wisconsin Swing County
  Door County, Wis., has picked the presidential winner since 1996. Last time, the margin was 292 votes, so the campaigns are trying to reach every household.
  By Julie Bosman
  CreditAlex Wroblewski for The New York Times
3. Ethel Kennedy, Matriarch of Family Dynasty, Honored at Cape Cod Funeral
  Several politicians and relatives, including her son Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, the actress Cheryl Hines, were in attendance.
  By Christina Morales and Maya Shwayder
  CreditVictoria Will/Associated Press

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Trump Cuts Off Questions and Bobs His Head to Music After Town Hall Is Interrupted
It was a strange end to a Pennsylvania event that started with a Q&A and ended after Donald Trump fired up his campaign playlist.
By Michael Gold
Harris Uses Trump’s Own Words to Attack Him as ‘Unhinged’: ‘Roll the Clip’
At a rally in Pennsylvania, in a swing county in a swing state, Vice President Kamala Harris played clips of Donald Trump describing critics as an “enemy from within,” drawing jeers from her crowd.
By Erica L. Green
2 Men Accused of Killing 72-Year-Old While Posing as Utility Workers
Two men who said they were looking for a gas leak killed the man in his basement in suburban Detroit and bound his wife with duct tape before taking her watch and phone, prosecutors said.
By Sara Ruberg
Ethel Kennedy, Matriarch of Family Dynasty, Honored at Cape Cod Funeral
Several politicians and relatives, including her son Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, the actress Cheryl Hines, were in attendance.
By Christina Morales and Maya Shwayder
Armed Man Arrested After Reportedly Threatening FEMA Workers
William Jacob Parsons was arrested and charged in North Carolina after he was found with a handgun and a rifle at a supermarket where a federal aid vehicle was parked.
By Terence McGinley
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A Harris Ad Uses the Hurricanes to Try to Inflict Damage on Trump
Two former homeland security officials under Donald J. Trump describe how he tried to withhold disaster aid from states that he hadn’t won.
By Reid J. Epstein
How Door Knocking Is Going in a Wisconsin Swing County
Door County, Wis., has picked the presidential winner since 1996. Last time, the margin was 292 votes, so the campaigns are trying to reach every household.
By Julie Bosman
Conservative Activist Seizes on Passages From Harris Book
A report by Christopher Rufo says the Democratic presidential nominee copied five short passages for her 2009 book on crime. A plagiarism expert said the lapses were not serious.
By Stephanie Saul, Vimal Patel and Dylan Freedman
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New Jersey Transit Train Hits Tree on Track, Killing Train Operator
Nearly two dozen people were injured when the light rail train collided with a chunk of tree in South Jersey.
By Wpvi, Via Associated Press