PHILADELPHIA — Mets baseball president David Stearns has maybe his toughest assignment ever now, which is to clean up the mess he’s made. We don’t discount the possibility he can do it, as he helped turn tiny-market Milwaukee into a perennial winner. But it’s going to take a near-perfect summer and winter after two straight disastrous offseasons in which he mostly collected the infirmed and underperforming. “The Mets are a mess,” one major league scout said, succinctly summing up the situation. Cleanup on 41 Seaver Way begins soon.

The fast-moving stomach parasite Cyclospora is rapidly spreading across the country, sickening thousands of Americans across more than 30 states. The parasite causes an intestinal illness known as cyclosporiasis, which commonly triggers watery or explosive diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms such as stomach cramps or pain, bloating, and increased gas, to name a few. Of the 31 states tracking infections, Michigan remains the hardest hit, with health officials logging more than 1,500 cases of cyclosporiasis as of July 10. Over a dozen hospitalizations have been reported since the outbreak began, with symptoms typically lasting anywhere from a few days to a month or longer if left…

DETROIT — The Department of Justice is probing ​allegations that United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain took actions to improperly benefit his fiancée and retaliated against another ‌senior union member who objected to the actions, according to internal union documents reviewed by Reuters. The lead counsel for the federal watchdog appointed to oversee union activities informed Fain and the senior union member, Rich Boyer, last month that the DOJ had initiated a grand jury investigation into matters detailed in the monitor’s reports, including ​those involving Fain and his fiancée. The monitor’s office, led by New York attorney Neil Barofsky, issues…

The late Sen. Lindsey Graham ranked among the bottom half of Congress’ big earners despite more than three decades in office and a top role leading the GOP. Graham, 71, died Saturday night with a net worth of nearly $1.5 million, leaving the senator, who had a modest upbringing in South Carolina, ranked at 294th in wealth among the 535 voting members of Congress, according to data from the Quiver Quantitative tracker. As a point of contrast, Graham’s personal wealth is a drop compared to Congress’ wealthiest member, fellow Sen. James Justice (R-WV), whose net worth is estimated at more…

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The Mets ended their first half fittingly — with humiliation, despair and misery. They have no excuses for being this bad, 17 games under .500 and adding to their litany of most embarrassing seasons ever. And to emphasize why no alibis should be allowed, they were swept into the All-Star break by the Red Sox, who have had all of their pathologies, yet are doing what the Mets lacked the temerity, consistency and leadership to do — they are pulling themselves out of hopelessness. The Red Sox actually have had more impactful injuries than the Mets. They will see your…

California’s escalating battle over Paramount’s proposed $110-billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery could end with another corporate giant walking away from the Golden State. Sources told Semafor advisers close to CEO David Ellison have encouraged him to consider moving the company’s HQ and redirecting much of its planned $30 billion spending outside the state if Attorney General Rob Bonta files a lawsuit to block the deal. Paramount has already committed to keeping both the Paramount and Warner Bros. studio lots operational if the merged company remains in California. Executives have argued the merger would preserve and create jobs by backing…

Far-left TV commentator and host of The Young Turks, Ana Kasparian, posted a vile comment after the death of Senator Lindsey Graham. “Good riddance,” Kasparian wrote on X Saturday night. The post has since racked up more than six million views and been flooded with furious commenters. Graham died on Saturday evening at the age of 71. His office said he died following a “brief and sudden illness.” Preliminary findings by the DC medical examiner indicated the cause of death was an aortic dissection, a tear in the body’s main artery. The internet quickly turned on the 40-year-old Los Angeles-based commentator,…

Lindsey Graham’s sudden death prompts medical questions, political reactions Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel examines the shocking death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at 71. Siegel discusses the emergency response, including chest pains and a delayed entry due to a deadbolt. He connects the death to a family history of heart attacks and considers how a long flight to Ukraine may have contributed to heart stress, dehydration, and a fatal arrhythmia. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The District of Columbia’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Sunday released preliminary findings indicating Sen. Lindsey…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Emergency dispatch audio reviewed by Fox News Digital captures the emergency response to Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Washington, D.C., home Saturday night, revealing first responders were dispatched for a reported cardiac arrest before the senator’s office announced his death Sunday morning.District of Columbia Fire and EMS radio traffic shows the first dispatch came shortly after 8 p.m. local time, when responders were sent to Graham’s home for a reported cardiac arrest. As units responded, dispatchers relayed that the caller reported the front door was unlocked. But after arriving and finding the door was locked…