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New York Mets' Francisco Lindor, left, celebrates as he heads to first for a solo home run as Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto watches during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández celebrate his home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani smiles during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Los Angeles, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Now hiring sign is displayed at a retail store, in Arlington Heights, Ill., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

FILE - Thirteen United States flags representing the 13 original colonies are seen at Liberty State Park with 1 World Trade Center, bottom left, and the Statue of Liberty, bottom right, in the background, Sept. 11, 2014, in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

FILE - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaks to thousands during his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Aug. 28, 1963, in Washington. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - A large wall mural showing the signing of the Declaration of Independence is seen over visitors at the National Archives, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell, File)