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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-GLOBAL — Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind the United States and Brazil, while former success story Vietnam is struggling to control an outbreak spreading in its most famous beach resort. By John Leicester, Rod McGuirk and Arno Pedram. SENT: 790 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.
ELECTION 2020-FOREIGN THREATS — As the Nov. 3 presidential vote nears, there are fresh signs that the nation’s electoral system is again under attack from foreign adversaries. By Steve Peoples. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
HURRICANE ISAIAS — Hurricane Isaias ripped shingles off roofs and blew over trees as it carved its way through the Bahamas and headed toward the Florida coast, where officials in Miami say they were closing beaches, marinas and parks. By Danica Coto and Adriana Gomez licon. SENT: 730 words, photos, video
BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING — A federal appeals court throws out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new penalty-phase trial on whether the 27-year-old Tsarnaev should be executed for the attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. By Alanna Durkin Richer. SENT: 970 words, photos, video.
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WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
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MISSING-UTAH-WOMAN-TRIAL — A jury has found that Washington state officials were partially responsible for the deaths of missing Utah woman Susan Cox Powell’s children at the hands of their father. SENT: 430 words, photos.
POLICE-BADGE-BENDING — The chief of a San Francisco Bay Area police department under scrutiny for several deadly shootings says he is launching an independent investigation after two people in the department said officers had their badges bent to mark on-duty killings. SENT: 420 words.
TAIWAN-LEE TENG-HUI — Taiwan’s leaders and its people pay their respects to former President Lee Teng-hui, who died this week at age 97 after bringing full democracy to Taiwan and incurring the wrath of China in the process. SENT: 380 words, photos,
GIRL SHOT INDIANA — A 2-year-old girl dies, two days after she was caught in crossfire and shot in the head while sitting in a car with her mother at a northwestern Indiana apartment complex, police say. SENT: 180 words, photos.
CHICAGO VIOLENCE — A 9-year-old boy was killed when a gunman fired several shots toward the Chicago parking lot where he was playing, police say. SENT 140 words.
PEOPLE-LENA-DUNHAM — Lena Dunham says her body “revolted” in a debilitating month-long struggle with COVID-19. The 34-year-old creator and star of “Girls” gave a detailed account on Instagram of what she said she experienced after testing positive for the coronavirus in mid-March. SENT: 290 words, photo.
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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — The White House and its GOP allies appear to be retreating from their opposition to a $600-per-week supplemental unemployment benefit that has propped up the economy and family budgets but expired Friday. By Andrew Taylor and Lisa Taylor. SENT: 900 words
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — South Korean prosecutors arrest the elderly leader of a secretive religious sect as part of an investigation into allegations that the church hampered the government’s anti-virus response after thousands of worshippers were infected in February and March. SENT: 700 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-PUERTO RICO — Puerto Rico’s governor announces she would extend for two more weeks measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. That means bars, gyms, marinas and movie theaters across the U.S. territory will stay shuttered until at least Aug. 15. SENT: 240 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGES — The first wave of college students returning to their dorms aren’t finding the typical mobs of students and parents. What they found were strict safety protocols and some heightened anxiety amid a global pandemic where virus infections are growing in dozens of states. SENT: 660 words, photos, video.
NOT-REAL-NEWS — As has been the case in recent months, many of the false claims that circulated on social media this week have been related to the COVID-19 pandemic. By Ali Swenson, Arijeta Lajka, Beatrice Dupuy and Jude Joffe-Block. SENT: 2,150 words, photos.
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RACIAL INJUSTICE
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POLICE SHOOTING-FERGUSON —After a third review failed to uncover enough evidence to charge the officer who fatally shot Black 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, some prosecutors and civil rights leaders agree it’s time to focus on changing the laws that shield police. SENT: 1,040 words, photos,video.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-PORTLAND — Hundreds peacefully protested in downtown Portland, two days after the announcement that the presence of U.S. agents there would be reduced — a deal that Oregon officials hope will continue to ease tensions as the city tries to move on from months of chaotic nightly protests. SENT; 660 words, photos.
RACIAL-INJUSTICE-TEXAS — A Dallas law firm says it is representing a soldier stationed at Fort Hood who fatally shot an armed demonstrator at an Austin rally against police violence last weekend. SENT: 570 words.
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TRUMP-ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump has floated the prospect of delaying the Nov. 3 election, something that he is unable to do on his own and that has never happened in previous national crises. Republicans pushed back, saying the election would go on as scheduled. Some Democrats warned that it was a sign of how far Trump might be willing to go in using his office to affect the election if it appears he’s likely to lose. By Julie Pace. SENT: 950 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-BIDEN VP — As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals. The leading contenders include California Sen. Kamala Harris, California Rep. Karen Bass and Obama national security adviser Susan Rice. By Alexandra Jaffe. SENT: 900 words, photos.
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NATION'S CAPITOL POLICE VIDEOS — Under pressure from the D.C. Council, Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department on Friday released long-sought body camera and security footage from the 2018 deaths of three young Black men in 2018. The release was compelled by an emergency police reform bill that Mayor Muriel Bowser criticized as rushed. SENT: 830 words, photo.
COWBOYS-FOR-TRUMP — The leader of Cowboys for Trump say the reelection campaign for President Donald Trump is distancing itself from the group after the leader posted a video saying some Black athletes should “go back to Africa.” SENT: 450 words, photo.
TRIBES-INTERNET-ACCESS — The Federal Communications Commission is giving tribes another month to apply for a band of wireless spectrum that would help them establish or expand internet access on their land — far less time than what tribes had sought. SENT: 490 words.
MARINES-SEA-TANK SINKS — Helicopters and boats ranging from inflatables to a Navy destroyer were headed into a Saturday search for eight people missing after their Marine landing craft went down in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast. SENT: 410 words, photos.
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TRUMP-TIKTOK — President Donald Trump says he will take action as soon as today to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns. By Technology Writer Tali Arbel. SENT: 570 words, photos.
FINANCIAL MARKETS — Big Tech continues to steamroll through the pandemic, and strong gains for some of the market’s most influential companies helped Wall Street close out its fourth straight winning month. Despite the gains, caution was clearly present across markets as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cloud the economy’s prospects. SENT: 940 words, photos.
NEWS-CORP-JAMES-MURDOCH — News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch’s son James is resigning from the family-controlled publisher’s board over content appearing in its newspapers, which include the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post. By Technology Writer Tali Arbel. SENT: 290 words, photo.
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FILM-REBUILDING-PARADISE — A new documentary by director Ron Howard captures a town’s tough recovery following one of the most devastating wildfires in California’s history. The makers of “Rebuilding Paradise” spent a year documenting the aftermath of the Camp Fire. SENT: 810 words, photos, video. SENT: 810 words, photos, video.
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BBO--VIRUS OUTBREAK-BASEBALL — With six teams idled by the COVID-19 pandemic, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to union leader Tony Clark about the importance of players following the sport’s coronavirus protocols. By Steven Wine. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
BBO--VIRUS-MLB CONTACT TRACING — Dozens of team employees across baseball are carrying out the critical task of contact tracing, a pillar of the league’s plan for a 60-game season. One of them, with the St. Louis Cardinals, tells the AP the role requires sensitivity, diligence, trust. By Jake Seiner. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.
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