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VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL — India reports nearly 55,000 new coronavirus cases and Japan records more than 1,500 for a second day while Florida braces for a hurricane that threatened to hamper anti-disease efforts. A curfew was imposed on Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, following a spike in infections. By Ashok Sharma and Joe McDonald. SENT: 680 words, photos. With V
TROPICAL-WEATHER — Early bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida’s east coast before dawn as authorities warily eyed the approaching storm, which threatened to snarl efforts to quell surging cases of the coronavirus across the region. Isaias weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm, but was expected to regain hurricane strength overnight as it barreled toward Florida. By Tamara Lush and Danica Coto. SENT: 690 words, photos, videos.
ELECTION 2020-REPUBLICAN CONVENTION — The vote to renominate President Donald Trump is set to be conducted in private later this month, without members of the press present, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Convention, citing the coronavirus. By Kevin Freking. SENT: 270 words, photo.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-TOXIC-STIGMA — A dangerous stigma has sprung up around the coronavirus in Africa — fueled, in part, by severe quarantine rules in some countries as well as insufficient information about the virus. Such stigma is not unique to the continent: Patients from Ecuador to Indonesia have been shamed when their diagnosis became known. By Rodney Muhumuza. SENT: 990 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-PORTLAND — The Portland Police Bureau declared an unlawful assembly Saturday night when people gathered outside a police precinct in Oregon’s largest city and threw bottles towards officers, police say. Until that point, federal, state and local law enforcement had been seemingly absent from the protests Thursday, Friday and Saturday. By Sara Cline. SENT: 530 words, photos, video.
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CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES — A wildfire northwest of Palm Springs flares up with evacuation orders for thousands of people as firefighters fought the blaze in triple-degree heat. SENT: 220 words, photos.
AFGHANISTAN — The Afghan intelligence service says it has killed a high ranking official with the Islamic State affiliate in an operation in eastern Afghanistan. SENT: 310 words.
MARINES-SEA TANK SINKS — Search continues for 8 missing after Marine craft sinks. SENT: 400 words, photos.
POKER PLAYER-DEATH — Man arrested in connection with pro poker player’s death. SENT: 200 words.
INDIA-TAINTED-LIQUOR — Police: Tainted alcohol kills 69 people in northern India. SENT: 250 words.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — The premier of Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state has declared a disaster among sweeping new coronavirus restrictions across Melbourne and elsewhere from Sunday night. An evening curfew will be implemented across Melbourne from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Premier Daniel Andrews says the state of disaster proclamation gave police greater power. He says 671 new coronavirus cases had been detected since Saturday, including seven deaths. SENT: 680 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-PHILIPPINES — Coronavirus infections in the Philippines surge past 100,000 in a troubling milestone after medical groups declared that the country was waging “a losing battle” against the virus and asked the president to reimpose a lockdown in the capital. SENT: 730 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-MINK-FARMS — Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. In the meantime, authorities have killed more than 1 million minks at breeding farms in both countries as a precaution. SENT: 710 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa surpassed 500,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, representing more than 50% of all reported coronavirus infections in Africa’s 54 countries. SENT: 500 words, photos.
TRUMP-BARRON'S — President Donald Trump insists that schools reopen so students can go back to their classrooms, but the Maryland private school where his son Barron is enrolled is among those under county orders to stay closed. Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said his order to stay closed for in-person instruction through Oct. 1 and to conduct online classes only will be reevaluated before Oct. 1 to determine whether it should be extended, terminated or amended.
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TRUMP-TIKTOK — Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy the US operations of TikTok, the popular Chinese owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns. SENT: 960 words, photo. With: Q&A-TIKTOK-TRUMP-BAN Q&A: What would a US ban on Chinese-owned app TikTok mean? SENT: 500 words.
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ISRAEL-NETANYAHU — Several thousand demonstrators have gathered outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as weeks of protests against the Israeli leader show no signs of slowing. SENT: 350 words, photo.
KASHMIR-ECONOMIC-RUIN-PHOTO-GALLERY — AP PHOTOS: Year on, India’s lockdowns ruin Kashmir’s economy. SENT: 410 words, photos.
BRAZIL-AMAZON FIRES — Fires in the Brazilian Amazon increased 28% in July from a year ago, a state agency reports. SENT: 290 words.
INDIA TAINTED LIQUOR — Indian police say they arrested more than two dozen people on suspicion of selling tainted alcohol that killed at least 69 villagers and others in northern Punjab state. SENT: 240 words.
BRAZIL-FACEBOOK — Facebook says it has obeyed a Brazilian judge’s order for a worldwide block on the accounts of 12 of President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters who are under investigation for allegedly running a fake news network. SENT: 300 words.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-LATINO MESSAGING -- Tens of thousands of coronavirus test kits that went unused during a 12-day testing blitz in Phoenix’s hardest-hit Latino neighborhoods shows a failure to spread the word to a community that’s often distrustful of government. Suspicion over uniformed National Guard members at the testing site and initial requirements to show IDs and pre-register also stopped many Latinos from getting a free test in the national COVID-19 hot spot. SENT: 940 words, photos.
POLICE SHOOTING-CITY COMMISSIONER — A Texas city commissioner was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with police and a sheriff’s deputy who had responded to a domestic disturbance call at his home, authorities said. SENT: 300 words.
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SPACEX-ASTRONAUTS RETURN — The first astronauts launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company departs the International Space Station for the final and most important part of their test flight: returning to Earth with a rare splashdown. AP Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn. SENT: 520 words, photos, video.
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OBIT-WILFORD-BRIMLEY — Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff charm, and sometimes menace, to a range of films that included “Cocoon,” “The Natural” and “The Firm,” has died. He was 85. By Television Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 640 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-BASEBALL — The coronavirus forces baseball’s 17th postponement in 10 days, prompting at least two more players -- Brewers star Lorenzo Cain among them -- to say they will not play this year. The decisions cast further doubt on whether MLB can complete a truncated 2020 season. By Jake Seiner and Steven Wine. SENT: 700 words, photos.
HKN--PLAYOFFS-GAMES BEGIN — After a break of more than four months, hockey is back with the start of the NHL playoffs. It may be the middle of summer and no fans around, but the intensity of the chase for the Stanley Cup is the same. By Hockey Writers John Wawrow and Stephen Whyno. SENT: 550 words, photos. With Faceoff — Who’s in net? Goalie intrigue aplenty early in NHL playoffs (sent).
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