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Adds VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE SPORTS, AMERICA DISRUPTED-BLACK WOMEN RISING POWER, LEBANON-MULTIPLE CRISES, BILL COSBY, MUSIC-MTV-VMAS PERFORMERS.
ELECTION 2020-GEORGIA — Polls close 7 p.m.
ELECTION-2020-MINNESOTA — Polls close 8 p.m.
MLS IS BACK — Game starts 8:30 p.m.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-NURSING HOME NUMBERS — New York’s coronavirus death toll in nursing homes, already among the highest in the nation, could actually be a significant undercount. Unlike every other state with major outbreaks, New York only counts residents who died on nursing home property and not those who died in hospitals. By Bernard Condon, Matt Sedensky and Meghan Hoyer. SENT: 1,230 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOUTH AFRICA-HIV — Across Africa and around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the supply of antiretroviral drugs to many of the more than 24 million people who take them, endangering their lives. By Bram Janssen and Andrew Meldrum. SENT: 1,020 words, photos, video.
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ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-VP — Joe Biden names California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump. By Alexandra Jaffe, Kathleen Ronayne and Will Weissert. SENT: 1,280 words, photos.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page on APNewsroom.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL — It took six months for the world to reach 10 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus. It took just over six weeks for that number to double. The worldwide count of known COVID-19 infections climbed past 20 million on Monday, with more than half of them from just three countries: the U.S., India and Brazil, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. By Mark Stevenson, Nicky Forster and Michelle R. Smith. SENT: 890 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS-EXPLAINER — A glance on the state of coronavirus aid legislation. SENT: 860 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE SPORTS — The Big Ten and Pac-12 call off their fall football seasons because of concerns about COVID-19, taking two of college football’s five power conferences out of a crumbling season. Five months after the first spikes in coronavirus cases in the U.S. led to the cancellation of the NCAA basketball tournament, the still raging pandemic has begun tearing down a sport that generates billion of dollars for the schools that compete in it. By College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo. SENT: 800 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-MINNESOTA — Rep. Ilhan Omar is about to learn whether voters in her Minneapolis-area congressional district support the mix of confrontational, anti-Trump progressivism and celebrity that she brings to the job. By Steve Karnowski and Mohamed Ibrahim. SENT: 700 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing. Polls close 8 p.m.
TRUMP-SECRET SERVICE — A man shot and wounded by a uniformed Secret Service officer, prompting President Trump to be abruptly escorted out of a briefing room during a televised news conference, had been threatening to kill people near the White House, two officials familiar with the matter say. By Michael Balsamo and Colleen Long. SENT: 530 words, photos, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-KIDS ON SCHOOL — Parents have weighed in on reopening schools. Teachers have weighed in. Public health experts, too, along with cities, states and President Trump. But what about the kids themselves? Kindergartners to high schoolers who are faced with a range of scenarios are expressing both fear and glee over leaving home to learn. By Leanne Italie. SENT: 1,150 words, photos.
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OBIT-TRINI LOPEZ— Trini Lopez, a singer and guitarist who gained fame for his versions of “Lemon Tree” and “If I Had a Hammer” in the 1960s and took his talents to Hollywood, has died. He was 83. SENT: 410 words, photo.
EGGS-PRICE GOUGING LAWSUIT — One of America’s largest egg producers illegally inflated prices when the pandemic hit New York, taking in $4 million as it charged up to four times more per carton, the state alleges. SENT: 220 words.
BOOKS-SHARON STONE — Sharon Stone’s next role? Author. The actor has written a memoir her publisher is calling both candid and comprehensive. SENT: 200 words, photos.
MLS IS BACK — Orlando City and Portland meet in the MLS is Back tournament finale. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Game starts 8:30 p.m.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-RUSSIA-VACCINE — Russia becomes the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that is met with international skepticism and unease because the shots have only been studied in dozens of people. Russian authorities offer no proof to back up claims of safety or effectiveness. SENT: 970 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-GEORGIA — A Georgia school district quarantines more than 900 students and staff because of possible exposure to the coronavirus since classes resumed last week. SENT: 400 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRTUAL TRIAL —With court systems disrupted by the pandemic, a Texas court launches what the state says is the nation’s first virtual jury trial in a criminal case. SENT: 260 words.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-VIRAL QUESTIONS-PUBLIC TRANSIT — Is it safe to ride public transit during the pandemic? It depends on a variety of factors, but there are ways to minimize risk. SENT: 290 words, photo.
Find more all-format coverage on the Virus Outbreak featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
A separate wire advisory has moved outlining our complete coronvirus coverage.
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RACIAL INJUSTICE-ELIJAH MCCLAIN — The Colorado attorney general announces a civil rights investigation into the suburban Denver police department whose officers used a chokehold on Elijah McClain before the 23-year-old Black man died last year. SENT: 890 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-PORTLAND — The arrest during protests in Portland, Oregon, of a Black woman who became a leading activist in the racial justice movement after she was assaulted by a white supremacist three years ago has galvanized local and national Black Lives Matter groups. SENT: 530 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-SCHOOLS — Officials in several states are considering major changes to the way the nation’s top-rated public high schools admit students. SENT: 850 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-MARCH ON WASHINGTON — A commemoration of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington is being reconfigured to comply with coronavirus protocols in the District of Columbia. SENT: 900 words, photos.
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AMERICA DISRUPTED-BLACK WOMEN RISING POWER — Black women have long been the Democratic Party’s most reliable and loyal voters, but for generations that allegiance didn’t translate to their own political rise. SENT: 2,800 words, video, photos. Eds: This story originally moved last week; it has been updated with Joe Biden’s selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate.
ELECTION 2020-GEORGIA — A Republican criticized for promoting racist videos and supporting the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory is a candidate in Tuesday’s GOP primary runoff for a U.S. House seat in Georgia. SENT: 580 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing. Polls close 7 p.m.
TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBE — A federal appeals court in Washington appears inclined to let a judge decide on his own whether to grant the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the criminal case against former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn. SENT: 980 words, photo.
INTERIOR-OPEN RECORDS PROBE — The Interior Department withheld public documents related to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ahead of his Senate confirmation, an agency watchdog office concludes. SENT: 610 words, photo.
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LEBANON-MULTIPLE CRISES — Beirut’s massive explosion is just the latest in multiple crises that have hit Lebanon the past year, including massive protests, economic collapse and the pandemic. SENT: 1,200 words, photos. With LEBANON-EXPLOSION — Week after blast, Beirut pauses to remember the dead. SENT: 670 words, photos; UNITED STATES-LEBANON EXPLOSION — US contractor told Lebanese port official of chemicals risk. SENT: 540 words, photo.
BELARUS-ELECTION — The top opposition candidate in Belarus’ presidential election has left for Lithuania, but that hasn’t discouraged protesters who continue to challenge the vote results despite a massive police crackdown. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.
ISRAEL-TROUBLED MARRIAGE — Israeli PM’s uneasy political alliance seems headed toward collapse. SENT: 940 words, photos.
MEXICO-BUS CRASH — At least 13 people are killed when a bus overturns on a highway outside Mexico City, authorities say. SENT: 100 words.
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SEVERE WEATHER-MIDWEST — Hundreds of thousands across the Midwest remain without power after a powerful storm packing 100 mph winds battered the region a day earlier. SENT: 910 words, photos.
SCHOOL SAFETY REPORT — School officials nationwide should improve mental health resources, monitor student social media accounts and improve physical safety measures to prevent mass shootings and other attacks in schools, according to a Justice Department report. SENT: 600 words, photos.
BILL COSBY — Bill Cosby’s lawyers argue in an appeals filing that it was “fundamentally unfair” to let prosecutors use Cosby’s damaging deposition from a sex accuser’s lawsuit against him at trial. SENT: 510 words, photo.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-SUMMER JOBS — Summer jobs for young people are vanishing with the pandemic. SENT: 810 words, photos.
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MUSIC-MTV-VMAS PERFORMERS — Grammy winners The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch are set to perform at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. The Aug. 30 event will be held outdoors throughout New York City. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 210 words, photos.
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PLAYOFFS-GOALIE TANDEMS — The NHL playoffs get underway, with each first-round series including one set of back-to-back games. That makes it more advantageous for the teams that have two starting-caliber goaltenders like Vegas, Carolina and Colorado. UPCOMING: 650 words by 7 p.m., photos.
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