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EMIRATES-ISRAEL — Iran and Turkey lash out at their regional rival the United Arab Emirates over its decision to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel in a U.S.-brokered deal, accusing it of betraying the Palestinian cause. By Joseph Krauss. SENT: 460 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-TRUMP-CONSPIRACY — President Donald Trump is giving credence to a false and racist conspiracy about Harris’ eligibility to be vice president, fueling an online misinformation campaign that parallels the one he used to power his rise into politics. By Aamer Madhani, Sara Burnett, Amanda Seitz and Jill Colvin. SENT: 990 words, photos, video. With TRUMP-HARRIS-FACT CHECK — Harris is legally eligible to serve as U.S. vice president or president.
LEBANON-INVESTIGATING THE BLAST — For many Lebanese, their greatest hope for credible answers about the massive explosion that wrecked their capital may lie with outsiders. French forensic police have joined the investigation and the FBI is expected to take part. The Lebanese government’s probe has gotten off to a shaky start, with political bickering over who will lead it, military threats to jail leakers and doubts about whether a panel appointed along sectarian lines could be fully impartial. By Zeina Karam and Lori Hinnant. SENT: 1,080 words, photos. With LEBANON — U.N.: 178 killed in Beirut explosion, 30 still missing.
ELECTION 2020-KAMALA HARRIS-ORIGIN STORY — Kamala Harris’ mother, Shyamala Gopalan, died 11 years ago, but the Democratic vice presidential candidate says she still finds herself seeking her advice. “She’d tell us: ‘Don’t sit around and complain about things. Do something.’ So I did something,” Harris says. By National Writer Matt Sedensky. SENT: 2,300 words, photos. An abridged version of 860 words is also available. With ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-HARRIS — Harris bringing energy, dollars and more to Biden’s campaign.
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BELARUS-ELECTION — Belarusian authorities release about 1,000 people detained amid demonstrations contesting the results of the presidential election, in an attempt to assuage public anger against a brutal crackdown on peaceful protests. By Yuras Karmanau. SENT: 980 words, photos. With BELARUS-EUROPEAN-REACTION — Lithuania has outsized role as EU faces Belarus crisis.
PACIFIC WAR-75-CHILDREN OF WAR — For years, orphans in Japan were punished just for surviving the war. They were bullied. They were called trash and left to fend for themselves on the street. Police rounded them up and threw them in jail. They were sent to orphanages or sold for labor. They were abandoned by their government, abused and discriminated against. By Mari Yamaguchi. SENT: 1,260 words, photos. With PACIFIC WAR-75-JAPAN-AI PHOTOGRAPHS — Melting “frozen memories,” AI helps Japanese recall war days.
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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-BLACK FUNERAL HOME — When the coronavirus pandemic hit California, for a few weeks the owner of Boyd Funeral Home in South Los Angeles declined to receive patients who had died from the virus. SENT: 690 words, photos, video.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ASIA — India’s coronavirus death toll overtakes Britain to become the fourth-highest in the world with another single-day record increase in cases. SENT: 790 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-NEW-ZEALAND — New Zealand’s government extends a lockdown of its largest city Auckland for another 12 days as it tries to stamp out its first domestic coronavirus outbreak in more than three months. SENT: 510 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDONESIA-VACCINE TRIAL — More people in Indonesia roll up their sleeves to test a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by a Chinese company. SENT: 450 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-BRITAIN — British vacationers in France are mulling whether to return home to avoid having to self-isolate for 14 days following the U.K. government’s decision to reimpose quarantine restrictions on France amid a recent pick-up in coronavirus infections. SENT: 930 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA-GOVERNOR — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has had a summer of muddled messaging and bad news in the coronavirus fight, a trend crystallized this week by his delayed response to a data error that caused a backlog of nearly 300,000 virus test results. SENT: 930 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-TEXAS — Texas reports fewer than 7,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time in six weeks, but that encouraging sign was clouded by questions over testing as schools reopen and college football teams push ahead with playing this fall. SENT: 450 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL — Utah high schools return to football, with virus precautions. SENT: 270 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-MEXICO-THEATERS — The few, the brave — those were the people returning this week to movie theaters in Mexico City that had been closed for four months due to the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 440 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-NETHERLANDS — The Dutch economy suffers an unprecedented 8.5% contraction in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on spending, exports and investments, the country’s Central Bureau for Statistics say. SENT: 250 words, photos.
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WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
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BOOKS-MICHAEL-COHEN — Michael Cohen’s book foreword: Trump “wouldn’t mind if I was dead.” SENT: 320 words, photos.
MOTHER CHARGED-BABY DEATHS — California mother charged in deaths of two infants 3 years apart. SENT: 200 words.
BRITAIN-PRINCESS-ANNE-70TH-BIRTHDAY — Princess Anne to mark 70th birthday in low-key fashion. SENT: 650 words, photos.
NETHERLANDS-RIOTING — Hague police arrest more than 20 amid overnight rioting. SENT: 120 words.
QANON-KIDNAPPING-PLOT — Judge: Mom accused in QAnon kidnapping plot can stand trial. SENT: 420 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ALCATRAZ REOPENS — Alcatraz to reopen after monthslong closure due to pandemic. SENT: 240 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SEPT 11-ANNIVERSARY — Twin beams of light won’t shine during 9/11 tribute in NYC. SENT: 190 words, photo.
DODGER-STADIUM-VOTING-CENTER — Dodger Stadium vote center planned for presidential election. SENT: 230 words, photo.
TROPICAL WEATHER — Tropical Storm Josephine weakens slightly in Atlantic Ocean. SENT: 230 words.
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TRUMP-MAIL-IN VOTING — Trump acknowledges he’s starving the U.S. Postal Service of funding in order to make it harder to process an expected surge in ballots that he worries could cost him reelection. SENT: 990 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-DNC — Joe Biden is poised to unveil his vision for the modern-day Democratic Party in the first presidential nominating convention of the coronavirus era next week. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-TRUMP-BIDEN-MASKS — Trump attacks Biden for calling on governors to mandate that all Americans wear masks for the next three months. SENT: 530 words, photos, video.
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PORTLAND PROTESTS — Oregon State Police are leaving Portland after a two-week assignment to help protect a federal courthouse that’s been a target of protesters during months of conflict in Oregon’s largest city. SENT: 320 words, photos.
CHICAGO VIOLENCE-CHARGES — Cook County’s state’s attorney’s office announces 42 people have been charged with felonies in connection with the looting of stores along the city’s premier retail street that occurred earlier this week. SENT: 320 words. With CHICAGO-VIOLENCE-STORE Chicago convenience store ransacked twice since May.
SLAIN SOLDIER-TEXAS — Mourners will gather in Houston to honor the life of a slain Texas soldier whose story has renewed a push for changes in the way the military handles sexual abuse and harassment from Fort Hood to Capitol Hill. SENT: 370 words, photo.
VENEZUELA-PROSECUTOR — A federal prosecutor who has jailed some of Venezuela’s biggest crooks is stepping down, The Associated Press has learned, leaving a void that could dampen U.S. efforts to expose criminal activity in the South American country amid rising tensions with the Trump administration. SENT: 860 words, photos.
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EGYPT-BURKINI DEBATE — The burkini, a swimsuit worn by conservative Muslims to cover the entire body, is scorned in many upper class Egyptian circles where it and the headscarf is seen as lower class. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.
KENYA-WOMEN-WILDLIFE-RANGERS — On the sweeping plains at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, a group of female wildlife rangers is making history by defying patriarchal norms. SENT: 670 words, photos.
NKOREA-VIRUS LOCKDOWN — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lifts a lockdown in a major city near the border with South Korea where thousands had been quarantined for weeks over coronavirus worries, state media says. SENT: 820 words, photos.
BRITAIN-MAYFLOWER 400-STOLEN HISTORY — On the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage, commemorations are focusing on both the Pilgrim settlers and the Native people whose lives were transformed by their arrival. SENT: 920 words, photos.
AFGHANISTAN-PRISONER-RELEASE — Afghanistan releases the first 80 of a final 400 Taliban prisoners, paving the way for negotiations between the warring sides in Afghanistan’s protracted conflict, the government says. SENT: 590 words, photos.
SOUTH-ASIA-FLOODS — Across South Asia, more than 17 million people are suffering as a result of this year’s monsoon floods. SENT: 670 words, photos.
PHILIPPINES-ABU SAYYAF COMMANDER — A leading terror suspect who has been linked to beheadings of hostages, including two Canadians and a Malaysian, has surrendered after being wounded in battle, officials say. SENT: 480 words, photos.
INDONESIA-STATE ADDRESS — Indonesia’s president calls on all citizens to turn the COVID-19 crisis into an advancement opportunity and pledges health care reforms in an address ahead of the country’s 75th anniversary of independence. SENT: 450 words, photo.
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HOME-PRICES — An analysis by The Associated Press and Core Logic finds that the average home price in the U.S. in May was up 4.2% compared to a year ago. SENT: 1,080 words, photos.
FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Global shares were mixed in cautious trading as investors studied fresh data out of China showing that its recovery remains subdued. By Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 390 words, photos. With CHINA-ECONOMY — China factory output flat, retail sales slip in July.
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COLORADO-RIVER-FUTURE — The white rings that wrap around two massive lakes in the U.S. West are a stark reminder of how water levels are dropping and a warning that the 40 million people who rely on the Colorado River face a much drier future. SENT: 970 words, photos.
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UNCERTAINTY AHEAD — As some NBA teams head home, players are faced with concerns about their safety and questions about their basketball futures. By Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney. SENT: 830 words, photos.
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