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Adds: ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-MCCAIN, VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS, ELECTION-2020-DNC-MEDIA, STOCK MARKET-ECONOMY-DISCONNECT, MED-VIRUS-OUTBREAK-INACCURATE-TEST, VENEZUELA-TURKEY, RACIAL-INJUSTICE-TEXAS, NBC-EXECUTIVE-DEPARTURE, RACIAL-INJUSTICE-MISSISSIPPI-FLAG, VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNIVERSITIES, FATAL SHOOTING-ATLANTA OFFICER, REMINGTON-BANKRUPTCY-SANDY-HOOK, VIRUS-OUTBREAK-SOUTH-DAKOTA-STURGIS-BIKE-RALLY, SOLDIER-BOMB PLOT, PEOPLE-BRITNEY SPEARS, LOTTERY-LAWYER-INDICTMENT
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ELECTION 2020-DNC — A day after Michelle Obama’s passion wowed Democrats, Joe Biden draws on his party’s most experienced leaders on the second night of the Democratic National Convention to highlight what he sees as a global leadership deficit that threatens U.S. national security. By Steve Peoples. SENT: 920 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: Updates from events starting at 9 p.m., 1,100 words by 10 p.m. With ELECTION-2020-DNC-MEDIA — Preliminary estimates show that viewership for the first night of the Democrats’ virtual convention was down compared with the opening of Hillary Clinton’s nominating party four years ago. SENT: 520 words, photos; ELECTION 2020-DNC-THE LATEST, ELECTION 2020-DNC-WHAT TO WATCH, ELECTION 2020-DNC-TAKEAWAYS, developing.
ELECTION 2020-DNC-JILL BIDEN — As Jill Biden prepares to speak at the convention, those who have worked closely with her say her warmth will appeal to Americans confronting tough times of their own. By Alexandra Jaffe. SENT: 1,150 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing from evening speech, 900 words by 11:30 p.m..
ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-MCCAIN — Cindy McCain is going to bat for Joe Biden, lending her voice to a video set to air during Democratic National Convention programming focused on Biden’s close friendship with her late husband, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona. SENT: 530 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-POSTAL SERVICE — The postmaster general says he is halting some operational changes until after the November election after Democrats contended that the changes threatened mail-in voting, and some states planned to file lawsuits. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announces he will “suspend” his initiatives until after the election “to avoid even the appearance of impact on election mail.” By Lisa Mascaro and Anthony Izaguirre. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
Find more coverage of the conventions and Election 2020 on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBE-CONGRESS — The Senate intelligence committee concludes the Kremlin launched an aggressive effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential contest on behalf of Donald Trump. It says the Trump campaign’s interactions with Russian intelligence services during the campaign posed a “grave” counterintelligence threat. By Eric Tucker and Mary Clare Jalonick. SENT: 1,190 words, photos.
ELECTION VOTING-DROP-BOXES — With the Trump administration openly trying to undermine mail-in voting this fall, some election officials around the country are hoping to bypass the Postal Service by installing lots of ballot drop boxes in libraries, community centers and other public places. By Astrid Galvan and Christina A. Cassidy. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.
MALI CRISIS — Mutinous soldiers detained Mali’s president and prime minister after surrounding a residence and firing into the air in an apparent coup attempt after several months of demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s ouster. By Baba Ahmed and Krista Larson. SENT: 660 words, photos.
STOCK MARKET-ECONOMY-DISCONNECT — The stock market is not the economy. Rarely has that adage been as clear as it is now. An amazing, monthslong rally has put the S&P 500 back to where it was before the coronavirus slammed the U.S, even though millions of workers are still getting unemployment benefits and businesses continue to shutter across the country. By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga and Christopher Rugaber. SENT: 1,030 words, photo. With FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Wall Street clawed back the last of the historic, frenzied losses unleashed by the new coronavirus, as the S&P 500 closed at an all-time high. SENT: 960 words, photos.
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SOLDIER-BOMB PLOT — Prosecutors seek prison for ex-soldier they say is Satanist. SENT: 400 words, photo.
PEOPLE-BRITNEY SPEARS — Britney Spears asks court to curb father’s power over her. SENT: 450 words, photo.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-SOUTH-DAKOTA-STURGIS-BIKE-RALLY — This year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally drew more than 460,000 vehicles, a decrease of nearly 8% from last year, according to South Dakota transportation officials. SENT: 260 words, photo.
NBC-EXECUTIVE-DEPARTURE —Top NBC exec Ron Meyer leaving after settlement with woman with whom he had affair. SENT: 220 words, photo.
RACIAL-INJUSTICE-MISSISSIPPI-FLAG — Then there were 5: Mississippi group narrows flag options. SENT: 530 words, photos.
LOTTERY-LAWYER-INDICTMENT — Feds: ‘Lottery Lawyer’ swindled jackpot winners for millions. SENT: 370 words.
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ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-MCCAIN — Cindy McCain is going to bat for Joe Biden, lending her voice to a video set to air during Democratic National Convention programming focused on Biden’s close friendship with her late husband, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona. SENT: 530 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-DNC-TRUMP — President Donald Trump targets voters in key states and constituencies as he heads to Arizona and Iowa and promises a pardon for Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the women’s suffrage movement. By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller and Deb Riechmann. SENT: 940 words, photos, video.
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MED-VIRUS-OUTBREAK-INACCURATE-TEST — A widely used coronavirus test is under scrutiny this week after federal health officials warned that it could deliver inaccurate results if laboratory technicians don’t follow the the latest updates from the manufacturer. SENT: 550 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — A Republican senator says GOP leaders are preparing a slimmed-down virus relief package of roughly $500 billion. Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt says it will include extended payments for unemployed people and for suffering smaller businesses and money for work aimed at combating the coronavirus. By Alan Fram. SENT: 550 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNIVERSITIES — Notre Dame University became the latest college to move classes online due to the coronavirus, after nearly 150 students tested positive, The action follows the decision by officials of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to switch to remote learning as the virus makes its mark on colleges — and college towns — across the United States. SENT: 970 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK — Educational disruptions forced by the coronavirus pandemic are hurting teenagers who also may need to work and help their families care for young kids. Those challenges are expected to persist as a new school year gets underway, largely with remote learning. The transition from high school to college can be rocky for many teens under normal circumstances, and it’s even harder for students navigating online schooling while juggling other responsibilities. SENT: 920 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN-DEPRESSION -- Rates of depression appear to have almost doubled in Britain since the country was put into lockdown in late March as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 590 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-FRANCE —France is now mandating masks in all workplaces, from the Paris business district to factories in the provinces, as it tries to contain growing virus infections but avoid shutting down the economy. SENT: 530 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-FRENCH CHAMPAGNE -- French Champagne producers have decided to put unprecedented limits on the quantity of grapes they’ll harvest this year. They’re hoping to prop up prices and contain further damage to their industry from the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 280 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRAL QUESTIONS-MUTATION -- Has the coronavirus mutated in any significant way? It doesn’t seem to have changed in a way that makes people less or more sick. There’s some evidence that a specific mutation called D614G may have made it easier for the virus to be transmitted between people. But not all scientists are convinced, and it’s hard to say how strong any such effect might be. SENT: 140 words, photo.
Find more all-format coverage on the Virus Outbreak featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
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WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE-ANNIVERSARY — As the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, many event organizers have been careful to present it as a commemoration, not a celebration. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.
GOLDEN STATE KILLER -- Victims after victim lined up to describe Joseph DeAngelo as a “sick monster,” “horrible man” and “subhuman” who changed their lives during a long reign of rape and murder that earned him the nickname of the Golden State Killer. The daughter of one rape victim gave him an obscene hand gesture and cursed him during the first of four days of hearings in Sacramento County Superior Court. He will be formally sentenced to life in prison on Friday. The former police officer in California eluded capture for four decades. He has admitted to 13 murders and nearly 50 rapes between 1975 and 1986. SENT: 770 words, photos.
REMINGTON-BANKRUPTCY-SANDY-HOOK — A lawyer for some of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims’ families accused Remington Arms of using its new bankruptcy case to try to wipe out their lawsuit over how the company marketed the rifle used in the massacre. SENT: 620 words, photo.
RACIAL-INJUSTICE-TEXAS — A Houston museum dedicated to conserving African American culture says its decision to display a more than 100-year-old Confederate statue is about providing Black Americans with a way to confront slavery’s painful legacy and include their lived experiences in the conversation. SENT: 710 words, photos.
FATAL SHOOTING-ATLANTA OFFICER — A Black man who was killed by a white Atlanta officer in 2016 swerved around the officer’s vehicle and was not driving at him when the officer opened fire, police dash camera video showed. SENT: 610 words, photo.
SEVERE WEATHER-MIDWEST — President Donald Trump has promised to approve $180 million in aid for damaged Iowa homes and infrastructure and additional funding for farmers who were affected by an unusually powerful storm that tore through the state last week. SENT: 860 words, photos.
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LEBANON-HARIRI TRIBUNAL — A U.N.-backed tribunal convicted one member of the Hezbollah militant group and acquitted three others of involvement in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. SENT: 1,220 words, photos.
BELARUS-PROTESTS — More workers in Belarus joined a widening strike to press for the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has extended his 26-year rule in an election the opposition says was rigged. SENT: 1,180 words, photos.
ISRAEL-SUDAN — Israel and Sudan said they are close to reaching a peace agreement — setting the stage for a second dramatic diplomatic breakthrough for Israel with its Arab neighbors in a matter of days. A Sudanese Foreign Ministry official announced that his government is “looking forward to concluding a peace agreement with Israel,” drawing a promise from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “do all that’s needed” to wrap up a deal. SENT: 990 words, photos.
VENEZUELA-TURKEY — At first glance, they seem like an odd couple. Yet Turkey, a Mediterranean power that often chafes at what it calls Western interventionism, and Venezuela on the Caribbean, rich in oil and gold but in perpetual crisis and under U.S. sanctions, have some things in common. There is an economic relationship; the murkier aspects attracted the scrutiny of the U.S. Treasury Department. There is solidarity in their anti-U.S. rhetoric, even if the United States is a key trading partner of Turkey. SENT: 670 words, photo.
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COIN CONUNDRUM -- The national coin shortage has been an unusual side effect of the pandemic. Among its victims: retailers, laundromats and even the tooth fairy. The Federal Reserve says the supply system for coins had been severely disrupted by shutdowns related to the coronavirus. While there are still enough coins out there, they aren’t circulating as freely because businesses have been closed and people weren’t spending as they normally would. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-REMOTE SHOOTS — The pandemic has accelerated a power shift in the fashion and advertising world, with models and influencers by necessity wielding more control over their own images during remote photo and video shoots. SENT: 840 words, photos.
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BKN—LAKERS-LEBRON RETURNS — It used to be one of the surest signs of spring. Now, LeBron James hasn’t played in a postseason game in 26 months. His return comes in the middle of summer at World Disney World on Tuesday night when the Lakers play the Trail Blazers. By Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 6 p.m.
FBN-COWBOYS-ELLIOTT'S CAMP - Ezekiel Elliott is back in training camp for the Dallas Cowboys after the star running back missed all of the preseason last year in a holdout. Coming off the first time he played a full season and didn’t win the rushing title, Elliott says he has something to prove. By Pro Football Writer Schuyler Dixon. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 6 p.m.
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