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TROPICAL-WEATHER — Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a ferocious Category 4 monster with 150 mph winds, swamping a low-lying coast with ocean water that forecasters say could be 20 feet deep and unsurvivable. By Melinda Deslatte, Jeff Martin and Stacey Plaisance. SENT: 1,160 words, photos, video. With TROPICAL-WEATHER-THE-LATEST. Also see TROPICAL-WEATHER-OIL below.
Find more coverage of Hurricane Laura in AP Newsroom.
ELECTION 2020-RNC — Republicans aggressively defend law enforcement on the third night of their convention, as the nation faces renewed tensions following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Wisconsin, that sparked protests in a state that could decide the fall election. By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin and Kevin Freking. SENT: 1,070 words, photos, videos. With ELECTION 2020-RNC-TAKEAWAYS; ELECTION 2020-RNC-FACT CHECK.
ELECTION 2020-RNC-TRUMP-SPEECH — Four years ago, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a dark speech that painted a dystopian portrait of an America in decline. This time, Trump will position himself as the last remaining defense against radical forces threatening the American way of life. By Jonathan Lemire and Kevin Freking. SENT: 960 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-RNC-WHAT TO WATCH — Ivanka Trump, Rudy Giuliani to speak.
Find more coverage of the conventions and Election 2020 on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
VIRUS OUTBREAK — Despite a spike in coronavirus infections, authorities in Europe are determined to send children back to school. They want to narrow learning gaps between haves and have-nots that deepened during virus lockdowns – and to get their parents back to work. European governments have faced less political uproar than in the United States over their determination to reopen schools. By Angela Charlton. SENT: 1,100 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-REMOTE-LEARNING — UNICEF: A third of world’s children missed remote learning; VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-PAKISTAN-TOXIC-TROLLING — The trolls have gone online in Pakistan since authorities imposed a nationwide lockdown earlier this year to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Social media trackers say the lockdown sparked a 50% increase in internet use in this conservative Muslim nation of over 220 million people — along with an explosion of hate speech and incitement. By Kathy Gannon. SENT: 1,130 words, photos.
POLICE SHOOTING-WISCONSIN-VIGILANTES — Repeated calls for armed vigilantes to travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to protect businesses following the police shooting of Jacob Blake spread across social media in the hours before two people were shot to death and a third was wounded during a third night of unrest in the city. By Barbara Ortutay and Anita Snow. SENT: 620 words, photo. With POLICE-SHOOTING-WISCONSIN — Teenager arrested after two killed during unrest in Kenosha. Also see MORE ON RACIAL INJUSTICE below.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-EMPTY-EDINBURGH — This year's summer arts festivals in Edinburgh have been canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, leaving artists adrift and many businesses struggling to make a living without the usual throng of tourists to the Scottish capital. SENT: 980 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-NEW-TESTS — The Food and Drug Administration authorizes the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment to get results. By Health Writer Matthew Perrone. SENT: 870 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ASIA — South Korea reports 441 new cases of the coronavirus, its highest single-day total in months, making lockdown-like restrictions look inevitable as transmissions slip out of control. SENT: 880 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRAL QUESTIONS-MASKS — Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me? It likely provides protection for both. SENT: 250 words, graphic.
Find more all-format coverage of the Virus Outbreak featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
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RACIAL INJUSTICE-MINNEAPOLIS UNREST — The governor of Minnesota activates the National Guard to help quell unrest that broke out in downtown Minneapolis following what authorities say was misinformation about the suicide death of a Black homicide suspect. SENT: 690 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-PORTLAND PROTESTS — The FBI chief in Portland, Oregon, says he is shifting the agency’s resources to focus more heavily on crimes committed during nightly racial injustice protests in the city that often end in vandalism, clashes with police and dozens of arrests. SENT: 740 words, photos.
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AUTOMATED-PARKING — Sometime soon, your car will park itself in urban garages. SENT: 500 words, photos.
UCLA-UNDER-ARMOUR-LAWSUIT — UCLA sues Under Armour, seeking in excess of $200 million. SENT: 350 words.
ELECTION 2020-RNC-CHEN — Dissident freed under Obama: Trump “courage” can stop China. SENT: 430 words, photos.
NAVY-SHIP-FIRE-INVESTIGATION — Defense official: Arson suspected as cause of Navy ship fire. SENT: 500 words, photos.
CHINA-MILITARY — Report: China fires “carrier killer” missile in disputed sea. SENT: 310 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-RNC-SOUTHERN STRATEGY — Trump’s vows to restore “law and order” and to protect what he’s called the “Suburban Lifestyle Dream” draw from a decades-old playbook in Republican politics. SENT: 1,280 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-RNC-CONGRESS — Speakers at this year’s Republican National Convention, with its single-minded focus on Trump, have made just scant mention of the party’s struggle to protect its Senate majority and gain ground in the House. By Alan Fram. SENT: 880 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-RNC-POLICE WIDOW — The widow of a retired St. Louis police captain shot to death after a violent night of protests will speak as part of the Republican National Convention. SENT: 390 words, photo.
UNITED STATES-CHINA-PALAU — No nation may be too small or too distant from Washington to be excluded from the Trump administration’s campaign to counter China’s challenge to American dominance in the Pacific. By National Security Writer Robert Burns. SENT: 980 words, photo.
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES-ROGUE FIREFIGHTERS — With California firefighters strapped for resources, residents have organized to put out flames themselves in a large swath of land burning south of San Francisco, defending their homes despite orders to evacuate and pleas by officials to get out of danger. SENT: 870 words, photos. With CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES — Thousands may go home as California firefight progresses.
FEDERAL-EXECUTIONS — The only Native American on federal death row was put to death, despite objections from many Navajo leaders who had urged Trump to halt the execution on the grounds it would violate tribal culture and sovereignty. SENT: 1,320 words, photos.
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NEW-ZEALAND-MOSQUE-SHOOTING-SENTENCING — The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the first time the maximum available sentence has been imposed. SENT: 830 words, photos.
KOREAS-TYPHOON — A typhoon damages homes and other buildings, floods roads and topples utility poles on the Korean Peninsula, with neither country immediately reporting casualties as the storm passed by the North’s capital. SENT: 400 words, photos.
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TIKTOK-CEO RESIGNS — TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says is a security risk. By Technology Writer Zen Soo. SENT: 320 words, photo.
FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Asian stock markets retreated as investors looked ahead to a speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman. By Business Writer Joe McDonald. SENT: 460 words, photos.
TROPICAL-WEATHER-OIL — The energy industry is bracing for catastrophic storm surges and winds as Hurricane Laura cuts a dangerous path toward the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana. By Business Writer Cathy Bussewitz. SENT: 690 words, photo.
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ELECTION 2020-RNC-MEDIA — The Republican convention’s third night happened amid an unusual confluence of major stories — a dangerous hurricane about to strike Louisiana, a Wisconsin city torn apart following a police shooting and the sports world’s forceful response. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 550 words, photos.
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RACIAL INJUSTICE-SPORTS — NBA players didn’t come to Disney solely for a restart. They wanted social reform. By Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney. SENT: 870 words, photos.
TOUR-DE-FRANCE-PREVIEW — Already delayed, the Tour de France sets off Saturday shrouded in uncertainty, flying in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the imponderable question of how many of the 176 riders will avoid infection and endure three exceptionally tough weeks of racing to reach the finish in Paris. By Sports Writer John Leicester. SENT: 980 words, photos.
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