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TOP STORIES

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VIRUS OUTBREAK — A long-expected upturn in U.S. coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data on the pandemic. The number of deaths per day from the virus had been falling for months, and even remained down as states like Florida and Texas saw explosions in cases and hospitalizations — and reported daily U.S. infections broke records several times in recent days. By Mike Stobbe and Nicky Forster. SENT: 1,060 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DENGUE — While 2019 was the worst year on record for global dengue cases, experts fear an even bigger surge is possible due to the coronavirus pandemic. Because there is no cure for dengue, which causes fever and joint pain, communities rely on prevention and response efforts to decrease the number of cases. By Victoria Milko and Aniruddha Ghosal. SENT: 910 words, photos. This story has moved as the Monday Spotlight.

TRUMP-MASK — President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus. By Jonathan Lemire. SENT: 540 words, photos.

TRUMP-STONE — President Donald Trump’s intervention into a criminal case connected to his own conduct drew fierce rebukes from Democrats and a few lonely Republicans, with calls for investigations and legislation. But it remained to be seen if Trump’s most recent defiance of the conventions of his office to commute the sentence of political confidant Roger Stone, just four months before Election Day, would matter to voters grappling with a deadly COVID-19 surge and a national discourse on racial justice. By Jonathan Lemire. SENT: 1,030 words, photos.

BRITAIN-CHINA-FROSTY RELATIONS — Only five years ago, then-British Prime Minister David Cameron was celebrating a “golden era” in U.K.-China relations, bonding with President Xi Jinping over a pint of beer at the pub and signing off on trade deals worth billions. Those friendly scenes now seem like a distant memory. Hostile rhetoric has ratcheted up in recent days over Beijing’s new national security law for Hong Kong. Britain’s decision to offer refuge to millions in the former colony was met with a stern telling-off by China. By Sylvia Hui. SENT: 1,030 words, photos.

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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-FOREIGN-WORKERS — Businesses in beach communities and mountain getaways up and down the East Coast are fretting about a shortage of workers as the summer season picks up steam. The concern comes after the Trump administration announced last month that it was extending a ban on green cards and adding many temporary visas to the freeze, including J-1 cultural exchange visas and H-2B visas. Workers with these visas are employed in forestry to fisheries to hospitality businesses. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — Taiwan wraps up an annual film festival with an awards ceremony as it holds more public events after keeping its coronavirus outbreak to a few hundred cases. Actors and others lined up for photo shoots with no social distancing, and participants didn’t wear masks in historic Zhongshan Hall in Taipei. SENT: 910 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-JAPAN US MILITARY —The governor of Japan’s Okinawa island demanded a top U.S. military commander take tougher prevention measures and more transparency hours after officials were told that more than 60 Marines at two bases have been infected with the coronavirus over the past few days. SENT: 490 words, photos.

PEOPLE-BACHCHAN — Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his son tests positive for the coronavirus and are hospitalized with mild symptoms in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, a hospital statement says. SENT: 490 words, photos.

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WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT

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MISSING TV STAR — The search to find “Glee” TV show star Naya Rivera in a Southern California lake ends without any results, authorities say. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet the search of Lake Piru will resume this morning. SENT: 130 words, photo

BLACK NAVAL PILOT — The U.S. Navy has welcomed its first Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot. SENT: 120 words, photos.

AUSTRALIA-HONG KONG — Australia to offer residence option to 10,000 Hong Kongers. SENT: 330 words, photos.

MEDIA-FOX-TUCKER-CARLSON-WRITER — Tucker Carlson’s top writer has resigned from Fox News after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks online. SENT: 200 words, photo.

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WASHINGTON

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TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBE — Former special counsel Robert Mueller sharply defends his investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, writing in a newspaper opinion piece that the probe was of “paramount importance” and asserting that a Trump ally, Roger Stone, “remains a convicted felon, and rightly so” despite the president’s decision to commute his prison sentence. SENT: 750 words, photo.

FEDERAL-EXECUTION — The Justice Department filed an emergency motion with a federal appeals court seeking to move forward with the first federal execution in nearly two decades. SENT: 700 words, photos.

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INTERNATIONAL

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UNITED NATIONS-SYRIA-HUMANITARIAN — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution authorizing humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria’s mainly rebel-held northwest from Turkey through just one crossing point. The vote Saturday was a victory for Russia, which is Syria’s most important ally. SENT: 850 words.

POLAND-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION — Voting starts in Poland’s razor-blade-close presidential election runoff between the conservative incumbent, President Andrzej Duda, and liberal, pro-European Union Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski. SENT: 480 words, photos.

LIBYA — Forces loyal to a Libyan commander said they will only allow the reopening of oil fields and terminals once a mechanism has been set up to fairly distribute revenue across the country, which is split between rival, warring factions. SENT: 420 words.

SKOREA-SEOUL MAYOR — The official funeral for Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon will be held online this week over coronavirus concerns, his funeral committee says. 380 words, photos.

EUROPE-SERBIA-KOSOVO — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo resumed talks aimed at normalizing their long-strained relations, more than 20 years after Belgrade sent troops into its former territory to crush an uprising by ethnic Albanian separatists. SENT: 350 words.

HONG KONG-PRIMARIES — Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers turned up over the weekend to vote in an unofficial two-day primary election held by the city’s pro-democracy camp as it gears up to field candidates for an upcoming legislative poll. SENT: 390 words, photos.

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FATAL POLICE SHOOTING-TEXAS — Two police officers were shot and killed by a suspect who later fatally shot himself in a South Texas border town after responding to a domestic disturbance call, authorities say. McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez identified the slain officers as Edelmiro Garza, 45, and Ismael Chavez, 39. SENT: 680 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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BKN--NBA RESTART - San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich says he had some reservations about being at the NBA restart at the Disney complex near Orlando, Florida. But after talks with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and others, he decided it would be smart and safe to be with the Spurs for the resumption of the season. Popovich says it’s about more than basketball. By Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds. SENT: 780 words, photos.

HKN--NHL-RETURN TO PLAY — Collaboration or bust. Given the gravity of the new coronavirus pandemic and the abrupt decision to place the NHL season on pause in March, it didn’t take commissioner Gary Bettman and union chief Don Fehr long to realize they were going to have to work together if play was to resume any time soon. By Hockey Writer John Wawrow. SENT: 870 words, photo.

BBO--BASEBALL RDP - New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman becomes the latest high-profile player to test positive for the coronavirus, his diagnosis announced hours after the Houston Astros canceled another practice due to virus concerns. By Sports Writer Kristie Rieken. SENT: 900 words, photos.

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