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OBIT-LEWIS — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, has died. He was 80. By Calvin Woodward and Desiree Seals. SENT: 1,400 words, photos, video. With OBIT-LEWIS-A LIFE — Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and `American hero’; JOHN LEWIS-TIMELINE — A timeline of events in the life of Rep. John Lewis; JOHN LEWIS-QUOTES — From Rep. John Lewis, quotes in a long life of activism; JOHN LEWIS-BLOODY SUNDAY — John Lewis’ legacy shaped in 1965 on ‘Bloody Sunday’ (all sent).
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-TESTING — President Trump says the U.S. has the “best testing in the world” for the coronavirus. But public health experts say the testing system is in shambles and federal leadership is lacking. By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville and Mike Stobbe. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL — Millions more children in the U.S. learned Friday that they’re unlikely to return to classrooms full time in the fall because of the coronavirus pandemic as death tolls reached new highs. It came as many states — particularly in the Sunbelt — struggled to cope with the surge and governments worldwide tried to control fresh outbreaks. By Freida Frisaro and David Crary. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.
SUPREME COURT-GINSBURG — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is receiving chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer, but has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court. The 87-year-old Ginsburg says her treatment so far has succeeded in reducing lesions on her liver and she will continue chemotherapy sessions every two weeks “to keep my cancer at bay.” By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko. SENT: 610 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-SENATE — President Donald Trump’s sagging popularity is creating opportunities for Senate Democratic candidates in Republican-leaning states where they normally wouldn’t be competitive. That’s forcing the GOP to spend millions in states that Trump carried easily in his 2016 presidential win, including Kentucky, Kansas and Montana. By Alan Fram. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
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BORDER PATROL-FACEBOOK GROUP — The Border Patrol’s parent agency has fired four employees and suspended 38 without pay for inappropriate social media activity. SENT: 260 words, photo.
VIRAL VIDEO-OFFICER INDICTMENT — A Baltimore Police officer who was captured on video being kicked while trying to make an arrest has been indicted on charges that he gave misleading information about what led to the confrontation. SENT: 320 words.
BRITAIN-ARREST — One London police officer is suspended and another given restricted duties after a video of an arrest appeared to show an officer kneeling on a Black man’s neck. SENT: 350 words, photo.
OBIT-PHYLIS-SOMERVILLE — Phyllis Somerville, an actor with a lengthy career of roles in film, television and Broadway productions, has died. She was 76. SENT: 170 words, photo.
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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — The number of confirmed cases in a new COVID-19 outbreak in China’s far west has risen to 17. The National Health Commission says 16 more cases were identified in the previous 24 hours in the Xinjiang region, on top of a first case. SENT: 540 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-TEXAS GOP CONVENTION — A federal judge rules Houston can’t ban the Texas Republican Party from holding its convention in-person, but it was not clear whether the GOP would move for a physical meetup or keep the event virtual as the coronavirus continues to surge. SENT: 610 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRAZIL-INDIGENOUS — The first deaths from COVID-19 have come to a vast, remote region of the Amazon that Brazil’s government says is home to greatest concentration of isolated Indigenous groups in the world. SENT: 700 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — A new plan from Senate Republicans to award businesses, schools and universities sweeping exemptions from lawsuits arising from inadequate coronavirus safeguards puts Republicans and Democrats at loggerheads. By Andrew Taylor. SENT: 750 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-ECONOMY — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urges Congress to quickly enact a new pandemic relief package targeting hardest-hit swaths of the economy. SENT: 750 words, photos.
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MORE ON RACIAL INJUSTICE
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RACIAL INJUSTICE-CELEBRITIES-LETTER — Rihanna, Jay-Z, Charlize Theron and other celebrities are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the death of 20-year-old Danroy “DJ” Henry Jr., a Black football player at Pace University killed by a white police officer in New York nearly a decade ago. SENT: 620 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-PORTLAND — The mayor of Portland demanded Friday that President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained people on streets far from federal property they were sent to protect. SENT: 1,040 words, photos, video.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-KENTUCKY — A prosecutor is dropping a felony charge against dozens of protesters who gathered at the Kentucky Attorney General’s home to demand justice in Breonna Taylor’s death. SENT: 300 words, photos.
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TRUMP-HOUSING — President Trump’s pledge to roll back an Obama-era regulation designed to eliminate racial disparities in the suburbs is drawing harsh criticism from fair housing advocates, who label it a blatant attempt to play racial politics and appeal to white voters in the final weeks before the election. By Ashraf Khalil. SENT: 670 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-BIDEN RUSSIA — Joe Biden said Friday night that he’s begun receiving intelligence briefings as he warned that Russia, China and other adversaries were attempting to undermine the upcoming U.S. election in November. SENT: 370 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-WISCONSIN-PENCE — Vice President Mike Pence is stepping up attacks on Joe Biden, casting the election in under four months as a choice “between freedom and opportunity and socialism and decline.” SENT: 760 words, photos.
TRUMP-HEALTH OVERHAUL — A divided federal appeals court upholds the Trump administration’s expansion of cheaper short-term health insurance plans, derided by critics as “junk insurance,” as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act’s costlier comprehensive insurance. SENT: 410 words.
ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-SCHOOLS — Joe Biden unveils a plan to reopen schools in the era of coronavirus. He is seeking to establish federal safety guidelines that he says will be based on science, not on political pressure for the country to arbitrarily put the coronavirus behind it. By Will Weissert. SENT: 560 words, photo.
TRUMP-LAWSUITS — When the Supreme Court decided that the presidency isn’t a shield against a New York prosecutor’s criminal investigation, the justices didn’t say whether the same goes for civil suits against the president in state courts. That has quickly become a question in two closely watched New York defamation lawsuits filed by women who say President Donald Trump smeared them while denying their sexual assault allegations. SENT: 750 words, photos.
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LIBYA — Turkey sent between 3,500 and 3,800 paid Syrian fighters to Libya over the first three months of the year, the U.S. Defense Department’s inspector general concludes in a new report, its first to detail Turkish deployments that helped change the course of Libya’s war. SENT: 860 words, photo.
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NAVY SHIP-FIRE — The USS Bonhomme Richard has extensive structural, electrical and mechanical damage, a top naval chief said Friday after walking into the bowels of the charred warship that burned for more than four days off San Diego. SENT: 690 words, photos.
TENNESSEE EXECUTION — A Tennessee death row inmate receives a rare temporary reprieve from Gov. Bill Lee on Friday, after the Republican announced the execution would not take place this year because of the coronavirus — a reason the state’s highest court had previously dismissed as cause to delaying the capital case. SENT: 620 words, photo.
JODI-ARIAS-PROSECUTOR-DISBARRED — A former Arizona prosecutor known for winning a conviction in the Jodi Arias murder case agrees to be disbarred in an ethics case in which he was accused of leaking the identity of an Arias juror and sexually harassing female law clerks in his office. SENT: 460 words, photos
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHILDREN - Evidence behind what role children play in the coronavirus pandemic and how it affects them is inconclusive, despite the Trump administration’s position that the science is clear. By Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner. SENT: 700 words, photo.
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PEOPLE-NICK CANNON-JEWISH-REACTION — A prominent rabbi who met with Nick Cannon says the television host and producer is “genuinely concerned about the hurt” he caused by making anti-Semitic remarks, and they intend to work together to reject hate. SENT: 600 words, photos.
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BKN—NBA RESTART-LILLARD — Damian Lillard says he will spend most of his downtime working on recording music while inside the NBA bubble. The Portland Trailblazers point guard turned part of his suite into a mini recording studio at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex, where his team will make a push for a playoff berth. By Entertainment Writer Johnathan Landrum Jr. SENT: 540 words, photos.
OLY—RULON GARDNER DOCUMENTARY — An Olympic Channel documentary chronicles the highs and lows of Rulon Gardner in the 20 years since his stunning gold-medal victory in the 2000 Olympics. By Eric Olson. SENT: 960 words, photos.
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