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SPACE STATION — Two NASA astronauts take another spacewalk to finish up some chores. UPCOMING: By 7:30 a.m.
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EUROPE-SUMMIT — After four days and nights of wrangling, exhausted European Union leaders finally clinched a deal on an unprecedented $2.1 trillion budget and coronavirus recovery fund, after one of their longest summits ever. By Raf Casert and Samuel Petrequin. SENT: 930 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL — EU leaders thrash out a multitrillion-dollar plan to aid their pandemic-ravaged economies while U.S. lawmakers remain far apart on a deal to provide more financial relief for Americans. Meanwhile, testing of an experimental vaccine showed it may protect people against the coronavirus. The urgency of such research is rising with the pandemic still gaining momentum in parts of the U.S., India and elsewhere in the developing world. By Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 920 words, photos, graphic. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-PORTLAND — Federal officers’ actions at protests in Oregon’s largest city, hailed by President Donald Trump but done without local consent, are raising the prospect of a constitutional crisis — one that could escalate as weeks of demonstrations find renewed focus in clashes with camouflaged, unidentified agents outside Portland’s U.S. courthouse. By Gillian Flaccus. SENT: 1,130 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-FLORIDA DEMOCRATS — Florida Democrats are fielding the largest crop of legislative candidates in decades, contesting all but one statehouse seat up for election in November. The party is convinced that competing in traditionally Republican areas will help Joe Biden eke out a victory in a key battleground state. By Bobby Caina Calvan. SENT: 970 words, photo, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPAIN-CONTACT TRACING — With the coronavirus rebounding in parts of Spain, it appears Catalonia and other regions have not adequately prepared to trace new infections in what was supposed to be an early detection system to prevent a new cascade of cases. By Joseph Wilson. SENT: 1,050 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHEFSFORAMERICA — Before coronavirus arrived, Manish Mallick’s trips to this city’s South Side had been limited to attending graduate classes at the University of Chicago. Now Mallick is a South Side regular — and a popular one. He regularly arrives bearing food for the hungry from his Indian restaurant several miles to the north, in the city’s downtown. By Martha Irvine. SENT: 810 words, photos, video.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP — Trump is set to again take center stage in the government’s coronavirus response, leading a White House briefing as confirmed cases spike nationwide. SENT: 950 words, photos. UPCOMING: 990 words after 5 p.m. news conference.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — Trump is acknowledging a “big flareup” in COVID-19 cases, but divisions between the White House and Congress are threatening passage of a new federal aid package to deal with the pandemic. By Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 990 words, photos, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ISRAEL-THE UNDEREMPLOYED — Thousands of Israelis have been forced to abandon their passion and profession and find any job that will pay the bills. SENT: 980 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LEBANON-HEALTH MINISTER — Lebanon’s health minister says the financially troubled Mediterranean country, which has so far managed to contain the coronavirus, is sliding toward a critical stage. SENT: 870 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-EGYPT — The coronavirus has infected people inside several Egyptian prisons and killed at least 14 detainees, as authorities seek to stifle news of the spread of the virus behind bars, a leading human rights watchdog says. SENT: 750 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — Australia’s hot spot Victoria state reports 374 new cases of COVID-19, its second-highest daily tally. SENT: 640 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRAL QUESTIONS-GYMS — Is it safe to go to the gym during the pandemic? It depends on where you live and the precautions you and the gym take. SENT: 330 words, photo.
A separate wire advisory has been sent outlining the AP's complete coronavirus coverage.
Find more coverage of the Virus Outbreak in AP Newsroom.
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FRANCE-DEADLY ACCIDENT — Fiery crash kills five children on France’s “Highway of Sun." SENT: 140 words.
ROUNDUP-WEED-KILLER-CANCER California court upholds verdict in Monsanto cancer case. SENT: 440 words.
NEW ZEALAND-LAWMAKER RESIGNS New Zealand lawmaker quits after allegedly sending lewd pics. SENT: 510 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-FOREIGN INTERFERENCE — Biden says he is putting Russia and other foreign governments “on notice” that he will act aggressively as president to counter any interference in U.S. elections. SENT: 840 words, photos.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page on AP Newsroom.
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MICHAEL-COHEN-PRISON — Trump’s former personal lawyer sues Attorney General William Barr and the Bureau of Prisons director, saying he’s being unjustly held behind bars to stop him from finishing a book that criticizes Trump. SENT: 440 words, photo.
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HONG KONG-PROTEST SLOGANS — Supporters of Hong Kong’s protest movement are adapting their methods since China imposed a feared national security law on the city. SENT: 800 words, photos.
GERMANY-SYNAGOGUE ATTACK — A German man is going on trial for a Yom Kippur attack on a synagogue that is considered one of the worst anti-Semitic assaults in the country’s post-war history. SENT: 410 words, photos.
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FEDERAL RESERVE-SHELTON — In a shift, the Senate Banking Committee is likely to back Trump’s unconventional nomination of Judy Shelton for the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors in a party-line vote. By Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber. SENT: 810 words, photo.
FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Asian shares were mostly higher on rising hopes for an effective vaccine to fight the coronavirus pandemic. By Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 600 words, photos.
US-CHINA-XINJIANG-SANCTIONS — The U.S. government has imposed trade sanctions on 11 companies it says are implicated in human rights abuses in China’s Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang. SENT: 600 words, photos.
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MEDIA-FOX-LAWSUIT — Fox News Channel stars Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Howard Kurtz were accused of sexual harassment by a frequent on-air guest in a lawsuit filed that the network called frivolous and untrue. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 650 words, photo.
ABC NEWS-EXECUTIVE ABC — News cuts ties with a veteran executive after an investigation concluded that she made racially insensitive remarks, according to an internal memo. By Television Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 370 words.
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