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Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 4 years, 9 months AGO
| July 27, 2020 3:27 PM

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

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NEW/DEVELOPING

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Adds VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIGRANT CHILDREN-HOTELS, VIRUS OUTBREAK-FEDERAL WORKERS, RACIAL INJUSTICE-VIRGINIA, ELECTION 2020-DEBATES, TRUMP TAXES, CHICAGO VIOLENCE, COLLEGE ADMISSIONS-BRIBERY, GOLD HITS A RECORD, FILM-TENET.

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ONLY ON AP

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AP POLL-ELECTION 2020-ENTHUSIASM — A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that Joe Biden’s supporters are less enthusiastic than President Donald Trump’s, both about the campaign itself and about their candidate. But the poll also finds that the Democrat’s coalition may be equally motivated by anxiety. By Steve Peoples and Hannah Fingerhut. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

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TOP STORIES

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VIRUS OUTBREAK — The biggest test yet of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine gets underway with the first of some 30,000 Americans rolling up their sleeves to receive shots created by the U.S. government as part of the all-out global race to stop the outbreak. Final-stage testing of the vaccine begins with volunteers given either a real shot or a dummy without being told which. It will be months before results trickle in. By Lauran Neergaard, Michael Hill and Jocelyn Noveck. SENT: 700 words, photos.

TRUMP-VACCINE POLITICS — President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic put his political fate in grave jeopardy. Now he’s hoping to get credit for his administration’s aggressive push for a vaccine — and crossing his fingers that one gets approved before Election Day. By Zeke Miller, Kevin Freking and Jonathan Lemire. SENT: 850 words, photos.

JOHN LEWIS — In a solemn display of bipartisan unity, congressional leaders praise the late Democratic Rep. John Lewis as a moral force for the nation in a Capitol Rotunda ceremony rich with symbolism and punctuated by the booming, recorded voice of the late civil rights icon. By Bill Barrow and Andrew Taylor. SENT: 980 words. UPCOMING: Developing from Biden visit, evening public viewing, 1,000 words by 8 p.m.

TRUMP’S ATTORNEY GENERAL — Attorney General William Barr hasn’t changed to fit President Trump’s idea of politics and the law. He, instead, is in lock-step with his boss. This attorney general, decades before his current stint on the job, made no secret of his professed commitment to law-and-order and his support for expansive presidential power. By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long and Eric Tucker. SENT: 2,560 words, photos. Abridged version also available.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-STARVING CHILDREN — All around the world, the coronavirus and its restrictions are pushing already hungry communities over the edge. About 10,000 more children are dying for lack of food every month, according to an urgent call to action from the UN. By Lori Hinnant and Sam Mednick. UPCOMING: 2,260 words by 6:30 p.m., photos. Abridged version will also move.

MARLINS-VIRUS — Two major league games scheduled for Monday night are postponed after more than a dozen Miami Marlins players and staff test positive for the coronavirus in an outbreak that strands the team in Philadelphia. Coming just days into the 60-game season, the outbreak raises anew questions about MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s plan for navigating the pandemic. By Sports Writer Steven Wine. SENT: 700 words, photos.

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WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT

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MELANIA TRUMP — The Rose Garden at the White House is getting a facelift. SENT: 550 words, photos.

GOOGLE-REMOTE WORK EXTENSION — Google to keep most of its employees at home until July 2021. SENT: 460 words.

GARMIN-OUTAGE — Garmin acknowledges being victimized by a cyberattack that knocked its fitness tracking and pilot navigation services offline. SENT: 300 words, photo.

RETAILERS-BLACK FRIDAY — Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day. SENT: 600 words, photo.

PEOPLE-SOPHIE TURNER-JOE JONAS — Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas announce the birth of their first child. SENT: 410 words, photo.

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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIGRANT CHILDREN-HOTELS — The Trump administration agrees not to expel children it detained in a Texas hotel and will instead allow them to remain in the U.S. and pursue their immigration cases. SENT: 810 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER — President Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, tests positive for the coronavirus. SENT: 510 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FEDERAL WORKERS — Nearly 3,000 federal workers have filed compensation claims for having contracted COVID-19 on the job. SENT: 430 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-GUATEMALA TEACHER — Guatemala teacher pedals classroom to students in pandemic. SENT: 560 words, photos.

VIRUS-DIARY-THOSE-OLD-TUNES — Keeping New York alive, one song at a time. By Jaime Holguin. SENT: 700 words, photo.

A separate wire advisory has been sent outlining our complete coronavirus coverage.

Find more coverage of the Virus Outbreak in AP Newsroom.

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MORE ON RACIAL INJUSTICE

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RACIAL INJUSTICE-PORTLAND-BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE — The fence protecting the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon from nightly assault by protesters is a stark dividing line between two radically different world views. SENT: 2,780 words, photos, video. An abridged version of 770 words is available. With RACIAL INJUSTICE-PORTLAND — More US agents may go to Portland. SENT: 510 words, photos, video.

RACIAL INJUSTICE-VIRGINIA — Fires are set, windows are smashed and 16 people are arrested as demonstrations continue for a second night in Virginia’s capital city. SENT: 370 words, photos.

RACIAL INJUSTICE-BLACK SOLDIERS MONUMENT — Amid the national reckoning on racism, an unlikely monument is facing scrutiny: a Boston memorial to a famed Civil War unit made up of Black soldiers. SENT: 950 words, photos.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — Top White House negotiators are set to meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi late Monday at the Capitol on the next coronavirus relief package with deadlines looming. SENT: 700 words. UPCOMING: Developing from 6 p.m. meeting, 900 words by 9 p.m., photos.

RACIAL INJUSTICE-LAFAYETTE SQUARE — A National Guard officer says the U.S. Park Police began the violent clearing of protesters from Lafayette Square last month without apparent provocation or adequate warning. SENT: 830 words, photos.

TRUMP TAXES — President Trump’s lawyers again challenge a criminal subpoena for his tax records, saying the subpoena is “wildly overbroad” and amounts to “harassment." SENT: 260 words.

ELECTION 2020-DEBATES — The University of Notre Dame becomes the second university to withdraw as the host of one of this fall’s three scheduled presidential debates amid the pandemic. SENT: 160 words, photo. With ELECTION 2020-DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION — Democratic National Convention to require masks, distancing. SENT: 420 words, photo.

Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page on APNewsroom.

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NATIONAL

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TROPICAL WEATHER — As cleanup efforts get underway in Texas in the wake of a downgraded Hanna, worried residents confront the prospect of undertaking the effort amid a surge in coronavirus cases. SENT: 670 words, photos, video. With HAWAII-HURRICANE — Hawaii avoids a direct hit from Hurricane Douglas. SENT: 670 words, photos.

CHICAGO VIOLENCE — Chicago Police report a drop in homicides and shooting incidents after the department rolled out two units designed to combat gun violence and ensure protests remain peaceful. SENT: 420 words.

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS-BRIBERY — A former UCLA men’s soccer coach pleads guilty to accepting $200,000 in bribes to help two students get into the school as recruits. SENT; 300 words, photo.

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INTERNATIONAL

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SAUDI HAJJ — Muslim pilgrims start arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj. SENT: 690 words.

PHILIPPINES DUTERTE — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warns would-be criminals that “bodies will pile up” if they turn to robberies and other crimes during the pandemic. SENT: 520 words, photos.

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BUSINESS/ECONOMY

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ECONOMY-MORE-STIMULUS — As Congress and the White House resume their efforts to agree on a new economic aid package, evidence is growing that the U.S. economy is faltering. By Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber. SENT: 1,100 words, photo.

GOLD HITS A RECORD — Wall Street is in the throes of a gold rush, as investors drive the price of the precious metal to new heights. SENT: 640 words, photo.

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HEALTH/SCIENCE

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MARS-NASA — NASA’s next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet. By Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn. SENT: 740 words, photos.

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ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT

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FILM-TENET — In the latest plan for Hollywood’s hopeful return to moviegoing during the pandemic, Warner Bros. will release Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” in an unprecedented fashion. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 370 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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CONFERENCES-SCHEDULING — Plans for the college football season — if it is played — will likely take shape this week. By College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo. SENT: 850 words, photos.

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