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POLICE SHOOTING-ATLANTA — Atlanta police say the department fired one officer and placed another on administrative duty for the fatal shooting of a black man who resisted arrest after failing a field sobriety test — a death that rekindled fiery protests in the city and led the police chief to resign. Body camera footage released by Atlanta police showed 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks appearing good-humored and largely cooperative with the two white officers after being found sleeping alone in a car blocking a Wendy’s drive-thru lane. By Russ Bynum and Brynn Anderson. SENT: 970 words, photos, video.
AMERICA PROTESTS-RETHINKING POLICE — As protesters and policymakers consider how to rethink policing, there’s a renewed focus on Camden, New Jersey, which has seen crime drop since disbanding the police department and starting fresh in 2013. The city, long billed as one of the poorest and most violent in the United States, is safer today as police focus on community outreach and de-escalation. But the story is more complex than the simple revamping of the police department. By Maryclaire Dale. SENT: 1,080 words, photos.
Full coverage of America Protests on AP News.
VIRUS OUTBREAK — Months into the coronavirus pandemic there are still unanswered questions about the accuracy of tests used to screen Americans. Experts say more data is needed on critical issues, including how many infections tests may be missing. The Food and Drug Administration has authorized scores of tests based on a small number of lab studies. Experts say those measures doesn’t capture how tests perform when used on patients and could contribute to new viral flare-ups due to missed infections. By Matthew Perrone. SENT: 1,040 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP RALLY — Health experts are questioning President Donald Trump’s decision to rally his supporters at a large indoor arena in Oklahoma. They cite the danger of infection spreading among the crowd and sparking outbreaks when people return to their homes. The Trump campaign itself acknowledges the risk in a waiver that attendees must agree to for the rally Saturday in Tulsa. Oklahoma health authorities say anyone who attends a large public event should get tested for COVID-19 shortly afterward. By Carla K. Johnson and Jill Colvin. SENT: 990 words, photo.
Full coverage of the Virus Outbreak in AP Newsroom.
AMERICA PROTESTS-CONFEDERATE GENERALS — As much as President Donald Trump enjoys talking about winning and winners, the Confederate generals he vows will not have their names removed from U.S. military bases were not only on the losing side of rebellion against the United States, some weren’t even considered good generals. By Dan Sewell. SENT: 850 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK STORY -- The New York City immortalized in song and scene has been swapped out for the last few months - and who knows how much longer - with the virus version. With reopening underway, it raises the question of what will the city become. The near-term and maybe even longer-term impact is undoubtedly going to be ugly, with job losses and financial distress. But in all the unknowing of what the future holds, there’s faith in that other quintessential facet of New York City: that the city will adapt. By Deepti Hajela. SENT: 1,200 words, photos. This is the Monday Spotlight.
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AMERICA PROTESTS — The fatal shooting of a black man by a white Atlanta police officer and the death of another black man found hanging from a tree outside a city hall in California ignited new anti-racism protests over the weekend. By Russ Bynum and Ed White. SENT: 940 words, photos. With AMERICA PROTESTS-THE LATEST.
AMERICA PROTESTS-GLOBAL — Holding handmade signs that read “Black Lives Matter,” several hundred people marched peacefully at a Tokyo park, highlighting the outrage over the death of George Floyd even in a country often perceived as homogeneous and untouched by racial issues. SENT: 800 words, photos.
AMERICA-PROTESTS-SEATTLE-DEMONSTRATIONS — Large protests in Seattle over police brutality and racial injustice have again caught the nation’s eye, but big, unruly demonstrations have been part of the city since shortly after it was founded in 1851 by settlers in a log cabin on a lonely strip of land along the Puget Sound. SENT: 640 words, photos.
AMERICA PROTESTS-MINNEAPOLIS POLICE RESIGNATIONS — At least seven Minneapolis police officers have quit and another seven are in the process of resigning, citing a lack of support from department and city leaders as protests over George Floyd’s death escalated. SENT: 470 words, photos.
AMERICA PROTESTS-SEATTLE DEMONSTRATIONS — Large protests in Seattle over police brutality and racial injustice have again caught the nation’s eye, but demonstrations have been part of the city since shortly after it was founded in 1851. SENT: 770 words, photos.
ITALY-JOURNALIST STATUE DEFACED — The colonial past of a highly revered Italian journalist has become a flashpoint in Italy’s Black Lives Matters protests, as detractors defaced a statue in his honor. Indro Montanelli acknowledged having had a 12-year-old Eritrean bride during Italy’s colonial occupation in the 1930s. SENT: 680 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-EUROPE — Europe is taking a big step toward a new normality as many countries open borders to fellow Europeans after three months of coronavirus lockdowns — but even though Europeans love their summer vacations, it’s not clear how many are ready to travel again. SENT: 850 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-RUSSIA-MORTALITY — Russia’s official death toll of about 6,950 from the coronavirus is far below many other countries, even though its reported 529,000 infections is behind only the United States and Brazil. This paradox has led to allegations by critics and Western media that Russian authorities may have falsified the numbers for political purposes to play down the scale of the outbreak. Even a top World Health Organization official says the relatively low number of deaths “certainly is unusual.” Russian authorities deny any manipulation. By Daria Litvinova and Vladimir Isachenkov. SENT: 1,290 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BLIND VOTERS — Not that long ago, Ann Byington had to squeeze into a voting booth with a Republican poll watcher on one side and a Democrat on the other reading her voting choices out loud so her ballot could be marked for her and the selections verified. Blind since birth, Byington welcomed the rise in recent years of electronic voting machines equipped with technology that empowered her and others with disabilities to cast their ballots privately and independently. But now, as election officials plan a major vote-by-mail expansion amid fears of voting in person during the coronavirus pandemic, Byington worries she is being left out. SENT: 1,150 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEXICO TOURISM — An irony of the coronavirus pandemic is that the idyllic beach vacation in Mexico in the brochures really does exist now: The white sand beaches are sparkling çlean and empty on the Caribbean coast, the water is clear on the Pacific coast and the waters around the resort of Los Cabos are teeming with fish after 10 weeks with no boats going out. SENT: 1,030 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-TRIBAL-CASINOS — Some federally recognized tribes have pushed ahead with plans to reopen their casinos despite opposition from governors who have little to no say in the matter. In Connecticut, the tribes that own and operate Mohegan Sun and Foxwood Resort Casino began the first stages of reopening on June 1 despite pleas from Gov. Ned Lamont to remain shuttered. Lamont resorted to installing temporary electronic signs to warn patrons of the dangers of COVID-19. SENT: 920 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BICYCLE BOOM — Fitness junkies locked out of gyms, commuters seeking to avoid mass transit, and families going stir crazy during the coronavirus pandemic are fueling a boom in bicycle sales. SENT: 990 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-THEME PARKS REOPENING — Amusement parks around the U.S. are getting ready to welcome back visitors. But just like everywhere else, there will be plenty of changes to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Most will have temperature checks at their gates and limit how many people are allowed in each day. Big theme park operators including Disney and Six Flags will require all guests to wear masks. SENT: 840 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ONE-GOOD-THING-THAILAND-VOLUNTEERS — A Thai businesswoman with a career in Paris found herself stuck in Bangkok due to flight bans imposed to fight the spread of COVID-19. When she contemplated how her 94-year-old grandmother would have a hard time coping with lockdown measures, Natalie Bin Narkprasert realized her abilities could be used to organize help for her less well-off compatriots. So she recruited a network of volunteers, including Michelin-starred chefs, to hand out care packages and freshly cooked food for those whose incomes were shattered by the coronavirus crisis. SENT: 570 words, photos.
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TRUMP BIRTHDAY-FLORIDA — Trump supporters in Florida were celebrating the president’s birthday Sunday with caravans, flotillas and parades throughout his adopted homestate. SENT: 220 words.
INDIA-BOLLYWOOD ACTOR — Popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, found dead. SENT: 250 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ISRAEL — Israel says it is deporting the son of American media magnate Shari Redstone for violating the country’s coronavirus quarantine rules while paying a secret visit to his model girlfriend. SENT: 230 words.
FILM-SPIKE LEE-WOODY ALLEN — Spike Lee issues apology after defending Woody Allen. SENT: 180 words, photo.
CHINA TANKER TRUCK-EXPLOSION — 18 dead, 189 hurt as tanker truck explodes on China highway. SENT: 140 words, photo.
GOP-PRIMARY-VIRGINIA — GOP congressman who officiated gay wedding loses primary. SENT: 340 words, photos.
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TRUMP-JUNETEENTH — Key congressional supporters of President Donald Trump say he didn’t know the significance to black Americans of the date and location he chose for his first campaign rally since the coronavirus pandemic more than three months ago. SENT: 550 words, photos.
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GERMANY-US TROOPS — After more than a year of thinly-veiled threats to start pulling U.S. troops out of Germany unless Berlin increases its defense spending, President Donald Trump appears to be proceeding with a hardball approach, planning to cut the U.S. military contingent by more than 25%. But as details of the still-unannounced plan trickle out, there’s growing concerns it will do more to harm the U.S.’s own global military readiness and the NATO alliance than punish Germany. SENT: 990 words, photos.
ISRAEL-US — An Israeli cabinet minister says the government has approved plans to build a new settlement in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights named after U.S. President Donald Trump. SENT: 320 words.
KOREAS-TENSIONS — South Korea convenes an emergency security meeting and urges North Korea to uphold reconciliation agreements, hours after the North threatened to demolish a liaison office and take military action against its rival. SENT: 620 words, photos.
EGYPT-ETHIOPIA — Egypt and Sudan say talks over a controversial massive Nile dam would be resumed Monday, amid Egyptian accusations that Ethiopia has sought to scrap “all agreements and deals” they had previously reached, and that “many fundamental issues” remain rejected by Ethiopia, the third party to the talks. SENT: 490 words, photos.
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DEADLY CALIFORNIA POLICE SHOOTING — Police in Southern California shot and killed a man they believed was armed with a gun, authorities said Sunday. SENT: 240 words.
DOG ATTACK — Sheriff’s officials say a six-week old South Dakota boy was mauled to death by his family’s dog. SENT: 200 words.
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AMERICA PROTESTS-DOCUMENTARIES — Documentarians from “Hoop Dreams” director Steve James to “Outside the Bubble’s” Alexandra Pelosi are bringing out their cameras to capture the historic nationwide protests, despite the danger, the pandemic and even the lack of a plan for how to use the footage. SENT: 900 words, photos.
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NASCAR-HOMESTEAD — With a few fans back and Confederate flags banned, NASCAR’s Cup Series heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway. By Tim Reynolds. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Race begins 3:30 p.m.
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