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Adds VIRUS OUTBREAK-IRS-ECONOMIC RELIEF PAYMENTS, SUPREME COURT-BARRETT-FAITH, ELECTION 2020-GEORGIA-SENATE-FACT CHECK, RACIAL INJUSTICE-BREONNA TAYLOR, POLICE SHOOTING-WISCONSIN MALL, 2020-CENSUS, ECONOMY-NO MORE STIMULUS, NLDS-PADRES-DODGERS, ROTTEN BIG APPLE.
ELECTION 2020-DEBATE — Debate begins 9 p.m.
NLDS-PADRES-DODGERS — Game starts 9:08 p.m.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-PERU’S TESTING TROUBLES — In the early days of the pandemic, harried health officials in Peru faced a quandary. They knew molecular tests for COVID-19 were the best option — yet they didn’t have the labs, supplies or technicians to make them work. So they opted to go with a cheaper alternative. It didn't go well. By Christine Armario. SENT: 3,690 words, photos. Abridged version also available.
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ELECTION 2020-DEBATE — As the coronavirus sweeps through the highest levels of the U.S. government, Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger, California Sen. Kamala Harris, face off for a debate-stage clash that will highlight conflicting visions for a nation in crisis. By Steve Peoples, Kathleen Ronayne and Jill Colvin. SENT: 930 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: Updates from 9 p.m. debate, 1,100 words by 10:30 p.m. With ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-THE SCENE — Patriotic flair and plexiglass. SENT: 310 words, photos. UPCOMING: 600 words by 11 p.m.; ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-FACT CHECK — Fact and fiction. UPCOMING: 700 words by 11 p.m.; ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-TAKEAWAYS — Highlights. UPCOMING: 900 words by 11 p.m.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP — President Donald Trump remains out of sight for a second day as he recovers from COVID-19, but makes his presence known on social media with a flurry of posts lobbing broadsides at Democrats, floating unsubstantiated conspiracy theories and pushing lawmakers to take up piecemeal economic aid proposals after he nixed negotiations on a broader assistance package. By Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller. SENT: 900 words, photos, video.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-STIMULUS — The White House tries to salvage its favorite items lost in the rubble of COVID-19 relief talks that President Trump blew up — and limit the political damage just weeks before the election — as it presses for $1,200 stimulus checks and new aid for airlines and other businesses hard hit by the pandemic. By Andrew Taylor and Aamer Madhani. SENT: 880 words, photos.
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT-ISLAMIC STATE — Two Islamic State militants from Britain are brought to the United States to face charges in a gruesome campaign of torture, beheadings and other acts of violence against four Americans and others captured and held hostage in Syria. El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are two of four men who were called “the Beatles” by the hostages because of the captors’ British accents. By Eric Tucker and Matthew Barrakat. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
TROPICAL WEATHER — Hurricane Delta emerges into the Gulf of Mexico and heads toward Louisiana after making landfall just south of the Mexican resort of Cancun, toppling trees and cutting power to residents of the Yucatan peninsula’s resort-studded coast. Delta could make landfall, possibly as a Category 3 storm, sometime Friday south of Morgan City, Louisiana. By Luis Andres Henao. SENT: 940 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing. With TROPICAL WEATHER-LOUISIANA — Busy 2020 hurricane season has Louisiana bracing a 6th time. SENT: 880 words, photos.
FORT HOOD-VIOLENCE — Current and former soldiers at Fort Hood, a U.S. Army base in Texas, have taken to social media to report accounts of sexual assault and harassment following the disappearance and slaying this year of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, whose family members say was harassed by the officer who eventually killed her. Many victims have become connected by sharing their experiences using the hashtag #IAMVANESSAGUILLEN. By Acacia Coronado. UPCOMING: 1,135 words, photos.
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TRUMP TAXES — A federal appeals court says President Trump’s accountant must turn over his tax records to a New York state prosecutor. SENT: 570 words, photos.
GLOBAL STILLBIRTHS — The World Health Organization and partners say there are about 2 million stillbirths every year, according to its first-ever global estimates. SENT: 250 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ITALY-MASKS — Italy imposes a nationwide outdoor mask mandate as the European country where COVID-19 first hit hard scrambles to keep rebounding infections from spiraling out of control. SENT: 760 words, photos.
HONG KONG-STOLEN MAO SCROLL — Hong Kong police say a calligraphy scroll by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong estimated to be worth millions of dollars was cut in half after it was stolen last month. SENT: 290 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NFL — The NFL’s investigation into how Tennessee turned into the league’s first COVID-19 outbreak found “several specific incidents” of the Titans possibly breaking protocols dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 990 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK — A New York City neighborhood erupts in protests after Gov. Andrew Cuomo moved to reinstate restrictions on businesses, houses of worship and schools in and near areas where coronavirus cases are spiking. SENT: 840 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WISCONSIN — Wisconsin’s governor announces the opening of a field hospital at the state fairgrounds as a surge in COVID-19 cases threatens to overwhelm hospitals. SENT: 450 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-IRS-ECONOMIC RELIEF PAYMENTS — The head of the IRS, on the defensive over millions of Americans in danger of missing coronavirus relief payments, says the agency is reaching out to low-income and homeless people and others to let them know they may be eligible for the aid. SENT: 560 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-SENATE-TILLIS — North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he made a mistake by taking off his face mask indoors last month at a White House event. He and many attendees later tested positive for COVID-19. SENT: 380 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-HAWAII TRAVEL TESTING — Hawaii pushes forward with tourism despite safety concerns. SENT: 1,100 words, photos, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRAL QUESTIONS-SUPERSPREADER EVENTS — Researchers say so-called “superspreader" events appear to be behind much of the spread of the coronavirus in the pandemic. SENT: 410 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-REPUBLICANS — Vulnerable Republicans are increasingly taking careful but clear steps away from President Trump in the final stretch of the 2020 election. It’s a sign of GOP anxiety that their leader’s crisis-to-crisis campaign could bring down Senate candidates across the country. SENT: 1,120 words, photos.
TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBE — President Trump orders the declassification of information about how the FBI and intelligence agencies investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, a move his critics say is a political stunt to help him defeat Democrat Joe Biden. UPCOMING: 810 words by 7 p.m., photo.
ELECTION 2020-PELOSI-DISPUTED ELECTION — Speaker Nancy Pelosi has set out to not only expand the Democratic House majority but to win control of most states’ congressional delegations. It’s an unusual strategy in case a disputed presidential election needs to be decided by the House. By Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 1,030 words, photos.
SUPREME COURT-BARRETT-FAITH — An old directory for the Christian organization People of Praise members shows Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served as a “handmaid.” That’s the term used at the time for high-ranking female leaders in the religious community. SENT: 830 words, photo.
SUPREME COURT-GOOGLE-ORACLE — Supreme Court justices discuss restaurant menus, computer keyboards, songs and even the periodic table in trying to resolve a copyright dispute between tech giants Google and Oracle. The dispute is worth billions and important to the future of software. SENT: 590 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-GEORGIA-SENATE-FACT CHECK — Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia is running a new ad that tries to paint Democratic rival Jon Ossoff as an extreme liberal by lobbing a fictitious claim that he was endorsed by the Communist Party USA. SENT: 400 words, photo.
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RACIAL INJUSTICE-BREONNA TAYLOR — Newly released police files show contacts between Breonna Taylor and a man she dated previously who was suspected of drug dealing — a relationship that led to the botched narcotics raid on her home in March. SENT: 450 words, photos.
GEORGE FLOYD INVESTIGATION — The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posts $1 million bail and is released from prison. SENT: 300 words, photos.
POLICE SHOOTING-WISCONSIN MALL — A Black Wisconsin police officer who fatally shot a Black teenager outside a suburban Milwaukee mall in February will not be charged in his death. Prosecutors say they have determined the shooting was justified. SENT: 470 words, photos.
2020-CENSUS — A panel of three appellate judges upholds a lower court order allowing the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident to continue through October. SENT: 550 words, photo.
COPTIC CHURCH-CLERICAL ABUSE — For the Coptic Church, changes and questions follow the ouster of a priest accused of abuse. SENT: 2,220 words, photos. Abridged version also available.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-TOPEKA — Discord in Topeka illustrates how wrenching the discussion over policing can be in U.S. communities. SENT: 860 words, photos.
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GREECE-GOLDEN-DAWN — A Greek court rules that the far-right Golden Dawn party operated as a criminal organization, following a politically charged five-year trial. SENT: 750 words, photos.
MALI HOSTAGES-FREED — Relatives and supporters anxiously await the return of a prominent Malian politician and a French aid worker released by Islamic extremists, after families were notified of their release. SENT: 600 words, photos.
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ECONOMY-NO MORE STIMULUS — President Trump’s move to cut off talks on another government aid package will further weaken an economy straining to recover from an epic collapse, economists say. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
TRUMP WALL STREET-LITTLE INVESTED — For a president who has obsessively tweeted about Wall Street and taken credit for its gains, Donald Trump doesn’t have much of his own money in the game. By Business Writer Bernard Condon. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.
FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Stocks close broadly higher on Wall Street after President Trump appears to backtrack on his decision to halt talks on another rescue effort for the economy. The Dow jumps 530 points. SENT: 850 words, photo.
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NOBEL-CHEMISTRY — Two scientists win he Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing “molecular scissors” to edit genes, offering the promise of one day curing a host of inherited diseases. SENT: 990 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK ANTIBODY-DRUG — A drug company says it has asked the U.S. government to allow emergency use of an experimental antibody therapy to combat COVID-19. SENT: 285 words, photos.
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NLDS-PADRES-DODGERS — Dodgers right-hander Clayton Kershaw gets to pitch near home for the first time in his 13-season MLB career, as Los Angeles looks for a 2-0 lead over the San Diego Padres in the best-of-five National League Division Series. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos. Game starts 9:08 p.m. With coverage of Wednesday’s other MLB playoff games: Marlins-Braves, A’s-Astros, Rays-Yankees.
ROTTEN BIG APPLE — The Big Apple is pretty rotten when it comes to its NFL teams. The New York Jets and Giants are both 0-4 for the first time since 1976. By Pro Football Writer Dennis Waszak Jr. UPCOMING: 750 words by 6:30 p.m., photos.
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MUSIC-LINDA RONSTADT — Now 74, 10-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Linda Ronstadt looks back at her remarkable career in an interview timed to the 33rd annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. SENT: 640 words, photos.
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