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WORLD SERIES — Game 2 starts 8:08 p.m.
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SUPREME COURT-BARRETT-GAY RIGHTS — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served for nearly three years on the board of private Christian schools that effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain openly gay and lesbian teachers weren’t welcome in the classroom. By Michelle R. Smith and Michael Biesecker. SENT: 3,050 words, photos. Abridged version also available.
AP POLL-ELECTION 2020-FACTS — In an election year that has thrown the country’s divisions into stark relief, Americans can agree on this: Misinformation about government and politics is a major problem, according to a survey by AP-NORC and USAFacts. By David Klepper. SENT: 820 words, photo.
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ELECTION 2020-DEBATE — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are set to square off for their final debate Thursday, a pivotal late moment in a contentious campaign made increasingly chaotic by an incumbent trying to change the trajectory of the race. By Jonathan Lemire, Bill Barrow and Steve Peoples. SENT: 1,020 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-DEBATE MODERATOR — NBC’s Kristen Welker will try to take control after interruptions marred first debate. SENT: 670 words, photos; ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-QUESTIONS — Trump’s coronavirus response, Biden’s son, a mute button and more. SENT: 860 words, photos; ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-VIRUS OUTBREAK-TENNESSEE — When Trump and Biden arrive in Nashville for their debate, they’ll be greeted by a city with rising coronavirus case counts. SENT: 750 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-OBAMA — Former President Barack Obama makes his first in-person campaign pitch for Joe Biden, urging voters in Philadelphia, especially Black men, not to sit out the election and risk seeing President Trump reelected. By Alexandra Jaffe. SENT: 840 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing from additional evening event.
A separate wire advisory has been sent detailing AP’s complete Election 2020 coverage.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
VATICAN-POPE-FILM — Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives, given the Vatican’s official teaching on the issue. By Nicole Winfield. SENT: 1,250 words, photos. With POPE REACTION-GAY CIVIL UNIONS — Divided reactions in US as pope backs same-sex civil unions. UPCOMING: 850 words by 7 p.m., photo.
OPIOID CRISIS-PURDUE PHARMA — The Justice Department says Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion. OxyContin is the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic. By Michael Balsamo and Geoff Mulvihill. SENT: 1,060 words, photos, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-HOSPITALIZATIONS — Hospitals across the United States are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with several states setting records for the number of people hospitalized and leaders scrambling to find extra beds and staff. New highs in cases have been reported in states big and small — from Idaho to Ohio — in recent days. By Lisa Marie Pan and Daniella Peters. SENT: 1,250 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-TRUMP-THE DANCE — President Trump dad dancing to the Village People’s “YMCA” is turning out to be a hit at his campaign rallies. Trump’s dance has emerged as a rare moment of levity in an otherwise miserable campaign year. By Jill Colvin. SENT: 740 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CLOSE CONTACT — U.S. health officials redefine what counts as close contact with someone with COVID-19 to include briefer but repeated encounters. SENT: 270 words, photo.
FILM-BORAT 2-RUDY GIULIANI — Rudy Giuliani is shown lying on a bed in a hotel room after flirting with an actress pretending to be a TV journalist in a scene in Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest mockumentary, a sequel to his hit “Borat." SENT: 500 words, photos.
TROPICAL WEATHER — Epsilon rapidly intensifies into a major hurricane, with Bermuda under a tropical storm warning. SENT: 270 words.
DEATH THREATS-BIDEN AND HARRIS — A Maryland man is charged with making death threats against Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris. SENT: 350 words, photo.
DOLPHINS-TAGOVAILOA — Deposed QB Ryan Fitzpatrick says the surprising timing of the Miami Dolphins’ transition to Tua Tagovailoa left him heartbroken. SENT: 700 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK — The global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine for kids is only just beginning — a lagging start that has some U.S. pediatricians worried they may not know if any shots work for young children in time for the next school year. By Medical Writer Lauran Neergaard. SENT: 910 words, video, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — Negotiations on a COVID-19 relief bill continue to inch forward, but it’s ever more apparent that the window for action before the election is slamming shut and that the issue will be tossed to a post-election lame-duck session. SENT: 580 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPAIN — Spain becomes the first country in western Europe to accumulate more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 infections. SENT: 400 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SURGEON GENERAL-CITED — A lawyer for U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams says his client will plead not guilty to illegally entering a Hawaii public park that was closed because of the coronavirus. SENT: 260 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LIVES LOST-YOUTH COACH — Lives Lost: Community mourns Hawaii football coach who prepped kids for life. SENT: 860 words, photos.
Find more coverage on the Virus Outbreak on the featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
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SUPREME COURT-BARRETT — Democrats intend to boycott Thursday’s vote on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett by the Senate Judiciary Committee as they decry the Republican rush to confirm President Trump’s pick before Election Day. BSENT: 290 words, photos.
UNITED STATES-TAIWAN — The Trump administration approves the sale of more than a billion dollars in advanced weaponry to Taiwan. The move will enrage China and further exacerbate tensions between Washington and Beijing. By Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee. SENT: 230 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-MIDWEST LESSONS — Joe Biden is paying far more attention to swing-voting Wisconsin and its pivotal neighbor Michigan than Hillary Clinton, to her regret, did four years ago. SENT: 960 words, photo.
TRUMP-FBI DIRECTOR — FBI Director Christopher Wray’s future in the job is decidedly uncertain heading into next month’s presidential election. Yet oddly enough, his position is likely to be more secure if the president who appointed him loses. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.
DEVOS-LOAN FORGIVENESS — A federal judge demands answers after the U.S. Education Department rejected 94% of claims for student loan forgiveness it had agreed to process after being sued over delays. SENT: 640 words, photo.
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NIGERIA-POLICE-PROTESTS — Amnesty International says that Nigeria’s security forces fired on two large gatherings of peaceful protesters Tuesday night, killing 12 people calling for an end to police brutality. SENT: 850 words, photos.
GEORGIA-HOSTAGE TAKING — An armed man takes bank employees and customers hostage in the ex-Soviet nation of Georgia, leaving the building with three hostages and releasing the rest after hours of negotiations, authorities and local media say. SENT: 250 words, photos.
AFGHANISTAN — At least 11 women are trampled to death when a stampede breaks out among thousands of Afghans waiting in a soccer stadium to get visas to leave the country. SENT: 430 words, photos.
BREXIT — The British government and the European Union will resume stalled trade negotiations in London, the U.K. government says — days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared the talks over. SENT: 840 words, photos.
UNITED NATIONS-NUCLEAR TREATY — The U.S. is urging countries to withdraw from the U.N. nuclear ban treaty. SENT: 730 words.
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TULSA MASSACRE-MASS GRAVES — At least 10 bodies are discovered in an unmarked mass grave during a search at a Tulsa cemetery for the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. SENT: 350 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-BREONNA TAYLOR — A Louisville police officer who shot Breonna Taylor after he was wounded by her boyfriend’s gunshot says she “didn’t deserve to die.” SENT: 420 words, photos.
BODY IDENTIFIED — The remains of a woman have finally been identified a quarter of a century after they were discovered in an Illinois field about 150 miles from her family home. SENT: 360 words.
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ASTEROID-GRAB — Scientists release new photos and discuss Tuesday’s attempt to grab rubble from the surface of the asteroid Bennu. UPCOMING: 600 words by 6:30 p.m., photos.
BEETLE SHELL ARMOR — Scientists say the armor of a seemingly indestructible beetle offers clues for designing stronger planes and buildings. SENT: 530 words, photos.
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GOOGLE-ANTITRUST-ANALYSIS — If Google’s a monopoly, who is harmed by its market power? An AP News Analysis. By Technology Writer Matt O'Brien. With GOOGLE-ANTITRUST JUDGE — Meet Amit Mehta, the judge for Google’s antitrust case. SENT: 380 words, photo.
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WORLD SERIES — 2018 AL Cy Young winner Blake Snell makes his first World Series start as the Tampa Bay Rays try to avoid a 2-0 deficit against the NL champion Dodgers. By Baseball Writer Stephen Hawkins. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos. Game starts 8:08 p.m.
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FILM-BAD HAIR — The underlying messages of harmful hair weaves and false beauty standards for Black women in the comedy-horror film “Bad Hair” had a lasting effect on cast members. By Entertainment Writer Jonathan Landrum Jr. SENT: 700 words, photos.
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