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ELECTION 2020-AMERICA DISRUPTED-TRUMP VOTERS — President Donald Trump’s campaign has a bold theory for how he will win reelection: It can tap a universe of millions of supporters who did not vote for him in 2016 but will do so this time. This strategy will be tested in Pennsylvania. By Josh Boak. SENT: 2,020 words, photos. An abridged version of 1,080 words is available.
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ELECTION 2020-VOTER ANXIETY — Americans are worried about the Nov. 3 election, an anxiety they haven’t felt during years of largely peaceful displays of democracy. But Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power and calls for an army of “poll watchers” are fueling concern that this year could be different. By Laurie Kellman. SENT: 970 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 — Trump campaigns in Arizona with a rally in a town just across the Colorado River from neighboring Nevada. Trump narrowly lost Nevada in 2016 and is looking to deny Joe Biden a chance to flip once reliably red Arizona to blue. By Will Weissert and Aamer Madhani. SENT: 640 words, photos, video. With ELECTION-2020-THINGS-TO-KNOW.
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IRAN-NUCLEAR — Iran has begun construction at its Natanz nuclear facility, satellite images show, just as the U.N. nuclear agency acknowledged Tehran is building an underground advanced centrifuge assembly plant after its last one exploded in a reported sabotage attack last summer. By Jon Gambrell. SENT: 840 words, photo.
PHILADELPHIA-POLICE-SHOOTING — The family of a Black man killed by Philadelphia police officers in a shooting caught on video had called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis, not for police intervention, their lawyer says. By Claudia Lauer. SENT: 1,130 words, photos, videos.
TROPICAL WEATHER — Zeta re-strengthens into a hurricane as Louisiana braces for the 27th named storm of a historically busy Atlantic hurricane season. Landfall is expected south of New Orleans with life-threatening storm surge and strong winds expected along portions of the northern Gulf Coast beginning around midday. By Kevin McGill and Rebecca Santana. SENT: 780 words, photos.
WORLD SERIES — No dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face — the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first World Series title since 1988 in a manner no one could have imagined prior to the coronavirus pandemic. They started the party without Justin Turner, too, after their red-headed star received a positive COVID-19 test in the middle of their clinching victory. By Baseball Writer Stephen Hawkins. SENT: 1,490 words, photos.
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MUSIC-WHITNEY HOUSTON — Whitney Houston makes history with third diamond album. SENT: 220 words, photos.
PHILIPPINES-DEADLY ROOSTER — Philippine police chief killed by rooster in cockfight raid. SENT: 330 words.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-VATICAN — Maskless Pope Francis blames “this lady called COVID” for distance. SENT: 420 words, photos.
JON STEWART — Jon Stewart will be back in the host’s chair for Apple TV+. SENT: 190 words, photo.
PEOPLE-CHRISSY-TEIGEN — Chrissy Teigen delivers heartfelt essay on miscarriage. SENT: 190 words, photo.
TURKEY-FRANCE — Turkish leaders condemn Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Erdogan. SENT: 300 words, photos.
BRITAIN-HEATHROW — Heathrow loses claim to being Europe’s biggest airport. SENT: 300 words, photo.
SCHOOL BUS CRASH-TENNESSEE — School bus driver, 7-year-old girl killed in Tennessee crash. SENT: 200 words.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-AUSTRALIA — Melbourne, Australia’s second largest city, emerges from nearly four months of lockdown, with restaurants, cafes and bars opening and outdoor contact sports resuming. SENT: 810 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-GERMANY — Alarmed by the steady rise in new coronavirus cases, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing governors of the country’s 16 states to agree to a partial lockdown that could include further restrictions on public gatherings and the closure of bars and restaurants. SENT: 420 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-FRANCE — France is bracing for a potential new lockdown as the president prepares a televised address aimed at stopping a fast-rising tide of virus patients filling French hospitals and a growing daily death toll. SENT: 270 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BELGIUM — Belgium has been hit hard again by the pandemic, and now presents some of the most worrying statistics in a continent reeling under a coronavirus resurgence. SENT: 870 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-EU-SUMMIT — As European Union countries weigh tougher coronavirus restrictions, including possible new lockdowns, a top EU official urges the 27 member states to introduce common rules to test for the disease and track its spread to help prevent further damage to their economies. SENT: 460 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ASIA — India’s tally of confirmed coronavirus cases is moving closer to 8 million, with 43,893 new cases reported in the latest 24-hour period. SENT: 270 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-MIDEAST — Iran’s parliament speaker says that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, joining a growing list of top Iranian officials infected in the Middle East’s worst outbreak. SENT: 350 words, photos.
ONE GOOD THING-CAKE LADY — Cake Lady helps wounded soldiers heal, one treat at a time. SENT: 650 words, photos.
BRITAIN-GSK-SANOFI — Drugmakers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline agree to provide 200 million doses of their potential COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX Facility, a collaboration designed to give countries around the world equal access to coronavirus vaccines. SENT: 200 words.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ILLINOIS — Surging COVID-19 cases in Chicago prompts the governor to ban indoor dining and bar services and limit the number of people gathering in one place. By Political Writer John O’Connor. SENT: 550 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-CORONAVIRUS — If Biden wins next week’s election, he says he’ll work with governors and local officials to institute a nationwide mask-wearing mandate and instruct Congress to pass a sweeping spending bill. SENT: 1,140 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-SAVE THE CHILDREN-CONSPIRACY THEORY — Conversations citing “Save the Children” have spiked on social media in recent months, and some supporters of the movement have taken to streets across the U.S. to call for an end to child trafficking. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
A separate wire advisory has moved outlining our complete Election 2020 coverage.
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ISRAEL-HOLOCAUST-MEMORIAL — Israel plans to nominate a far-right former general and Cabinet minister who once called for the expulsion of Palestinians from the West Bank to head the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, officials say. SENT: 920 words, photos.
TANZANIA-ELECTION — Long lines of voters in Tanzania go to the polls for a presidential election that the opposition warned is already compromised by manipulation, deadly violence and a massive internet slowdown in a country once praised as a beacon of peace in Africa. SENT: 560 words, photos.
ASIA-TYPHOON — Typhoon Molave slams into Vietnam with destructive force, causing at least two deaths and sinking two fishing boats with 26 crew in what was feared to be the most powerful storm to hit the country in 20 years. SENT: 290 words, photos.
POLAND-ABORTION — People across Poland are vowing to stay off their jobs as part of a nationwide strike to protest a top court ruling that bans abortions in cases of congenitally damaged fetuses. SENT: 540 words, photos.
NIGERIA-POLICE-PROTESTS — Nigeria’s army admits its soldiers were deployed at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos where live rounds were fired last week, killing several peaceful protesters prompting global outrage. SENT: 310 words.
INDIA-STATE ELECTIONS — Voting begins in India’s third-largest state of Bihar, the first major election in the country since the pandemic and a test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity as he faces criticism on many fronts. SENT: 580 words, photos.
UNITED-STATES-ASIA — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brings the Trump administration’s anti-China campaign to two Indian Ocean island nations considered particularly at risk for what American officials allege is Chinese exploitation. By Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee. SENT: 850 words, photos.
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CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES — Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cuts power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in Southern California pulls the plug on just 30 customers to prevent power lines and other electrical equipment from sparking a blaze. SENT: 1,120 words, photos.
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CONGRESS-SOCIAL MEDIA CEOS — The leaders of Twitter, Facebook and Google testify before the Senate Commerce Committee. By Business Writer Marcy Gordon. SENT: 900 words, photo. UPCOMING: 990 words after 10 a.m. hearing.
FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Global shares are mostly lower as countries tighten precautions to try to stem rising numbers of coronavirus infections. By Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 440 words, photos.
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JAPAN-FILM-FESTIVAL-UNDERDOG — Masaharu Take’s films have always focused on painful stories about Japan’s “under-class,” people who are often overlooked in a nation stereotyped as monolithically well-to-do. SENT: 610 words, photos.
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