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Adds: VIRUS OUTBREAK-BARS, FAMILY KILLINGS-INDIANA, BREXIT, FILM-BOX-OFFICE, BUCKS-ANTETOKOUNMPO.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK — Spending cuts to schools, childhood vaccinations and job-training programs. New taxes on millionaires, cigarettes and legalized marijuana. Borrowing, drawing from rainy day funds and reducing government workers’ pay. These are some actions states are considering to shore up their finances amid a sharp drop in tax revenue caused by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. WITH: Congress deadlocked for months on a new coronavirus relief package, many states haven’t had the luxury of waiting to see whether more money is on the way. By David A. Lieb. SENT: 1,1170 words, photos.
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SUMMER-OF-PROTEST — The three-month stretch between the symbolic kickoff and close of America’s summer has both galvanized broad public support for the racial justice movement and exposed the obstacles to turning that support into concrete political and policy changes. It has also clarified the choice for voters in the presidential race between Trump, who rarely mentions George Floyd or other Black Americans killed by police, and Democrat Joe Biden, who argues that the summer of protests can become a catalyst for tackling systemic racism. By Colleen Long, Kat Stafford and R.J. Rico. SENT: 1,310 words, photos. An abridged version of 960 words is also available.
TRUMP-MILITARY TOWN — In this soldier’s city and across the country, veterans and military families are divided about reports that President Donald Trump made disparaging comments toward the military, with some service members bristling at the remarks and others questioning whether they happened. By Jeffrey Collins and David Crary. SENT: 860 words, photos.
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES — Rescuers in military helicopters airlifted 207 people to safety after an explosive wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in California’s Sierra National Forest, one of dozens of fires burning amid record-breaking temperatures that strained the state’s electrical grid and could lead to planned power outages. By Marcio Sanchez and Christopher Weber. SENT: 580 words, photos.
BRITAIN-ASSANGE — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to fight for his freedom in a British court after a decade of legal drama, as he challenges American authorities’ attempt to extradite him on spying charges over the site’s publication of secret U.S. military documents. Lawyers for Assange and the U.S. government are scheduled to face off in London Monday at an extradition hearing that was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. By Jill Lawless. SENT: 830 words, photos.
LEBANON-ONE MONTH AFTER - A month after Beirut’s massive explosion, Lebanese families are still struggling with rebuilding. Many, already unable to make ends meet because of the country’s economic meltdown, now can’t bear costs of making tens of thousands of homes livable. SENT: 1,200 words, photos. WITH: LEBANON — Beirut search effort sparked by dog stops, no survivor found. SENT: 360 words, photos.
TEN--US OPEN — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was defaulted from his fourth-round match at the U.S. Open after he accidentally hit a line judge with a tennis ball. It was a stunning end to Djokovic’s bid for an 18th Grand Slam title and his 26-0 start to this season. SENT: By Howard Fendrich. SENT: 780 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-NAVAJO-SURVIVOR — Carol Todecheene has survived COVID-19 but she has lasting effects after becoming severely ill and spending nearly three weeks on a ventilator. She had to learn to walk and talk again. Months after getting the coronavirus, she still is weak, dizzy and has trouble remembering things. Her own social media posts provide a glimpse of her journey. SENT: 1,500 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BARS — As the number of coronavirus cases fall in the U.S., governors in hard-hit states are rethinking lockdown orders on bars. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s looking at reopening bars and nightclubs that have been closed in his state since June. SENT: 920 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-WASTEWATER-TESTS-COLLEGES — As colleges grapple with the coronavirus, institutions across the country are turning campus sewage into a public health tool. At least two schools in Utah and Arizona have quarantined hundreds of students after tests showed the presence of genetic material from the virus in wastewater. Experts say it can be an inexpensive way to monitor people who may not even know they are sick yet. SENT: 730 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-SPEEDING — Police around the country are reporting that as roads and highways emptied during the pandemic, some drivers took advantage by pushing well past the speed limit. It’s a trend that statistics show is continuing even as states reopen. SENT: 690 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CREDIT-SQUEEZE — Thousands of suppliers routinely rely on credit insurance to cover potential losses if any of the retailers they work with can’t pay for the goods they’ve ordered. But now insurers are scaling back on coverage because they are unwilling to take a chance on retailers that are struggling to survive during the pandemic. That leaves suppliers in a bind. SENT: 1,020 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ITALY-BERLUSCONI — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is responding “optimally” to COVID-19 treatment but is the most vulnerable type of patient and is in “the most delicate phase” of his infection, his personal doctor says. SENT: 400 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ISRAEL — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced overnight curfews on some 40 cities and towns hit hard by the coronavirus, but he has backed away from reported calls for full lockdowns. SENT: 500 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA - The premier of Australia’s Victoria state announced a slight easing of restrictions in Melbourne but the country’s second-largest city will remain in lockdown until at least Oct. 26. SENT: 680 words, photos.
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FILM-BOX-OFFICE — In a litmus test for American moviegoing in the pandemic, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” brought in an estimated $20.2 million through the holiday weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters. SENT: 810 words, photos.
BRITAIN STABBINGS — British police say that one man was killed and seven people injured in a series of stabbings in the central England city of Birmingham. SENT: 400 words, photos.
RWANDA-HOTEL RWANDA-ARREST — Rwanda’s president says ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero must stand trial. SENT: 830 words, photos.
JOHN OLIVER-SEWAGE PLANT — The mayor of a Connecticut city says he will follow through on what was originally a tongue-in-cheek threat to name a sewage plant after comedian John Oliver if Oliver attends the plant’s naming ceremony. SENT: 380 words, photos.
REL-VATICAN-GOSSIP-PLAGUE — Pope: Gossiping is “plague worse than COVID.” SENT: 180 words, photos.
CHINA-REUSABLE SPACECRAFT - China says its first reusable spacecraft has landed after two days in orbit, a possible step toward lower-cost space flight. SENT: 220 words.
CHINA-FLYING TIGERS - A Chinese group plans to try to recover a fighter plane from the legendary Flying Tigers group of American pilots that crashed in a lake during World War II. SENT: 370 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-QANON-LEGISLATURES — Marjorie Taylor Greene’s victory in a Georgia congressional primary all but ensured that a conspiracy movement known as QAnon will have a sympathizer in the U.S. House. The movement also could have adherents next year in several state legislatures, where they could have a say on state policies regarding education, policing, health care and more. By Jonathan Cooper and Steve Karnowski. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. This is the Monday Spotlight.
CENSUS BUREAU — The U.S. Census Bureau for now must stop following a plan that would have it winding down operations in order to finish the 2020 census at the end of September, according to a federal judge’s order. SENT: 790 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-JILL BIDEN — In an election year where reopening schools is emerging as a flashpoint, Jill Biden is drawing on her classroom experience to empathize with parents struggling to cope with the shift to virtual learning. She’s taking a mostly virtual 10-city tour of schools disrupted by the coronavirus and is trying to make the case that President Donald Trump doesn’t deserve reeelection because of his handling of the pandemic. SENT: 780 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-HARRIS — Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris says foreign interference, doubt cast about the election by President Donald Trump and voter suppression could potentially cost her and Joe Biden the White House in November. SENT: 560 words, photos.
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POLICE SHOOTING-WISCONSIN — Jacob Blake has spoken publicly for the first time since a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer shot him seven times in the back, saying he’s in constant pain from the shooting, which doctors fear will leave him paralyzed from the waist down. SENT: 440 words, photo.
PORTLAND-PROTESTS — Hundreds of people gathered for rallies and marches against police violence and racial injustice in Portland, Oregon, as often violent nightly demonstrations that have happened for 100 days since George Floyd was killed showed no signs of ceasing. SENT: 680 words, photos.
FAMILY KILLINGS-INDIANA — Four people have died after a 61-year-old Indiana man allegedly shot his wife and two adult children before turning the gun on himself, according to Bloomington police. SENT: 140 words.
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GERMANY-RUSSIA-NAVALNY — Germany increased the pressure on Russia over the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, warning that a lack of support by Moscow in the investigation could “force” Germany to rethink the fate of a German-Russian gas pipeline project. SENT: 830 words, photos.
IRAN — Iran has broadcast the televised confession of a wrestler facing the death penalty after a tweet from President Donald Trump criticizing the case, a segment that resembled hundreds of other suspected coerced confessions aired over the last decade in the Islamic Republic. SENT: 800 words, photo.
BELARUS-PROTESTS — Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched Sunday to the outskirts of the presidential residence in the capital of Belarus, calling for the country’s authoritarian leader to resign as protests against President Alexander Lukashenko entered their fifth week. SENT: 490 words, photos.
EUROPE-TOURISM’S LEAN SEASON - Europe’s leanest summer tourist season in history is drawing to a close, six months after the coronavirus hit the continent. COVID-19 might tighten its grip over the coming months, with losses piling up in the tens of billions of euros across the 27-nation European Union. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
INDIA-CHINA-MILITARY STANDOFF — As a monthslong military standoff between India and China along their disputed mountain border protracts, experts warn that the nuclear-armed countries — which already have engaged in their bloodiest clash in decades — could unintentionally slide into war. SENT: 940 words, photos.
NKOREA-TYPHOON DAMAGE — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited typhoon-stricken areas in the northeast, fired a top official there and promised to send 12,000 workers from Pyongyang for recovery efforts. It’s the latest in a series of high-profile visits by Kim and his deputies to areas hit by natural disasters in recent weeks. SENT: 640 words, photos. WITH: ASIA-TYPHOON — The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week has unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands, blowing off rooftops and leaving homes without power. SENT: 360 words, photos.
SERBIA-US-RUSSIA — A social media post by the Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman apparently ridiculing Serbia’s president after he signed a U.S.-sponsored agreement has triggered a rare spat between traditional allies Moscow and Belgrade. SENT: 380 words.
HONG KONG-PROTESTS — Hong Kong police say about 290 people have been arrested at protests against the government’s decision to postpone legislative elections. SENT: 300 words, photos.
BREXIT — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is talking tough ahead of a crucial round of post-Brexit trade negotiations with the European Union, saying Britain could walk away from the talks within weeks and insisting that a no-deal exit would be a “good outcome for the U.K.” SENT: 580 words, photos.
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CHINA-US TECHNOLOGY - China’s leading maker of semiconductors has denied it has any links to the military following reports Washington is considering stepping up its feud with Beijing over technology and security by imposing export controls that could disrupt manufacturing for a national industrial champion. SENT: 360 words, photo.
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BUCKS-ANTETOKOUNMPO — Reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks has left Game 4 of his team’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Miami Heat after appearing to aggravate a sprained right ankle. SENT: 400 words, photos.
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