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TROPICAL WEATHER — South Texas braced for flooding after Hurricane Hanna roared ashore the day before, bringing winds that lashed the Gulf Coast with rain and storm surge to a part of the country trying to cope with a spike in cases of the coronavirus. By Juan A. Lozano and John L. Mone. SENT: 1,040 words, photos. Developing. With: HAWAII HURRICANE — Hawaii prepares for high winds, rain as hurricane nears. SENT: 480 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK — Parents are anxiously trying to decide how their children will return to school in the fall. Many are still waiting for decisions from district officials. Others, who have a choice, are weighing whether to enroll their children online or in person — often with very little guidance from school leaders. By Tammy Webber and Stephen Groves. SENT: 1,090 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-PORTLAND — Thousands of people gathered in Portland, Oregon, for another night of protests as demonstrations over George Floyd’s killing and the presence of federal agents sent by President Donald Trump showed no signs of abating. Crowds began to march toward the city’s federal courthouse around 9:15 p.m. By Gillian Flaccus and Sara Cline. SENT: 620 words, photos.
OBIT-REGIS-PHILBIN — Regis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and some fans strike it rich with the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” has died at 88, People magazine reported. By David Bauder. SENT: 1,400 words, photos.
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NKOREA-VIRUS LOCKDOWN — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under total lockdown after a person was found there with suspected COVID-19 symptoms, saying “the vicious virus” may have entered the country, state media reports. SENT: 820 words photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — South Korea will allow baseball fans to return to the stands beginning Sunday as health authorities outlined a phased process to bring back spectators in professional sports amid the COVID-19 epidemic. SENT: 830 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says Republicans were set to roll out the next COVID-19 aid package Monday and assured there was backing from the White House after he and President Donald Trump’s top aide met to salvage the $1 trillion proposal that had floundered just days before. SENT: 650 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOUTH AFRICA CORRUPTION — South Africa’s COVID-19 response is marred by corruption allegations around its historic $26 billion economic relief package, as the country with the world’s fifth highest number of COVID-19 cases braces for more. SENT: 760 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ITALY-INTRIGUING ISLE — Italian scientist Paola Muti was stranded on a tiny island where mainlanders sick with COVID-19 came ashore but no islanders apparently took ill. So she decided to do a scientific study to find out why. Early in Italy’s devastating coronavirus outbreak, a handful of visitors to the island had COVID-19 and had close contact with islanders. Blood tests conducted during her study found only one islander developed antibodies. SENT; 970 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST-LOCKDOWN-GENERATION — Millions of youth in the Middle East region have had job prospects, plans for higher education and marriages upended by the pandemic. Such turmoil and uncertainty is universal in the wake of the coronavirus. But the despair is particularly pronounced in Arab countries, where wave after wave of war, displacement and corruption has left this generation feeling bitter and hopeless. SENT: 1,130 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPAIN — Nightclubs, bars and beaches — some of Spain’s most beloved summer venues — are facing new lockdown restrictions after turning into coronavirus hot spots. SENT: 750 words, photos.
MEDIA-SINCLAIR-FAUCI —The Sinclair Broadcast Group has said it is pulling from the air an edition of its “America This Week” program that discusses a conspiracy theory involving Dr. Anthony Fauci and the coronavirus. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 650 words, photos.
ISRAEL-PROTESTS — Police say they arrested more than a dozen Israelis in country-wide protests the previous night that drew thousands of people in a growing and persistent show of force against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his handling of the coronavirus crisis. SENT: 540 words, photos.
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MORE ON RACIAL INJUSTICE
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RACIAL INJUSTICE-WHITER SKIN — The world’s biggest cosmetics companies have been selling a fairy tale that often goes something like this: If your husband’s lost interest in you, if your colleagues dismiss you at work, if your talents are ignored, whiten your skin to turn your love life around, boost your career and command center stage. No company has had greater success peddling this message across Asia, Africa and the Middle East than Unilever’s Fair & Lovely brand. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-SEATTLE — Seattle police declared a riot Saturday following large demonstrations in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood and deployed flash bangs and pepper spray to try to clear an area near where weeks earlier people had set up an “occupied protest zone” that stretched for several blocks. SENT: 540 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-CALIFORNIA — Protesters in California set fire to a courthouse, damaged a police station and assaulted officers after a peaceful demonstration intensified late Saturday, Oakland police said. SENT: 210 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-VIRGINIA — A city dump truck was set on fire as protesters faced off with police in Virginia’s capital during a demonstration in support of protesters on the other side of the country in Portland, Oregon. SENT: 200 words.
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SMALL PLANE CRASH-UTAH — 3 dead after small plane crashes into Utah neighborhood. SENT; 130 words, photos.
FRANCE-CATHEDRAL FIRE — Church volunteer admits to arson attack on French cathedral. SENT: 300 words, photos.
GERMANY-CAR CRASH — Seven people were injured in the German capital early Sunday morning after a driver apparently lost control of his car and drove into pedestrians, authorities say. SENT: 120 words, photo.
BRITAIN-QUEEN — Queen Elizabeth II has virtually unveiled a new portrait of herself commissioned by Britain’s Foreign Office to honor her services to diplomacy. SENT: 160 words, photos.
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JOHN LEWIS REMEMBERED — The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis will cross Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge for the final time as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon. Lewis’ casket will be carried in a processional across the Selma bridge where he and other civil rights marchers were beaten 55 years ago on “Bloody Sunday,” a key event in the fight for voting rights for African Americans. Lewis will lie in repose at the Alabama Capitol on this afternoon. SENT: 390 words, photo.
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INDIA TEMPLE DISPUTE — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a groundbreaking ceremony next month for a Hindu temple on a disputed site in northern India where a 16th century mosque was torn down by Hindu hard-liners in 1992, according to the trust overseeing the temple construction. SENT: 410 words, photos.
CHINA-US — Three medium-size moving trucks entered a U.S. Consulate in southwest China on Sunday, as its impending closure over rising bilateral tensions drew a steady stream of onlookers for the second straight day. SENT: 320 words, photos.
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BBO--YANKEES-NATIONALS -Victor Robles jump-started Washington’s dormant offense by delivering three hits and four RBIs to help the Nationals beat the New York Yankees 9-2 despite needing to scratch World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg because of a nerve issue in his pitching hand. SENT: 800 words, photos.
BBN--WRIGLEY ROOFTOPS — Little about this pandemic delayed season is routine, with the start pushed back four months because of the coronavirus, the schedule slashed from 162 games to 60 and teams playing without spectators in the stands. But the rooftops neighboring Chicago’s Wrigley Field give fans a rare opportunity to see games in person. SENT: 750 words, photos.
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