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Adds VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS-MASKS, VIRUS OUTBREAK-ARIZONA, VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEDIA, RETIREMENT COMMUNITY-TRUMP TWEET, TRUMP-LAFAYETTE SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA VOTING-TRUMP LAWSUIT, UNITED STATES-CHINA-HONG KONG, PAKISTAN-DANIEL PEARL, AMAZON-SHOOTING-FLORIDA, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FILM-AMC THEATERS-REOPENING DELAY, PATRIOTS-NEWTON.
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CHINA-MUSLIM BIRTH CONTROL — A state-orchestrated campaign is slashing births among the minority Uighurs of China’s far west Xinjiang region with brutal efficiency. The government is forcing IUDs, abortions and sterilizations on largely Muslim minorities, and punishing parents who violate family planning measures by detaining them in camps and prisons. SENT: 3,170 words, photos, video. Abridged version also available. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
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SUPREME COURT-ABORTION — A divided Supreme Court strikes down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big abortion case of the Trump era. By Mark Sherman. SENT: 910 words, photos, video. With SUPREME COURT-CONSERVATIVES — Abortion opponents vent disappointment and fury over the Supreme Court ruling. SENT: 810 words, photos.
SUPREME COURT-ROBERTS — Chief Justice John Roberts emerges as the central figure in major Supreme Court decisions during the Trump era, often siding with liberals — though he’s far from a liberal. On Monday, he joined his left-leaning colleagues in a notable abortion decision. By Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman. SENT: 730 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONTACT TRACING — Health departments around the U.S. that are using contact tracers to contain coronavirus outbreaks are scrambling to bolster their ranks amid a surge of cases and resistance to cooperation from those infected or exposed. By Tammy Webber, Brady McCombs and John Mone. SENT: 1,080 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-WHO-CONTACT-TRACING — WHO: Countries complaining about contact tracing are “lame.” SENT: 460 words, photos; VIRUS OUTBREAK — Worst virus fears are being realized in poor or war-torn countries. SENT: 1,100 words, photos; VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL — Florida city where Trump is scheduled to accept GOP nomination votes to require masks in public and indoor spaces. SENT: 980 words, photos.
Find more coverage of the Virus Outbreak in AP Newsroom.
GOLDEN STATE KILLER — A former police officer who terrorized California as a serial burglar and rapist and went on to kill more than a dozen people while evading capture for decades pleads guilty to murders attributed to a criminal dubbed the Golden State Killer. By Don Thompson and Brian Melley. SENT: 1,100 words, photos. With GOLDEN STATE KILLER-GLANCE (sent).
ELECTION 2020-TRUMP — For more than three years, President Donald Trump has instilled such fear in Republican leaders that they rarely cross him. That’s beginning to change as some GOP loyalists distance themselves from Trump’s handling of the pandemic and race relations. By Steve Peoples, Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin. SENT: 960 words, photos.
UNITED STATES-RUSSIA — The White House says President Trump wasn’t briefed on U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan. By Zeke Miller, James LaPorta and Deb Riechmann. SENT: 1,120 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BET AWARDS-SUCCESS — You’d think trying to produce the 2020 BET Awards during the coronavirus pandemic would be filled with restrictions, but instead, show producers took another approach: We’re not limited to a single stage, so sky’s the limit and let your creative minds run free. The result: A major success in one of the first virtual awards shows of the coronavirus era. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 1,000 words, video, photos.
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REDDIT-HATE SPEECH — An online comment forum that is one of the internet’s most popular websites banned a pro-Donald Trump forum as part of a crackdown on hate speech. SENT: 350 words, photo.
CANADA-CIRQUE DE SOLEIL — Cirque du Soleil files for creditor protection while it develops a plan to restart its business amid the pandemic. SENT: 260 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK — New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls on President Trump to sign an executive order requiring people to wear a mask in public and to “lead by example” by wearing one himself. SENT: 700 words, photo.
CAPE COD-SHARKS — Cape Cod officials remind visitors ahead of the July Fourth holiday that the famous Massachusetts tourist destination remains a popular gathering spot for great white sharks. SENT: 300 words.
PEOPLE-DR DRE — Dr. Dre’s wife of 24 years, Nicole Young, has filed for divorce in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences. SENT: 100 words, photo.
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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-ANTIVIRAL DRUG — Gilead’s $2,340 price for coronavirus drug draws criticism. By Chief Medical Writer Marilynn Marchione. SENT: 630 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ARIZONA — Hoping to halt a surge in coronavirus cases, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey orders bars, nightclubs, gyms, movie theaters and water parks to close for at least 30 days. SENT: 350 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS-MASKS — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell becomes the highest-ranking Republican in Congress to encourage Americans to wear facial masks. SENT: 440 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEDIA — A new survey illustrates the difficulty that many Americans have in finding information they can believe about the pandemic. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 580 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-PARK CONCERTS — Band’s pandemic diversion leads to every-night gig in park. SENT: 650 words, photos.
A separate wire advisory has moved detailing the AP's complete coronavirus coverage.
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MORE ON RACIAL INJUSTICE
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GEORGE FLOYD-DEATH INVESTIGATION — A judge warns that he’s likely to move the trials of four former police officers charged in George Floyd’s death out of Minneapolis if public officials and attorneys continue speaking out about the case. SENT: 600 words, photos.
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY-TRUMP TWEET — A “white power" flare-up and a Trump tweet reveal tensions in a Florida retirement haven. SENT: 650 words, photos.
TRUMP-LAFAYETTE SQUARE — The head of the U.S. Park Police refuses to appear to answer lawmakers’ questions on violence against demonstrators and journalists outside the White House. SENT: 720 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-MISSOURI — Couple draw guns at crowd heading to St. Louis mayor’s home. SENT: 380 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-SEATTLE — “Enough”: One killed in shooting in Seattle’s protest zone. SENT: 260 words, photos.
Find more coverage of Racial Injustice in AP Newsroom.
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CONGRESS-HEALTH CARE — Democrats push an expansion of “Obamacare” through the House. It has no chance of surviving in the Senate but it underscores how health care looms as a potent campaign battlefield for this fall’s presidential and congressional elections. SENT: 850 words, photos.
SUPREME COURT-FEDERAL EXECUTIONS — Supreme Court refuses to block upcoming federal executions . SENT: 690 words, photo. With SUPREME COURT-BORDER WALL — High court declines to hear border wall challenge. SENT: 190 words, photo.
PENNSYLVANIA VOTING-TRUMP LAWSUIT — President Trump’s re-election campaign and Republican allies sue to force changes to how Pennsylvania collects and counts mail-in ballots under revamped rules. SENT: 450 words.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page on APNewsroom.
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UNITED STATES-CHINA-HONG KONG — The Trump administration bars defense exports to Hong Kong and will soon require licenses for the sale of items that have both civilian and military uses. By Diplomatic Writer
PAKISTAN-DANIEL PEARL — A ruling by Pakistan’s Supreme Court paves the way for a man convicted of involvement in the 2002 beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl to walk free this week. SENT: 560 words.
ISRAEL-ANNEXATION — Israel’s top two leaders appear to be feuding over the timing of the country’s planned annexation of occupied West Bank land. SENT: 820 words, photo.
AFGHANISTAN — Afghan officials say at least 23 people, including children, are dead after a car bomb and mortar attack at a busy market in the southern Helmand province. SENT: 410 words, photos. With PAKISTAN-ATTACK — Militants attack the stock exchange in the Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least three people. SENT: 500 words, photos.
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PATRIOTS OWNER-PROSTITUTION CHARGE — Patriots owner’s prostitution case heads to appellate court. SENT: 760 words, photos.
AMAZON-SHOOTING-FLORIDA — Authorities in Florida say a targeted shooting outside an Amazon facility left one person killed and two others slightly wounded. SENT: 200 words.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-SMALL BUSINESS-LEFT BEHIND — Many small businesses are feeling left behind as a key government coronavirus relief program prepares to stop accepting applications for loans Tuesday. SENT: 1,100 words, photo.
FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks close sharply higher on Wall Street, clawing back half of their losses from last week. SENT: 850 words, photo. With PENDING HOME SALES — The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rebounded a record 44.3% in May. SENT: 250 words.
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FILM-AMC THEATERS-REOPENING DELAY — AMC Theaters, the nation’s largest chain, is pushing back its plans to begin reopening theaters by two weeks. By Film Writer Lindsay Bahr. SENT: 200 words, photo. With BROADWAY-REOPEN — The shutdown on Broadway has been extended again — until at least early January. SENT: 370 words, photo.
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PATRIOTS-NEWTON — One is a man of a million fedoras. The other is all about the cutoff hoodie. But whether Cam Newton and Bill Belichick can get back to the Super Bowl together with the New England Patriots is more about football than fashion. UPCOMING: 600 words by 7 p.m., photos.
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