AP News Digest 6 p.m.

| November 3, 2020 3:30 PM

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All Times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

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ELECTION 2020-FLOYD’S BROTHER — George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks: Their names re-energized the Black Lives Matter movement and put race at the center of this year’s general election. On Election Day, their loved ones will await signs that their public grief and loss of anonymity wasn’t in vain. By Aaron Morrison UPCOMING: 1,000 words by 7 p.m., photos.

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ELECTION 2020 — Voters flock to the polls despite the threat of the coronavirus and the potential of long lines to choose between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, in an election that will influence how the U.S. confronts everything from the pandemic to race relations for years to come. By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller and Alexandra Jaffe. SENT: 1,260 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: Developments through the evening, 1,400 words by 11 p.m. With ELECTION 2020-THE LATEST, developing.

ELECTION 2020-VOTECAST — The pandemic and the fragile economy weighed heavily on voters in Tuesday’s presidential election, a contest that for many amounted to a referendum on President Trump’s leadership in a time of turmoil. AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of the electorate, found two-thirds of voters saying their opinion of the Republican president — either for or against — drove their choice. By Josh Boak and Hannah Fingerhut. SENT: 900 words, photos. UPCOMING: Updates through the evening, 1,100 words by 11 p.m. With ELECTION 2020-VOTECAST-GLANCE — The pandemic is the top issue for voters. SENT: 780 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020-GLOBAL VIEW — For multitudes of people across the globe, the U.S. election is not a far-away happening in a faraway land but an impossible-to-ignore big deal for the entire planet. That’s especially true this year, after the coronavirus scythed through lives and jobs and drove home the need for humanity to work together on solutions. By John Leicester. SENT: 820 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-LOOKING AT AMERICA — Nation by nation, the world watches Election Day in the U.S. SENT: 1,110 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK — Americans go to the polls under the dark shadow of a resurging pandemic, with an alarming increase in cases nationwide and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 reaching record highs in a growing number of states. While daily infections are rising in all but three states, the surge is most pronounced in the Midwest and Southwest. By Alexandra Olson. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-ATTACK — A man who had previously tried to join the Islamic State group rampaged in Vienna armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosives vest, fatally shooting four people before he was killed by police, Austrian authorities say. By Philipp Jenne and Geir Moulson. SENT: 870 words, photos. With BRITAIN-TERROR-THREAT — UK raises terror threat level to severe after Europe attacks. SENT: 300 words, photos.

TROPICAL WEATHER — The heart of powerful Hurricane Eta begins moving ashore in Nicaragua with potentially devastating winds and rains that have already destroyed rooftops and caused rivers to overflow. The first death from the storm is reported in Honduras, where a mudslide trapped a 12-year-old girl. SENT: 700 words, photo.

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ELECTION 2020-MISLEADING ROBOCALLS — Voters across the U.S. receive anonymous robocalls in the lead-up to Election Day urging them, ominously, to “stay safe and stay home.” SENT: 590 words, photo. With EXPLAINING ELECTION 2020-ROBOCALLS (sent).

AMERICANS-SPECIAL DIETS — More Americans say they’re on diets to lose weight or for other health reasons compared with a decade ago, the CDC reports. SENT: 500 words, photos.

ARGENTINA-MARADONA-SURGERY — Soccer legend Diego Maradona will undergo surgery because of possible bleeding on his brain, his personal doctor says. SENT: 270 words, photo.

ELECTION 2020-AP HISTORICAL-PHOTO GALLERY — AP PHOTOS: A look back at the AP’s role in counting votes. SENT: 150 words, photos.

MUSIC-DRAKE — Earning his 21st No. 1 hit on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, Drake bests a record previously held by Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder. SENT: 170 words, photo.

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