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ELECTION 2020 -- President Donald Trump leaned into fear tactics Saturday as he accused the left of trying to “destroy the American way of life” in a late reelection pitch to voters in Michigan and Wisconsin — two Midwestern states that were instrumental to his 2016 victory but may now be slipping from his grasp. By Jill Colvin and Brian Slodysko. SENT: 870 words, photos
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP -- Gone are the days when President Donald Trump held forth daily at the White House podium flanked by members of his coronavirus task force. And the days when Vice President Mike Pence and other task force officials would head to Trump’s office to brief him immediately after their meetings. In the week since he emerged from coronavirus isolation, Trump has demonstrated new determination to minimize the threat of the virus that has killed more than 215,000 Americans and complicated his chances of winning another four years in the White House. By Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller. SENT: 1,210 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-RUSSIA — Popular bars and restaurants in Moscow’s city center are packed on a Friday night. No one except for the staff is wearing masks or bothers to keep their distance. There is little indication at all that Russia is being swept by a resurgence of coronavirus infections. The outbreak this month is breaking the records set in the spring, when a lockdown to slow the spread was put in place. But authorities in Russia are hesitant to shut down businesses again. By Daria Litvinova. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
AFGHANISTAN-ELUSIVE-PEACE — Unresolved grievances are plentiful in Afghanistan, a nation traumatized by four decades of war, and today they cast a long shadow on the intra-Afghan negotiations which are under way in the Gulf nation of Qatar. Washington, which signed a deal with the Taliban in February paving the way for the Doha talks, has championed the deal as Afghanistan’s best chance at a lasting peace, yet Afghans, who have seen the end of one war, marked by the start of another, are not so sure. By Kathy Gannon. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.
IRAN-ARMS EMBARGOES — A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States. By Nasser Karimi. SENT: 610 words,.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ASIA — Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has loosened lockdown restrictions as new and active COVID-19 continue to decline. SENT: 450 words, photos.
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AFGHANISTAN — A Car bombing in Afghanistan kills 12, wounds more than 100. SENT: 210 words, photos.
AAZERBAIJAN-ARMENIA — Azerbaijan report violations of new cease-fire. SENT: 250 words, photos.
VIETNAM-LANDSLIDE — Vietnam landslide hits army camp, buries 22 personnel. SENT: 170 words, photos.
PAKISTAN-LANDSLIDE — Landslide in northern Pakistan buries bus with 15 onboard. SENT: 130 words.
SAN FRANCISCO PROTEST — Conservatives staging free speech rally attacked by critics. SENT: 250 words, photos.
ICHAINSAW-INJURY-MAILMAN-RESCUED — Mailman rescues man in chainsaw accident in Norwalk. SENT: 180 words,.
WHITE SUPREMACY INDICTMENTS — 21 members of white supremacist orgs charged for guns, drugs. SENT: 160 words.
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WOMEN’S MARCH — Thousands of mostly young women in masks have attended rallies in the nation’s capital and other U.S. cities, exhorting voters to oppose President Donald Trump and his fellow Republican candidates in the Nov. 3 elections. SENT: 580 words, photos.
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JAPAN-SUGA — Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, leaves Sunday on his first overseas foray since taking over from his former boss Shinzo Abe last month, heading to Vietnam and Indonesia. SENT: 990 words, photos.
BOLIVIA-ELECTIONS — Bolivians vote in a high-stakes presidential election redo that could determine its democratic future and bring a return of socialism to the country as it struggles with a raging pandemic and protests over last year’s annulled ballot. SENT: 710 words, photos.
IRAN-ARMS EMBARGOES — A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States. SENT: 610 words,.
IISRAEL-BAHRAIN — A joint American-Israeli delegation headed Sunday for Bahrain, where officials will be signing a number of bilateral agreements following an announcement last month to normalize relations. SENT: 1,010 words, photo.
NEW ZEALAND-ELECTION — A day after winning a second term in a landside victory, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she sees the election result as an endorsement of her government’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus and reboot the economy. SENT: 400 words, photos.
HONG-KONG-CLUB-71 — Hong Kong bar Club 71, known as a gathering place for pro-democracy activists and intellectuals, is closing. Owner Grace Ma blames government-mandated bar closures and coronavirus restrictions for its financial strain. For decades, Club 71 has been a home for activists and thinkers to engage in open-minded discussions over a beer or two. SENT: 610 words, photos.
ROMANIA-HOLOCAUST-PLAY — The latest première at the Jewish State Theater in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, explores the horrors of the Holocaust via a survivor’s memories of the Auschwitz and Plaszow concentration camps. Friday’s debut of “The Beautiful Days of My Youth” by Romanian Jewish Holocaust survivor Ana Novac follows the National Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations on Oct. 9, the day when deportations of Romania’s Jews and Roma began in 1941. SENT: 470 words, photos.
CYPRUS-TURKISH CYPRIOTS-ELECTION — Turkish Cypriots began voting Sunday in a leadership runoff to choose between an incumbent who pledges a course less bound by Turkey’s dictates and a challenger who favors even closer ties to Ankara. SENT: 380 words, photos.
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BBA--ALCS — Remarkable rookie Randy Arozarena homered again, 36-year-old Charlie Morton was brilliant against his former team and the Tampa Bay Rays reached the World Series for the second time, silencing the Houston Astros 4-2 Saturday night in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series. By Sports Writer Bernie Wilson. SENT: 850 words, photos.
BBN--NLCS — Corey Seager and Justin Turner hit back-to-back homers in the first, Walker Buehler threw six scoreless innings and the Dodgers forced a Game 7 in the National League Championship Series with a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves. By Baseball Writer Stephen Hawkins. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.
FBC--T25-GEORGIA-ALABAMA — Mac Jones passed for 417 yards and four touchdowns and No. 2 Alabama’s aerial assault picked apart No. 3 Georgia’s heralded defense in the second half of a 41-24 victory. By Sports Writer John Zenor. SENT: 560 words, photos.
BOX--LOMACHENKO-LOPEZ - Vasiliy Lomachenko takes on Teofimo Lopez in a lightweight title unification bout that is boxing’s biggest fight since the pandemic began. Lomachenko is favored but the brash Lopez is confident he will remain undefeated. By Boxing Writer Tim Dahlberg. Bout starts about midnight.
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