AP News Digest 6 p.m.
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MUSIC-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, listed on the 2 p.m. News Digest, will not move this cycle.
Adds GOOGLE-ANTITRUST-HISTORY, VIRUS OUTBREAK-FAUCI, VIRUS OUTBREAK-NATION’S CAPITAL, COLLEGES-FOREIGN GIFTS, KHASHOGGI-LAWSUIT, RACIAL INJUSTICE-BREONNA TAYLOR, CALIFORNIA-BOAT FIRE, OLD IRONSIDES-DOCUMENTS.
ASTEROID-GRAB — Spacecraft encounter with asteroid at 6:12 p.m.
ELECTION 2020 — Trump rally in Pennsylvania at 7 p.m.
WORLD SERIES — Game starts 8:11 p.m.
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RACIAL INJUSTICE-FEDERAL ARRESTS — President Donald Trump portrays the hundreds of people arrested nationwide in protests against racial injustice as violent urban left-wing radicals. But an AP review of thousands of pages of court documents tells a different story. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Colleen Long and Michael Balsamo. SENT: 1,750 words, photos. Abridged version also available.
AP POLL-VIRUS OUTBREAK-FACTS — Americans have lost trust across the board in the people and institutions informing them about the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, according to an AP-NORC poll. By Seth Borenstein and Hannah Fingerhut. SENT: 909 words, photo.
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ELECTION 2020 — President Donald Trump is wooing Pennsylvania voters, brushing aside debate practice ahead of what may be his last, best chance to alter the trajectory of the race in the final presidential faceoff. Democrat Joe Biden is taking the opposite approach, opting to hole up for debate prep. By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller and Will Weissert. SENT: 1,020 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: 1,100 words after 7 p.m. Trump rally.
ELECTION 2020-TRUMP-BARR — President Trump calls on Attorney General William Barr to immediately launch an investigation into Democrat Joe Biden and his son, effectively demanding that the Justice Department muddy the president’s political opponent just two weeks before Election Day. By Aamer Madhani and Colleen Long. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.
A separate wire advisory has moved detailing our complete Election 2020 coverage.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
GOOGLE-ANTITRUST-HISTORY — Google’s founders once reviled Microsoft as a technological bully that ruthlessly abused its dominance of the personal computer software market to choke off competition. Their disdain for Microsoft spurred Google to adopt “Don’t Be Evil” as a corporate motto, but that anti-evil pledge is now a distant memory as the internet search giant confronts an antitrust suit — and existential threat — similar to what Microsoft faced 22 years ago. By Technology Writer Michael Liedtke. SENT: 1,300 words, photos. With GOOGLE-ANTITRUST — Justice Department sues Google for antitrust violations. SENT: 1,130 words, photos; GOOGLE-ANTITRUST-TAKEAWAYS (sent).
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tells fellow Republicans that he’s warned the White House not to divide Republicans by sealing a lopsided pre-election COVID-19 relief deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — even as he publicly says he’d slate any such agreement for a vote. By Andrew Taylor. SENT: 650 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-OVERDOSE DEATHS — Available information suggests U.S. drug overdose deaths are on track to reach an all-time high this year. Addiction experts blame the coronavirus pandemic. They say it has left people stressed and isolated. And it has disrupted treatment and recovery programs. By Mike Stobbe and Adrian Sainz. SENT: 1,070 words, photos.
MEXICO-QUAKE RESTORATION — Three years after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake, Mexico is still only about halfway through a titanic challenge: restoring centuries-old churches with the same ancient materials. The work can’t be hurried, but the clock ticks away: another earthquake, or an especially heavy rainy season could finish these buildings off. By Mark Stevenson and Rebecca Blackwell. SENT: 1,030 words, photos.
HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS REUNITED — Two Holocaust survivors call their reunion a miracle that began on the holiest day in Judaism, and it only happened thanks to a prayer service that was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. By Luis Andres Henao and Jessie Wardarski. SENT: 780 words, photos, video.
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DENMARK-SUBMARINE KILLER — A Danish man convicted of torturing and murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine makes a dramatic but brief escape from a Copenhagen prison. SENT: 510 words, photos.
TULSA-MASSACRE-MASS GRAVES — One set of human remains and possibly a second set have been found in a Tulsa cemetery where investigators are searching for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. SENT: 340 words, photo.
OBIT-SPENCER DAVIS — Spencer Davis, a British guitarist and bandleader whose eponymous rock group had 1960s hits including “Gimme Some Lovin’” and “I’m a Man,” has died. He was 81. SENT: 220 words, photos.
CHINA-RICH LIST — Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, holds onto his status as China’s richest tycoon. He's said to be worth nearly $60 billion. SENT: 470 words, photo.
RAPPERS-PHOTO-MISINFORMATION — Altered photo shows Ice Cube, 50 Cent in “Trump 2020” hats. SENT: 370 words, photo.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-FAUCI — President Trump’s broadsides against Dr. Anthony Fauci draw mild rebuke and little buy-in from Capitol Hill, as Senate Republicans try to avoid linking themselves too closely to the president’s name-calling and the White House’s overall COVID-19 response. By Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 600 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NATION’S CAPITAL — The nation’s capital becomes one of the first jurisdictions in the country to employ a new COVID-19 notification system, a joint Google-Apple venture that delivers alerts to people’s phones, notifying them that they may have been exposed to the coronavirus. SENT: 430 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CDC TRAVEL — The CDC is strongly recommending that passengers on planes, trains and buses wear masks, but it’s stopping short of requiring face coverings. SENT: 290 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-BRITAIN — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposes coronavirus restrictions on England’s second-largest city while saying he “bitterly” regrets ordering measures that could damage businesses. SENT: 600 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-FAIRY VILLAGE — Pixie post: Fairy letters offer advice, respite in Virginia. SENT: 620 words, photos.
Find more coverage on the Virus Outbreak on the featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
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RUSSIA-US-ARMS CONTROL — The United States and Russia inch closer to a deal to extend their last remaining arms control pact after U.S. threats to allow the deal to expire early next year. SENT: 840 words, photos.
MELANIA TRUMP — Melania Trump’s return to the campaign trail will have to wait. The first lady decided not to accompany President Trump to a campaign rally in Pennsylvania because of a lingering cough following her recovery from COVID-19. SENT: 370 words, photos.
COLLEGES-FOREIGN GIFTS — A scathing report from the Trump administration concludes that top U.S. universities have “massively underreported” funding they accept from China, Russia and other nations described as “foreign adversaries.” SENT: 720 words, photo.
VIOLENT CRIME-DRUG CRACKDOWN — More than 1,500 people have been arrested on state and federal criminal charges in the last three months as part of a Drug Enforcement Administration project focusing on violent crime, the agency’s acting administrator says. SENT: 580 words, photo.
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NIGERIA POLICE PROTESTS — Nearly 2,000 inmates break out of jail in Nigeria after crowds attack two prisons in the latest unrest to hit Africa’s most populous nation. SENT: 400 words, photos.
KHASHOGGI-LAWSUIT — The family of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi files a federal lawsuit in the U.S. accusing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of personally ordering Khashoggi’s brutal execution in order to silence the high-profile government critic. SENT: 450 words, photos.
PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE-DRUG KILLINGS — The Philippine president says he accepts responsibility for thousands of killings committed during police operations in his crackdown on drugs, adding that he is even ready to go to jail. SENT: 600 words, photos.
ITALY-ABORTION CEMETERY — Italian authorities investigate how the names of women who miscarried or had abortions ended up on crosses over graves for the fetuses in a Rome cemetery. SENT: 990 words, photos.
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RACIAL INJUSTICE-BREONNA TAYLOR — A grand juror in the Breonna Taylor case is speaking out after a Louisville judge cleared the way for the the panel’s members to talk publicly about the secretive proceedings. SENT: 200 words, photo.
CALIFORNIA-BOAT FIRE — The lack of oversight by a Southern California boat owner led to a fire that killed 34 people on a 2019 scuba diving excursion, the National Transportation Safety Board says. SENT: 840 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-911 CALLS — Fed up with white people calling 911 about people of color selling water bottles, barbecuing or otherwise going about their lives, San Francisco leaders are set to approve hate crime legislation giving the targets of those calls the ability to sue the caller. SENT: 750 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing from 5 p.m. supervisors' meeting.
DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE — Native American tribes opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline once again ask a federal judge to stop the flow of oil while the legal battle over the line’s future plays out. SENT: 360 words, photos.
HOUSTON OFFICERS-SHOT — A Houston police officer is killed when a man opens fire on law enforcement responding to a domestic disturbance call, authorities say. SENT: 200 words, photos.
OLD IRONSIDES-DOCUMENTS — The U.S.S. Constitution Museum acquires more than 150 documents that shed light on the warship’s early years as well as the young United States’ first international conflict. SENT: 440 words, photos.
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ASTEROID-GRAB — A NASA spacecraft will attempt to swoop down on an asteroid and snatch a handful of rubble for eventual return to Earth. By Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn. SENT: 430 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing from 6:12 p.m. attempt.
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UNEMPLOYMENT-OLDER WORKERS — Older workers are facing higher unemployment than midcareer workers during the pandemic, according to a study. SENT: 320 words, photo.
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WORLD SERIES — The Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays, the winningest teams in each league in the pandemic-shortened season, open the first neutral site World Series before what is likely to be the smallest crowd for baseball’s championship since 1909. By Baseball Writer Ronald Blum. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos. Game starts 8:11 p.m.
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TV-Q&A-BILLY PORTER — Billy Porter has been keeping busy during the pandemic. He sits down with the AP to discuss his latest project, an HBO Max docuseries exploring the early decades of the gay rights movement. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. SENT: 930 words, photos and video.
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