AP News Digest 3:05 a.m.
Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.
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ELECTION 2020 — Joe Biden — with help from his old boss Barack Obama — is focusing on Black voters in Michigan as the Democrat looks to head off a repeat of 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton’s epic collapse in the state. Biden and Obama will hold a pair of drive-in rallies in Flint and Detroit. By David Eggert, Aamer Madhani and Kevin Freking. SENT: 850 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: Updates throughout the day.
ELECTION 2020-MEDIA CALLS — The Associated Press, one of several news organizations whose declarations of winners drive election coverage, is pulling back the curtain this year to explain how it is reaching those conclusions. The AP plans to write stories explaining how its experts make decisions or why, in tight contests, they are holding back. By David Bauder. SENT: 940 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-EARLY VOTE — The early vote numbers are lopsided and don’t predict the election outcome, but they do provide a few hints at what’s happening in the electorate. The numbers lean heavily Democratic, meaning Republicans have to do very well on Election Day. By Nicholas Riccardi and Angeliki Kastanis. SENT: 1,410 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-TEXAS — Texans have already cast more ballots in the presidential election than they did during all of 2016′s race — an unprecedented surge of early voting that comes as Democrat Joe Biden’s campaign is making a late push to flip what has long been the country’s largest Republican state. By Will Weissert and Paul Weber. SENT: 940 words, photos.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
VIRUS OUTBREAK — Officials in many U.S. states being hit hard by the coronavirus are resisting taking stronger action to stop the spread, even as a long-feared second wave strains hospitals. Public fatigue, skepticism and political calculations are running up against and contravening pleas from health experts. By Adam Geller and David Pitt. SENT: 860 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.
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SEXUAL-MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN — Weinstein accuser who testified at his trial sues him. SENT: 250 words, photos.
DUNKIN-ACQUISITION — Arby’s and Buffalo Wild Wings owner buying Dunkin’ Brands. SENT: 280 words, photo.
MUSIC-DOVE-AWARDS — Dove Awards name for KING & COUNTRY top artist. SENT: 240 words, photos.
WALMART-GUNS — Walmart returns guns and ammunition to US store displays. SENT: 210 words, photos.
FALL BACK — Time for a change to America, on our clocks and watches. SENT: 200 words, photo.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA —Australia has announced it will spend 500 million Australian dollars ($351 million) to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the Pacific and Southeast Asia “as part of a shared recovery for our region from the pandemic.” SENT: 690 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CRUISE SHIPS — Federal health officials issues new rules that will enable large cruise ships to start sailing again in U.S. waters, though not immediately. Among the requirements spelled out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Ship owners must test all passengers and crew at the start and end of all voyages, which are limited to seven days. SENT: 390 words, photo.
Find more coverage on the Virus Outbreak on the featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
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ELECTION 2020-SUPREME COURT POLITICS — President Trump thinks he can count on one hand the votes that will determine the outcome. The Supreme Court, with three members appointed by Trump, has already been involved in election litigation and could be pulled into more. By Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman. SENT: 720 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-MINNESOTA-ABSENTEES — Minnesota Democrats and election officials on Friday urged people with absentee ballots not yet mailed to drop them off by hand or vote in person, a day after an appellate court’s ruling raised questions about whether ballots that arrive up to seven days beyond Election Day would be counted. SENT: 1,070 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-MISLEADING-ROBOCALLS — Nearly 30,000 recipients of what a judge described as “electoral terror” robocalls designed to scare people from voting in four states including Ohio and Pennsylvania received new court-ordered calls saying the earlier call had false information that intimidated voters. SENT: 610 words, photos.
A separate wire advisory has moved outlining our complete Election 2020 coverage.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
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NAVAL ACADEMY-CRUDE-TWEETS — A U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has asked a federal judge in Maryland to block his expulsion over messages he posted on social media. The posts include one in which he said Breonna Taylor received “justice” when police killed the Black woman during a drug raid on her Kentucky home. SENT: 800 words, photos.
IMMIGRATION-WAITING-IN-MEXICO — The head of the Department of Homeland Security orders border agents to stop asylum-seekers from stepping on U.S. soil at official crossings with Mexico in 2018, undercutting public statements at the time that they were welcome to do so, according to a government watchdog report. SENT: 620 words, photos.
PORTLAND-PROTESTS-RULING — A federal judge has found that tweets by President Donald Trump helped incite improper conduct by federal officers responding to racial justice protests in Portland, Oregon. SENT: 810 words, photos.
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TURKEY-EARTHQUAKE — Rescue teams plow through concrete blocs and debris of eight collapsed buildings in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey’s Aegean coast and north of the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 26 people. More than 800 others were injured. SENT: 430 words.
UNITED-NATIONS-WOMEN-OF-PEACE — The U.N. Security Council defeated a Russian resolution to commemorate the 20th anniversary of a U.N. measure demanding equal participation for women in activities promoting global peace, with opponents objecting to its failure to adequately address human rights and the key role of civil society in pushing for gender equality. SENT: 720 words, photos.
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TIK TOK-TRUMP — A federal judge has postponed President Donald Trump’s threatened shutdown of the popular short-form video app TikTok, siding with a Pennsylvania comedian and two other TikTok creators who say Trump’s order hampers their free speech. SENT: 330 words, photo.
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BBA--TIGERS-HINCH — The Detroit Tigers hires AJ Hinch to be their new manager, giving him a chance to return to a major league dugout after he was fired by Houston in the wake of the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. By Baseball Writer Noah Trister. SENT: 870 words, photos.
FBN--OBIT-HERB ADDERLEY — Herb Adderley, the Hall of Fame cornerback who joined the NFL as a running back and became part of a record six championship teams with the Packers and Cowboys, has died. He was 81. SENT: 700 words, photos.
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