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ELECTION 2020-BIDEN — Joe Biden’s core pitch for the presidency faces its most intense test yet when he travels to Kenosha, Wisconsin, a city wrenched by police and protest violence. Biden believes he can use his trip as an opportunity for community leaders to find common ground. By Bill Barrow and Will Weissert. SENT: 1,010 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: 1,200 words after late morning arrival.
ROCHESTER POLICE DEATH — A Black man who had run naked through the streets of a western New York city died of asphyxiation after a group of police officers put a hood over his head, then pressed his face into the pavement for two minutes, according to video and records released by the man’s family. By Michael Hill. SENT: 1,120 words, photos. TOP VIDEO: US NY Police Death (CR) — Police put hood on Black man killed by asphyxiation.
RACIAL-INJUSTICE-LOUISVILLE — Amber Brown had climbed into a city bus before dawn, had driven her eight-hour shift, and she was tired. But she knew she couldn’t go home. Instead she headed down to “Injustice Square” — a single city block that was until a few months ago an unremarkable Louisville park. Now it is the nucleus of the nation’s rage over the police killing of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, an emergency medical technician shot dead when police burst into her home in the middle of the night. By National Writer Claire Galofaro. SENT: 1,660 words, photos. An abridged version of 960 words is available.
PORTLAND PROTESTS-MEDIA — The beam of a police officer’s flashlight swept across a group of 15 people standing on the sidewalk in downtown Portland, Oregon, recording and taking photos of the nightly protests that have roiled the city for three months. Most in the recent group wore helmets, reflective vests or shirts emblazoned with the word “PRESS” and had media badges dangling from their necks. But some were demonstrators, taking cover behind reporters despite orders to go home or face arrest. By Sara Cline. SENT: 920 words, photos. With PORTLAND-PROTESTS-MAYOR-MOVE — Portland mayor says he’ll move after protests at his condo.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-AFGHANISTAN-LIFE-AFTER-LOCKDOWN — Afghans desperate for relief from endless war and now a pandemic that closed even the few recreational areas they can safely attend can again go to parks, wedding halls, swimming pools and gyms as the government eases a lockdown that has been in effect since March. Most people, without protective equipment, are out in the shopping malls, markets and parks and attending wedding parties. By Rahim Faiez. SENT: 870 words, photos. With AFGHANISTAN-PEACE-TALKS — Efforts ramping up to get intra-Afghan peace talks started.
ELECTION 2020-PROGRESSIVES — Progressives trying to shove Congress to the left by competing in this year’s Democratic primaries ousted three moderate incumbents, won other victories and established themselves as a force that’s not going away. But some challengers lost, and their overall wins were modest. By Alan Fram. SENT: 950 words, photos.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRAL QUESTIONS-REINFECTION — Can I get the coronavirus twice? It seems possible, though how often it happens isn’t known. SENT: 260 words, graphic.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-EVICTIONS — Housing advocates say the Trump administration’s surprise national moratorium on evictions only delays a wave of crushing debt and homelessness, and an attorney representing landlords questions whether the measure is aimed at voters ahead of the November election. SENT: 1,020 words, photos, graphic.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — Beijing’s main international airport began receiving international flights again from a limited number of countries considered at low risk of coronavirus infection. SENT: 500 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-BANGLADESH AID — Starting with a personal fund of $236 three young friends have raised about $230,000 to help people hit hard by coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh. SENT: 530 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council declares a fiscal emergency, paving the way to furlough about 15,000 employees as the city struggles with an economic body blow from the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 340 words.
A separate wire advisory has moved outlining our complete coronavirus coverage.
Find more all-format coverage on the Virus Outbreak featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
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CALIFORNIA-DEPUTIES-FATAL-SHOOTING — A grainy video shows a Black man stopped while riding a bicycle struggling with a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy, but it doesn’t confirm whether he reached toward a dropped gun before being shot and killed, as authorities contend. SENT: 720 words, photos.
SAN-LEANDRO-POLICE-SHOOTING — A San Francisco Bay Area police officer was charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a Black man inside a Walmart store in April. SENT: 500 words.
NATION’S-CAPITAL-POLICE-SHOOTING — Police officers in Washington, D.C., fatally shot a young Black man who the department said had “brandished a firearm,” prompting protests amid increased nationwide and local scrutiny over police tactics. SENT: 320 words.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-ROCK — The Rock, his family tested positive for the coronavirus. SENT: 150 words, photo.
ELECTION-2020-KANYE-WEST-ARIZONA — Lawsuit seeks to ban Kanye West from Arizona ballot. SENT: 440 words, photo.
PEOPLE-CAROL BURNETT — Carol Burnett granted temporary custody of teenage grandson. SENT: 150 words, photo.
HAITI-TRANSGENDER CENTER-PHOTO GALLERY — Haitian center a refuge for transgender people. SENT: 330 words, photos.
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BUDGET DEFICIT — The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion as huge government expenditures to fight the coronavirus and to prop up the economy have added more than $2 trillion to the federal ledger. SENT: 670 words, photo.
BARR-ELECTION-SECURITY-FACT-CHECK — As the 2020 presidential race heats up, Attorney General William Barr warns of the potential of substantial fraud in voting by mail — but he omitted necessary context, and states that rely on the process say there is little evidence of such activity. SENT: 1,120 words, photos.
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MICHAEL-COHEN-SON-OF-SAM-LAW — Legal experts say so-called Son of Sam laws won’t prevent former Trump attorney Michael Cohen from cashing in on his criminal exploits in a new memoir. SENT: 850 words, photos.
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TROPICAL WEATHER — Hurricane Nana brushes past Honduras and barrels toward Belize, where thousands of people were stocking up on food, water and construction materials ahead of its landfall. SENT: 150 words, photo.
CHINA-WAR-ANNIVERSARY — China commemorates the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific, during which it endured a brutal invasion and occupation of much of its territory by Japan. SENT: 380 words, photos.
AUSTRALIA-BOMBER SENTENCED — A former firefighter was sentenced to life in prison for a series of murders and bombings in Sydney during the 1980s that terrorized Australia’s legal fraternity. SENT: 490 words, photo.
THAILAND-PROTESTS — A Thai court considers whether to grant a police request to revoke the bail of two top leaders of the burgeoning anti-government protest movement who refuse to stop their public political activities. SENT: 270 words, photos.
TAIWAN-CZECH-REPUBLIC — The Czech Senate president met with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen and other top government officials during a rare trip by a foreign dignitary to the self-ruled democratic island that rival China called an “open provocation.” SENT: 530 words, photos.
ASIA-TYPHOON — A powerful typhoon rips through South Korea’s southern and eastern coasts with tree-snapping winds and flooding rains, knocking out power to more than 270,000 homes and leaving at least one person dead. SENT: 440 words, photos. With JAPAN-MISSING SHIP Survivor: Livestock ship with 42 crew sank off Japan coast.
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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Asian stock markets were mixed after Wall Street surged to its biggest daily gain since July despite uncertainty about the global outlook. By Business Writer Joe McDonald. SENT: 560 words, photos.
PREVENTING-TRUCK-CRASHES — Safety features such as automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could prevent more than 40% of crashes in which semis rear-end other vehicles, a new study has found. By Auto Writer Tom Krisher. SENT: 590 words, photo.
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OBIT-SEAVER — Tom Seaver, one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history and the revered and resplendent star of the 1969 Miracle Mets championship team, is dead at age 75. By Baseball Writer Ronald Blum. SENT: 1,710 words, photos.
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