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VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDIA - India’s increasing coronavirus caseload has made the Asian giant the pandemic’s second-worst-hit country behind the United States. The rise comes as India’s efforts to head off economic disaster gain urgency. The 90,802 new cases reported by the Health Ministry pushed India’s total past Brazil with 4.2 million cases. It happened as the Delhi Metro rapid transit resumed operations after five months. By Sheikh Saaliq and Aniruddha Ghosal. SENT: 700 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK - Spending cuts to schools, childhood vaccinations and job-training programs. New taxes on millionaires, cigarettes and legalized marijuana. Borrowing, drawing from rainy day funds and reducing government workers’ pay. These are some actions states are considering to shore up their finances amid a sharp drop in tax revenue caused by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. By David A. Lieb. SENT: 1,1170 words, photos.
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES - Rescuers in military helicopters airlifted 207 people to safety after an explosive wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in California’s Sierra National Forest, one of dozens of fires burning Sunday amid record-breaking temperatures that strained the state’s electrical grid and for a time threatened power outages for millions. By Marcio Jose Sanchez and Christopher Weber. SENT: 1,190 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-CONGRESS - The battle for control of Congress is solidifying into a race about President Donald Trump. Republicans are hitching their fortunes to the party’s leader, while Democrats position themselves as a bulwark against him — and partners in a potential Joe Biden White House. By Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 1,120 words, photos.
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BRITAIN-ASSANGE - Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the U.S. government squared off in a London court on Monday at a high-stakes extradition case delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Assange, who has spent almost a year and a half in a British prison, sat in the dock at the Old Bailey criminal court and formally refused the U.S. extradition request.By Jill Lawless. SENT: 540 words, photos.
TEN--US OPEN - Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was defaulted from his fourth-round match at the U.S. Open after he accidentally hit a line judge with a tennis ball. It was a stunning end to Djokovic’s bid for an 18th Grand Slam title and his 26-0 start to this season. SENT: By Howard Fendrich. SENT: 1,360 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-NIGERIA TUTOR - A teacher from a Lagos public school is helping students across the country, and internationally, learn math virtually during coronavirus restrictions that have prevented most children from returning to class in Nigeria. Basirat Olamide Ajayi, 36, says the lockdown has shown just how much technology can be used as a tool for teaching in Nigeria. SENT: 600 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-$500 TIPS - Jack Little has seen a lot of friends in the restaurant industry endure tough times during the pandemic. He figures a $500 tip can give some waiters and waitresses a boost, so he is accepting money from friends for big tips through the nationwide Venmo Challenge. SENT: 690 words, photos.
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INDONESIA-ROHINGYA - Almost 300 Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province Monday and were evacuated by military, police and Red Cross volunteers. SENT: 200 words, photos.
GERMAN MIGRANTS - Activists are setting up thousands of chairs outside the German parliament in Berlin to underline their calls to take in migrants from an overcrowded camp on a Greek island. SENT: 200 words, photos.
MIDEAST-US NAVY-MISSING SAILOR - The U.S. Navy has searched through the night into Monday morning for a sailor who went missing from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during its patrol of the northern Arabian Sea amid tensions with Iran. SENT: 250 words, photos.
CZECH-OBIT-MENZEL - Jiri Menzel, a Czech director whose 1966 movie “Closely Watched Trains” won the Academy Award for the best foreign language film has died. He was 82. Menzel’s wife announced his death late Sunday. SENT: 340 words.
FILM-BOX-OFFICE - In a litmus test for American moviegoing in the pandemic, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” brought in an estimated $20.2 million through the holiday weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters. SENT: 810 words, photos.
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FACT CHECK-WEEK - President Donald Trump has been putting forth convoluted guidance to his supporters on submitting double votes in the November election, an act that would be illegal and risk public safety in the pandemic. SENT: 2,690 words, photos.
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ROCHESTER POLICE DEATH - The mayor of Rochester says reforms are coming to the police department as community elders seek to bring calmer minds to a fifth night of demonstrations over the March death of Daniel Prude, who lost consciousness after police held a hood over his head. SENT: 1,030 words, photos.
PORTLAND-PROTESTS - Demonstrators against police brutality have gathered Sunday night near a police precinct on the city’s north side. Police say the demonstrators have blocked traffic near the precinct. SENT: 290 words, photos.
FAMILY KILLINGS-INDIANA - Four people have died after a 61-year-old Indiana man allegedly shot his wife and two adult children before turning the gun on himself, according to Bloomington police. SENT: 140 words.
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ASIA-TYPHOON - A powerful typhoon damaged buildings, flooded roads and knocked out power to thousands of homes in South Korea on Monday after battering islands in southern Japan, killing one person and injuring dozens of others. The Korea Meteorological Administration said Typhoon Haishen was passing over waters off the eastern coastal city of Sokcho on Monday afternoon after barreling through South Korea’s southern and eastern regions. SENT: 750 words, photos.; WITH NKOREA-TYPHOON DAMAGE - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited typhoon-stricken areas in the northeast, fired a top official there and promised to send 12,000 workers from Pyongyang for recovery efforts. SENT: 640 words, photos.
BRITAIN STABBINGS - British police have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of murder and seven counts of attempted murder following a string of stabbings in a busy nightlife district in the central England city of Birmingham over the weekend. SENT: 300 words, photos.
BREXIT - European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier says he will seek clarification this week about a report that Britain might be planning to renege on its Brexit commitments. SENT: 330 words, photos.
CHINA-US JOURNALISTS - China is delaying the renewal of press cards for at least five journalists working at four U.S. media outlets, an organization of foreign correspondents said Monday, making them vulnerable to expulsion in apparent retribution for Washington’s targeting of Chinese reporters working in the United States. SENT: 640 words, photos.
NEW ZEALAND-MAORI-NEW YEAR - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says her government will create a new public holiday to celebrate the Maori New Year if it is reelected next month. She made the announcement Monday as she began her election campaign. SENT: 350 words, photos.
PAKISTAN-MINING LEASE - Pakistan is seeking the reversal of a $5.8 billion penalty imposed by an international tribunal for denying a mining lease to an Australian company, saying that paying the fine will hinder its ability to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 940 words, photos.
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FINANCIAL MARKETS - Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street turned in its biggest weekly decline in more than two months. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney retreated. Seoul gained and Hong Kong was little-changed. On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 index lost 0.8% on Friday, breaking a streak of gains. SENT: 440 words, photos.
CHINA-TRADE - China’s export growth accelerated in August while imports edged lower as the world’s second-largest economy extended its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Customs data showed exports rose 9.5% over a year earlier to $235.2 billion, up from July’s 7.2% growth. SENT: 450 words, photos.
GERMAN ECONOMY - Official data shows that German industrial production increased for the third consecutive month in July, but the gain was relatively modest following bigger gains in the immediate aftermath of this spring’s shutdowns. SENT: 280 words.
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BUCKS-ANTETOKOUNMPO - Reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks was knocked out of Game 4 of his team’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Miami Heat with a sprained right ankle. SENT: 560 words, photos.
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