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BRITAIN-STABBINGS — Man charged over stabbings in English city of Birmingham. SENT: 170 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-DUELING CAMPAIGNS — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are taking diametrically opposite approaches to campaigning during a pandemic. Biden is emphasizing guidelines supported by local health officials while Trump is railing against restrictions that he argues are politically motivated. By Zeke Miler and Alexandra Jaffe. SENT: 820 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-BIDEN — Biden is hoping to win back Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin this fall after Trump’s surprise victories in all three in 2016 helped him win the White House. Democrats hope Biden’s appeal to white working-class voters and an earlier start to campaigning in each state will help them avoid the mistakes Hillary Clinton made. By Alexandra Jaffe and David Eggert. SENT: 950 words, photos.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
GREECE-MIGRANT-CAMP-BLAZE — A major overnight fire sweeps through Greece’s largest refugee camp, which had been placed under COVID-19 lockdown, burning through container housing and leaving more than 12,000 migrants in emergency need of shelter on the island of Lesbos. By Derek Gatopoulos. SENT: 790 words, photos. With GREECE-MIGRANT-RESCUE — Greece: 151 migrants rescued from yacht in gale force winds.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-INDONESIAN-HEALTHCARE-WORKERS — While Indonesia has recorded more deaths from the coronavirus than any other Southeast Asian country, it also has seen by far the most fatalities among medical workers in the region, leading to concerns about the long-term impact on the nation’s fragile healthcare system. The tribulations endured by Indonesian healthcare workers are similar to others globally: long working hours, hospitals filled to capacity and a lack of resources like personal protective equipment. By Edna Tarigan and Victoria Milko. SENT: 910 words, photos.
Find more coverage on the Virus Outbreak on the featured topic page in AP Newsroom and below.
CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES — Wildfires rage unchecked throughout California, and gusty winds could drive flames into new ferocity, authorities warn. Diablo winds in the north and Santa Ana winds in the south are forecast in areas where blazes already have grown explosively. By Marcio Jose Sanchez and Brian Melley. SENT: 730 words, photos.
ISRAEL-MILITARY-JUSTICE — A plea deal offering three months of community service to an Israeli soldier who shot and killed an unarmed Palestinian man is drawing renewed attention to what critics say has created a system of impunity. By Josef Federman. SENT: 990 words, photos.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-BRITAIN — The British government seeks to tighten its grip on the coronavirus in England, banning gatherings of more than six people and launching a new public information campaign. SENT: 660 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-POPE — Pope Francis wears a face mask and uses hand sanitizer as he appealed for the faithful to look out for the health of others as well as themselves during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 290 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ASIA — India adds another 89,706 coronavirus cases to the second-highest tally in the world, and the government says schools would reopen later this month for senior students after more than five months closed. SENT: 340 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-FRANCE-SOUTH-KOREA — South Korea’s ambassador to France says his country managed to enforce a quick response to the coronavirus based on its previous experiences of major epidemics. SENT: 310 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-LIVES-LOST-AUNTIE-LYDIA — Lives Lost: Beloved aunt would ask: “Where’s the party at?” SENT: 990 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BELGIUM — A key negotiator trying to cobble a coalition government together tests positive for COVID-19, dampening hopes that one of Belgium’s longest political impasses could be broken soon. SENT: 210 words.
A separate wire advisory has also been sent outlining our complete coronavirus coverage.
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NEW-JERSEY-EARTHQUAKE — Earthquake strikes New Jersey, shaking reported across state. SENT: 150 words.
AUSTRALIA-TIKTOK-SUICIDE-VIDEO — Australian prime minister criticizes TikTok suicide video. SENT: 500 words, photos.
KEVIN-HART-MDA-TELETHON — Kevin Hart to host famed telethon long hosted by Jerry Lewis. SENT: 300 words, photo.
SECRET SERVICE-ASSAULT — Man traveling to see Trump admits to assaulting agents. SENT: 150 words.
ITALY-FENDI — Fendi taps Dior designer Kim Jones to succeed Karl Lagerfeld. SENT: 220 words, photos.
AUSTRALIA-SHARK ATTACK — Australia officials probe if dead shark in net killed surfer. SENT: 450 words, photo.
JPMORGAN-VIRUS — JPMorgan: some customers, employees misused COVID programs. SENT: 230 words.
MEXICO-VW DEALER — Mexico VW dealership apologizes over Nazi photos. SENT: 130 words.
BOMB THREAT-ZOOM LECTURE — Houston man accused of making bomb threat during Zoom lecture. SENT: 240 words.
NEO-NAZI-PLEA — Neo-Nazi pleads guilty over threats to journalists. SENT: 300 words.
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ELECTION 2020-NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATE — Bryant “Corky” Messner wins the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, defeating a fellow veteran and setting up a bid to deny U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen a third term. SENT: 390 words, photos. With ELECTION-2020-NEW-HAMPSHIRE-GOVERNOR — Democratic primary for New Hampshire governor too early to call.
ELECTION 2020 — With Election Day just eight weeks away, Biden is maintaining a comfortable lead in most national polls and an advantage, though narrower, in many of the battleground states that will decide the election. SENT: 1,290 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-SUPREME COURT JUSTICES — Trump is preparing to release a list of potential Supreme Court nominees, giving voters something to compare with Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman to the high court if given the chance. SENT: 840 words, photo.
TRUMP-IRAQ — The Trump administration will announce that it is withdrawing additional troops from Iraq, as the president tries to make good on his campaign promise to disentangle the country from “endless wars.” SENT: 230 words, photo.
VOTING-MACHINES-GEORGIA — Voting integrity activists will try this week to convince a federal judge that Georgia should scrap its brand new touchscreen voting machines in favor of hand-marked paper ballots. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.
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TRUMP-COLUMNIST LAWSUIT — The Justice Department is asking to take over Trump’s defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape, and federal lawyers asked a court to allow a move that could put the American people on the hook for any money she might be awarded. SENT: 560 words, photos.
UTAH-POLICE-SHOOTING-BOY — A police department vows to cooperate with multiple investigations of the shooting of a 13-year-old autistic boy by officers in the Salt Lake City area. SENT: 310 words, photo.
MARIJUANA-KILLINGS-CALIFORNIA — An illegal marijuana growing operation where seven people were fatally shot in a small, rural Southern California town had the markings of organized crime, authorities say. SENT: 860 words, photos.
DALLAS-POLICE-CHIEF-RESIGNATION — U. Reneé Hall, the first Black woman to lead the Dallas police force, submits her resignation but agrees to stay on through the end of the year. SENT: 490 words, photo.
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BELARUS-PROTESTS — Belarusian authorities detain one of the last leading members of an opposition council who remained free, moving methodically to end a month of protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. SENT: 570 words, photos.
AFGHANISTAN — A bombing in the Afghan capital targeted the convoy of the country’s first vice president, killing 10 people and wounding at least 31, including several of the vice president’s bodyguards, the Interior Ministry says. SENT: 700 words, photos.
KOREAS-UNIFICATION-BY-MARRIAGE — Tens of thousands of North Koreans, mostly women, have fled to South Korea over the past two decades and many want to marry South Korean men, who they think will help them better adjust to new lives. SENT: 930 words, photos.
ASEAN — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats are holding their annual talks by video to discuss the immense crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic and rising tensions in the South China Sea amid the escalating rivalry between Washington and Beijing. SENT: 700 words, photos.
UN-HUMAN-RIGHTS-YEMEN — U.N.-backed experts find evidence that rebels in Yemen recruited nearly three dozen teenage girls — some said to be survivors of sexual violence — as spies, medics, guards and members of an all-female force, according to a report. SENT: 490 words, photo.
UNITED-NATIONS-LIBYA-EXPERTS-REPORT — The warring parties in Libya and their international backers — the United Arab Emirates, Russia and Jordan vs Turkey and Qatar — violated a U.N. arms embargo on the oil-rich north African country that remains “totally ineffective,” U.N. experts say. SENT: 930 words, photos.
NORTH-KOREA-TYPHOON — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calls for urgent efforts to rebuild thousands of homes and other structures destroyed by a typhoon that slammed the country’s eastern region last week, state media reports. SENT: 410 words, photos.
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FINANCIAL MARKETS-REALITY CHECK — Wall Street’s summer-long party fueled by investors’ appetite for some of the world’s best-known technology companies has come to an abrupt, if not entirely unexpected, halt. By Business Writer Alex Veiga. With FINANCIAL-MARKETS — European shares open higher after bleak day in Asia.
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UN-CLIMATE — The world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit set by global leaders five years ago and may exceed it in the next decade or so, according to a new United Nations report. By Science Writer Seth Borenstein. SENT: 730 words, photos.
SPACE-MIGHTY MICE — Bulked-up, mutant “mighty mice” held onto their muscle during a monthlong stay at the International Space Station, returning to Earth with ripped bodybuilder physiques, scientists report. By Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn. SENT: 440 words, photos.
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CHINA-MULAN-XINJIANG — Disney is under fire for filming part of its live-action reboot “Mulan” in Xinjiang, the region in China where the government has been accused of human rights abuses against Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities. By Entertainment Writer Juwon Park. SENT: 820 words, photos. With BRITAIN-CHINA — More than 100 U.K. lawmakers condemn China over Uighurs abuse.
ELLEN DEGENERES — Ellen DeGeneres says she’ll be ready to talk when her daytime show returns this month after a staff shake-up prompted by allegations of a toxic workplace. By Television Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 380 words, photo.
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TIM DAHLBERG-SEAVER AND BROCK — The passing of Hall of Famers Tom Seaver and Lou Brock a few days apart was a sober reminder that nothing lasts forever and showed how much of the game they once played is no longer, either. By Sports Columnist Tim Dahlberg. SENT: 800 words, photos.
ARMSTEAD-SOCIAL JUSTICE — San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Arik Armstead is making the most of his media obligations this season by using that time to highlight issues of social justice that are important to him. By Football Writer Josh Dubow. SENT: 870 words, photos.
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