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Adds NET WORTH, RACIAL INJUSTICE-FEDERAL FUNDING, 2020 CENSUS, FEDERAL EXECUTIONS, LOUISIANA POLICE DEATH-FEDERAL PROBE, RACIAL INJUSTICE-BREONNA TAYLOR, ARCTIC-SEA ICE.
STANLEY CUP — Game starts 8 p.m.
SAINTS-RAIDERS — Game starts 8:15 p.m.
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SUPREME COURT-VACANCY — President Donald Trump says he expects to quickly announce his pick for the Supreme Court by week’s end, launching a monumental Senate confirmation fight ahead of the November election. Democrats, led by presidential nominee Joe Biden, protest the rush, saying voters should speak first, on Election Day. By Lisa Mascaro, Alexandra Jaffe and Jonathan Lemire. SENT: 1,080 words, photos, video. With SUPREME COURT-MCCONNELL — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s shifting position on Supreme Court nominations in election years. UPCOMING: 500 words by 7 p.m., photo; SUPREME COURT-GINSBURG — Justice Ginsburg’s body will lie in repose at the Supreme Court this week. SENT: 240 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-SUPREME COURT-HARRIS — Kamala Harris is poised to become a leading figure in the Democratic opposition to President Trump’s Supreme Court pick, using her position on the Senate Judiciary Committee to dissect the nominee and push for the decision to be delayed until after the election. By Kathleen Ronayne. SENT: 980 words, photo.
SUPREME COURT-HEALTH OVERHAUL — COVID-19 is the newest preexisting medical condition, and the Obama-era health law that protects Americans from insurance discrimination is more fragile following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A week after the presidential election, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on a lawsuit backed by President Trump to strike down the Affordable Care Act in its entirety. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar. SENT: 790 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MILESTONES-FAMILIES — In a year full of sorrowful statistics, the U.S. is close to recording one more: nearly 200,000 are dead of the coronavirus. They were loyal partners, illuminating scholars, crowd-pleasing chefs, pillars of business. And many were something more: parents. For the children left behind, life is forever changed. By Matt Sedensky. SENT: 1,240 words, photos, video.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-CONFEDERATE ARCHIVES — Leaders in Alabama are confronting the legacy of what might be the grandest Confederate memorial of all: the state’s Department of Archives and History. During the current national reckoning over race, the agency’s leaders acknowledge the department once played a role in systemic racism by promoting a “lost cause” narrative of Civil War history. By Jay Reeves. SENT: 970 words, photos. Eds: This is the Tuesday Spotlight.
NET WORTH — Americans’ household wealth rebounded last quarter to a record high as the stock market quickly recovered from a pandemic-induced plunge in March. Yet the gains flowed mainly to the most affluent households even as tens of millions of people endured job losses and shrunken incomes. By Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber. SENT: 900 words, photos.
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WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
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UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY-QUIET NEW YORK — Virtual UN meeting saps NYC of yearly hubbub, cash infusion. SENT: 850 words, photos.
PATRIOTS OWNER-PROSTITUTION CHARGE — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will likely not face trial in Florida for allegedly soliciting a prostitute. SENT: 580 words.
EMMYS-RATINGS — The Nielsen company says 6.1 million people watched the Emmys on Sunday night, down from 6.9 million in 2019 and the third straight year of record low viewership. SENT: 400 words, photos.
SAINTS-RAIDERS — The Las Vegas Raiders open their new stadium, facing Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints without any fans to mark a next chapter in the history of this vagabond franchise. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos. Game starts 8:15 p.m.
OBIT-SAM McBRATNEY — Sam McBratney, the author of the classic bedtime story “Guess How Much I Love You” has died. He was 77. SENT: 510 words, photo.
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MORE ON THE SUPREME COURT
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SUPREME COURT-LAGOA — Barbara Lagoa is a daughter of Cuban exiles who grew up in a heavily Hispanic suburb of Miami and has had a swift rise as a lawyer and judge. She is on President Trump’s short list to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. SENT: 1,110 words, photos. With SUPREME COURT-VACANCY-CONTENDERS — Who are Trump’s top contenders? UPCOMING: 500 words by 7 p.m., photos.
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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN — Britain’s top medical officers say the country has, in a “very bad sense,” turned a corner on COVID-19 infection rates. They say new coronavirus cases could increase tenfold to almost 50,000 a day by the middle of next month if nothing is done to stem the tide. BSENT: 860 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK — European countries impose new coronavirus restrictions as the crisis deteriorates, while the U.S. closes in on 200,000 virus deaths. SENT: 630 words, photo. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-SPAIN — Madrid adopts virus restrictions exposing poor-rich divide. SENT: 600 words, photos.
GAO VIRUS AUDIT — A government watchdog says millions of Americans are in danger of missing coronavirus relief payments of up to $1,200 per individual because of incomplete government records. SENT: 600 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NYC SCHOOLS — For most schoolchildren in New York City, Monday means back to school, but not back to the classroom. SENT: 730 words, photos.md
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RACIAL INJUSTICE-FEDERAL FUNDING — The Justice Department identifies New York City, Portland, Oregon, and Seattle as three cities that could have federal funding slashed under a memorandum by President Trump that sought to identify localities that permit “anarchy, violence and destruction in American cities.” SENT: 800 words, photos.
UNITED STATES-IRAN — The United States slaps additional sanctions on Iran after the Trump administration’s unilateral weekend declaration that all United Nations penalties that were eased under the 2015 nuclear deal had been restored. SENT: 590 words, photos.
CONGRESS-GOVERNMENT FUNDING — Democrats controlling the House unveil a government-wide temporary funding bill that would keep federal agencies fully up and running into December. SENT: 780 words, photo.
2020 CENSUS — A government report says the decision to shorten by a month the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident wasn’t made by the U.S. Census Bureau. SENT: 500 words, photos.
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TROPICAL WEATHER — Parts of Texas and Louisiana brace for flooding and damaging storm surge from Tropical Storm Beta during what's already been an exceptionally busy hurricane season. SENT: 850 words, photos.
WESTERN WILDFIRES — An enormous wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert continues to threaten homes, but officials say calmer winds could help crews corral the flames. SENT: 430 words, photos.
FEDERAL EXECUTIONS — The Trump administration is set to resume this year’s wave of federal executions following a 17-year hiatus, with an Indiana inmate scheduled to be put to death Tuesday. SENT: 690 words.
LOUISIANA POLICE DEATH-FEDERAL PROBE — A Louisiana state trooper under federal investigation for his role in the in-custody death of a Black man last year has been severely injured in a single-vehicle crash. SENT: 410 words, photos.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-BREONNA TAYLOR — Louisville police cancel vacations and requests for days off in preparation for an announcement by Kentucky’s attorney general on whether he plans to charge police officers in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. SENT: 200 words.
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UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY-UN AT 75 — The United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary with an appeal from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to preserve the longest period in modern history without a military confrontation between the world’s most powerful nations. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
ISRAEL-US — Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is headed to Washington for talks with his U.S. counterpart on maintaining Israel’s qualitative military edge in the Middle East. SENT: 250 words, photo.
GERMANY-RUSSIA-NAVALNY — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny demands that Russia return the clothes he was wearing the day he fell into a coma, calling it a “crucial piece of evidence” in his poisoning. SENT: 630 words, photos.
BELARUS-PROTESTS — Police in Belarus say they detained more than 400 protesters who took part in demonstrations Sunday demanding the resignation of the nation’s authoritarian president. SENT: 550 words, photos.
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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Wall Street slumps as markets tumble worldwide on worries about the pandemic’s economic pain. The S&P 500 falls 38.41 points, or 1.2%. SENT: 900 words, photo.
NIKOLA-GM-CHAIRMAN RESIGNS — The head of an electric truck startup that’s partnering with GM resigns amid accusations of making false representations about the company’s technology. SENT: 500 words, photo.
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ARCTIC-SEA ICE — U.S. scientists report that ice in the Arctic Ocean melted to its second-lowest level on record this summer. By Science Writer Seth Borenstein. SENT: 400 words, photos.
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TV-ELLEN-DEGENERES — Ellen DeGeneres uses her opening monologue of the new season of her daytime talk show to address allegations of a toxic work environment, apologizing for things “that never should have happened.” By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 350 words, photos.
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STANLEY CUP — The Dallas Stars, hitting hard and striking early in an opening victory, play the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos. Game starts 8 p.m.
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