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ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN — Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan breaks out around the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Armenian Defense Ministry said two Azerbaijani helicopters were shot down. Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan also says Armenian forces hit three Azerbaijani tanks. There was no immediate word on casualties.Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan in disputed area. SENT: 320 words, photos.
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SUPREME COURT-VACANCY — President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation that he hopes will provide a needed boost to his reelection effort. By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick, SENT: 1,100 words, AP Photos WITH: SUPREME-COURT-BARRETT-QUOTES — Her words: Amy Coney Barrett on faith, precedent, abortion. SENT: 880 words, photos; SUPREME COURT-BARRETT-OPINIONS — Summaries of notable opinions from Barrett. SENT: 1,100 words, photos; SUPREME COURT-BARRETT-AP EXPLAINS --- a look at what’s next. 1,050 words, photos (all sent).
SUPREME COURT-BARRETT-HOW IT HAPPENED — Amy Coney Barrett’s fast-track rise, set to drive the nation’s highest court to the right for a generation or longer, is the fulfillment of a decades-long effort by conservatives to remake the federal bench. By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long and Michael Balsamo. SENT: 990 words, photos.
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UN GENERAL-ASSEMBLY-CLIMATE IN THE SHADOWS — In a year of cataclysm, some world leaders at this week’s annual United Nations meeting are taking the long view. They are warning: If COVID-19 doesn’t kill us, climate change will. With Siberia seeing its warmest temperature on record this year and enormous chunks of ice caps in Greenland and Canada sliding into the sea, countries are acutely aware there’s no vaccine for global warming. By Cara Anna. SENT: 830 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-MOROCCO — With air and sea borders closed for months and eight cities barring people from entering or leaving, Morocco has been pulling out the stops to stanch the spread of coronavirus. Still, the kingdom on the Atlantic coast, a magnet for tourists in better times, has registered more than 110,000 positive cases since March and has a death toll of 2,041 — the highest among its North African neighbors. By Tarik El Barakah. SENT: 650 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has further eased lockdown restrictions imposed after a surge in coronavirus cases, allowing most children to return to school from next month and sending more than 125,000 people back to work. SENT: 620 words, photos.
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PAKISTAN-BUS-FIRE — 13 killed in van fire on highway in southern Pakistan. SENT: 120 words, photo.
SWITZERLAND-EU-REFERENDUM — Swiss vote on limiting jobs, residency for EU citizens. SENT: 320 words, photos.
CHINA-SKOREA-WAR REMAINS — S. Korea returns Korean War remains of 117 Chinese soldiers. SENT: 150 words.
FRANCE-KNIFE ATTACK — France vows to protect its Jewish community after stabbing. SENT: 270 words, photos.
CHINA-COAL MINE ACCIDENT — Carbon monoxide kills 16 in coal mine in southwest China. SENT: 110 words, photo.
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ELECTION-2020 SUPREME COURT-REPUBLICANS — The Republican National Committee is putting Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation fight front and center with voters just weeks before Election Day. SENT: 250 words, photo.
TEXAS-VOTE HARVESTING-INDICTMENTS — An East Texas county commissioner and three other people have been indicted on charges that they fraudulently solicited mail-in votes from able-bodied voters by claiming they were disabled, often without the voters’ knowledge or consent. SENT: 500 words.
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RACIAL INJUSTICE-BREONNA TAYLOR — A diverse crowd of hundreds march in Louisville’s streets chanting “Black Lives Matter” on Saturday night, the fourth night of protests after a grand jury declined to charge officers in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. SENT: 680 words, photos.
PORTLAND-PROTESTS —Law enforcement declared an unlawful assembly late Saturday, forcing protesters from downtown Portland, Oregon, and making several arrests, just hours after demonstrations earlier in the day ended without many reports of violence. Hundreds of people were gathered downtown in Oregon’s largest city when the unlawful assembly was announced just before midnight by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office. SENT: 460 words, photos.
CALIFORNIA-TRANSGENDER-INMATES — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Saturday requiring California to house transgender inmates in prisons based on their gender identity — but only if the state does not have “management or security concerns.” SENT: 480 words, photos.
IMMIGRATION DETENTION-GEORGIA — A congressional delegation has visited a detention facility in rural Georgia and said the conditions and the treatment of the women held there are even worse than has been reported previously. SENT: 660 words.
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UN-GENERAL-ASSEBLY-SYRIA — Syria’s foreign minister accused Turkey on Saturday of being “one of the main sponsors of terror” in his country and the region, and said it is guilty of “a war crime and a crime against humanity” for cutting water to more than a dozen towns that resisted Turkish occupation. SENT: 550 words, photo.
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY-BELARUS — Belarus’ foreign minister warned Western nations Saturday against imposing sanctions over the country’s disputed presidential election and crackdown on protesters, saying their expressions of concern are “nothing but attempts to bring chaos and anarchy to our country.” SENT:530 words, photos.
UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-THE RACE QUESTION — It’s not only in the United States where protests against racial injustice are part of the national conversation. A handful of America’s critics have taken note too, using recent months’ demonstrations and graphic images of police violence to denounce the country at the United Nations’ gathering of world leaders this year. SENT: 1,220 words, photos.
KOREAS-MISSING OFFICIAL — North Korea accused South Korea of sending ships across the disputed sea boundary to find the body of a man recently killed by North Korean troops, warning Sunday the alleged intrusion could escalate tensions. SENT: 390 words, photos.
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BKN--NUGGETS-LAKERS - LeBron James is going to a 10th NBA Finals — and for the first time in a decade, so are the Los Angeles Lakers. James punctuated his 27th postseason triple-double with a big fourth quarter, powering the Lakers to a 117-107 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night to win the Western Conference finals in five games. SENT: 720 words, photos.
FBC--T25-AP TOP 25 TAKEAWAYS - The Pirate plundered the defending national champions and Oklahoma got it’s annual faceplant as a big favorite out of the way early. Texas made a wild comeback to keep the Big 12 from going up in flames. College football was batty on Saturday, which for the first time in a season that was never a certainty made things feel normal. SENT: 1,170 words, photos.
HKN--STANLEY CUP — The Stanley Cup Final is headed to Game 6 after the Tampa Bay Lightning missed a chance to get yet another overtime win this postseason. The Dallas Stars avoided elimination with a 3-2 double-overtime victory in Game 5. SENT: 460 words, photos.
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