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July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP News Digest 3 a.m.

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July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

ESPN: Most highest-paid college coaches avoid salary cuts

Most of the highest-paid college football coaches have avoided the voluntary salary reductions that have swept Power Five programs, according to an ESPN survey.

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Yanks' LeMahieu unsure for opener after positive COVID test

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu isn't sure if he'll be ready for Thursday’s season opener after missing much of preseason camp because of a positive coronavirus test, while third baseman Gio Urshela appeared to be OK after he was hurt during warmups before an exhibition game Saturday.

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman admitted to hospital for tests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, the kingdom’s Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Blazers' Lillard turns to recording music inside NBA bubble

When Damian Lillard finishes his daily hoop duties for the Portland Trailblazers, he will spend most of his downtime inside the NBA bubble working on his other passion: music.

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

'Big window' - Is testing plan rigorous enough for football?

If there is a college football season, Wednesdays could be busy for medical staffs around the country.

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Winning numbers drawn in 'Powerball' game

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Arizona's rugged individualism poses barrier to mask rules

PHOENIX (AP) — With the coronavirus spreading out of control and Arizona cities beginning just last month to require residents wear masks in public, a few hundred people gathered in Scottsdale to make clear they didn’t approve of the heavy hand of government telling them to cover their faces.

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

UN chief: World 'at the breaking point' due to inequalities

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Saying “we are at the breaking point,” the U.N. secretary-general made a sweeping call Saturday to end the global inequalities that sparked this year’s massive anti-racism protests and have been further exposed by the coronavirus pandemic.

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Rep. John Lewis remembered for legacy of 'good trouble'

ATLANTA (AP) — Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon and the last of the Big Six civil rights activists led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Lottery State-by-State-All

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Monday:

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

States set goals to jump-start transition to electric trucks

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A coalition of states is following California’s lead in setting goals to jump-start a transition to electric-powered trucks, vans and buses in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality for communities choked by diesel fumes.

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Insults, slammed fists: EU virus summit goes into 4th day

BRUSSELS (AP) — Weary and bleary, European Union leaders on Monday geared up for a fourth day of fighting over an unprecedented 1.85 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund, barely recovered from a weekend of walkouts, fists slamming into tables and insults.

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Pritzker: Illinois speaker 'must resign' if allegations true

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan “must resign” if allegations of corruption are true against the fellow Democrat long considered the state’s most powerful lawmaker.

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Thousands to walk off job to protest racial inequality

NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers of a national strike say tens of thousands of workers are set to walk off the job Monday in more than two dozen U.S. cities to protest systemic racism and economic inequality that has only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability

SEATTLE (AP) — A stipulation in a Kentucky police contract prohibited officials from initially

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

How the coronavirus spread through one immigration facility

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gregory Arnold walked into the warden’s office April 1 as the novel coronavirus ripped through one of the largest immigration detention centers in the United States. Waiting with about 40 guards to begin his shift, he heard a captain say face masks were prohibited.

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Oregon sues feds over Portland protests as unrest continues

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's attorney general is seeking an order to stop federal agents from arresting people in Portland as the city continues to be convulsed by nightly protests that have gone on for seven weeks and have now pitted local officials against the Trump administration.

July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

Wrangling over virus relief persists despite high stakes