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July 17, 2020 8:30 a.m.

Jamaal Bowman topples US Rep. Engel in NY Democratic primary

NEW YORK (AP) — Former middle school principal Jamaal Bowman has toppled 16-term U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel in New York's Democratic primary in another upset victory for the party's insurgent wing.

July 17, 2020 8:03 a.m.

The Latest: Nearly 10,000 African health workers had virus

JOHANNESBURG — Nearly 10,000 health workers in 40 African countries have been infected with the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization.

July 17, 2020 8:03 a.m.

ComEd to pay $200M over bribery, Illinois speaker implicated

CHICAGO (AP) — Electric utility ComEd has agreed to pay $200 million to resolve a federal criminal investigation into a long-running bribery scheme that implicates Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, long considered the state's most powerful lawmaker.

July 17, 2020 8:03 a.m.

Russian police raid opposition leader Navalny's office, home

MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow police on Friday raided the offices of Foundation for Fighting Corruption, an organization founded by Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, reportedly in connection to a slander case opened against him.

July 17, 2020 7:27 a.m.

Biden's bid touts faith, courts even religious conservatives

President Donald Trump’s appeal to religious conservatives is a cornerstone of his political identity. But Joe Biden is a different kind of foe than Trump has faced before: one who makes faith a central part of his persona — often literally wearing it on his sleeve.

July 17, 2020 7:27 a.m.

Cool plan: Study says better aircon can slow global warming

BERLIN (AP) — Making air conditioners and fridges more energy efficient and using more climate-friendly refrigerants can significantly slow global warming, according to a U.N.-backed report released Friday.

July 17, 2020 6:03 a.m.

The Latest: 3M files lawsuits for price gouging of N95 masks

MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — The leading manufacturer of N95 masks in the U.S. says it has investigated 4,000 reports of fraud, counterfeiting and price gouging in connection with the product and has filed 18 lawsuits.

July 17, 2020 5:06 a.m.

UK's Johnson nudges workers back to office as lockdown eases

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that people will no longer be told to work from home and avoid public transit in a major easing of lockdown restrictions — even as he said the government was “preparing for the worst” in case of a new coronavirus spike this winter.

July 17, 2020 5:06 a.m.

Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks with Kabul

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have put the son of the movement's feared founder in charge of their military wing and added several powerful figures to their negotiating team, Taliban officials said. The shake-up, one of the most significant in years, comes ahead of expected talks with Kabul aimed at ending decades of war in Afghanistan.

July 17, 2020 4:03 a.m.

China says it's not trying to replace US, won't be bullied

BEIJING (AP) — China isn't seeking to confront or replace the United States as the world's top technological power, but will fight back against “malicious slander" and attacks from Washington, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday, responding to a litany of recent accusations from the Trump administration.

July 17, 2020 3:27 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

Alarm over new virus outbreaks as India cases pass 1 million

July 17, 2020 1:27 a.m.

Internet disrupted in Iran province as police disperse rally

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Police dispersed protesters in southwestern Iran angry over the Islamic Republic's anemic economy amid a U.S. sanctions campaign, a news report said on Friday, and internet access to the wider region was disrupted as demonstrators shared videos of the rally.

July 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Record number of LGBTQ candidates running for office in US

NEW YORK (AP) — The number of openly LGBTQ elected officials in the United States has more than doubled in the past four years — and those ranks could soon grow, thanks to a record field of LGBTQ candidates this year, according to new data from an advocacy and research group.

July 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Winning numbers drawn in 'Powerball' game

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

July 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Lottery State-by-State-All

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

July 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Review: U.D.O. brings out big guns with German military band

U.D.O., “We Are One” (AFM)

July 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 set for execution Friday

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A meth kingpin from Iowa who was convicted of killing two young girls and three adults is scheduled to be executed Friday, the third federal inmate to be put to death this week following a 17-year pause in federal executions.

July 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AL Central Preview Capsules

Capsules of American League Central teams, listed in order of finish last year:

July 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Anniversary of world's 1st atomic test fuels nuclear debate

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Transported in the backseat of a blacked-out Plymouth sedan was the culmination of years of feverish work — a hefty plutonium core that would soon be used to trigger the world’s first atomic explosion.

July 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Agency throws curveball in largest U.S. dam demolition plan

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday threw a significant curveball at a coalition that has been planning for years to demolish four massive hydroelectric dams on a river along the Oregon-California border to save salmon populations that have dwindled to almost nothing.