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July 24, 2020 5:27 a.m.

Christopher Columbus statues taken down at 2 Chicago parks

CHICAGO (AP) — Two statues of Christopher Columbus that stood in Chicago parks were taken down early Friday at the direction of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a week after protesters trying to topple one of the monuments to the Italian explorer clashed with police.

July 24, 2020 4:27 a.m.

AP News Digest 7:25 a.m.

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July 24, 2020 2:27 a.m.

Christopher Columbus statue taken down at Chicago park

CHICAGO (AP) — A statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park was taken down early Friday, a week after protesters trying to topple the monument to the Italian explorer clashed with police.

July 24, 2020 1:03 a.m.

AP News Digest 3:45 a.m.

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July 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

A look at candidates signed up for Louisiana's fall election

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The sign-up period for the Nov. 3 election ended Friday. After the presidential race, the top of the ballot will include a U.S. Senate race and all six U.S. House races. The candidates who qualified are:

July 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

California men charged with $10M worldwide fraud scheme

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Three California men were charged with running a phony securities scheme that defrauded investors around the world out of more than $10 million, authorities said Thursday.

July 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

At Nixon library, Pompeo declares China engagement a failure

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration took a hammer to one of the most significant Republican foreign policy achievements in the past five decades on Thursday, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declaring U.S. engagement with China a dismal failure.

July 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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

Extra unemployment aid expires as virus threatens new states

July 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Packed competitions in Louisiana's US Senate, House races

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An open U.S. House seat representing northeastern and central Louisiana attracted strong interest from candidates, with seven contenders signed up for the race Thursday as the state closed the second day of its election registration period.

July 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Movie theaters implore studios: Release the blockbusters

NEW YORK (AP) — A long time ago in a pre-COVID universe far, far away, blockbusters opened around the globe simultaneously or nearly so. In 1975, “Jaws”

July 23, 2020 5:27 p.m.

California men charged with $10M worldwide fraud scheme

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Three California men were charged with running a phony securities scheme that defrauded investors around the world out of more than $10 million, authorities said Thursday.

July 23, 2020 4:03 p.m.

AP News Digest 6:30 p.m.

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July 23, 2020 3:03 p.m.

A look at candidates signed up for Louisiana's fall election

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The sign-up period for the Nov. 3 election continues through Friday. After the presidential race, the top of the ballot will include a U.S. Senate race and all six U.S. House races. The candidates who qualified are:

July 23, 2020 2:30 p.m.

At Nixon library, Pompeo declares China engagement a failure

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration took a hammer to one of the most significant Republican foreign policy achievements in the past five decades on Thursday, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declaring U.S. engagement with China a dismal failure.

July 23, 2020 1:27 p.m.

Court upholds Alex Jones sanctions in Sandy Hook case

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a sanction against Infowars host Alex Jones over an angry outburst on his web show against an attorney for relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, who are suing him for defamation.

July 23, 2020 1:03 p.m.

Movie theaters implore studios: Release the blockbusters

NEW YORK (AP) — A long time ago in a pre-COVID universe far, far away, blockbusters opened around the globe simultaneously or nearly so. In 1975, “Jaws”

July 23, 2020 12:27 p.m.

US accuses Russia of testing anti-satellite weapon in space

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States accused Russia on Thursday of conducting a test of an anti-satellite weapon in space, asserting that it exposed Moscow's intent to deploy weapons that threaten U.S. and allied satellites.

July 23, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Judge blocks release of New York police discipline records

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has halted the public release of police officer disciplinary records in New York, temporarily turning back a state transparency reform enacted in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.

July 23, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Packed competitions in Louisiana's US Senate, House races

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An open U.S. House seat representing northeastern and central Louisiana attracted strong interest from candidates, with seven contenders signed up for the race Thursday as the state closed the second day of its election registration period.

July 23, 2020 11:03 a.m.

AP News Digest 2 p.m.

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