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TOP STORIES
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TROPICAL WEATHER _ Hurricane Dorian has gained fearsome new strength as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 monster, bearing down on the northwestern Bahamas en route toward Florida. Millions of people in Florida, along with Walt Disney World and President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, are in the potential crosshairs of the hurricane. It was packing top sustained winds of 140 mph winds and threatening to strike the Florida peninsula late Monday or early Tuesday. By Adriana Gomez Licon and Ellis Rua. SENT: 700 words, photos, video, audio. UPCOMING: Developing. WITH: TROPICAL WEATHER-BAHAMAS _ Bahamas braces for hit as Hurricane Dorian roars toward U.S. SENT: 400 words, photos; TROPICAL WEATHER-DISNEY WORLD _ Expected to make landfall in Florida sometime next week, Hurricane Dorian couldn't come at a more inopportune time for Disney World. SENT: 725 words, photos; TROPICAL WEATHER-TRUMP'S RESORT _ President Donald Trump's prized Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida is potentially sitting directly in the path of Hurricane Dorian. SENT: 520 words, photo.
US-CHINA-TRADE _ President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports is likely to deliver a direct hit on many consumers, who were largely spared from higher prices in his previous rounds of import taxes. Beginning Sunday, the U.S. government will begin collecting 15% tariffs on $112 billion in Chinese imports _ items ranging from smartwatches and TVs to shoes, diapers, sporting goods and meat and dairy products. By Paul Wiseman and Anne D'Innocenzio. SENT: 1,100 words, photos, video.
HONG KONG-PROTESTS _ Hundreds of people are rallying in an athletic park in central Hong Kong as a 13th straight weekend of pro-democracy protests gets underway. A crowd of both young and old pumped their fists as they chanted slogans in the stands of the soccer field at Southorn Playground early Saturday afternoon. Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of a decision by China's ruling Communist Party against fully democratic elections in Hong Kong. By Ken Moritsugu. SENT: 550 words, photos.
GLOBAL OPIOIDS-DRUG RING _ A Utah man is convicted of running a multimillion-dollar opioid ring that sent hundreds of thousands of potentially deadly pills across the country in a scheme that authorities said helped fuel the nation's opioid epidemic. By Lindsay Whitehurst. SENT: 480 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-THE SQUAD _ Move over, Nancy Pelosi. Freshmen Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the “squad” of freshmen women of color are emerging as new stars of Republican attacks against Democrats running for Congress. By Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 1,090 words, photo.
OBIT-VALERIE HARPER _ Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws, stole hearts and busted TV taboos as the brash, self-deprecating Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, dies at 80 years old. By John Rogers. SENT: 1,500 words, photos. WITH: OBIT-VALERIE HARPER-REAX _ Reaction to the death of actress Valerie Harper. SENT: 300 words, photo; OBIT-VALERIE HARPER-WRITERLY _ By former AP Television Writer Frazier Moore. SENT: 1,750 words, photos.
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WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
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SIRHAN STABBED _ Sirhan Sirhan, imprisoned for more than 50 years for the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was hospitalized Friday after being stabbed by a fellow inmate at a San Diego prison. SENT: 350 words, photo.
TWITTER-JACK DORSEY HACKED _ Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's official account gets hacked, with racist and vulgar tweets going out to his 4.2 million followers. Twitter says it is aware of the situation and is investigating. SENT: 300 words, photo.
OBIT-JIM LEAVELLE _ Jim Leavelle, the longtime Dallas lawman who was escorting a handcuffed Lee Harvey Oswald when the assassin was fatally shot, dies at 99. SENT: 440 words, photos.
DIOR AD-OUTRAGE _ A new ad for a Dior men's fragrance called Sauvage sparks outrage for its use of Native American culture and symbols. SENT: 340 words.
WWII-CONTESTED MEMORY _ Commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II in Poland this weekend come as the war has become a messy battleground of memory across the region. In Poland and across Eastern Europe, many feel that their people's suffering has never been adequately recognized, or that they have been unfairly tarnished for their behavior at that time, grievances politicians have been exploiting to promote myths of national innocence in a new age of nationalism. SENT: 130 words, photo.
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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US-CHINA-TRADE _ President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports is likely to deliver a direct hit on many consumers, who were largely spared from higher prices in his previous rounds of import taxes. Beginning Sunday, the U.S. government will begin collecting 15% tariffs on $112 billion in Chinese imports _ items ranging from smartwatches and TVs to shoes, diapers, sporting goods and meat and dairy products. By Paul Wiseman and Anne D'Innocenzio. SENT: 1,100 words, photos, video.
MATTIS-TRUMP _ Try as he might, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis can't seem to hide his real feelings about Donald Trump _ that the president is leading the world's most powerful nation down a dangerously wrong path. By National Security Writer Robert Burns. SENT: 950 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-THE SQUAD _ Move over, Nancy Pelosi. Freshmen Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the “squad” of freshmen women of color are emerging as new stars of Republican attacks against Democrats running for Congress. By Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 1,090 words, photo.
TRUMP-IRAN-SATELLITE _ President Trump says he had "the absolute right" to tweet a satellite photo of an apparent explosion at an Iranian space center. SENT: 130 words, photo. WITH: IRAN-SATELLITE _ An Iranian official published an image Saturday of a satellite after an apparent rocket explosion at the space center meant to launch it, tweeting at President Donald Trump after the American leader shared online what appeared to be a surveillance photo of the aftermath. SENT: 750 words, photos.
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INTERNATIONAL
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PERSIAN GULF-TENSIONS _ An Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. on Friday again listed its destination as Turkey but the Turkish foreign minister added to the confusion by saying the vessel is headed to Lebanon — statements that were promptly denied in Beirut as America's top diplomat alleged it still would head to Syria. SENT: 750 words, photos.
AFGHANISTAN _ The Taliban have launched a new large-scale attack on one of Afghanistan's main cities, Kunduz, and taken hospital patients as hostages, the government said Saturday, even as the insurgent group continued negotiations with the United States on ending America's longest war. SENT: 650 words.
INDIA-CITIZENSHIP-ASSAM _ India on Saturday published the final citizenship list in the state of Assam that excluded nearly 2 million people amid fears they could be rendered stateless. SENT: 750 words, photos.
BREXIT _ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament for part of the run-up to the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline faces mounting legal and political challenges ahead of a weekend of planned street protests. There are three ongoing court tests to Johnson's plan, which he says is routine but which will shorten the time in which opponents in Parliament could seek to pass legislation blocking a disorderly “no deal” departure from the European Union. A Scottish judge declined to issue an immediate injunction to block the suspension of Parliament but set up a full hearing Tuesday on the legal bid launched by cross-party legislators determined to keep Parliament in session. By Gregory Katz and Lorne Cook. SENT: 750 words, photos.
MEXICO-NEW DRUG WAR _ Mexico's drug war appears to be back _ and it may be worse this time around than in the bloody years of the government's 2006-2012 offensive against drug cartels. Back then, the worst of the violence was confined to a few cities. Now it is spread out throughout the country. Once it was not uncommon for gangs to kill adults but leave children unharmed. Now, the killing of children alongside their parents has become all too frequent. By Mark Stevenson. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
YEMEN _ Sweden's foreign minister said she was heading to the Middle East in an attempt to relaunch talks between Yemen's internationally recognized government and the country's Iran-backed Houthi rebels. SENT: 625 words, photo.
BRAZIL-AMAZON FIRES _ Brazil's foreign minister says his country is successfully fighting the fires in the Amazon region that have generated international concern after discussing the situation with President Trump at the White House. SENT: 700 words, photos.
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NATIONAL
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SAN FRANCISCO PIER SHOOTING _ A California state appeals court throws out the sole conviction against an immigrant who fatally shot a young woman on the San Francisco waterfront in 2015. SENT: 320 words, photo.
OHIO STATE-TEAM DOCTOR _ Ohio's governor says the state medical board ignored credible evidence in 1996 that an Ohio State University team doctor had been sexually abusing male students for years and missed a chance to stop him. Gov. Mike DeWine said a review couldn't determine why the board never disciplined or told police about now-deceased doctor Richard Strauss. SENT: 430 words, photo.
OPIOID CRISIS-PURDUE _ An offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to settle some 2,000 lawsuits over their contribution to the national opioid crisis is receiving growing pushback from state and local officials. SENT: 250 words, photo.
CHARLESTON CHURCH SHOOTING-LAWSUIT _ A federal appeals court reinstates a lawsuit over a faulty background check that allowed Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used to kill nine people in a racist attack at a South Carolina church. SENT: 600 words, photo.
KILLING SEA LIONS-SALMON _ More than 1,100 sea lions could be killed annually along a stretch of the Columbia River to boost faltering populations of salmon and steelhead. SENT: 570 words, photos.
NATIONAL PARKS-MOTORIZED BIKES _ Motorized electric bicycles may soon be humming their way into serene national parks and other public lands nationwide, under a new Trump administration order _ hotly opposed by many outdoors groups _ allowing the so-called e-bikes on every federal trail where a regular bike can go. By Ellen Knickmeyer and David Sharp. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
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JUUL-STATE INVESTIGATIONS _ E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing a mounting number of state and federal investigations into its marketing and sales practices, and a top Trump administration official is pledging to use all of the government's regulatory and enforcement power "to stop the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use." SENT: 1,400 words, photo. WITH: VAPING-LUNG DAMAGE _ Health officials are investigating more cases of a lung illness associated with vaping. SENT: 150 words, photo.
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BUSINESS /TECHNOLOGY
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IPHONE HACK _ Researchers say cyberspies exploited security vulnerabilities to plant spyware on Apple iPhones when users merely visited a small group of malware-infected websites. SENT: 530 words, photo.
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SPORTS
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TEN--US OPEN _ Roger Federer rolls into the fourth round with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Dan Evans of Britain, looking more like the guy who has won five U.S. Open championships than the one who had dropped the opening set in his first two matches. SENT: 610 words, photos.
ANGELS-SKAGGS DEATH _ The family of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs says it was startled to learn that a club employee “may” be part of the investigation into the 27-year-old's death from an accidental drug overdose. SENT: 990 words, photo.
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