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ELECTION 2020-RNC-ANALYSIS — As he laid out his case for reelection, Trump deployed a powerful political tactic: fear. He painted a grim portrait of violence in American cities run by Democrats and populated by voters who largely oppose him, and held himself up as the last best hope for keeping lawlessness from reaching suburban communities. By Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace. SENT: 870 words, photos, video.
TROPICAL-WEATHER — Remnants of Hurricane Laura unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of miles inland from a path of death and mangled buildings along the Gulf Coast, and forecasters warned an eastern turn would again make the storm a looming threat, this time to the densely populated Eastern Seaboard. By Melinda Deslatte, Stacey Plaisance and Gerald Herbert. SENT: 1,020 words, photos, videos. With TROPICAL-WEATHER-THE-LATEST.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-GAZA-LOCKDOWN — A virus lockdown has compounded the suffering of residents of the Gaza Strip, many already struggling to get by amid a crippling blockade. A standoff between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers forced the only power plant to shut down earlier this month, leaving Gazans with just four hours of electricity a day. Many who relied on day labor are confined to their homes. The lockdown was imposed after authorities detected the first cases of local transmission, raising fears of a wider outbreak in the impoverished territory that is home to 2 million Palestinians. By Fares Akram. SENT: 860 words, photos. With ISRAEL-GAZA — Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinian militants fire rockets.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TEACHER-RAP VIDEO — “WHATS POPPIN” remakes by two Georgia teachers go viral. SENT: 450 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-RNC-PROTEST — Protesters gather in attempt to drown out Trump’s speech. SENT: 520 words, photos.
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for his acceptance speech to the Republican National Committee Convention on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)
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BRAZIL-RAINFOREST — In May, facing urgent international demands for action after a string of massive wildfires in the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro put the army in charge of protecting the rainforest. Instead, the AP has found, the operation has had the opposite effect. Under military command, Brazil’s once-effective but recently declining investigation and prosecution of rainforest destruction by ranchers, farmers and miners has come to a virtual halt, even as this year’s burning season picks up. By Mauricio Savarese. SENT: 1,820 words, photos. An abridged version of 980 words is available.
SMALL BUSINESS STRUGGLES-ANN ARBOR — Small business owners in college towns across the U.S. are hoping for the best when students return — and bracing for the worst. That includes the owners of the bars, restaurants and other retailers near the University of Michigan, which have been hit hard financially since the COVID-19 pandemic sent tens of thousands of their customers back home in mid-March. By Larry Lage. SENT: 1,350 words, photos, video, graphic.
President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)
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ELECTION 2020-RNC — President Donald Trump blasts Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans’ safety as he accepts his party’s renomination, defying his own administration’s pandemic guidelines to speak for more than an hour to a tightly packed, largely maskless crowd. By Jonathan Lemire, Michelle L. Price and Kevin Freking. SENT: 1,180 words, photos, videos. With ELECTION 2020-RNC-FACT CHECK; ELECTION 2020-RNC-TAKEAWAYS.
Fireworks light up the sky over Washington after President Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech at the White House to the 2020 Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (AP PhotoJ. Scott Applewhite)
ELECTION 2020-RNC-ANALYSIS — As he laid out his case for reelection, Trump deployed a powerful political tactic: fear. He painted a grim portrait of violence in American cities run by Democrats and populated by voters who largely oppose him, and held himself up as the last best hope for keeping lawlessness from reaching suburban communities. By Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace. SENT: 870 words, photos, video.
Find more coverage of the conventions and Election 2020 on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
POLICE-SHOOTING-WISCONSIN-BLACK-OUTRAGE — Until the police shooting of Jacob Blake, the bedroom community of Kenosha had been largely untouched by the level of demonstrations that were seen in nearby Milwaukee and Chicago after the death of George Floyd. Like other places in America, Kenosha’s Black residents saw inequality in the way police treated them. But there had been nothing like the shooting that left Blake, who is Black, paralyzed. By Corey Williams and Russell Contreras. SENT: 860 words, photos. With POLICE-SHOOTING-WISCONSIN — Teen charged in Kenosha shootings that killed two, wounded one.
Fireworks light up the sky over Washington after President Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech at the White House to the 2020 Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (AP PhotoJ. Scott Applewhite)
TROPICAL-WEATHER — Remnants of Hurricane Laura unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of miles inland from a path of death and mangled buildings along the Gulf Coast, and forecasters warned an eastern turn would again make the storm a looming threat, this time to the densely populated Eastern Seaboard. By Melinda Deslatte, Stacey Plaisance and Gerald Herbert. SENT: 1,020 words, photos, videos. With TROPICAL-WEATHER-THE-LATEST.
Find more coverage of Hurricane Laura in AP Newsroom.
JAPAN-ABE — Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, intends to leave office because of declining health, according to his political party. In a country once known for its short-tenured prime ministers, the departure marks the end of an unusual era of stability that saw the Japanese leader strike up strong ties with Trump even as Abe’s ultra-nationalism riled the Koreas and China. By Mari Yamaguchi. SENT: 800 words, photos.
President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoEvan Vucci)
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-GAZA-LOCKDOWN — A virus lockdown has compounded the suffering of residents of the Gaza Strip, many already struggling to get by amid a crippling blockade. A standoff between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers forced the only power plant to shut down earlier this month, leaving Gazans with just four hours of electricity a day. Many who relied on day labor are confined to their homes. The lockdown was imposed after authorities detected the first cases of local transmission, raising fears of a wider outbreak in the impoverished territory that is home to 2 million Palestinians. By Fares Akram. SENT: 860 words, photos. With ISRAEL-GAZA — Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinian militants fire rockets.
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Protestors rally, Thursday night, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. President Donald Trump is set to deliver his acceptance speech later Thursday night from the nearby White House South Lawn.. (AP PhotoCarolyn Kaster)
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ASIA — South Korea is tightening social distancing restrictions in the greater capital area, requiring restaurants to provide only deliveries and takeouts after 9 p.m. and shutting down gyms and after-school academies. SENT: 870 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA — California is poised to take another halting step toward normalcy with the governor expected to announce plans for reopening businesses that were shuttered in July amid soaring coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. SENT: 760 words, photos.
President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)
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Ivanka Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)
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RACIAL-INJUSTICE-MARCH-ON-WASHINGTON — Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, civil rights advocates will highlight the scourge of police and vigilante violence against Black Americans at a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. SENT: 790 words, photos.
RACIAL-INJUSTICE-MINNEAPOLIS-UNREST — After a Black man fatally shot himself on a pedestrian plaza in downtown Minneapolis, rumors of another police shooting in the city still reeling from the death of George Floyd began spreading quickly on social media, sending concerned residents and activists to the area — many of them anxious and some of them misinformed. SENT: 940 words, photos. With PORTLAND-PROTESTS — Dozens face federal charges from Portland protests; RACIAL-INJUSTICE-CALIFORNIA-PROTESTS — Protesters hit California streets over Wisconsin shooting.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive on South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoEvan Vucci)
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DUI-LAWNMOWER — Lawnmower incident results in Delaware man’s fifth DUI bust. SENT: 120 words.
Protestors rally along 16th Street, Northwest, renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington, with the White House in view. President Donald Trump is set to deliver his acceptance speech later Thursday night from the nearby White House South Lawn. (AP PhotoJ. Scott Applewhite)
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TEACHER-RAP VIDEO — “WHATS POPPIN” remakes by two Georgia teachers go viral. SENT: 450 words, photos.
CANCER DRUG FRAUD — Alabama man indicted in sale of “homemade," untested cancer drugs. SENT: 230 words.
ARGENTINA-MESSI’S-HOMETOWN — After Barcelona, Messi’s Argentine hometown dreams of return. SENT: 450 words, photos.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., arrives to speak in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (AP PhotoCarolyn Kaster)
ELECTION 2020-RNC-PROTEST — Protesters gather in attempt to drown out Trump’s speech. SENT: 520 words, photos.
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A girl shows her work to the teacher during a class at community library amid the new coronavirus pandemic at the Morro do Salgueiro favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. While schools are closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, teacher Ana Paula Bloch develops an in-person school reinforcement work with students in a community library, in an attempt to minimize the impacts of the coronavirus on the education of children. (AP PhotoSilvia Izquierdo)
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ELECTION-2020-BIDEN-DEBATES — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he won’t skip debates with Trump this fall, vowing he’ll use the opportunity to confront his rival and be a “fact checker on the floor.” SENT: 550 words, photo.
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CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES-FAILED-ALERTS — Some residents who barely escaped a fast-moving wildfire in Northern California wine country say they didn’t get warnings or the alerts went out too late. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. With CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES — Weather slows California wildfires; thousands allowed home.
FEDERAL-EXECUTIONS — The scheduled federal execution of a 10-year-old Kansas girl’s killer is back on track after an appellate panel tossed a lower court’s ruling that would have required the government to get a drug prescription before it could use pentobarbital to kill the inmate. SENT: 850 words, photos.
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MONTENEGRO-ELECTION — Montenegro is holding a parliamentary election this weekend with the pro-Western government facing pressure over the new coronavirus outbreak and ongoing tensions in relations with Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Church because of a religious property law. SENT: 660 words, photos.
AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND-MOSQUE-SHOOTING — Australia’s prime minister says he was open to allowing an Australian white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques to serve his life sentence in his homeland but the victims’ wishes would be paramount. SENT: 520 words, photo.
VENEZUELA-HUMAN-RIGHTS-ABUSES — Venezuelan security forces and authorities under President Nicolás Maduro have used the coronavirus as an excuse to crack down on dissenting voices on social media and even in private messages, Human Rights Watch reported. SENT: 620 words, photo.
UNITED NATIONS-LEBANON-PEACEKEEPERS — The U.N. Security Council is voting on a resolution that would extend the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon for a year but reduce its troop ceiling from 15,000 to 13,000 in response to U.S. pressure. SENT: 720 words, photo.
NKOREA-TYPHOON — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a western coastal area hit by a typhoon and expressed relief the damage wasn’t worse, state media says. SENT: 320 words, photos.
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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Asian markets were mostly higher after the Federal Reserve said it might keep interest rates low even if inflation rises, in a major overhaul of its strategy. By Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 720 words, photos.
AMAZON-FITNESS-TRACKER — Amazon is going into the fitness-tracking business. By Retail Writer Joseph Pisani. SENT: 310 words, photo.
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ELECTION-2020-RNC-MEDIA — To listen to television pundits wrapping up the Republican convention and evaluating Trump’s acceptance speech, the nation heads into the fall campaign as divided as it ever was. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 590 words, photos.
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ON BASKETBALL-NBA RESTART — The restart is about to restart as basketball will be played again inside the NBA’s bubble at Disney, albeit of the practice variety. By Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds. SENT: 910 words, photos.
OBIT-LUTE-OLSON — Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died. He was 85. By Basketball Writer John Marshall. SENT: 750 words, photos.
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