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Commuters wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus ride on a bus in the rain in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Xi Jinping, China's president and the leader of its Communist Party, cast the fight against the virus as an important exercise in international cooperation, an opportunity to "join hands and be prepared to meet even more global challenges." (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

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People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk in the rain on a street in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Xi Jinping, China's president and the leader of its Communist Party, cast the fight against the virus as an important exercise in international cooperation, an opportunity to "join hands and be prepared to meet even more global challenges." (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

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Women open a small room used to store vegetables for their soup kitchen in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood amid the new coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)

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Antonia Sanchez, 50, cooks oatmeal for breakfast at the "Dios es Amor" soup kitchen in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood amid the new coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)

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Relatives of Tranquilino Ruiz Cabrera, who worked as a taxi driver and who died from COVID-19 related complications, mourn during his burial at Asuncions's Recoleta Cemetery, in Paraguay, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)

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Relatives of Tranquilino Ruiz Cabrera, who worked as a taxi driver and died from COVID-19 related complications, mourn during his burial at Asuncions's Recoleta Cemetery, in Paraguay, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)

UN-GENERAL-ASSEMBLY-PANDEMIC SPEAKERS — For some world leaders, the pandemic brings an opportunity. This year’s virtual U.N. gathering means those who generally wouldn’t appear before the world body will have a chance to address the globe. Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old King Salman and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte are all scheduled to speak. By Christine Armario. SENT: 1,030 words, photo.
Graves are decorated with crosses and grass in a section of the Valle de Chalco Municipal Cemetery which opened early in the coronavirus pandemic to accommodate the surge in deaths, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)

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Commuters wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus ride on a bus in the rain in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Xi Jinping, China's president and the leader of its Communist Party, cast the fight against the virus as an important exercise in international cooperation, an opportunity to "join hands and be prepared to meet even more global challenges." (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

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People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk in the rain on a street in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Xi Jinping, China's president and the leader of its Communist Party, cast the fight against the virus as an important exercise in international cooperation, an opportunity to "join hands and be prepared to meet even more global challenges." (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

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Women open a small room used to store vegetables for their soup kitchen in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood amid the new coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)

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Antonia Sanchez, 50, cooks oatmeal for breakfast at the "Dios es Amor" soup kitchen in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood amid the new coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)

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Relatives of Tranquilino Ruiz Cabrera, who worked as a taxi driver and who died from COVID-19 related complications, mourn during his burial at Asuncions's Recoleta Cemetery, in Paraguay, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)

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Relatives of Tranquilino Ruiz Cabrera, who worked as a taxi driver and died from COVID-19 related complications, mourn during his burial at Asuncions's Recoleta Cemetery, in Paraguay, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)

UN-GENERAL-ASSEMBLY-PANDEMIC SPEAKERS — For some world leaders, the pandemic brings an opportunity. This year’s virtual U.N. gathering means those who generally wouldn’t appear before the world body will have a chance to address the globe. Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old King Salman and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte are all scheduled to speak. By Christine Armario. SENT: 1,030 words, photo.

Graves are decorated with crosses and grass in a section of the Valle de Chalco Municipal Cemetery which opened early in the coronavirus pandemic to accommodate the surge in deaths, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)

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Commuters wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus ride on a bus in the rain in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Xi Jinping, China's president and the leader of its Communist Party, cast the fight against the virus as an important exercise in international cooperation, an opportunity to "join hands and be prepared to meet even more global challenges." (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

Commuters wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus ride on a bus in the rain in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Xi Jinping, China's president and the leader of its Communist Party, cast the fight against the virus as an important exercise in international cooperation, an opportunity to "join hands and be prepared to meet even more global challenges." (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

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GERMANY-RUSSIA-NAVALNY — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny released from German hospital after poisoning treatment. SENT: 190 words, photo.

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People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk in the rain on a street in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Xi Jinping, China's president and the leader of its Communist Party, cast the fight against the virus as an important exercise in international cooperation, an opportunity to "join hands and be prepared to meet even more global challenges." (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk in the rain on a street in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Xi Jinping, China's president and the leader of its Communist Party, cast the fight against the virus as an important exercise in international cooperation, an opportunity to "join hands and be prepared to meet even more global challenges." (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

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LEBANON-AP-PHOTO-SYRIAN-FAMILY — An image captured by an Associated Press photographer showing a dust-covered girl carried against a man’s shoulder, a gash bleeding from her forehead, has come to symbolize the devastation of the Aug. 4 blast at the Beirut port. The explosion took 193 lives and wounded 6,500. Among the dead are at least 43 Syrians, plunging a war-weary community into further misery. The story behind the photo reflects the particular pain of Syrian refugee families in Lebanon, which is now home to about a million Syrians. By Zeina Karam and Hassan Ammar. SENT: 1,360 words, photos. An abridged version of 1,000 words is also available.

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Women open a small room used to store vegetables for their soup kitchen in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood amid the new coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)

Women open a small room used to store vegetables for their soup kitchen in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood amid the new coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-MILESTONE-POLITICS — The Trump administration has prioritized politics over science at key moments over the past six months, refusing to follow expert advice that might have contained the spread of the novel coronavirus. President Donald Trump and his people have routinely dismissed experts’ assessments and have tried to muzzle scientists who dispute the administration’s rosy spin. By Jason Dearen. SENT: 1,870 words, photos. An abridged version of 950 words is also available.

Antonia Sanchez, 50, cooks oatmeal for breakfast at the "Dios es Amor" soup kitchen in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood amid the new coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)

Antonia Sanchez, 50, cooks oatmeal for breakfast at the "Dios es Amor" soup kitchen in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood amid the new coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)

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SUPREME COURT-GINSBURG MEMORIAL — Thousands of people are expected to pay their respects at the Supreme Court to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the women’s rights champion, leader of the court’s liberal bloc and feminist icon who died last week. By Mark Sherman. SENT: 670 words, photos. UPCOMING: Events begin around 9:30 a.m.

SUPREME COURT-PICKING A JUSTICE — Trump is flying by the seat of his pants with his frequent public deliberations on replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, a process that’s moving at warp speed. By Aamer Madhani, Jessica Gresko and Steve Peoples. SENT: 1,170 words, photos. With SUPREME COURT-VACANCY — Senate GOP plans vote on Trump’s court pick before election; SUPREME COURT-CHANGES — Some Democrats, not yet Biden, talk of expanding Supreme Court.

Relatives of Tranquilino Ruiz Cabrera, who worked as a taxi driver and who died from COVID-19 related complications, mourn during his burial at Asuncions's Recoleta Cemetery, in Paraguay, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)

Relatives of Tranquilino Ruiz Cabrera, who worked as a taxi driver and who died from COVID-19 related complications, mourn during his burial at Asuncions's Recoleta Cemetery, in Paraguay, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)

UN-GENERAL-ASSEMBLY-PANDEMIC SPEAKERS — For some world leaders, the pandemic brings an opportunity. This year’s virtual U.N. gathering means those who generally wouldn’t appear before the world body will have a chance to address the globe. Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old King Salman and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte are all scheduled to speak. By Christine Armario. SENT: 1,030 words, photo.

UN-GENERAL-ASSEMBLY-TELLING-COVID’S-STORY — The subject: coronavirus. The status: urgent. The solutions: as diverse as the nations they lead. With the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly reduced to recorded speeches because of the pandemic, leaders are using this week as an opportunity to depict the pandemic from the vantage points of their nations and themselves — and present their visions of efforts to fight the virus and advocate what they believe must be done. By Peter Prengaman. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SIERRA LEONE-DOCTOR’S MISSION — Dr. Mamadu Baldeh can’t forget the 18-year-old who came into his hospital with COVID-19, gasping for air until the day he died. This suffering was all too real for Baldeh, who battles asthma just as that young man did. At the time, Baldeh, 32, was the only physician treating COVID-19 patients at Sierra Leone’s main public hospital. By Carley Petesch. SENT: 790 words, photos.

Relatives of Tranquilino Ruiz Cabrera, who worked as a taxi driver and died from COVID-19 related complications, mourn during his burial at Asuncions's Recoleta Cemetery, in Paraguay, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)

Relatives of Tranquilino Ruiz Cabrera, who worked as a taxi driver and died from COVID-19 related complications, mourn during his burial at Asuncions's Recoleta Cemetery, in Paraguay, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — India reports more than 83,000 new coronavirus cases, showing some decline after reaching a record a week earlier. SENT: 270 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.

Graves are decorated with crosses and grass in a section of the Valle de Chalco Municipal Cemetery which opened early in the coronavirus pandemic to accommodate the surge in deaths, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)

Graves are decorated with crosses and grass in a section of the Valle de Chalco Municipal Cemetery which opened early in the coronavirus pandemic to accommodate the surge in deaths, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)

A separate wire advisory has moved detailing our complete coronavirus coverage.

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BRITAIN-US-ISLAMIC STATE — Britain turns over evidence to U.S. in IS “Beatles" case. SENT: 240 words.

BLACK RUNNER ASSAULTED — Recorded attack on Black runner in New York is charged as a hate crime. SENT: 250 words, video.

JOSHUA TREE-ENDANGERED SPECIES — California accepts petition to protect western Joshua tree. SENT: 480 words, photos.

PENCE-PLANE — Vice President Mike Pence’s jet returns to airport after hitting bird on takeoff. SENT: 90 words, photos, video.

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CONGRESS-GOVERNMENT-FUNDING — Democrats and Republicans in a bitterly divided U.S. House vote to take a government shutdown off the table this fall, giving a big, bipartisan vote to a temporary government-wide funding bill. SENT: 940 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-ALWAYS LATE — Joe Biden’s tardiness on the campaign trail is becoming more conspicuous. SENT: 1,060 words, photo.

ELECTION 2020-MESSAGING — The fight to fill a suddenly vacant Supreme Court seat has become an afterthought for Biden, but not for Trump. SENT: 830 words, photos.

CANDIDATE-FORUM — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Lauren Witzke defends a controversial meme in a Facebook post by her campaign after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. SENT: 550 words.

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FEDERAL EXECUTIONS — The U.S. government executed a former soldier who said an obsession with witchcraft led him to kill a Georgia nurse he believed had put a spell on him. By Legal Affairs Writer Michael Tarm. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

SEATTLE-POLICE-BUDGET — Seattle will reduce the police department’s budget and reallocate some money to community programs after the City Council voted to override Mayor Jenny Durkan’s vetoes of adjustments to this year’s budget. SENT: 470 words, photo.

CALIFORNIA-DEPUTIES-FATAL-SHOOTING — A Black man shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies wasn’t holding a gun when they opened fire, attorneys for his family say, contradicting a claim that he had picked up a dropped weapon during a struggle. SENT: 600 words, photos.

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AUSTRALIA-STRANDED-WHALES — More pilot whales were found stranded in Australia, raising the estimated total to nearly 500, including 380 that have died, in the largest mass stranding ever recorded in the country. SENT: 450 words, photos.

MALAYSIA-POLITICS — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he has secured a majority in Parliament to form a new government that is “strong, stable and formidable.” SENT: 370 words, photos.

KOREAS-MISSING-OFFICIAL — A South Korean official who disappeared off a government ship near the disputed sea boundary with North Korea this week may be in North Korea, South Korea’s Defense Ministry says. SENT: 270 words.

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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Markets were mixed in Asia as investors kept a wary eye on how the coronavirus pandemic will affect the economic outlook. By Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 630 words, photos.

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