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Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro prepares to serve against Australia's Jordan Thompson during their third round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, June 1, 2019. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
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SPORTS BETTING ADS _It's hard enough for compulsive gamblers to stop betting. Now, in a growing number of places, they're being bombarded with ads urging them to gamble on sports. By Wayne Parry. SENT: 1,700 words, photos, 950-word abridged version. This story is this week’s Sunday Spotlight.
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TOP STORIES
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VIRGINIA BEACH SHOOTING _ The 12 people who were fatally shot in a Virginia Beach government building are remembered at a somber news conference and prayer vigil as officials seek to put the focus on those who died and not the gunman. City leaders uttered his name just once and said they would not mention it again. By Ben Finley. SENT: 920 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: Developing. With VIRGINIA BEACH SHOOTING-THE LATEST (sent; developing) and VIRGINIA BEACH SHOOTING-VICTIMS (sent; developing).
VIRGINIA BEACH SHOOTING-SILENCERS _ Gun-control advocates point to the shooting in Virginia Beach as exactly the scenario they have feared as Congress has considered easing restrictions on buying firearm suppressors, muffling the sound of gunfire. But law enforcement experts and gun-rights advocates say the shooter’s use of a suppressor likely had no bearing on his killing so many people in so little time. Instead, his familiarity with the building and even possibly his military background gave him a tactical advantage in carrying out the carnage. By Lisa Marie Pane. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos by 5 p.m.
VOTING CHANGES-STATES _ States are taking different approaches to voting rights this year, depending on which party is in charge. States led by Democrats have introduced legislation to implement or expand early voting, all-mail voting or automatic registration. Several Republican-led states want to tighten voter registration and early voting requirements. By Christina A. Cassidy. SENT: 930 words, photos. With VOTING CHANGES-STATES-GLANCE _ States considered a variety of voting changes this year (sent).
COLD CASE-THE NEIGHBOR _ Investigators say they used genetic genealogy to connect an 82-year-old Wisconsin widower with five grown children to the 1976 killing of a young couple at a campsite. By Ivan Moreno. SENT: 1,200 words, photos, 900-word abridged version.
D-DAY-MAINTAINING THE MEMORIES _ From 1942 to 1945, more than 2 million American military personnel were stationed in the U.K., and across the country people still commemorate their sacrifice. By Danica Kirka. SENT: 1,140 words, photos.
IMPEACHMENT-TOWN HALLS _ During recent town halls in their districts, House members got a sense of how much or how little presidential impeachment is on voters' minds. By Lisa Mascaro, Marc Levy, Adrian Sanz and Amy Taxin. SENT: 1,050 words, photos, video.
STONEWALL AT 50-PRIDE MONTH _ The 50th anniversary of the uprising that galvanized the LGBT rights movement brings exhibits, panels, opera and more to Pride Month. SENT: 700 words, photos. With STONEWALL AT 50-PRIDE MONTH-GLANCE _ A list of some events planned in June (sent).
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TAYLOR SWIFT-LGBT RIGHTS _ Taylor Swift says she's kicking off LGBT Pride month by asking Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander to support the Equality Act. SENT: 130 words, photo.
SOC--OBIT-REYES _ Former Spain midfielder José Antonio Reyes, who won five Europa League titles and was part of Arsenal's unbeaten "Invincibles" squad, dies in traffic accident at 35. SENT: 280 words, photos.
FACT CHECK-WEEK _ Trump is claiming exoneration and his case "closed" in the Russia probe, but the special counsel makes clear that it's now up to Congress. SENT: 2,200 words, photos, video.
SAUDI PRINCE IMPERSONATOR _ A man who impersonates Saudi royals to con investors has been sentenced to 18 years for a ruse that fell apart when a victim saw him eating pork. SENT: 460 words.
MEXICO-CHAPO VISA _ The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City has granted the mother of convicted drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman a visa so she can visit her son in prison. SENT: 250 words, photos.
ITALY-ETNA ERUPTS _ Mount Etna is spewing ash and lava once again, but officials say the activity is taking place at its summit and does not pose a risk to residents. SENT: 180 words, photos.
LITHUANIA-BABY RACE _ Twenty-five babies have taken to the red carpet in Lithuania in a crawling race as their parents, grandparents and onlookers cheered the spectacle. SENT: 120 words, photos.
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US-MEXICO-TRADE DEAL _ The momentum that supporters have tried to build for a new North American trade deal has run into some Trump turbulence: the tariff threat against Mexico. SENT: 750 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS _ Fourteen of the Democrats trying to unseat Trump are promoting themselves this weekend to party activists in delegate-rich California at their annual state convention. SENT: 430 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing from speeches beginning after 3 p.m., then 750 words by 4 p.m.
ELECTION 2020-JOE BIDEN _ Former vice president speaks at an LGBT dinner in Ohio, breaking from the pack of rivals campaigning in California and underscoring his go-it-alone approach as he maintains his front-runner status. UPCOMING: 250 words by 3 p.m., then developing from 7 p.m. speech, with 500 words by 9 p.m., photos.
UNITED STATES-IRAN _ The State Department has suspended funding for an online project aimed at fighting Iranian disinformation after it tweeted harsh criticism of individual human rights workers, academics and journalists, some of whom are U.S. citizens. SENT: 330 words.
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GOOGLE-ANTITRUST _ The U.S. Justice Department is readying an investigation of Google's business practices and whether they violate competition standards, according to news reports. SENT: 340 words, photos.
A GROWING THIRST-TEXAS _ Texas officials are struggling to ensure that they can sate everyone's thirst as about 1,000 people arrive each day in a state where prolonged drought is a regular occurrence. SENT: 760 words, photos.
SPRING FLOODING _ Officials began knocking on doors Saturday in a North Little Rock neighborhood and warning residents to leave for higher ground, as floodwaters that have been spilling into Arkansas River communities upstream for more than a week make their way downstream. SENT: 440 words, photos.
TRIBES-OIL DISPUTE _ Leaders of a Native American tribe in North Dakota are asking state officials to work with them rather than against them in a dispute over oil royalties. SENT: 950 words, photos.
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INTERNATIONAL
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TURKEY-RUSSIA-SYRIA _ Ankara and Moscow are again facing an escalation of violence in Syria's last rebel-held territory, a development that puts their cooperation to the test even as they support opposing sides in the eight-year war. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.
ROMANIA-POPE _ Pope Francis braved a rain-soaked, twisting drive through the mountains of Transylvania on Saturday to visit Romania's most famous shrine, urging Romanian and ethnic Hungarian faithful to work together for their future. SENT: 400 words, photos.
RUSSIA-BLAST _ Russia's health ministry says 79 people have been injured in an explosion in a plant manufacturing TNT. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: Developing.
HUNGARY-CAPSIZED BOAT _ Hungarian police say the seven confirmed South Korean victims of the deadly sightseeing boat sinking on the Danube River have been identified. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 300 words by 4 p.m.
SWITZERLAND-US-BILDERBERG _ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joins presidential adviser Jared Kushner and other elites at a Bilderberg Group event in Switzerland, with many attendees uneasy about the wrecking ball President Donald Trump's administration has taken to postwar order. SENT: 780 words, photos.
CONGO-PRESIDENT’S FATHER _ The body of Congolese opposition icon Etienne Tshisekedi has been laid to rest in his homeland, where his son is now president. SENT: 620 words, photos.
CHINA-TIANANMEN-TANK MAN PHOTOGRAPHER _ The American photographer who shot the iconic image of a man standing in front of tanks at the 1989 Tiananmen protests says it's time for the Chinese government to come clean. SENT: 800 words, photos. With TAIWAN-TIANANMEN-TANK ART _ An artist has erected an inflatable display in Taiwan's capital to mark the “tank man” moment. SENT: 300 words, photos.
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OBIT-ROKY ERICKSON _ Roky Erickson, the blue-eyed, dark-haired Texan who headed the Austin-based 13th Floor Elevators, a pioneering psychedelic rock band in the 1960s that scored with "You're Gonna Miss Me," has died at 71. SENT: 300 words, photos.
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TEN--FRENCH OPEN _ The No. 1-ranked Naomi Osaka can’t muster a comeback after falling way behind yet again at the French Open, losing 6-4, 6-2 in the third round to No. 42 Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic. SENT: 780 words, photos.
SOC--CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL _ Liverpool looks to become European champion for the sixth time in an all-English meeting with first-time Champions League finalist Tottenham.
BOX--JOSHUA-RUIZ _ Anthony Joshua is a 30-1 favorite when he defends his version of four heavyweight titles against Andy Ruiz Jr. at Madison Square Garden. UPCOMING: Developing from 10 p.m. main card, then 650 words by midnight, photos.
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