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Attorney General William Barr, gestures as he speaks during a graduation ceremony for students of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy at the FBI training facility in Quantico, Va., Friday, June 7, 2019. (AP PhotoSteve Helber)
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THE RECKONING-THE CARDINAL-CONFESSION _ The Catholic Church in Texas says it is reviewing allegations that a longtime top monsignor continued to hear a married woman’s confessions after he lured her into a sexual relationship _ a potentially serious crime under the church’s legal system. The announcement from the office of Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. bishops conference, came after the woman broke years of silence to denounce DiNardo’s handling of her case in an Associated Press investigation this week. Next week, DiNardo heads a meeting of the bishops’ conference where accountability for abuse and cover-up tops the agenda. By Nicole Winfield. UPCOMING: 1,000 words by 4 p.m.
NAVAL WAR COLLEGE _ The military is investigating the president of the U.S. Naval War College amid allegations that he spent excessively, abused his hiring authority and otherwise behaved inappropriately, including keeping a margarita machine in his office. By Jennifer McDermott and Michelle R. Smith. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.
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UNITED STATES-MEXICO _ With President Donald Trump poised to slap tariffs on goods from Mexico, his transformation of Republican Party trade policy is almost complete. By Lisa Mascaro. UPCOMING: 800 words by 5 p.m., photos.
ECONOMY-JOBS REPORT _ U.S. hiring stumbled in May as employers added just 75,000 jobs, a sign that businesses have become more cautious in the face of weaker global growth and widening trade conflicts. Last month's modest job gain followed a much healthier increase of 224,000 in April. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate remained at a nearly 50-year low of 3.6%. By Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber. SENT: 900 words, photos. WITH: FINANCIAL MARKETS _ U.S. stocks moved broadly higher on Wall Street. SENT: 600 words, photos. Developing.
BRITAIN-POLITICS _ British Prime Minister Theresa May's time as Conservative Party leader ended Friday, not with a bang but a whimper. May, who announced her departure two weeks ago after her career was undone by the Brexit mess, formally stepped down in a private exchange of letters with the party, leaving almost a dozen Conservative contenders fighting to replace her and resume the stalled quest to lead Britain out of the European Union. By Jill Lawless. SENT: 800 words, photos. WITH: BRITAIN-POLITICS-WHAT NEXT? _ What's next for tumultuous UK Brexit path as May steps down? SENT: 550 words, photo; BRITAIN-THERESA MAY-PROFILE _ Diligent Theresa May failed to solve the UK's Brexit puzzle. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
POLICE SHOOTING-MINNEAPOLIS _ A Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder was sentenced to 12½ years in prison for the shooting of an unarmed woman who had called 911, and he apologized in court for "taking the life of a perfect person." Mohamed Noor was convicted in April of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the July 2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a 40-year-old dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia. Noor shot Damond when she approached his squad car in the alley behind her home. SENT: 1,025 words, photos.
NASA PRIVATE-ASTRONAUTS _ NASA says it will allow private astronauts to visit the International Space Station. Travelers will pay an estimated $58 million for a round-trip ticket and then $35,000 per night on the orbiting research outpost. SENT: 100 words, developing.
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DEER MISTAKEN FOR BURGLAR _ Police who surrounded a house in eastern Texas because they thought they had a burglary in progress found a deer instead. SENT: 150 words.
ODD--SNAKE-POLICE CAR _ Slippery suspect: Police spend 30 minutes removing a snake from the engine of a patrol car. SENT: 150 words.
MISSING KANGAROO-MISSISSIPPI _ Hoppy ending! A missing kangaroo is found after two days "on the hop" along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. SENT: 150 words.
PRIDE FLAG-WISCONSIN _ Flying a gay pride rainbow flag over the Wisconsin state Capitol for the first time is drawing backlash from a conservative Republican lawmaker who said it was divisive. SENT: 350 words.
TIMES SQUARE THREAT _ Authorities have arrested a New York man who talked about wanting to throw a grenade in Times Square. SENT: 250 words.
ABORTION LAW-SPIKE LEE _ Director Spike Lee is calling for Hollywood production companies to leave Georgia over a law that would ban abortions as early as six weeks. SENT: 130 words, photo.
BARNES & NOBLE-SOLD _ Barnes & Noble, a one-time giant in the bookselling world, is sold to a hedge fund for $476 million. SENT: 200 words, photo.
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TRUMP _ Halfway through a summer quartet of international trips, President Donald Trump has proven himself to be an ungracious guest. He often leaves his hosts singed despite their efforts to favor him with flattery. UPCOMING: 980 words by 3 p.m., photos, video.
UNITED STATES-RUSSIA-SHIPS _ The U.S. and Russia accuse each other of unsafe actions after an American guided-missile cruiser and a Russian destroyer came within 165 feet (50 meters) of each other in the Philippine Sea. It’s the latest incident between the two militaries, which have frequently exchanged accusations as U.S.-Russian relations dip to post-Cold War lows. By Lolita C. Baldor and Mari Yamaguchi. SENT: 570 words, photos, video.
ELECTION 2020-HYDE AMENDMENT-Q&A _ A look at the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal funding for abortions, and why it’s suddenly roared back into the American political discussion. By Laurie Kellman. UPCOMING: 750 words by 5 p.m., photo.
ELECTION 2020-KAMALA HARRIS-IOWA _ Kamala Harris is facing doubts among Iowa political activists about her commitment to the state, as she falls behind other top-tier candidates in visits to the state and staff on the ground. By Thomas Beaumont. UPCOMING: 700 words by 4 p.m., photo.
ELECTION 2020-BETO O’ROURKE _ Beto O'Rourke alienated a lot of women mere hours into his presidential run, releasing an announcement video in which his wife sat wordlessly by his side and joking repeatedly about her raising the couple's three young children "sometimes with my help." O'Rourke's wife, Amy, is now joining the former Texas congressman in make-or-break Iowa starting Friday. SENT: 930 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-DEMS-CLIMATE _ The climate change activists who vaulted the Green New Deal to prominence in the 2020 presidential campaign got what they wanted this week: a Democratic front-runner moving straight in their direction. Now they have to figure out what's next. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
UNITED STATES-IRAN SANCTIONS _ The Trump administration hits Iran with new sanctions that target its largest petrochemical company for providing support to the Revolutionary Guard Corps. By Matthew Lee.
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NATIONAL
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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA DONOR _ The University of Alabama board of trustees votes to give back a $26.5 million donation to a top donor who recently called on students to boycott the school over the state's new abortion ban. Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr., a 70-year-old real estate investor and lawyer, has already given $21.5 million to the university after his pledge last September with the rest still to come. But in a news release last week, he urged students to participate in a boycott of the school. By Blake Paterson. SENT: 500 words, photos.
WEST POINT-CRASH _ The U.S. Military Academy has identified the cadet killed in a vehicle rollover during a training exercise as a 22-year-old from New Jersey. SENT: 500 words, photo.
GROWING UP DIGITAL-STRESSED STUDENTS _ Teachers say they’re seeing so much student anxiety that a national union newsletter labels it a “mental health tsunami.” Many of those educators, along with doctors and researchers, say smartphones _ especially the nonstop pull of social media _ are at least partly to blame. Schools are starting to react. By Carolyn Thompson. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.
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INTERNATIONAL
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D-DAY-WOMEN AT WAR _ Women didn't get much of a mention in the 75th anniversary commemorations of D-Day that focused largely on the fighting exploits of men, yet without them Adolf Hitler wouldn't have been defeated. Legions of women built weapons of war that men fought and killed with. By ensuring production of planes, tanks and other material, they freed up men sent into combat on all the fronts of World War II. By John Leicester. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
SYRIA-IDLIB-CIVILIAN TOLL _ Syria's government and its ally Russia are resorting to a familiar tactic in their latest assault on the last rebel stronghold of Idlib. War monitors say they are targeting residential areas, hospitals, markets and infrastructure to break the population's will and force it to flee. It's a technique that succeeded in the earlier fight for Aleppo and other rebel-held territories. Several dozen health facilities have been shut down by bombing and many homes have been blasted in strikes. SENT: 1,210 words, photos.
HAITI-MASSACRE _ “Barbecue” is the self-appointed mayor and guardian of a neighborhood of tens of thousands of poor and working-class people in Port-au-Prince _ and a suspect in the massacre of dozens of men, women and children in the Haitian capital. SENT: 1,270 words, photos.
RUSSIA-JOURNALIST DETAINED _ A prominent Russian investigative journalist has been charged with drug dealing after four grams of a synthetic drug called mephedrone were found in his backpack, Moscow police say. Ivan Golunov, who works for the independent website Meduza, was stopped by police in central Moscow on Thursday afternoon. Police also said that more drugs were found at his home. SENT: 750 words, photo.
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VAPING-SOCIAL MEDIA _ U.S. regulators moved to discipline vaping companies for inappropriately promoting their flavored nicotine formulas through so-called influencers on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. The Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters Friday to four companies that used paid social media influencers to pitch nicotine solutions to their online followers, including flavors like Watermelon Patch and Strawberry Kiwi. By Health Writer Matthew Perrone. SENT: 525 words, photo.
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TONY WATCH-JAMES CORDEN _ TV talk show host James Corden steps back into the role of Tony Award host Sunday, not planning anything too political and not worried about any online snark. "I hope people will find joy in it," said the host of CBS' "The Late Late Show With James Corden" and a Tony winner in his own right. "We just want to make a show that is an absolute joyous celebration of a group of people that I think should be celebrated at the minimum once a year on television." By John Carucci and Mark Kennedy. SENT: 550 words, photo.
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SPORTS
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NBA FINALS _ Klay Thompson is scheduled to return for the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA Finals with his team trailing Toronto 2-1 after he missed the Game 3 loss because of a strained left hamstring. By Janie McCauley. UPCOMING: 850 words, photos. Starts 9 p.m. EDT.
FRENCH OPEN _ It's rough enough for Roger Federer _ well, let's be honest, anyone holding a tennis racket _ to try to deal with Rafael Nadal's unflinching excellence on the French Open's red clay. Mix in a wild wind, and Federer, so great for so long, against anyone else and anywhere else, morphed into merely good. And good, even Federer's brand of good, was not nearly enough. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. SENT: 900 words, photos.
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