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Luke Combs performs at "Luke Combs Joins the Grand Ole Opry Family," at the Grand Ole Opry, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Al WagnerInvisionAP)
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SUDAN _ Sudan's ruling military, pro-democracy movement sign deal to end deadlock.
MISSING-CHINESE-SCHOLAR _ Closing arguments in death-penalty phase in slain scholar case. SENT: 150 words, photo. UPCOMING: Court at 10 a.m.
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NUCLEAR PLANTS-INSPECTIONS _ Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is recommending that the agency cut back on inspections at the country's nuclear reactors, a cost-cutting move promoted by the nuclear power industry but denounced by opponents as a threat to public safety. By Ellen Knickmeyer. SENT: 420 words, photo.
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TRUMP-DEMOCRATS _ In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led U.S. House votes to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump's Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn't "a racist bone in my body." Two days after Trump tweeted that four Democratic freshmen should "go back" to their home countries _ though all are citizens and three were born in the U.S.A. _ Democrats muscled the resolution through the chamber by 240-187 over near-solid GOP opposition. By Alan Fram and Darlene Superville. SENT: 1,290 words, photos, videos.
ELECTION 2020-VOTER VOICES-RACE _ Across the country, in states critical to Trump’s reelection, the reaction to his racist tweets exposes two vastly different views on race politics in America. Many people _ most of them Democrats _ found Trump’s willingness to lodge racial attacks appalling and unforgiveable. For many others, particularly Trump voters, the tweets were a mere sideshow. By Scott Bauer. SENT: 1,060 words, photos. With TRUMP-IMMIGRATION-ANALYSIS _ . Also see ELECTION 2020-SENATE-GARDNER below. Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page on APNewsroom.
OBIT-STEVENS-A LIFE _ John Paul Stevens moved left as the Supreme Court shifted to the right during his nearly 35 years as a justice. That’s how the bowtie-wearing Republican from the Midwest emerged as the leader of the high court’s liberal wing and a strong proponent of abortion rights, consumer protection and limits on the death penalty. Stevens died Tuesday at age 99. By Mark Sherman and Connie Cass. SENT: 1,620 words, photos, video. With SUPREME COURT-STEVENS-OBIT _ Former Supreme Court Justice Stevens dies at 99.
MEXICO-IMMIGRATION _ Asylum-seekers gathered in Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Texas, grapple to understand what a new U.S. policy that all but eliminates refuge claims by Central Americans and many others meant for their bids to find a better life in America amid a chaos of rumors, confusion and fear. The policy represents the most forceful attempt to date by Trump to slash the number of people seeking asylum in the United States. It denies asylum to anyone who shows up on the Mexican border after traveling through another country, something Central American migrants have to do. By María Verza. SENT: 840 words, photos.
ISRAEL-NETANYAHU LEGACY _ As Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, he is solidifying his place as the country’s greatest political survivor and the most dominant force in Israeli politics in his generation. By Aron Heller. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
METOO-ASIA _ The #MeToo movement in entertainment isn't just an American phenomenon. Asia is having its own #MeToo moment, with its homegrown entertainment industries grappling with many of the issues that have upended entertainment careers in the United States and beyond. By Hilary Fox. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.
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TORTOISE-RESCUE _ California officers reunite 250-pound tortoise with owners. SENT: 110 words, photos.
AUSTRALIA-BOTTLE _ Australian finds message in a bottle written 50 years ago. SENT: 270 words.
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ELECTION 2020-SENATE-GARDNER _ Republican Sen. Cory Gardner had good news for Colorado voters and a planned rollout, but Trump’s tweets about four Democratic women of color overshadowed his success. SENT: 970 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-DEMOCRATS _ No votes have been cast in the Democratic presidential nominating contest, but the winnowing has begun. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
TRUMP-FAMILY PLANNING _ Federally funded family planning clinics, including Planned Parenthood, are defying the Trump administration's ban on referring women for abortions, drawing a line against what they say amounts to keeping patients in the dark about legitimate health care options. SENT: 930 words, photo.
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GIANT TELESCOPE _ Astronomers have indefinitely stopped looking through 13 existing telescopes at the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii while protesters block the road downslope in an attempt to prevent the construction of a giant new observatory. SENT: 790 words, photos, video.
EL CHAPO PROSECUTION _ Whether the notorious Mexican drug lord known as "El Chapo" will go quietly is the biggest question at his sentencing in New York City. SENT: 460 words, photos.
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PERSIAN GULF-TENSIONS _ Iran says remarks by the country's foreign minister about Iran's missile program possibly being up for negotiations with the U.S. meant to challenge Washington's arms sales policy to the region _ and were not meant to indicate a readiness by Tehran for any such talks. SENT: 150 words, photo. With PERSIAN GULF-TENSIONS-THE LATEST.
VENEZUELA-ARBITRARY DETENTION _ Authorities in Venezuela release from prison a musician who was jailed six weeks ago after taking to social media to vent her frustration against President Nicolás Maduro's government. SENT: 990 words, photos.
INDIA-BUILDING COLLAPSE _ Rescuers clear debris and use sniffer dogs to find possible survivors under the rubble of a dilapidated building that collapsed in India's financial capital of Mumbai. SENT: 260 words, photos.
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OPIOID LAWSUITS-DRUG DATA _ Newly released federal data shows how drugmakers and distributors increased shipments of opioid painkillers across the U.S. as the nation's addiction crisis accelerated from 2006 to 2012. SENT: 650 words, photo.
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HALL OF FAME-MARTINEZ _ Edgar Martinez will go into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, the first player to spend their entire career with the Seattle Mariners _ 18 seasons in all _ and find his way into Cooperstown. By Sports Writer Tim Booth. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.
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MUSIC-LUKE-COMBS _ Country music singer Luke Combs adds Grand Ole Opry membership to his list of accolades. SENT: 590 words, photos.
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