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NEW/DEVELOPING
Brett Morris of the Composite Effects company models their "Belial the Demon" silicon mask during Preview Night at the 2019 Comic-Con International: San Diego, Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in San Diego, Calif. (Photo by Chris PizzelloInvisionAP)
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AU PAIR PAY _ Au pairs could soon learn whether they will get payments. SENT: 140 words. UPCOMING: Developing from 9 a.m. hearing.
MISSING-CHINESE-SCHOLAR _ Jury deliberates for second day on penalty in scholar's slaying. SENT: 140 words, photo. UPCOMING: Deliberations resume at 10 a.m.
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TOP STORIES
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ELECTION 2020-TRUMP _ Going after four Democratic congresswomen one by one, a combative President Donald Trump turns his campaign rally into an extended dissection of the liberal views of the women of color, deriding them for what he painted as extreme positions and suggesting they just get out. "Tonight I have a suggestion for the hate-filled extremists who are constantly trying to tear our country down," Trump told the crowd in North Carolina, a swing state he won in 2016 and wants to claim again in 2020. "They never have anything good to say. That's why I say, 'Hey if you don't like it, let 'em leave, let 'em leave.'" By Deb Riechmann. SENT: 900 words, photos. TOP VIDEO: _ US NC Trump Rally (CR) _ Trump doubles down in faceoff with congresswomen. With TRUMP-FACT CHECK _ Trump goes after Rep. Omar at rally.
ELECTION 2020-TRUMP-RACE _ President Donald Trump has placed racial animus at the center of his reelection campaign, and even some of his critics believe it could deliver him a second term. The president believes the strategy carries more benefits than risks. By Steve Peoples and Zeke Miller. SENT: 1,020 words, photos, video.
MEXICO-IMMIGRATION-FEAR AT THE BORDER _ For the 1,800 or so asylum seekers and migrants currently stuck in Nuevo Laredo waiting for a chance at refuge in the United States, fear is palpable and stories of harrowing experiences are common. Months-long stays on the Mexican side of the frontier have become the rule for many under recent U.S. policies. Their situation is especially precarious in Tamaulipas, home to Nuevo Laredo, where organized crime is dominant and the U.S. government tells its own employees not to set foot. By María Verza. SENT: 1,170 words, photos.
JAPAN-ANIMATION-STUDIO-FIRE _ A man burst into an animation production studio in Kyoto and set it on fire, killing one person, leaving 12 others presumed dead and a dozen possibly trapped inside. By Mari Yamaguchi. SENT: 320 words, photos. With JAPAN-ANIMATION STUDIO FIRE-THE LATEST.
IRAN-CRAZY FOR BITCOIN _ Iranians feeling the squeeze from U.S. sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic's ailing economy are increasingly turning to such digital currencies as Bitcoin to make money, prompting alarm in and out of the country. In Iran, some government officials worry that the energy-hungry process of "mining" Bitcoin is abusing Iran's system of subsidized electricity; in the United States, some observers have warned that cryptocurrencies could be used to bypass the Trump administration's sanctions targeting Iran over its unraveling nuclear deal with world powers. By Jon Gambrell and Amir Vahdat. SENT: 890 words, photos.
CONGRESS-CENSUS-CONTEMPT _ The Democratic-controlled House votes to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas related to a decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. By Matthew Daly. SENT: 820 words, photos.
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AREA 51-FACEBOOK EVENT _ U.S. Air Force warns against joke event to “storm Area 51.” SENT: 280 words, photo.
OBIT-PUMPSIE GREEN _ Pumpsie Green, first black player on Boston Red Sox, dies at 85. SENT: 960 words, photos.
PUERTO RICO-PROTESTS-MIRANDA _ Lin-Manuel Miranda joins rally against Puerto Rico governor. SENT: 170 words, photo.
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NATIONAL
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GIANT TELESCOPE _ Thousands of protesters join a swelling effort to stop construction of a telescope they have long tried to keep off a mountain considered sacred to some Native Hawaiians, but state officials double down on their commitment to ensure the project will be completed. SENT: 650 words, photos, video.
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BUSINESS/TECH
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CHINA-TECH STOCKS _ Trading starts next week on a Chinese stock market for high-tech companies that play a key role in official development plans that are straining relations with Washington. By Business Writer Joe McDonald. SENT: 500 words, photo.
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SPORTS
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BRITISH OPEN _ Darren Clarke hit the opening tee shot at Royal Portrush as the British Open returned to Irish soil for the first time in 68 years, with more than 200,000 fans expected to flood the course before play ends Sunday. By Golf Writer Doug Ferguson. SENT: 150 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing, will be updated throughout the day.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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COMIC-CON-IT SEQUEL _ "It: Chapter Two" is not taking it easy on the grown losers' club if the new trailer is any indication, and the shoot itself doesn't sound much calmer than battling a demonic clown either. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 390 words, photo.
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