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NEW/DEVELOPING
Demonstrators hold banners during a rally opposite Downing Street in London, Monday, July 22, 2019. The rally was held ahead of the naming on Tuesday of a new leader of the Conservative party and therefore a new prime minister. (AP PhotoKirsty Wigglesworth)
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BRITAIN CONSERVATIVES _ Britain's Conservative Party chooses new leader to replace Theresa May.
SUPREME COURT-STEVENS _ Retired Justice John Paul Stevens to be laid to rest. SENT: 130 words, photos.
TRAIN-CRASH _ Officials review 2018 Amtrak crash that killed two crew members in South Carolina. SENT: 130 words, photo. UPCOMING: Meeting starts at 9:30 a.m.
CLERGY ABUSE-WEST VIRGINIA _ West Virginia diocese to discuss “future leadership.” SENT: 150 words, photo. UPCOMING: News conference at 9 a.m.
PORTUGAL WILDFIRES _ More than 1,000 firefighters work to contain a major wildfire amid scorching temperatures.
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TOP STORIES
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BUDGET BATTLE _ President Donald Trump and congressional leaders announce a critical debt and budget agreement that's an against-the-odds victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to avoid political and economic tumult over the possibility of a government shutdown or first-ever federal default. By Andrew Taylor. SENT: 990 words, photos.
TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBE-FBI DIRECTOR _ FBI Director Christopher Wray is set to appear before a Senate committee examining oversight of the bureau. The hearing could be something of a preview of the intense questioning special counsel Robert Mueller is likely to face when he appears before Congress the next day. By Michael Balsamo. SENT: 540 words, photo. UPCOMING: 800 words after 10 a.m. hearing. With TRUMP-MUELLER _ Ready to fight, Trump says he'll watch “a little” of Mueller.
PUERTO RICO-GOVERNOR _ The political crisis in Puerto Rico escalates to a point where many wonder how Gov. Ricardo Rosselló will be able to govern the U.S. territory in the coming days and possibly weeks amid the massive protests to oust him. Rosselló dug his heels after what seems to have been the biggest protest the island has seen in nearly two decades, telling Fox News that he has already apologized and made amends following the leak of an offensive, obscenity-laden online chat between him and his advisers that triggered the crisis. By Dánica Coto. SENT: 580 words, photos, video. With PUERTO RICO-PROTESTER VOICES _ Protester voices: What Puerto Rico demonstrators are saying; PUERTO RICO-GOVERNOR-THE LATEST.
VENEZUELA _ The lights go out across much of Venezuela, reviving fears of the blackouts that plunged the country into chaos a few months ago as the government again accuses opponents of sabotaging the nation's hydroelectric power system. By Fabiola Sánchez and Joshua Goodman. SENT: 850 words, photos, video.
IRAN-ECONOMIC SQUEEZE _ Stay-at-home mom Maryam Alidadi used to lead a comfortable middle-class life. The 35-year-old and her husband, a mechanic, could afford a spacious rental apartment in a central neighborhood of Tehran, along with a car, occasional restaurant meals and holidays abroad. Now they are barely hanging on, even after drastically cutting spending. By Karin Laub and Mohammad Nasiri. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
RED SUMMER ANNIVERSARY _ America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas, in medium-size places such as Annapolis, Maryland, and Syracuse, New York, and in big cities like Washington and Chicago. Hundreds of African American men, women and children were burned alive, shot, lynched or beaten to death by white mobs. Thousands saw their homes and businesses burned to the ground and were driven out, many never to return. By Jesse J. Holland. SENT: 1,370 words, photos, video.
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WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
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ELECTION 2020-GILLIBRAND-FRANKEN _ Gillibrand: Female senators unfairly blamed for Franken exit. SENT: 660 words, photos, videos.
AUSTRALIA-DRUGS VAN _ Sydney police find drug haul in van that hit police cars. SENT: 130 words, photos.
ANGELS-SKAGGS MEMORIAL _ Angels' Skaggs remembered and praised at memorial service. SENT: 570 words, photos.
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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TRUMP-ASYLUM _ Trump has been unusually silent about his administration’s efforts to overhaul the asylum system. SENT: 880 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-SANDERS _ Bernie Sanders’ campaign is building an aggressive, in-house media operation to take its candidate’s message directly to voters. SENT: 820 words, photo. Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page on APNewsroom.
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INTERNATIONAL
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HONG KONG-PROTESTS _ Hong Kong police detain six men, some with links to triads, following a violent attack on pro-democracy protesters at a subway station that saw dozens injured. SENT: 410 words, photos.
SKOREA-RUSSIA-WARNING SHOTS _ South Korean jets fire 360 rounds of warning shots after a Russian military plane violates South Korea's airspace, Seoul officials say, in the first such incident between the countries. SENT: 410 words, photo.
NKOREA-US-NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY _ North Korea leader Kim Jong Un inspects a newly built submarine and orders officials to further bolster the country's military capability, state media reports, as the North is increasing its pressure on the United States ahead of the possible resumption of nuclear diplomacy. SENT: 370 words, photos.
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NATIONAL
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TRANSGENDER BATHROOM LAWSUIT _ Gavin Grimm, a young man who has become a national face for transgender student rights, returns to a Virginia courtroom to continue fighting against his former high school's transgender bathroom policy. SENT: 600 words, photo. UPCOMING: Hearing at 9 a.m.
SERVICE ACADEMIES-WOMEN _ The percentage of female students nominated by members of Congress for admission to U.S. service academies has been rising, but men are still put forward nearly three times as often as women, an analysis finds. SENT: 670 words, photos.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL _ A new criminal justice reform group brings together Democratic and Republican governors, a Black Lives Matter organizer and a Koch Industries vice president in an unlikely collaboration aimed at harnessing momentum following a bipartisan overhaul last year. SENT: 720 words, photos.
GIANT-TELESCOPE _ Demonstrations against a giant telescope planned for Hawaii's tallest peak spread to New York, Las Vegas and Honolulu's tourist mecca of Waikiki as Native Hawaiians push to protect what they say is a sacred place. SENT: 760 words, photos.
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SPORTS
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ESPORTS-ALL-GIRLS SCHOOL _ A private school near Cleveland has become the first U.S. all-girls school to launch a varsity esports program. By Sports Writer Jake Seiner. SENT: 900 words, photos.
TOKYO-MEDAL FORECAST _ The United States would lead the medal table if the Tokyo Olympics opened today. By Sports Writer Stephen Wade. SENT: 530 words, photos.
STORM-3-ON-3 TEAM _ Alexis Peterson and her Force 10 teammates call themselves the “Founding Mothers” in 3-on-3 hoops. By Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg. SENT: 940 words, photos.
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