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TOP STORIES
Spectators soak in bathtubs while listening to Czech opera singer Adam Plachetka performing parts of Mozart's Don Giovanni at the rooftop of Lucerna building in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP PhotoPetr David Josek)
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TROPICAL WEATHER _ Unsure where Hurricane Dorian is going to land over Labor Day weekend, many Florida residents faced a sense of helplessness as they prepared for what President Donald Trump said could be an "absolute monster" of a storm. By Adriana Gomez Licon and Ellis Rua. SENT: 1,050 words, photos, video. With TROPICAL WEATHER-THE LATEST; AP WAS THERE-TROPICAL WEATHER _ Hurricane heads for playgrounds of Florida coast (sent).
HONG KONG-PROTESTS _ Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group were granted bail after being charged with inciting people to join a protest in June, while authorities denied permission for a major march in what appears to be a harder line on this summer's protests. By Ken Moritsugu. SENT: 560 words, photos. With HONG KONG-PROTESTS-THE LATEST.
TRUMP-MENTAL INSTITUTIONS _ President Donald Trump’s call for new “mental institutions” is drawing pushback from many health officials who say it incorrectly associates mental illness with violence and would do little to reduce the disturbing number of mass shootings in the United States. By Kevin Freking. SENT: 960 words, photos.
TRUMP-REGULATIONS _ The polarizing politics of climate change have forced companies to choose between supporting the Trump administration's deregulation policies that could boost profits or opposing them to win over environmentally conscious consumers. By Auto Writer Tom Krisher. SENT: 840 words, photo.
MEXICO-NEW DRUG WAR _ Mexico's drug war appears to be back _ and it may be worse this time around than in the bloody years of the government's 2006-2012 offensive against drug cartels. Back then, the worst of the violence was confined to a few cities. Now it is spread out throughout the country. Once it was not uncommon for gangs to kill adults but leave children unharmed. Now, the killing of children alongside their parents has become all too frequent. By Mark Stevenson. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
BREXIT _ The first legal challenge to prevent British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from suspending Parliament has been delayed in a Scottish court. The Court of Session in Edinburgh refused to take immediate legal action to prevent Johnson from suspending Parliament for several weeks during part of the period ahead of the Brexit deadline of Oct. 31. By Gregory Katz and Lorne Cook. SENT: 930 words, photos. With BREXIT-THE LATEST.
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WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
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UKRAINE-RUSSIA _ The office of the Ukrainian president is denying reports that a much-anticipated prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia is underway. SENT: 170 words, photo.
PERSIAN GULF-TENSIONS _ An Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. again listed its destination as Turkey, further obscuring where its 2.1 million barrels of oil will go. SENT: 390 words, photos.
VAPING HOSPITALIZATIONS-WISCONSIN _ Wisconsin health officials say about nearly nine out of 10 cases where vaping led to people developing a severe lung disease involved THC products, such as waxes or oils. SENT: 300 words.
OLY--TOKYO-DOMINGO _ The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee has not decided what it plans to do about the appearance of Placido Domingo at a 2020 Games event and is looking into allegations the opera star had sexually harassed several women. SENT: 260 words, photos.
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-BATALI _ Hearing is scheduled for next month in the indecent assault and battery case against celebrity chef Mario Batali. SENT: 140 words, photo.
JAIL BIRTH _ A woman who gave birth alone in her jail cell in Denver is suing the city after jail deputies and nurses allegedly ignored her pleas for help during about five hours of labor. SENT: 450 words, photo.
STORM AREA 51 EVENT _ A second rural Nevada county is making emergency plans in case crowds arrive for a "Storm Area 51" event that has drawn millions of social media fans. SENT: 370 words, photos.
ODD--BEER CAN CONVENTION _ It's "CANvention" time for hundreds of beer aficionados. Beer can collectors from around the world are in New Mexico for an annual gathering of trading, buying and selling containers that have housed beer throughout American history. SENT: 460 words, photos.
TV-ALEX TREBEK-CANCER _ "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek returns to work, saying he's "on the mend" following treatment for pancreatic cancer. SENT: 130 words, photo.
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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TRUMP-7 DAYS ON TWITTER _ As a consequential week played out in international affairs, the exclamation marks kept sprouting on President Trump's tweets. But they were about other things: a "Not Nice!" report about bedbugs at a Trump resort, birthday wishes to "a truly special man!" from the talk-show world and pique about this and that from the "FAKE NEWS!" SENT: 1,190 words, photos.
JUUL-STATE INVESTIGATIONS _ E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing mounting scrutiny from state law enforcement officials. The attorneys general in Illinois and the District of Columbia are investigating how the company’s vaping device became so popular with underage teens. SENT: 1,240 words, photo.
ELECTIONI 2020-VIRTUAL CAUCUSES _ The Democratic National Committee will recommend scrapping state plans to offer virtual, telephone-based caucuses in 2020 due to security concerns, sources tell The Associated Press. SENT: 730 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-MEDAL STORY _ Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden defends his faulty description of a tale of military heroism and his interactions with the service members who carried it out2 SENT: 670 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-SANFORD _ Mark Sanford knows he's a longshot if he decides to challenge President Donald Trump _ but he says he's survived long odds in the past. The South Carolina Republican's tenure as governor was rocked by scandal when he disappeared with his Argentinian mistress. Still, he managed to get elected to Congress a few years later. SENT: 570 words, photo.
STATE OF CHICAGO-LIGHTFOOT _ Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who swept into office five months ago on a promise of wholesale reform, presented a sobering reality _ the city faces a massive budget shortfall and major tax increases may be necessary. SENT: 730 words, photos.
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INTERNATIONAL
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POLAND-TRUMP _ President Donald Trump's decision to cancel a planned trip to Poland to deal with a hurricane comes as a sharp blow to Poland's populist government, which had been counting on the visit for a boost ahead of October elections. SENT: 790 words, photos.
INDIA-CITIZENS REGISTRY _ On the day before his five children were to appear in front of a tribunal in India's northeastern state of Assam to prove they were not in the country illegally, Rahim Ali hanged himself outside their corrugated metal shanty in the Muslim village of Banti Pur, his wife says. SENT: 1,200 words, photos. With INDIA-CITIZENS REGISTRY-TIMELINE _ Key events leading up to India's citizenship registry (sent).
EYPGT-SINKING ALEXANDRIA _ Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, which has survived invasions, fires and earthquakes since it was founded by Alexander the Great more than 2,000 years ago, now faces a new menace in the form of climate change. By Samy Magdy. SENT: 960 words, photos.
COLOMBIA-REBELS REARMING _ A call to arms by former rebel negotiators in Colombia is a blow to the country's fragile peace, but it also provides a tempting target for hawks looking to bring down the person the U.S. accuses of sheltering terrorist groups: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. SENT: 1,030 words, photos.
EAST TIMOR-AUSTRALIA _ Australia announces a new maritime security agreement with East Timor in which the fledgling democracy will gain naval infrastructure and an undersea internet link with the world as China increases its influence in the region. SENT: 720 words, photos.
UNITED NATIONS-LEBANON-ISRAEL _ The U.N. Security Council warns that violations of the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon in the latter country's south "could lead to a new conflict that none of the parties or the region can afford." SENT: 630 words, photo.
JAPAN-DEFENSE SPENDING _ Japan's defense spending is expected to set a new record next year as the country deepens its military alliance with the U.S. and spends more on expensive American stealth fighters and other equipment amid threats from China and North Korea. SENT: 650 words, photos.
KASHMIR _ Pakistan's prime minister says he had warned the international community that India could launch an attack on Pakistani-held Kashmir in an effort to divert the attention from human rights abuses in its portion of the disputed Himalayan region. SENT: 470 words, photos.
TAIWAN-DISAPPEARED IN CHINA _ Taiwan seeks information from China about a Taiwanese man missing since last week and who had reportedly distributed photos of Chinese troops just outside protest-racked Hong Kong. SENT: 440 words, photos.
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NATIONAL
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BOY SCOUTS-SEX ABUSE _ The Boy Scouts of America is facing a threat from a growing wave of lawsuits over decades-old allegations of sexual abuse. The Scouts have been sued in multiple states in recent months by purported abuse victims, including plaintiffs taking advantage of new state laws or court decisions that are now allowing suits previously barred because of the age of the allegations. SENT: 890 words, photos.
DRUG BUST-VIRGINIA _ Law enforcement officials in Virginia say they've taken down a multi-state drug ring and seized enough cheap fentanyl from China to kill 14 million people. SENT: 410 words, photos.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
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CONGO-UGANDA-EBOLA _ A 9-year-old Congolese girl who tested positive for Ebola in neighboring Uganda has died, officials say, as the World Health Organization said that the outbreak has neared 3,000 cases. SENT: 550 words.
AUSTRALIA-BARRIER REEF _ The government agency that manages Australia's Great Barrier Reef downgrades its outlook for the corals' condition from "poor" to "very poor" due to warming oceans. SENT: 440 words.
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BUSINESS /TECHNOLOGY
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SURVEILLANCE-SCARY SMART CAMERAS _ Artificial Intelligence is transforming surveillance cameras from passive sentries into active observers that can immediately spot a gunman, alert retailers when someone is shoplifting and help police quickly find suspects. Schools are among the most enthusiastic adopters of the technology at a time when the threat of a mass shooting is ever-present. But as their use increases, so do concerns about privacy. SENT: 1,180 words, photos.
UBER-LYFT-BALLOT FIGHT _ Uber, Lyft and DoorDash threatened to spend $90 million on a California ballot measure if they can't reach a deal with unions and lawmakers on legislation that would change the rights of their drivers and other so-called gig workers. SENT: 510 words, photo. With UBER-LYFT-BALLOT FIGHT-THE LATEST.
AMAZON-UNSAFE PRODUCTS _ Three U.S. senators are pushing Amazon to remove unsafe products from its online store, spurred by a Wall Street Journal investigation that found that more than 4,000 products on the site were mislabeled, declared unsafe or banned by regulators. By Retail Writer Joseph Pisani. SENT: 220 words.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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DISNEY-YES NETWORK _ The New York Yankees have reacquired the YES Network, joining Amazon and the Sinclair Broadcast Group to buy an 80% stake in the channel from The Walt Disney Co. By Sports Writer Jake Seiner. SENT: 460 words, photos.
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SPORTS
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TEN-US-OPEN _ Coco Gauff is still not quite used to hearing her name shouted by thousands of U.S. Open spectators reveling in each booming serve, each "How did she do that?" shot and each victory by a 15-year-old American who is the youngest woman in the U.S. Open's third round since 1996. Imagine what things might be like for what comes next: a showdown against No. 1 seed and defending champion Naomi Osaka on Saturday. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. SENT: 1,020 words, photos.
FBH--LIMITING CONTACT _ Pioneer High School coach Bill Bellers stood before his team in an overflowing huddle, reading the warning on a sticker affixed to a purple football helmet. Bellers asked his players if they understood the risks and still wanted to be a part of the season’s first full-contact practice. They did. What took place over the next two hours probably didn’t look much like your father’s football practice. Tackling dummies and padded mats replaced human beings and the ground for many drills, all part of an effort to make the sport safer for youth players. By Sports Writer Larry Lage. SENT: 1,490 words, photo, video.
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