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Fashion from the Tom Ford collection is modeled Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
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F1-SCHUMACHER _ Report: Ex-Formula One star Schumacher treated in secrecy in Paris hospital. SENT: 140 words. UPCOMING: Will be expanded, photos.
TRUMP-HURRICANE DORIAN _ NOAA chief to address forecasters amid Dorian flap. SENT: 130 words, photos. UPCOMING: Speech at 9 a.m.
Fashion from the Tom Ford collection is modeled Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
ABORTION-SOUTH CAROLINA _ South Carolina holds hearing on heartbeat abortion ban. SENT: 140 words, photo. UPCOMING: Hearing at 10 a.m.
TRUMP-PUBLIC LANDS _ Skeptical House Democrats plan hearing on Trump public land plans. SENT: 140 words. UPCOMING: Hearing at 10 a.m.
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MEXICO-TRANSGENDER VIOLENCE _ Months after Kenya Cuevas' friend was slain in front of her, a funeral wreath with Cuevas' name on it arrived at her doorstep. The implication was clear: Keep making noise about murdered transgender women and you'll be next. Mexico has become the world's second deadliest country after Brazil for transgender people, with 261 transgender women slain in 2013-2018, according to a recent study by the LGBTQ rights group Letra S. By Michael Krumholtz. SENT: 1,180 words, photos.
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AFGHANISTAN-STUMBLING-TOWARD-A-VOTE _ President Donald Trump's sudden halt to U.S.-Taliban talks looks like a gift to the beleaguered Afghan president, who has insisted on holding a key election in less than three weeks' time despite widespread expectations that a peace deal would push it aside. Now, with an agreement to end America's longest war on hold, Afghanistan suddenly faces a presidential vote amid warnings that it's not ready _ and the threat of even more violence. By Cara Anna. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.
BAHAMAS-HURRICANE DORIAN _ Thousands of hurricane survivors are filing off boats and planes in the capital of the Bahamas, facing the need to start new lives after Hurricane Dorian but with little ideas on how or where to begin. By Dánica Coto. SENT: 900 words, photos.
NORTH-KOREA-WEAPONS-TESTS-ANALYSIS _ Another week, another North Korean weapons test. North Korea's relentless, carefully calibrated barrage of firepower _ the latest test was its eighth since late July _ manages to normalize a martial display of defiance that not too long ago raised fears of war in one of the most dangerous corners of the world. By Foster Klug. SENT: 910 words, photos. KOREAS-US-NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY _ North Korea fires two projectiles after offering talks with U.S.
SYRIA-DIGGING UP THE DEAD _ First responders say they have pulled nearly 20 bodies out of the latest mass grave uncovered in Raqqa, the Syrian city that was the de facto capital of the Islamic State group. It is the 16th mass grave in the city, and officials are struggling with a lack of resources needed to document and one day identify the thousands of dead who have been dug out. By Sarah El Deeb. SENT: 1,020 words, photos.
KASHMIR-ABUSE ALLEGATIONS _ Residents of a dozen villages in disputed Kashmir say Indian troops raided their homes in an apparent campaign of intimidation since the government in New Delhi stripped the region of its statehood last month. The residents tell the AP soldiers inflicted beatings and electric shocks, poisoned food supplies and killed livestock. Indian authorities say the allegations are false. By Aijaz Hussain. SENT: 1,410 words, photos.
TECH GIANTS-ANTITRUST-STATES _ Big tech companies have long rebuffed attempts by the U.S. federal government to scrutinize or scale back their market power. Now they face a scrappy new coalition as well: prosecutors from nearly all 50 states. By Technology Writer Matt O'Brien. SENT: 880 words, photos.
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RACHEL MADDOW-LAWSUIT _ One America News sues Rachel Maddow for $10 million. SENT: 410 words, photo.
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-BULLIED FAN _ University of Tennessee sells design of bullied boy's homemade shirt. SENT: 140 words.
TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL-GALA TRIBUTE _ Toronto Film Festival pays tribute to Streep, Phoenix. SENT: 490 words, photos.
ABORTION-DOCTOR SUES FDA _ Austrian doctor sues U.S. for seizing patients' abortion drugs. SENT: 720 words, photos.
ATHLETICS-ASTROS _ Astros hit record six HRs in two innings, beat A's 15-0. SENT: 840 words, photos.
NY FASHION WEEK-TOM FORD _ Tom Ford entices fashion crowd into an old subway station. SENT: 490 words, photos.
DOZING DRIVER _ Video appears to show Tesla driver asleep in moving car. SENT: 140 words.
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ELECTION 2020-IOWA CAMPUS ORGANIZING _ Many 2020 Democratic presidential candidates want to turn dissatisfaction with Trump on Iowa’s campuses into votes on caucus night. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page on APNewsroom.
TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBE-FLYNN _ Former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn is due back in court for the first time in weeks as his lawyers mount an aggressive attack on the special counsel’s Russia investigation. By Eric Tucker. SENT: 360 words, photo. UPCOMING: 700 words after 11 a.m. conference.
TRUMP _ Trying to prove his political clout by pushing a Republican to victory in a special election, Trump uses a North Carolina rally to paint a bleak picture of a nation he claimed would be overrun with crime, poverty and immigrants if Democrats seize power in Washington. SENT: 1,030 words, photos.
ELECTION-2020-SENATE-GEORGIA _ Former congressional candidate Jon Ossoff says that he's challenging Republican Sen. David Perdue in 2020 for a Georgia seat that could help determine control of the Senate. SENT: 480 words, photos.
MORTGAGE GIANTS-TRUMP PLAN _ Trump administration officials are coming before Congress to defend their plan for ending government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the giant mortgage finance companies that nearly collapsed in the financial crisis 11 years ago and were bailed out at cost to taxpayers of $187 billion. By Business Writer Marcy Gordon. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos after 10 a.m. hearing.
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NATIONAL
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GEORGIA-CARGO-SHIP _ Coast Guard rescuers pull four trapped men alive from a capsized cargo ship, drilling into the hull's steel plates to extract the crew members more than a day after their vessel overturned while leaving a Georgia port. SENT: 900 words, photos, graphic, videos.
TEXAS EXECUTION _ A Texas inmate is set to be executed for fatally shooting a 61-year-old grandmother at her North Texas home nearly a decade ago during an eight-day spate of crimes that included thefts and another killing. SENT: 700 words, photo. UPCOMING: Execution scheduled for after 7 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL
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HONG KONG-PROTESTS _ Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam renews an appeal to pro-democracy protesters to halt violence and engage in dialogue, as the city's richest man urged the government to provide a way out for the mostly young demonstrators. SENT: 540 words, photos.
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BUSINESS/TECH
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APPLE-EVENT _ Apple is expected to unveil three new iPhone models that are so similar to last year's lineup, they may be upstaged by details about the company's upcoming video service. By Technology Writer Michael Liedtke. SENT: 530 words, photo.
CHINA-ALIBABA _ Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, who helped launch China's online retailing boom, steps down as chairman of the world's biggest e-commerce company at a time when its fast-changing industry faces uncertainty amid a U.S.-Chinese tariff war. By Business Writer Joe McDonald. SENT: 730 words, photo.
FRANKFURT AUTO SHOW _ The headwinds buffeting the auto industry are making themselves felt at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with companies confronting a slowdown in sales due to global trade uncertainty and pressure from governments to lower emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases. By Business Writer David McHugh. SENT: 970 words, photos.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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FILM-DOWNTON ABBEY PRIMER _ Does it feel like forever since we lost the style, splendor and scandals of "Downton Abbey?" Catch up here. By Entertainment Writer Leanne Italie. SENT: 1,480 words, photos.
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