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ELECTION 2020-DEMOCRATS-FUNDRAISING _ Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have upended the way Democratic presidential candidates can haul in tens of millions of dollars. Rather than schmooze wealthy donors, they raise money through small online donations. By Brian Slodysko. SENT: 830 words, photos.
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GM STRIKE _ UAW-GM talks progress but wage, job security issues remain. SENT: 130 words, photos.
PLANE CRASH-CONNECTICUT _ Owner of B-17 bomber in deadly crash suspends other flights. SENT: 140 words, photos.
JUSSIE SMOLLETT _ Judge finds no bias from Jussie Smollett special prosecutor. SENT: 630 words, photos.
TOP STORIES
FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2019 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a gun safety forum in Las Vegas. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren raked in more cash over the past three months than any of their Democratic rivals. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
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TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT _ The impeachment inquiry reaches directly into the White House as Democrats subpoena officials about contacts with Ukraine and President Donald Trump signals his administration will not cooperate. The demand for documents caps a tumultuous week that widened the constitutional battle between the executive branch and Congress and sharpened the political standoff with more witnesses, testimony and documents to come. By Zeke Miller And Jill Colvin. SENT: 1,040 words, photos, video. With IMPEACHMENT-THIS WEEK _ A lot has happened since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the impeachment inquiry; AP EXPLAINS-IMPEACHMENT _ How the ground shifted on impeachment (both sent).
TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-STATE DEPARTMENT _ The State Department has been deeply shaken by the rapidly escalating impeachment inquiry, as revelations that President Trump enlisted diplomats to dig up dirt on a political rival threaten to tarnish its reputation as a nonpartisan arm of U.S. foreign policy. By Ben Fox, Matthew Lee and Lolita C. Baldor. SENT: 980 words, photos.
A protestor drops to the ground as he pleads with police after they fired tear gas to prevent protestors from marching toward the United Nations headquarters, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. Thousands of protesters marched through the Haitian capital to the U.N. headquarters Friday in one of the largest demonstrations in a weekslong push to oust the embattled President Jovenel Moise. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
ELECTION 2020-DEMOCRATS-FUNDRAISING _ Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have upended the way Democratic presidential candidates can haul in tens of millions of dollars. Rather than schmooze wealthy donors, they raise money through small online donations. By Brian Slodysko. SENT: 830 words, photos.
IRAQ-PROTESTS _ Security forces open fire directly at hundreds of anti-government demonstrators in central Baghdad, killing at least 17 protesters and injuring dozens, hours after Iraq's top Shiite cleric warned both sides to end four days of violence "before it's too late." By Qassim Abdul-Zahra. SENT: 750 words, photos.
HONG-KONG-PROTESTS _ All subway and train services were suspended and lines formed at the cash machines of shuttered banks as Hong Kong dusted itself off and braced for more protests after another night of rampaging violence that a new ban on face masks failed to quell. By John Leicester. SENT: 730 words, photos. With HONG KONG-THE LATEST; HONG KONG-PROTESTS-PHOTO-GALLERY _ Hong Kong bans protesters from wearing masks; HONG KONG-UNMASKED _ For Hong Kong protesters, masks shield against Big Brother (sent).
A Cangahua indigenous woman cradles her child while sitting on a felled tree used to block a road in Cangahua, Ecuador, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, during a nationwide transport strike that shut down taxi, bus and other services in response to a sudden rise in fuel prices. Ecuador's President Lenín Moreno, who earlier declared a state of emergency over the strike, vowed Friday that he wouldn't back down on the decision to end costly fuel subsidies, which doubled the price of diesel overnight and sharply raised gasoline prices. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)
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AUSTRALIA-IRAN _ Australian couple return home after 3-month Iran detention. SENT: 290 words.
PEOPLE-ANDY DICK _ Comedian Andy Dick pleads not guilty to groping driver. SENT: 130 words, photos.
Guitarist Matthias Jabs of the band Scorpions performs at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Jabs plays the same guitar that he used at the first Rock in Rio festival in 1985. (AP PhotoLeo Correa)
GM STRIKE _ UAW-GM talks progress but wage, job security issues remain. SENT: 130 words, photos.
ALL-FEMALE SPACEWALK _ The first all-female spacewalk is back on, six months after a spacesuit flap led to an embarrassing cancellation. SENT: 480 words, photo.
OLD MURDER-ARREST _ Authorities in Central California say they used genetic genealogy to identify a suspect in the rape and killing of a college student 23 years ago. SENT: 130 words, photos.
New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge makes a diving catch on a ball hit by Minnesota Twins' Jorge Polanco during the third inning of Game 1 of an American League Division Series baseball game, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
PLANE CRASH-CONNECTICUT _ Owner of B-17 bomber in deadly crash suspends other flights. SENT: 140 words, photos.
CHICAGO VIOLENCE-PARK SHOOTING _ Last defendant sentenced in Chicago shooting that wounded 13. SENT: 160 words.
PLANE CRASH-SUSQUEHANNA RIVER _ Plane approaching airport loses power, lands in river. SENT: 140 words, photos.
Brooklyn Nets forward Nicolas Claxton dunks during the second half of an exhibition NBA basketball game against the SesiFranca Basketball Club, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP PhotoMary Altaffer)
JUSSIE SMOLLETT _ Judge finds no bias from Jussie Smollett special prosecutor. SENT: 630 words, photos.
INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA _ International balloon fiesta ready to lift off in New Mexico. SENT: 140 words, photos.
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Cincinnati wide receiver Garyn Prater (15) celebrates after the team's 27-24 win over UCF in an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP PhotoJohn Minchillo)
INTERNATIONAL
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AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN _ The Taliban met U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Pakistan capital for the first time since President Donald Trump declared a seemingly imminent peace deal to end Afghanistan's 18-year war 'dead' a month ago, a Taliban official says. SENT: 590 words, photo.
HAITI-POLITICAL CRISIS _ Haitians brace for more upheaval as opposition leaders, emboldened by a massive protest demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse, pledged to remain on the streets. SENT: 650 words, photos.
HONDURAS-PRESIDENT’S BROTHER _ A Honduran drug trafficker gives more details about campaign contributions he says he gave to the current and former presidents of the Central American nation — money he says was channeled through the brother of now-President Juan Orlando Hernández. SENT: 650 words, photo.
ECUADOR-TRANSPORT STRIKE _ Ecuadorian authorities dispatched military vehicles to ferry civilian passengers Friday and arrested several transport union leaders following a strike that shut down taxi, bus and other services in response to a rise in fuel prices. SENT: 330 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-SANDERS _ Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a heart attack, his campaign confirmed as the Vermont senator was released from a Nevada hospital. The 78-year-old was at a campaign event Tuesday when he experienced chest discomfort. SENT: 770 words, photos, video.
TRUMP-UKRAINE-SENATOR _ A Republican senator says he learned from a U.S. ambassador that President Donald Trump was tying military aid for Ukraine to an investigation of the 2016 election. But when the senator asked Trump if he could assure the Ukraine leadership the money would be coming, the president blocked him from carrying that message. SENT: 720 words, photo.
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NATIONAL
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VINTAGE PLANES-SAFETY _ The crash of a World War II-era bomber in Connecticut this week has raised questions of whether machines over 70 years old should be flying passengers. A B-17 went down Wednesday at the Hartford airport, killing seven of the 13 people aboard, after the pilot reported engine trouble. SENT: 900 word, photos.
OPIOID CRISIS-PERDUE _ Attorneys general representing nearly half the states and lawyers for more than 500 local governments blast the terms of Purdue Pharma's offer to settle thousands of lawsuits over the nation's opioid crisis in court filings that also said the company had funneled up to $13 billion to its controlling family. SENT: 890 words, photo.
TEXAS EXECUTION _ A Jewish death row inmate who was part of the "Texas 7" gang of escaped prisoners and faced execution in less than a week wins a reprieve after claiming the former judge at his trial was anti-Semitic and frequently used racial slurs. SENT: 620 words, photos.l
VAPING ILLNESSES-MASSACHUSETTS _ A federal judge upholds Massachusetts' four-month ban on the sale of vaping products, at least for now. SENT: 450 words.
ALASKA BEAR MAULING _ An Alaska man who was mauled by a bear before his father came to his rescue was being treated at Juneau hospital for deep bite wounds on his arm and leg, the father says. SENT: 380 words.
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BUSINESS
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FEDERAL RESERVE-POWELL _ Fed Chairman Powell says goal is to keep economy in good place 'as long as possible.' SENT: 400 words, photos.
ECONOMY-JOBS REPORT _ U.S. employers added a modest 136,000 jobs in September, enough to help lower the unemployment rate to a new five-decade low of 3.5%. SENT: 580 words.
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YELLOW CEDAR-LISTING REJECTED _ An iconic Alaska tree with roots that can freeze to death if not covered by snow was rejected by a federal agency for the threatened species list. SENT: 480 words, photo.
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SPORTS
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BBN--NLDS-CARDINALS-BRAVES _ Adding another chapter to his remarkable turnaround season, Mike Foltynewicz threw seven dominating innings before pinch-hitter Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer that carried the Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, evening the NL Division Series at one game apiece. By Sports Writer Paul Newberry. SENT: 940 words, photos.
BBA--ALDS-TWINS-YANKEES _ DJ LeMahieu homered and drove in four runs, Gleyber Torres broke a tie with a two-run double and the New York Yankees extended their October mastery of the Minnesota Twins with a 10-4 victory in the AL Division Series opener. By Baseball Writer Mike Fitzpatrick. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
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