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TOP STORIES
New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius (18) connects for a grand slam home run against the Minnesota Twins during the third inning of Game 2 of an American League Division Series baseball game, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
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TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT _ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the State Department intends to follow the law in the House impeachment investigation and vigorously defended President Donald Trump, dismissing questions about the president's attempts to push Ukraine and China to investigate a Democratic political rival. By Jill Colvin and Matthew Lee. SENT: 950 words, photos, video, audio.
HONG KONG -PROTESTS _ Shouting "Wearing mask is not a crime," tens of thousands of protesters brave the rain to march in central Hong Kong as a court rejected a second legal attempt to block a mask ban aimed at quashing violence during four months of pro-democracy rallies. By Eileen Ng and John Leicaster. SENT: 720 words, photos.
Billie Eilish performs during the first weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack PlunkettInvisionAP)
AFGHANISTAN-CIVILIAN CASUALTIES _ Anger is mounting over the increasing numbers of civilians dying in misdirected US aerial strikes and the heavy-handed tactics of a CIA-trained Afghan force. By Kathy Gannon. SENT: 1,320 words, photos. This story is this week’s Monday Spotlight.
VATICAN-CARDINALS _ Pope Francis has added 13 new cardinals to the top of the Catholic hierarchy, telling them they must show God's compassion to those who suffer to be faithful to their ministry. By Nicole Winfield. SENT: 1,030 words, photos. With VATICAN-AMAZON _ Pope opens Amazon meeting amid fires and right-wing opposition (sent).
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MEXICO-KUSHNER HONORS _ A Mexican judge says it was OK for Jared Kushner to get a top national award despite derogatory comments about Mexican migrants that were made by his father-in-law, President Donald Trump. SENT: 140 words, photo.
JOKER-SECURITY _ Going to see the movie “Joker” was an unsettling experience for some people on its opening weekend. SENT: 600 words.
CALIFORNIA OKTOBERFEST EXPLOSION _ Several injured after utility explosions at shopping complex. 330 words. With CALIFORNIA OKTOBERFEST EXPLOSION-THE LATEST.
THAILAND-ELEPHANTS _ 6 elephants drown, 2 rescued in Thai national park. SENT: 190 words, photos.
KANSAS-LATE NIGHT _ The University of Kansas has apologized for Snoop Dogg’s risque show at its annual kickoff for the school's storied basketball program. SENT: 715 words, photo.
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INTERNATIONAL
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NORTH KOREA-US-TALKS _ North Korea's chief negotiator says nuclear talks with the U.S. have broken down, but Washington maintains the two sides had "good discussions" in Sweden that it intends to build on in two weeks. By Jari Tanner and Matthew Lee. SENT: 680 words, photos.
AUSTRALIA-IRAN _ The release from Iran of two Australians and an Iranian student held by Australia bears the hallmarks of a swap, a legal expert said Sunday, while the attorney general refused to comment on a possible deal with Tehran. SENT: 560 words.
HAITI-POLITICAL CRISIS _ Deadly protests are choking communities across Haiti as supplies dwindle and non-government agencies are forced to suspend aid. The political turmoil is hitting cities and towns outside the capital of Port-au-Prince especially hard as barricades cut off the flow of goods between the city and countryside. SENT: 650 words, photos.
PORTUGAL-ELECTION _ Portugal holds a general election with the center-left Socialist Party widely expected to collect most votes and stay in power for another four years. SENT: 580 words, photos.
KOSOVO-ELECTION _ Voters in Kosovo are electing a new parliament amid calls for leaders to resume dialogue with Serbia over normalizing ties. Some 1.9 million eligible voters are starting to cast their ballots to elect 120 lawmakers in the Balkan nation that became independent from Serbia in 2008. SENT: 340 words, photos.
TUNISIA-ELECTION _ Tunisians are electing a new parliament amid a tumultuous political season, with a moderate Islamist party and a jailed tycoon's populist movement vying to come out on top of a crowded field. SENT: 310 words, photos.
GREECE-GOATS GONE WILD _ Goat herding is a way of life on Samothraki, a remote Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. But semi-wild goats outnumber human inhabitants 15-fold on the island and they are munching stretches of Samothraki into a moonscape. SENT: 680 words, photos.
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NATIONAL
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FATAL-SHOOTING-OFFICER-ARRESTED _ A former Georgia police officer who fatally shot a fleeing, unarmed black man is acquitted of voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter. SENT: 630 words, photo.
GIRL’S ARREST-INVESTIGATION _ The mother of a 13-year-old black girl whose videotaped arrest in Minnesota has provoked an outcry on social media says her daughter is "no angel" but was treated unfairly by police. SENT: 430 words, photo, video.
DALLAS OFFICER-MISTAKEN APARTMENT-WITNESS _ Authorities say a witness in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor has been killed in a shooting. SENT: 430 words, photos.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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TYLER PERRY STUDIOS-GALA _ Tyler Perry officially christens his massive new film studio, beaming as his fellow entertainment industry luminaries descended on Atlanta and strode a red carpet to his sprawling complex for an opening gala. The attendees warmly greeted Perry, a man who had once been homeless and yet now helmed his own studio, one of the nation's largest. SENT: 300 words, photos.
OBIT-GIORDANI _ Tenor Marcello Giordani, renowned for a voice of beauty and heft that made him a star at the world's top opera houses, dies at age 56. Giordani had a heart attack following lunch at his home in Monte Tauro, a suburb of Augusta in Sicily, and could not be revived, his vocal coach, Bill Schuman, told The Associated Press. SENT: 770 words, photos.
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SPORTS
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BBA--ALDS-TWINS-YANKEES _ Didi Gregorius hooked a slump-busting grand slam during a seven-run third inning and the New York Yankees pummeled the Minnesota Twins again, cruising to an 8-2 victory for a 2-0 lead in their AL Division Series. By Baseball Writer Ben Walker. SENT: 1,070 words, photos.
BBA--ALDS-RAYS-ASTROS _ Gerrit Cole carried his splendid September into an outstanding October, Alex Bregman handed fans chanting MVP the mighty swing they craved and the Houston Astros survived a wild ninth inning to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 for a 2-0 lead in their AL Division Series. By Sports Writer Kristie Rieken. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.
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