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TOP STORIES

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HONG KONG-ELECTION — Given a chance to vote, the people of Hong Kong did just that. Long lines snaked around plazas and extended for blocks as citizens of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory turned out in droves for an election seen as a test of public support for anti-government protests that have persisted for more than five months. By Ken Moritsaugu and Eileen Ng. SENT: 740 words, photos.

BUDGET BATTLE — Negotiations on a package of spending bills to fund the federal government have produced a key breakthrough, though considerably more work is needed to wrap up the long-delayed measures. Top lawmakers of the House and Senate Appropriations committees confirmed agreement on allocations for each of the 12 spending bills, a step that allows negotiations on the $1.4 trillion budget bundle to begin in earnest to try to pass the measures by a Dec. 20 deadline. By Andrew Taylor. SENT: 380 words, photo.

ASYLUM-GLOBAL CRACKDOWN — The U.S. has sent a Honduran migrant back to Guatemala in a move that marks a new phase of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Trump is aligning the U.S. with the European Union and other wealthy nations that are making asylum increasingly hard to obtain. The new policy bars anyone who travels through another country to the U.S.-Mexico border from applying for asylum there. By Elliot Spagat. SENT: 1,180 words, photos. Eds: This story has moved as the Sunday Spotlight.

ASIA-POPE — Pope Francis demanded world leaders renounce atomic weapons and the Cold War-era doctrine of deterrence, saying the stockpiling of nuclear arms decreases security, wastes money and threatens humanity. Francis blasted the demise of arms control treaties while visiting Nagasaki, the site of the second of the two 1945 U.S. atomic bombings on Japan. By Nicole Winfield and Haruka Nuga. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. With ASIA-POPE-THE LATEST.

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WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT

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ISRAEL-POLITICS — Israeli PM holds tense Cabinet meeting as indictment looms. SENT: 140 words, photo.

TWO CHILDREN KILLED — 2 boys shot to death outside California elementary school. SENT: 280 words, photo.

GINSBURG — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for treatment of chills and fever. SENT: 160 words, photo.

STEELERS-BROWNS-FINES — Steelers QB Rudolph fined $50,000 for brawl with Browns. SENT: 390 words, photo.

RAPPERS-JEWELRY — Iggy Azalea, Playboy Carti report $366K in stolen jewelry. SENT: 160 words, photos.

TAIWAN-ANG LEE — Ang Lee says China boycott of Taiwan awards show a loss. SENT: 140 words, photos.

MALAYSIA-WILDLIFE — The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to an illness. SENT: 370 words, photos.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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US NAVY SEAL MURDER CASE — The secretary of the U.S. Navy says he doesn't consider a tweet by President Trump an order and would need a formal order to stop a review of a sailor who could lose his status as a Navy Seal. SENT: 520 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020-BLOOMBERG — Michael Bloomberg will not accept political donations if he runs for president and he will not take a salary if he wins, according to senior aides who offered new details about the New York billionaire’s plans to navigate his wealth as he marches toward a formal 2020 announcement. SENT: 610 words, photo.

ELECTION 2020-BIDEN — Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is endorsing Joe Biden, saying his personal losses give him the “the capacity to comfort” and “the need to heal” a divided nation. SENT: 410 words, photo.

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NATIONAL

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ALABAMA-SHERIFF KILLED — An Alabama sheriff was fatally shot in a community near the state’s capital, authorities announced, later saying they were seeking a man considered to be a “serious risk” who may be traveling on foot. Gov. Kay Ivey tweeted Lowndes County Sheriff John Williams had been “tragically killed” in the line of duty and that she offered her prayers and sympathy to his family and the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department. SENT: 530 words, photos. With ALABAMA-SHERIFF KILLED-THE LATEST.

HARVARD-YALE-PROTEST — Protesters wearing the colors of both Harvard and Yale stage a sit-in at midfield of Yale Bowl during halftime of the 136th edition of the annual football rivalry known as The Game. Most walked off after about an hour with a police escort; about 20-30 who remained were arrested. By Jimmy Golen. SENT: 650 words, photos

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INTERNATIONAL

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AUSTRALIA-CHINA SPY — China refutes the explosive claims of a self-confessed spy seeking asylum in Australia, saying Sunday he is a convicted fraudster wanted by Shanghai police.The Nine Network newspapers reports defector Wang “William” Liqiang has given Australia’s counterespionage agency inside intelligence on how Beijing conducts its interference operations abroad and revealed the identities of China’s senior military intelligence officers in Hong Kong. SENT: 590 words photos.

URUGUAY-ELECTIONS — A 15-year string of center-left governments was on the line as Uruguay’s Broad Front coalition faced a presidential runoff election challenge from a united opposition. The National Party’s Luis Lacalle Pou, who lost the presidential runoff five years ago, holds a noticeable though apparently single-digit lead over the Broad Front’s Daniel Martínez in polls heading into the vote. SENT: 400 words, photos.

GUINEA-BISSAU-ELECTIONS — Guinea-Bissau is holding a presidential election against a backdrop of political tension and unrest on the streets of the impoverished West African country. Twelve candidates are running for head of state, including the incumbent, Jose Mario Vaz, who has been in power since 2014. SENT: 580 words.

NAMIBIA-ELECTION PREVIEW — Namibia’s registered 1.3 million voters go to the polls Wednesday in a general election that promises to be far removed from the overwhelming victories enjoyed by former liberation movement SWAPO since independence in the resource-rich southern African country in 1990. SENT: 680 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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FBC--T25-TEXAS A&M-GEORGIA — No. 4 Georgia is still on course to make a run at the College Football Playoff. No thanks to the offense. The No. 4 Bulldogs managed only one touchdown, but Rodrigo Blankenship booted four field goals and the defense stymied 24th-ranked Texas A&M for a lackluster 19-13 victory. By Sports Writer Paul Newberry. SENT: 940 words, photos.

BOX--WILDER-ORTIZ — One rematch down, one to go for Deontay Wilder. Wilder landed a vicious right hand to stop Luis Ortiz in the seventh round to retain his heavyweight title and set up a lucrative rematch with Tyson Fury in February. By Boxing Writer Tim Dahlberg. SENT: 590 words, photos.

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