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TOP STORIES
Pope Francis waves in Popemobile as he arrives for Holy Mass at Tokyo Dome Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)
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THE CHINA CABLES —Secret documents show the Chinese government used mass surveillance and an integrated computing system to target pious Muslims and Uighurs who traveled abroad for detention in internment camps. Border guards were ordered to “ensure they’re arrested the moment they cross the border.” More than a million people from ethnic minorities are held in the camps. The documents show they were forced to learn Mandarin and Communist ideology. SENT: 3,120 words, photo. An abridged version of 1,030 words was also sent. WITH: THE CHINA CABLES-MAN IN CHARGE — The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims. SENT: 900 words, photos; THE CHINA CABLES-FINDINGS (both sent).
US NAVY SEAL MURDER CASE —Former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer says he and President Donald Trump no longer share the same understanding of what Spencer calls “the key principle of good order and discipline.” Spencer made that claim in a letter to Trump after the chief of the Pentagon fired him amid a dispute over the fate of a SEAL accused of war crimes in Iraq. Trump has championed the SEAL’s case, overruling the sailor’s demotion and stating his opposition to kicking him out of the elite naval force. By National Security Writer Robert Burns. SENT: 850 words, photos.
Regina King, left, presents the award for artist of the year to Taylor Swift at the American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris PizzelloInvisionAP)
HONG KONG-ELECTION — The pro-democracy opposition has won a resounding victory in Hong Kong elections, according to media tallies, in a clear rebuke to city leader Carrie Lam and her handling of violent protests that have divided the Chinese territory. By Ken Moritsugu and Eileen Ng. SENT: 730 words, photos. Developing.
TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-WHAT’S NEXT— After two weeks of public hearings, Democrats could soon turn the impeachment process over to the House Judiciary Committee. They’re moving “expeditiously” ahead as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has instructed. By Mary Clare Jalonick. SENT: 920 words, photos.
ALASKA-MELTING ICE CELLARS — Add ice cellars to the list of environmental victims in Alaska’s Native whaling villages. The largely indigenous, far-north communities have used the underground food caches for generations. The cellars are dug like chambers into the underground permafrost, typically reachable through long shafts at the surface. But they’ve been rendered unreliable in a new environment. By Rachel D’oro. SENT: 1,000 words. This is the Tuesday Spotlight.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Devlin Hodges (6) runs the ball against Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard (94) during the second half an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP PhotoGary Landers)
PETE BUTTIGIEG-ORIGIN STORY— As early as grade school, Peter Buttigieg exhibited an attention-grabbing combination of brains and curiosity. He would be named high school valedictorian, voted senior class president and chosen Most Likely to be U.S. President. No wonder people who’ve known him since childhood say his run for president feels predictable. By Michelle R. Smith. SENT: 2,830 words, photos. Also moved in a previous cycle. An abridged version is available.
ASIA-POPE — Pope Francis has met with victims of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and called for the world to rethink its reliance on nuclear power. Francis noted Monday that Japanese bishops have called for the abolition of nuclear power plants in the aftermath of the “triple disaster,” in which three Fukushima nuclear reactors melted down after a magnitude-9 quake triggered a tsunami. By Nicole Winfield and Mari Yamaguchi. SENT: 850 words, photos.
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WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
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TRUMP-MAR-A-LAGO ARREST— A Chinese businesswoman could be headed to prison for trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and lying to federal agents. SENT: 130 words, photo. DEVELOPING: Hearing starts 3 p.m.
SYNAGOGUE-BOMB PLOT — An alleged white supremacist accused of plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue is due in federal court Monday. SENT: 130 words. DEVELOPING: Hearing start at 10 a.m.
OBIT-HARRY MORTON — Harry Morton, a restaurant mogul who was the son of the Hard Rock Cafe chain co-founder and grandson of the Morton’s The Steakhouse founder, dies at 38. SENT: 150 words, photo.
MISSISSIPPI LOTTERY — Mississippi residents don’t have to go out of the state to buy lottery tickets anymore. SENT: 130 words. DEVELOPING: Will be updated after sales begin at 5 a.m.
SAN DIEGO SHOOTING-FAMILY — The only child to survive his family’s murder-suicide has died after his mother and three brothers were killed by his father. SENT: 150 words, photo.
SAMOA-MEASLES — Authorities say a measles epidemic sweeping through Samoa continues to worsen with the death toll rising to 25, all but one of them young children. SENT: 130 words.
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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ELECTION 2020-KLOBUCHAR — It’s not her style to run for president as a “woman candidate,” but Amy Klobuchar concludes that many Americans still aren’t comfortable with the idea of a woman in the Oval Office and that she needs to amplify the conversation about it. By Sara Burnett. SENT: 1,210 words, photos. With SARAH SANDERS-ARKANSAS GOVERNOR — Sarah Sanders, the former White House press secretary, is back home in Arkansas and laying the groundwork for a potential governor’s race in 2022. By Andrew DeMillo. SENT: 800 words, photos.
FACT CHECK-WEEK — President Donald Trump’s latest reasons for firing Marie Yovanovitch as ambassador to Ukraine: She was an “Obama person” who refused to hang Trump’s portrait in the U.S. Embassy. That’s false on both counts. By Hope Yen and Calvin Woodward. SENT: 3,010 words, photos.
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INTERNATIONAL
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GUATEMALA-ANTI-CORRUPTION— Erika Lorena Aifán is used to threats after more than a decade as a judge in Guatemala, but she says their tone has increased recently and she received a message on her cellphone telling her that she and her family “should be dead.” SENT: 960 words, photos.
THAILAND-LOAN SCANDAL —A Thai court has acquitted the son of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of money laundering in a case involving 9.9 billion baht ($328 million) in loans extended by a state-run bank to a real estate developer when his father held power. The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases ruled Monday that Panthongtae Shinawatra was not guilty in the case. SENT: 430 words, photos.
KOREAS-TENSIONS— North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has visited a frontline island and ordered troops there to practice firing artillery. The North’s Korean Central News Agency says that the firing happened when Kim inspected a military unit on Changrin Islet near the disputed sea boundary with South Korea. SENT: 670 words.
AUSTRALIA-CHINA SPY — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says allegations of a Chinese plot to plant an agent into Australia’s Parliament are “deeply disturbing and troubling.” SENT: 460 words, photo.
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: 500 words, photos.
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NATIONAL
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RECLAIMING CHICAGO LAWN — A former gangster and an unexpected mix of neighbors band together to “reclaim” part of South Side Chicago that was decimated by the 2008 mortgage crisis. SENT: 2,530 words, photos.
MAYOR’S GRANDSON-LAWSUIT— A woman who says her son was killed by gang members connected to the grandson of an Ohio mayor has filed a wrongful death lawsuit saying that he and a police chief interfered in an investigation of the slaying. SENT: 700 words, photo.
JESSYE NORMAN MEMORIAL — Jessye Norman was remembered as a force of nature as thousands filled the Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday for a celebration of the soprano, who died Sept. 30 at age 74. SENT: 750 words, photo.
WILDFIRES-BURYING POWER LINES— Even as they continue to spark wildfires, dealing with the vulnerability of overhead power lines to falling trees and strong winds by burying them or strengthening them is spotty and disorganized on a national level and painfully slow. By Ellen Knickmeyer and Jocelyn Gecker. SENT: 1,210 words, photos.
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BUSINESS
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DELIVERY ROBOTS— Is the future of the delivery robot a personal sidekick that gets you walking as it lugs your groceries, or a fleet of self-driving sandwich couriers that enable you to stay glued to your desk? Or maybe neither. Companies with competing visions of society’s need for cargo-carrying sidewalk rovers are inviting consumers to try them out in the real world. By AP Technology Writer Matt O’Brien. SENT: 800 words.
WEB INVENTOR-INTERNET RULES — The inventor of the World Wide Web has an ambitious rule book for online governance — a bill of rights and obligations for the internet. It aims to counteract the growing prevalence of such anti-democratic poisons as misinformation, mass surveillance and censorship. By AP Technology Writer Frank Bajak. SENT: 450 words, photo.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS —Taylor Swift has moonwalked past Michael Jackson’s record at the American Music Awards. The pop star, who walked into Sunday night’s show with 23 AMAs, won multiple honors, surpassing the King of Pop’s 24 wins. She repeatedly thanked her fans for always showing up — during both the good and bad times. SENT: 600 words, photo.
FILM-BOX OFFICE — Six years after “Frozen” kicked up a pop-culture blizzard, the sequel to Elsa, Anna and Olaf’s adventures snowed-in the box office with an estimated $127 million debut domestically and $350.2 million worldwide. SENT: 900 words, photos.
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SPORTS
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STEELERS-BENGALS— Devlin “Duck” Hodges took over for struggling Mason Rudolph and threw a 79-yard touchdown pass, sparking the depleted Pittsburgh Steelers to a 16-10 victory that kept the Cincinnati Bengals the only winless team in the NFL. By AP Sports Writer Joe Kay. SENT: 820 words, photos.
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