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The casket of George Floyd is placed in the chapel during a funeral service for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church, Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Houston. (AP PhotoDavid J. Phillip, Pool)

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In this Wednesday, May 27, 2020 photo, Having grown up with horses in Glenwood, Iowa, Edwin Johnson was happy to see Jewel, 30-something Arabian horse who made a visit to his window with owner Sheila Carroll of Lincoln at Holmes Lake Rehabilitation & Care Center in Lincoln, Neb. They call it “window wellness,” a visit to residents of assisted-living facilities who can’t have visitors in the buildings because of COVID-19 precautions.(Francis GardlerLincoln Journal Star via AP)

ELECTION 2020 — Voters endure heat, pouring rain and waits as long as five hours to cast ballots in Georgia, demonstrating a fierce desire to participate in the democratic process while raising questions about the emerging battleground state’s ability to manage elections in November when the White House is at stake. By Steve Peoples, Ben Nadler and Sudhin Thanawala. SENT: 1,150 words, photos, video. With ELECTION 2020-THE LATEST.

Workers take down a statue of slave owner Robert Milligan at West India Quay, east London, Tuesday, June 9, 2020, after a protest saw anti-racism campaigners tear down a statue of a slave trader in Bristol. London's mayor says statues of imperialist figures could be removed from the city's streets, in the latest sign of change sparked by the death of George Floyd. London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he is setting up a commission to ensure monuments reflect the city's diversity. (Yui MokPA via AP)

AMERICA PROTESTS-VATICAN — George Floyd’s killing at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis and the global protests that followed might normally have drawn a muted diplomatic response from the Vatican. But from Pope Francis on down, the Vatican has instead mounted an intensive response. Experts say the message in a U.S. election year suggests that Francis wants to convey a clear statement about where American Catholics should stand ahead of Trump’s bid for a second term in November. By Nicole Winfield and Elana Schor. SENT: 1,100 words, photos. Also see MORE ON AMERICA PROTESTS below.

Supporters of the Rhodes Must Fall group, participate in a protest calling for the removal of a statue of Cecil Rhodes, a Victorian imperialist in southern Africa who made a fortune from mines and endowed the university's Rhodes scholarships, beneath the statue which stands on the facade, set top centre, of Oriel College, in Oxford, England, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. More statues of imperialist figures could be removed from Britain's streets, following the toppling of a monument to slave trader Edward Colston in the city of Bristol, the mayor of London said Tuesday. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)

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Supporters of the Rhodes Must Fall group, wearing protective masks against the spread of coronavirus, participate in a protest calling for the removal of a statue of Cecil Rhodes, a Victorian imperialist in southern Africa who made a fortune from mines and endowed the university's Rhodes scholarships, beneath the statue which stands on the facade of Oriel College, in Oxford, England, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. More statues of imperialist figures could be removed from Britain's streets, following the toppling of a monument to slave trader Edward Colston in the city of Bristol, the mayor of London said Tuesday. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)

AMERICA PROTESTS-FLOYD REENACTMENT — A corrections officer who participated in a counterprotest to a Black Lives Matter demonstration in New Jersey in which people reenacted the death of George Floyd was suspended after the video was widely shared on social media. SENT: 430 words, photos.

A police officers grabs a demonstrator to prevent him from fighting with an abusive passerby during a rally in Parliament Square in London, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. The rally is to commemorate George Floyd whose private funeral takes place in the US on Tuesday. (AP PhotoKirsty Wigglesworth)

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Police officers stand in front of the Winston Churchill statue during a rally in Parliament Square in London, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. The rally is to commemorate George Floyd whose private funeral takes place in the US on Tuesday. (AP PhotoKirsty Wigglesworth)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDONESIA REOPENS — As Indonesia’s overall virus caseload continues to rise, Jakarta’s governor moves to restore normalcy by lifting some restrictions, saying that the spread of the virus in the city of 11 million has slowed down after peaking in mid-April. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during a coronavirus briefing in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, June 9, 2020. New Jersey has eased its restrictions on gatherings, allowing up to 50 people to get together inside and as many as 100 outside as the state begins to lift measures meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (Anne-Marie CarusoThe Record via AP, Pool)

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COVID-19 patients lie on beds in a field hospital built inside a gym in Santo Andre, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (AP PhotoAndre Penner)

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Rep. Charlie Baum, R-Murfreesboro, front left, and other House members sit behind glass partitions due to the coronavirus pandemic during a House session Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP PhotoMark Humphrey)

ELECTION 2020 — Voters endure heat, pouring rain and waits as long as five hours to cast ballots in Georgia, demonstrating a fierce desire to participate in the democratic process while raising questions about the emerging battleground state’s ability to manage elections in November when the White House is at stake. By Steve Peoples, Ben Nadler and Sudhin Thanawala. SENT: 1,150 words, photos, video. With ELECTION 2020-THE LATEST.

AMERICA PROTESTS-VATICAN — George Floyd’s killing at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis and the global protests that followed might normally have drawn a muted diplomatic response from the Vatican. But from Pope Francis on down, the Vatican has instead mounted an intensive response. Experts say the message in a U.S. election year suggests that Francis wants to convey a clear statement about where American Catholics should stand ahead of Trump’s bid for a second term in November. By Nicole Winfield and Elana Schor. SENT: 1,100 words, photos. Also see MORE ON AMERICA PROTESTS below.

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AMERICA PROTESTS-FLOYD REENACTMENT — A corrections officer who participated in a counterprotest to a Black Lives Matter demonstration in New Jersey in which people reenacted the death of George Floyd was suspended after the video was widely shared on social media. SENT: 430 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDONESIA REOPENS — As Indonesia’s overall virus caseload continues to rise, Jakarta’s governor moves to restore normalcy by lifting some restrictions, saying that the spread of the virus in the city of 11 million has slowed down after peaking in mid-April. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.

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SWEDEN-PALME — Sweden halts probe into 1986 murder of Prime Minister Olof Palme. SENT: 70 words. UPCOMING: Developing, will be updated, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-PAKISTAN-LATEST EPIDEMIC — For millions of people who live in poor and troubled regions of the world, the novel coronavirus is only the latest epidemic. They already face a plethora of infectious diseases made worse by chronic poverty that leads to malnutrition and violence that disrupts vaccination campaigns. By Kathy Gannon. SENT: 1,630 words, photos. An abridged version of 1,050 words is available.

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AMERICA PROTESTS — George Floyd was fondly remembered as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice. By Juan A. Lozano, Nomaan Merchant and Adam Geller. SENT: 1,030 words, photos, video. With AMERICA PROTESTS-THE LATEST.

ELECTION 2020 — Voters endure heat, pouring rain and waits as long as five hours to cast ballots in Georgia, demonstrating a fierce desire to participate in the democratic process while raising questions about the emerging battleground state’s ability to manage elections in November when the White House is at stake. By Steve Peoples, Ben Nadler and Sudhin Thanawala. SENT: 1,150 words, photos, video. With ELECTION 2020-THE LATEST.

ELECTION 2020-GEORGIA CHAOS — The long-standing wrangle over voting rights and election security comes to a head in Georgia. The state’s messy primary and partisan finger-pointing offer an unsettling preview of a November contest when battleground states could face record turnout. By Bill Barrow. SENT: 980 words, photos.

GLOBAL PROTESTS-MEANS TO WHAT END? — The protests that left much of the world in a haze of tear gas last year were slowed by a pandemic – until the death of George Floyd sparked a global uprising against police brutality and racial inequality. From Hong Kong to Khartoum, Baghdad to Beirut, Gaza to Paris and Caracas to Santiago, people took to the streets in 2019 for the pursuits of freedom, sovereignty or simply a life less shackled by hardship while few prospered. It seemed as if the streets were agitated everywhere but the United States. By Tamer Fakahany. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.

AMERICA PROTESTS-VATICAN — George Floyd’s killing at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis and the global protests that followed might normally have drawn a muted diplomatic response from the Vatican. But from Pope Francis on down, the Vatican has instead mounted an intensive response. Experts say the message in a U.S. election year suggests that Francis wants to convey a clear statement about where American Catholics should stand ahead of Trump’s bid for a second term in November. By Nicole Winfield and Elana Schor. SENT: 1,100 words, photos. Also see MORE ON AMERICA PROTESTS below.

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ELECTION 2020-TRUMP-CAMPAIGN TEAM — President Donald Trump is bringing a number of veterans of his 2016 campaign back for his reelection campaign. Trump is trying to recreate the magic of his original team five months before he faces voters again, but his advisers are increasingly worried about the state of the campaign as he faces multiple crises. By Jonathan Lemire. SENT: 990 words, photos.

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