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First lady Melania Trump arrives to speak on the second day of the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoEvan Vucci)
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TROUBLED AID-FRONTLINE WORKERS — The coronavirus is exposing an inequality in the billion-dollar system that delivers life-saving aid for countries in crisis: Most donor money goes to international aid groups instead of local ones. Now local aid workers are exposed on the pandemic’s front lines with painfully few means to help the vulnerable communities they know so well. By Cara Anna. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
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The CZU August Lightning Complex Fire continues to burn Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, near Bonny Doon, Calif. (AP PhotoMarcio Jose Sanchez)
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ELECTION 2020-RNC — First lady Melania Trump casts her husband as the best hope for America in a Rose Garden address as President Donald Trump turns to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency to boost his reelection chances on the second night of the Republican National Convention. SENT: 1,030 words, photos, video. With ELECTION 2020-RNC-TAKEAWAYS; ELECTION 2020-RNC-FACT CHECK.
Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 29, is assisted to his seat in the dock on day three at the Christchurch High Court for sentencing after pleading guilty to 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of terrorism in Christchurch, New Zealand, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. More than 60 survivors and family members will confront the New Zealand mosque gunman this week when he appears in court to be sentenced for his crimes in the worst atrocity in the nation's modern history. (John Kirk-AndersonPool Photo via AP)
ELECTION 2020-RNC-ANALYSIS — The gauzy prime-time programming for the second night of the Republican National Convention amounted to an airbrushing of some of the darker and more controversial episodes of Trump’s nearly four years in office — an effort to urgently address the vulnerabilities that have imperiled his reelection prospects. By Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace. SENT: 930 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK — Winter is ending in the Southern Hemisphere and country after country — South Africa, Australia, Argentina — had a surprise: Their steps against COVID-19 also apparently blocked the flu. But there’s no guarantee the Northern Hemisphere will avoid twin epidemics as its own flu season looms while the coronavirus still rages. By Andrew Meldrum, Mogomotsi Magome and Lauran Neergaard. SENT: 1,010 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-STAYING-THE-COURSE — In three decades of failed peace efforts, the Palestinians have never faced a more hostile U.S. administration, a more self-assured Israel or a more ambivalent international community. But even as their hopes for statehood have never seemed so dim, there’s no indication their aging leadership will change course. By Joseph Krauss. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.
NEW ZEALAND-MOSQUE-SHOOTING-SENTENCING — On a day when the poetic words of love from a daughter to her murdered father brought many people to tears in a New Zealand courtroom, the white supremacist who killed him and 50 other worshippers at two mosques said he wouldn’t speak before he is sentenced. By Nick Perry. SENT: 700 words, photos.
POLICE-SHOOTING-WISCONSIN — Police fire tear gas in an attempt to disperse protesters during a third night of unrest in Wisconsin following the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man whose attorney said he was paralyzed when he was shot multiple times by police. By Mike Householder and Scott Bauer. SENT: 1,000 words, photos, videos. With PORTLAND-PROTESTS — Portland police declare unlawful assembly outside City Hall.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-GREECE-RESURGENCE — Authorities in Greece are using free on-the-spot tests for ferry passengers and nightlife curfews on popular islands to stem a resurgence of the coronavirus after the country managed to dodge the worst of the pandemic. SENT: 990 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ASIA — Health officials in South Korea order thousands of striking doctors to return to work as the country counts its 13th straight day of triple-digit jumps in coronavirus cases. SENT: 670 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-NURSING-HOMES — Threatening fines and funding cut-offs, the Trump administration issues new COVID-19 requirements for nursing homes and hospitals, prompting immediate pushback from beleaguered industries. SENT: 830 words, photo.
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FUNERAL HOME-WOMAN ALIVE — Attorney: Detroit woman was in body bag 2 hours before found alive. SENT: 840 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-RNC-SANDMANN — At RNC, teen from video of protest slams media “war machine.” SENT: 530 words, photos.
FRANCE-TOPLESS SUNBATHING — French government defends “freedom" of topless sunbathing. SENT: 150 words.
ROMAN POLANSKI-FILM ACADEMY — Polanski’s request to restore film academy membership denied. SENT: 440 words, photos.
RADIO-STATION-EMPLOYEE’S-PAST — Radio station fires worker over role in Yusuf Hawkins death. SENT: 300 words.
KAREEM-ABDUL-JABBAR’S-SON-STABBING — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s son charged with stabbing neighbor. SENT: 240 words.
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ELECTION 2020-RNC-PENCE — Vice President Mike Pence has shown fleeting moments of independence from his boss, but he’s never flat-out crossed Trump, a calculation that could help preserve his own options in 2024. SENT: 1,150 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-RNC-WHAT TO WATCH — Military veterans, rising stars and Kellyanne Conway’s exit.
ELECTION 2020-RNC-NOEM — From the earliest days of the pandemic, Trump called on governors to “liberate” residents, reopen schools and get businesses back to normal. No governor followed that advice more closely than South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. SENT: 1,090 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-SURROGATES — Joe Biden has used a veritable hit parade of movie and TV stars, pop icons and sports standouts to raise money and energize audiences online, with in-person presidential campaigning suspended by the coronavirus. SENT: 1,020 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-RNC-POMPEO — Casting aside his own advice to American diplomats and bulldozing a long tradition of secretary of state non-partisanship, Mike Pompeo plunges into the heart of the 2020 presidential race with a speech supporting Trump’s reelection. By Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee. SENT: 1,110 words, photos, video.
ELECTION-2020-OKLAHOMA — State Sen. Stephanie Bice wins the Republican nomination for the 5th District congressional seat in Oklahoma City, setting up a showdown with first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn for a seat Republicans desperately want to win back in November. SENT: 490 words, photos.
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TROPICAL-WEATHER — In the largest U.S. evacuation of the pandemic, more than half a million people are ordered to flee the Gulf Coast as Laura strengthens into a hurricane that forecasters say could slam Texas and Louisiana with ferocious winds, heavy flooding and the power to push seawater miles inland. SENT: 990 words, photos, videos.
FEDERAL EXECUTIONS — The only Native American on federal death row is set to die for the slayings of a 9-year-old and her grandmother nearly two decades ago, though many Navajos are hoping for last-minute intervention by Trump to halt the execution. SENT: 590 words, photos. UPCOMING: Execution scheduled for 6 p.m.
CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES — Firefighters hard-pressed by some of the largest wildfires in California history scramble to take advantage of cooler weather and an influx of aid as they carve and burn containment lines around the flames. SENT: 790 words, photos. With CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES-CONDOR SANCTUARY BURNS — Fate of California condors unknown after sanctuary burns.
MISSING SOLDIER-TEXAS — The body of a missing soldier is believed to have been found about 30 miles from Fort Hood, the Army base in Texas where he was stationed, police say. SENT: 420 words, photo.
EX-ASSEMBLY SPEAKER — Following years of fending off going to prison, former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is about to begin serving time. SENT: 390 words, photos.
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NORTH-KOREA-PARTY-MEETING — In a rare display of urgency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held his third high-level political conference in as many weeks, where he raised alarm about the nation’s coronavirus response and a typhoon forecast to hit the country. SENT: 520 words, photos. With KOREAS-TYPHOON North and South Korea brace for strong typhoon.
GULF-US U.S. — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold closed-door meetings with Bahrain’s royal family and top officials in the United Arab Emirates amid the Trump administration’s push for Arab nations to recognize Israel. SENT: 300 words, photo.
CHINA-US — China is protesting the alleged incursion of a U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane into a no-fly zone imposed during live-fire military exercises in the country’s north. SENT: 410 words, photo.
HONG-KONG-PROTESTS — Hong Kong police arrest 16 people on charges related to anti-government protests last year, including two opposition lawmakers. SENT: 330 words, photos.
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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Asian shares were mostly lower after a lackluster session on Wall Street following talks between the United States and China on the status of a deal meant to work as truce in their trade war. By Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 600 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-RNC-MEDIA — Trump thanks CNN for its Republican convention coverage, while Fox News heard complaints from some viewers that it wasn’t showing enough. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 630 words, photos.
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WNBA HOMECOURT FEEL — The WNBA is giving “home” teams a taste of home inside the bubble, even though everyone is playing on neutral courts. By Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg. SENT: 770 words, photos.
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