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Find more coverage of Election 2020 on the U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-HONG-KONG — Hong Kong begins a voluntary mass-testing program for coronavirus as part of a strategy to break the chain of transmission in the city’s third outbreak of the disease. The virus-testing program has become a flash point of political debate in Hong Kong, with many distrustful over resources and staff being provided by the China’s central government and fears that the residents’ DNA could be collected during the exercise. By Zen Soo. SENT: 660 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.
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People wearing masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus play handball on a street in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Cuban authorities will introduce new measures starting tomorrow Tuesday aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Havana among others a curfew from 7 pm until 5 am and no one without special permission will be able to enter or leave the province. The new measures will last at least 15 days. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)
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RUSSIA-VIRUS OUTBREAK — Russia’s virus cases exceed 1 million, fourth-highest globally. SENT: 60 words.
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BELARUS-ELECTION-FRAUD — Poll workers in Belarus are providing details of vote-rigging in the Aug. 9 election that kept authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in power. One worker in the capital, Minsk, told The Associated Press she was asked to sign a document with the vote totals left blank even before the election concluded. Another who pointed out violations during vote-counting was fired on the spot. In the city of Vitebsk, a poll worker said he signed a document with falsified results in favor of Lukashenko and was wracked with guilt for betraying the trust of the voters. In the three weeks since the election, hundreds of thousands of people have protested what they say was a rigged outcome. By Kostya Manenkov and Daria Litvinova. SENT: 1,300 words, photos.
A couple wearing masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus walk on the Malecon seawall at sunset in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Cuban authorities will introduce new measures starting tomorrow Tuesday aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Havana among others a curfew from 7 pm until 5 am and no one without special permission will be able to enter or leave the province. The new measures will last at least 15 days. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)
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ELECTION 2020-TRUMP — President Donald Trump heads to the latest flashpoint in the nation’s reckoning over racial injustice with a trip — over the objection of local leaders — to Kenosha, Wisconsin, which has been riven by protests since the Aug. 23 shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police. By Zeke Miller. SENT: 900 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: 990 words after 1:30 p.m. arrival. With TRUMP-NATIONAL GUARD-FACT CHECK — Trump distorts his role in sending in the National Guard.
President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)
Find more coverage of Election 2020 on the U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
POLICE SHOOTING-WISCONSIN-NARRATIVE — A familiar narrative emerged in the days that followed Jacob Blake’s shooting by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, one seen many times after a Black man or woman is killed or grievously wounded by police: That somehow Blake’s actions or his past can explain why an officer fired seven bullets into his back. Despite shocking bystander video and impassioned pleas from community and family members, authorities have offered few details about the shooting or the white officer who carried it out, instead highlighting scant information about Blake without elaborating or explaining its relevance to the shooting. By Don Babwin. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.
PORTLAND PROTESTS — A plan by the governor of Oregon to use sheriff’s deputies from surrounding counties to help patrol Portland following the deadly shooting of a right-wing Trump supporter was sharply criticized by law enforcement officials who said it wouldn’t end the “cycle of violence” in the city that’s approaching 100 consecutive nights of often-violent Black Lives Matter protests. SENT: 560 words, photos. By Gillian Flaccus. With PORTLAND-PROTESTS-SHOOTING-VICTIM — Trump, friends mourn right-wing activist killed in Portland.
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden boards his plane at Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin, Pa., after speaking at a campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pa., Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP PhotoCarolyn Kaster)
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-HONG-KONG — Hong Kong begins a voluntary mass-testing program for coronavirus as part of a strategy to break the chain of transmission in the city’s third outbreak of the disease. The virus-testing program has become a flash point of political debate in Hong Kong, with many distrustful over resources and staff being provided by the China’s central government and fears that the residents’ DNA could be collected during the exercise. By Zen Soo. SENT: 660 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MILITARY ACADEMIES — Under the siege of the coronavirus pandemic, classes have begun at the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. But unlike at many colleges around the country, most students are on campus and many will attend classes in person. By Lolita C. Baldor. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. Also see MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK below.
PACIFIC-WAR-75-JAPAN-US-TORN-NATIONALITY — Hidekazu Tamura has vivid memories of his time locked up with thousands of other Japanese Americans in U.S. internment camps. Torn between two warring nationalities, the experience led him to refuse a loyalty pledge to the United States, renounce his American citizenship and return to Japan. Saying he has “too many stories to tell,” the 99-year-old is reflective ahead of commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender ceremony that ended World War II. By Emily Wang. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.
FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2020, file photo, Jacob Blake's sister Letetra Widman, center, and uncle Justin Blake, left, march at a rally for Jacob Blake Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Authorities have been reluctant to release even the most basic information about the incident or details about the white officer who shot Blake seven times in the back. (AP PhotoMorry Gash, File)
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-HUNGER — The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside. By Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 510 words, photos.
FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2020, file photo, people gather to protest in Kenosha, Wis. Authorities have been reluctant to release even the most basic information about the incident or details about the white officer who shot Blake seven times in the back. (AP PhotoMorry Gash, File)
ISRAEL-CORONAVIRUS-CAVALRY — Israel is calling in its army to help as the country struggles to control a coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 1,150 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-GENDER-EQUALITY — The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequality between men and women and reversed “decades of limited and fragile progress on gender equality and women’s rights,” the United Nations chief says. SENT: 420 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — Fitness centers, barber shops and internet cafes were allowed to reopen partly in the Philippine capital as the government further eased quarantine restrictions despite the country having the most coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia. SENT: 870 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-VIRAL-QUESTIONS-FACE SHIELDS — Can I use a face shield instead of a mask? No. SENT: 230 words, graphic.
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ASIA-TYPHOON — Strong typhoon sweeps southern Japan, heads to Koreas. SENT: 170 words, photos.
CHILE-EARTHQUAKE — Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile. SENT: 160 words.
SHERIFF’S DEPUTY SHOOTING-SUSPECT-KILLED — Police: Black man killed by Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy. SENT: 120 words.
DALLAS-THREE-KILLED — Three found dead in Dallas after man says he killed wife, kids. SENT: 80 words.
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ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-ON THE TRAIL — Joe Biden’s trip to Pittsburgh, his first substantial travel in months, was anything but normal presidential campaigning. SENT: 830 words, photos, video.
ELECTION 2020-SENATE-NEBRASKA — Embattled Nebraska U.S. Senate hopeful Chris Janicek doubles down on his refusal to bow out of the race, despite relentless pressure from the state Democratic Party after he admitted to sending sexually offensive text messages about a campaign employee. SENT: 640 words, photos.
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NUCLEAR WEAPONS-FALLOUT — After years of research, the National Cancer Institute was poised to finally release a series of papers related to radiation doses and cancer risks resulting from the U.S. government’s detonation of the first atomic bomb during a test at a military outpost in the New Mexico desert in 1945. SENT: 480 words, photos.
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MEXICO-PRESIDENT — In his second state-of-the-union address Tuesday, Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador is expected to tout his anti-corruption drive and public works projects, though few people think either will end up accomplishing much. SENT: 520 words, photos.
TAIWAN-CZECH-REPUBLIC — Defying anger from China, the president of the Czech Republic’s Senate addressed Taiwan’s national legislature, offering a strong rebuke to authoritarian politics and Beijing’s increasingly aggressive foreign policy. SENT: 600 words, photos.
SAUDI ARABIA — Saudi Arabia’s top military commander in its yearslong war in Yemen and his prince son have been removed from their posts along with other officials as part of an anti-corruption investigation, the kingdom says. SENT: 530 words.
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WALMART-MEMBERSHIP — Walmart is launching a new membership service for shoppers this month that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime. By Retail Writer Joseph Pisani. SENT: 340 words.
FACEBOOK-AUSTRALIA-NEWS-CUTOFF-THREAT — Facebook threatens to block Australian publishers and individuals from sharing news stories on its platform in reaction to an Australian measure that could require it to compensate media organizations for its use of their stories. SENT: 650 words, photo.
FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Major Asian share indexes meander between modest gains and losses after a retreat on Wall Street. By Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 600 words, photos.
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THOMPSON APPRECIATION — John Thompson recognized early on how the big programs exploited disadvantaged young Black men, andspent his entire coaching career at Georgetown trying to level the court. By Sports Columnist Jim Litke. SENT: 950 words, photos.
PAUL NEWBERRY-INEPT JAGUARS — Just when you think the Jacksonville Jaguars can’t go any lower, they somehow manage to find a whole new level of teal-colored ineptitude. By Sports Columnist Paul Newberry. SENT: 970 words, photos.
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ITALY-VENICE-FILM-FESTIVAL — Venice is reclaiming its place as a top cultural destination with the opening of the Venice Film Festival — the first major in-person cinema showcase of the coronavirus era after Cannes canceled and other international festivals opted to go mostly online this year. SENT: 870 words, photos.
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