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President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Dayton International Airport, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, at Dayton, Ohio. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Swanton, Ohio. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

WESTERN-WILDFIRES — A wildfire scorching its way through brush and timber from the mountains to the desert northeast of Los Angeles threatens more than 1,000 homes as crews across the West battled dozens of other major blazes. The Bobcat Fire was advancing at a mile or two an hour at times and continued to threaten the Mojave Desert town of Pearblossom after burning into the Antelope Valley foothill area, on the other side of the San Gabriel Mountains from Los Angeles. By Christopher Weber. SENT: 790 words, photos.

A boy rides his bike down South Magnolia Street in Rockport, Texas, as Tropical Storm Beta approaches on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Courtney SaccoCorpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

MAYFLOWER 400-PILGRIMS & PLAGUE — Dozens of events — from art exhibits and festivals to lectures and a maritime regatta featuring the Mayflower II, a full-scale replica refitted over the past three years at a cost of more than $11 million — were planned to mark the 400th anniversary of Pilgrims’ arrival at what we now know as Plymouth, Massachusetts. By National Writer Allen G. Breed. SENT: 1,510 words, photos, video.

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) scores a touchdown against Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Nicholas Morrow (50) during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoDavid Becker)

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Elena Toribio cooks lentils amid the new coronavirus pandemic at a soup kitchen of the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)

CHILD KILLED-KANSAS CITY — Child killed, two adults wounded during Kansas City shooting. SENT: 250 words.

Relatives carry the coffin of a loved one during a burial in the section of the Nueva Esperanza cemetery reserved for COVID-19 cases, in the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)

SUPREME COURT-SENATE-MAINE — Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins is again in a pressure cooker over an issue riveting the nation, this time the battle over Trump’s effort to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. SENT: 990 words, photo.

A heath worker tends to a patient in an intensive care unit designated for people infected with COVID-19 at a hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry in Manitowoc, Wis., Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP PhotoCarolyn Kaster)

WESTERN-WILDFIRES — A wildfire scorching its way through brush and timber from the mountains to the desert northeast of Los Angeles threatens more than 1,000 homes as crews across the West battled dozens of other major blazes. The Bobcat Fire was advancing at a mile or two an hour at times and continued to threaten the Mojave Desert town of Pearblossom after burning into the Antelope Valley foothill area, on the other side of the San Gabriel Mountains from Los Angeles. By Christopher Weber. SENT: 790 words, photos.

MAYFLOWER 400-PILGRIMS & PLAGUE — Dozens of events — from art exhibits and festivals to lectures and a maritime regatta featuring the Mayflower II, a full-scale replica refitted over the past three years at a cost of more than $11 million — were planned to mark the 400th anniversary of Pilgrims’ arrival at what we now know as Plymouth, Massachusetts. By National Writer Allen G. Breed. SENT: 1,510 words, photos, video.

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CHILD KILLED-KANSAS CITY — Child killed, two adults wounded during Kansas City shooting. SENT: 250 words.

SUPREME COURT-SENATE-MAINE — Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins is again in a pressure cooker over an issue riveting the nation, this time the battle over Trump’s effort to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. SENT: 990 words, photo.

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SUPREME COURT-SENATE-HYPOCRISY — Democrats are accusing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of blatant hypocrisy after he pledged a Senate vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court. Four years ago, McConnell refused to consider President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court pick in the months before the 2016 election. By Matthew Daly. SENT: 980 words, photos. With SUPREME COURT-VACANCY — Trump interviews Barrett while weighing a high court nominee; SUPREME COURT-VACANCY-CONTENDERS — Top contenders for Ginsburg’s seat on Supreme Court.

UN-GENERAL-ASSEMBLY — The U.N.’s first virtual meeting of world leaders is set to start with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet’s biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. By Jennifer Peltz and Edith M. Lederer. SENT: 640 words, photos. Also see MORE ON UNGA below.

WESTERN-WILDFIRES — A wildfire scorching its way through brush and timber from the mountains to the desert northeast of Los Angeles threatens more than 1,000 homes as crews across the West battled dozens of other major blazes. The Bobcat Fire was advancing at a mile or two an hour at times and continued to threaten the Mojave Desert town of Pearblossom after burning into the Antelope Valley foothill area, on the other side of the San Gabriel Mountains from Los Angeles. By Christopher Weber. SENT: 790 words, photos.

TROPICAL-WEATHER — Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall on the upper Texas coast. Beta is the ninth named storm that made landfall in the continental U.S. this year, tying a record set in 1916. And this is the first time a Greek letter named storm made landfall in the continental U.S. By Juan A. Lozano. SENT: 890 words, photos, video.

CHINA-POVERTY POLITICS — The ruling Communist Party says its initiatives have helped to lift millions of people out of poverty. But they can require drastic changes, sometimes uprooting whole communities. They fuel complaints the party is trying to erase cultures as it prods minorities to embrace the language and lifestyle of the Han, who are more than 90% of China’s population. By Sam McNeil. SENT: 950 words, photos.

MAYFLOWER 400-PILGRIMS & PLAGUE — Dozens of events — from art exhibits and festivals to lectures and a maritime regatta featuring the Mayflower II, a full-scale replica refitted over the past three years at a cost of more than $11 million — were planned to mark the 400th anniversary of Pilgrims’ arrival at what we now know as Plymouth, Massachusetts. By National Writer Allen G. Breed. SENT: 1,510 words, photos, video.

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GREECE-THE END OF MORIA — Moria, the migrant crisis that shook the EU. SENT: 250 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CRUISES — U.S. cruises vow 100% testing in plan for resuming sailing. SENT: 490 words, photo.

CHILD KILLED-KANSAS CITY — Child killed, two adults wounded during Kansas City shooting. SENT: 250 words.

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