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WEEKEND COVERAGE

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NEW/DEVELOPING

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FATAL-SHOOTING-BIRMINGHAM; ELECTION-2024-TRUMP-MISINFORMATION; ELECTION-2024-TRUMP-THE-IMAGE; ELECTION-2024-TRUMP-VICTIMS; OBIT-VIOLA; SOC-EURO-2024-FINAL; ELECTION-TRUMP-TIMELINE; BRITAIN-ROYALS

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TOP STORIES

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ELECTION 2024-TRUMP — Former President Donald Trump has called for unity and resilience after an attempt on his life added fresh uncertainty to an already tumultuous presidential campaign and raised sharp questions about how a gunman was able to open fire from a rooftop near a Pennsylvania campaign rally. By Julie Carr Smyth, Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker and Michelle L. Price. SENT: 1,870 words, photos, graphics, videos, audio. With ELECTION-TRUMP-SHOOTER — What we know about the 20-year-old suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump; ELECTION-TRUMP-TIMELINE; ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-WHAT TO KNOW; and ELECTION-2024-THE-LATEST. (All SENT.)

ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-THE IMAGE — Donald Trump had just been struck and was bleeding from the head after a barrage of bullets rang out at his rally when his Secret Service agents gave the go-ahead that it was safe to move from the stage. But Trump had something he needed to do. “Wait, wait, wait!” the former president could be heard telling his agents as he returned to his feet. Trump, his face smeared with blood, then forced his right fist through a tangle of agents’ arms and raised it high into the air before pumping his fist. “Fight!” he mouthed. SENT: 850 words, photos.

ELECTION-2024-BIDEN — President Joe Biden has appealed for the country to “unite as one nation” after the attempted assassination of his predecessor, Donald Trump, and said he was ordering an independent security review of how such an attack could have happened. Biden delivered short afternoon remarks from the White House after receiving a briefing on the investigation in the Situation Room. By Will Weissert and Zeke Miller. SENT: 930 words, photos.

ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-SECRET-SERVICE — The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a gunman armed with an AR-style rifle was able to get close enough to shoot and injure former President Donald Trump at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania, a monumental failure of one of the agency’s core duties. By Rebecca Santana, Michael Biesecker and Michael Kunzelman. SENT: 1,200 words, photos, video, audio. See below for more on the shooting at the Trump rally.

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — Hamas says that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander is in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including children. By Wafaa Shurafa and Melanie Lidman. SENT: 730 words, photos, videos, audio.

RUSSIA-HIGH-CRIMES — Treason cases were once rare in Russia, a handful each year. But they — along with espionage prosecutions — have skyrocketed since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The crackdown is ensnaring Russians and foreigners alike, regardless of their political views. By Dasha Litvinova. SENT: 1,580 words, photos, audio. This is the Monday spotlight. With RUSSIA-HIGH-CRIMES-CASES — Scientists, a journalist and even a bakery worker are among those convicted of treason in Russia; RUSSIA-HIGH-CRIMES-TAKEAWAYS. (All SENT.)

HOUSTON-POWER-OUTAGES-AGRICULTURE — The misery of Houston’s lasting power outages extend beyond the big city and onto surrounding farms and ranches, where everything from animal bedding to feed is harder to come by since Hurricane Beryl turned off the lights. Extreme weather like drought, floods and storms all hit farmers hard and scientists expect many of those nasty conditions to get worse as a result of climate change. By Melina Walling and Juan A. Lozano. SENT: 900 words, photos.

OBIT-SHANNEN-DOHERTY — The “Beverly Hills, 90210” star whose life and career were roiled by tabloid stories, Shannen Doherty has died at 53. Doherty’s publicist said the actor died Saturday following years with breast cancer. Catapulted to fame as Brenda in “Beverly Hills, 90210,” she worked in big-screen films including “Mallrats” and “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” and in TV movies including “A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story,” in which she played the “Gone with the Wind” author. SENT: 1,160 words, photos, video audio.

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SHOOTING AT THE TRUMP RALLY

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ELECTION-2024-TRUMP-MISINFORMATION — Within minutes after Trump shooting, misinformation started flying. SENT: 970 words, photo.

ELECTION-2024-TRUMP-VICTIMS — Former fire chief who died at Trump rally used his body to shield family from gunfire. SENT: 680 words, photos.

ELECTION-2024-REAGAN-ASSASSINATION-ATTEMPT — President Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt and his response changed the trajectory of his presidency. SENT: 940 words, photos.

ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-REACTION — Condemnation of Trump rally shooting crosses party lines, and blame game and calls for probe begin. SENT: 850 words, photos, videos, audio.

ELECTION-2024-TRUMP-WORLD-REACTS — Global leaders condemn apparent assassination attempt targeting former US President Donald Trump. SENT: 1,230 words, photos, audio.

ELECTION-2024-TRUMP-HISTORY — A look at the history of presidential assassination attempts in America SENT: 1,160 words, photos.

ELECTION-2024-TRUMP-PHOTO-GALLERY — AP PHOTOS: Shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania. SENT: 25 photos, 70 words.

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SPOTLIGHTING VOICES

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KENYA-BEES-AND-MANGROVES — Some conservation-minded Kenyans are trying to protect threatened mangroves from loggers by hiding beehives in them. One longtime resident on the country’s Indian Ocean coastline recalls pleading with loggers to spare the mangroves or at least cut selectively. It didn’t work. Now his bees are based in mangrove tops and are ready to sting unsuspecting loggers. It’s part of a local conservation project. By Zelipha Kirobi. SENT: 670 words, photos, video.

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ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

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ISRAEL-BRITAIN — The new British foreign secretary has called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza during a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, his second international trip since Labour’s resounding victory in elections earlier this month. SENT: 430 words, photo.

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OBIT-VIOLA — Bill Viola, a video artist who combined with director Peter Sellars on a groundbreaking production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” originally seen in Los Angeles, Paris and New York, has died at age 73. SENT: 670 words, photos.

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NATIONAL

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BANK-FRAUD — What’s worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too. Associated Press writer Fatima Hussein recently fell victim to a type of fraud known as port-out hijacking, also called SIM-swapping. It’s a less-common form of identity theft, but the data shows its on the rise. SENT: 1,090 words, photo. With ONE-TECH-TIP-SIM-SWAPPING — One Tech Tip: Protecting yourself against SIM swapping. (SENT.)

FATAL-SHOOTING-BIRMINGHAM — Four people died in a shooting at a Birmingham nightclub late Saturday, while an earlier shooting outside a home in the city killed three people, including a young child, authorities in Alabama say. SENT: 380 words.

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INTERNATIONAL

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KOREAS-TENSIONS — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to respond to what she called a fresh South Korean civilian leafleting campaign, signaling North Korea would soon resume flying trash-carrying balloons across the border. SENT: 400 words, photos.

MYANMAR-CONFLICT — Recently renewed combat in northeastern Myanmar between troops of the military government and ethnic minority militias has in the past few days become more complicated, as two minority groups not previously involved in the fighting stepped into the fray, claiming to act as a third force for stability. SENT: 750 words.

BRITAIN-ROYALS — King Charles III is preparing to visit Australia and Samoa in October, an itinerary that will span 12 time zones and test the monarch’s stamina as he recovers from cancer treatment. SENT: 590 words, photos.

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BUSINESS

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FINANCIAL-WELLNESS-AMAZON-PRIME-SALES — It’s summertime, and the bargains seem easy at a time when many consumer prices are high. July sales events have become a seasonal revenue driver for the retail industry since Amazon launched its first Prime Day in 2015. While consumers may be enticed by the advertised can’t-miss savings on some products, personal finance experts say shoppers should be careful not to fall for potentially misleading marketing or give in to impulse buys. SENT: 1,150 words, photos, audio.

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SPORTS

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SOC-EURO-2024-FINAL — Spain has won a record fourth European Championship title after Mikel Oyarzabal’s 86th-minute goal clinched a 2-1 victory over England, whose painful decades-long wait for a major trophy goes on. SENT: 650 words, photos.

WIMBLEDON — Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon men’s final for the second year in a row to collect his fourth Grand Slam title at age 21. Alcaraz won 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4) on Sunday in front of a Centre Court crowd that included Kate, the Princess of Wales. SENT: 840 words, photos. With WIMBLEDON-PRINCESS-OF-WALES — Kate, Princess of Wales, is at Wimbledon in a rare public appearance since revealing she has cancer. (SENT.)

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Italy's Giulio Ciccone applauds for cheering spectators as he climbs towards Plateau de Beille during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 198 kilometers (123 miles) with start in Loudenvielle and finish on Plateau de Beille, France, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Kate, Princess of Wales waves as she arrives on Centre Court ahead of the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Martin Truex Jr. drives through Turn 3 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, July 14, 2024, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal, center, scores his side's second goal during the final match between Spain and England at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Palestinians evacuate a dead person from a site hit by an Israeli bombardment on Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 13, 2024. Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 71 people, according to local health officials. Hamas immediately rejected the claim that Mohammed Deif was in the area. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinians evacuate a body from a site hit by an Israeli bombardment on Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 13, 2024. Israel said it targeted Hamas' shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 71 people, according to local health officials. Hamas immediately rejected the claim that Mohammed Deif was targeted. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

A campaign rally site for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is empty and littered with debris Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

People hug after Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump was helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is covered by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is moved from the stage at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A Trump administration official said Thursday the United States is in talks with conflict-plagued Congo on developing its mineral resources under a deal that the Congolese president has said could help make his country safer.

U.S. President Donald Trump's senior advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, did not provide details of the potential deal following talks with Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa, but he said it could involve “multi-billion-dollar investments.”

“You have heard about a minerals agreement. We have reviewed" the Congo's proposal, Boulos said. “I am pleased to announce that the president and I have agreed on a path forward for its development.”

American companies would be “operating transparently” and would “stimulate local economies," Boulos said.

Congo is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a mineral used to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and smartphones. It also has substantial gold, diamond and copper reserves.

Tshisekedi said last month that he was open to a deal on developing critical minerals with the United States if the American involvement could help quell insurgencies and boost security in the African country.

“I think that the U.S. is able to use either pressure or sanctions to make sure that armed groups ... can be kept at bay,” he said on U.S. TV broadcaster Fox.

The Trump administration also is negotiating with Ukraine over a minerals deal in that country, which originally was proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last fall in hopes of strengthening his country's hand in its conflict with Russia by tying U.S. interests to Ukraine’s future.

Eastern Congo has been in conflict for decades with more than 100 armed groups, most of which are vying for territory in the mineral-rich region near the border with Rwanda. The conflict has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises with more than 7 million people displaced, including 100,000 who fled homes this year.

The M23 is the most potent armed group and is backed by Congo’s neighbor Rwanda. In a major escalation since January, the M23 rebels have captured the cities of Goma and Bukavu and several towns in eastern Congo, prompting fears of regional war.

On Thursday, M23 withdrew from Walikale, a key mining town in eastern Congo it captured last month, after weeks of fighting with Congolese forces and its allied Wazalendo militia.

M23 spokesman Lawrence Kanyuka said the group decided to “reposition its forces” from Walikale and its surrounding areas in line with a unilateral ceasefire it declared in February.

Willy Mishiki, a national deputy representing Walikale, said the rebels left under pressure from the Wazalendo. Walikale resident Faustin Kamala said it's not clear where the rebels went.

The Walikale area is home to the largest tin deposits in Congo and to several significant gold mines. The Bisie tin mine, around 60 kilometers (35 miles) northwest of the town, accounts for the majority of tin exports from North Kivu province.

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Banchereau reported from Dakar, Senegal. Associated Press writer Justin Kabumba in Goma, Congo contributed.

FILE - Massad Boulos visits The Great Commoner, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)