AP News Digest 3:40 am

Tuesday 23 May 2023 03:43 EDT

AP News Digest 3:40 am

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BIRTH TO DEATH-BIRTH-PREGNANCY — Black women in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy or delivery than any other race. Some doctors don’t take their concerns seriously. Black babies are more likely to die and far more likely to be born prematurely. That can set the stage for health issues that can follow people through their lives. Historians trace the problems to racist medical practices amid and after slavery. Health care segregation also played a major role. By Kat Stafford. SENT: 3,300 words, photos, video, graphics. With BIRTH TO DEATH-CHILDHOOD-ASTHMA; BIRTH TO DEATH-TEEN YEARS-MENTAL HEALTH; BIRTH TO DEATH-ADULTHOOD-HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE; BIRTH TO DEATH-ELDERS-ALZHEIMER'S; BIRTH-TO-DEATH-HISTORY; BIRTH TO DEATH-TAKEAWAYS; BIRTH TO DEATH-INDEX; BIRTH TO DEATH-LOCALIZE IT. See Birth To Death-Advisory for more details.

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RUSSIA-CYBER-GULAG — For Russians, it’s increasingly difficult to escape government scrutiny. Authorities monitor social media accounts, prosecuting critics of President Vladimir Putin or the war in Ukraine. Surveillance cameras with facial recognition systems allow police to swiftly detain activists and draft dodgers. Even a once-praised online government service platform is seen as a tool of control, with plans to serve military summonses through it. By Dasha Litvinova. SENT: 1,590 words, photos.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — The Russian military and security forces were continuing to fend off an alleged incursion by Ukrainian saboteurs first reported the day before in a Russian border region, according to a Russian official. SENT: 520 words, photos.

BIDEN-UKRAINE-F16 — President Joe Biden’s decision to allow allies to train Ukrainian forces on how to operate F-16 fighter jets — and eventually to provide the aircraft themselves — seemed like an abrupt change in position but was in fact one that came after months of internal debate and quiet talks with allies. By Aamer Madhani and Lolita C. Baldor. SENT: 1,160 words, photos.

DEBT LIMIT — Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy both say they had a productive debt ceiling discussion at the White House, but there was no agreement as negotiators strained to raise the nation’s borrowing limit in time to avert a potentially chaotic federal default. By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves and Zeke Miller. SENT: 1,070 words, photos, video. With DEBT LIMIT-EXPLAINER.

POLICE SHOOTING-MENTAL HEALTH — The parents of a 22-year-old Colorado man killed by a sheriff’s deputy while suffering a mental health crisis will get $19 million from government state and local agencies and changes to how officers are trained. By Jesse Bedayn and Colleen Slevin. SENT: 900 words, photo.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SUCCESS COACHES — Supporting community college students — particularly those who come from nontraditional paths — is key to helping them reach graduation, experts say. Dallas College in Texas has introduced success coaches, a more hands-on approach to advising. SENT: 980 words, photos, video.

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ZIMBABWE-STORES VS STREET TRADE — Shoppers in Zimbabwe are increasingly turning to street traders to buy what they need as the local currency plunges in value against the U.S. dollar. SENT: 820 words, photos.

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