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TOP STORIES
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ELECTION 2020-DEBATE — The first debate between President Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden erupts in contentious exchanges over the coronavirus pandemic, job losses and how the Supreme Court will shape the future of the nation’s health care. By Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Will Weissert and Michelle L. Price. SENT: 1,310 words, photos video, graphic. With ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-SCENE; ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-FACT CHECK; ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-TAKEAWAYS.
ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-ANALYSIS — Trump needed to make the first general election debate about his rival. Instead, as he so often does, Trump made it about himself. By Steve Peoples and Julie Pace. SENT: 970 words, photos, video.
ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-RACE — Trump declines to clearly condemn white supremacist groups and their role in violence in some American cities this summer, instead saying the violence is a “left-wing” problem. By Kathleen Ronayne and Michael Kunzelman. SENT: 510 words, photos.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-MILESTONES-ITALY’S-TOLL — As the world counts more than 1 million COVID-19 victims, the quiet of everyday life and hum of industry has returned to Italy’s Bergamo province, which along with the surrounding Lombardy region was the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe. But the memory of those dark winter days, and the monumental toll of dead they left behind, has remained with those who survived only to see the rest of the world fall victim, too. By Maria Grazia Murru and Nicole Winfield. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-STRANDED GAZANS — For the last four months, Ahmed al-Kurdi, his wife and three children have been stranded in Jordan, where they traveled from their home in the Gaza Strip for life-saving medical treatment for his 2-year-old daughter. At a time when the coronavirus pandemic has led to border closures and travel restrictions, they find themselves stuck, not because of quarantine measures, but because of a dispute between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. By Joseph Krauss. SENT: 1,080 words, photo.
TUNISIA-ITALY-MIGRATION — The number of Tunisian migrants trying to reach Italy has risen to levels not seen since the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. That’s causing tensions in Italy’s south, where more than 2,200 migrants are quarantining on ferries anchored offshore. By Mehdi El-Arem. SENT: 870 words, photos.
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WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
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AMAZON-CENTER-SHOOTING — One killed, one injured in shooting at Florida Amazon facility. SENT: 230 words, photo.
WALMART-STORE-REDESIGN — Walmart looks to airports as inspiration of new store layout. SENT: 220 words, photos.
GERMANY-REUNIFICATION-CAMPERS — Blast from the past: Campers revel in East German nostalgia. SENT: 530 words, photos.
BRITAIN-SWEARY PARROTS — Gray parrots separated at British zoo after swearing a blue streak. SENT: 160 words.
MILITARY-JET-CRASH — Marine jet crashes after mid-air collision in California. SENT: 190 words.
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MORE ON ELECTION 2020
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ELECTION-2020-DEBATE-MAIL-VOTING — Trump continues his assault on the integrity of the U.S. elections during the first presidential debate, spreading falsehoods about the security of voting and misrepresenting issues with mail ballots. SENT: 480 words, photos.
ELECTION-2020-DEBATE-MEDIA — For much of the opening presidential debate, moderator Chris Wallace looked like a man trying to stop a runaway train with his bare hands. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 740 words, photos.
ELECTION-2020-GEORGIA-CONGRESS — Former Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall and former Morehouse College President Robert Franklin advance to a runoff in a special election to fill the short remainder of the late John Lewis’ term in Congress. SENT: 490 words, photos. With ELECTION-2020-TEXAS-SPECIAL-ELECTION — Salon owner who defied lockdown makes Texas Senate runoff.
ELECTION-2020-WISCONSIN-ABSENTEE — A federal appeals court upholds a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s presidential election, handing Democrats a victory in their fight to deliver the key battleground state for Biden in November. SENT: 720 words, photos.
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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-RESTAURANTS — U.S. restaurants are moving warily into fall, hoping their slow recovery persists despite the new challenge of chilly weather and a pandemic that’s expected to claim even more lives. By Business Writer Dee-Ann Durbin. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-NEPAL-NO-FESTIVALS — The old palace courtyard in Nepal which is typically packed with hundreds of thousands of people each year during the Indrajatra festival is deserted, the temples are locked and all public celebrations are banned by the government to curb the coronavirus. SENT: 730 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ISRAEL — Israel’s parliament passes a law that would allow the government to curtail public protests during the country’s nationwide coronavirus lockdown, a measure that drew fierce opposition a day earlier. SENT: 360 words, photo. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — South Korea has reported 113 new cases of COVID-19, its first daily increase over 100 in five days, as the country entered a holiday break that officials fear would possibly worsen transmissions. SENT: 500 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CUBAN-DOCTORS-FATHER-SON — Lives Lost: A father and son who left Cuba and became doctors in the U.S. have died of the coronavirus. SENT: 980 words, photos.
Find more coverage on the Virus Outbreak on the featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
A separate wire advisory has moved outlining our complete coronavirus coverage.
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WASHINGTON
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UNINSURED ADULTS — About 2.5 million more working-age Americans were uninsured last year, even before the coronavirus pandemic struck, according to a study issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. SENT: 460 words, photo.
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NATIONAL
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SKI-RESORTS-VISA-BAN — As ski resorts try to regain their footing after being knocked down by the coronavirus pandemic last season, another obstacle is looming heading into the winter — a ban on foreign worker visas. SENT: 1,050 words, photo.
CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES — Thousands of California’s weary wine country residents are confronting yet another devastating wildfire. SENT: 890 words, photos, video.
BRANDED-WOMEN — A wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of a self-improvement group in upstate New York convicted of turning women into sex slaves branded with his initials, is facing sentencing in the federal conspiracy case. SENT: 380 words, photo.
2020 CENSUS — A federal judge says a revised Oct. 5 date the U.S. Commerce Department picked to end the 2020 census may violate an order she issued last week that cleared the way for the head count of every U.S. resident to continue through the end of October. SENT: 810 words, photos.
BP SPILL-COASTAL RESTORATION — Louisiana will get nearly $215 million in BP oil spill money for two projects planned to restore more than 4,600 acres of marsh and other habitat in the New Orleans area. SENT: 440 words, photo.
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INTERNATIONAL
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INDIA-MOSQUE-DEMOLITION — An Indian court has acquitted all 32 people who had been accused of crimes in a 1992 attack and demolition of a 16th century mosque that sparked Hindu-Muslim violence leaving some 2,000 people dead. SENT: 360 words, photos.
UN-GENERAL-ASSEMBLY-COOPERATION-VS-DIVISION — The U.N. General Assembly meeting began with calls for multilateralism and cooperation and concluded with a parade of divisive grievances that echoed when the final gavel fell. SENT: 740 words, photos.
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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Stocks were mixed in Asia after the debate between Trump and Biden, with little sign the clash did much to sway investors. By Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 770 words, photos.
BRITAIN-SHELL — Royal Dutch Shell says it is planning to cut between 7,000 and 9,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2022 following a collapse in demand for oil and a subsequent slide in oil prices during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 200 words.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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OBIT-HELEN-REDDY — Helen Reddy, who shot to stardom in the 1970s with her rousing feminist anthem “I Am Woman” and recorded a string of other hits, has died. She was 78. SENT: 620 words, photos.
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