AP News Digest 3:25 am

Thursday 20 October 2022 02:14 EDT

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AFGHAN BABY — A war orphan is claimed by two families: her Afghan relatives and a U.S. Marine who adopted her from 7,000 miles away. An Associated Press investigation pieces together the story of the child, as a judge in a tiny Virginia town decides who gets to keep her. By Juliet Linderman, Claire Galofaro and Martha Mendoza. SENT: 4,420 words, photos. An abridged version of 910 words has also been sent.

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR — With a barrage of attacks on Ukraine’s power, water and other infrastructure, Russia has opened a new phase of its war on Ukraine. Ukrainian officials are quickly repairing damage and ordinary citizens are making plans to get by. By Sabra Ayres. SENT: 1,150 words, photos. With RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR-THE LATEST.

ELECTION 2022-ARIZONA ELECTION DENIERS — The Republicans running for Arizona’s three top statewide offices have said they would not have signed off on the presidential results if they had held office in 2020. They’ve also signaled that they want to overhaul the battleground state’s elections. By Jonathan J. Cooper and Bob Christie. SENT: 1,310 words, photos.

WHO'S SYRIA PROBE — Staffers at the World Health Organization’s Syrian office have alleged that their boss mismanaged millions of dollars, plied government officials with gifts — including computers, gold coins and cars — and acted frivolously as COVID-19 swept the country. By Medical Writer Maria Cheng. SENT: 2,210 words, photos. An abridged version of 1,000 words has also been sent.

RESILIENCE STORIES-GRIEF FARM — The world turns away from stories of traumatic grief. It’s too hard to imagine something like burying a child. So mourning people from around the globe journey to a patch of farmland in Arizona that has become a capital of grief. Here, surrounded by animals and nature and others who have experienced the worst of human suffering, the names of the dead can be spoken and the pain of loss can be shown. No one turns away. By National Writer Matt Sedensky. SENT: 1,720 words, photos. An abridged version of 800 words has also been sent.

BRITAIN-POLITICS — U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss was hanging on to power by a thread, after a senior minister quit her government with a barrage of criticism and a vote in the House of Commons descended into chaos and acrimony. By Jill Lawless. SENT: 680 words, photos.

ELECTION 2022-BIDEN — President Joe Biden returns to Pennsylvania for the 14th time since taking office, speaking about infrastructure in Pittsburgh and holding a fundraiser in Philadelphia for Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman. By Chris Megerian. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos by 5 a.m.; Pittsburgh event at 2:15 p.m.

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AP News Digest 3:25 am