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PAKISTAN-ATTACK — Pakistani police say an unknown number of gunmen have attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange in the southern port city of Karachi, the country’s financial center. SENT: 230 words, DEVELOPING.

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CHINA-MUSLIM BIRTH CONTROL — A state-orchestrated campaign is slashing births among the minority Uighurs of China’s far west Xinjiang region with brutal efficiency. The government is forcing IUDs, abortions and sterilizations on largely Muslim minorities, and punishing parents who violate family planning measures by detaining them in camps and prisons. 3,170 words, photos. There is an abridged version of this story. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK — For months, experts have warned of nightmare scenarios in which the coronavirus gains a foothold in poor or war-torn countries. Some of those fears are being realized across the developing world. Health workers in Yemen are leaving their posts en masse because of a lack of protective equipment and some hospitals are turning away patients struggling to breathe. Cases are soaring in India and Pakistan, where authorities say nationwide lockdowns are no longer possible. South Africa has the most advanced health system on its continent but is under mounting strain. In Latin America, the pandemic is feeding off poverty, even in countries that imposed early lockdowns. By Gerald Imray and Joseph Krauss. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL - Governments are stepping up testing and warily considering their next moves as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases surges in many countries. India reported more than 20,000 new infections on Monday. The U.S. has confirmed more than 40,000 a day for three straight days. As infections rise along with temperatures in the northern hemisphere, many countries are mulling more aggressive moves to stem fresh outbreaks. By Emily Schmall and Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 790 words, photos. WITH: VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.

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UNITED STATES-RUSSIA -- President Donald Trump denied that he was made aware of U.S. intelligence officials’ conclusions that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan. The Trump administration was set to brief select members of Congress on the matter on Monday. By Zeke Miller, James LaPorta and Deb Riechmann. SENT: 970 words, photos.

RACIAL INJUSTICE-RACIAL TRAUMA — As videos of Black people being killed at the hands of police make the rounds online, many Americans have felt called to protest racial injustice in recent weeks. For many Black Americans, those videos are also contributing to a sense of grief and pain. Psychologists call it racial trauma — the distress experienced because of the accumulation of racial discrimination, racial violence or institutional racism. SENT: 960 words, photos, video.

RACIAL INJUSTICE-CONFEDERATE FLAG-MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. that includes the Confederate battle emblem. Spectators cheered in the state Capitol on Sunday after legislators passed a bill. By Emily Wagster Pettus. SENT: 820 words, photos.

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TRUMP — President Donald Trump tweets approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power,” a racist term associated with white supremacists. He later deletes the tweet after the Senate’s lone Black Republican called it “indefensible.” The White House isn’t saying whether Trump condemns the supporter’s comment. By Zeke Miller. SENT: 530 words, photos.

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CHINA-DEADLY FLOODS — Authorities in southwestern China’s Sichuan province say at least 12 people have died and 10 are missing following heavy rains, adding to a grow toll from summer flooding across the country. SENT: 190 words, photos.

PHILIPPINES-SEA COLLISION — The Philippine coast guard is searching for 14 people missing since a fishing boat and cargo vessel collided in choppy waters two nights earlier. SENT: 190 words, photos.

GREECE EARTHQUAKE — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 rattled the eastern Greek island of Rhodes overnight, followed by a quake of 4.6 on Monday morning. SENT: 110 words, photos.

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UNITED STATES-NORTH KOREA -- President Donald Trump is still waiting for his two years of one-on-one diplomacy with Kim Jong Un to pay off with a deal that eliminates the threat of North Korea’s nuclear weapons. Trump hasn’t given up, but experts aren’t betting on any big breakthrough before the November election and say any progress likely won’t come before more saber-rattling from Pyongyang. By Deb Riechmann. SENT: 930 words, photos.

FACT CHECK-WEEK -- President Donald Trump’s persistent see-no-evil posture on coronavirus testing — if you don’t look for the virus, the cases go away — defies both science and street sense. Yet he took it a step further with a comment suggesting that testing be restrained so the pandemic doesn’t look so bad. By Calvin Woodward and Hope Yen. SENT: 1,730 words, photos.

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NATIONAL

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GOLDEN STATE KILLER — A 74-year-old former police officer is tentatively set to plead guilty Monday to being the elusive Golden State Killer. The hearing comes 40 years after a sadistic suburban rapist terrorized California in what investigators only later realized were a series of linked assaults and slayings. SENT: 910 words, photos. WITH GOLDEN STATE KILLER-GLANCE (sent)

PATRIOTS OWNER-PROSTITUTION CHARGE — Prosecutors charging New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with buying sex from massage parlor prostitutes are trying to save their case. They will argue before a Florida appellate court on Tuesday that police legally made secret video recordings of Kraft having paid sex at a massage parlor in January 2019. SENT: 760 words, photos.

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POLAND PRESIDENTIAL-ELECTION —An exit poll shows Poland’s conservative president, Andrzej Duda, with the most votes in the presidential election but falling short of the 50% required for an outright win the first round. If the poll is confirmed by official results, Duda will face centrist Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski in a runoff on July 12. According to the projection by the Ipsos polling firm, Duda won 41.8% and Trzaskowski 30.4% in Sunday’s vote. By Vanessa Gera and Monika Scislowska. SENT: 870 words, photos.

FRANCE-ELECTIONS — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has declared victory in her reelection bid as municipal elections postponed by the coronavirus crisis have seen a strong breakthrough from the greens across the country. Sunday’s voting also appears as a setback for French President Emmanuel Macron’s young centrist party, which was fielding municipal candidates for the first time and still lacks local roots across France. SENT: 720 words, photos.

AUSTRALIA-LAWMAKER INVESTIGATED — An Australian state lawmaker says he is not a suspect in a police investigation into unnamed people advancing China’s goals in Australia. Police searched the Sydney home of New South Wales opposition lawmaker Shaoquett Moselmane on Friday and also executed a warrant for his parliamentary offices. SENT: 610 words, photos.

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BUSINESS

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FEDERAL RESERVE-CORPORATE BONDS — The Federal Reserve has released a list of roughly 750 companies, including Apple, Walmart and ExxonMobil, whose corporate bonds it will purchase in the coming months in an effort to keep borrowing costs low and smooth the flow of credit. SENT: 520 words, photos.

JAPAN-NISSAN — Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida is giving up half his pay after the Japanese automaker sank into the red amid plunging sales and plant closures in Spain and Indonesia. Uchida apologized for the poor results at a shareholders’ meeting Monday. By AP Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 550 words, photos.

FINANCIAL MARKETS — Shares have fallen in Asia, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some U.S. states to backtrack on pandemic reopenings. But U.S. futures were only marginally lower. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 2.3% Monday and benchmarks also fell in Hong Kong, Sydney, Shanghai and South Korea. SENT: 680 words, photos.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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BET AWARDS - The 2020 BET Awards served as an extension of the voices of Black people protesting in the streets about Black life and the inequalities Black people face daily, as artists used their performances to highlight the Black Lives Matter movement, civil rights and the lives of those lost in the hands of police officers, including George Floyd. By AP Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 900 words, photos. WITH BET AWARDS-MOMENTS Beyoncé said voting in the upcoming election could help end a “racist and unequal system” in America while accepting the humanitarian award at the BET Awards. By AP Entertainment Writer Jonathan Landrum Jr. SENT: 780 words, photos. BET AWARDS-LIST (sent)

USGA-TV DEAL — The Associated Press has learned NBC is getting the U.S. Open back this year. Three people with direct knowledge of the situation say Fox Sports has asked for an early end to its 12-year deal with the USGA, and that NBC will pick up the final seven years of the contract. SENT: 400 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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FBO—YOUTH FOOTBALL’S RETURN — USA Football has developed a phased approach for the return of youth football this year. The plan is based on phased reopening guidelines from the CDC. The governing body for the sport in this country advises youth leagues to consult their city or county health departments to determine which CDC phase their community is in. That step begins a youth program’s local reopening procedure during the coronavirus pandemic. By Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner. SENT: 720 words, photos.

US—SPORTS-WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN — There would have been a World Series rematch July 4 in the national’s capital if not for the coronavirus pandemic. Major League Baseball this week would have reached the halfway point of its usual 162-game schedule. Wimbledon would have also been getting started this week. By Stephen Hawkins. SENT: 495 words, photos.

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