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Adds RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-PENTAGON, ELECTION 2022-PENNSYLVANIA-SENATE, ELECTION 2024-TRUMP, CAPITOL RIOT-BANNON TRIAL, ABORTION, SCHOOL SHOOTING-FLORIDA, HOUSE FIRE-RESCUE, R KELLY MANAGER, BRITAIN-ECONOMY.
ESPYS — Show starts 8 p.m.
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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — Nearly 2 million Ukrainians refugees have been sent to Russia. Their journey starts not with a gun to the head, but with a poisoned choice: Die in Ukraine or live in Russia. Ukraine portrays these journeys as forced transfers to enemy ground, which is considered a war crime. Russia calls them humanitarian evacuations. An AP investigation finds that many refugees are indeed forced to embark on a surreal journey into Russia, subjected along the way to human rights abuses. It also finds an underground network of Russians trying to help Ukrainians escape. By Lori Hinnant, Cara Anna, Vasilisa Stepanenko and Sarah El Deeb. SENT: 3,500 words, photos. Abridged version also available.
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CONGRESS-MARRIAGE RIGHTS — The U.S. Senate unexpectedly launches a new push to protect same-sex marriage in federal law after a surprising number of Republicans helped pass landmark legislation in the House. Some GOP senators are already signaling support. The bill started as an election-season political effort following the Supreme Court's abortion ruling, which raised concerns that other rights could be at risk. By Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
CAPITOL RIOT-INVESTIGATION-ELECTION 2022 — Democrat Elaine Luria of Virginia and Republican Adam Kinzinger of Illinois will lead questioning in the closing summer hearing of the House’s Jan. 6 committee on Thursday night. Luria and Kinzinger agree emphatically that the investigation into the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is worth sacrificing their political careers. By Will Weissert. SENT: 950 words, photos. With CONGRESS-ELECTORAL VOTES — Senators propose changes to electors law after Capitol riot. SENT: 920 words, photos; CAPITOL RIOT-INVESTIGATION-ARIZONA — Arizona GOP censures Rusty Bowers after Jan. 6 testimony. SENT: 510 words, photo.
EUROPE-HEAT — Britain’s record-breaking heat wave spurs calls for the government to speed up efforts to adapt to a changing climate, especially after wildfires created the busiest day for London firefighters since bombs rained down on the city during World War II. By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless. SENT: 790 words, photos. With EUROPE-WILDFIRES — New wildfires in Greece as Europe braces for more heat. SENT: 870 words, photos.
SRI LANKA — Sri Lankan lawmakers elect the unpopular prime minister as their new president, a choice that risks reigniting turmoil in the South Asian nation reeling from economic collapse and months of round-the-clock protests. A few hundred protesters quickly gather after the vote. By Krishan Francis. SENT: 850 words, photos, video.
SOARING DIESEL FUEL-IMPACT — High diesel prices are driving up the cost of everything, from groceries to Amazon orders and furniture. That’s because nearly everything that’s delivered, whether by truck, rail or ship, uses diesel fuel. By Business Writer Cathy Bussewitz. SENT: 1,400 words, photos.
MILITARY-GUNNING FOR RECRUITS — When “Top Gun: Maverick” roared into theaters in late May, the Air Force was ready. Recruiters struggling to meet enlistment goals took boxes of free mugs and lanyards and fanned out to movie theaters for the premiere, determined to capitalize on the jet-fueled excitement surrounding the film. By Lolita C. Baldor. SENT: 1,130 words, photos.
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IVANA-TRUMP — Former President Trump pays respects to his first wife, Ivana Trump, joining their three children at a funeral Mass for the 1980s style icon and businesswoman. SENT: 250 words, photos, developing.
LADY GAGA-DOGS STOLEN — Authorities offer a $5,000 reward for information about a man who allegedly shot Lady Gaga’s dog walker in Hollywood and stole two of her French bulldogs. SENT: 160 words.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-CALIFORNIA-BEACH — Officials present the deed to prime California oceanfront property to the heirs of a Black couple who were stripped of the land nearly a century ago. SENT: 390 words, photos.
AFGHANISTAN-ADDICTION-PHOTO GALLERY — Drug addiction has long been a problem in Afghanistan, the world’s biggest producer of opium and heroin. SENT: 760 words, photos.
ESPYS — NBA Finals MVP Stephen Curry hosts The ESPYS, honoring the past year’s top athletes and moments in sports. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos. Show starts 8 p.m.
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MORE ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE
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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-DEVELOPMENTS — Ukrainian forces strike and seriously damage a bridge that is key for supplying Russian troops in southern Ukraine. SENT: 980 words, photos.
UNITED STATES-UKRAINE-FIRST LADY — Ukraine’s first lady emerges from her seclusion at the start of Russia’s invasion to lay the bloody images of the war’s child victims directly before U.S. lawmakers. SENT: 990 words, photos.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-PENTAGON — The U.S. and allies commit more rocket systems, ammunition and other military aid to Ukraine. SENT: 670 words, photos.
EUROPE-ENERGY — The European Union’s head proposes that member states cut their gas use by 15%, anticipating a Russian cutoff of natural gas supplies to the bloc. SENT: 870 words, photos. With RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-GAS-EXPLAINER — Can Europe live without Russian natural gas? SENT: 1,180 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2022-PENNSYLVANIA-SENATE — In his first media interview since suffering a stroke, Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman says he is “100% able to run fully and to win” his campaign against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in November. SENT: 450 words, photo.
ELECTION 2024-TRUMP — A pro-Democratic super PAC accuses the Federal Election Commission of allowing Donald Trump “to continue violating the law” by dragging its feet over a complaint concerning Trump’s teasing of a future White House bid. SENT: 730 words, photo.
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CONGRESS-GUNS — A ban on certain semi-automatic weapons moves forward in the House Judiciary Committee. But passage is far from assured, and the bill has little chance of becoming law due to opposition in the Senate. SENT: 800 words, photo.
2020 CENSUS — Some Trump administration officials had initial doubts that it was legal to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census but pressed forward and attempted to add it anyway. SENT: 890 words, photos.
CAPITOL RIOT-BANNON TRIAL — Lawyers for Steve Bannon try to establish that his deadline to appear before a House committee was flexible as long as he was negotiating with the committee over terms. SENT: 680 words, photos.
BIDEN-CLIMATE — President Biden announces modest new steps to combat climate change and promises more robust action to come, saying, “This is an emergency and I will look at it that way.” SENT: 890 words, photos, video.
GEORGIA-ELECTION-INVESTIGATION — A judge orders Rudy Giuliani to appear before a grand jury in Atlanta that’s investigating whether ex-President Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia. SENT: 390 words, photo.
BIDEN-AFRICA — President Biden says he’ll host leaders from across Africa for a summit in Washington in mid-December. SENT: 130 words, photo.
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TEXAS-SCHOOL-SHOOTING — Uvalde’s top school official recommends firing the school district police chief who was central to the botched law enforcement response to May's elementary school massacre. SENT: 610 words, photos. With TEXAS-SCHOOL SHOOTING-SCHOOLS — Outcry after Uvalde focuses on school failures, solutions. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
ABORTION — Leaders of Indiana’s GOP-dominated Senate propose banning abortion with limited exceptions. The move follows a firestorm over a 10-year-old rape victim who came to the state from neighboring Ohio to end her pregnancy. SENT: 750 words, photos. With ABORTION-GEORGIA — Appeals court says Georgia abortion law should take effect. SENT: 370 words, photos.
SCHOOL SHOOTING-FLORIDA — Eyewitnesses to the killings of 17 people by Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz give heart-wrenching testimony at his penalty trial. SENT: 630 words, photos.
HOUSE FIRE-RESCUE — An Indiana man who ran into a burning home and saved five people, including a 6-year-old girl he jumped out of a second-floor window with, says the serious injuries he suffered were “all worth it.” SENT: 560 words, photo.
MOTHER AND SON KILLED — Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering his wife and son. SENT: 680 words, photos.
R KELLY MANAGER — A trial for R. Kelly’s manager opens on charges that he forced the cancellation of a screening of a documentary about the singer’s sexual abuse of women and girls by calling in a threat to a crowded Manhattan theater. SENT: 480 words.
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ITALY-POLITICS — Italian Premier Mario Draghi wins a confidence vote in the Senate, but boycotts by three of his key coalition allies in the voting likely doom his unity government’s prospects of survival. SENT: 680 words, photos. With EUROPE-ECONOMY — Italy's political turmoil a headache for Europe’s central bank. SENT: 980 words, photos.
BRITAIN-POLITICS — Britain’s Conservative Party chooses former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the two finalists in an election to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson. SENT: 790 words, photos.
AMAZON RAINFOREST-ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES — Report: Brazil authorities pay no mind to deforestation. SENT: 550 words, photos.
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BUSINESS/ECONOMY
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BRITAIN-ECONOMY — Inflation in the United Kingdom accelerates to a 40-year high, driven by rising food and fuel prices. SENT: 320 words, photo.
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HEALTH/SCIENCE
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NASA-MOON ROCKET — NASA plans a late August launch of its giant, new moon rocket. By Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn. SENT: 340 words, photos.
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MEDIA-SOLEDAD O’BRIEN — The Soledad O’Brien hosted show “Matter of Fact″ is making an impression as a weekend syndicated news program despite hours friendly only to insomniacs. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 810 words, photos.
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SPORTS
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SECOND-HALF LOOKAHEAD — Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros — they’re all just looking for more of the same in baseball's second half. SENT: 800 words, photos.
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