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NEW & DEVELOPING

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-NUCLEAR PLANT, BRITAIN-POLITICS-JOHNSON, PAKISTAN-IMRAN KHAN, TURKEY-ERDOGAN-GREECE, SEATTLE TEACHERS-STRIKE, LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS-CYBERATTACK, ELECTION 2022-NORTH DAKOTA-HOUSE, CHILE-BORIC, ELECTION 2022-PENNSYLVANIA-SENATE, TRUMP-FBI JUDGE, WATER WOES-MISSISSIPPI, TROPICAL WEATHER, FRANCE-TERRORIST ATTACK TRIAL, EMMYS-HOST-KENAN THOMPSON, PEOPLE-HARRY STYLES

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TOP STORIES

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — The U.N. atomic watchdog agency urged Russia and Ukraine to establish a “nuclear safety and security protection zone” around the Zaporizhzhia power plant amid mounting fears the fighting could trigger a catastrophe in a country still scarred by the Chernobyl disaster. By Hanna Arhirova. SENT: 1,075 words, photos, videos. Developing from 3 p.m. UN Security Council meeting. WITH: Russia-Ukraine War-Nuclear Plant: Explaining the current situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. SENT: 400 words, photos.

BRITAIN-POLITICS —Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately faced up to the enormous tasks ahead of her: curbing soaring prices, boosting the economy, easing labor unrest and fixing a national health care system burdened by long waiting lists and staff shortages. By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless. SENT: 1,026 words, photos, video. WITH: BRITAIN-POLITICS-EXPLAINER — Why Truss is off to Scotland to become U.K. leader. BRITAIN-POLITICS-JOHNSON — Boris Johnson’s term as British leader was a mix of high drama and low disgrace. But he left office Tuesday with a casual shrug of a farewell: “Well, this is it, folks.” sent: 650 words, photos. BRITAIN-POLITICS-TRUSS SPEECH — Liz Truss’s first address to nation as new UK prime minister. SENT: 545 words, photos.

TEXAS-SCHOOL-SHOOTING-BACK-TO-SCHOOL — Students in Uvalde went back to school for the first time since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in a classroom attack that shocked the country and helped fuel passage of a landmark national law on gun violence. Children began arriving at Uvalde Elementary before dawn. By Paul J. Weber. SENT: 925 words, photos.

SCHOOL SHOOTINGS-GOVERNORS ACTION — In the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students would be kept safe. Months later, as students return to classrooms, the responses by state governments have reflected political divisions, with Republicans emphasizing mental health or school security measures and Democrats calling for tighter gun control. By Andrew DeMillo. SENT: 920 words, photos. WITH: SCHOOL-SHOOTING-GOVERNORS-ACTION-GLANCE — SENT: 925 words, photos.

ELECTION 2022-MASSACHUSETTS — Massachusetts Republicans weigh which candidate has the best chance of keeping the governor’s office in GOP hands: a former state lawmaker endorsed by Donald Trump or a political newcomer who has cast himself as the more moderate choice. By Steve LeBlanc. SENT: 770 words, photos. UPCOMING: Updates throughout the evening; polls close at 8 p.m.

WATER WOES-MISSISSIPPI — While its water crisis continued, students in Mississippi’s capital were able to return to class for the first time in a week Tuesday with assurances that the toilets and sinks in their buildings would finally work. By Michael Goldberg. SENT: 680 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-PANDEMIC-FUTURE-EXPLAINER — Is the coronavirus on its way out? You might think so. New, updated booster shots are being rolled out to better protect against the variants circulating now. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped COVID-19 quarantine and distancing recommendations. And more people have thrown off their masks and returned to pre-pandemic activities. But scientists say no. They predict the scourge that’s already lasted longer than the 1918 flu pandemic will linger far into the future. By Lauran Ungar. SENT: 920 words, photos.

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MORE ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-GAS-EXPLAINER — Europe is struggling to contain an energy crisis as Russia throttles back supplies of natural gas. European officials say it’s a pressure game over their support for Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. The job now is to conserve energy, line up new supplies, and cushion the impact on the poor who can’t afford to pay increasingly higher utility bills. Europe has made some progress in finding new gas supplies by ship and in filling underground gas storage to get through the winter heating season. SENT: 1,190 words, photos.

EUROPE-ENERGY CRISIS — The European Union’s next steps for addressing the continent’s worsening energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are expected to be unveiled next week, the European commissioner for energy said. SENT: 940 words, photos.

RUSSIA-DRILLS — Russian President Vladimir Putin attended sweeping war games in his country’s far east involving troops from China and other nations, in a show of military muscle amid the tensions with the West over Moscow’s action in Ukraine. SENT: 580 words, photos.

RUSSIA-ENERGY REVENUE — Russia sent significantly more oil and coal to India and China over the summer compared with the start of the year, while European countries that long relied on Russian energy have cut back sharply in response to the war in Ukraine, said a report published. SENT: 390 words.

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TRENDING

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TROPICAL WEATHER — Hurricane Kay lashed Mexico’s Pacific coast with rain Tuesday as it moved northward toward the Baja California Peninsula. Kay’s maximum sustained winds rose to 85 mph (140 kph), with forecasters saying it could brush the peninsula as a hurricane this week. SENT: 229 words.

HOLIDAY-TRAVEL — For the first time since COVID-19 brought air travel to a standstill, the number of people streaming through U.S. airport-security checkpoints over a holiday weekend exceeded pre-pandemic levels. SENT: 170 words, photos.

ELECTION 2022-NORTH DAKOTA-HOUSE — Former Miss America Cara Mund’s entry into North Dakota’s U.S. House race has led the Democratic candidate to drop out, citing pressure from his own party to step aside. SENT: 200 words, photo.

LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS-CYBERATTACK — A external cyberattack targeting the huge Los Angeles Unified School District over the Labor Day weekend prompted an unprecedented shutdown of the district’s information technology systems as authorities scrambled to trace the perpetrators and restrict potential damage. SENT: 380 words, photos.

TRUMP COWBOY-BARRED FROM OFFICE — A New Mexico state district court judge has disqualified county commissioner and Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin from holding public office for engaging in insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. SENT: 950 words, photos.

SEATTLE TEACHERS-STRIKE — Teachers in Seattle have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike as contract talks continue on the eve of the new school year. SENT: 140 words.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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BIDEN — President Joe Biden ended the summer on a legislative winning streak, chalking up victories that once appeared out of reach. Now he wants to make sure voters reward him when they cast ballots in November’s big congressional elections. By Chris Megerian. SENT: 1,050 words, photos, video.

TRUMP-FBI-JUDGE — A little-known federal judge appointed to the bench by Donald Trump is in the spotlight after she granted a request by Trump’s legal team for an independent arbiter to review documents seized during an FBI search of his Florida property. By Meg Kinnard, Curt Anderson and Eric Tucker. UPCOMING: 980 words, photo by 7 p.m.

ELECTION 2022-PENNSYLVANIA-SENATE — Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz calls on his Democratic foe in Pennsylvania, John Fetterman, to participate in a debate. Oz also questions Fetterman’s readiness for office and criticizes his reluctance to speak with reporters since suffering a stroke in May. By Marc Levy. UPCOMING: 770 words, photos by 7 p.m.

ELECTION-SECURITY-BREACHES -- Security video from a rural county in Georgia shows local election and Republican Party officials were present when voting equipment was accessed in what the secretary of state’s office calls an unauthorized breach. Some of the video footage counters claims the local officials have made about their involvement. The breach in Coffee County is one of several around the country in which allies of former President Donald Trump were seeking access to sensitive voting information after his loss in the 2020 election. Election security experts worry the information obtained — including copies of software and hard drives — could be exploited by those who want to interfere with future elections. SENT: 1,150 words, photos.

ELECTION-2022-SENATE-MISSOURI-GREITENS — The Associated Press has joined The Kansas City Star’s motion to get a sealed court record from former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ child custody case. SENT: 550 words, photos.

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NATIONAL

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JUUL-VAPING-SETTLEMENT — Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs will pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. SENT: 675 words, photos.

DESEGREGATION-PICTURE-BOOK — Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the first Black students at racially segregated schools in New Orleans in 1960. Now, she has authored a picture book about her experience for the youngest of readers. By Jay Reeves. SENT: 605 words, photos.

JOGGER-ABDUCTED -- Police in Tennessee said they had found the body of a Memphis woman abducted during a pre-dawn run, confirming fears that Eliza Fletcher was killed after she was forced into an SUV on Friday morning. SENT: 680 words, photos.

FLOATPLANE CRASH — Among the 10 people killed when a floatplane crashed in the waters of Puget Sound over the weekend was a Spokane civil rights activist and the founder of a Woodinville winery and his family. SENT: 870 words, photos.

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INTERNATIONAL

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CANADA-STABBINGS —Fears ran high Tuesday on an Indigenous reserve in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, as police warned residents that the suspect in a deadly stabbing rampage over the weekend might be nearby. Later Tuesday, police sent an alert saying they determined he is not located in the community. But a province wide alert remains active urging the public to take “appropriate precautions.”SENT: 950 words, photos, videos, developing.

CHILE-BORIC — Chile’s President Gabriel Boric shook up his cabinet Tuesday in an effort to relaunch his government less than 48 hours after he was dealt a resounding blow when citizens overwhelmingly rejected a new progressive constitution he had championed. SENT: 600 words, photo.

PAKISTAN-FLOODS — In flood-stricken Pakistan where an unprecedented monsoon season has killed hundreds of people, the rains now threaten a famed archeological site dating back 4,500 years, the site’s chief official said. The ruins of Mohenjo Daro — located in southern Sindh province near the Indus River and a UNESCO World Heritage Site — are considered among the best preserved urban settlements in South Asia. SENT: 645 words, photos.

PAKISTAN-IMRAN KHAN — Former Prime Minister Imran Khan is demonstrating his continued popularity with rallies across Pakistan that have drawn huge crowds and signaled to his political rivals that he remains a political force. SENT: 660 words, photos.

TURKEY-ERDOGAN-GREECE — Troubled relations between regional rivals Turkey and Greece worsened Tuesday, with Turkey’s president doubling down on a thinly veiled invasion threat and Athens responding that it’s ready to defend its sovereignty. SENT: 560 words, photos.

FRANCE-TERRORIST ATTACK TRIAL — The defendants on trial for the 2016 Bastille Day truck attack in Nice that killed 86 people denied any links to terrorism and told the court Tuesday that they had been trapped or fooled by the driver at fault for the massacre. SENT: 485 words.

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

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INDIA-NASAL-COVID-VACCINE — India and China have cleared a new approach in COVID-19 vaccination — two needle-free options, one a squirt in the nose and the other inhaled through the mouth. Regulators in India authorized Bharat Biotech’s nasal version as an option for people who haven’t yet been vaccinated. SENT: 670 words, photos.

CLIMATE-MED-TEMPERATURES-RISE — The eastern Mediterranean and Middle East are warming almost twice as fast as the global average, with temperatures projected to rise up to 9 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century if no action is taken to reverse the trend, a new report says. SENT: 485 words, photos.

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BUSINESS/ECONOMY

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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks drifted lower on Wall Street, extending the market’s losses into a 4th straight week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Tuesday. Technology companies posted some of the biggest losses, pulling the Nasdaq composite down even more. SENT: 580 words, photos.

FINANCIAL-WELLNESS-RENT — Rents are starting to come down after spiking to record levels this past summer, but experts are uncertain if the slowdown will continue. Christopher Mayer, professor of real estate at Columbia Business School, said people looking for an apartment now might have a better experience than they did in May or June. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.

INTERNET-PRIVACY — One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the United States has withstood a legal challenge, as a group of telecommunication providers has dropped its bid to overturn the Maine standard. SENT: 355 words, photo.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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EMMYS-HOST-KENAN THOMPSON —Emmy Awards host Kenan Thompson and the ceremony’s producers are predicting a conflict-free zone, unlike the Oscars show that was marred by an on-stage slap. SENT: 650 words, photo.

PEOPLE-HARRY STYLES — Harry Styles will never be just a singer-songwriter, he’s now an actor and a fashion powerhouse as well. SENT: 400 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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FBC--T25-COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL — Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season, passing Ohio State, after the defending national champions dominated their opener. By College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo. SENT: 700 words.

TEN-US-OPEN — Coco Gauff, an 18-year-old American, faces Caroline Garcia in the first U.S. Open quarterfinal for both, before Nick Kyrgios tries to follow up his victory over defending champion Daniil Medvedev with one over Karen Khachanov. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. Play starts at noon; night session starts at 7 p.m.

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