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Adds: NEWTOWN-SHOOTING-INFOWARS, ARIZONA-FILMING POLICE, RACIAL INJUSTICE-ELIJAH MCCLAIN, CALIFORNIA-CLIMATE GOALS, THEATER-THE-PHANTOM-OF-THE-OPERA, ABORTION BAN-WEST VIRGINIA, RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR-UNITED STATES, CAPITOL RIOT-SENTENCING, BIDEN-GRINER MEETING.
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TOP STORIES
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RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR — Investigators searching through what appears to be one of the largest mass burial sites discovered in Ukraine have found evidence of atrocities, including torture, on land recently recaptured from Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy said. In a video he apparently rushed out to underscore the gravity of the discoveries just hours after exhumations began, Zelenskyy said hundreds of civilian adults and children, as well as soldiers, had been found “tortured, shot, killed by shelling” near Izium’s Pishchanske cemetery. By Vasilisa Stepanenko. SENT: 1,100 words, photos, video.
BRITAIN-ROYALS — A surging tide of people — ranging from London retirees to former England soccer captain David Beckham — have lined up to file past Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as it lies in state at Parliament, so many that authorities had to call a temporary halt to more people joining the miles-long queue. By late afternoon, a live tracker of the queue to get into historic Westminster Hall said it had reopened, but the British government warned that the waiting time to cover the 5 miles from the start of the line in Southwark Park to Parliament had climbed to more than 24 hours. By Mike Corder, Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka. SENT: 1,070 words, photos, videos. WITH: BRITAIN-ROYALS-THE LATEST.
IMMIGRATION-TRANSPORTING-MIGRANTS -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took the playbook of a fellow Republican, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, to a new level by catching officials flat-footed in Martha’s Vineyard with two planeloads of Venezuelan migrants. An immigration attorney says the migrants had “no idea of where they were going or where they were” when they arrived on the wealthy Massachusetts island. Providing little or no information is part of the plan. On Friday, the migrants were being moved voluntarily to a military base on nearby Cape Cod. By Rodrique Ngowi and Claudia Torrens. SENT: 1,040 words, photos, video.
TRUMP-QANON — After winking at QAnon for years, Donald Trump is overtly embracing the baseless conspiracy theory, even as the number of frightening real-world events linked to it grows. On Tuesday, using his Truth Social platform, the Republican former president reposted an image of himself wearing a Q lapel pin overlaid with the words “The Storm is Coming.” In QAnon lore, the “storm” refers to Trump’s final victory, when supposedly he will regain power and his opponents will be tried, and potentially executed, on live television. By David Klepper and Ali Swenson. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
VOTING-SECURITY BREACHES — The federal government’s escalating investigation into breaches of election systems around the country raises questions about the security of voting machines with the midterms just two months away. Security experts say the breaches by themselves have not necessarily increased threats to the November elections, but say they increase the possibility that rogue election workers could access election equipment to launch attacks from within. By Christina A. Cassidy. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
WATER-WOES-MISSISSIPPI-RACISM — A boil-water advisory has been lifted for Mississippi’s capital, and the state will stop handing out free bottled water on Saturday. But the crisis isn’t over. Water pressure still hasn’t been fully restored in Jackson, and some residents say their tap water still comes out looking dirty and smelling like sewage. Many blame systemic racism as the root cause. By Drew Costley. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.
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MORE ON BRITAIN-ROYALS
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BRITAIN-ROYALS-CHARLES-US PRESIDENTS — In the decades King Charles III waited to take his seat on Britain’s throne, he has made the acquaintance of 10 of the 14 U.S. presidents who served during his lifetime. SENT: 1,020 words, photos, video.
BRITAIN-ROYALS-THE-LONG-QUEUE — Waiting in line to bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II is a singular event — no matter who you are. AP correspondent Samya Kullab was No. 3,017 in the queue one day this week outside Westminster Hall. The line was full of people touched by the queen’s death in different ways. And as they wait in line and chat, they find things they have in common — and realize that they’d have never met if it were not for this singular event. SENT: 1,160 words, photos.
BRITAIN-ROYALS-DISAPPEARING-GENERATION — The long good-bye for Queen Elizabeth II is a reminder of a broader truth playing out with little fanfare across Britain: The nation is bidding farewell to the men and women who fought the country’s battles during World War II. SENT: 820 words, photos. WITH: BRITAIN-ROYALS-DISAPPEARING-GENERATION-STORIES — Stories of UK’s disappearing World War II generation. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.
HONG-KONG-UK — Hundreds of Hong Kong residents are lining up in front of the British Consulate General for hours each day to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, leaving piles of flowers and handwritten notes. SENT: 850 words, photos.
NEW ZEALAND-BRITAIN-ROYAL-MAORI — The death of Queen Elizabeth II last week has reignited debate in New Zealand about whether it should continue recognizing Britain’s monarch as its symbolic head of state or take the final step toward independence by becoming a republic. SENT: 720 words, photos.
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MORE ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
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UZBEKISTAN-RUSSIA-SUMMIT — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press his attack on Ukraine despite its latest counteroffensive and warned that Moscow could ramp up its strikes if Ukrainian forces target power plants and other infrastructure in Russia. SENT: 830 words, photos.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR-UNITED STATES — The Pentagon’s top intelligence chief says Russian forces have shown themselves incapable of achieving President Vladimir Putin’s initial objectives in Ukraine. SENT: 490 words, photos.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE-ZELENSKYY SPEECH — The U.N. General Assembly has voted to allow Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to deliver a pre-recorded address to next week’s gathering of world leaders because of his need to deal with the war following Russia’s invasion, making an exception to its requirement that all leaders speak in person. SENT: 330 words.
GERMANY-ENERGY — Germany is taking control of three Russian-owned refineries to ensure energy security before a European Union embargo on oil from Russia takes effect next year. Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the move “a far-reaching energy policy decision to protect our country” and said “Russia isn’t a reliable supplier of energy anymore.” SENT: 320 words, photos.
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TRENDING
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THEATER-THE-PHANTOM-OF-THE-OPERA — “The Phantom of the Opera” — Broadway’s longest-running show — is scheduled to close in February 2023, a victim of post-pandemic softening in theater attendance in New York. The musical — a fixture on Broadway since 1988, weathering recessions, war and cultural shifts — will play its final performance on Broadway in February. SENT: 310 words. Pursuing photos.
GERMANY-OKTOBERFEST-INFLATION — Oktoberfest is back in Germany but inflation has hit brewers and the cost of beer. SENT: 730 words, photos.
GAZA-ANCIENT-MOZAIC — A Palestinian farmer in the Gaza Strip has discovered a rare, ancient mosaic on his property. SENT: 760 words, photos.
LIGHTNING-STRIKE-MISSING-ROWER — Officials say divers searched through the night for a student missing after a rowing team’s boat capsized in an Orlando lake following a nearby lightning strike. SENT: 190 words.
ODD-GERMANY-GIANT-SNAILS — German customs officials say a trail of slime led them to a stash of almost 100 giant African land snails and other items hidden inside bags at Duesseldorf Airport this month. SENT: 180 words.
THEATER-COMMON — Rapper and actor Common will make his Broadway debut this fall in Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Between Riverside and Crazy.” SENT: 170 words, photos.
NOT-REAL-NEWS — A look at what didn't happen this week. SENT: 1,880 words, photos.
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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TRUMP-FBI-PHONY-DOCUMENT — A document purporting to be from the U.S. government and claiming the Treasury Department had information related to the search at Donald Trump’s Florida estate was a fabrication. But the document appeared last week on the court docket in the case involving the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. A review of court documents and interviews by The Associated Press show identical documents were filed in a separate case brought by a North Carolina federal inmate. SENT: 770 words, photos.
TREASURY-DIGITAL-ASSETS — The Biden administration is moving one step closer to developing a central bank digital currency, known as the digital dollar. Administration officials say it would help reinforce the U.S. role as a leader in the world financial system. SENT: 380 words, photos.
UNITED STATES-SOUTH AFRICA — President Joe Biden praises South Africa as a vital voice on the global stage as he hosts President Cyril Ramaphosa for talks that were expected to touch on the two nations’ differences on Russia’s war in Ukraine. SENT: 740 words, photos.
CAPITOL RIOT-SENTENCING — A Michigan man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol attack. SENT: 380 words, photos.
BIDEN-GRINER MEETING — President Biden meets with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul Whelan. SENT: 370 words, photo.
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NATIONAL
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ABORTION BAN-WEST VIRGINIA — Republican Gov. Jim Justice has signed into law a ban on abortions at all stages of pregnancy. West Virginia is now the second state to enact a law prohibiting the procedure since the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling to end the constitutional protection of the procedure. SENT: 460 words, photos.
NEWTOWN-SHOOTING-INFOWARS — Alex Jones’ criticism of his Connecticut trial over calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax has become a topic of the proceedings. During trial's fourth day, a lawyer for the Sandy Hook families questioned a corporate representative for Jones’ Infowars about how seriously the company was taking the trial. SENT: 660 words, photos.
ARIZONA-FILMING POLICE — The Republican leaders of the Arizona Legislature won’t attempt to defend a new law limiting up-close filming of police that has been blocked by a federal judge. The decision essentially ends the fight over the contentious proposal, but the Republican sponsor says he may promote a revised measure next year. 630 words, photos.
COLORADO-RIVER-COMPACT-WYOMING — A boating and fishing paradise on the Utah-Wyoming line is beginning to feel the effects of the two-decade megadrought gripping the southwestern U.S. An emergency drawdown for Flaming Gorge Reservoir announced last year is continuing, bringing down the reservoir by 12 feet compared to two years ago. SENT: 1,120 words, photos. With COLORADO RIVER COMPACT-UTAH -- Desert farms in Utah flourish with water from Colorado River (sent).
RACIAL INJUSTICE-ELIJAH MCCLAIN — A Colorado judge has partially granted a request by news organizations to release an amended autopsy report for Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after a 2019 encounter with police. The judge ruled for the report to be made public after new information is redacted. SENT: 660 words, photo.
BLOOD-SPOT-DISPUTE — A judge has found key parts of Michigan’s newborn blood-testing program unconstitutional in a challenge by four parents who raised concerns about how leftover samples are used long after screening for rare diseases. SENT: 580 words, photos.
NAZI LOOTED-ART — Museums in New York that exhibit artworks looted by Nazis during the Holocaust are now required by law to let the public know about those dark chapters in their provenance through placards displayed with the stolen objects. SENT: 1,020 words, photos.
CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES — A weekend weather system could hamper firefighters’ efforts in Northern California to battle the week-old blaze that’s become the largest in the state so far this year. Rain and colder temperatures are coming, but so are stronger winds. SENT: 580 words, photos.
COLD CASE-MISSING WOMEN — A 71-year-old Colorado man has been convicted of first-degree murder and other charges in the cold case slayings of two women whose bodies were found near the mountain resort town of Breckenridge in 1982. SENT: 320 words, photo.
KENTUCKY-POLICE-TRAFFIC STOP — A federal judge has ruled that a Louisville police officer violated a Black teenager’s constitutional rights during a 2018 traffic stop. The teen was handcuffed and frisked for weapons after being pulled over for allegedly making a wide right turn. SENT: 230 words.
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INTERNATIONAL
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ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans a weekend visit to Armenia, where a cease-fire held for a second day after an outburst of fighting with neighboring Azerbaijan killed more than 200 troops from both sides. SENT: 760 words, photos.
ITALY-FLOODS — Flash floods swept through several towns in hilly central Italy after hours of exceptionally heavy rain, leaving 10 people dead and at least four missing. Dozens of survivors scrambled onto rooftops or up into trees to await rescue. SENT: 710 words, photos.
ISRAEL-ELECTION — A bloc of Arab parties has split ahead of Israel’s fifth elections in less than four years, a move that could dilute the minority’s political influence and aid former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power. SENT: 580 words, photo.
IRAN-WOMEN — Iran’s president has ordered a probe in the case of a young woman who slipped into a coma while in custody in Tehran and died, state media reported. She had been detained by the so-called “morality police” after officers apparently found fault with her headscarf, or hijab. SENT: 490 words.
TROPICAL WEATHER — The U.S. National Hurricane Center is expecting a lot more rain from Tropical Storm Fiona as it approaches the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. SENT: 200 words.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
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SCI-PAKISTAN FLOODS-CLIMATE — A new study says human-caused climate change juiced the rainfall that triggered Pakistan’s floods by up to 50%. But the authors of Thursday’s study say other societal issues that make the country vulnerable and put people in harm’s way are probably the biggest factor in the ongoing humanitarian disaster. SENT: 710 words, photos. With PAKISTAN-FLOODS — Floodwaters are receding in Pakistan’s worst-hit southern Sindh province, officials said, a potentially bright sign in an ongoing crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in the impoverished South Asian country. SENT: 790 words, photos.
CALIFORNIA-CLIMATE GOALS — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of bills aimed at moving away from reliance on fossil fuel-based energy. It includes legislation protecting communities of color from exposure to oil and gas pollution, creates a framework for capturing carbon emissions and accelerates the state’s renewable energy timelines. SENT: 490 words, photos.
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BUSINESS/TECH
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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street, leaving the market with another week of sizable losses, as a stark warning from FedEx about rapidly worsening trends in the economy gave investors more to worry about. The S&P 500 closed down 0.7% , the Nasdaq lost almost 1% and the Dow lost almost half a percent. SENT: 760 words, photos.
ENERGY JOBS-WEST VIRGINIA — A Maryland company says it will build a $3 billion natural gas power plant designed to capture climate-changing carbon in northern West Virginia. Officials say it was made possible by a recently signed law embraced by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin that gives tax breaks for alternative energy projects. SENT: 660 words, photo.
CHINA-TAIWAN-SANCTIONS — China has announced sanctions against the CEOs of American defense contractors Raytheon and Boeing Defense over a major arms sale to rival Taiwan. The Foreign Ministry did not specify what the sanctions would be. SENT: 350 words, photo.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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FILM-GOODNIGHT MOMMY — Naomi Watts leads a reimagining of a cult Austrian horror, “Goodnight Mommy,” available Friday on Prime Video. She and the twin actors who play her sons talk about how they kept it light on set despite the dark material. SENT: 690 words, photos.
BANNED BOOKS WEEK — The wave of attempted book banning and restrictions continues to intensify, the American Library Association reported Friday. Numbers for 2022 already approach last year’s totals, which were the highest levels in decades. SENT: 570 words, photo.
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SPORTS
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FBN—ON FOOTBALL-BLACK QBS — When 11 Black quarterbacks started NFL games in Week 1, it was another indication that that racial stereotype has finally been overcome in the NFL. But while the league continues to somehow be unable to address the lack of diversity in the general manager and coaching ranks, Black QBs have been signed to four of the five largest contracts in the sport -- including Deshaun Watson’s fully guaranteed $230 million deal from the Cleveland Browns. Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray received the other three and Lamar Jackson is in line to join that group next. SENT: 720 words, photos.
TEN--TENNIS MOVES FORWARD — The timing of it all hardly could be more symbolic: All within a span of two weeks, Serena Williams plays what is believed to be her last match at age 40, Roger Federer announces he’ll be retiring at 41, Iga Swiatek wins her third Grand Slam title at 21, and Carlos Alcaraz collects his first at 19. After so much handwringing in recent years about what would become of tennis once transcendent superstars such as Williams and Federer leave the game, the sport does seem to be in good hands as it prepares to move on. SENT: 800 words, photos.
BBN-OBIT-JOHN-STEARNS — John Stearns, a four-time time All-Star catcher with the New York Mets, has died at age 71 after a long battle with cancer. SENT: 580 words, photos.
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