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TOP STORIES

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BRITAIN-QUEEN — King Charles III vowed in his first speech to the nation as monarch to carry on Queen Elizabeth II’s “lifelong service,” as Britain entered a new age under a new sovereign. Around the world, the queen’s exceptional reign was commemorated, celebrated and debated. Charles, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role of king, addressed a nation grieving the only British monarch most people alive today had ever known. He takes the throne in an era of uncertainty for both his country and the monarchy itself. By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless and Sylvia Hui. SENT: 1,100 words, photos, video.

BRITAIN-QUEEN ELIZABETH II-PRESIDENTS — Joe Biden has the distinction of being the 13th and final American president to meet with Queen Elizabeth II. Their third and final meeting happened in 2021. The queen had met every U.S. president since Dwight Eisenhower, except Lyndon Johnson, since ascending to the throne in 1952. By Darlene Superville. SENT: 1,440 words, photos, video.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — Ukrainian forces claimed new success in their counteroffensive against Russian forces in the country’s east, taking control of a sizeable village and pushing toward an important transport junction. The United States’ top diplomat and the head of NATO noted the advances, but cautioned that the war is likely to drag on for months. Ukraine’s military also said it launched new attacks on Russian pontoon bridges used to bring supplies across the Dnieper River to Kherson, one of the largest Russian-occupied cities, and the adjacent region. By Hanna Arhirova and Yuras Karmanau. SENT: 985 words, photos.

SEPT-11-KHALID-SHAIKH-MOHAMMED — Nearly two decades after his capture in Pakistan, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks is still in a legal limbo. As the 21st anniversary of the terror attacks approaches Sunday, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other men accused of 9/11-related crimes continue to sit in a U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay. Their planned trials before a military tribunal have been ceaselessly postponed. The latest setback came last month when pretrial hearings scheduled for early fall were canceled. The delay was one more in a string of disappointments for relatives of the nearly 3,000 victims of the attack. By Larry Neumesiter, Jennifer Peltz and Carrie Antlfinger. SENT: 1,280 words, photos.

BBO-PITCH-CLOCK — Major League Baseball adopted its first pitch clock, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases for next season in an effort to shorten games and increase offense in a tradition-bound sport. The decision on the clock and shift limits by the sport’s 11-man competition committee was made over the unanimous opposition of players on the panel. The changes had long been pushed by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred in an effort to combat the increase in dead time over four decades and suffocation of offense in the age of analytics. By AP Baseball Writer Ron Blum. SENT: 230 words, photos, developing.

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MORE ON THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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BRITAIN-QUEEN-ELIZABTH-REACTION — Across the globe, the death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted reflections on the historic sweep of her reign and how she succeeded in presiding over the end of Britain’s colonial empire and embracing the independence of her former dominions. SENT: 1,410 words, photos.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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TRUMP-CLINTON-LAWSUIT — A federal judge in Florida has dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and former top FBI officials, rejecting the former president’s claims that they and others acted in concert to concoct the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his administration. SENT: 350 words, photos.

ELECTION 2022-GEORGIA — The shadow of Donald Trump’s tampering with the 2020 election in Georgia lands differently for the various Republicans running for office in 2022. Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has little choice but to defend his decision to defy Trump, but the GOP’s headliner candidates aren’t saying much about Trump at all. SENT: 1,230 words, photos.

GEORGIA-ELECTIONS-SECURITY-BREACH -- A group of computer and election security experts is urging Georgia officials to take extra security steps ahead of November’s midterm elections. They responded to what they call “serious threats” posed by an apparent breach of voting equipment in Coffee County. Their letter was sent to members of the State Election Board and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. It urges them to immediately stop using the state’s touchscreen voting machines made by Dominion Voting Systems and to instead have voters use hand-marked paper ballots. SENT: 725 words, photo.

ELECTION-2022-MICHIGAN-ABORTION — A Michigan election board placed an abortion-rights proposal on the fall ballot Friday, obeying an order from the state’s highest court and closing a record-breaking petition drive to try to amend the state constitution. SENT: 510 words, photos.

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NATIONAL

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MEMPHIS-SHOOTINGS — A Tennessee man accused of killing four people and wounding three others in a livestreamed shooting rampage that paralyzed Memphis and led to a city-wide manhunt was granted a public defender during a court appearance and will remain jailed on a first-degree murder charge. Ezekiel Kelly, 19, told a judge he could not afford a lawyer for accusations in Wednesday’s attack that caused panic and fear across the city. SENT: 630 words, photos.

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INTERNATIONAL

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PAKISTAN-FLOODS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world owes impoverished Pakistan “massive” help recovering from devastating floods because other nations have contributed more to the climate change thought to have triggered the deluge. SENT: 550 words, photos.

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BUSINESS/ECONOMY

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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks were higher on Wall Street, keeping the market on track to break a three-week losing streak. SENT: 365 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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TEN--US OPEN — Frances Tiafoe tries to continue his bid for the first Grand Slam title by an American man in 19 years when he faces No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday night. Casper Ruud meets Karen Khachanov in the afternoon. Ruud-Khachanov starts at 3 p.m.; Alcaraz-Tiafoe starts at about 7 p.m. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos.