Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m.

Posted 9/12/24

Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, …

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Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m.

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Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org

Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to 919-510-8937, 202-641-9660, 410-837-8315, 804-643-6646 or metro@ap.org. Mid-South Assistant News Director Jonathan Drew can be reached at 919-510-8937 or jdrew@ap.org.

For access to AP Newsroom and other technical issues, contact AP Customer Support at apcustomersupport@ap.org or 877-836-9477.

This information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Coverage Plan will keep you up to date. All times are Eastern unless specified otherwise.

NORTH CAROLINA

ELECTION 2024-HARRIS

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are each making a beeline for swing states that they hope to flip this year. Harris will hold rallies Thursday in Charlotte and Greensboro in North Carolina. Trump is heading to Tucson, Arizona. Each candidate is trying to expand their narrow paths to victory. The rallies come two days after their first and perhaps only campaign debate. The candidates are back to campaigning after they marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. By Chris Megerian, Jonathan J. Cooper and Gary D. Robertson. SENT: 780 words, photos. First Kamala Harris event is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. EDT; Donald Trump’s event is scheduled for at 5 p.m. EDT.

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VIRGINIA

BOEING-LABOR CONTRACT

Boeing is waiting to find out whether 33,000 aircraft assembly workers are going on strike and shutting down production of the company’s best-selling planes. Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers are voting on Thursday whether to approve a contract offer that includes 25% pay raises over four years. If the factory workers reject the contract and two-thirds of them vote to strike, a work stoppage would begin Friday at 12:01 a.m. PDT. A walkout would be another blow to Boeing’s reputation and finances in a year marked by problems in its airplane, defense and space operations. The union local’s president has said he thinks workers will reject the deal. By David Koenig. SENT: 650 words, photos.

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MARYLAND/DELAWARE

ELECTION 2024-BLACK WOMEN SENATE

WASHINGTON — The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall. Two Black women could be elected to the chamber, a situation never seen before. Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester marks the milestone saying the reason she does this work is not about making history, “but to make a difference.” Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks said that people like her, and stories like hers, don’t usually make it to the U.S. Senate, “but they should.” To be sure there are hurdles ahead. While Blunt Rochester is on track to win her seat, Alsobrooks is in a fierce contest with Republican Larry Hogan, the former governor, in a race that could determine which party controls the Senate. By Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 1,230 words, photos.

BIDEN-QUAD

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan next weekend in his Wilmington, Delaware, hometown, the White House announced, as he looks to burnish his legacy before leaving office in January. Biden was the first American president to host a summit of the so-called Quad leaders in 2021, with annual summits since then, as the U.S. looked to pivot its foreign policy focus to the Indo-Pacific region to counter China. This will be the first time he has hosted foreign leaders in Delaware during his presidency, as Biden has been spending more time in his home state since dropping his bid for reelection in July. By Zeke Miller. SENT : 200 words, photo.

CENSUS-AMERICAN SURVEY

MIAMI — The percentage of U.S. residents born outside the country reached its highest level in more than a century in 2023. That’s one of the findings of a survey of American life released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. It shows the foreign-born population rose last year and accounted for 14.3% of the country’s nearly 335 million people. That’s up from 2022, when foreign-born residents made up 13.9% of the U.S. population. With fewer children being born in the U.S. compared with years past, international migrants have become a primary driver of the nation’s population growth this decade. By Mike Schneider and Gisela Salomon. SENT: 790 words, photo, audio.

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LOCALIZATION

US-NCAA-COMPENSATING-ATHLETES-LOCALIZE IT: College sports are on the cusp of becoming even more professionalized in the wake of a groundbreaking antitrust settlement allowing schools to share with their athletes a portion of the millions of dollars their athletic departments generate each year. The economic and cultural impact of these changes provide ample opportunities for local reporting, from high school recruiting to colleges across all three NCAA divisions. Find the latest Localize It guides.

US--SMALL BUSINESS MONITOR-FAKE REVIEWS-LOCALIZE IT: Online reviews and testimonials are a key way that small businesses can attract new customers and boost sales of products. But fake reviews and testimonials have been a persistent problem for small businesses, many of whom rely on recommendations for business. Now the FTC is cracking down on them. We provide details on the new rule and offer reporting suggestions. Find the latest Localize It guides.

US--RECKONING-PUBLIC HEALTH-LOCALIZE IT: More than 200 cities and counties declared racism as a public health crisis, mostly after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis in 2020. Racial justice advocates said they finally felt heard by this unusually quick swell of political will to address disparities like COVID-19 deaths or infant and maternal mortality rates. Some local health departments centered their improvement plans on racial equity, and other governments focused on internal work environments or recommendations. Years later, community organizers and public health advocates in Milwaukee and Sacramento County, California, told The Associated Press that it doesn’t seem like much has changed. Local officials counter that it’ll take more than a few years to undo centuries of structural and institutional racism. We provide additional context and tips for local reporting. Find the latest Localize It guides.

US—DEMOCRACY DAY-LOCALIZE IT: More than 140 newsrooms across the United States will band together Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, to collectively report on the ways democracy works — and isn’t working — at the federal and local levels in the U.S. News organizations interested in joining the Democracy Day collaborative are asked to sign up to participate, then publish, broadcast or share content about U.S. democracy on or around Sept. 15, using the U.S. Democracy Day logo and tagline. Some participating newsrooms offer their stories for syndication. To learn more, visit usdemocracyday.org. We provide more context on this event and link to two additional Localize It guides on AI and battles for control over state legislatures. Find the latest Localize It guides.

RECKONING-STUDENT DISCIPLINE: In the decade since Black Lives Matter, a spotlight has continued to shine on how deeply unequal education outcomes remain, and in particular, how exclusionary discipline disproportionately impacts Black children. They are more likely to be suspended, missing crucial instructional time and falling behind, beginning a cycle that increasingly disconnects them from school. There has not been some progress, but deep disparities remain in student discipline. The AP looked to four states as case studies of how disciplinary rates have changed over time, using a combination of information available online and public records requests: California, Georgia, Minnesota and Missouri. The guide links to data for each of these states, provides instructions on accessing data for other states and lists reporting threads to consider. Find the latest Localize It guides.

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AUDIO

Share of foreign-born in the U.S. at highest rate in more than a century, says survey

US filings for unemployment benefits inch up slightly but remain historically low

From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit

Jon Bon Jovi helps talk woman down from ledge on Nashville bridge

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