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Top Stories Digest
Here are the AP's latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.
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AP POLL-ELECTION 2024-DEM VP — As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to announce her running mate, a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that several of the top potential contenders for the role are largely unknown to voters. Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly stands out as a prospect who has more name recognition — and higher favorability, particularly among Democrats. By Linley Sanders and Seung Min Kim. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.
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IRAN-HAMAS — Iran’s supreme leader and Palestinian militia representatives have prayed over the coffin of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who were killed in a shocking assassination blamed on Israel that risked escalating into an all-out regional war. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed over Haniyeh’s coffin at Tehran University while Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian stood next to him. The funeral service was to continue in Tehran before his remains are transferred to Qatar for burial. SENT: 330 words, photos. With IRAN-LEBANON-ISRAEL-RETALIATION — For Iran and Hezbollah, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for error; PALESTINIANS-HAMAS-AFTER HANIYEH — The war in Gaza might complicate Haniyeh’s replacement. Here are the possible contenders.
GUANTANAMO-SEPT 11 DEFENDANTS — The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has agreed to plead guilty, according to the Defense Department. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accomplices in the attack are expected to enter the pleas at the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as soon as next week. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Larry Neumeister And Michael R. Sisak. SENT: 830 words, photos, audio.
ELECTION 2024-HARRIS — Vice President Kamala Harris said that former President Donald Trump’s false assertions about her race were the “same old show” as she emphasized the need for Black women to organize for his defeat this November. By Chris Megerian. SENT: 550 words, photos, video, audio.
ELECTION-2024-TRUMP-BLACK-JOURNALISTS — Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago in an interview that quickly turned hostile. Later, Trump did not repeat his criticism of Harris’ race at a campaign rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, although he called her “phony” and said she has been trying to change her image. By Matt Brown and Michelle L. Price. SENT: 1,290 words, photos, videos, audio. With ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-MEDIA — Trump’s appearance before Black journalists leads to memorable confrontation with ABC’s Rachel Scott; and ELECTION 2024-VANCE — Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts in recent memory — SENT.
VENEZUELA-ELECTION — President Nicolás Maduro asked Venezuela’s high court to conduct an audit of the presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory, drawing criticism from foreign observers who said the court is too close to the government to produce an independent review. By Regina Garcia Cano and Gisela Salomon. SENT: 1,060 words, photos, videos, audio. With MEXICO-VENEZUELA-MIGRANTS — Venezuelan migrants in Mexico worry for their loved ones as political unrest roils their homeland — SENT.
DEPUTY SHOOTING-911 RESPONSE — Two emergency response calls were made from the home of Sonya Massey, the Black woman who was shot in the face by an Illinois sheriff’s deputy after she called 911 for help, in the days leading up to her death, according to records. In a third call, Massey’s mother, Donna Massey, reports that her daughter is suffering a “mental breakdown” and tells the dispatcher, “I don’t want you guys to hurt her.” By John O’Connor. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-PALESTINIAN-DOCTOR — In Ukraine, he is Alya Shabaanovich Gali. He’s a doctor with lines of patients waiting for him. To family in Gaza, he is Alaa Shabaan Abu Ghali. He’s the one who left. Gali moved decades ago. Through calls, he kept up with family in Gaza. But mostly, their lives played out in parallel. On July 8, wars collided for Gali. Weeks after learning of relatives’ deaths in Gaza, the medical center where he works was hit by a missile. By Samya Kullab. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.
HAWAII-WILDFIRE-COLLEGE-SCHOLARSHIPS — Nearly a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century destroyed their historic Maui town, there’s a bright spot for 13 recent Lahainaluna High School graduates who are receiving scholarships that will cover the cost of attending an out-of-state college. It’s a lifechanging opportunity for most any Hawaii high school student, but even bigger for those who survived the fire that left behind so much uncertainty in their lives. By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher. SENT: 720 words, photos.
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SWM-SWIMMING — Léon Marchand pulls off one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history at the Paris Olympics. SENT: 1,130 words, photos, video.
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PHILANTHROPY-MRBEAST — MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest star, acknowledges past ‘inappropriate language’ as controversies swirl. SENT: 1,170 words, photo.
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ELECTION 2024-BIDEN — President Joe Biden is adjusting to a new reality 10 days after ending his reelection campaign. Privately, the Democratic president is smarting over those who orchestrated the abrupt end of his 50-year political career and processing a mixture of emotions. There’s a mix of bitterness and regret but also relief at not having to run a grueling race against Republican Donald Trump. SENT: 1,130 words, photos.
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VERMONT-FLOODING — Vermont’s governor said the latest storms to hit the state have undone much of the cleanup and recovery work from its last major bout of flooding only weeks ago, and he called on residents to “stick together” amid fears that more bad weather could cause even more damage. SENT: 910 words, photos, videos, audio.
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INDIA-LANDSLIDES —Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive waned as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day after landslides set off by torrential rains killed at least 194 people in southern India. SENT: 540 words, photos, video.
BRITAIN-CHILDREN-STABBED — British police said they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that left three little girls dead and several more in critical condition. The charges came as the traumatized town of Southport cleaned up after a bout of far-right violence, and agitators fired up by anger and misinformation clashed with police near the prime minister’s residence in London. SENT: 920 words, photos, video, audio.
HONG KONG-JAILED-PROTESTERS-REHABILITATION — Five years after Hong Kong’s massive anti-government protests erupted, the lives of many young people who were jailed or arrested during Beijing’s political crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement remain in limbo. SENT: 990 words, photos.
