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Posted 8/14/25

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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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NEW AND DEVELOPING

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NATIONAL

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US--FLORIDA-IMMIGRATION-DETENTION CENTER

DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility dubbed ‘Deportation Depot’

SUMMARY: Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state’s holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” DeSantis announced Thursday that the new facility is to be built at the Baker Correctional Institution, a state prison about 43 miles (69 kilometers) west of Jacksonville, and is expected to house 1,300 immigration detention beds, though that capacity could be expanded to 2,000, state officials said.

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US--BRITAIN-US-FUGITIVE

Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah

SUMMARY: A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend. In the first of two trials in Utah, a jury found Nicholas Rossi guilty of the 2008 rape. He’ll be sentenced on Oct. 20. Utah authorities began searching for Rossi, whose legal name is Nicholas Alahverdian, when he was identified through a decade-old DNA rape kit in 2018. An online obituary claimed Rossi had died in 2020 of lymphoma. He was arrested in Scotland the following year after staff at a hospital recognized his distinctive tattoos.

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US--RABBIT VIRUS-COLORADO

Rabbits with ‘horns’ in Colorado are being called ‘Frankenstein bunnies.’ Here’s why

SUMMARY: Some cottontail rabbits in Fort Collins, Colorado, have been drawing attention because they have wart-like growths on their faces that look like horns. The rabbits are infected with the relatively common Shope papillomavirus. The virus likely inspired the centuries-old jackalope myth. It also helped scientists learn about the connection between viruses and cancer, such as the human papillomavirus that causes cervical cancer. Experts say the virus cannot spread to other species. The growths don’t harm rabbits unless they grow on their eyes or mouths and interfere with eating. Rabbits’ immune systems are able to fight the virus. And once they do, the growths will disappear.

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US--ALASKA FLOODING-GLACIAL DAM

New river barriers prevented severe flood damage from a glacial outburst in Alaska, officials say

SUMMARY: Officials say new sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Juneau, Alaska’s capital, have held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage after an ice dam at the nearby Mendenhall Glacier released a massive amount of rainwater and snowmelt downstream. Water pooled on several streets and in some yards and homes as the Mendenhall River crested Wednesday. But there were no damage reports similar to the last two years, when flooding was rampant and some homes washed away. Juneau City Manager Katie Koester says that without the barriers, hundreds of homes would have flooded. Many residents in the flood zone evacuated ahead of peak water levels.

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US--CDC CAMPUS-SHOOTING

CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren’t surprised

SUMMARY: Gunfire aimed at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccines is the latest in a string of violence and harassment directed at health care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic. Some public health care workers say the shooting that killed a police officer and rattled the CDC campus last week shouldn’t be surprising. That’s because they say distrust and anger are being amplified by misinformation about the safety of immunizations. Authorities say the Atlanta-area man who opened fire on the CDC had written about wanting to make the public aware of his discontent with the vaccine.

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US--SEVERE WEATHER

Mother, father and child killed by fallen tree in Tennessee heavy rains and flooding

SUMMARY: An official says a mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car as heavy rain and flooding hit Tennessee. A spokesperson with the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management says the three were killed early Wednesday when saturated ground caused the large tree to fall in the Chattanooga suburb of East Ridge. Additionally, a body was found when authorities were searching for a man who ran past firefighters and a barricade that blocked a flooded road Tuesday. Heavy rain and flash flooding prompted rescues of people stuck in homes and swamped vehicles.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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US--SOCIAL SECURITY

Social Security has existed for 90 years. Why it may be more threatened than ever

SUMMARY: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, aiming to provide economic stability for older Americans. Today, the program supports nearly 69 million people monthly but faces significant challenges. Social Security is projected to run out of money to pay full benefits by 2034. Recent legislation and tax changes have accelerated this timeline. Discussions about privatizing Social Security have resurfaced, with some experts suggesting benefit reductions for wealthier retirees. Public confidence in the program’s future is waning, and debates continue about potential reforms to ensure its sustainability.

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US--JUSTICE DEPARTMENT-CARTELS

A car accident in small-town Tennessee leads to US charges against a major Mexican drug operation

SUMMARY: Justice Department indictments have been unsealed against three leaders and two high-ranking enforcers of Mexico’s United Cartels. It’s the latest U.S. move against major Mexican drug operations. United Cartels is an umbrella organization made up of smaller cartels that have worked for different groups over time. The organization holds a fierce grip over the western state of Michoacan, Mexico. The U.S. government on Thursday said it’s offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest of United Cartels’ top leader, Juan José Farías Álvarez, along with multimillion rewards for the four others. All five are believed to be in Mexico.

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US--TRUMP-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-HOMELESS

DC’s homeless pack up as sweeps are expected. What we know about Trump’s plan to clear encampments

SUMMARY: Some of the District of Columbia’s homeless residents are packing their belongings before an expected sweep to clear out remaining encampments around the nation’s capital. Thursday’s actions are part of President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of policing in the city. Trump said this week that homeless people will be moved far from the city as part of his crackdown on crime. But details of the plan to do so are unclear. Washington’s status as a congressionally established federal district gives Trump the opportunity to push his tough-on-crime agenda. It’s prompted concern from advocates and others who say there are better ways to address homelessness.

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US--TRUMP-BOWSER

DC Mayor Bowser walks delicate line with Trump, reflecting the city’s precarious position

SUMMARY: As National Guard troops deploy across her city as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to clamp down on crime, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is responding with relative restraint. She’s called Trump’s takeover of the city’s police department and his decision to activate 800 members of the guard “unsettling and unprecedented” and gone as far as to cast his efforts as part of an “authoritarian push.” But Bowser has so far declined to respond with the kind of biting rhetoric and personal attacks typical of other high-profile Democratic leaders. The approach underscores the reality of Washington, D.C.’s precarious position under the thumb of the federal government and limited legal options.

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US--TRUMP-PUTIN-RELATIONSHIP

Trump’s friendly-to-frustrated relationship with Putin takes the spotlight at the Alaska summit

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s meeting in Alaska with Vladimir Putin could be a decisive moment in the war in Ukraine and in the U.S. leader’s anomalous relationship with his Russian counterpart. Trump has long boasted that he’s always gotten along well with Putin and spoken admiringly of him, even praising him as “pretty smart” for invading Ukraine. But in recent months, he’s expressed open frustrations with Putin and called him “CRAZY” while threatening to impose sanctions on Russia. Still, Trump’s self-imposed deadline for sanctions came and went without any announced penalties or explanation from the White House and the Republican president, tempering expectations for their Friday summit.

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US--DC-FEDERAL INTERVENTION

DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7

SUMMARY: Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock. After law enforcement set up a vehicle checkpoint Wednesday along the busy 14th Street Northwest corridor, hecklers shouted, “Go home, fascists” and “Get off our streets.” Some protesters stood at the intersection before the checkpoint and urged drivers to turn away from it. The action intensified a few days after President Donald Trump’s unprecedented announcement that his administration would take over the city’s police department for at least a month.

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US--TRUMP-KENNEDY CENTER

Trump names Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has put a personal touch on this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. Trump announced the honorees himself, naming George Strait, Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, Kiss and Michael Crawford. Trump is now chair of the Kennedy Center and revealed the names during a Wednesday press conference at the Washington cultural institution. Unlike in Trump’s first term, when he didn’t attend an honors ceremony, this year he plans to host the awards himself. Trump says he was “98% involved” in choosing the nominees. At least some of this year’s winners have a history of backing Trump, though one member of Kiss, Paul Stanley, has often criticized the president. The ceremony is Dec. 7.

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INTERNATIONAL

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AS--KASHMIR-FLASH-FLOODS

Torrential rains trigger flash floods in Kashmir, killing at least 44 and leaving dozens missing

SUMMARY: Flash floods caused by torrential rains in Indian-controlled Kashmir have left at least 44 people. One official says rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village of Chositi brought at least 200 people to safety. At least 50 are believed to be missing. India’s deputy minister for science and technology said that the floods on Thursday were triggered by a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Chositi area. Sudden and intense downpours over small areas known as cloudbursts are increasingly common in India’s Himalayan regions. They are prone to flash floods and landslides.

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EU--RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR

Putin praises Trump’s efforts to end Ukraine war ahead of Friday summit in Alaska

SUMMARY: Russian President Vladimir Putin praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine, more than three years after Moscow launched its invasion, as the two leaders prepared for a pivotal U.S.–Russia summit Friday in Alaska. Putin made the remarks Thursday following a meeting with top government officials on the summit. He said in a short video released by the Kremlin that the Trump administration was making “energetic and sincere efforts” to stop the war. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders worked to ensure their interests are taken into account when Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-GAZA-HUNGER

Malnourished kids arrive daily at a Gaza hospital as Netanyahu denies hunger

SUMMARY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims there is no hunger in Gaza, but malnourished children are regularly arriving at Nasser Hospital. The U.N. says starvation and malnutrition in Gaza are at the highest levels since the war began. The Gaza Health Ministry says 171 people have died of malnutrition-related causes since July 1, a quarter of them children. Aid has increased in recent weeks, but food remains scarce or unaffordable for many. While the influx of food might help much of Gaza’s population, experts say that is not necessarily the case for children who are already severely malnourished. They often require treatment first at a hospital, where vital micronutrients must be replenished before their bodies will be able to properly metabolize food.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-WEST BANK

Israel announces a settlement that critics say will effectively sever the West Bank in two

SUMMARY: Israel’s far-right finance minister has announced approval of contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans for a future Palestinian state by effectively cutting the West Bank into two separate parts. The announcement comes as many countries said they would recognize a Palestinian state in September. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says the “reality finally buries the idea of a Palestinian state, because there is nothing to recognize and no one to recognize.”

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EU--TRUMP-PUTIN-WHAT-TO-KNOW

What to know about the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska

SUMMARY: The U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska is happening at a site where East meets West in a place familiar to both countries as a Cold War front line of missile defense, radar outposts and intelligence gathering. Whether it can lead to a deal to produce peace in Ukraine more than 3 1/2 years after Moscow’s invasion remains to be seen. Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are set to meet in Alaska on Friday. It’s the first summit since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. It will focus on the war in Ukraine, which raises concerns about excluding Ukraine from peace negotiations.

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AS--CHINA-JAPAN-WWII ANNIVERSARY

Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary on different dates

SUMMARY: Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates. Japan holds a solemn ceremony on August 15, the day Emperor Hirohito announced its surrender. China showcases its military strength with a parade on September 3, the day after the formal surrender. The wartime experience still affects relations between the two countries. Japan occupied much of China before and during WWII in a devastating and brutal invasion. Nowadays, it is China’s military that raises alarm as it seeks to enforce the government’s territorial claims in the Pacific. The events highlight ongoing tensions.

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EU--EUROPE-FIRES

Wildfires kill at least 3 and displace thousands across southern Europe

SUMMARY: Wildfires are raging across southern Europe, killing at least three people in Spain, Turkey and Albania. Thinly-stretched crews are fighting to contain the blazes after weeks of searing heat. A battle to protect the perimeter of Greece’s third-largest city, Patras, has so far failed and only partially contained the gale-fueled blaze. In southern Albania, a wildfire caused explosions after detonating buried World War II-era artillery shells. Officials said on Wednesday that an 80-year-old man died in one blaze south of the capital, Tirana. A firefighting volunteer died in Spain, while a forestry worker was killed in southern Turkey.

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ML--MIDEAST-WARS-GAZA

Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu says he will allow Palestinians to leave

SUMMARY: Health officials and witnesses say Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people while seeking aid. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will “allow” Palestinians to leave during an upcoming military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas. Netanyahu wants to realize U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision of relocating much of Gaza’s population of over 2 million people through what he refers to as “voluntary migration” — and what critics have warned could be ethnic cleansing. Efforts to revive ceasefire talks have resumed after apparently breaking down last month. Hamas and Egyptian officials met Wednesday in Cairo.

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BUSINESS

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US--TAYLOR SWIFT-GOOD FOR BUSINESS

Taylor Swift’s economic pull makes orange the new green for big brands

SUMMARY: Taylor Swift’s upcoming album release and her love of all things orange isn’t lost on her fans - or businesses clamoring for a piece of the action. The reason? Swift’s ability to generate buzz and draw dollars. Two years ago, the singer’s Eras Tour was the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar’s 2023 year-end charts. The tour was also credited with giving a major boost to the economies of every location she sang at.

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FINANCIAL MARKETS

Most US stocks fall after a disappointing inflation update, but Big Tech keeps Wall Street steady

SUMMARY: Most stocks are falling on Wall Street following a disappointing update on inflation. But gains for Amazon and other influential Big Tech companies are helping to mask the losses on Thursday, and the S&P 500 edged down by just 0.1% after setting an all-time high the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 144 points, and the Nasdaq composite was mostly unchanged from its own record. The hotter-than-expected inflation report forced traders to second guess the widespread consensus that the Federal Reserve will deliver relief next month by cutting interest rates. Treasury yields rose.

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HEALTH/SCIENCE

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US-MED--BE WELL-SUMMER COLDS

Got the sniffles? Here’s what to know about summer colds and the COVID-19 variant called stratus

SUMMARY: COVID-19 activity is rising in much of the country. Data shows overall respiratory virus spread is very low in the U.S. But COVID-19 is rising in most states, with more people of all ages going to emergency rooms because of it. The stratus variant is most common. It can cause a “razor blade” sore throat and is considered a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization, but it is only marginally better at evading people’s immune systems. Flu and RSV activity remain very low. Doctors say hot summer weather can drive people indoors where respiratory viruses like to spread.

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SCI--PLANET PARADE

Six planets are hanging out in early morning skies this month. Here’s how to spot them

SUMMARY: Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month. It’s what’s known as a planetary parade and it’s the last one of the year. These fairly common linkups happen when several planets appear to line up in the night sky at once. Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and a faint Mercury are visible this month to the naked eye, and the best chances to spot them are over the next week. Uranus and Neptune can only be glimpsed through binoculars and telescopes. To spot the planets, go out on a clear morning shortly before sunrise and look east.

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SCI--BE WELL--SCHOOL YEAR SLEEP

How to get kids back on a sleep schedule for the school year

SUMMARY: Experts say it’s worth easing kids back into a regular sleep routine with the start of a new school year. A good night’s sleep helps students stay focused and attentive in class. To get back on track, experts recommend setting earlier bedtimes a week or two before the first day of school — or gradually going to bed 15 minutes earlier each night. Don’t eat a heavy meal before bed and avoid TV or screen time two hours before sleep. Instead, work in relaxing activities like showering and reading a story. Parents can adjust based on what works best for their child.

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CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

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US--CLIMATE-WILDFIRE SMOKE-POLITICS

As Canada wildfires choke US with smoke, Republicans demand action. But not on climate change

SUMMARY: Republican lawmakers are blaming Canada for not preventing and containing wildfires, whose smoke has fouled the air in several states this year. In letters expressing outrage and indignation, they’re demanding more forest thinning, prescribed burns and other measures. They warned the smoke is hurting relations between the countries and suggested the U.S. could make it an issue in tariff talks. But they don’t mention climate change, caused primarily by burning fossil fuels like coal and gas. Scientists say that’s a glaring omission that also ignores the U.S. contribution to heat-trapping gases that help set the stage for more intense wildfires.

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EDUCATION

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US--EDUCATION-JUVENILE DETENTION

For these incarcerated students, online school has been a disaster

SUMMARY: Florida shifted to virtual learning for youth in juvenile detention — and parents and students say it’s been a disaster. The state adopted this approach for incarcerated youth, despite evidence that online learners struggled during the pandemic. Officials said they chose Florida Virtual School, known for its rigorous standards, in part to help students reintegrate into public schools. But students find the coursework difficult to understand. They say they have little support from qualified teachers, and their special education plans aren’t being met. This frustration often leads to behavioral issues, extending students’ time in detention, sometimes by months or more.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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ENT--MUSIC-TAYLOR SWIFT

Taylor Swift announces 12th studio album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ shares release date

SUMMARY: Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” It will arrive October 3. The full-length release announced Tuesday follows her last original album, 2024’s “The Tortured Poets Department.” That album was released during her record-breaking “Eras Tour.” “The Life of a Showgirl” is also her first release since Swift regained control over her entire body of work. In May, that pop star said she purchased her catalog of recordings from their most recent owner, the private equity firm Shamrock Capital. No release date for “The Life of the Showgirl” has been announced.

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SPORTS

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FBC--AP ALL-TIME ALL-AMERICA

100 years of AP All-America football teams: Here’s who we think are the best of the best

SUMMARY: Ohio State and Pittsburgh each placed three players on The Associated Press All-Time All-America football team and four other schools have two players each on the first team. The unveiling of the all-time team is part of the news organization’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the AP All-America team. The Big Ten led all conferences with seven selections, two more than the Southeastern Conference. A panel of 12 AP sports writers who cover college football selected the all-time team. It cannot be considered definitive. There have been far more great players over the last century than spots available.

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