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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 in AP Newsroom.
President Joe Biden, second from right, first lady Jill Biden, right, and from left, Hunter Biden, Beau Biden, obstructed, and Melissa Cohen Biden arrive at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Monday, July 1, 2024, in Washington, on return from Camp David. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Fishermen pull a boat damaged by Hurricane Beryl back to the dock at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
A fisherman looks at fishing vessels damaged by Hurricane Beryl at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
A Palestinian woman displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flees from parts of Khan Younis following an evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave the eastern part of Gaza Strip's second largest city on Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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ELECTION-2024-DEMOCRATS; ALZHEIMER’S-DRUG; ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS; VATICAN-ABUSE-ART; MICRODOSING-CANDIES; BIDEN-EMERGENCY ABORTIONS; CHINA-IMMIGRATION-REMOVALS; SUPREME COURT WRAPUP-CONSERVATIVE SWAY; CHINA-IMMIGRATION-REMOVALS; LAKERS-BRONNY JAMES; JOB-OPENINGS; MUSIC-ANN WILSON-CANCER; RUDY GIULIANI-DISBARRED.
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TOP STORIES
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TRUMP-HUSH-MONEY-BRAGG — In a major reprieve for former President Donald Trump, sentencing for his hush money convictions was postponed until at least September — if ever — as the judge agreed to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. By Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz. SENT: 990 words, photos, video, audio.
ELECTION 2024-DEMOCRATS — Most leading Democrats are publicly expressing unyielding support for embattled President Joe Biden, but in private conversations many donors, strategists and party insiders want to replace Biden to avoid what many see as certain defeat this November. By Steve Peoples, Will Weissert and Joey Cappelletti. SENT: 1,180 words, photos. With ELECTION 2024-BIDEN — Biden will meet with lawmakers and governors and sit for a network TV interview; CONGRESS-BIDEN — Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett says Biden should withdraw; ELECTION 2024-BIDEN-FUNDRAISING — Biden’s campaign raised $264 million in the second quarter; ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-FUNDRAISING — Donald Trump’s campaign raised $331 million (all sent).
SUPREME COURT WRAPUP-CONSERVATIVE SWAY — Donald Trump and the conservative interests that helped him reshape the Supreme Court have gotten most of what they wanted this term — from substantial help for Trump’s political and legal prospects to sharp blows against the administrative state they revile. By Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst. SENT: 1,430 words, photos. Eds: Replaces SUPREME COURT-TRUMP from 2 p.m. Digest. An abridged version of 1,010 words is also available. With SUPREME COURT-GUN CASES — The court sidestepped several new gun cases (sent).
TROPICAL-WEATHER — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier making landfall in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least six people. A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac and for Haiti’s entire southern coast. By Dánica Coto and Amar Spencer-Sayers. SENT: 1,070 words, photos, video, audio.
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — The Hamdan family — around a dozen people from three generations — fled their home in the middle of the night after the Israeli military ordered an evacuation from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. They found refuge with extended relatives in a building further north, inside an Israeli-declared safe zone. But hours after they arrived, an Israeli airstrike hit the building in the town of Deir al-Balah, killing nine members of the family and three others. By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Lee Keath. SENT: 1,130 words, photos, video, audio.
ALZHEIMER’S-DRUG — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment. By Health Writer Matthew Perrone. SENT: 740 words, photos.
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INDIGENOUS-AFFAIRS-NATIVE-AMERICAN-MASCOT — Many Native Americans thought a bitter debate over the U.S. capital’s football mascot was over when the team became the Washington Commanders. Now, a white Republican U.S. senator from Montana is reviving the debate by blocking a bill funding the revitalization of RFK Stadium. The bill could lead to a new stadium for the Commanders. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.
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ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
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LEBANON-ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH-OFFICIAL — The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said the only sure path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaza. SENT: 830 words, photos.
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RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
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RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR-MILITARY AID — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems. SENT: 350 words, photos.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR — During his first visit to neighboring Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the ongoing war was “the most important issue for Europe.” SENT: 640 words, photos. With RUSSIA-US-REPORTER — U.N. experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter. (sent).
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MORE NEWS
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MUSIC-ANN WILSON-CANCER — Ann Wilson announces cancer diagnosis, postpones Heart tour. SENT: 350 words, photos, audio.
VATICAN-ABUSE-ART — French bishop puts off decision on ex-Jesuit’s mosaics on Lourdes shrine but says he favors removal. SENT: 660 words, photos.
MICRODOSING-CANDIES — Diamond Shruumz microdosing candies may be linked to a death and nearly 50 illnesses, FDA says. SENT: 270 words, photo.
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BIDEN-EMERGENCY ABORTIONS — The Biden administration is telling emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health. SENT: 900 words, photo.
CHINA-IMMIGRATION-REMOVALS — The Department of Homeland Security says it has deported 116 Chinese migrants from the United States in the first “large charter flight” in five years. SENT: 500 words, photo.
BIDEN-EXCESSIVE HEAT — Biden proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace, as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories due to blistering temperatures. SENT: 840 words, photos, video, audio.
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RUDY GIULIANI-DISBARRED — Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in New York after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Trump’s 2020 election loss. SENT: 950 words, photos.
HEAT-WAVE — Swaths of California sweltered and things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts. SENT: 670 words, photos.
MIGRANT SHELTER-TEXAS — A judge has blasted efforts by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to shutter one of the oldest and largest migrant shelters on the U.S.-Mexico border in a scathing ruling, accusing the Republican of “outrageous” conduct over his claims that the shelter encourages migrants to enter the country illegally. SENT: 460 words, photos, video.
CALIFORNIA-AI REGULATIONS — California lawmakers are considering legislation that would require artificial intelligence companies to test their systems and add safety measures so they can’t be potentially manipulated to wipe out the state’s electric grid or help build chemical weapons — scenarios that experts say could be possible in the future as technology evolves at warp speed. SENT: 460 words, photos.
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INDIA-STAMPEDE — Thousands of people at a religious gathering in India rushed to leave a makeshift tent, setting off a stampede that killed more than 100 and left scores injured, officials say. SENT: 460 words, photos, video, audio. With INDIA-STAMPEDE-GLANCE (sent).
FRANCE-FAR RIGHT’S RISE — In the former mining town at the heart of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political strategy, her party’s electoral success Sunday came as no surprise to hundreds of supporters who gathered to see her victory speech. SENT: 1,040 words, photos. With FRANCE-ELECTION — French candidates make hurried deals to try to stop far-right National Rally from leading government (sent).
IRAN ELECTION-DISENCHANTED VOTERS — Iranian voters say they are disenchanted ahead of the country’s runoff presidential election on Friday. SENT: 890 words, photos.
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BUSINESS
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FEDERAL RESERVE-POWELL — Inflation in the United States is slowing again after higher readings earlier this year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said, while adding that more such evidence would be needed before the Fed would cut interest rates. By Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber. SENT: 710 words, photos, audio. With JOB-OPENINGS — U.S. job openings rise to 8.1 million despite higher interest rates.
AI-DATA REVOLTS — Post a comment on Reddit, answer coding questions on Stack Overflow or share a baby photo on your public Facebook or Instagram feed and you are also helping to train the next generation of artificial intelligence. Not everyone is OK with that, and some longtime users are trying to delete their past contributions or rewriting them into gibberish, but the protests haven’t had much effect. By Technology Writer Matt O’Brien. SENT: 1,030 words, photo.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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MUSIC ARTHUR CRUDUP ELVIS — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. An easygoing shrug to a lover, his “That’s All Right” would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released, 70 years ago as of Friday. But you wouldn’t have known its success if you saw Crudup living out his final years on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, dressed in coveralls and leading a crew picking cucumbers, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. Crudup died 50 years ago, leaving behind one of the starker accounts of 20th century artist exploitation. SENT: 1,500 words, photos. With MUSIC-ARTHUR-CRUDUP-ELVIS-TAKEAWAYS.
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LAKERS-BRONNY JAMES — Bronny James says the opportunity to play professionally alongside his famous father played no role in his decision to enter the NBA draft. By Sports Writer Greg Beacham. SENT: 720 words, photos.
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Uruguay's Mathias Olivera (16), celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's opening goal against United States during a Copa America Group C soccer match in Kansas City, Mo., Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffman)
President Joe Biden, second from right, first lady Jill Biden, right, and from left, Hunter Biden, Beau Biden, obstructed, and Melissa Cohen Biden arrive at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Monday, July 1, 2024, in Washington, on return from Camp David. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Fishermen pull a boat damaged by Hurricane Beryl back to the dock at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
A fisherman looks at fishing vessels damaged by Hurricane Beryl at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
A Palestinian woman displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flees from parts of Khan Younis following an evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave the eastern part of Gaza Strip's second largest city on Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
