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SPAIN-CHURCH-BELLS — The sound of church bells is a quaint bit of automated background noise for most people. But before newspapers, radio, telephones, television and the internet, it was bellringing that transmitted important information and knit together communities across Europe. Now a small school of bellringers in northeastern Spain wants to recover what director Xavier Pallàs calls an entire language of tolling. By Joseph Wilson. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2024-BIDEN — The Democratic Party has not fallen in line behind President Joe Biden, even after the events that were set up to reset his imperiled campaign and show everyone he wasn’t too old to be president four more years. Ten days into the crisis moment of his debate with Donald Trump, there’s a standoff that doesn’t appear to be dying down. Biden is dug in. Yet the chorus of Democratic voices calling for him to step aside is growing, from donors, strategists and from lawmakers who say he should bow out. By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller and Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 1,260 words, photos. With ELECTION-2024-HARRIS-ESSENCE — At Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris; ELECTION-2024-BIDEN-HAWAII-GOVERNOR — Hawaii governor says Biden could decide within days whether to remain in the presidential race; ELECTION-2024-BIDEN-RADIO-INTERVIEWS — The Biden campaign drafted questions for the president’s interviews on a pair of Black radio shows — SENT.
FRANCE-ELECTION — Voting has begun in mainland France in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision, or produce a hung parliament and years of political deadlock. The snap elections in this nuclear-armed nation will influence the war in Ukraine, global diplomacy and Europe’s economic stability, and they’re almost certain to undercut President Emmanuel Macron for the remaining three years of his presidency. By Barbara Surk and Helena Alves. SENT: 710 words, photos, video. With FRANCE-ELECTION-THE-LATEST — SENT.
HEAT WAVE — Roughly 130 million people were under threat over the weekend and into next week from a long-running heat wave that broke or tied records with dangerously high temperatures and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said. The National Weather Service said it was extending the excessive heat warning for much of the Southwest through Friday. By Claire Rush, Rebecca Boone and Scott Sonner. SENT: 910 words, photos, video, audio.
TROPICAL-WEATHER — Beryl was hurtling across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with Texas, forecast to pick up strength and regain hurricane status before nearing the coast Sunday and making landfall the following day with heavy rains, howling winds and dangerous storm surge. By Juan Lozano and Jim Vertuno. SENT: 610 words, photos, video, audio. With AP-CLIMATE-TROPICAL-WEATHER-EXPLAINER — Beryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures — SENT.
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — Hamas has given its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel commit up front to a complete end to the war, a Hamas official and an Egyptian official said. Inside Gaza, the Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter killed at least 16 people and wounded at least 50 others in the Nuseirat refugee camp. Children were among the dead and wounded. By Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa. SENT: 930 words, photos, videos, audio.
KENYA-FLOODING-AND-FARMING — Kenyan farmers’ financial security and optimism have been shaken by recent flooding. The government calls it “a clear manifestation of the erratic weather patterns caused by climate change.” The rains that started in mid-March have killed nearly 300 people, left dams at historically high levels and led the government to order residents to evacuate flood-prone areas. Now a food security crisis lies ahead, along with even higher prices. By Desmond Tiro. SENT: 570 words, photos.
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ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-STADIUM-SHELTER — Thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza have sought refuge in one of the territory’s largest soccer arenas. SENT: 370 words, photos, video.
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-SETTLEMENTS — Israel has approved the largest land seizure in the occupied West Bank in over three decades with plans to build thousands of new settlement homes. The AP has mapped settlement and outpost expansion since 1967. SENT: Interactive map, graphics, 200 words.
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OBIT-JON-LANDAU — Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who worked closely with director James Cameron on three of the biggest blockbusters of all time, “Titanic” and two “Avatar” films, has died. He was 63. SENT: 700 words, photos.
ALASKA-TOURISM-CRUISES — An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.
SCAMMERS-GETTING-AWAY-WITH-IT — Scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year. Worse, most crooks are getting away with it. SENT: 1,250 words, photos.
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TRUMP-CLASSIFIED-DOCUMENTS — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against Donald Trump refused to throw out charges against a co-defendant of the former president. SENT: 210 words, photo.
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ESSENCE-FESTIVAL-NATIONAL-URBAN-LEAGUE-AWARDS — The National Urban League has honored and recognized the accomplishments of four Black women who have made significant marks in the community. The Women in Harmony Awards Luncheon was held amid the backdrop of the 30th Anniversary of the Essence Festival of Culture. SENT: 330 words. With ESSENCE-FESTIVAL-TANK-AND-THE-BANGAS — Tank and the Bangas to pay tribute to their New Orleans roots at Essence Festival — SENT.
TRAIN-DERAILMENT-NORTH-DAKOTA — Enflamed railcars carrying hazardous material were mostly extinguished after they derailed in a remote area of North Dakota. Officials said no one had been hurt. SENT: 270 words, photo, video.
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VENEZUELA-ELECTION-OPPOSITION — The chant is concise, but it could not be more meaningful for millions of Venezuelans in 2024: “Freedom!” Members of the political opposition shout it with tears in their eyes, or red angry faces, or with hopeful ear-to-ear smiles. The calls for “libertad” have been a staple of the opposition’s events ahead of the highly anticipated July 28 presidential election. SENT: 790 words, photos.
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US-JAMES — LeBron James didn’t need another Olympic experience to complete some missing box on his resume or add to a legacy that was secured long, long ago. He decided to play this summer for one simple reason: because he wants to. SENT: 730 words, photos. With SUMMER-LEAGUE-BRONNY-JAMES — Looking a lot like dad, Bronny James makes NBA Summer League debut — SENT.
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A water-dropping helicopter drops on flames from the advancing Lake Fire in Los Olivos, Calif., Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
Reformist candidate for the Iran's presidential election Masoud Pezeshkian clenches his fist after casting his vote as he is accompanied by former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, at a polling station in Shahr-e-Qods near Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 5, 2024. Iranians are voting in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a May helicopter crash in the country’s northwest along with the foreign minister and several other officials. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Relatives mourn over the body of a Palestinian man killed in an Israeli airstrike on a U.N.-run school that killed dozens of people in the Nusseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Saher Alghorra)
President Joe Biden walks between tombstones as he arrives to attend a mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Arne Slot earned a Liverpool record of nine wins from his first 10 games in charge after the club stayed on the top of the English Premier League on Saturday.
Diogo Jota’s ninth-minute goal at Selhurst Park held up to beat Crystal Palace 1-0 and ensure Slot would be looking down on rival managers Pep Guardiola of Manchester City and Mikel Arteta of Arsenal heading into the international break.
Four-time defending champion City is second after beating Fulham 3-2 and third-placed Arsenal won against Southampton 3-1. Both trail Liverpool by a point.
Slot is making light work of filling the void left by Anfield great Jurgen Klopp, with no other manager in the club’s history winning so many of his opening games in all competitions.
“It definitely is (very satisfying). And it’s actually also quite special if you know how many great managers Liverpool had,” Slot said. “But I also said last week I think that I hope they don’t only remember me in one, two, three, four, five years only for this. We are hoping to do more special things than this.”
Liverpool’s only defeat under the Dutchman was a shock 1-0 home loss against Nottingham Forest. Otherwise, it has been a perfect start for a man who had the ominous task of replacing Klopp, who won a full set of major honors including the Premier League and Champions League.
Slot looks likely to be the main challenger to City and Arsenal, who have been first and second respectively in the last two seasons.
Both of those teams survived scares to come from behind to win at home.
It wasn’t all good news for Liverpool after goalkeeper Alisson sustained a suspected hamstring injury and was substituted in the second half at Palace.
The Brazil international, who has only recently returned from a muscle injury, was holding the back of his right leg after limping off Selhurst Park and is likely to miss Brazil’s World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Peru.
Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister also went off with a groin issue that makes him a doubt for his country’s qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia.
City extended its unbeaten home run to 50 games in all competitions with victory against Fulham.
The sequence dates to November 2022 when Brentford won 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium through Ivan Toney’s last-minute strike. City was knocked out of the Champions League quarterfinals by Real Madrid last season after losing a penalty shootout, but the game ended 1-1 after extra time and does not officially count as a defeat.
It took John Stones’ stoppage-time goal to preserve the record in a 2-2 draw against Arsenal last month and on Saturday two goals from Mateo Kovacic saw City fight back after Andreas Pereira fired Fulham into a 26th-minute lead.
Kovacic’s deflected strike leveled the score in the 32nd and he made it 2-1 in the 47th.
Jeremy Doku extended City’s lead in the 82nd before substitute Rodrigo Muniz set up a tense finish with Fulham’s second in the 88th.
Had Adama Traore been more clinical with chances in each half, City’s proud record might have been broken.
City is unbeaten in its last 30 games in the league.
Arsenal’s 400th home win in the Premier League era was secured only after being given a fright by second-from-bottom Southampton, which took the lead at Emirates Stadium through Cameron Archer 10 minutes into the second half.
Bukayo Saka set up goals for Kai Havertz in the 58th and Gabriel Martinelli in the 68th before Southampton twice hit the frame of the goal in search of an equalizer.
Saka then put the game beyond doubt with his third goal of the season in the 88th.
After becoming the first team in Premier League history to score in the opening minute in three consecutive games, Brentford is slowing down.
The west London club’s fans had to wait until the second minute to cheer its first goal against Wolves on Saturday when Nathan Collins found the back of the net on the way to a wild 5-3 win.
Matheus Cunha equalized for Wolves two minutes later and Bryan Mbeumo restored Brentford’s advantage from the penalty spot in the 20th.
It was all square again when Jorgen Strand Larsen leveled in the 26th, then Christian Norgaard put the home team in front for the third time in the 28th.
Ethan Pinnock made it 4-2 in first half stoppage time.
A frantic finish saw Fabio Carvalho score a fifth for Brentford in the 90th and Rayan Ait-Nouri grab a consolation for last-placed Wolves three minutes later.
Newcastle's Anthony Gordon failed to score from the penalty spot on his return to former club Everton as Newcastle drew 0-0 at Goodison Park.
Gordon, who began his career at Everton before joining Newcastle last year, saw his spot kick saved by Jordan Pickford in the 35th to the delight of the home fans.
The point maintained Everton’s recent upturn in form and extended its unbeaten run to four games in all competitions after losing its first four in the league.
Leicester won for the first time since being promoted back to the top flight by beating Bournemouth 1-0.
Facundo Buonanotte struck the winner in the 16th at King Power Stadium.
Also, West Ham beat Ipswich 4-1 at London Stadium.
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Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon, left, sees his penalty shot saved by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford during the Premier League match at Goodison Park, Liverpool. England, Saturday Oct. 5, 2024. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
West Ham United's Michail Antonio, right, celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Ipswich at the London Stadium, Saturday Oct. 5, 2024. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)
Leicester City's Facundo Buonanotte celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Premier League match at the King Power Stadium, London, Saturday Oct. 5, 2024. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
Brentford fans celebrate their side's fourth goal of the game scored by Ethan Pinnock during the Premier League match between Brentford and Wolverhampton at the Gtech Community Stadium, London, Saturday Oct. 5, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
West Ham United's Tomas Soucek celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game during the British Premier League soccer match between West Ham and Brentford, at the Gtech Community Stadium, London, Saturday Sept. 28, 2024. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Arsenal's Bukayo Saka celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Southampton at the Emirates Stadium in London, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Manchester City's Jeremy Doku celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Fulham at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Darren Staples)
Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic, center, scores his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Fulham at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Darren Staples)
From left: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch and Diogo Jota celebrate after the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park in London, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Liverpool's Diogo Jota, second from right, celebrates with teammatesafter scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park in London, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Liverpool's Diogo Jota, right, scores the opening goal past Crystal Palace's goalkeeper Dean Henderson during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park in London, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Liverpool's Diogo Jota, centre, scores the opening goal past Crystal Palace's goalkeeper Dean Henderson during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park in London, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Liverpool's Diogo Jota, left, and Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr challenge for the ball the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park in London, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Liverpool's Cody Gakpo, centre left, Ryan Gravenberch, centre, and Diogo Jota celebrate after the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park in London, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Liverpool's manager Arne Slot, centre right, celebrates with players after the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park in London, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)
