AP News Digest 6 p.m.

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NEW/DEVELOPING

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TOP STORIES

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ISRAEL-BEDOUIN HOSTAGE-VILLAGE-DEMOLITION — An Israeli hostage rescued from Gaza returned to a hero’s welcome tinged with a bitter reality: the small village he calls home – Karkur -- is targeted for demolition. Qaid Farhad Alkadi, 52, is one of Israel’s 200,000 Bedouins, the poorest members of the country’s Arab minority – a traditionally nomadic community that has a complicated relationship with the Israeli government and often faces discrimination. While the Bedouin are Israeli citizens and some serve in the army, many, like Alkadi, live in villages that the government considers illegal and wants to tear down. By Melanie Lidman. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — Israeli forces have launched a large operation in the occupied West Bank, killing at least 10 Hamas militants, carrying out arrests and sealing off the volatile city of Jenin. The ongoing operation was among the largest in the West Bank in months, and a reminder that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict extends far beyond the war in Gaza that began with Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Israel says it is rooting out West Bank militants to prevent attacks, while Palestinians fear it intends to broaden the war and expel them from territories they want for a future state. By Julia Frankel and Nasser Nasser. SENT: 1,080 words, photos, video, audio. With ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-OBSTACLES-TO-PEACE — Two sworn enemies hold the key to ending the war in Gaza. Does either man want a deal? (sent).

ELECTION 2024-HARRIS — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, kick off a two-day bus tour in Georgia that will snake through rural areas in the southern part of the state before culminating in a big rally in the coastal city of Savannah. By Zeke Miller and Colleen Long. SENT: 910 words, photos.

ELECTION-2024-TRUMP SHOOTING — A senior FBI official says the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity.” By Eric Tucker. SENT: 540 words, photos. By Eric Tucker. SENT: 510 words, photos. With ELECTION-2024-THE-LATEST; (sent).

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UNITED STATES-UKRAINE — Ukraine’s daring ground offensive has taken the fight to Russia, but not nearly as much as its leaders would like because, they say, the United States won’t let them. The U.S. restricts the use of long-range ballistic missiles it provides to Ukraine, and Ukraine wants to aim them at military targets inside Russia. By Ellen Knickmeyer. SENT: 1,150 words, photos. With RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — A Russian missile hits the Ukrainian president’s home city as it mourns deaths in an earlier attack; UKRAINE-FIRST-LADY — Ukraine first lady wants country’s kids to see themselves as ‘generation of winners’ not war victims. (both sent).

FRANCE-TELEGRAM-ARRESTS — French authorities handed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov preliminary charges Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app, and barred him from leaving France pending further investigation. Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport outside Paris as part of a sweeping judicial inquiry opened last month, and released earlier Wednesday after four days of questioning. SENT: 730 words, photos, video. With TELEGRAM-ARRESTS-PASSPORTS — Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships. That’s only added to the mystery surrounding his detention in France (sent).

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MIDEAST-TENSIONS-UN-LEBANON — The U.N. Security Council has demanded a halt to the increasing attacks between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces and warned that further escalation “carries the high risk of leading to a widespread conflict.” SENT: 750 words, photos. With MIDEAST-TENSIONS-THE-LATEST (sent).

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SPOTLIGHTING VOICES

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CHAD-WOMEN-LAND-RIGHTS — Many women in the central African nation of Chad are excluded from owning or having a say over the land they spend long hours working. Traditional beliefs that women are secondary to men undermine legal efforts to ensure that women have equal rights to land. New women’s collectives aim to take on these beliefs and help wives and mothers assert themselves. By Robert Bociaga. SENT: 860 words, photos.

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RALPH-YARL-WRONG-HOUSE — The attorney for a white homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl says his client needs a psychological evaluation. SENT: 390 words, photos.

SPACEX-LAUNCH-ACCIDENT — SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled in flames while landing. SENT: 290 words, photos.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-CONSPIRACY POSTS — Donald Trump shares more than a dozen posts on his social media network that call for the trial or jailing of his foes, including House lawmakers who investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol and special counsel Jack Smith.. SENT: 740 words, photos.

SUPREME COURT-BIDEN-STUDENT LOANS — The Supreme Court keeps the latest multibillion-dollar student debt relief plan from the Biden administration on hold while multiple lawsuits make their way through lower courts. SENT: 470 words, photo.

SWATTING PLOT — A former U.S. president and several members of Congress were targets of a plot carried out by two European men to intimidate and threaten dozens of people by calling in bogus reports of police emergencies at their homes. SENT: 790 words, photo.

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NATIONAL

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JOURNALIST-KILLED-LAS-VEGAS — A jury in Nevada has found a Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician guilty of murder in the killing of an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in elected office. SENT: 800 words, photos, audio.

NIGHTCLUB-SHOOTING-FLORIDA — The Orlando Police Department has closed its investigation into the former owners of the Pulse nightclub without filing any charges. Victims’ families and survivors of the killing of 49 patrons at the LGBTQ-friendly club had asked law enforcement to investigate them for criminal culpability. SENT: 490 words, photo, audio.

REL-EDUCATION-TRAILBLAZING-COLLEGE-PRESIDENT — Tania Tetlow has earned a reputation as a trailblazer. At Loyola University New Orleans and now at Fordham University in New York City, she became the first woman and the first layperson to serve as president of those Jesuit schools. Tetlow has thrived in barrier-breaking roles — even becoming the first Fordham president to sing the national anthem at Yankee Stadium. SENT: 1,230 words, photos.

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INTERNATIONAL

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VENEZUELA-ELECTION — Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro took to the streets in an attempt to revive protests against him as he tightens his grip on power following last month’s disputed election. SENT: 570 words, photos.

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MED-POLIO-EXPLAINER — Polio was eliminated from most parts of the world as part of a decadeslong effort by the World Health Organization and partners to wipe out the disease. But polio is one of the world’s most infectious diseases and is still spreading in a small number of countries. The WHO and its partners want to eradicate polio in the next few years. SENT: 630 words, photo, video.

MED-LIVING-KIDNEY-DONOR-RISK — People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have long thought. That’s according to an analysis of 30 years of living kidney donation. Doctors have long estimated that about 3 of every 10,000 living kidney donors may die within three months of surgery. But safety improvements over the last decade mean by 2022, that risk dropped to fewer than 1 death per 10,000 donors. SENT: 580 words, photo.

MED-HAIR-RELAXERS-FDA — Two U.S. House members who first pushed the Food and Drug Administration in 2023 to investigate the health risks of hair straighteners used primarily by Black women are now asking the agency why it has twice delayed its target date to propose a ban on products containing formaldehyde, which studies link to increased rates of cancer. SENT: 540 words, photos.

KILLING-OWLS — U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West Coast forests, under a plan finalized Wednesday that faces challenges from barred owls returning after they’ve already been removed. SENT: 830 words, photos.

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BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

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NVIDIA-RESULTS — Nvidia may have exceeded Wall Street estimates as its profit jumped — buffeted by the chipmaking dominance that has cemented Nvidia’s place as the poster child of the artificial intelligence boom — but investors seemed less than impressed. The company reports a net income of to $16.6 billion. Adjusted for one-time items, net income was $16.95 billion. Revenue rose to $30 billion, up 122% from a year ago and 15% from the previous quarter. SENT: 340 words, photos

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ENTERTAINMENT

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ENT-FILM-OLDER-MOVIE-AT-THE-BOX-OFFICE — Look at almost any movie theater marquee right now and you’ll probably see not just new titles but a smattering of older films, too. At a time when nearly everything is available at home with a few clicks, nothing is surging on the big screen as much as yesterday’s movies. Repertory cinema, once the home of the arthouse, is now in the multiplex, too. By Jake Coyle. SENT: 1,160 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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TEN--US OPEN-PLAYER COMPLAINTS — It’s nothing new for tennis players to worry aloud about their sport’s overcrowded calendar, too-tough season and too-short offseason. No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek added an additional complaint this week at the U.S. Open: Athletes are not being heard when they express concerns about potential harm to mental and physical health. SENT: 820 words, photos. With US-OPEN — Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova knocked out in the second round of the US Open (sent). Night session begins at 7 p.m.

PARALYMPICS-OPENING-CEREMONY — Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, Paris began the final chapter of its summer of sports with the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games. French President Emmanuel Macron officially declared the Games open in a ceremony held outside the confines of a stadium, just like when the Olympics opened in the city on July 26. SENT: 530 words, photos.

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People paddle on the Main river in Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun sets on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Athletes light the Paralympic flame cauldron during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Marta Kostyuk, of Ukraine, cools off with some ice between games against Harriet Dart, of Great Britain, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Taylor Townsend, of the United States, lunges for a shot from Paula Badosa, of Spain, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

A bee flies to a sunflower on a field in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Revelers lie in a pool of squashed tomatoes during the annual "Tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado displays vote tally sheets during a protest against the reelection of President Nicolás Maduro one month after the disputed presidential vote which she says the opposition won by a landslide, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

ADDS PALESTINIAN WOMAN'S NAME - Faten Mreish mourns her son who was killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Eigo Tanaka, 20, from Japan, uses his feet to drink water from a bottle during a warmup session ahead of the 2024 Paralympics, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Yuan Weiyi, from China, jumps into the pool during a training session ahead of the 2024 Paralympics, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Lightning strikes after a sever storm passes through over Chicago, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

In this photo released by Israeli Defense Forces on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, Qaid Farhan Alkadi, right, and the Commanding Officer of the 162nd Division, Brig. Gen. Itzik Cohen talk after a rescue operation. The military said on Tuesday that 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi was rescued "in a complex operation in the southern Gaza Strip." (Israeli Defense Forces via AP)

CORRECTS NAME: Displaced infant Abdel-Rahman Abu El-Jedian, who suffers from polio, sleeps at a makeshift tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia county's emergency call center was overwhelmed by calls on Sept. 4 about a school shooting at Apalachee High School, records released Friday by Barrow County show.

Local news organizations report many of the 911 phone calls were not released under public record requests because state law exempts from release calls recording the voice of someone younger than 18 years old. That exemption would cover calls from most of the 1,900 students at the school in Winder, northeast of Atlanta.

Calls spiked around 10:20 a.m., when authorities have said that 14-year-old Colt Gray began shooting. Many calls were answered with automated message saying there was a “high call volume," WAGA-TV reported.

One man called 911 after receiving text messages from a girlfriend. He was put on hold for just over 10 minutes because of an influx of calls at the time of the shooting, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

“She hears people yelling outside, so I don’t know if that’s officers in the building or that’s — I don’t know,” he said, adding that she was eventually evacuated out of the school.

Other adults also called 911 after their children contacted them.

“My daughter calling me crying. Somebody go ‘boom, boom, boom, boom,’ ” one mother said. The 911 operator responded: “Ma’am we have officers out there, OK?”

Parents of students at an elementary school and middle school neighboring Apalachee also flooded 911 seeking information.

“Sir, my daughter goes to school next door to Apalachee. Is there a school shooter?" one caller asked.

“We do have an active situation (at) Apalachee High School right now," the operator responded. "We have a lot of calls coming in.”

More than 500 radio messages between emergency personnel were also released Friday.

“Active shooter!” an officer yells in one audio clip while speaking with a dispatcher, CNN reported. Another officer responds, “Correct. We have an active shooter at Apalachee High School.”

The shooting killed teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53, as well as students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14. Another teacher and eight more students were wounded, with seven of those hit by gunfire.

Colt Gray is charged as an adult with four counts of murder, and District Attorney Brad Smith has said more charges are likely to be filed against him in connection with the wounded. Authorities have also charged his father, Colin Gray, alleging that he gave his son access to the gun when he knew or should have known that the teen was a danger to himself and others.

The 13,000 students at Barrow County’s other schools returned to class Tuesday. The 1,900 students who attend Apalachee are supposed to start returning the week of Sept. 23, officials said Friday.

Mourners listen to a speaker during a candlelight vigil for the slain students and teachers at Apalachee High School, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

A memorial is seen at Apalachee High School after the Wednesday school shooting, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

This combo of images show shooting victims, from left, Christian Angulo, Mason Schermerhorn, Cristina Irimie and Richard Aspinwall, displayed at a memorial outside Apalachee High School, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)

Two students view a memorial as the flags fly half-staff after a shooting Wednesday at Apalachee High School, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

911 calls overwhelmed operators after shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School

911 calls overwhelmed operators after shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School

Students and parents walk off campus at Apalachee High School, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Ga. A shooting at the Georgia high school Wednesday caused an unknown number of injuries and a suspect was arrested in a chaotic scene. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)