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NEW/DEVELOPING

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ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS; VENEZUELA-MADURO PLANE; 49ERS-PEARSALL SHOT; ELECTION 2024-HARRIS-HOWARD UNIVERSITY; ELECTION 2024-WALZ-MOTORCADE; CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL-NEW YORK; SUBWAY SHOOTING-ILLINOIS; MEXICO-WOMEN POLITICIANS; TUNISIA-ELECTION; HONDURAS-CORRUPTION; FILM-IAN MCKELLEN.

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LEBANON-SYRIA-WAR PLAN B — Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs have been scrambling to make contingency plans since an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in a busy neighborhood killed a top Hezbollah commander and touched off fears of a full-scale war. For most, that means moving in with relatives or renting homes in Christian, Druze or Sunni-majority areas of Lebanon, but for a small number, plan B is a move to neighboring Syria. By Abby Sewell. SENT: 970 words, photos.

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TOP STORIES

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ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against a new wave of pressure to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza after hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested and went on strike and U.S. President Joe Biden said he needed to do more after nearly 11 months of fighting. By Tia Goldenberg. SENT: 1,380 words, photos, videos, audio. With ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-HOSTAGE FUNERAL — “We all failed you.” Heartbreak at funeral for Israeli-American hostage in Jerusalem.

ELECTION-2024-HARRIS — Vice President Kamala Harris planned to use a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in Pittsburgh to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned — coinciding with the White House’s earlier opposition to the company’s planned sale to Nippon Steel of Japan. By Colleen Long and Will Weissert. SENT: 1,030 words, photos, video.

VENEZUELA-MADURO PLANE — The U.S. government has seized a luxury jet used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that officials say was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States in violation of sanctions and export control laws. By Eric Tucker, Regina Garcia Cano and Joshua Goodman. SENT: 650 words, photo, video, audio.

HOTEL STRIKES — More than 10,000 workers at 25 U.S. hotels were on strike after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their demands for higher pay, fairer workloads and the reversal of COVID-era cuts. By Business Writer Dee-Ann Durbin. SENT: 420 words, photos, audio.

GERMANY-ELECTION — The Alternative for Germany party’s success in two state elections piled new pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s fractious government and left the country’s conservative opposition facing political contortions to find a way to govern a pair of eastern regions without involving the far-right party. By Geir Moulson. SENT: 680 words, photos, video. With GERMANY-ELECTION-REACTIONS — A far-right German party’s win has some fearing for the future. Others worry of a return to the past.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-TROUBLED-TEENS — For Ukraine’s 16-year-olds, September marks the beginning of their final year of high school, a pivotal time for any student. But these teens have more than just grades and university choices on their minds: They’re grappling with the realities of war. By Hanna Arhirova. SENT: 1,220 words, photos, video. With RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — Ukraine’s children return to school as Russia launches drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv; RUSSIA-PUTIN-MONGOLIA — Vladimir Putin arrives in Mongolia, a member of the ICC that issued an arrest warrant for him.

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SOUTH AFRICA-THE ELEPHANT MOVERS — When it comes to the niche business of moving elephants, Dr. Amir Khalil and his team might be the best. The Egyptian veterinarian’s résumé includes possibly the most famous elephant relocation on the planet. In 2020, Khalil’s team saved Kaavan, an Asian elephant, from years of loneliness at a Pakistan zoo and flew him to a better life with other elephants at a sanctuary in Cambodia. By Gerald Imray. SENT: 820 words, photos, video.

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BRITAIN-ISRAEL-WEAPONS — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government said that it’s suspending exports of some weapons to Israel because they could be used to break international law — a move with limited military impact intended to increase pressure by Israel’s frustrated allies for an end to the war in Gaza. SENT: 640 words, photo.

MIDEAST-TENSIONS — Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted two ships in the Red Sea, authorities said, near where crews hope to salvage a tanker loaded with oil and still ablaze after another assault by the group. SENT: 720 words, photos. With MIDEAST TENSIONS-THE LATEST.

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MORE NEWS

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49ERS-PEARSALL SHOT — The 49ers place rookie Ricky Pearsall on the non-football injury list after shooting. SENT: 450 words, photos.

ESPN-DISNEY-DIRECTV — ESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports. SENT: 640 words, photo.

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ELECTION 2024-HARRIS-HOWARD UNIVERSITY — Howard University in Washington, D.C., is well known for producing luminaries like Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and the author Toni Morrison. Now its students and alumni are turning attention to the person who could become their most famous graduate: Kamala Harris. SENT: 870 words, photos.

ELECTION 2024-WALZ-MOTORCADE — Several vans at the back of a motorcade carrying Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz crashed while driving to a campaign stop in Milwaukee, but Walz is unhurt. SENT: 490 words, photos.

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CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL-NEW YORK — Five people were shot at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, police said. It’s the latest instance of violence marring one of the world’s largest annual celebrations of Caribbean culture. SENT: 640 words, photos, video.

SUBWAY SHOOTING-ILLINOIS — A shooting on a commuter train outside Chicago on Labor Day morning left four people dead, police said. SENT: 260 words, photos, audio.

CHRISTA MCAULIFFE-STATUE — Decades after she was picked to be America’s first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a pioneer — this time as the first woman to be memorialized on the grounds of New Hampshire’s Statehouse, in the city where she taught high school. SENT: 800 words, photos.

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MEXICO-WOMEN POLITICIANS — In a U.S. electoral campaign punctuated by jibes about “childless cat ladies,” some might wish there were rules against mocking candidates just because of their gender. Mexico — which just elected its first female president — has such a law, but it turns out it’s not as easy as all that. SENT: 610 words, photos.

TUNISIA-ELECTION — Tunisia’s electoral authority approved just two candidates to challenge President Kais Saied in elections next month in the struggling North African country — and one of them was promptly arrested. SENT: 430 words, photo.

HONDURAS-CORRUPTION — An incriminating admission by the brother-in-law of Honduras’ president just days after the country announced it would end its longstanding extradition treaty with the U.S. is feeding fears among Hondurans that the country’s legacy of corruption is continuing. SENT: 800 words, photo.

AFGHANISTAN — Police in the Afghan capital say a suicide bomber carried out an attack, killing at least six people and injuring 13 others. SENT: 160 words.

PHILIPPINES-STORM — A storm set off landslides and unleashed pounding rains that flooded many northern Philippine areas, leaving at least 14 people dead and prompting authorities to suspend classes and government work in the densely populated capital region. SENT: 600 words, photos.

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BUSINESS

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AI-JOB MARKET — Artificial intelligence is beginning to allow many employers to automate functions long performed by human workers. Yet the recent experiences of a number of companies suggests that AI may not prove to be the job killer that many people have feared. By Economics Writer Paul Wiseman. SENT: 1,330 words, photos.

BRAZIL-X SHUTDOWN — A Brazilian Supreme Court panel unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide, according to the court’s website. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

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US OPEN — Tommy Paul tries to give the host country three men in the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the second year in a row, but to do that he’ll need to get past No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos. Night session starts at 7 p.m.

PARALYMPICS-SILENT VENUES — Soccer fans are known for being loud and rowdy. But the Paralympic sports most closely related to soccer, blind football and goalball, require spectators to be silent during game action so that players can receive audible cues from the ball and the environment. SENT: 690 words, photos. With PARALYMPICS-WEEK ONE-PHOTO GALLERY.

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FILM-IAN MCKELLEN — Ian McKellen isn’t done acting yet. He talks his love of theater, the future of Gandalf and getting back to work after falling off a stage this summer. By Hilary Fox. SENT: 1,150 words, photos, videos.

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President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris campaign at the IBEW Local Union #5 union hall in Pittsburgh, on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Hotel workers picket outside the Westin St. Francis hotel Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Benjamin Fanjoy)

Residents use rubber paddles from a toy boat as they wade along a flooded street caused by heavy rains from Tropical Storm Yagi, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in Cainta, Rizal province, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Vinicius Goncalves Rodrigues of Brazil competes in the men's 100 m. T63 at the 2024 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A man waves the Palestinian flag as a convoy of Israeli military bulldozers drive by during an army raid in Jenin, West Bank, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Italy's Alessandro Ossola asks her girlfriend to marry him after competing in the men's 100 m. T63 during the 2024 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Vinicius Goncalves Rodrigues of Brazil prepares to compete in the men's 100 m. T63 at the 2024 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

In this photo made using a zoom lens combined with a slow shutter speed shown is Coco Gauff, of the United States, as she waits to return a shot from Emma Navarro, of the United States, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 1, in New York. 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Corinthians fans cheer in the stands of the Neo Quimica arena during a Brazilian soccer league match between Corinthians and Flamengo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. The arena is set to host an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 6. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

People block a road as they protest, calling for a deal for the immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Palestinians mourn a relative killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joe Musgrove struck out eight in six innings, Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill both drove in two runs and the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 8-0 on Saturday night to hand the Giants their third straight shutout.

Donovan Solano had four of San Diego's 17 hits and Xander Bogaerts homered for the Padres, who hold the top National League wild card. They clawed within 3 1/2 games of the first-place Dodgers — who have lost four of five — in the NL West.

Musgrove said the Padres are “chasing right down their backs right now.”

“We’re playing really good baseball,” he said. “Our confidence is high. The approach is right on both sides of the baseball. So I think we’re in a really good spot to make a push at this thing.”

The Giants have lost four of five. They've been shut out in three consecutive games for the first time since 1992 and just the fourth time in the San Francisco era (since 1958).

Frustrated manager Bob Melvin said his team is focused, running hard down the line and preparing for games, but “it just looks awful when you’re not hitting and you’re playing awful defense.”

He added the Giants did not display “major league quality” on Saturday.

“It’s the big leagues,” Melvin said. “It looks like the instructional league at times.”

San Francisco has only 14 hits over the last three games, and is the first MLB team to be blanked in three straight games this season.

“I feel like every team struggles, but not this bad,” second-place hitter Heliot Ramos said. “We’ve got to be better as a team and individually as well.”

Luis Arráez extended his streak to 135 at-bats without a strikeout for the Padres. It’s the longest since Juan Pierre went 147 at-bats without a strikeout in 2004.

Before the game, Melvin said the approach to pitching to Arráez is “carefully, and hope he hits it at somebody.”

“The issue is what you've got coming behind him,” Melvin said. “So, you just have to deal with him and try to make good pitches on him."

Musgrove (6-5) rebounded after allowing six runs in a loss to the Giants last week, holding San Francisco to three hits without a walk this time.

Giants starter Mason Black (0-4) yielded two runs and six hits in four innings, losing to the Padres for the second consecutive start.

“It’s just been, continue to attack,” Black said of what he's learned from facing San Diego twice in a row. “It’s almost like I just want to go out there, prove to myself and see what I can do and let them hit the ball."

After Black exited, the Padres gave Musgrove a 5-0 cushion with a three-run sixth against Sean Hjelle. Arráez had a two-out RBI single, also extending his hitting streak to 12 games. Later in the inning, Machado drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single. San Diego added three more in the eighth, including a two-run double by Merrill.

Padres manager Mike Shildt said having Solano, who entered the game batting .288, hitting eighth is a testament to the strength of San Diego's lineup.

“Sometimes you look to the bottom as a breather, and there’s no breathers at the bottom of our lineup,” Shildt said. “Having Donovan Solano — if he’s down there hitting eight for us — says quite a lot about the length of our lineup.”

Machado gave the Padres an early lead with a double that scored Jurickson Profar from first after an error by Ramos on his throw from center field. Bogaerts’ homer in the fourth made it 2-0.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Padres: INF Ha-Seong Kim (right shoulder inflammation) played light catch and plans to ramp up his throwing intensity in the next few days. … LHP Martin Pérez, the scheduled starter Sunday, was reinstated from the paternity list. LHP Tom Cosgrove was optioned to Triple-A El Paso.

Giants: INF Tyler Fitzgerald (lower back tightness) could return as soon as Tuesday after an MRI revealed no structural damage. … RHP Jordan Hicks (right shoulder inflammation) was reinstated from the injured list, and RHP Austin Warren was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento. … LHP Robbie Ray (left hamstring strain) threw a bullpen.

UP NEXT

Giants RHP Landen Roupp (0-1, 3.44 ERA) starts Sunday in the series finale opposite Pérez (4-5, 4.46).

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Mason Black reacts on the mound during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Diego Padres' Luis Arraez, left, scores past San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey during the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Diego Padres' Donovan Solano (39) celebrates with third baseman Tyler Wade after the Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman, left, hitting coach Pat Burrell, second from left, Patrick Bailey, middle, and Mike Yastrzemski, right, watch from the dugout during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin, left, takes the ball from pitcher Jordan Hicks, right, during a pitching change in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Diego Padres' Luis Arraez runs to first base on his RBI single during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Diego Padres pitcher Alek Jacob, left, celebrates with right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. after the Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Diego Padres' Manny Machado, right, gestures next to San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Luciano, left, while advancing to second base after hitting a two-run single during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Diego Padres' Donovan Solano gestures after hitting a double against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove works against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)