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WEEKEND COVERAGE

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ADDS: ESCAPED-BULL-LASSOED; FINANCIAL MARKETS FRANCE-BARNIER-GAY RIGHTS ; SUPREME COURT-FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES; ELECTION 2024-DICK CHENEY-HARRIS; MAINE SHOOTING

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CAPITOL RIOT-INSIDE THE COURTHOUSE — Inside Washington’s federal courthouse, there’s no denying the reality of Jan. 6, 2021. Day after day, judges and jurors silently absorb chilling sights and sounds from television screens: rioters beating police, shattering windows and hunting for lawmakers. Hundreds of cases have systematically documented the weapons wielded, crimes committed, lives altered by physical and emotional damage. But outside the courtroom, in the political arena, it’s a starkly different story. By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer and Cal Woodward. SENT: 1,410 words, photos. WITH: CAPITOL RIOT-INSIDE THE COURTHOUSE-MICHAEL FOY; CAPITOL RIOT-INSIDE THE COURTHOUSE-THOMAS WEBSTER; CAPITOL RIOT-INSIDE THE COURTHOUSE-SHANE JENKINS (all sent).

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TOP STORIES

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TRUMP-HUSH-MONEY — A judge agrees to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign. By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz. SENT: 930 words, photos.

ELECTION-2024 — Shortly after appearing in court for an appeal of a decision that found him liable for sexual abuse, Donald Trump steps in front of television cameras and brings up a string of past allegations of other acts of sexual misconduct, potentially reminding voters of incidents that were little-known or forgotten. By Jill Colvin, Michelle Price and Will Weissert. SENT: 1,040 words, photos, video. WITH: ELECTION 2024-TRUMP — Trump addresses the Fraternal Order of Police. Developing from speech now underway;; TRUMP-COLUMNIST-LAWSUIT — Former President Trump looked on as his lawyers pressed federal appeals judges to overturn a verdict finding him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. (sent).

GEORGIA-HIGH-SCHOOL-SHOOTING — The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father will both stay in custody after back-to-back court hearings. Their lawyers declined to seek bail at the hearings. Colt Gray was advised of his rights along with the charges and penalties he faced. Shortly afterward, his father, Colin Gray, was brought into court. Colin Gray was charged Thursday in connection with the shooting for letting his son possess a weapon. By Jeff Amy and Jeff Martin. SENT: 930 words, photos, video, audio. WITH: EDUCATION-SCHOOL SHOOTINGS — How to talk to kids about school shootings; GEORGIA-HIGH SCHOOL-SHOOTING-VICTIMS; SCHOOL SHOOTING-AN INSIDE LOOK; GEORGIA-HIGH-SCHOOL-SHOOTING-GUN-LAWS -- Georgia school shooting stirs debate about safe storage laws for guns. (all sent)

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-AMERICAN-KILLED — Israeli soldiers killed an American woman participating in an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank on Friday, another protester who witnessed the shooting told The Associated Press. Two doctors said she was shot in the head. By Julia Frankel and Aref Tufana. SENT: 1,040 words, video. WITH: ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — Israeli forces appear to have withdrawn from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank; MIDEAST-TENSION-THE-LATEST. (both sent).

ECONOMY-JOBS-REPORT —Hiring by America’s employers picked up a bit in August from July’s tepid pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time since March in a sign that the job market may be cooling but remains sturdy. Employers added a modest 142,000 jobs, up from a scant 89,000 in July, the Labor Department said. By Christopher Rugaber. SENT: 1,140 words, photos.

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-CITY-IN-MOURNING – Thousands of mourners have gathered for funeral services in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv for victims of a Russian missile attack that killed seven people, including a mother and her three daughters. The pre-dawn blasts earlier this week in the historic center of the city also injured dozens of civilians and have shocked Ukrainians as the country endures a renewed round of Russian bombardment. SENT: 570 words, photos. WITH: RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-MILITARY-AID — Ukraine’s president has told U.S. and allied military leaders meeting in Germany that his country needs the ability to strike deep within Russia now. (sent)

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ESCAPED-BULL-LASSOED — A bull that escaped from an Illinois farm spent hours on the run before men on horseback finally lassoed the beast in a scene straight out of the Old West. SENT: 270 words, photos, video.

BRAZIL-OBIT-SERGIO-MENDES — Sergio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian musician whose hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global legend, has died at age 83 after months battling the effects of long COVID. SENT: 280 words, photo.

ITALY-TREVI FOUNTAIN — Rome city officials are considering a 2-euro fee to access Rome’s famed Trevi Fountain. SENT: 370 words, photo.

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ELECTION-2024-EDUCATION-CHILD-CARE — When former President Donald Trump was asked about how he would bring down the cost of child care for American families, he cited hiking taxes on foreign goods. But economists said the tariffs are unlikely to bring in enough money to tackle child care after funding Trump’s tax cuts. Just how much would the government need to spend to bring down the cost of child care? Previous large-scale proposals offer some hints. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 4 p.m.

ELECTION 2024-RUSSIAN INFLUENCE — The indictment of two Russian state media employees accused of paying a Tennessee company to create pro-Russian content is revealing Moscow’s latest tactic for meddling in the November election. U.S. authorities say the company employed several popular right-wing influencers who regularly criticized America’s support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. SENT: 940 words, photos.

ELECTION-2024-WALZ-ISRAEL-HAMAS — Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said that those protesting American support for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza are doing so for “all the right reasons,” as the Democratic ticket looks to balance its support for Israel with the humanitarian plight of civilians in the war-torn enclave. SENT: 560 words, photos.

BIDEN-WORKERS — President Joe Biden signs an executive order for federal grants that would prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards and benefits such as access to child care and apprenticeship programs. SENT: 500 words, photos.

ELECTION 2024-DEBATE-ABC NEWS — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump aren’t the only ones with a lot riding on Tuesday’s debate. So is ABC News, which is responsible for running it. By David Bauder. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.

ELECTION 2024-DEBATE HISTORY — It could be a well-rehearsed zinger, a too-loud sigh, or a full performance befuddled enough to shockingly end a sitting president’s reelection bid. Notable moments from past presidential debates demonstrate how the candidates’ words and body language can make them look especially relatable or hopelessly out-of-touch. SENT: 1,260 words, photos.

Find all debate content on the APNewsroom hub.

ELECTION-2024-BALLOT-MEASURES-ABORTION — Abortion rights questions are on the ballot in nine U.S. states in November and could help draw more voters to the polls. Experts say whether that helps put Democrats over the top in close elections may depend on whether candidates talk much about the issue. SENT: 1,190 words, photo, video.

ELECTION 2024-NORTH CAROLINA BALLOTS — ARobert F. Kennedy Jr. has scored a pair of legal victories Friday in the battleground states of North Carolina and Michigan in his quest to get his name off of the ballots. SENT: 720 words, photos.

SUPREME COURT-FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES — Justice Samuel Alito reports that he accepted $900 worth of concert tickets from a German princess, but discloses no trips paid for by other people, according to a new financial disclosure form. SENT: 490 words, photo.

ELECTION 2024-DICK CHENEY-HARRIS — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will be voting for Kamala Harris for president, his daughter Liz Cheney says. SENT: 200 words, photo.

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WHITEY-BULGER — A former Mafia hitman has been sentenced to 25 years in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger. Fotios “Freddy” Geas was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The 89-year-old Bulger was beaten to death in his cell at a West Virginia prison hours after arriving from a Florida penitentiary. SENT: 810 words, photos.

HURRICANE-RECOVERY-LOUISIANA — Although it has been nearly four years since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated southwest Louisiana and caused an estimated $22 billion in damage nationwide, some residents say they are still far from recovery. Delays in Congress and a lengthy process to approve federal funding forced people in a city where one-fifth of the population falls below the poverty line to dip into their savings to afford rent. SENT: 1,460 words, photos, video. A 1,000-word abridged version also has moved.

RECKONING-PUBLIC-HEALTH — More than 200 cities and counties declared racism was a public health crisis in the past few years, mostly after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis. Racial justice advocates say they felt heard by the swell of political will to address disparities, but community organizers and public health advocates say not much has changed. SENT: 1,400 words, photos.

MAINE SHOOTING — Maine’s governor says there has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to allow guns to be seized from people deemed a danger to themselves or others since the deadliest mass shooting in state history. SENT: 690 words, photos.

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FRANCE-BARNIER-GAY RIGHTS — Critics have found a skeleton in the closet almost as soon as Michel Barnier was named France’s new prime minister. Back in 1981, when he was a 30-year-old lawmaker, Barnier was among more than 150 conservatives in the National Assembly who voted against a law that decriminalized young homosexuals. SENT: 770 words, photos.

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

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SCI-STUCK-ASTRONAUTS -- Boeing’s beleaguered astronaut capsule is set to depart the International Space Station without its crew. SENT: 280 words, photos, developing.

AFRICA-MPOX-RESPONSE-PLAN — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox, three weeks after WHO declared outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. SENT: 470 words, photo.

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BUSINESS

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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Another rout hit Wall Street, leaving the market with its worst week in 18 months, after a jobs report billed as the most important of the year came in weak enough to keep worries high about the economy. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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ENT-MUSIC-PARIS-HILTON-INTERVIEW — Nearly two decades ago, Paris Hilton released her debut album, 2006’s eponymous “Paris” — an album of breezy pop music that offered a soundtrack to her cheery and decadent public-facing lifestyle, anchored by the reggae-lite sugar rush of “Stars Are Blind.” On Friday, she will release her long-awaited follow-up, “Infinite Icon,” executive produced by Sia and featuring Rina Sawayama, Megan Trainor, Megan Thee Stallion and Maria Becerra. SENT: 500 words, photos, video.

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FBN-PACKERS-EAGLES — The Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers will play the first regular-season game ever to take place in South America when these two 2023 playoff teams open their seasons against each other. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. The game starts at 8:15 p.m.

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Mourners watch the funeral of Palestinian men who were killed during an Israeli military operation, from a building damaged with bullet holes, in Jenin, West Bank, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Hindu devotees holy dips during Teej festival, at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Students hold on to a rope as they cross a street flooded after heavy rains, on their way home in Ajmer, India, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)

Colin Gray, 54, the father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, 14, enters the Barrow County courthouse for his first appearance, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Colt Gray, charged as an adult with four counts of murder, sits in the Barrow County courthouse during his first appearance for the Wednesday shooting at Apalachee High School, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Pool)

Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Chamarri Conner (27) is unable to intercept a pass intended for Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts after scoring a point against Emma Navarro, of the United States, during the women's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A union leader freed from prison Monday after serving time for her part in a strike against Cambodia’s biggest casino has vowed to continue the labor action until justice is done.

Chhim Sithar was sentenced in May 2023 to two years' imprisonment for incitement to commit a felony, including time served before her conviction, in connection with the strike against the NagaWorld casino, the longest such labor action in the country's history.

She had been leading a strike of hundreds of workers that began in December 2021 to protest mass layoffs and alleged union-busting at the casino in the capital, Phnom Penh, and was arrested and charged after a January 2022 demonstration of dismissed employees who were demanding to be rehired.

NagaWorld in late 2021 had fired 373 employees during financial struggles related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking to The Associated Press at her home shortly after her release, Chhim Sithar vowed to continue leading the strike.

"About our advocacy fighting for union rights at NagaWorld, we will continue holding strike action until we get a solution. That’s the position we have determined since the first strike,” Chhim Sithar said, sitting on the floor surrounded by relatives.

“Unfortunately, as of today, after nearly three years, our workers have still not gotten justice. Therefore, as long as there’s no justice, our struggle continues,” she said.

After Chhim Sithar’s arrest, some dismissed workers continued to hold regular protests, appealing for her release and to get their jobs back. However, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training announced in December 2022 that more than 200 others had accepted compensation under the labor law and dropped their demands.

“Despite relentless efforts by authorities to suppress the strike — including sexual harassment, physical assaults, and judicial harassment — the LRSU strike continues in Phnom Penh,” the Cambodian human rights organization LICADHO noted Monday.

NagaWorld is owned by a company controlled by the family of late Malaysian billionaire Chen Lip Keong. The company received its casino license in 1994 and the property is a huge integrated hotel-casino entertainment complex.

Previous labor union actions in Cambodia were usually at factories in outlying areas or in industrial estates in other provinces. The protest by the NagaWorld workers in the capital was unusually high-profile and drew police action that was sometimes violent.

Last year, the U.S. State Department named Chhim Sithar among 10 recipients of its annual Human Rights Defender Award. She was described by the then-U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy as “a courageous and tenacious labor union leader who peacefully advocates for the rights of Cambodian workers.”

Cambodia’s government has long been accused of using the judicial system to persecute critics and political opponents. Prime Minister Hun Manet succeeded his father last year after Hun Sen ruled for four decades, but there have been few signs of political liberalization.

Chhim Sithar, right, a union leader being freed from prison after serving time for her part in a strike against the country’s biggest casino, speaks to her supporters at a club on the outskirts of Phnom Penh Cambodia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Chhim Sithar, a union leader being freed from prison after serving time for her part in a strike against the country’s biggest casino, speaks to her supporters at a club on the outskirts of Phnom Penh Cambodia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Chhim Sithar, president of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld, gestures as she meets her supporters in a club at the outskirts of Phnom Penh Cambodia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after the union leader was freed from prison on Monday after serving time for her part in a strike against the country's biggest casino. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Chhim Sithar, second from right, president of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld, sits near her mother, center, as she meets her staff members in her sister's home at the outskirts of Phnom Penh Cambodia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after the prominent union leader freed from prison on Monday after serving time for her part in a strike against the country’s biggest casino. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Chhim Sithar, second from right, president of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld, meets with her mother, center, and her staff members in her sister's home at the outskirts of Phnom Penh Cambodia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after the prominent union leader freed from prison on Monday after serving time for her part in a strike against the country’s biggest casino. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Chhim Sithar, president of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld, smiles as she meets her staff members in her sister's home at the outskirts of Phnom Penh Cambodia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after the prominent union leader freed from prison on Monday after serving time for her part in a strike against the country’s biggest casino. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)