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TOP STORIES

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ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS Weary Palestinians somberly marked the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as Hamas and Israel traded more rockets and airstrikes and Jewish-Arab violence raged across Israel. By Fares Akram and Joseph Krauss. SENT:1,170 words, photos, video.

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GAZA ON THE BRINK - Palestinians hurled from their beds by Israeli airstrikes this week faced an all-too-familiar question: Where should we go? Recalling the horror of past wars, Gaza residents say they feel nowhere is safe. By Isabel Debre and Fares Akram. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK Some wealthy nations that were most praised last year for controlling the coronavirus are now lagging far behind in getting their people vaccinated and some, especially in Asia, are seeing COVID-19 cases grow. By Nick Perry. SENT: 950 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.

IMMIGRATION-BORDER-ENCOUNTERS While asylum-seeking families and children dominate public attention, single adults represent a growing number of encounters with U.S. border agents. They made up nearly two of every three Border Patrol encounters in April. They are less likely to surrender to authorities than families and children, making them less visible. By Adriana Gomez Licon. SENT: 830 words, photos, video.

CHENEY-WYOMING Removing Liz Cheney from House GOP leadership was a relatively easy task for pro-Trump Republicans compared with their growing effort to boot her from office. The Republican rush to punish Cheney for her campaign against former President Donald Trump is drawing a cast of Wyoming primary challengers so big it could help her win. By Mead Gruver. SENT: 1,010 words, photos. With REPUBLICANS-TRUMP Trump makes clear he has no interest in putting the hostilities of the past behind him as he continues to seek vengeance and spread lies about the 2020 election. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.

SUPREME COURT-N-WORD The Supreme Court is considering whether to hear the case of a Black man who says he suffered discrimination because the N-word was carved into the wall of the hospital elevator where he worked. If the justices agree, they could decide whether the use of the N-word alone allows an employee to sue under the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. By Jessica Gresko. SENT: 800 words, photo.

RACIAL-INJUSTICES-REPARATIONS-COLLEGES Students and community activists from New England to the Deep South are demanding their colleges take more ambitious steps to atone for past sins amid the nation s latest racial reckoning. Brown University students recently approved a resolution calling on the Rhode Island school to identify slave descendants and begin paying reparations. By Philip Marcelo. SENT: 1,120 words, photos, video.

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MALDIVES-NASHEED Ex-Maldives president flies to Germany to treat blast wounds. SENT: 300 words, photos.

HBCU-LAWSUIT-MARYLAND Judge approves $577 million settlement for Maryland HBCUs. SENT: 210 words, photos.

TRUMP-MCGAHN-SUBPOENA Deal reached for ex-White House counsel McGahn s testimony. SENT: 290 words, photo.

MYANMAR-JOURNALIST Myanmar military court gives DVB reporter 3 years in prison. SENT: 450 words.

OBIT-PERVIS STAPLES Pervis Staples, member of famed Staple Singers, dead at 85. SENT: 480 words, photo.

-SPIRITUAL LEADER-MUMMIFIED REMAINS Charges filed after mummy of spiritual leader found in home. SENT: 350 words.

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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-STREET-RACING Across America, illegal drag racing has surged in popularity since the coronavirus pandemic began. Officials have reported a dangerous uptick in the activity from Oregon and New Mexico, to New York and Georgia. People have been killed. The roar of engines and traffic tie-ups have become huge annoyances. Police and elected leaders are trying to fight back. SENT: 1,130 words, photos, video. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-STREET-RACING-SPEEDWAY-PROGRAM Colorado program steers drag racing off streets, onto track (sent).

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-HOME-VACCINATIONS As interest in coronavirus vaccinations dwindles nationwide, local health offices and other providers are ramping up efforts to find and reach homebound people who can t travel for a shot. California and Pennsylvania are among states coordinating efforts to provide vaccinations in homes. SENT: 760 words, photos, video.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-AUSTRALIA Australia has reached a supply agreement for 25 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in a deal that the government hopes will ensure all Australian adults have access to inoculation this year. SENT: 510 words, photo.

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WASHINGTON POLITICS

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MILITARY-SEXUAL ASSAULTS Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military increased by a very small amount in 2020, a year when troops were largely locked down for months as bases around the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic. By Lolita C. Baldor. SENT: 620 words, photo.

BIDEN-GASOLINE PRICES The Biden administration swung aggressively into action after a primary gasoline pipeline fell prey to a cyberattack understanding that the situation posed a possible series of political and economic risks. By Josh Boak. SENT: 810 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: 900 words after 11:50 a.m. Biden speech.

CAPITOL BREACH-TAKEAWAYS A House hearing about what went wrong in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege spirals into partisan shouting matches, with lawmakers more often blaming each other than thoroughly questioning witnesses about the events of the day. By Mary Clare Jalonick and Nomaan Merchant. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.

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INTERNATIONAL

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LEAVING-LEBANON The shelves are bare at the Panacea pharmacy north of Beirut. Its owner, Rita El Khoury, has spent the past few weeks packing up her career, apartment and belongings before leaving Lebanon for a new life abroad. For the 35-year-old pharmacist and her husband, and countless others feeling trapped in a country hammered by multiple crises, Lebanon has become unlivable. By Zeina Karam. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.

UNITED-NATIONS-CHINA-UYGHURS Human rights groups and Western nations led by the United States, Britain and Germany accused China of massive crimes against the Uyghur minority and demanded unimpeded access for U.N. experts at a virtual meeting on Wednesday denounced by China as politically motivated and based on lies. SENT: 970 words, photos.

CHINA-STUDENT S DEATHS It was a call no parent wants to receive. On Mother s Day, around 9 p.m., a woman in Chengdu in southwestern China was told that her son, who she had dropped off at school just hours ago, had died. SENT: 790 words, photo.

GREECE-ONE GOOD THING-SYRIAN FAMILY REUNITED Torn apart in the deadly chaos of an air raid, a Syrian family of seven has been reunited, against the odds, three years later at a refugee shelter in Greece s second city of Thessaloniki, a centuries-old melting point of cultures overlooking the Aegean Sea. SENT: 790 words, photos.

CHINA-US Muslim leaders from the Xinjiang region rejected Western allegations that China is suppressing religious freedom, speaking at a reception Thursday for foreign diplomats and media at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. SENT: 720 words.

EID-AL-FITR Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr in a subdued mood for a second year Thursday as the COVID-19 pandemic again forced mosque closings and family separations on the holiday marking the end of Ramadan. SENT: 930 words, photos.

NEPAL-POLITICAL CRISIS Political turmoil has returned to Nepal, which has had eight different governments in a decade and is experiencing its worst COVID-19 surge with acute shortages of health facilities and oxygen for patients. SENT: 580 words, photos.

NEPAL-EVEREST-DEATHS A Swiss climber and an American have died on Mount Everest in the season s first casualties on the world s highest mountain, expedition organizers say. SENT: 300 words, photo.

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PIPELINE-CYBERSECURITY-ATTACK The cybersecurity attack on the Colonial Pipeline has stricken fear and stress into the lives of people in the Southeastern U.S. who have been waiting in long lines amid distribution problems and panic-buying. The company said it initiated the restart of pipeline operations late Wednesday. But it will take several days for deliveries to return to normal. SENT: 880 words, photos.

GEORGE-FLOYD-OTHER-OFFICERS Attorneys for three former Minneapolis officers awaiting trial in George Floyd s death will be in court to argue pretrial motions, including a request that prosecutors be sanctioned after media reports that Derek Chauvin had planned to plead guilty a year ago, and allegations that they haven t disclosed information about the alleged coercion of a witness. SENT: 790 words, photo.

KOBE-BRYANT-CRASH-PHOTOS Two Los Angeles County firefighters could be fired and a third suspended after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his teenage daughter and seven others, court documents say. SENT: 680 words, photos.

AIRPLANE-COLLISION-COLORADO Two small airplanes collided in midair near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the pilot of the other to deploy a parachute attached to the plane to land safely. Remarkably, no one was injured, officials say. SENT: 350 words, photos, video.

GEORGIA CHASE-DEADLY SHOOTING A Georgia judge will continue hearing legal motions Thursday in the murder case of three men facing a fall trial in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was chased and shot after being spotted running in the defendants neighborhood. SENT: 280 words, photos.

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FINANCIAL-MARKETS Stock markets in London and Tokyo tumbled 2.5% and U.S. futures were lower after a jump in American consumer prices fueled worries inflation might drag on an economic recovery. By Business Writer Joe McDonald. SENT: 460 words, photos.

AUSTRALIA-UNCONSCIONABLE-CONDUCT Australia s largest telecommunications company Telstra was fined 50 million Australian dollars ($39 million) on Thursday for unconscionable conduct in selling remote Indigenous customers mobile phone contracts that they did not understand and could not afford. SENT: 360 words, photos.

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NFL SCHEDULE The NFL is returning to London in October and Tom Brady begins his pursuit of an eighth Super Bowl title against Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys when Tampa Bay hosts the league s annual kickoff game on Sept. 9. By Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi. SENT: 750 words.

NFL SCHEDULE-NETWORKS An additional week of regular-season games will benefit NFL fans right from the start. In order to keep an equal number of doubleheaders between CBS and Fox, the league has decided to make Week 1 a doubleheader for both networks, which is also what they do on the final week. By Joe Reedy. SENT: 950 words.

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