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WEEKEND TOP STORIES
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SATURDAY
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ELECTION-2024-VOTER-GAP -- (ONLY ON AP) -- Two neighboring Texas cities illustrate a discrepancy that has been the subtext for the past two decades of U.S. politics -- between the diverse, potential electorate and the actual electorate, which is heavily white and wealthier. For a long time, the presumption has been that closing that gap between places like Lewisville and Flower Mound, which are north of Dallas would help Democrats and hurt Republicans. UPCOMING: 1,725 words, photos by 9 a.m. An abridged version also will move.
ELECTION-2024-LAST-POLLING-PLACE -- On a desolate slab of island tundra on Alaska's Aleutian Islands, a resident of a tiny village called Adak will again become the last American to cast an in-person ballot for president. The honor of having the last voter in the nation fell to Adak when they did away with absentee-only voting for the 2012 election and added in-person voting. UPCOMING: 910 words, photos by 12:30 a.m. WITH: ELECTION-2024-TRUMP -- Donald Trump holds a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos, video. Trump expected to speak around 6 p.m. WITH: ELECTION-2024-HARRIS -- Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Detroit. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 12:30 p.m.
ELECTION-2024-HOUSE-VETERANS -- Together they've been in office more than 70 years. Their races could help swing House control. UPCOMING: 1,150 words, photos by 12:30 a.m.
ELECTION-2024-ARIZONA-ECONOMY -- American voters are hearing both parties promise to help the middle class if they win the election next month. But they've heard that before and, in the view of many, nothing got better. That disconnect is vivid in Arizona, a key battleground state where housing and other costs have gone through the roof in many areas. Voters who feel that pinch say neither Democrat Kamala Harris nor Republican Donald Trump is seriously addressing their plight. UPCOMING: 2,125 words, photos by 10 a.m.
ELECTION-2024-MAINE -- One of the largest, coldest and most rural congressional districts in the country could figure prominently in this year's presidential election. It also could help determine which party controls Congress. Maine is one of two states that apportions electoral votes by congressional district. The other is Nebraska. UPCOMING: 1,120 words, photos by 12:30 a.m.
EDUCATION-PRESCHOOL-LITERACY -- A fellowship program is training young Black men to become literacy aides in preschool classrooms across the country. It aims to tackle several problems at once: a shortage of early educators, a dearth of Black male teachers and the acute challenges Black boys face in schools because of their race and gender. UPCOMING: 970 words, photos by 12:30 a.m.
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SUNDAY
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ELECTION-2024-COMPETING-BALLOT-MEASURES --Voters in Nebraska will see two abortion amendments on their ballot -- one guaranteeing a right to abortion until fetal viability; the other restricting abortion well before that. In Arizona, voters will face two propositions on primary elections -- one requiring separate partisan primaries; the other requiring open primaries in which candidates of all parties appear on the same ballot. In both states, voters could pass both measures -- even though they conflict. What happens next could depend on the courts. UPCOMING: 1,000 words, photos by 12:30 a.m.
ELECTION-2024-HARRIS-VOTER-ENGAGEMENT -- Left-leaning voter outreach groups have seen a surge of money and volunteers since Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee. But many of those groups are finding they still have a lot of work to do to introduce Harris and her policies, and in trying to turn out uncommitted voters of color. UPCOMING: 1,270 words, photos by 9 a.m. WITH: ELECTION-2024-HARRIS -- Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Atlanta. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 12:30 p.m.
REL-ORTHODOX-MUNKS-PUPPY-LOVE -- The Orthodox monks in upstate New York take the Christian imperative to care for creation literally - they have decades-old, accredited dog breeding and training programs at their small monastery nestled in a forest. For the brothers who share their cells with German shepherds and play with puppies before and after daily prayers, the dogs are not just a way to survive financially, but to thrive spiritually. UPCOMING: 1,110 words, photos by 8 a.m.
CASINO-ARTIFACTS-LAS-VEGAS -- Crystal chandeliers, showgirl feathers and fake palm trees are the type of artifacts that fill the graveyards of casinos transitioning from Las Vegas landmark into Sin City history. As the neon lights are dimmed and the last chips are cashed in, a different kind of spectacle unfolds behind the doors of shuttered Las Vegas casinos. Items -- millions of them, big and small -- are meticulously sorted and sold, donated and discarded. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos, video by 2 a.m.
MOLDOVA-ELECTIONS -- Moldova holds first round of Presidential elections and a nationwide referendum on whether the country should amend the Constitution of Moldova to include the Moldovan citizens' wish for European Union membership, in order to prevent future governments from derailing the country from its pro-European trajectory. Incumbent president Maia Sandu is campaigning for the "yes" side in the referendum. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 12:30 a.m.
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MONDAY
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ELECTION-2024-ABORTION-MEASURES-NATIVE-LANGUAGES -- Reproductive rights measures are on ballots in ten states after heated debates over terminology and impact -- and that's just in English. The Voting Rights Act requires translations into other languages in 388 places across the country. But vague or technical terms can be challenging. A translator for the Ute tribes of Colorado says "killing your baby" is one way of describing abortion in Ute. Another translates roughly as "your baby, before it grows, it's done." UPCOMING: 1,030 words, photos by 12:30 a.m.
ELECTION-2024-MINIMUM-WAGE -- Voters in Arizona and Massachusetts are set to decide whether employers should be able to continue to pay tipped workers such as servers and bartenders a lower minimum wage than non-tipped workers. Arizona voters will decide whether to widen the hourly pay gap between the two sets of workers. Massachusetts voters will decide whether to eliminate the gap. UPCOMING: 1,080 words, photos by 1 a.m.
MIDEAST-WAR-ISRAEL-THE-COST -- Israel's been at war for almost a year - and the burden on the economy is growing. Military spending is up, and the government is shelling out money to support people who've had to leave their homes. The US is ramping up aid, but ratings agencies and the former head of the central bank are warning that the war may hit Israelis' pocketbooks in the form of higher taxes, lost business investment and lower growth if the conflict drags on. UPCOMING: 1,300 words, photos by 12:30 a.m.
CAMPUS-PROTESTS-FACULTY -- Dissent is brewing this fall at American colleges, and not just among activist students. With student protests limited by new restrictions, faculty have taken up the cause. To faculty, new protest rules threaten freedom of speech -- and the freedom to think, both central to university life. UPCOMING: 1,070 words, photos by 12:30 a.m.
ELECTION-2024-NEVADA-IMMIGRATION -- Immigration has become a source of fright and frustration for voters in this presidential election -- with possible outcomes that could take the United States down two dramatically different paths. Nowhere are the stakes higher than in Nevada, where nearly one in five residents is foreign-born, almost one in four is an immigrant. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 12:30 a.m.
ELECTION-2024-TRUMP -- Donald Trump holds a rally in Greenville, North Carolina. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos, video. Rally expected to start at 3 p.m.
BKC-PRESEASON-ALL-AMERICA -- The preseason AP All-America men's college basketball team is revealed. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 12 p.m.
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