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TOP STORIES

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VIRUS OUTBREAK — Infected and contagious, President Donald Trump briefly ventured out in a motorcade to salute cheering supporters, a move that disregarded precautions meant to contain the deadly virus that has forced his hospitalization and killed more than 209,000 Americans. By Jill Colvin, Steve Peoples and Zeke Miller. SENT: 1,350 words photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-WHAT WE KNOW.

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TRUMP-BARR-VOTER FRAUD — In the run up to Election Day, Trump is seizing on small, potentially routine voting issues to suggest the election is rigged. But there is no evidence there is any widespread voter fraud as the president has suggested. By Michael Balsamo. SENT: 650 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020-PENCE — Vice President Mike Pence is in a familiar spot: standing Trump. With Trump hospitalized with a virus that he spent months downplaying, his ever-loyal No. 2 will play an increasingly prominent role in the weeks ahead. By Brian Slodysko. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-TRUMP — Battered Trump campaign faces big challenges.

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SUPREME COURT-NEW TERM — The Supreme Court opens a new term with Republicans on the cusp of realizing a dream 50 years in the making, a solid conservative majority that might roll back abortion rights, expand gun rights and shrink the power of government. By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko. SENT: 830 words, photos. UPCOMING: Oral arguments begin at 10 a.m. With SUPREME COURT-NEW TERM-GLANCE.

MONUMENTS-PROJECT — At a time of intense scrutiny in America over who is commemorated in public parks or in front of courthouses, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced it is spending $250 million over five years to build new monuments or memorials, add context to already existing ones and relocate others. By Rebecca Santana. SENT: 720 words, photos.

TOO-MANY-SEALS? — Nick Muto has fished up and down the New England coast and there is nothing that gets his blood boiling more than the sight of a seal. Muto, whose two boats fish for groundfish such as skate and monkfish as well as lobster, is among a growing group of anglers, beach goers and local officials who are quick to blame everything from disease to depleted fisheries to increased shark sightings on the exploding seal population. By Patrick Whittle and Michael Casey. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK

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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ASIA — Students in the Philippines begin classes at home after the coronavirus pandemic forced remote-learning onto an educational system already struggling to fund schools. SENT: 700 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-EUROPE — European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says she has placed herself in isolation after being in contact with a person infected with the coronavirus. SENT: 100 words.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-IMMIGRATION-HOTELS — An appeals court refuses to allow the Trump administration to resume detaining immigrant children in hotel rooms before expelling them under rules adopted during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 580 words.

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WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT

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GERMANY-SYNAGOGUE ASSAULT — German officials express shock over attack on Jewish student. SENT: 250 words, photos.

TROPICAL-WEATHER — Tropical Storm Gamma leaves six dead in southern Mexico. SENT: 220 words.

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WASHINGTON /POLITICS

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ELECTION-2020-SENATE-NEW-MEXICO — Candidates for an open U.S. Senate seat in New Mexico are parrying a barrage of political attack ads with the first televised debate of the campaign. SENT: 300 words, photos.

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INTERNATIONAL

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NOBEL-MEDICINE — The 2020 Nobel Prizes kick off with the naming of the winner, or winners, in the field of physiology and medicine. SENT: 220 words, photo. UPCOMING: Announcement at 5:30 a.m.

POLAND-LGBT-CULTURE-WAR — LGBT rights are the focus of a growing culture clash in Poland. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.

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BUSINESS/ECONOMY

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FINANCIAL-MARKETS Shares rose in Asia as investors were encouraged by positive reports about Trump’s health after he tested positive for the coronavirus. By Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 530 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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NBA FINALS — Jimmy Butler's triple-double propels short-handed Miami to a 115-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, pulling the Heat to within 2-1 in the NBA Finals. By Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds. SENT: 900 words, photos.

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