AP News Digest 3 am

Tuesday 15 November 2022 06:18 GMT

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TOP STORIES

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ELECTION 2022 — Republicans were on the cusp of retaking control of the House, just one victory shy of the 218 seats the party needs to secure a majority, narrowing the path for Democrats to keep the chamber and raising the prospect of a divided government in Washington. Democrats have already won control of the Senate, securing 50 seats with a runoff in Georgia next month that could give Biden’s party an additional seat. The GOP came into the election needing to gain a net of just five seats for House control. By Will Weissert. SENT: 860 words, photo. With CONGRESS-HOUSE REPUBLICANS — McCarthy makes case for House speaker, but right flank balks.

G20-BIDEN — A draft declaration by leaders of the Group of 20 largest economies under discussion echoes the condemnation of Russia’s war on Ukraine by the U.N., while acknowledging differing views among members. The statement seen by the AP “deplores in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation” and “demands its complete and unconditional withdrawal from the territory of Ukraine,” in reiterating the stance expressed in the U.N. General Assembly’s March 2 resolution. By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller and Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 1,110 words, photos. UPCOMING: Updates throughout the morning. With G20--EU-UKRAINE — European leader calls on world, China to pressure Russia.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-REUNITED — Families were torn apart when Russia invaded Ukraine in February, as some fled and others hunkered down. Now many are seeing one another for the first time in months, after Moscow’s latest retreat. It comes amid a Ukrainian counteroffensive that has retaken a pocket of territory wedged between the regional capitals of Kherson and Mykolaiv and the Black Sea. By Sam Mednick. SENT: 750 words, photos.

COP27-CLIMATE POPULATION — The world is getting hotter and more crowded and the two issues are connected, but not quite as much as people might think, experts say. On Tuesday somewhere a baby will be born that will be the globe’s 8 billionth person, according to a projection by the U.N. and other experts. The Earth has warmed almost 0.9 degrees Celsius (1.6 degrees Fahrenheit) since the world hit the 4 billion mark in 1974. Climate and population is a touchy subject for scientists and officials. By Science Writer Seth Borenstein. SENT: 910 words, photos.

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-SHOOTING-LOCKDOWN — Students hid inside laboratory closets and dorm rooms across the University of Virginia after getting warnings of an active shooter on campus. Responding to the immediate threat of an on-campus shooting was a moment they had prepared for since their first years of elementary school. But those students are now struggling to deal with the emotional trauma of an attack that killed three members of the school’s football team late Sunday. By Sarah Rankin and John Seewer. SENT: 860 words, photos.

ELECTION 2024-TRUMP — Former President Donald Trump is preparing to launch his third campaign for the White House with an announcement from his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. Trump is looking to move on from disappointing midterm defeats and defy history amid signs that his grip on the Republican Party may be waning. By Jill Colvin. SENT: 1,140 words, photos. UPCOMING: 1,200 words after 9 p.m. event.

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ELECTION 2022

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ELECTION 2022-ARIZONA — Democrat Katie Hobbs is elected Arizona governor, defeating an ally of Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year. SENT: 960 words, photos.

ELECTION 2022-PENNSYLVANIA-GOVERNOR — Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro will take office with a decisive mandate from Pennsylvania voters, who overwhelmingly rejected a Republican drive to pare back abortion rights and voting laws in the premier battleground state. SENT: 1,080 words, photo.

ELECTION 2022-ARIZONA-NON-CITIZENS-TUITION — Arizona voters have approved an initiative to extend cheaper in-state college tuition to some non-citizen students, cheering supporters who hope the measure’s passage will help spark momentum for wider immigration reform in Congress. SENT: 800 words, photo.

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COP27 SUMMIT

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COP27-CHINA-SPONGE CITIES — The construction of sponge cities throughout China take lessons from traditional methods of dealing with monsoon climates and use natural resources to adapt to climate change. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.

COP27-UK-NUCLEAR — Energy Sites like the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant have become integral to the U.K. government’s “net zero” by 2050 strategy. SENT: 1,250 words, photos.

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