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ELECTION 2020-FLOYD’S BROTHER — George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks: Their names re-energized the Black Lives Matter movement and put race at the center of this year’s general election. On Election Day, their loved ones will await signs that their public grief and loss of anonymity wasn’t in vain. Will Americans choose racial justice over “law and order”? By Aaron Morrison UPCOMING by 4 p.m.: 1,000 words, photos.

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TOP STORIES

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ELECTION 2020 — After a campaign marked by rancor and fear, Americans decide between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging pandemic that has killed more than 231,000 people, cost millions their jobs and reshaped daily life. By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller and Alexandra Jaffe. SENT: 1357 words. UPCOMING: Developing throughout the day. With: ELECTION 2020-THE LATEST, developing.

ELECTION-2020-VOTING — Voters in the U.S. are marking the end of an election like no other at the polls. They’re casting the last of what will likely be a record-setting number of ballots. Nearly 99 million people voted early, meaning turnout is expected to reach record levels despite a global pandemic that has upended long-established election procedures and triggered hundreds of lawsuits. By Christina A. Cassidy and Anthony Izaguirre. SENT: 980 words, photos. With: EXPLAINING-ELECTION-2020-VOTING-LINES SENT: 300 words, photo.

Find more coverage below and on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.

VIRUS OUTBREAK — Americans go to the polls under the dark shadow of a resurging pandemic, with an alarming increase in cases nationwide and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 reaching record highs in a growing number of states. By Alexandra Olson. UPCOMING: 1,100 words, photos by 4 p.m.

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-ATTACK — A man who had previously tried to join the Islamic State group rampaged in Vienna armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest, fatally shooting four people before he was killed by police, Austrian authorities said Tuesday. By Philipp Jenne and Geir Moulson. SENT: 875 words, photos. With: BRITAIN-TERROR-THREAT — UK raises terror threat level to severe after Europe attacks. By Danica Kirka. SENT: 300 words, photos.

TROPICAL WEATHER — The heart of powerful Hurricane Eta began moving ashore in Nicaragua on Tuesday with potentially devastating winds and rains that have already destroyed rooftops and caused rivers to overflow. SENT: 700 words, photo.

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WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT

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MUSIC-DRAKE — Drake bests Aretha Franklin, Wonder to set Billboard record. SENT: 170 words, photo.

ELECTION 2020-AP HISTORICAL-PHOTO GALLERY — AP PHOTOS: A look back at the AP’s role in counting votes. SENT: 150 words, photos.

POLICE COMMISSIONER RESIGNS-KENTUCKY — The head of Kentucky State Police is stepping down days after a report surfaced about old training materials the agency used that encouraged cadets to be “ruthless” and quoted Adolf Hitler. SENT: 270 words.

SNOWMOBILE ATOP CAR — The Wisconsin State Patrol had a little advice for a guy who transported a snowmobile by strapping it to the roof of his Toyota Corolla: Bad idea. SENT: 200 words.

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MORE ON ELECTION 2020

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ELECTION 2020-SENATE — Republicans fight to retain their Senate majority against a surge of Democratic candidates confronting the president’s allies across a vast political map. SENT: 1,090 words. UPCOMING: Updates from developments as polls close, 1,090 words by 11 p.m. With ELECTION 2020-SENATE-THE LATEST, developing.

ELECTION 2020-HOUSE — Democrats pushed to seal control of the House for two more years as they bank on their health care focus, dominant fundraising and broad suburban indignation with President Donald Trump to make their majority in the chamber even larger. SENT: 957 words. UPCOMING: Updates from developments as polls close, 1090 words by 11 p.m., photos. With ELECTION 2020-HOUSE-THE LATEST, developing.

ELECTION 2020-LEGAL CHALLENGES — Even before Election Day, the 2020 race was the most litigated in memory. President Donald Trump is promising more to come. Prominent lawyers with ties to Democratic and Republican administrations are on standby should that litigation take on a new urgency if a narrow margin in a battleground state becomes the difference between another four years for Trump or a Joe Biden administration. SENT: 1,050 words. UPCOMING: Developments possible, 1,000 words by 6 p.m., photos.

ELECTION 2020-GLOBAL VIEW — For multitudes of people across the globe, the U.S. election is not a far-away happening in a far-away land but an impossible-to-ignore big deal for the entire planet. That’s especially true this year, after the coronavirus scythed through lives and jobs and drove home the need for humanity to work together on solutions. As ballots were cast, fascinated and trepidatious onlookers elsewhere in the world braced for the repercussions of America’s electoral choice. UPCOMING: 1,000 words by 4 p.m. photos.

ELECTION 2020-STATE POLITICAL POWER — Governors and legislative races will determine which party wields political power at the state level, which is especially important this year because it will determine who controls the next round of congressional and legislative redistricting. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos, by 4 p.m.

ELECTION 2020-BALLOT MEASURES — Voters are deciding the fate of dozens of propositions around the country that have received less attention than the high-stakes presidential race but could have a major impact, with issues such as marijuana legalization, affirmative action and the redesign of the Mississippi state flag on the ballot. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos, by 4 p.m., photos.

ELECTION 2020-LOOKING AT AMERICA — For countries around the planet, the presidency of Donald Trump in its first term has been, it is safe to say, a singular experience to watch. Now that an inflection point in Trump’s time in office is at hand with Tuesday’s U.S. election, what’s at stake if his presidency ends — or if it continues? Nation by nation, how is Election Day in the United States being watched, considered, assessed? SENT: 1,110 words, photos. Developing.

EXPLAINING ELECTION 2020-PATIENCE— counting votes accurately for an entire nation, in an election whose jurisdiction is divided up state by state, can be a cumbersome process. Julie Pace, Washington bureau chief for The Associated Press, says patience is required during an intricate day like today. SENT: 300 words, photo.

ELECTION 2020-AMERICA VOTES-PHOTO GALLERY — Associated Press photographers fanned out across the U.S. to capture voting on Election Day. SENT: 160 words, photos.

A separate wire advisory has moved outlining our complete Election 2020 coverage.

Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.

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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-EUROPE — Coronavirus infections hit a new high this week in Russia, while Germany and the U.K. announced plans to expand virus testing as European nations battled rapidly increasing infections and hospitalizations that strained health care systems. SENT: 820 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-GERMANY-ANTIGEN-TESTS — As Europe tries to break the surging second wave of coronavirus infections, Germany is betting on a new type of test to protect vulnerable populations SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-WEB MEMORIALS — A St. Louis woman was distraught that people dying of COVID-19 in her area were being remembered less for who they were than as statistics of the pandemic, so she decided to do something about it. Jessica Murray launched a website in June to honor St. Louis area lives lost to the disease. She mostly relies on information she can glean online and from news stories to write vignettes about the dead. SENT: 830 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN — A half-million people in the English city of Liverpool will be regularly tested for COVID-19 in Britain’s first citywide trial of widespread, rapid testing that the government hopes will be a new weapon in combatting the pandemic. SENT: 350 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-VIRAL-QUESTIONS-WEATHER — Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside? Not really. SENT: 310 words, photo.

Find more coverage on the Virus Outbreak on the featured topic page in AP Newsroom.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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SUPREME COURT-JUVENILE LIFE IN PRISON — The Supreme Court, hearing arguments about sentencing juveniles to life without parole, suggests it could halt what has been a gradual move toward more leniency for children convicted of killing. SENT: 500 words, photo.

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INTERNATIONAL

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AFGHANISTAN — Afghans are mourning the 22 mostly students killed in a horrific attack a day earlier on Kabul University, an attack claimed by the Islamic State. By Tameem Akhgar and Kathy Gannon. SENT: 450 words, photos.

TURKEY-EARTHQUAKE — Turkish rescuers in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir have pulled a young girl out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece. SENT: 570 words, photos.

IVORY COAST-ELECTION — Security forces in Ivory Coast dispersed opposition supporters with tear gas as protesters erected barricades in another part of Abidjan on Tuesday after President Alassane Ouattara was declared the winner of a controversial third term. SENT: 860 words, photos.

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NATIONAL

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JEWISH-CEMETERY-GRAVES-VANDALIZED — Police are investigating vandalism that left several headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Grand Rapids spray-painted with “TRUMP” and “MAGA” before President Donald Trump held his final campaign rally in the western Michigan city. SENT: 300 words.

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BUSINESS

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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Stocks are rallying Tuesday as Election Day finally arrives. The S&P 500 was 1.5% higher in early trading. More than anything, what investors hope for is a clear winner to emerge relatively soon from the election. Whether that’s President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden is secondary. SENT: 690 words, photos. UPCOMING: Will be updated through market close, about 800 words by 5 p.m.

CHINA-ANT-GROUP-IPO — The planned stock market debut of the world’s biggest online finance company, Ant Group, was suspended in Shanghai and Hong Kong on Tuesday, disrupting a record-setting $34.5 billion initial public offering that highlighted China’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 690 words, photos.

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SCIENCE/HEALTH

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MED-AMERICANS-SPECIAL DIETS — More Americans said they’re on diets to lose weight or for other health reasons compared with a decade ago. That’s according to a report Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found 17% of American adults surveyed during 2017 and 2018 said they were on special diets, compared with 14% a decade earlier. SENT: 500 words, photos.

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