AP News Digest 4 am

Friday 24 September 2021 09:03 BST

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

—————————

ONLY ON AP

————————-

CHINESE FISHING FACTORIES — The Associated Press with Spanish-language broadcaster Univision accompanied the Ocean Warrior this summer on an 18-day voyage to observe up close for the first time the Chinese distant water fishing fleet on the high seas off South America China’s deployment to this remote expanse of the Pacific Ocean is no accident. Decades of overfishing have pushed its overseas fleet, the world’s largest, officially capped at 3,000 vessels but possibly consisting of thousands more, ever farther from home. By Joshua Goodman. SENT: 3,940 words, photos, video. An abridged version will also be sent. With CHINESE FISHING FACTORIES-TAKEAWAYS.

THE AP INTERVIEW-HUNGARY FOREIGN MINISTER — The right-wing populist government in Hungary is attracting conservative thinkers from the United States who admire its approaches to migration, LGBT issues and national sovereignty — all matters that have put the country at odds with its European partners, who see not a conservative haven but a worrying erosion of democratic institutions on multiple fronts. Hungary’s top diplomat has a few things to say about that. By Justin Spike. SENT: 1,170 words, photos, video.

————————-

TOP STORIES

————————

VIRUS OUTBREAK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans, opening a major new phase in the U.S vaccination drive against COVID-19. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on a series of recommendations from a panel of advisers who said boosters should be offered to people 65 and older, nursing home residents and those ages 50 to 64 who have risky underlying health problems. By Medical Writers Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY — Gender parity at the United Nations General Assembly still seems far out of sight. Eight women are set to speak at the gathering of world leaders. That’s more than double the number — five — of women that spoke across the first three days of the summit. By Mallika Sen. SENT: 620 words, photos. With UN-GENERAL-ASSEMBLY-THE-LATEST.

ISRAEL-IMPRISONING-PALESTINIANS — The cinematic escape of six prisoners who tunneled out of an Israeli penitentiary earlier this month shone a light on Israel’s mass incarceration of Palestinians, one of the many bitter fruits of the conflict. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have passed through a military justice system designed for what Israel still portrays as a temporary occupation, but that is now well into its sixth decade and critics say is firmly cemented. By Joseph Krauss and Jack Jeffery. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.

BIDEN-INDO-PACIFIC — President Joe Biden is hosting the first in-person gathering of leaders of the Indo-Pacific alliance known as “the Quad,” wrapping up a tough week of diplomacy in which he faced no shortage of criticism from both allies and adversaries. By Aamer Madhani. SENT: 920 words, photos. UPCOMING: 990 words after 2 p.m. meeting.

BORDER-HAITIAN-RACISM — The images of men on horseback, appearing to use reins as whips to corral Haitian asylum seekers trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico horrified Black observers. But Haitian Americans, Black immigrant advocates and civil rights leaders say just the latest in a long history of discriminatory U.S. policies and of indignities faced by Black people. By Aaron Morrison and Astrid Galvan. SENT: 1,240 words, photos. Also see BORDER-MIGRANT-CAMP below.

CAPITOL BREACH-SUBPOENAS — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol subpoenas four advisers and associates to former President Donald Trump who were in contact with him as hundreds of his followers violently broke into the building and tried to overturn his defeat. By Mary Clare Jalonick and Eric Tucker. SENT: 860 words, photo. With CAPITOL-BREACH-TRUMP-RECORDS — Biden has say in whether Trump’s 1/6 records go to Congress.

————————————

Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

US EditionChange

Thank you for registering

AP News Digest 4 am

Your support helps us to tell the story