AP News Digest 3:30 am

Thursday 15 June 2023 08:37 BST

AP News Digest 3:30 am

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COLORADO SPRINGS SHOOTING — The suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub is expected to strike a plea deal to state murder and hate charges that would ensure at least a life sentence for the attack that killed five people and wounded 17, several survivors told The Associated Press. Word of a possible legal resolution of last year’s Club Q massacre follows a series of jailhouse phone calls from the suspect to the AP expressing remorse and the intention to face the consequences at the next scheduled court hearing. By Jim Mustian and Jesse Bedaynsent. SENT: 1,330 words, photos. With COLORADO SPRINGS SHOOTING-TAKEAWAYS.

HAJJ-PILGRIMS PREPARE — This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after a daunting period of three years when the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced the scale of one of Islam’s holiest rites. Millions of Muslims from around the world will start converging next week on Mecca in Saudi Arabia to begin several days of rituals. By Fares Akram, Niniek Karmini, Abby Sewell, Mariam Fam and Qassim Abdul-Zahra. SENT: 2,360 words, photos, videos, graphics. An abridged version of 1,090 words is also available.

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MIGRATION-GREECE — Rescue workers transferred the bodies of dead migrants to refrigerated trucks as a major search continued for possible survivors of a sea disaster in southern Greece. Hundreds of people are still feared missing. At least 78 bodies have been recovered after a fishing boat crammed with migrants seeking to make it from Libya to Italy capsized and sank a day earlier in deep waters off the Greek coast. By Derek Gatopoulos and Nicholas Paphitis. SENT: 670 words, photos, video. With MIGRATION-MEDITERRANEAN-TRENDS-EXPLAINER.

TRUMP-CONGRESS-REPUBLICANS — Moments after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he hoarded classified documents and then conspired to obstruct an investigation about it, the Republicans in Congress had his back. Trump’s mounting legal jeopardy has quickly become a political rallying cry as they rush to stand by the indicted former president. By Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 1,310 words, photos.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR-VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS — The number of people suffering anxiety and other psychological issues in Ukraine is on the rise since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of the country last year. But Russia’s frequent missiles barrages and the havoc they wreak are especially challenging for visually impaired people. By Hanna Arhirova. SENT: 880 words, photos.

IMMIGRATION-TRANSPORTING-MIGRANTS — A group of migrants who arrived by bus in downtown Los Angeles were sent from Texas in a move the city’s mayor called a “despicable stunt” by a Republican governor. Forty-two people, including some children, were dropped off at Union Station and were being cared for by city agencies and charitable organizations, a Los Angeles City councilmember said. By Christopher Weber. SENT: 360 words, photos.

BILL-COSBY — Nine more women are accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault in a lawsuit that alleges he used his “enormous power, fame and prestige” to victimize them. A lawsuit filed in federal court in Nevada alleges that the women were individually drugged and assaulted between approximately 1979 and 1992 in Las Vegas, Reno and Lake Tahoe homes, dressing rooms and hotels. SENT: 510 words, photo.

SOUTH ASIA-CYCLONE — A vast swath of western India and neighboring southern Pakistan that suffered deadly floods last year are bracing for a new deluge as fast-approaching Cyclone Biparjoy whirls toward landfall. SENT: 810 words, photos.

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PRIDE-MIDWEST SMALL TOWN — Organizers estimate 4,000 people turned out for the first-ever Pride festival in a small Michigan city to enjoy the celebration’s drag show, dance party and vendor-filled streets. The massive turnout over the weekend in Grand Haven, population 11,000, shocked organizers and residents. SENT: 770 words, photos, video.

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