Japan says a Belarus track sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is safe after she alleged her Olympic team tried to remove her from Japan in a dispute that led to a standoff at Tokyo’s main airport. Belarus' neighbor, Poland, has offered help to Tsimanouskaya. https://t.co/tXvBZf1tvQ
Not safe walking home: Britons are expressing anger after a woman was apparently abducted in London as she walked home from a friend's house. A policeman has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. https://t.co/p5vaY1aVAK
BREAKING: Prince William denies allegations of royal bigotry in the wake of the explosive interview by his brother Prince Harry and Meghan, saying “we’re very much not a racist family.” https://t.co/8aw40Mxj3j
John Daniszewski, AP's standards editor, issued detailed guidance this evening to help AP journalists choose words carefully and wisely around events at the Capitol:
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Inaccurate information about COVID-19 vaccines spread online this week, including misleading claims about side effects and false posts that the first to get shots were "crisis actors." Get the facts from @AP's Not Real News roundup. #APFactCheck https://t.co/lpDBgbZ6i4
Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, concert trade publication Pollstar puts the total lost revenue for the live events industry in 2020 at more than $30 billion. https://t.co/ay9vHoXgXy
.@JulioCortez_AP’s photo of a protester carrying a U.S. flag upside down as he walked past a burning building in Minneapolis was an iconic image from the protests over the death of George Floyd.
See more of @AP’s top photos from 2020: https://t.co/D35PNsNvVO
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A Senate vote on a defense policy bill was delayed after Kentucky Republican Rand Paul objected to it, casting next steps in doubt and raising the slim prospect of a government shutdown if a spending bill caught up in the dispute is not approved by Friday. https://t.co/T97x5CBAWv
German police fired water cannons at crowds in Berlin protesting coronavirus restrictions. Some demonstrators threw fireworks and flares in response. https://t.co/5VISR39PI1
From AP Morning Wire:
• Trump fires official who vouched for vote security.
• Deadly rise in US virus; Pandemic hits Italy's south.
• Rape in Asian palm oil fields linked to beauty brands.
• Peace came swiftly in Ethiopia. War did as well
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With Joe Biden edging closer to unseating him from the White House, President Trump says he wants to put a halt to vote counting. Trump tweeted: “STOP THE COUNT!” Trump’s public comments have no impact on the tallying of votes across the country. https://t.co/hsR1AOHtfv
When you turned your clock back this weekend, daylight saving time ended.
Not savings. No hyphen.
We are now in standard time. Capitalize Eastern Standard Time, Pacific Standard Time, etc., but lowercase standard time when standing alone.