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ELECTION 2022-PARTY SWITCHERS — A political shift is beginning to take hold across America, where tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party’s gains of recent years are becoming Republicans. More than 1 million voters across 43 states have switched to the Republican Party over the last year, according to voter registration data analyzed by The Associated Press. By Steve Peoples and Aaron Kessler. SENT: 1,260 words, photos.

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TOP STORIES

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR DEVELOPMENTS — Ukrainian officials say scores of civilians are feared killed or injured after a Russian missile strike hit a crowded shopping mall in the central city of Kremenchuk. Ukraine’s president said the number of victims was “unimaginable,” citing reports that more than 1,000 civilians were inside at the time of the attack. By Yuras Karmanau and Francesca Ebel. SENT: 1067 words, photos. Developing. ABORTION — The fall of Roe v. Wade shifted the battleground over abortion to courthouses around the country Monday, as one side sought quickly to put statewide bans into effect and the other tried to stop or at least delay such measures. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to end constitutional protection for abortion opened the gates for a wave of litigation from all sides. By Kevin McGill, Amy Forliti and Geoff Mulvihill. SENT: 1,140 words, photos. With ANTI-ABORTION CENTERS — Hundreds of so-called crisis pregnancy centers are located across every state in the U.S. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that states can make abortion illegal, experts say these centers are likely to redouble their efforts to persuade women not to end their pregnancies. By Kimberlee Kruesi and Leah Willingham. SENT: 1,305 words, photos.

SUPREME COURT-PRAYING COACH — The Supreme Court says that a high school football coach who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games is protected by the Constitution. It’s a decision that opponents say will open the door to “much more coercive prayer” in public schools.The court ruled 6-3 for the coach with the court’s conservative justices in the majority and its liberals in dissent. By Jessica Gresko. SENT: 920 words, photos.

CAPITOL RIOT-INVESTIGATION — The House Jan. 6 panel says it is calling a surprise hearing on Tuesday to present “recently obtained evidence.” The hearing comes after Congress left Washington for a two-week recess. Lawmakers on the panel investigating the 2021 insurrection said last week that there would be no more hearings until July. SENT: 430 words, photo. Developing.

SOUTH AFRICA-NIGHTCLUB DEATHS — South African authorities were seeking answers Monday, a day after 21 underage teenagers partying after the end of school exams died in a mysterious incident at a nightclub. The bodies of many of the victims, the youngest a 13-year-old girl, were discovered by police lying on tables, slumped in chairs and couches, and sprawled on the dancefloor of the club in the early hours of Sunday morning. By GERALD IMRAY. SENT: 650 words, photos.

GERMANY-G7 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has underscored the urgency of helping his country’s military improve its position against Russia during a video meeting with leading economic powers. By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville and Geir Moulson. SENT: 1,060 words, photos. With: BIDEN-AMERICA BACKSLIDES — One year ago, Joe Biden strode into his first Group of Seven summit as president and confidently assured some of the closest U.S. allies that “America is Back.” Now, many of them are worrying that America is backsliding. SENT: 1,085 words, photos. G7-OIL PRICE-CAP — Leaders of the world’s biggest developed economies are looking for ways to cut off Russian President Vladimir Putin’s oil money, which is helping finance the war against Ukraine. SENT: 880 words, photos; G7-THE LATEST (sent); G7-EXPLAINER (sent).

FREE SCHOOL MEALS — The pandemic-era federal aid that made school meals available for free to all public school students — regardless of family income levels — is ending, raising fears about the effects in the upcoming school year for families already struggling with rising food and fuel costs. By Lisa Rathke. SENT: 910 words, photos.

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MORE ON THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-WEAPONS — The U.S. is planning to buy and send more medium- to long-range missile systems to Ukraine. The hope is that the new systems will help Ukrainian forces hold onto the last remaining segments of land in the eastern Donbas that Russia has not yet been able to capture. SENT: 415 words, photos

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-WEAPONS-POLAND-GRAIN — Experts are working to come up with new export routes for millions of tons of grain stuck war-torn Ukraine but it will take time, a Polish government official said Monday. Vast amounts of corn and other grains are stuck in Ukraine - one of the world’s largest grain producers - and cannot be exported because Russia has blocked the country’s ports. SENT: 195 words.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — In the war in Ukraine, troops on both sides are getting supplies from crowd-funders. On the Ukrainian side, the self-starting networks of donors and volunteers are particularly large, spontaneous and well-oiled. At a critical juncture of the invasion, their deliveries of drones, high-tech optical gear, vehicles and other equipment are keeping Ukraine in the fight against its better-supplied aggressor. SENT: 1,005 words, photos, video.

RUSSIA-PUTIN-TRAVEL — President Vladimir Putin is making his first public foreign trip since Russia sent troops into Ukraine, heading for two former Soviet republics and meetings likely to be friendly. Ahead of the trip beginning Tuesday to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, there were no expectations of significant developments. SENT: 320 words.

UKRAINE-EXECUTION EXPLAINER — Less than two weeks remain for two Britons and a Moroccan to appeal the death sentences imposed by separatist forces that captured them during fighting in eastern Ukraine. With no obvious progress or even signs of official contacts, the likelihood is growing that the men will die at the hands of a firing squad, a conspicuous move even in a corner of Europe that has resisted the wave of abolishing capital punishment. SENT: 645 words, photos. WITH: MOROCCAN-UKRAINE-EXECUTIONS The father of a Moroccan man facing possible execution after being captured by Ukrainian separatists appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene to spare his son from the firing squad. SENT: 770 words, photos.

GAS STORAGE — EU countries have agreed that all natural gas storage in the 27-nation bloc should be topped up to at least 80% capacity for next winter as they prepare for the possibility of Russia further reducing deliveries. SENT: 460 words, photos.

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WASHINGTON/ POLITICS

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ELECTION 2022-WHAT TO WATCH — Seven states are set to host primary elections Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion. This week’s nominating contests could offer the first clues as to whether the political landscape has shifted. By STEVE PEOPLES. SENT: 1,600 words, photos

ELECTION 2022-NEW YORK-ANDREW GIULIANI — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is not the guy most politicians would summon to hold a news conference for them, not after his false assertions of election fraud. But one place where Giuliani is in high demand these days is on his son Andrew’s long shot campaign to win the GOP nomination for governor of New York. SENT: 1,186 words, photos.

SUPREME COURT-SENTENCING — The Supreme Court has made it easier for certain prison inmates to seek shorter sentences under a bipartisan 2018 federal law aimed at reducing racial disparities in prison terms for cocaine crimes. SENT: 360 words, photo.

SUPREME COURT-DOCTORS-OPIOIDS — The Supreme Court has ruled for doctors who face criminal charges for overprescribing powerful pain medication, in a case arising from the opioid addiction crisis. SENT: 460 words, photo.

WHITE HOUSE TOURS — Public tours of the White House will return to a full operating schedule next month, after nearly a year and a half of disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 250 words, photos.

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INTERNATIONAL

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NATO SUMMIT — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance wants to increase the strength of its rapid reaction forces from the current 40,000 to over 300,000. SENT: 830 words, photos.

NORWAY SHOOTING — The suspect in a deadly shooting ahead of an LGBTQ festival in the Norwegian capital, which authorities are treating as an Islamist attack, has been ordered held in pre-trial detention for four weeks — two of them in solitary confinement. SENT: 588 words, photos.

AFGHANISTAN — The United Nations says that the death toll of children in last week’s devastating earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan has risen to 155 as the scope of the deadliest quake to hit the impoverished country in two decades comes into focus. SENT: 730 words, photos.

PORTUGAL-OCEANS CONFERENCE — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says some countries won’t accept that the world’s oceans belong to everyone and their “egoism” is holding up a global agreement on protecting these vast tracts of the planet. Guterres didn’t say which countries he was referring to, but stressed the significance of the oceans to everyone on the planet. SENT: 515 words, photos.

ISRAEL-SEPARATION BARRIER-PHOTO GALLERY — Twenty years after Israel decided to build its controversial separation barrier, the network of walls, fences and closed military roads remains in place, even as any partition of the land appears more remote than ever. SENT: 715 word, photos.

JORDAN-GAS LEAK — Authorities in Jordan say a crane loading chlorine tanks onto a ship in the port of Aqaba dropped one of them, causing an explosion of toxic yellow smoke that killed at least 13 people and sickened some 250. SENT: 200 words, photo

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NATIONAL

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SCHOOL-SHOOTING-MICHIGAN — Lawyers representing the parents of a Michigan teenager charged in a shooting at Oxford High School that left four of his fellow students dead say they plan to call him to testify at the couple’s trial. Defense attorney Shannon Smith told Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews on Monday that Ethan Crumbley’s testimony would be related to “extraneous matters” and not the Nov. 30 shooting. SENT: 490 words, photos, video

NOEM-DAUGHTER-MEETING — Former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has asked a state ethics board to press for an investigation of fellow Republican Gov. Kristi Noem. Ravnsborg blames the governor for his impeachment and removal from office last week for his conduct surrounding a fatal crash in 2020. SENT: 675 words, photos

VACCINE-MANDATE-APPEALS-COURT — In a reversal for President Joe Biden, a federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday agreed to reconsider its own April ruling that allowed the administration to require federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. SENT: 430 words, photo

CANCELED FIREWORKS DISPLAYS — The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some big fireworks displays are canceled again, this time for pandemic-related supply chain or staffing problems, or fire concerns amid dry weather. SENT: 540 words, photo.

POLICE SHOOTING-MINNEAPOLIS-NOOR — A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home in 2017 has been released from prison on parole. SENT: 445 words, photo.

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HEALTH/SCIENCE

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MED-VIRUS OUTBREAK-UPDATING VACCINES — U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match the latest changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus. Moderna and Pfizer say their candidates targeting the super-contagious omicron variant will be an improvement. SENT: 900 words, photos.

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BUSINESS/ECONOMY

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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks ended mixed after a day of wavering between gains and losses Monday as the market cools off following a rare winning week. The S&P 500 edged 0.3% lower, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2% and the Nasdaq fell 0.8%. SENT: 805 words, photo.

HEARING LOSS-CAPTIONS EVERYWHERE — People with hearing loss have a new ally in their efforts to navigate the world: Captions that aren’t limited to their television screens and streaming services. SENT: 1,020 words, photos.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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FILM-BOX OFFICE — “Elvis” has won its box-office dance-off with “Top Gun: Maverick.” After the two films reported the same ticket sales Sunday, Monday’s final numbers has “Elvis,” alone, as king of the weekend. “Elvis” ultimately grossed $31.1 million from Friday to Sunday, according to Warner Bros.′ final figures Monday. SENT: 190 words, photos.

OBIT-KEN WILLIAMS — Songwriter Kenneth “Ken” Williams, who wrote or co-wrote hundred of tunes for a vast array of performers, including The Main Ingredient’s hit “Everybody Plays the Fool,” has died. He was 83. SENT: 275 words.

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SPORTS

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WIMBLEDON — Novak Djokovic’s play was not particularly perfect at Wimbledon. Even he acknowledged as much. He got broken early as he began his bid for a fourth consecutive championship and seventh overall at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. SENT: 750 words, photos. With: WIMBLEDON-THE LATEST (sent); WIMBLEDON RESULTS (sent); WIMBLEDON-UKRAINIANS (sent).

STANLEY CUP WRAP UP — The Colorado Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup showed the value of speed and skill in a league dramatically tilting in that direction. SENT: 650 words, photos.

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