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Here are the AP's latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. ---------------- ONLY ON AP ---------------- CAMPAIGN 2016-TRUMP-UKRAINE - Donald Trump's campaign chairman helped a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine secretly route at least $2.2 million to two Washington lobbying firms, obscuring its efforts to influence U.S. policy. By Jeff Horwitz and Desmond Butler. SENT: 1,450 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: 750-word abridged version by 3 p.m., photos, video. Highlighting video US MANAFORT WRAP (CR). ---------------- TOP STORIES ---------------- CAMPAIGN 2016 - Donald Trump won the Republican nomination with fiery populism and outsider appeal, and his campaign shakeup is a commitment to winning the White House the same way. The risky gamble aims to hold on to a race that's slipping away. By Jill Colvin and Julie Pace. SENT: 920 words, photos. UPCOMING: 900 words with new approach by 4 p.m., photos, video. With CAMPAIGN 2016-BREITBART - Profile of Trump's new campaign CEO, his conservative news site. UPCOMING: 800 words by 5 p.m., photos; CAMPAIGN 2016-TRUMP-CROWDS - Trump brags about the size of his rally crowds, but they're not a good indicator of success (sent). DEEP SOUTH WEATHER - With at least 40,000 homes damaged by flooding, Louisiana could be looking at a monumental housing crunch over the coming weeks and months. Many victims can't go back to their homes and need a place to stay. And many had no flood insurance. By Melinda Deslatte, Michael Kunzelman and Kevin McGill. SENT: 800 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: 700 words with new approach by 4 p.m., photos, video. With DEEP SOUTH WEATHER-THE LATEST. CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES - California's newest huge wildfire advances on thousands of homes, feeding on drought-stricken vegetation and destroying an untold number of structures as it expands to nearly 47 square miles. Authorities cannot say how many homes were destroyed in the first furious hours, but they prepared communities for bad news. By Christopher Weber. SENT: 970 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: 950 words with new approach by 5 p.m., photos, video. Highlighting video US CA WILDFIRES 6 (CR). With CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES-THE LATEST. SYRIA - In a move that could reverberate across the Middle East, Iran confirms Russia is using its territory to strike at targets in Syria. The move, which the United States says could violate U.N. resolutions against Tehran, marks a historical rapprochement with Russia that could rile U.S.-allied Gulf neighbors, strengthen Syrian President Bashar Assad and affect the war against the Islamic State group. By Zeina Karam and Jon Gambrell. SENT: 810 words, photos. UPCOMING: 800 words by 4 p.m. with new approach, photos. With SYRIA-THE LATEST. OLY--SWM-LOCHTE ROBBERY - The father of American swimmer Ryan Lochte says his son arrived back in the United States before a Brazilian judge ordered that Lochte and U.S. teammate Jimmy Feigen stay in Brazil as authorities investigate their claim they were robbed during the Olympics. SENT: 780 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing. --------------------------------------- WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT --------------------------------------- HOTTEST MONTH - More federal scientists are confirming that we just sweated through Earth's hottest month in recorded history. SENT: 140 words. PUERTO RICO-CRUISE SHIP FIRE - More than 500 evacuated in ship fire near Puerto Rico. SENT: 500 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: Developing. Highlighting video PRICO CRUISE FIRE (CR). POLICE SHOOTING-MILWAUKEE-CNN-APOLOGY - CNN regrets misleading edit in Milwaukee report. SENT: 140 words. BOOKS-ROWLING - Rowling's e-books about Hogwarts coming in September. SENT: 130 words, photo. SUPPORT THE GIRLS - Woman leads effort to donate 20,000 bras to homeless women. SENT: 140 words, photos, video. ------------------------------- WASHINGTON & POLITICS ------------------------------- CAMPAIGN 2016-TAXES - For America's wealthiest, the presidential campaign presents a stark choice: A big tax increase from Hillary Clinton, a big tax cut from Donald Trump. For everyone else? It won't much matter. SENT: 1,020 words, photos. With CAMPAIGN 2016-CLINTON - Clinton slams Trump's tax proposals during a campaign stop in Ohio. UPCOMING: 400 words by 3 p.m., photos. ------------- OLYMPICS ------------- OLY--TICKET SCALPING - A senior Olympic executive from Ireland is taken to a hospital after police came to his beachfront hotel to arrest him as part of an investigation into ticket scalping. SENT: 630 words, photos. UPCOMING: 700 words by 5 p.m., photos. OLY-ATH--TRACK AND FIELD - Medals are up for grabs in the women's 200 meters, with Belgium's heptathlete-turned-sprinter Dafne Schippers among the top contenders. Also, Usain Bolt returns to run in his 200-meter semifinal. By National Writer Eddie Pells. UPCOMING: Developing from women's final starting at 10:30 p.m. and Bolt's semi starting at 10 p.m. ------------- NATIONAL ------------- PENNSYLVANIA ATTORNEY GENERAL - The former county prosecutor taking over for Pennsylvania's convicted attorney general is a central figure in the Bill Cosby case. SENT: 570 words, photos, video. TRAINS-SAFETY TECHNOLOGY - Many commuter and freight railroads make little progress installing safety technology designed to prevent deadly collisions and derailments despite a mandate from Congress, according to a government report. SENT: 770 words, photo. -------------------- INTERNATIONAL -------------------- KOREAS-DIPLOMAT DEFECTS - A senior North Korean diplomat based in London defects to South Korea, becoming one of the highest-level officials to do so, South Korea says. SENT: 780 words, photo. RUSSIA-COUP ANNIVERSARY - Twenty-five years after a failed coup heralded the demise of the Soviet Union, The Associated Press talks to protagonists and witnesses who were there defending the spirit of democracy that day. SENT: 1,490 words, photos. FRANCE-SWIMWEAR - People across a wide swath of French society consider the banning of body-encompassing burkini swimsuits a good thing, a resounding confirmation of the nation's strict secularism, but many Muslim women see the bans as sexist, racist and out of proportion to the issue at hand. SENT: 810 words, photo. NIGERIA-SUBVERSIVE LOVE STORIES - Women authors in northern Nigeria write romances that challenge traditions in their conservative Muslim society, from child marriage to quick divorce. SENT: 1,450 words, photos, video. Highlighting video NGA NIGERIA WRITER (CR). -------------------- BUSINESS -------------------- ON THE MONEY-ACCELERATED MORTGAGE PAYMENTS - Making extra mortgage payments can help shave costs off your home loan and ensure it's paid off faster. But the strategy may not always be the best financial move for borrowers, especially if there are fees in the mix. By Business Writer Alex Veiga. SENT: 680 words. SMALLBIZ-SMALL TALK-MOBILE FIRST - Small business owners who know customers are more likely to seek information or make a purchase with their phones are recognizing that mobile needs to be the main focus of their marketing strategies. SENT: 840 words, photos. -------------------------------------- HEALTH/SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY -------------------------------------- MEDICAL SCHOOLS-BODY DONATIONS - U.S. medical schools are reaping a bounty of donated human bodies — a trend attributed to rising funeral costs, a desire to help science and an easing of taboos against the practice. SENT: 600 words, photos. TESLA-COMPETITION - The future of autonomous driving doesn't hinge on what happens at Tesla. Very quietly, a host of other automakers have rolled out technology that comes close to driving a car by itself. By Auto Writers Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin. SENT: 900 words, photos. -------------------- ENTERTAINMENT -------------------- FILM-NATE PARKER-RAPE CASE - One of the fall's most anticipated Oscar contenders, Nate Parker's "The Birth of a Nation," is enveloped in the tragic details of a rape accusation from 1999. Given the hefty sum Fox Searchlight paid for the film, and upcoming film festivals, the art-house studio is in an unusual bind. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 990 words by 6 p.m., photos. ------------------------ HOW TO REACH US ------------------------- At the Nerve Center, Alina Heineke can be reached at 800-845-8450 (ext. 1600). For photos, Donald E. King (ext. 1900). For graphics and interactives, Phil Holm (ext. 7636). Expanded AP content can be obtained from http://www.apexchange.com. For access to AP Exchange and other technical issues, contact apcustomersupport@ap.org or call 877-836-9477.

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