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Princy Tamang, a former HIV outreach worker who turned to sex work to survive after losing her job amid the U.S. foreign aid cuts, poses for a portrait, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Hetauda, Nepal. Tamang, who has endured beatings from clients and has been forced to have sex without condoms since transitioning to sex work, fears she will contract HIV. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

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Sex work or starve: Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive

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Apral Jack orders deli meat at Stop&Shop in Lexington, Mass., Monday, July 6, 2026. (Maggie Scales/The Lexington Observer via AP)

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AP and local news partners deliver an all-format portrait of food affordability

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People hold smartphone with flash light during the vigil for victims the day after a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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All-formats team delivers early, exclusive reporting from Seattle festival shooting

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Two people embrace near others wearing thermal blankets as they stand near emergency personnel in Berlin, early Sunday, July 26, 2026, following the cancellation of Christopher Street Day festivities. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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Fast reaction and strong teamwork leads on Berlin Pride march attack

JULY 31, 2026

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FILE – The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on Dec. 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)

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Source reporting gives decisive and early scoop on ICC chief prosecutor’s removal

JULY 31, 2026

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A makeshift Memorial for Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was killed and found inside a vehicle owned by singer D4vd, is placed outside her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Profile of LA medical examiner’s quest for transparency yields unique angle on D4vd case

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Una estatua del Hombre Araña decora el edificio Cholet, el martes 23 de junio de 2026, en El Alto, Bolivia. (AP Foto/Juan Karita)

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Aficionados del Mundial y recuperación tras sismo en Venezuela en fotos de Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Aficionados sostienen bengalas durante una reunión para ver el partido de octavos de final del Mundial entre Paraguay y Alemania en Asunción, Paraguay, el lunes 29 de junio de 2026. (Foto AP/Jorge Sáenz)

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Labores de rescate en Venezuela, el Mundial y otras fotos destacadas de Latinoamérica y el Caribe

El presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro muestra una papeleta de votación durante la segunda vuelta de las elecciones en Bogotá, Colombia, el domingo 21 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Fernando Vergara)

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Petro no logró heredar su legado en Colombia: entre el desgaste del gobierno y la campaña digital

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Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Algeria in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

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A Muslim girl performs Eid al-Adha prayers in the Yoff neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

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FILE – President Donald Trump pretends to aim a sniper gun while speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

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Sex work or starve: Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive

A global investigations team of Kristen Gelineau, Bram Janssen and their translator Tulsi Rauniyar produced an exclusive, in-depth look at the impact the U.S. foreign aid cuts have had on the lives of laid-off aid workers in Nepal. Gelineau, who has been covering the global impact of the cuts, turned a comment made to her in passing by an HIV researcher into a blockbuster package that revealed […]

JULY 31, 2026

Apral Jack orders deli meat at Stop&Shop in Lexington, Mass., Monday, July 6, 2026. (Maggie Scales/The Lexington Observer via AP)

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AP and local news partners deliver an all-format portrait of food affordability

A nationwide collaboration between AP and APFJ newsrooms transformed grocery inflation from an economic statistic into a deeply human story, using local reporting and visual storytelling to show how rising food prices are reshaping family life across America. Reporter Dee-Ann Durbin anchored the project with national reporting based on Consumer Price Index data, then partnered […]

JULY 31, 2026

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All-formats team delivers early, exclusive reporting from Seattle festival shooting

Seattle reporter Gene Johnson, video journalist Manuel Valdes and photographer Lindsey Wasson quickly headed to a popular Seattle food festival when news of a shooting broke. All three served as multiformat journalists, conducting interviews and collecting visuals from different areas of the scene. While gathering witness statements, Valdes set up a live shot that was […]

JULY 31, 2026

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Fast reaction and strong teamwork leads on Berlin Pride march attack

When a van struck people at Berlin’s Pride festival, AP’s Germany staff rallied quickly with great speed to cover the shock and 24-hour manhunt with speed, breadth and enterprise. Berlin-based video journalist Fanny Brodersen had just returned from an afternoon reporting from the march when she was alerted to an incident at the related concert […]

JULY 31, 2026

FILE – The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on Dec. 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)

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Source reporting gives decisive and early scoop on ICC chief prosecutor’s removal

Netherlands reporter Molly Quell’s source reporting has consistently put AP ahead since she helped break the news of the sexual misconduct allegations levied against ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan. Quell used her sources to give AP a detailed view of the process of the vote on whether to oust him, even as it was happening behind closed doors at […]

JULY 31, 2026

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Profile of LA medical examiner’s quest for transparency yields unique angle on D4vd case

After singer D4vd’s arrest in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, Entertainment legal writer Andrew Dalton flagged Los Angeles medical examiner Dr. Odey Ukpo’s ire at the suppression of the teen’s autopsy report. When the report was released, Dalton took note of Ukpo’s unusually pointed comments that pushed for transparency, something Dalton, with his beat expertise, identified was a […]

JULY 31, 2026

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