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FILE – Children play on a playground near security cameras at a public square in Aksu, in western China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

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AP uncovers U.S. big tech’s role in China’s digital police state

SEPT. 19, 2025

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Ammon Paxton, a supporter of Charlie Kirk who witnessed the event as Kirk was shot and killed, visits a growing memorial outside Timpanogos Regional Hospital, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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Team effort contributes to broad Charlie Kirk coverage

SEPT. 19, 2025

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Maria Pires poses for a portrait at the shelter where she is staying in eastern Brazil, Sunday, June 15, 2025, after her deportation from the U.S. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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AP unravels deportation of a Brazilian woman to peel away at the complexities of immigration debate

SEPT. 19, 2025

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A protester wearing flak jacket and carrying a shield snatched from a policeman shouts slogans at the Singha Durbar, the seat of Nepal’s government’s various ministries and offices during a protest against social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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AP dominates coverage of explosive Gen Z-led protests in Nepal that forced the prime minister to resign

SEPT. 19, 2025

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In this Sept., 2018 selfie image provided by Emma Tsurkov, right, she and Elizabeth Tsurkov are shown in Santa Clara Valley, Calif. Emma Tsurkov, the sister of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli academic at Princeton University who went missing in Iraq nearly six months ago, says the U.S. government and other nations must do more to work to bring her home. (AP Photo/Eric Tucker)

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Long-running source work gives AP a jump on release of Israeli-Russian doctoral student

SEPT. 19, 2025

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Dana Grimes and her husband bought a new home after theirs was destroyed by a tornado. But, five months after the storm, much of the wreckage still covers their property. Photograph taken in Jayess, Mississippi on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

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AP analysis shows major disaster declarations taking longer under Trump

SEPT. 19, 2025

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AP uncovers U.S. big tech’s role in China’s digital police state

Researchers and reporters have long raised questions about how China has used American technology in policing and human rights abuses. Companies have pushed back, saying they weren’t aware of or responsible for the way their technology was being used. An Associated Press investigation proved those denials false: Chinese police and state-owned defense contractors partnered with […]

SEPT. 19, 2025

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Team effort contributes to broad Charlie Kirk coverage

From the beginning, AP surged resources for the coverage of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, sending journalists to Utah and reporting from afar with teams that included U.S. News, Washington, religion, trends and culture, and education. All formats were included in the day-to-day planning, with managers establishing a virtual newsroom to talk through angles and approaches. AP […]

SEPT. 19, 2025

Maria Pires poses for a portrait at the shelter where she is staying in eastern Brazil, Sunday, June 15, 2025, after her deportation from the U.S. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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AP unravels deportation of a Brazilian woman to peel away at the complexities of immigration debate

The deportation of Maria Pires, who was adopted from a São Paulo orphanage at age 11 and imprisoned as an adult, tells a nuanced story about President Donald Trump’s deportation machine. Pires was abused by her adoptive father, who neglected to obtain her citizenship, making her stateless as an adult. She was not perfect herself, […]

SEPT. 19, 2025

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AP dominates coverage of explosive Gen Z-led protests in Nepal that forced the prime minister to resign

It began as a street protest led by Nepal’s Gen Zers, triggered by an abrupt ban on social media platforms and anger over widespread corruption. Kathmandu reporter Binaj Gurubacharya, photojournalist Niranjan Shrestha and videojournalist Upendra Mansingh were in place as the crowd swelled, and the situation quickly descended into violence and chaos. Dozens of protesters […]

SEPT. 19, 2025

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Long-running source work gives AP a jump on release of Israeli-Russian doctoral student

Coverage of the release of Israeli-Russian Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton doctoral student who was kidnapped in Iraq in 2023, started with a tip from a trusted source to Justice Department reporter Eric Tucker, who for two years had covered the case of the Israeli-Russian academic. As AP was about to push out its alert, President […]

SEPT. 19, 2025

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AP analysis shows major disaster declarations taking longer under Trump

After Mississippi video journalist Sophie Bates’ story highlighting the more than two months the Tylertown, Mississippi, community waited for federal aid after a March 15 tornado, The Associated Press partnered with Alex Rozier of Mississippi Today and Illan Ireland of Mississippi Free Press on a broader project examining disaster recovery amid evolving federal policies. Together, […]

SEPT. 19, 2025

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