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President Donald Trump embraces Erika Kirk at a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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President Donald Trump walks from Marine One with Col. Christopher Robinson, right, commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Sharp, digitally focused coverage of UN General Assembly resonates with audiences

OCT. 3, 2025

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FILE – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officers take a knee with demonstrators, as they march on Pennsylvania Ave, June 4, 2020, in Washington, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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Top-tier sourcing leads to AP scoop on FBI firing agents who kneeled during racial justice protests

OCT. 3, 2025

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Celtic fans lift a protest banner during the Champions League play off first leg soccer match between Celtic Glasgow and Bayern Munich at the Celtic Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

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Deep sourcing and beat expertise deliver exclusive on UEFA’s move to suspend Israel from soccer

OCT. 3, 2025

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Brian Warpup inspects one of his soybean fields in Warren, Ind., Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Collaborative, on-the-ground reporting details the human cost of the US-China trade war for soybean farmers

OCT. 3, 2025

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington, as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listen. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Comprehensive AP reporting combats misinformation surrounding Trump’s autism claims

OCT. 3, 2025

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Sharp, digitally focused coverage of UN General Assembly resonates with audiences

The AP’s U.N. General Assembly crew met the moment head-on this year with reduced staff but smart thinking and tireless work. The team delivered a digital-audience-friendly package from the 80th session of the UNGA while keeping pace with the huge amount of news that emerged, particularly about U.S. President Donald Trump, Israel, the Palestinians and […]

OCT. 3, 2025

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Top-tier sourcing leads to AP scoop on FBI firing agents who kneeled during racial justice protests

Top-tier sourcing by Justice Department reporter Eric Tucker led to exclusive reporting that the FBI had fired more than a dozen agents who kneeled during a racial justice protest in Washington, D.C. Tucker, who has spent months covering the turmoil at the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency, got a tip from a trusted source […]

OCT. 3, 2025

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Deep sourcing and beat expertise deliver exclusive on UEFA’s move to suspend Israel from soccer

Sportswriter Graham Dunbar’s deep preparation on the growing calls to bar Israel from sports paid off when a trusted source tipped him that UEFA was moving toward a sensitive and significant suspension. Dunbar immediately leveraged his network of well-placed contacts to confirm the development, allowing AP to deliver authoritative coverage that set the agenda on […]

OCT. 3, 2025

Brian Warpup inspects one of his soybean fields in Warren, Ind., Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Collaborative, on-the-ground reporting details the human cost of the US-China trade war for soybean farmers

To show the crushing impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs on U.S. soybean farmers, a multi-format team of AP journalists connected a Washington policy debate with its consequences in the American heartland. Led by Didi Tang and Josh Funk, the team of text, video and photo journalists traveled to rural Indiana and Kentucky to capture […]

OCT. 3, 2025

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Comprehensive AP reporting combats misinformation surrounding Trump’s autism claims

In response to perplexing White House declarations on autism, a collaborative AP team delivered essential, comprehensive reporting that pushed back on misinformation. Weeks of careful planning, including prep work on precise wording for all formats, ensured facts remained at the core. A powerful collaboration between Washington teams, Health and Science, and Standards editors enabled rapid […]

OCT. 3, 2025

Miners carry sacks filled with mercury ore while their colleagues light the way in San Joaquin, Mexico, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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AP documents mercury’s long trail of damage from Mexico to the Amazon

From a network of caves dug into the Mexican mountains, the pink dolphins swimming in the Amazon are more than 2,500 miles away, and The Associated Press showed how toxic mercury is flowing from one to the other — all while poisoning people on the way. It’s the result of a rush for gold, at […]

SEPT. 26, 2025

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