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A leaked trove of documents opens a rare window into Chinese hacking practices

MARCH 1, 2024

China has long used hacking as a political and law-enforcement tool to put eyes on dissidents, governments and other people it wants to watch. Because of Associated Press reporting efforts, the picture of how that is done — and what it might mean — is a bit clearer now. On Feb. 19, multiple sources alerted […]

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Cole captures Olympics’ impact on island life in Tahiti in stunning visuals

MARCH 1, 2024

Paris-based photographer Daniel Cole traveled to tell a captivating story and capture exclusive visuals that encompassed how Tahiti’s environment and way of life is threatened by the Olympic Games’ decision to host its surfing competition on the island. On the surface, the island is beautiful, but up close, there’s danger at every turn: From the […]

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Persistence leads to riveting story on missing and murdered Indigenous people

MARCH 1, 2024

Reno correspondent Scott Sonner turned what would’ve been a mundane story into a riveting tale of a family’s longing to have something — anything — to bury of their deceased loved one. Sonner knew telling the story would be no easy task. He had a news release saying a North Dakota man was sentenced in […]

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Lozano and Mumphrey dominate coverage of Texas high school’s hair discrimination trial

MARCH 1, 2024

Texas reporter Juan Lozano and education writer Cheyanne Mumphrey dominated coverage of a court proceeding in the case of a Black teenager suspended from his high school for refusing to cut his hair — a case they have covered authoritatively from the start. As the trial approached, they planned far ahead for distinctive coverage that would […]

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AP ahead with news on French soccer club Marseille firing Italian coach Gattuso

MARCH 1, 2024

Brussels sportswriter Samuel Petrequin tapped into his network of sources in the French soccer world to confirm speculation that Marseille was firing its Italian coach Gennaro Gattuso, a scoop that got picked up by AP clients in both Europe and the U.S. Petrequin has been cultivating sources in French soccer for years including at Marseille, […]

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