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SpaceX IPO
FILE - Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

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AP delivers stellar all-formats coverage of SpaceX stock debut that turned founder Elon Musk into the world’s first trillionaire

JUNE 19, 2026

Sudan Scars Of War
A woman who said she was abducted and sexually assaulted by the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, before paying a ransom, poses for a portrait after an interview with The Associated Press in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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AP delivers exclusive and tough reporting on Sudanese women facing sexual assault in the country’s war

JUNE 12, 2026

Migration Equatorial Guinea US Deportees
A street scene in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

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AP delivers exclusive and rare account from inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the U.S. are imprisoned

JUNE 5, 2026

France Paris Bridge
People take pictures of "The Pont Neuf Cave," an inflated art installation by French street artist JR, on Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, Thursday, May 21, 2026, which will be open to the public from June 6-28. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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AP crushes competition with exclusive and innovative timelapse of the transformation of Paris’ oldest bridge

MAY 29, 2026

APTOPIX Philippines ICC
Senate security run after gunfire was heard along a hallway at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Philippines, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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AP delivers speedy coverage after gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate

MAY 22, 2026

PFAS2-Forever Stained
Rome resident Kathy Miller attends a town hall about PFAS chemicals at Forum River Center in Rome, Ga., on March 31, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

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Georgia officials knew chemicals from carpet mills were polluting local water. The people did not

MAY 15, 2026

Adopted Locked Away
Kate poses for a portrait in her apartment in Kentucky, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Swensen)

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AP investigation uncovers pattern of adopted kids confined in for-profit institutions

MAY 8, 2026

Ukraine Chernobyl Witnessing Disaster Photo Essay
FILE - The highly contaminated control room for Reactor No. 4 is seen inside the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine, Nov. 10, 2000. Engineers threw a switch at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, that triggered two explosions and the world's worst nuclear disaster. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

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Exceptional and distinct coverage of an important anniversary showcases AP expertise

MAY 1, 2026

Immigration ICE Vetting
FILE - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) trainees practice shooting handguns at the indoor firing range at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Fran Ruchalski, File)

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ICE’s breakneck expansion brings hires with histories of job-hopping, financial strains, integrity lapses

APRIL 24, 2026

Route 66 Centennial
Terry and Christie Partee visit Route 66 Neon Park inside George M. Reed Roadside Park along historic Route 66 in St. Robert, Mo., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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AP immerses audiences in an honest look at Route 66 and its history

APRIL 17, 2026

Cuba Daily Life
Yuneisy Riviaux sells pastries in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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AP’s Cuba team hits multiple coverage angles amid personal challenges

APRIL 10, 2026

EU Semenya Court Ruling
FILE - South Africa athlete Caster Semenya, center, answers reporters with lawyers Gregory Nott, left, and Shona Jolly KC after Semenya won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights on in her seven-year legal fight against track and field's sex eligibility rules, Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Antonin Utz, File)

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AP ahead of the pack on IOC decision to ban transgender women from women’s sports

APRIL 2, 2026

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