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CONTAMINATED LAND-TRIBE SEEKS ANSWERS

OWYHEE, Nev. — The remote Duck Valley reservation that straddles Nevada and Idaho has battled toxic contaminants on its land for decades. Shoshone and Paiute residents suspect fuels and chemical spills and leaks from U.S. government buildings have caused widespread illness and death. By Gabe Stern. SENT: 2,200 words.

HOT CAR-CHILD DEATH-ARIZONA

BUCKEYE, Ariz. — Police in the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye are investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl who was left in a vehicle for more than two hours in triple-digit heat. They say the girl’s family had returned home from an outing at a park around 2:30 p.m. Sunday and nobody realized she was still in the SUV parked outside. SENT: 260 words.

FBN-CARDINALS-ANALYSIS

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals are in Year 2 of coach Jonathan Gannon’s tenure and the results on the opening weekend were remarkably similar to Year 1. That’s not a good thing. By David Brandt. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.

FBC-PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Arizona State’s Cam Skattebo is the Associated Press national player of the week after running for a career-high 262 yards and finishing with 297 all-purpose yards against Mississippi State. Skattebo’s 33 carries are the FBS single-game high so far. SENT: 540 words.

BBO-THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL

PHOENIX — The National League playoff race is getting very interesting with three weeks remaining in the regular season. The Padres, Diamondbacks, Mets and Braves are locked in a four-team scramble with only three postseason spots available. By Baseball Writer David Brandt. SENT: 730 words.

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LOCALIZATION:

US-NCAA-COMPENSATING-ATHLETES-LOCALIZE IT: College sports are on the cusp of becoming even more professionalized in the wake of a groundbreaking antitrust settlement allowing schools to share with their athletes a portion of the millions of dollars their athletic departments generate each year. The economic and cultural impact of these changes provideample opportunities for local reporting, from high school recruiting to colleges across all three NCAA divisions. Find the latest Localize It guides.

US--SMALL BUSINESS MONITOR-FAKE REVIEWS-LOCALIZE IT: Online reviews and testimonials are a key way that small businesses can attract new customers and boost sales of products. But fake reviews and testimonials have been a persistent problem for small businesses, many of whom rely on recommendations for business. Now the FTC is cracking down on them. We provide details on the new rule and offer reporting suggestions. Find the latest Localize It guides.

US--RECKONING-PUBLIC HEALTH-LOCALIZE IT: More than 200 cities and counties declared racism as a public health crisis, mostly after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis in 2020. Racial justice advocates said they finally felt heard by this unusually quick swell of political will to address disparities like COVID-19 deaths or infant and maternal mortality rates. Some local health departments centered their improvement plans on racial equity, and other governments focused on internal work environments or recommendations. Years later, community organizers and public health advocates in Milwaukee and Sacramento County, California, told The Associated Press that it doesn’t seem like much has changed. Local officials counter that it’ll take more than a few years to undo centuries of structural and institutional racism. We provide additional context and tips for local reporting. Find the latest Localize It guides.

US—DEMOCRACY DAY-LOCALIZE IT: More than 140 newsrooms across the United States will band together Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, to collectively report on the ways democracy works — and isn’t working — at the federal and local levels in the U.S. News organizations interested in joining the Democracy Day collaborative are asked to sign up to participate, then publish, broadcast or share content about U.S. democracy on or around Sept. 15, using the U.S. Democracy Day logo and tagline. Some participating newsrooms offer their stories for syndication. To learn more, visit usdemocracyday.org. We provide more context on this event and link to two additional Localize It guides on AI and battles for control over state legislatures. Find the latest Localize It guides.

RECKONING-STUDENT DISCIPLINE: In the decade since Black Lives Matter, a spotlight has continued to shine on how deeply unequal education outcomes remain, and in particular, how exclusionary discipline disproportionately impacts Black children. They are more likely to be suspended, missing crucial instructional time and falling behind, beginning a cycle that increasingly disconnects them from school. There has not been some progress, but deep disparities remain in student discipline. The AP looked to four states as case studies of how disciplinary rates have changed over time, using a combination of information available online and public records requests: California, Georgia, Minnesota and Missouri. The guide links to data for each of these states, provides instructions on accessing data for other states and lists reporting threads to consider. Find the latest Localize It guides.

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IMMIGRATION-PREGNANT-MIGRANTS — Over the past two years, an unprecedented number of Venezuelans have traveled to the U.S. border, seeking a better life. They’ve found themselves in American communities roiling with conflict about how much to help newcomers, or whether to help at all. In Aurora, Colorado, one pregnant migrant gave birth and returned to the tent she was living in. Then her whole family, including the baby, contracted chicken pox. She incurred thousands of dollars in medical debt. Now, she’s afraid it will jeopardize her chances of staying in the U.S. By Bianca Vázquez Toness. SENT: 2,420 words, photos.

GOOGLE-ANTITRUST — One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company. The Justice Department and a coalition of states contend Google built and maintains a monopoly over the technology that matches advertisers to online publishers. SENT: 860 words, photo.

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