BC-AP News Digest 7 am

Here are the AP's latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT.

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TOP STORIES

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OBAMA-IRAN — For President Barack Obama, the historic nuclear accord with Iran is a validation of an arduous, politically fraught diplomatic gamble. By White House Correspondent Julie Pace. SENT: 800 words, photo. UPCOMING: Updates after news conference at 1 p.m. With 2016-IRAN — GOP candidates slam Iran deal, but will it play in 2016?; IRAN-NUCLEAR COMPROMISES — For the U.S. and Iran, nuke deal is a series of tough compromises; IRAN-NUCLEAR TALKS-GLANCE, IRAN-NUCLEAR TALKS-TIMELINE, IRAN-NUCLEAR TALKS-POLL, IRAN-NUCLEAR TALKS-5 THINGS (all sent).

IRAN-ARABS — The nuclear deal with Iran is met with a profound wariness in the Arab world, where concerns are widespread that the easing of its international isolation could tip the already bloody contest for power in the region toward Shiite-led Tehran. By Adam Schreck and Lee Keath. SENT: 1,250 words, photos. With ISRAEL-IRAN — Israeli opposition leader to visit Washington over Iran deal (sent).

GREECE-BAILOUT —Greece's lawmakers are debating an austerity bill set for a midnight vote Wednesday that will condemn the country to years of more budget savings but is needed to get a desperately needed new bailout. By Elena Becatoros. SENT: 850 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing; video. With GREECE-BAILOUT-THE LATEST (sent; updated throughout the day); GREECE-BATTERED ECONOMY — What relief? Greek economy on its knees despite bailout deal (sent).

POLICE SHOOTING-VIDEOS — The police dashboard cameras that captured officers shooting Ricardo Diaz-Zeferino only depict part of the tragedy of his death in a Los Angeles suburb two years ago. By Brian Melley. SENT: 830 words, photos. With video US CA POLICE SHOOTING.

MEXICO-DRUG LORD ESCAPES-TUNNEL — A visit to the exit of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's escape tunnel in an unfinished barn provides a look at the last few yards that Mexico's most powerful drug lord traversed during his second escape from a maximum-security prison. By Christopher Sherman. SENT: 750 words, photos. With video MEX GUZMAN (CR).

NETHERLANDS-MH17-THE WAITING — For many families of the 298 people killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down July 17 last year over eastern Ukraine, uncertainty and agonizing waiting is still woven into the fabric of life a year later. By Mike Corder. SENT: 1,030 words, photos.

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PLUTO — Pluto up close: Spacecraft accomplishes flyby, then calls home to confirm success. SENT: 1,100 words, photos. With video US NASA PLUTO (CR).

JAPAN-TOKYO 2020-STADIUM — $2 billion venue for 2020 Tokyo Olympics shaping up as world's most expensive sports stadium. SENT: 820 words, photos.

BRITAIN-BBC — Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and JK Rowling urge British government not to cut the BBC. SENT: 140 words.

SKOREA-SAMSUNG-ANTI-SEMITISM — Samsung removes cartoons depicting fund founder as ruthless "vulture" after anti-Semitism row. SENT: 150 words.

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INTERNATIONAL

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GERMANY-AUSCHWITZ TRIAL — A 94-year-old former SS sergeant who served at the Auschwitz death camp is convicted on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder and sentenced to four years in prison. By David Rising. SENT: 510 words, photos.

AFGHANISTAN — The reclusive Afghan Taliban leader backs peace talks with the Kabul government, saying in a rare message distributed to media that the goal of these efforts is an "end to occupation" by foreign forces. By Rahim Faiez. SENT: 530 words, photos.

COLOMBIA-LAND MINE REMOVAL — The army is trying to help make parts of the countryside safe again through an effort to remedy one of the most sinister scars of Colombia's half-century conflict: tens of thousands of land mines. By Jacobo Garcia. SENT: 850 words, photos.

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WASHINGTON AND POLITICS

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2016-POLITICAL MONEY — The 2016 presidential race has already collected roughly $342 million in donor money in the 16 weeks since the first major candidate entered the contest, an Associated Press review shows. By Julie Bykowicz. SENT: 670 words, photos. With GOP 2106-TRUMP FINANCES — Donald Trump is expected to reveal details of his personal fortune (sent).

GOP 2016-HALEY — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley suddenly figures even more prominently into her state's key early presidential primary, having boosted her national profile by helping remove the Confederate battle flag from her Statehouse grounds. SENT: 700 words, photos. With HALEY-THINGS TO KNOW (upcoming).

UNITED STATES-JAPAN-APOLOGY — A major Japanese corporation, Mitsubishi Materials Corp., will offer a landmark apology this weekend for using U.S. prisoners of war for forced labor during World War II, according to the Simon Wiesenthal Center that is hosting the event. By Matthew Pennington. SENT: 840 words. UPCOMING: photos.

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NATIONAL

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MISSING PLANE-WASHINGTON — A teenager who survived a small plane crash, then managed to find her way off a rugged Washington state mountainside finally made it home to Bellingham, just as word comes that searchers located wreckage in the area where she emerged from the woods. By Martha Bellisle and Gene Johnson. SENT: 700 words, photos, video.

COLORADO SHOOTING-DEFENSE — In closing arguments, prosecutors say James Holmes was legally sane when he killed 12 people in a Colorado movie theater, but the defense counters that he was controlled by his schizophrenia. By Sadie Gurman. SENT: 800 words, photos. UPCOMING: Updates when jury deliberations start, time uncertain.

CHOKEHOLD DEATH-SETTLEMENT — The death of an unarmed black man who was held in a police chokehold isn't in vain, and could help change the relationship between police officers and the communities they patrol, Mayor Bill de Blasio says at a church service in honor of Eric Garner. By Colleen Long and Jonathan Lemire. SENT: 550 words, photos, video, audio.

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BUSINESS

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CHINA-ECONOMY — China's economic growth in the latest quarter holds steady at 7 percent, its weakest performance since the global crisis, but better retail sales and factory output in June suggest efforts to reverse the slump might be gaining traction. By Joe Mcdonald. SENT: 790 words, photos. With CHINA-ECONOMY-HIGHLIGHTS — China economy: Things to know about its latest growth report (sent).

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