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Posted August 13, 2019 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

A woman holds a flower and posters showing people injured by police as protesters stage a sit-in rally at he Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Protesters clogged the departure area at Hong Kong's reopened airport Tuesday, a day after they forced one of the world's busiest transport hubs to shut down entirely amid their calls for an independent inquiry into alleged police abuse. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) The Associated Press

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. HONG KONG AIRPORT CANCELS FLIGHTS A 2ND DAY

Protesters demanding an independent inquiry into alleged police abuse take over terminals, forcing one of the world's busiest transport hubs to shut down.

2. WOMEN ACCUSE PLACIDO DOMINGO OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Numerous women tell the AP that the opera superstar tried to pressure them into sexual relationships by dangling jobs and in some cases punishing them when they refused his advances.

3. QUESTIONS SWIRL AROUND EPSTEIN'S MONITORING BEFORE SUICIDE

One of the new details provided by people familiar with the New York City jail was that one of his guards the night he died in his cell wasn't a regular correctional officer.

4. WHERE TRUMP IS PUSHING ECONOMIC MESSAGE

The president is showcasing growing efforts to capitalize on western Pennsylvania's natural gas deposits by turning gas into plastics.

5. ALEPPO SYMBOLIZES ENDURING WAR

The Syrian city, still half destroyed with a scattered population, remains a potent reminder of how President Assad has been unable to secure victory in the ruinous conflict or bring total security to Syria's people - and appears unlikely to soon.

6. PORTLAND BRACING FOR UNREST

Police in this Oregon city are mobilizing to prevent clashes between out-of-state far-right groups planning a rally here this weekend and the homegrown anti-fascists who oppose them.

7. CHINA GETS TOUGHER AFTER NEW TARIFF THREAT

Beijing fires what economists call a "warning shot" at Washington by letting the yuan weaken in response to Trump's latest threat of more punitive import duties on Sept. 1.

8. REPORT: COSTS IN MOST STATES EXCEED SUBSIDIES FOR CHILD CARE

The shortfall in federal subsidy payments provided to low-income parents leave working families with few affordable options.

9. COMEDIAN ANDY DICK REPORTS ATTACK

The former "NewsRadio" actor says he was assaulted outside a New Orleans nightclub after performing in the French Quarter.

10. WHO'S ON THE HOT SEAT IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL

USC's Clay Helton and Florida State's Willie Taggart are among college football coaches who need results entering 2019.

Retired opera singer Patricia Wulf poses for a portrait in her home in rural northern Virginia, Friday, July 12, 2019. Wulf is one of nine women who have told The Associated Press that they were sexually harassed by Domingo in encounters that took place over three decades, at venues including Washington Opera where the opera superstar was artistic director and later general director. When she got hired to do solo roles at Washington Opera it seemed like the experience of a lifetime, she said, but it quickly became a nightmare. Wulf says she is "relieved to finally come out" and step forward so she can help other women "be strong enough to say no" to men in positions of power. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The Associated Press

In this Saturday, July 27, 2019 photo, a child flies a kite in front of the ancient Citadel as Syrian in Aleppo, Syria. Rebels still frequently strike with shelling and mortars into Aleppo, killing civilians nearly three years after the government recaptured the city. Aleppo is a symbol of how President Bashar Assad succeeded in turning the tide in Syriaâs long civil war with a series of wins, but itâs equally a symbol of how heâs been unable to secure a final victory. Half of Aleppo remains in ruins, and rebels remain on the doorstep. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) The Associated Press

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