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Here are the top stories from the Associated Press for Friday, August 15.

1. PRESIDENT TRUMP, PUTIN BEGIN ALASKA SUMMIT

The meeting is seen as a first step toward ending the 3 and a half year war with Ukraine.

2. TROPICAL STORM ERIN NEARS PUERTO RICO, VIRGIN ISLANDS

Heavy rain is expected as the storm gains strength and turns toward the U.S.

3. NIKE CO-FOUNDER PLEDGES $2 BILLION TO OREGON CANCER CENTER

Phil Knight pledged $500 million to the same hospital back in 2013.

4. KELLOGG WILL REMOVE DYES FROM CEREAL BY 2027

The company joins several others that have pledged to remove food coloring.

5. SCIENTISTS DISCOVER ANCIENT WHALE 

The strange looking whale lives 23 million years ago.

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