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(1 Jul 2025) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4587370 RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Springfield, Ohio – 30 June 2025 1. Various of Sun-G, Haitian barber, cutting a man’s hair 2. SOUNDBITES (Haitian Creole) Sun-G, Haitian barber: +++ PARTIALLY COVERED+++ “I was expecting that they might shorten the TPS validity period, from 18 months to 12. The application fee could even be higher, which would’ve made it harder for some people to afford. But at least we would’ve had the option to renew. I never expected them to terminate it completely.” 3. Medium shot of Sun-G cutting a man’s hair 4. Medium shot of trimmers on a table 5. Medium shot of a barber pole light 6. SOUNDBITES (Haitian Creole) Sun-G, Haitian barber: +++ COVERED+++ “Around 70 people used to come in every day, with each barber having at least 10 clients—and me, I usually had even more. Just look at today. It’s Monday, and what time is it? 3:47. I’ve barely done three haircuts.” 7. Medium of people’s feet moving inside the barbershop 8. Wide shot of people inside the barbershop 9. Close up of man’s hair being trimmed 10. Medium of the reflection of Sun-G cutting a man’s hair in the mirror 11. Medium of the foot of a client sitting on the chair 12. SOUNDBITES (Haitian Creole) Sun-G, Haitian barber: +++ COVERED+++ “A lot of them lost their jobs at Amazon and other warehouses. Now that they’re unemployed, instead of coming every week they only show up once or twice a month. Getting a nice haircut just isn’t a priority anymore.” 13. Wide of the reflection of Sun-G cutting a man’s hair in the mirror 14. Close up of man’s hair being trimmed 15. Medium shot of Sun-G cleaning a client’s head after the haircut 16. SOUNDBITES (Haitian Creole) Sun-G, Haitian barber: +++ COVERED+++ “You’ve built your own business and were hoping to see more progress. It was never easy from the start. And just as things were beginning to fall into place, this is happening. All the effort you’ve put in means nothing, you go back to zero.” 17. Medium shot of Sun-G holding a phone to receive the payment from a client 18. Medium shot of the floor of the barbershop with the hairdresser chairs and someone brooming 19. Close up of the hair and paper towels piled up on the barbershop’s floor STORYLINE: The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that it is terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians on Aug. 3. The termination will be effective on Sept. 2. The announcement hit hard for Sun-G, a barber in Springfield, Ohio, who is also on TPS and asked to be identified only by his nickname because he fears deportation. “I was expecting that they might shorten the TPS validity period—maybe from 18 months to 12—or even raise the application fee, which would’ve made it harder for some people to afford. But at least we would’ve had the option to renew. I never expected them to terminate it completely,” Sun-G said. Sun-G said the uncertainty has already taken a toll on his business, as many of his clients who were on temporary immigration status parole have already lost their jobs and can no longer afford haircuts regularly. He said he used to do over 10 haircuts on a regular day, but on the Monday of our interview, by 3 p.m., he had barely cut three. “Suddenly, it feels like all the effort you put in means nothing, like you’ve been standing still this whole time,” Sun-G said. The termination of Temporary Protected Status applies to about 500,000 Haitians who are already in the United States, some of whom have lived here for more than a decade. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/b1a8c85ff0b746cf918d928379a9323d
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(12 Sep 2025) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER:4603269 RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Fort Wayne, Indiana – 11 September 2025 1. Wide and tilt up of tall sunflowers supported by a structure 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Alex Babich, Guinness Record for the tallest sunflower: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ “To grow the tallest sunflower and beat the Guinness World Record, it's very emotional. It's as it's as good as it comes for an extreme grower, a giants grower. This is what we do. This is our hobby.” 3. Medium of Alex Babich showing photographs showing photographs of the day he measured his sunflower for the Guinness World Records 4. Close of a small blackboard with the text ‘Welcome to the Babich’s” 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Alex Babich, Guinness Record for the tallest sunflower: ++COVERED++ “ I was born and raised in Ukraine. Sunflower is a national flower of Ukraine, so it's special to me.” 6. Close of a sunflower-themed pillow at Babich’s backyard 7. Mid of a Babich climbing a ladder holding sunflower 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Alex Babich, Guinness Record for the tallest sunflower: ++COVERED++ “Seven years ago I planted our first sunflower. It was 13 feet tall. I remember I was so impressed by it. Then the following year we grew a 15 foot sunflower, and the year after we grew 19 foot sunflower. So I was like, this is really cool, how far can we take this, you know, from there.” 9. Wide of a Babich climbing a ladder holding sunflower 10. Wide of a Babich cleaning the sunflowers while being on top of the tall structure holding the sunflower 11. Wide of Babich descending down a ladder holding sunflower 12. Wide of Babich and family members in the backyard of their house 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Alex Babich, Guinness Record for the tallest sunflower: ++COVERED++ "I started the seed in a house in a cup the last week of April. And after about seven or eight days, I transplanted the young plant into the structure. That was on May 1st. So right now, our sunflower clover is 35 feet and nine inches. That's the official measuring that we just took for Guinness." 14. Mid and tilt up the to sunflower with the structure holding it 15. Mid of two Babich and his wife admiring the sunflower in their backyard garden 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Alex Babich, Guinness Record for the tallest sunflower: ++COVERED++ "I'm doing this as a legacy for my family. I'm going to die someday, but the stories of this flower will live on, you know, so. My kids will be telling their stories to the grandkids and so forth. So it's really cool. It's really neat." 17. Wide and and pan right to left of the sunflower 18. Wide of Babich and his wife embracing while looking at sunflower and other plants in their backyard garden STORYLINE: When Alex Babich, 47, stood in his backyard in Fort Wayne, Indiana, craning his neck to look 35 feet into the sky, he wasn’t just staring at a sunflower. He was looking at his roots — and his future legacy. The flower, nicknamed “Clover,” confirmed Wednesday by Guinness World Records as the tallest sunflower ever measured, stretches as high as a telephone pole. Babich, born and raised in Ukraine, immigrated to the U.S. at age 14 in 1991 after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Seven years ago, he started growing sunflowers as a symbol of his love for his home country. “Sunflowers are the national flower of Ukraine, so it’s special to me," he said. Babich's first sunflower was 13 feet tall, then 15, then 19. Quickly, he began asking himself, “How far can we take this?” Babich said the record-breaking flower was the result of “trial and error over years.” Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/61a6f39653974cd78f5b640f6d5f63e8
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It was the ring from a call unlike the many others coming into John Prevost's suburban Chicago home that led an AP videojournalist to rush down the basement stairs, where he heard the voice of Pope Leo XIV greeting his brother. (AP Video: Obed Lamy). #pope #popeleo Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
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Syringe exchange programs are struggling to stay open in some states. Some public health experts lament that these programs have become subject to growing politicization and dissent. (AP Video by Obed Lamy/AP Produced by Javier Arciga). Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
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Participants in the letter-writing session wrote words of reassurance and solidarity in English, which will be translated into Punjabi and Haitian Creole to be delivered to immigrants from these communities who are in ICE detention. (AP video shot by Obed Lamy) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
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Blake is an accomplished Black dancer based in Northwest Arkansas who makes modern dance accessible to all who are open to getting in touch with their bodies: Just as Blake thought his body had reached a certain limit, he discovered boundless ways to explore his true range of motion and creativity -- learning himself even deeper in the process. Learn more about the series on Arkansas Soul and Black artists in Arkansas: artgotsoul.com/heart-soul-series ---- Read the latest in Black and minority news in AR: argotsoul.com Follow us on Facebook: @argotsoul Catch our vibe on Instagram: @argotsoul Get news updates through Twitter: @ArkansasSoul And subscribe to our channel! :-D
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This videos captures a Capture the vibrant celebration of diversity and inclusion at the University of Arkansas, featuring lively music, dynamic dance performances, delicious food, and exciting game prizes. Roles: Director, Cinematographer/DP, Editor
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Our Black art series begins with Synetra's story -- a Black woman in Northwest Arkansas who has experienced great trauma in the past year of losing a young child. Through her story, and the documenting of utilizing creative expression to aid in healing from grief, she hopes to normalize speaking power to truth in the Black community. Learn more about the series on Arkansas Soul and Black artists in Arkansas: artgotsoul.com/heart-soul-series ---- Read the latest in Black and minority news in AR: argotsoul.com Follow us on Facebook: @argotsoul Catch our vibe on Instagram: @argotsoul Get news updates through Twitter: @ArkansasSoul And subscribe to our channel! :-D
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