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NEW/DEVELOPING
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Adds VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHITE HOUSE, SUPREME COURT-EMBASSY BOMBINGS, ELECTION SECURITY, UNITED STATES-DIPLOMATIC GIFTS, PENTAGON-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, HOLOCAUST-WOMEN'S CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DOCTOR-MEDIA, SUPREME COURT-ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE.
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AP POLL-GENDER EQUALITY — Roughly 3 in 4 Americans support the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, nearly 50 years after it passed Congress in 1972, a poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds. By Maryclaire Dale and Jocelyn Noveck. SENT: 1,080 words, photos.
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FINANCIAL MARKETS — The Dow Jones index slumps more than 1,000 points in the worst day for the stock market in two years as investors worry that the spread of a viral outbreak that began in China will weaken global economic growth. By Alex Veiga and Damian J. Troise. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-ECONOMY — The widening coronavirus outbreak threatens to seriously disrupt the global economy.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK — A new virus takes aim at a broadening swath of the globe, with officials in Europe and the Middle East scrambling to limit the spread of an outbreak that has shown signs of stabilizing at its Chinese epicenter but now poses new threats far beyond. By Kim Tong-Hyunng and Matt Sedensky. SENT: 960 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-GLOSSARY — Epidemic vs. pandemic? Glossary of terms for outbreak. SENT: 260 words, photo; VIRUS OUTBREAK-AT A GLANCE (sent).
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN — Harvey Weinstein is convicted of rape and sexual assault against two women and is immediately handcuffed and led off to jail, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement. The 67-year-old Weinstein has a look of resignation on his face as he hears the verdict that could send him to prison for up to 29 years. By Michael R. Sisak and Tom Hays. SENT: 1,540 words, photos, video. With SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN-ACCUSERS — For most of his accusers, the most powerful image — captured in courtroom sketches — was of the once all-powerful producer Harvey Weinstein being led away in handcuffs. UPCOMING: 700 words by 7:30 p.m., photos.
ELECTION 2020 — Democrats intensify their political assault against their party's presidential front-runner, Bernie Sanders, as the Vermont senator marches toward South Carolina's weekend primary eyeing a knockout blow. By Steve Peoples, Meg Kinnard and Bill Barrow. SENT: 870 words, photos, video. With ELECTION 2020-BLACK VOTERS — African American voters in South Carolina are divided in their approach to Saturday’s primary. SENT: 840 words, photos.
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KOBE BRYANT-MEMORIAL — Kobe Bryant's wife offers a poignant portrait of her NBA superstar husband and their daughter at a packed memorial service for the two, who were among nine people killed last month in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles. By Greg Beacham. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. With KOBE BRYANT-WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT — The widow of Kobe Bryant has sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed her husband and her 13-year-old daughter. SENT: 460 words, photos.
OBIT-KATHERINE JOHNSON — Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA’s early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film “Hidden Figures,” about pioneering black female aerospace workers, has died. She was 101. By Ben Finley. SENT: 800 words, photos.
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HOLOCAUST-WOMEN'S CENTER — Decades after they suffered unspeakable horrors at concentration camps, many Holocaust survivors in the U.S. live in poverty. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.
HUAWEI-NEW PHONE — China’s Huawei debuts latest version of folding phone. SENT: 340 words, photos.
LONG PUTT WINS CAR — An 84-year-old woman celebrates after winning a new car by sinking a putt across the entire length of the basketball court at the University of Mississippi. SENT: 130 words.
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CHINA-OUTBREAK-EUROPE — Police man checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy's north and residents stock up on food as the country becomes the focal point of the outbreak in Europe and fears of its cross-border spread. SENT: 920 words, photos.
CHINA-OUTBREAK — China postpones its most important political meetings of the year because of the outbreak of the new virus. SENT 390 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-JAPAN — Japan government experts say ship quarantine was not perfect. SENT: 600 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHITE HOUSE — The White House is readying an urgent budget request to address the deadly coronavirus outbreak, whose rapid spread is spooking financial markets and restricting international travel. SENT: 490 words, photos.
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WASHINGTON/ POLITICS
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TRUMP — Prioritizing pageantry over policy, President Trump basks in India's welcoming embrace on a day that features a mega-rally with cheering crowds, a mutual admiration show with his counterpart and a sunset tour of the Taj Mahal. SENT: 1,080 words, photos, video. With TRUMP-INDIA-FACT CHECK — Trump overstates India's progress on universal access to electricity and improved sanitation. SENT: 580 words, photos.
SUPREME COURT-EMBASSY BOMBINGS — The Supreme Court suggests it's inclined to allow a bigger award of money to victims of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. SENT: 430 words, photos. With SUPREME COURT-FOSTER CARE-SAME SEX COUPLES — The court agrees to hear a dispute over a Philadelphia Catholic agency that won't place foster children with same-sex couples. SENT: 280 words, photo; SUPREME COURT-THOMAS VERSUS THOMAS — Justice Clarence Thomas criticizes himself — a court opinion he wrote in 2005 defending the power of federal administrative agencies. SENT: 320 words, photo.
ELECTION SECURITY — An FBI official warns that Russia wants to watch Americans “tear ourselves apart" through disruptive and brazen foreign influence operations. SENT: 650 words, photo.
TRUMP-FAMILY PLANNING — A U.S. appeals court upholds Trump administration rules that bar health care providers in the federal family planning program for low-income women from referring patients for abortions. SENT: 760 words, photo.
PENTAGON-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE — The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield. SENT: 510 words, photo.
UNITED STATES-DIPLOMATIC GIFTS — Foreign leaders appear to have scaled back their generosity when it comes to gifts given to President Trump, his family and top U.S. officials. SENT: 630 words, photo.
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NATIONAL
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JUSSIE SMOLLET — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year in Chicago. SENT: 660 words, photos, video.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DOCTOR-MEDIA — Tired of waiting, victims turn to the media to expose sex abuse by college doctors. SENT: 790 words, photo.
OPIOID CRISIS-PURDUE-BANKRUPTCY — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma launches an ad campaign to tell people harmed by their prescription opioid where they can file claims against the company. SENT: 410 words.
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INTERNATIONAL
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NORTHERN TRIANGLE ASYLUM — The United States government is preparing to expand a program that sends asylum seekers to Guatemala before they can formally ask to stay in the U.S. SENT: 1,220 words, photos. This is the Tuesday spotlight.
GERMANY-CARNIVAL CRASH — A man intentionally drives a car into a crowd at a Carnival parade in a small town in central Germany, injuring around 30 people, officials say. SENT: 320 words, photos.
ZIMBABWE-DROUGHT-HUNGER-ELDERLY — The United Nations says more than half of Zimbabwe's 15 million people are in need of food assistance. SENT: 940 words, photos.
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BUSINESS/ECONOMY
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SUPREME COURT-ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE — The Supreme Court appears ready to remove an obstacle to construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a natural gas installation that would cross under the Appalachian Trail. SENT: 810 words, photos. With CONSTITUTION PIPELINE ABANDONED — Costs, delays scuttle 124-mile Constitution Pipeline project. SENT: 480 words, photos.
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HEALTH/SCIENCE
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MARSQUAKES — NASA's newest Mars lander confirms that quakes and even aftershocks are regularly jolting the red planet. SENT: 550 words, photo.
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