Massachusetts News Digest, 1:30 pm
Good afternoon. Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Massachusetts.
Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP Boston bureau at 617-357-8100 or 800-882-1407.
New England News Editor Bill Kole can be reached at 617-357-8100 or [email protected]. New England Photo Editor Bill Sikes is reachable at 617-357-8106 or [email protected].
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Some TV and radio stations will receive shorter versions of the stories below, along with all updates.
TOP STORIES:
PEOPLE-HASTY PUDDING-BANKS
Harvard University's famed Hasty Pudding theater troupe has named actor and director Elizabeth Banks as the group's 2020 Woman of the Year. The troupe's leaders made the announcement Tuesday, saying Banks was chosen because of her impact in Hollywood as a female director, producer and writer. SENT: 300 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-WARREN-STUDENT DEBT
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren says she'd order her secretary of education to cancel up to $50,000 in college debt for about 95% of student borrowers on her first day in office, effectively erasing outstanding loans for about 42 million Americans. By Will Weissert. SENT: 400 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-WARREN-SANDERS
Elizabeth Warren says fellow Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders told her when they met privately in 2018 that he didn’t think a woman could win the White House. SENT: 650 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-DEBATE
An unusually heated clash of rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination could be the hallmark of Tuesday night’s televised debate in Iowa. Just six candidates are gathering in Des Moines, the smallest number yet on a debate stage. That dynamic will offer candidates more opportunities to criticize each other’s proposals as well as tout their own. SENT: 1,110 words, photos
IN BRIEF:
— MEDICALLY ASSISTED SUICIDE: A group working to make it legal in Massachusetts for doctors to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to mentally competent patients with terminal illnesses says it will continue its fight despite a recent legal setback. SENT: 180 words.
— TODDLER DEATH: A Massachusetts mother charged with failing to seek medical help for her toddler daughter who later died has been granted bail and will be allowed to attend the girl's funeral, a judge has ruled. SENT: 180 words.
— PARKING LOT STABBING: A man was denied bail in the stabbing death of another man outside an apartment complex in Fall River, Massachusetts. SENT: 200 words.
— ESTRANGED GIRLFRIEND SLAIN: A Massachusetts man scheduled to go on trial this week for killing the mother of his four children has instead pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. SENT: 190 words.
— PRISONER DEATH: Rhode Island State Police are investigating the apparent suicide of an inmate at the state prison over the weekend. SENT: 120 words.
SPORTS
BRUINS-BLUE JACKETS
The Boston Bruins visit the Columbus Blue Jackets. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Game starts at 7 p.m.
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