Massachusetts News Digest, 1:30 pm
Good afternoon. Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Massachusetts.
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TOP STORIES:
JEFFREY EPSTEIN-MIT
An MIT professor denies accusations that he misled the school about $100,000 he received from Jeffrey Epstein in 2012. By Collin Binkley. SENT: 700 words, photos.
AMBER ALERT-FOUND
A couple on Friday said "fight or flight” instinct kicked in when they spotted a car wanted in the abduction of a girl who was snatched after getting off a school bus in Massachusetts. SENT: 280 words.
ELECTION 2020-WARREN-SANDERS
As long as they are rivals, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders couldn't stay friends forever. The White House hopefuls and longtime allies have spent the past year throwing red meat to the party's progressive base with calls for massive structural reforms to the nation's political and economic life. The differences that existed — how quickly to transition to government-funded health care, how broadly to apply a wealth tax — were generally around the margins. SENT: 900 words.
TRUMP IMPEACHMENT-RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island's two Democratic U.S. senators said Friday that it's imperative for all relevant witnesses and facts to be heard during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in their chamber. UPCOMING 400 words by 3 p.m.
IN BRIEF:
— ELECTION 2020-MASSACHUSETTS SENATE: Workers' rights attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan announced Friday that she is ending her primary challenge to Democratic U.S. Sen. Edward Markey. SENT: 200 words.
— TSA SCREENER-ENTICEMENT: A judge has revoked the bail of a former TSA screener charged with luring teenage girls into participating in sexual acts and posing for lewd photos because he contacted one of the alleged victims on social media in an effort to get the case dropped. SENT: 180 words.
— FOSTER CHILD-ABUSIVE HISTORY: A Massachusetts foster family can move forward with a lawsuit against the state Department of Children and Families that claims the agency placed a child with a history of committing sexual abuse in their home without sharing his background. SENT: 160 words.
— CHILD MOLESTATION-NEW TRIAL: A Rhode Island man convicted of sexually molesting a 7-year-old girl has been granted a new trial by the state's highest court over improper statements by the prosecution. SENT: 160 words.
SPORTS:
NFL AT 100-AFC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tom Brady has been synonymous with the AFC championship for the last two decades. Thirteen times he played for the Lamar Hunt Trophy and nine times he won it, besting MVP Patrick Mahomes in overtime, upending Blake Bortles in a classic comeback, denying Andrew Luck and Philip Rivers trips to the Super Bowl, foiling Ben Roethlisberger twice and Kordell Stewart once, and splitting two games with Joe Flacco. SENT: 1,350 words, photos.
ACC THIS WEEK
It will be a clash of the ACC's titans on Saturday when No. 13 Louisville visits No. 3 Duke for their only scheduled meeting of the season. The teams are the highest-ranked in the league and share the top spot in the standings. By Hank Kurz. SENT: 525 words, photos
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