RI--Rhode Island News Coverage Advisory
Good morning. Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Rhode Island.
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].
For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org.
A reminder that this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories and digests will keep you up to date. All times are Eastern.
Some TV and radio stations will receive shorter versions of the stories below, along with all updates.
TOP STORIES:
TRUMP IMPEACHMENT-RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Democratic U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse discuss President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. By Jennifer McDermott. UPCOMING: 300 words, more on merits.
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.
IN BRIEF:
— 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: 200 words.
— 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: 170 words.
SPORTS:
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Brown at Yale, 7:30 p.m. (150 words, more on merits)
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