Monday Spotlight, ADVISORY

EDITORS:

The following story has moved as this week's Monday Spotlight, a feature showcasing the best off-the-news enterprise in the AP report:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-A SHARED EXPERIENCE — Leaders and influential people are saying to Americans that they're all in this together. And even when at odds, Americans crave shared experiences. It's an understandable yearning for a nation assembled from a patchwork of backgrounds, traditions and beliefs. And shared adversity, after all, can be a force to unite people. But as it unfolds before us, is this period actually a genuinely shared American experience, a touchpoint that touches all? In an age of fragmentation, what might that mean? By AP National Writer Ted Anthony. SENT: 1,150 words, photos.

The AP