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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-WHO-PANDEMIC-RECORDINGS — As the coronavirus explodes again, the World Health Organization finds itself both under intense pressure to reform and holding out hope that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will reverse a decision by Washington to leave the health agency. With its annual meeting underway this week, WHO has been sharply criticized for not taking a stronger and more vocal role in handling the pandemic. By Medical Writer Maria Cheng. SENT: 1,570 words, photos. An abridged version of 950 words is available.
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ELECTION-2020-VOTING — The 2020 election unfolded smoothly across the country and without any widespread irregularities, according to state officials and election experts, a stark contrast to the baseless claims of fraud being leveled by Trump following his defeat. By Christina A. Cassidy, Anthony Izaguirre and Julie Carr Smyth. SENT: 1,200 words, photos. Also see ELECTION 2020-VOTING EXPLAINER below.
BIDEN — Vowing “to get right to work,” Biden shrugs off President Donald Trump’s fierce refusal to accept the election outcome as “inconsequential,” even as Democrats elsewhere warn that Trump’s actions are dangerous. By Steve Peoples and Will Weissert. SENT: 1,010 words, photos, video. With BIDEN-IMMIGRATION — Some big, early shifts on immigration expected under Biden.
TRUMP-ELECTION-ANALYSIS — Republicans are largely standing with Trump as he launches false attacks on the integrity of the 2020 election. The effort appears aimed at trying to discredit President-elect Joe Biden and could create challenges for him next year as he tries to address the nation’s pressing problems, including the pandemic and economic uncertainty. By Julie Pace and Steven Sloan. SENT: 1,070 words, photos.
LEBANON-SEARCHING-FOR-MEDICINE — Lebanese have been forced to search far and wide for their prescriptions after many medications vanished from pharmacies. It’s the latest chapter in their country’s financial breakdown. By Sarah El Deeb. SENT: 1,030 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-IRAN-CEMETERY-CRISIS — The Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery on the outskirts of the Iranian capital is struggling to keep up with the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the country. By Mohammad Nasiri. SENT: 720 words, photos.
KAMALA HARRIS-HUSBAND — The husband of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, plans to leave his private law practice to focus on White House duties. Emhoff’s decision to leave his high-profile job tracks with choices female political spouses have made for years. By Kathleen Ronayne. SENT: 900 words, photos.
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JAPAN-BIDEN-MASKS — Japanese company busy making Biden rubber masks. SENT: 180 words, photos.
FRANCE-RESISTANCE-LITTLE-HERO — Six-year-old WWII French Resistance agent honored at long last. SENT: 500 words. UPCOMING: photos.
BRITAIN-GUINNESS-RECALL — Guinness recalls non-alcoholic stouts amid safety fears. SENT: 170 words.
MICHAEL AVENATTI-STORMY DANIELS — April trial scheduled for Avenatti over Stormy Daniels book. SENT: 240 words, photo.
BRITAIN-FEMINIST-STATUE — Sculpture celebrating Mary Wollstonecraft draws criticism. SENT: 200 words, photo.
AUSTRALIA-CHILD ABUSE — Police expose global child abuse ring centered in Australia. SENT: 350 words, photos.
OBIT-LUCILLE-BRIDGES — Lucille Bridges, mother of activist Ruby Bridges, dies at 86. SENT: 530 words, photo.
DAYTON LITERARY PRIZES — Chanel Miller’s memoir wins prestigious book award. SENT: 250 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-HOUSE — Democrats have clinched two more years of controlling the House, but they’ll do it with a potentially razor-thin majority. SENT: 1,030 words, photos. With ELECTION-2020-THINGS-TO-KNOW.
ELECTION 2020-VOTING-AP EXPLAINS — The U.S. presidential election was not tainted by widespread voter fraud or irregularities in how ballots were counted, despite a huge effort by Trump to prove otherwise. SENT: 800 words, photos. With EXPLAINING-ELECTION-2020-MEDIA-CALLING-RACES — Why do the media call races in U.S. elections?
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ASIA — Hong Kong and Singapore will start an air travel bubble at the end of November, allowing travelers from each city to visit the other without entering quarantine in a first step to stimulate tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 970 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CAMBODIA — Cambodia bans all state-organized events in the capital and a neighboring province for two weeks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after a number of people connected to a Hungarian official’s visit tested positive. SENT: 440 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-TEXAS — Texas health officials say new cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 have hit a new peak. SENT: 330 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-BELGIAN ARTIST — Artist gives life to Belgian boot-scrapers during pandemic. SENT: 560 words, photos.
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HONG-KONG-LAWMAKERS-DISQUALIFIED — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers announce they would resign en masse after four of them were ousted from the semiautonomous Chinese territory’s Legislature in a move one legislator says could sound the “death knell” for democracy there. SENT: 780 words, photos. With CHINA-HUMAN-RIGHTS — Chinese farmer who praised lawyers amid crackdown arrested.
ETHIOPIA-MILITARY-CONFRONTATION — Up to 200,000 refugees could pour into Sudan while fleeing the deadly conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, officials say, while the first details are emerging of largely cut-off civilians under growing strain. SENT: 760 words, graphic.
SAUDI ARABIA-ATTACK — Multiple people were wounded when an explosive device hit an international ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi Arabian city of Jiddah, French government officials say. SENT: 280 words.
VATICAN-MCCARRICK — Pope Francis pledges to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offers prayers to victims of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a day after the Vatican released a detailed report into the decades-long church cover-up of his sexual misconduct. SENT: 250 words, photos.
BAHRAIN-OBIT-PRINCE-KHALIFA — Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers who led his island nation’s government for decades and survived the 2011 Arab Spring protests that demanded his ouster over corruption allegations, is dead at 84. SENT: 1,140 words, photo.
SYRIA-REFUGEES — The Syrian government is working to secure the return of millions of refugees who fled war in their country, but Western sanctions are hindering the work of state institutions, complicating those plans, President Bashar Assad says. SENT: 510 words, photos.
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IMMIGRATION-DETENTION-GEORGIA — The Trump administration is trying to deport several women who allege they were mistreated by a Georgia gynecologist at an immigration detention center, according to their lawyers. SENT: 990 words, photo.
HAMILTON-SLAVERY — A new research paper takes a swipe at the popular image of Alexander Hamilton as the abolitionist founding father, citing evidence he was a slave trader and owner himself. SENT: 760 words, photos.
ELECTION-2020-PROPERTY-TAXES-CALIFORNIA — California voters have rejected a proposal to partially dismantle the state’s 42-year-old cap on property taxes, a move that would have raised taxes for many businesses in a pandemic-hobbled economy. SENT: 720 words, photos.
WAREHOUSE-PARTY-FIRE — The City Council agrees to pay $399,000 to settle the last lawsuit over a 2016 fire at an illegally converted warehouse dubbed the Ghost Ship that killed 36 people. SENT: 330 words.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-BUSINESS TRAVEL — Business travel might never look the same in the wake of the coronavirus. By Business Writers Dee-Ann Durbin and David Koenig. SENT: 1,050 words, photo.
FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Shares opened higher in Europe after gains in most Asian markets driven by hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine may hasten a return to normal for the global economy. By Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 820 words, photos.
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MASTERS — Bryson DeChambeau is defined by numbers at this year's Masters, but it still comes down to the number on the scorecard at Augusta National. By Golf Writer Doug Ferguson. SENT: 950 words, photos.
HALFWAY-UPS AND DOWNS — From Bill Belichick to Davante Adams and Derek Carr, the 2020 season has altered perception all around the NFL. By Pro Football Writer Josh Dubow. SENT: 880 words, photos.
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