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VIRUS OUTBREAK-FUNERAL HOMES — Funeral directors in New York City are taking unprecedented steps to address surging demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. One director let the AP into his funeral home in a hard-hit neighborhood where he had 185 bodies stacked up — more than triple normal capacity. SENT: 1,010 words, photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPAIN-INSIDE THE ICU — The bookshelves have been removed inside the library of the Germans Trias i Pujol hospital in northeastern Spain to make room for up to 20 breathing machines and an array of medical equipment after the intensive care unit and other areas of the hospital flooded with COVID-19 patients. Due to the scarcity of full-body protective suits across Spain, medical personnel working in the makeshift ICU reuse masks, layer oversized surgical gowns with plastic aprons and run through an infinite number of latex gloves. By Renata Brito. SENT: 550 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has hastily altered its description of the Strategic National Stockpile, the federal government’s repository of life-saving medicines and supplies, to conform with President Donald Trump’s insistence that the stockpile is only a short-term backup for states, not a commitment to ensure supplies get quickly to those who need it most during an emergency. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Amanda Seitz and Jonathan Lemire. UPCOMING: 790 words by 5 p.m., with developments expected after 5 p.m. White House briefing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MASKS — The Trump administration’s expected new guidance urging many Americans to start wearing face coverings when out in public is raising concerns that there could be a run on masks, as people previously told the protection wasn’t necessary are suddenly advised otherwise. President Donald Trump suggests scarves could be a good alternative to masks. By Eric Tucker and Zeke Miller. UPCOMING: 850 words by 5 p.m., photos, with updates likely from 5 p.m. White House briefing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK — With coronavirus deaths climbing rapidly in New York, the governor announced Friday he will use his authority to take ventilators and protective gear from private hospitals and companies that aren’t using them, complaining that states are competing against each other for vital equipment in eBay-like bidding wars. By Michael R. Sisak, John Leicester and Aritz Parra. SENT: 1,080 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SQUABBLING FOR SUPPLIES - From tiny San Marino, wedged next to two of Italy’s hardest-hit provinces in the coronavirus outbreak, to more economically powerful nations like Italy, countries are running up against export bans and seizures in the scramble for vital medical supplies. Solidarity in the battle to overcome the pandemic often gives way to self-interest, as each nation worries about its own citizens. Millions of masks might stay stockpiled in warehouse instead of being shipped across borders. By Frances D’Emilio. SENT: 985 words, photos.

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ECONOMY JOBS REPORT — A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade, as employers slashed hundreds of thousands of jobs because of the viral outbreak that has all but shut down the U.S. economy. The unemployment rate jumped to 4.4% from a 50-year low of 3.5%. By Christopher Rugaber. SENT: 1,030 words, photos. WITH: FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Stocks pull lower; crude oil climbs. SENT: 840 words, photos, developing.

OBIT BILL WITHERS — Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81. By Mark Kennedy. SENT: 1,075 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the next coronavirus aid bill should build on the bipartisan relief bills that Congress has passed so far, rather than include broader Democratic agenda items such as infrastructure. SENT: 400 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNITED STATES-RUSSIA — When a Russian military cargo plane delivered urgently needed medical supplies to the U.S. this week, the State Department called it a mere commercial transaction. But Russia said it was delivering foreign aid to its old Cold War rival — and President Donald Trump seemed to back that up at a news conference Thursday. By Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee. SENT: 590 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN-HEALTH SERVICE — Britain’s National Health Service, the cornerstone of the nation’s post-war welfare state, may be stretched to the breaking point in the coming weeks. Hospitals are bracing for an expected tsunami of critically ill patients when the coronavirus pandemic reaches its peak across the United Kingdom. SENT: 1,190 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BLOOD FROM THE RECOVERED — As more and more people survive the new coronavirus, hospitals want them to line up to donate some blood. Doctors want to use blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to treat the sick, giving them a dose of the immune system antibodies that fight the virus. There’s no proof it works. But doctors around the world are dusting off the century-old treatment, most famously used during the 1918 flu pandemic.SENT: 870 words, photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-FRONT LINE FEEDING — A group of tech-savvy, entrepreneurial San Francisco friends wanted to help two groups devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. They came up with a plan that involved soliciting donations, tapping friends in the restaurant world and getting San Francisco hospitals to accept free food cooked up by some of the city’s top chefs. Two weeks, several tweets and spreadsheets later, 42 restaurants are on board. They are churning out hundreds of meals a day to feed the clinicians in emergency rooms and ICUs at San Francisco’s six biggest hospitals. SENT: 620 words, photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CRUISE SHIPS — Passengers from an ill-fated cruise are finally touching dry land for the first time in weeks. They are disembarking in Fort Lauderdale Friday following the removal of 14 critically ill people, who were wheeled off to Florida hospitals bracing for an onslaught of coronavirus patients. SENT: 740 words, photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CUBAN DOCTORS — The Trump administration has been trying to stamp out one of Cuba’s signature programs — the dispatch of medical workers around the globe. It’s a show of soft power that also earns billions in hard currency. The U.S. has labeled the doctors and nurses as both exploited workers and agents of communist indoctrination, and it has notched a series of victories: Brazil, Ecuador and Bolivia have sent them home. SENT: 900 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK ISRAEL ULTRA-ORTHODOX — Early this week, the streets of the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak were bustling with shoppers as ultra-Orthodox residents, obeying their religious leaders, ignored pleas to stay home in the face of the coronavirus threat. SENT: 925 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LOCAL NEWS STRUGGLES - Just when Americans need it most, a U.S. newspaper industry already under stress is facing an unprecedented new challenge. Readers desperate for information are more reliant than ever on local media as the coronavirus spreads across the U.S. But newspapers, magazines and digital publishers are feeling the pressure as advertising craters. They are cutting jobs, staff hours and pay, dropping print editions -- and in some cases shutting down entirely. SENT. 826 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RUSSIA-ACTIVIST DETAINED - An activist doctor who had criticized Russia’s response to the coronavirus outbreak was detained overnight as she and other activists tried to deliver protective gear to a hospital. SENT: 900 words, photos.

AP’s coronavirus podcast, “Ground Game: Inside the Outbreak,” today looks at a survey showing what Americans think of how the Trump administration and state and local governments have responded to the outbreak. Listen to the podcast after 3 p.m. at https://appodcasts.com/category/ground-game/. Embed code is available on AP Coverage Plan.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-LIFE INTERRUPTED-PHOTO GALLERY — It’s a scene playing out all over the world. The empty streets, the silent playgrounds and the lone commuter. Rush hour feels more like hush hour. SENT: 150 words, photos.

UNIVERSITY ABORETUM-DOUBLE HOMICIDE - Police say an arrest has been made in the slaying of a University of Wisconsin physician and her husband whose bodies were found in the school’s arboretum. SENT: 295 words, photos.

MLK ARREST RECORD — A county prosecutor in Georgia said he will expunge Martin Luther King Jr.’s record for his trespassing arrest during a 1960 sit-in protesting the segregated dining rooms at an Atlanta department store. SENT: 400 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-OIL EXECUTIVES — Loyal oil-patch supporters of President Trump and the GOP head to a White House summit to appeal for U.S. intervention in a roiling oil market and other federal help as America’s years-long fracking boom goes dramatically bust. UPCOMING: 700 words by 3 p.m., with updates from 3 p.m. White House event, photos.

ELECTION 2020-HEALTH CARE — Democrats are zeroing in on health care as one of the few issues that might resonate among Americans who have largely shelved election year politics as they focus on protecting their families from the spreading coronavirus. SENT: 1,027 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WISCONSIN ELECTION — A federal judge has ordered Wisconsin officials to withhold reporting any results from Tuesday’s election until extended absentee balloting is complete April 13. SENT: 810 words, photos.

TRUMP-JUDICIAL NOMINEE — President Donald Trump is nominating a 37-year-old judge and former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to a seat on the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. SENT: 480 words, photo.

RELIGION-TRUMP CATHOLICS — President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is ramping up its courtship of Catholic voters ahead of a likely November matchup against a devout Catholic Democrat, former Vice President Joe Biden. SENT: 940 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-3M — Manufacturing giant 3M pushed back Friday against criticism from President Donald Trump over production of face masks that are badly needed by American health care workers. SENT: 540 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF — The federal government’s relief program for small businesses is off to a bumpy start, with some businesses able to apply and several big banks saying they’re not ready to process applications. SENT: 700 words, photos.

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TV-MODERN FAMILY-FINALE — “Modern Family” is ending its 11-season run with a two-hour finale on Wednesday that its creators say will be true to the comedy and what endeared it to viewers. SENT: 900 words, photos.

TV-QUIBI LAUNCH — Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman are bringing Quibi to a phone near you with movies, shows and news served in quick bites, hence the name, and Hollywood veteran Katzenberg is calling it the next big step for entertainment, SENT: 800 words, photos.

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BKL--WNBA SEASON POSTPONED — The WNBA postpones the start of its season because of the coronavirus, with no indication when play will begin. The league was set to open camps April 26 and the season May 15. Two WNBA cities are major virus hot spots: New York and Seattle. SENT: 300 words, photos.

BBO—NO BASEBALL-ZIMMERMAN’S DIARY — With baseball on hold, Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman occasionally will offer his thoughts to the AP on his wait for the season to begin. In the first installment, Zimmerman tells about reading “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” with his 6-year-old daughter. SENT: 650 words, photos.

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