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Adds VIRUS OUTBREAK-ECONOMIC IMPACT CHECKS, VIRUS OUTBREAK-DIARY-THE BALCONY-WATCHER, ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-ASSAULT ALLEGATION, SWATTING NEO-NAZI, FBI POSTER-NAVAJO LANGUAGE, VIRUS OUTBREAK-AUTO INSURANCE, FINANCIAL MARKETS, ISRAEL-POLITICS, PANTHERS-McCAFFREY, NASCAR-LARSON SLUR.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK — New York’s coronavirus death toll tops 10,000 even as the absence of fresh hotspots in the U.S. or elsewhere in the world yields a ray of optimism in global efforts against the disease, though a return to normal is unlikely anytime soon. Officials around the world worry that halting the quarantine and social distancing behaviors could easily undo the hard-earned progress. Still, there are signs that countries are looking in that direction. By Eric Tucker, Aritz Parra and Joseph Wilson. SENT: 1,350 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHAT'S HAPPENING (sent).
ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-SANDERS — Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden for president. It’s a crucial development for Biden, who must bridge the Democratic Party’s ideological divide to unify voters against President Donald Trump in the fall. By Bill Barrow and Alexandra Jaffe. SENT: 860 words, photos, video. With ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-PROGRESSIVES — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells the AP she wants to hear Biden speak in detail on how to provide health care for everyone. SENT: 500 words, photo, video.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-WASHINGTON — President Trump claims the authority to decide how and when to reopen the economy after weeks of tough social distancing guidelines aimed at fighting the new coronavirus. But governors from both parties are pushing back on that notion. By Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin. SENT: 990 words, photos. UPCOMING: Updates from White House briefing, now underway, 950 words by 8 p.m. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-SHUTDOWN-Q&A — Under the Constitution, Trump can’t command states to ease restrictions. SENT: 950 words, photo; VIRUS OUTBREAK-STATE COMPACTS — Democratic governors form compacts to coordinate reopenings; VIRUS OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA — California to release plan for reopening (both sent).
SEVERE WEATHER-SOUTH — Storms kill more than 30 people in the Southeast, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, then spread across the eastern United States, leaving more than 1 million homes and businesses without power amid floods and mudslides. By Emily Wagster Pettus. SENT: 770 words, photos. With SEVERE WEATHER-SAFE ROOM — Concrete room saves Mississippi family of four from twister. SENT: 300 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN — His skin pale and his eyes hooded from a week in the hospital with the coronavirus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks into the camera and pays tribute to the two nurses who never left his bedside for 48 hours, a time when his fight to survive “could have gone either way.″ By Danica Kirka. SENT: 990 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ECONOMIC IMPACT CHECKS — Americans should begin to see the first economic impact payments hit their bank accounts this week. The IRS tweeted Saturday that it had begun depositing funds into taxpayers’ bank accounts and would be working to get them out as fast as they can. By Sarah Skidmore Sell. SENT: 790 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-OLD VACCINES — Scientists are dusting off some decades-old vaccines against other germs to see if they can provide stopgap protection against COVID-19 until a more precise shot arrives. By Medical Writer Lauran Neergaard. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
Find more all-format coverage on the Virus Outbreak featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-AIRCRAFT CARRIER — A member of the crew of the coronavirus-infected USS Theodore Roosevelt dies of complications related to the disease. SENT: 920 words, photos.
2020-CENSUS — A top lawmaker says the Trump administration is seeking to delay deadlines for the 2020 census because of the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 540 words, photos.
XFL-BANKRUPTCY — The XFL files for bankruptcy, likely spelling the end of the second iteration of the football league. SENT: 200 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ONLINE-MARIJUANA-SALES — Virus fuels pot industry’s push for online sales, delivery. SENT: 690 words.
OBIT-TARVARIS JACKSON — Tarvaris Jackson, a quarterback for 10 years in the NFL, dies in a car crash at age 36. SENT: 300 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-ECONOMIC INEQUALITY-EXPOSED — For years, financial inequality has widened in the United States and elsewhere. Now, the coronavirus outbreak has laid bear the human cost of that inequality. By Economics Writer Paul Wiseman. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-DYING ALONE — The new coronavirus is so contagious that health care facilities aren’t letting spouses, sons and daughters gather around the dying for fear of spreading the infection. SENT: 790 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MALARIA DRUG — Scientists in Brazil stop part of a study of a malaria drug touted as a possible coronavirus treatment after subjects experienced irregular heart rhythms. SENT: 390 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-SALIVA TEST — Rutgers University researchers receive U.S. clearance for the first saliva-based, COVID-19 test. SENT: 460 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE APPLICANTS — Pandemic or not, the clock is ticking for high school seniors making up their minds about where to go to college. SENT: 660 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-PRISONS — Prisoner rights advocates accuse the federal Bureau of Prisons of “slow walking” the release of federal inmates at a Louisiana lockup where the coronavirus has killed six prisoners. SENT: 680 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-DIARY-THE BALCONY-WATCHER — Balconies are a kind of extension of a window on the world. During Month One of lockdown in Italy, stepping out onto mine kept me connected to a drastically shrunken daily universe. By Frances D‘Emilio. SENT: 580 words, photo.
GROUND GAME — AP’s coronavirus podcast, “Ground Game: Inside the Outbreak,” today is about the many different sounds we are hearing during this pandemic. Listen to the podcast at https://appodcasts.com/category/ground-game/. Embed code is available on AP Coverage Plan.
A separate wire advisory has moved detailing the AP's complete coronavirus coverage.
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ELECTION 2020-WISCONSIN — Joe Biden wins Wisconsin’s Democratic presidential primary, a turbulent election more significant for the struggle over whether it should have been held at all last week amid the pandemic. SENT: 660 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-HOUSE-CALIFORNIA SPECIAL ELECTION — Virus clouds fight for vacant US House seat in California. SENT: 970 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNINSURED — The Trump administration’s opposition to “Obamacare” could become an obstacle to helping millions of uninsured people in the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 870 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SUPREME COURT — The Supreme Court will hold arguments by teleconference in May in key cases, including President Trump’s bid to shield his tax and other financial records. SENT: 450 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MICHELE OBAMA — A voter initiative led by Michelle Obama announces support for making it easier for people to register to vote and cast ballots during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 540 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-TRUMP-FUNDRAISING — President Trump’s record-setting fundraising pace slows slightly amid the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 410 words, photos.
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PAKISTAN-MADRASSA ABUSE — Dozens of police reports collected by the AP from across Pakistan allege sexual harassment, rape and physical abuse by Islamic clerics teaching in madrassas, or religious schools, where many of the country’s poorest study. SENT: 1,790 words, photos.
ISRAEL-POLITICS — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival say they've made “meaningful progress” in their efforts to form a joint government, agreeing to continue talks this week after a midnight deadline expired. SENT: 730 words, photos.
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SWATTING NEO-NAZI — A Virginia man reaches a plea agreement to resolve a charge that he coordinated with neo-Nazi group members to harass and endanger their targets by calling in bogus police emergencies. SENT: 460 words.
FBI POSTER-NAVAJO LANGUAGE — The FBI issues its first poster in a Native American language, seeking information in Navajo on the death of an elderly man six years ago on the Navajo Nation reservation. SENT: 290 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-AUTO INSURANCE — People are driving less due to stay-at-home orders to stop the coronavirus from spreading, and consumer groups say that should mean lower auto insurance premiums. By Auto Writer Tom Krisher. SENT: 650 words, photos.
FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks close lower on Wall Street as investors brace for what is sure to be widespread damage to company earnings because of the coronavirus. SENT: 900 words, photos.
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PANTHERS-MCCAFFREY — The Carolina Panthers agree to a four-year, $64 million contract extension with All-Pro Christian McCaffrey, making him the highest-paid running back in the NFL. SENT: 300 words, photo.
NASCAR-LARSON SLUR — Kyle Larson is suspended by NASCAR and without pay by his team for using a racial slur during a virtual race. By Auto Racing Writer Jenna Fryer. SENT: 900 words, photos.
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TV-INSIDE QUIBI — Quibi stars have no quibble with new phone-only filmmaking. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 650 words, photos.
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