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VIRUS OUTBREAK-INSIDE A NEW YORK ER — New York’s Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, besieged by patients with the coronavirus in one of the poorest sections of Yonkers, has also seen half its staff test positive for the disease. The Associated Press was granted access to the facility’s emergency room for a closeup look at the fight doctors and nurses are facing. By Brian Mahoney and John Minchillo. SENT: 880 words, photos, video.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-EARTH-EXPERIMENT — An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. By Science Writer Seth Borenstein. SENT: 850 words, photos, video. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDIA’S AIR — Lockdown reveals fresh air, cleaner rivers in India.
VIRUS OUTBREAK — Small shops reopen in Berlin as a few nations begin easing coronavirus restrictions to restart their economies, but trepidation expressed by some workers and customers indicate a return to normality is still a long way off. By Frank Jordans, Elena Becatoros and Kate Brumback. SENT: 1,100 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-REFUGEES-AT-RISK — There are over 70 million people worldwide who have been driven from their homes by war and unrest, up to 10 million are packed into refugee camps and informal settlements, and almost none have been tested for the coronavirus. Without testing, the virus can spread unchecked until people start showing symptoms. That could have catastrophic results among the world’s refugees. By Joseph Krauss, Rishabh R. Jain and Cara Anna. SENT: 1,550 words, photos. An abridged version of 850 words has also been sent. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-REFUGEES AT RISK-GLANCE; VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST — First virus case recorded in refugee camp in Lebanon.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-MISSED-MILESTONES — Prom, graduation, an 18th birthday. It’s a trifecta of milestones. But for millions in the Class of 2020 living through the coronavirus outbreak, these memories are never made. In Florida, Amanda Reynolds’ story is a case study in what’s being lost. By Tamara Lush. SENT: 1,450 words, photos, video. An abridged version of 800 words has also been sent. Also see MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK below.
Find more all-format coverage on the Virus Outbreak featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
PERSIAN GULF-TENSIONS — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it put the Islamic Republic’s first military satellite into orbit, dramatically unveiling what experts describe as a secret space program with a surprise launch that comes amid wider tensions with the United States. By Amir Vahdat and Jon Gambrell. SENT: 1,090 words, photos, video.
NKOREA-KIM-SUCCESSION QUESTIONS — Kim Jong Un’s disappearance from the public eye is raising speculation about not only his health but also about who’s next in line to run North Korea if anything happens to the 36-year-old leader. By Hyung-Jin Kim. SENT: 750 words, photos.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA — Health officials say two people died with the coronavirus in California weeks before the first reported death from the disease. SENT: 830 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA-HOMELESS Virus cluster at L.A. shelter as governor calls for more tests.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-MIDEAST-RETHINKING-BUSINESS — A Mideast company that’s one of the region’s biggest private employers has no plans to cut salaries or lay off any of its 44,000 workers, but the pandemic is changing its thinking about food security, retail and tourism. SENT: 880 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WUHAN’S YANGTZE — The reopening of ferry services on the Yangtze River, the heart of life in Wuhan for two millennia, is an important symbolic step to get business and daily life in this city of 11 million people back to normal. SENT: 1,080 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-US-POLITICAL DIVIDE-ANALYSIS — America’s entrenched political divide is now playing out over matters of life and death. By Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace. SENT: 950 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — The Senate approves a $483 billion coronavirus aid package that would replenish a small-business rescue program, provide hospitals with $75 billion more and implement a nationwide virus testing program. SENT: 920 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS-GLANCE.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he will work with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to double coronavirus testing in the hard-hit state over the next few weeks. SENT: 870 words, photos, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRAZIL-FIGHT FOR SUPPLIES — Amid a global pandemic, medical equipment to treat patients with COVID-19 has become a hot commodity, with countries around the world competing for crucial supplies. SENT: 930 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-GOING IT ALONE — Governors in 17 states have committed to regional coordination to reopen their economies during the coronavirus outbreak — but none are in the South, where leaders are going it alone, just as they did in imposing restrictions. SENT: 1,060 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-GEORGIA Georgia businesses hesitant to embrace governor’s call to reopen.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LIVES LOST-HOLOCAUST SCHOLAR — Remembering Isaiah Kuperstein: An encyclopedic Holocaust scholar who helped transform how children were taught a subject many thought too gruesome to broach. By National Writer Matt Sedensky. SENT: 760 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-EUROPE — European Union leaders are preparing for a new virtual summit to take stock of the damage the coronavirus has inflicted on the lives and livelihoods of the bloc’s citizens and to thrash out a more robust plan to revive their ravaged economies. SENT: 640 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — Japanese officials say that 33 crew members on a docked cruise ship tested positive for the coronavirus in one day of testing after the first case from the ship was reported. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.
A separate wire advisory has also been sent detailing AP’s complete coronavirus coverage.
GROUND GAME — AP’s coronavirus podcast, “Ground Game: Inside the Outbreak,” today looks at how the World Health Organization has been responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.N. agency’s rift with President Donald Trump. Listen to the podcast at https://appodcasts.com/category/ground-game/. Embed code is available on AP Coverage Plan.
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METS-A-ROD — AP source: A-Rod, J-Lo retain JP Morgan in bid for Mets. SENT: 380 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA-MISSOURI LAWSUIT — China calls virus lawsuit brought by Missouri “very absurd.” SENT: 310 words, photo.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THREADGILL’S-CLOSES — Texas venue that launched Janis Joplin’s career set to close. SENT: 220 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-PASTOR ARREST — Defiant Louisiana pastor arrested over coronavirus protest. SENT: 690 words, photos, videos.
STOLEN DOG FOUND — Dog found four months after being stolen from San Francisco. SENT: 440 words, photos, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-FRANCE-QUARANTINE ISLANDS-PHOTO-GALLERY — On French quarantine isles, virus echoes the past. SENT: 460 words. Photos by Daniel Cole.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-QUIET ISRAEL-PHOTO ESSAY — In empty Tel Aviv, only the clouds seem to move. SENT: 350 words. Photos by Oded Balilty.
CAR SHARING — GM scraps Maven car-sharing service after more than four years. SENT: 190 words.
NETHERLANDS-WILDFIRE — Dutch village evacuated as precaution due to wildfire smoke. SENT: 240 words.
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ELECTION 2020-MICHELLE OBAMA — As Joe Biden looks to unite Democrats, the person with the most influence may be Michelle Obama, a unique figure in a deeply polarized political environment. SENT: 880 words, photos.
SUPREME COURT-TECHNOLOGY — It took a worldwide pandemic for the Supreme Court to agree to arguments over the telephone, with audio available live to the world for the first time. SENT: 960 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-IMMIGRATION — Trump announces what he describes as a “temporary suspension of immigration into the United States,” but the executive order would bar only those seeking permanent residency, not temporary workers. SENT: 1,050 words, photos, videos.
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HONG KONG-CABINET RESHUFFLE — Hong Kong appoints five new principal officials in a Cabinet reshuffle, with new appointments for the ministers overseeing mainland affairs, civil service, financial services and home affairs, as well as innovation and technology. SENT: 300 words, photos.
KASHMIR-FIGHTING — Indian government forces kill four rebels in a gunbattle in disputed Kashmir during a stringent lockdown to combat the coronavirus, the Indian army says. SENT: 310 words, photo.
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DOLORES HUERTA-BIRTHPLACE — The picturesque northern New Mexico birthplace of Mexican American civil rights icon Dolores Huerta and the site of one of the worst mining disasters in U.S. history is up for sale. SENT: 650 words, photos.
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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Global stock markets were mixed as oil prices edged lower amid anxiety about the coronavirus pandemic’s mounting economic damage. By Business Writer Joe McDonald. SENT: 680 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TENNIS UNEMPLOYMENT — Some professional tennis players and coaches are having a hard time financially right now because of the coronavirus pandemic. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. SENT: 860 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS-MENTAL FITNESS — The way athletes are wired conflicts with current wisdom steering society in attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus. By Sports Writer Dave Campbell. SENT: 890 words, photos.
ON FOOTBALL-SLOW ROAD BACK — Professional sports leagues can think about isolating their athletes from the coronavirus and playing in secluded places, something that would not work for college football. By College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo. SENT: 770 words, photos.
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