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VIRUS OUTBREAK-ITALY-WHAT-WENT-WRONG — As Italy prepares to emerge from the West’s first and most extensive coronavirus lockdown, it is increasingly clear that something went terribly wrong in Lombardy, the hardest-hit region in Europe’s hardest-hit country. Italy had the bad luck of being the first Western country to be slammed by the outbreak, and its official total of 26,000 fatalities lags behind only the U.S. in the global death toll. SENT: 2,280 words, photos. Eds: This story has moved as the Monday Spotlight. An abridged version is also available.
VIRUS OUTBREAK — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to return to work after recovering from the coronavirus, his office said Sunday, as U.S. states and nations around the world took divergent paths on when to reopen their economies and communities. By Ken Moritsugu and Sara Burnett. SENT: 690 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST; VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHAT'S HAPPENING (both sent).
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-FRANCE-INEQUALITY — France’s coronavirus lockdown is raising tensions in housing projects and poor suburbs where many immigrants live. Open-air markets in these areas are closed, supermarket prices are skyrocketing and people are out of work. The mayor of Clichy-Sous-Bois, the scene of riots in 2005, has been sounding the alarm. Residents there and in other impoverished areas stand in long lines for handouts of food. By Elaine Ganley and Nicolas Garriga. SENT: 1,OOO words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LOW-TECH-JAPAN — When the Japanese government declares an emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus earlier this month and asked people to work from home, crowds rushed to electronics stores. So much for social distancing. Contrary to the ultramodern image of Japan Inc. with its robots, design finesse and gadgetry galore, in many respects the country is technologically challenged. Many Japanese lack the basic tools needed to work from home. By Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 700 words, photos.
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NKOREA-KIM — A train likely belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been parked at his compound on the country’s east coast since last week, satellite imagery showed, amid speculation about his health that has been caused, in part, by a long period out of the public eye. The satellite photos released by 38 North, a website specializing in North Korea studies, don’t say anything about Kim’s potential health problems, and they echo South Korean government intelligence that Kim is staying outside of the capital, Pyongyang By Hyung-Jin Kim SENT: 810 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — China confirms 11 more cases of the coronavirus and no new deaths for the 11th day in a row. It brings its official count to 82,827 infected people. Five of the new cases were in Heilongjiang province, a northeastern border area with Russia that has seen a surge in infections. Another was in Guangdong province, a manufacturing and tech region bordering Hong Kong in the south. The other five were imported from overseas. China has identified 1,634 imported cases in all. SENT: 670 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-KIDD — The Navy reports that the number of sailors aboard the USS Kidd confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus has nearly doubled, rising from 18 to 33. SENT: 200 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK —A Navy hospital ship is offloading patients as it gets ready to set sail from New York City, the state is starting to test health care workers and first responders for coronavirus antibodies and data shows hospitalizations for the disease fell to their lowest level in three weeks. SENT: 710 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MOMENT IN TIME-PHOTO GALLERY — It’s early evening on a Friday. Instead of getting ready to go out, having friends over or enjoying a much-needed rest at home, billions of people around the world are now shut in through the coronavirus pandemic. Associated Press photographers captured images from different parts of Europe and Africa at 6 p.m. Friday, and found that even the most quintessentially public spaces were as still as a Sunday morning. SENT: 260 words, photos.
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CALIFORNIA-AMMO-BACKGROUND-CHECKS — Court reinstates California ammunition purchase law. SENT: 320 words, photos.
TRUMP-ASSASSINATION THREAT-SENTENCE — Man gets 18 months in prison for threatening to kill Trump. SENT: 140 words.
INDIA-LIGHTNING DEATHS — Lightning kills at least 10 in India amid heavy rain. SENT: 90 words.
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YEMEN-SEPARATISTS — Yemen’s southern separatists break a peace deal with the country’s internationally recognized government and claims sole control of the regional capital of Aden, threatening to resume fighting between the two ostensible allies. SENT: 430 words.
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FBN—NFL DRAFT — Maybe the Southeastern Conference should simply hold onto its players and become part of the NFL. The home of national champion LSU and perennial contenders Alabama, Georgia and Auburn, the SEC dominated the first four rounds of the NFL draft before the flow of talent slowed to a trickle. Or the conference finally began running out of top prospects. The top four rounds are where the vast majority of pro starters are found. So beginning with LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, who went first overall to the Bengals, the SEC provided the mother lode. By Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.
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