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VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE AIRWAY EXPERTS — It starts with pulling on head-to-toe protective gear. Then comes a brisk walk down a hospital corridor, triple-gloved hands pushing a rattling anesthesia cart toward a door that leads to a frightened patient, gasping for air. Hundreds of times every week during this pandemic, doctors and nurses treating critically ill COVID-19 patients steel themselves for a procedure that remains anything but routine. By Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner. SENT: 880 words, photos, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-VACCINE MISINFORMATION — A coronavirus vaccine is still months or years away, but groups that peddle misinformation about immunizations are already taking aim, potentially eroding confidence in what could be humanity’s best chance to defeat the virus. By David Klepper and Beatrice Dupuy. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEDICARE — Seniors are at greater risk from COVID-19, and they now face added anxiety due to delays obtaining Medicare coverage. The delays stem from the closure of local Social Security offices to protect workers and the public during the pandemic. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar. SENT: 910 words, photo. Also see MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK below.
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YEMEN-DISAPPEARING WOMEN — Yemeni women are increasingly targeted by the Houthi rebels who rule the country’s north, especially as they grow more politically active. Hundreds of women have vanished into secret prisons where they are tortured and sometimes raped, according to former detainees and other activists. By Isabel Debre. SENT: 1,440 words, photos. An abridged version of 990 words is also available.
NORTH KOREA-KIM’S HEALTH — New rumors about Kim Jong Un pour in daily. The North Korean leader is dead. Or he’s very ill. Or maybe he’s just recuperating in his luxury compound. As speculation about his health builds, an underlying question looms for professional spies, outside policymakers, academics and curious news-consumers alike. By Foster Klug. SENT: 960 words, photos.
ECONOMY-GDP — The U.S. economy is now in a free-fall after beginning 2020 riding the crest of a record-long expansion with every expectation that its 11th year of growth would not be its last. By Economics Writer Martin Crutsinger. SENT: 630 words, photos.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK — In cities around the world, public transport systems are the key to getting workers back on the job and restarting devastated economies, yet everything from trains to buses to ferries to bicycles will have to be re-imagined for the coronavirus era. SENT: 1,020 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-MEAT — President Donald Trump orders meat processing plants to remain open amid concerns over growing coronavirus cases and the impact on the nation’s food supply. SENT: 990 words, photos, video. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-WASHINGTON — Trump says U.S. closer to testing international air travelers.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LIVES LOST-ITALIAN DOCTOR — The death of Dr. Roberto Stella comes to symbolize the plight of Italy’s family doctors, who were largely left on their own to tend to the first wave of COVID-19 patients at home as hospitals filled up. By Nicole Winfield. SENT: 950 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA — China, taking a step toward a return to business as normal, announces that its previously postponed national legislature session will be held in late May. SENT: 560 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOUTH AFRICA-BLIND BEGGARS — For about two dozen blind or otherwise disabled beggars, Johannesburg’s coronavirus lockdown is causing more suffering. SENT: 510 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-INDIA-MEDIA — India’s news publishers face a delicate balancing act as they look to offset financial losses from sinking ad sales with support from a government seeking to control the narrative on the coronavirus, sometimes by prosecuting journalists for reporting on the detrimental consequences of official pandemic policy. SENT: 900 words, photos.
CORONAVIRUS-RELIEF-IMMIGRANTS — The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund sues the federal government over its denial of coronavirus relief payments to U.S. citizens who are married to immigrants without social security numbers. SENT: 520 words, photo.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-TURKEY-US — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promises to stand in solidarity with the United States in its struggle against the coronavirus pandemic and as it recovers from the outbreak. SENT: 270 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-HONG KONG PROTESTS — Demonstrators chant pro-democracy slogans in a luxury mall in Hong Kong, the latest in a string of small but determined protests as the city’s coronavirus outbreak slows. SENT: 550 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-KOSOVO-STRANDED-ACTIVISTS — Two British climate activists were on an international bicycle and running tour to promote their green campaign when they got stuck in Kosovo because of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 530 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-AIRBUS — Airbus reports $515 million in losses in the first quarter, puts thousands of workers on furlough and seeks billions in loans to survive the coronavirus crisis. SENT: 570 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — With Chinese industries ramping up production, competing Indian businesses are urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to loosen India’s 5-week-old coronavirus lockdown when it comes up for review. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-AFRICA-CHINA-DEBT — African leaders are asking what China can do for them as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to destroy economies and wipe out some 20 million jobs across a continent where Beijing is both the top trading partner and top lender. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
GROUND GAME — AP’s coronavirus podcast, “Ground Game: Inside the Outbreak,” today looks at the AP’s “Lives Lost” feature, an ongoing series of stories remembering people who have died from the coronavirus. Listen to the podcast at https://appodcasts.com/category/ground-game/. Embed code is available on AP Coverage. Plan.
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INDIA-OBIT-IRRFAN KHAN — Irrfan Khan, of “Slumdog Millionaire”, “Life of Pi”, dies. SENT: 430 words, photos.
BRITAIN-JOHNSON-BABY — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, partner announce birth of a son. SENT: 440 words, photos.
TOKYO-VACCINE — IOC official disagrees COVID-19 vaccine needed for Olympics. SENT: 410 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDIA-PHOTO GALLERY — India photojournalist records life in quarantine. SENT: 420 words, photos.
SOUTH KOREA-FIRE — South Korea construction fire kills 36. SENT: 270 words, photos.
REALITY SHOW ACTOR-DEADLY WRECK — Reality TV star Ashley “Minnie" Ross dies in Georgia wreck. SENT: 190 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-AMASH — Rep. Amash exploring 2020 run for Libertarian nomination. SENT: 160 words, photo.
JOURNALIST-CHARGED-HACKING — Convict in L.A. Times hack again accused of attacking media. SENT: 270 words.
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ELECTION 2020-OHIO PRIMARY — Joe Biden wins Ohio’s presidential primary, which was less about the Democratic nomination and more about how states can conduct elections in the era of the coronavirus. SENT: 970 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS-MARYLAND — Democrat Kweisi Mfume easily wins a special election to finish the term of the late Elijah Cummings, retaking a Maryland congressional seat he held for five terms before leaving to lead the NAACP. SENT: 720 words, photos, video.
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TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBE — Newly released FBI records reveal the extent of communications between Roger Stone, a confidant of Trump, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. SENT: 700 words, photo.
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CHICAGO POLICE-TRANSIT SHOOTING-VIDEO — Extended security and body-cam video shows Chicago police shooting an unarmed short-order cook at the foot of a subway escalator and then again with his back turned to officers after they tried to stop him for violating a city ordinance by walking from one train car to another. By Legal Affairs Writer Michael Tarm. SENT: 700 words, photos, video.
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ISRAEL-INDEPENDENCE DAY — Israelis celebrate their Independence Day at home amid a nationwide lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 250 words, photos.
AFGHANISTAN — A suicide bomber targets a base belonging to Afghan special forces on the southern outskirts of the capital, Kabul, killing at least three civilians and wounding 15, officials say. SENT: 580 words, photos.
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FEDERAL RESERVE — With the U.S. economy gripped by its worst crisis since the 1930s, Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to offer sweeping assurances that they will act as needed to help prevent the damage from growing even worse. By Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber. SENT: 790 words, photo.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-LABOR — Front-line workers are staging job action after job action in their quest for protection from the coronavirus. SENT: 1,160 words, photos.
FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Global stocks gained after France and Spain joined governments that plan to ease anti-virus controls and allow businesses to reopen. By Business Writer Joe McDonald. SENT: 680 words, photos.
NYC-UNEMPLOYED-NEW-YORK-FASHION — The New York City fashion world is reeling from the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, laying off or furloughing workers. By Retail Writer Anne D’Innocenzio. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.
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FILM-THEATRICAL WINDOW CRACKS — Universal Pictures calls the “Trolls World Tour” digital release a success and suggests it may be the beginning of a sea change in how movies are released. Theater owners strenuously disagree. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 920 words, photos.
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SENIOR BOWL-DRAFT — NFL teams didn’t know when they left the Senior Bowl in January that they wouldn’t get all that much more time with prospects before the draft. By Sports Writer John Zenor. SENT: 600 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MID-LEVEL RECRUITS — The coronavirus pandemic has put AAU basketball on hold and left non-elite recruits in a tough spot. By Basketball Writer John Marshall. SENT: 730 words, photos.
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