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NEW/DEVELOPING

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TRUMP-RUSSIA-STONE — Federal prosecutors ask judge to sentence Trump confidant Roger Stone to serve between 7 and 9 years in prison. UPCOMING: Developing.

Adds NCAA-LOBBYING, OSCARS-PARASITE, KOBE BRYANT-FAMILY STATEMENT, TV-CONNERS-PRIMARY LIVE, TRUMP-GUNS, AIR FORCE-DRUG PROBE, CHARGERS-RIVERS, ELECTION 2020-WATCH.

ELECTION 2020-TRUMP — Rally in New Hampshire at 7 p.m.

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ONLY ON AP

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NCAA-LOBBYING — As Congress considers whether to allow college athletes to receive endorsement money, the NCAA and its allies spent nearly $1 million last year lobbying lawmakers to shape any reforms to the organization's liking. By Sports Writer Ben Nuckols. SENT: 1,100 words, photo.

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ELECTION 2020-NEW HAMPSHIRE — Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders take strikingly different approaches in the final hours before New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary. Sanders is embracing high expectations, while Biden is lowering them. By Kathleen Ronayne, Holly Ramer and Bill Barrow. SENT: 1,070 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-TRUMP — President Donald Trump is looking to get under Democrats' skin with a Monday night rally in New Hampshire. SENT: 700 words, photos. UPCOMING: 800 words after 7 p.m. rally.

CHINESE-HACKERS-EQUIFAX — The U.S. Justice Department says it has tracked a massive theft of Americans' personal information to the Chinese military. Four Chinese have been formally charged, though they are unlikely to ever face trial. By Eric Tucker and Michael Balsamo. SENT: 970 words, photos, video.

CHINA-OUTBREAK — More offices and stores in Beijing and other parts of China finally reopen after the Lunar New Year break was extended to discourage travel and contain the new coronavirus, but many workers and shoppers appear to stay home. Public health authorities are watching closely to see whether the return to business worsens the spread of the virus, which has infected more than 40,000 people globally and killed over 900, with the vast majority of cases in China. By Joe McDonald. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. With CHINA-OUTBREAK-AT A GLANCE, CHINA-OUTBREAK-EUROPE, CHINA-OUTBREAK-THE LATEST, CHINA-OUTBREAK-QUIET BEIJING-PHOTO PACKAGE (all sent).

CHINA OUTBREAK-BRITISH CARRIER — A middle-aged businessman from England who vacationed in the Alps illustrates how the ease of international travel is complicating global efforts to contain the new coronavirus that emerged in China. By Danica Kirka. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

TRUMP-BUDGET — President Trump unveils a $4.8 trillion election year budget plan that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs to promise a balanced budget in 15 years. That's while boosting the military and leaving Social Security and Medicare benefits untouched. By Andrew Taylor. SENT: 1,300 words, photos. With TRUMP-BUDGET-EPA — Trump calls for slashing funding for the Superfund hazardous waste program. SENT: 320 words, photo; TRUMP-BUDGET-HEALTH CARE — Trump’s budget signals steep cuts to Medicaid and “Obamacare.” SENT: 590 words, photo; TRUMP-BUDGET-CAREER EDUCATION — Trump proposes a $900 million increase in spending for career and technical education. SENT: 780 words, photo; TRUMP-BUDGET-HIGHLIGHTS (sent)

OSCARS-PARASITE — Does “Parasite,” in becoming the first non-English film to win best picture at the Academy Awards, herald a new international age for the Oscars and for Hollywood? The U.S. film industry is much more accustomed to sending its movies around the world than receiving them. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 1,100 words, photos. With OSCARS-RATINGS — The Academy Awards hit an all-time low in the ratings. SENT: 440 words, photos.

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KOBE BRYANT-FAMILY STATEMENT — Vanessa Bryant expresses grief and anger in an Instagram post as she copes with the deaths of her husband Kobe Bryant, their daughter Gigi and seven other people in a helicopter crash. SENT: 300 words, photo.

TV-CONNERS-PRIMARY LIVE — "The Conners" is airing a live episode Tuesday that will incorporate updates from the New Hampshire primary and what the producer says is a key message: participate in the political process. UPCOMING: 600 words by 7 p.m., photos.

TRUMP-GUNS — Two years after the Parkland school shooting in Florida, President Trump meets with some of the families of the victims. UPCOMING: 500 words by 7 p.m., photos.

AIR FORCE-DRUG PROBE — Air Force officials say airmen responsible for security at a strategic nuclear missile base are under investigation for marijuana use. SENT: 410 words, photo.

CHARGERS-RIVERS — Philip Rivers' record-setting career with the Los Angeles Chargers is over. SENT: 600 words, photos.

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MORE ON THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY

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ELECTION 2020-GENERATIONAL CHANGE — New Hampshire voters are poised Tuesday to re-order the field of Democratic presidential candidates. By National Political Writer Steve Peoples. SENT: 1,170 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020-WATCH — On eve of New Hampshire, is Mayor Pete for real? SENT: 830 words, photos.

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ELECTION 2020-IOWA — Bernie Sanders' and Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaigns file requests for a partial recanvass of the results of Iowa's Democratic caucuses. SENT: 650 words, photos. With COUNTERINTELLIGENCE-STRATEGY — Top counterintelligence official says he's concerned that Russia or other foreign adversaries could exploit the chaos of the Iowa caucuses. SENT: 750 words, photo; ELECTION 2020-NO IOWA WINNER-AP EXPLAINS — Why isn't there a winner of Iowa's Dem caucuses? SENT: 1,200 words, photos.

NONCITIZEN VOTING — A mistake in Illinois’ automatic voter registration system could mean deportation, criminal charges or both for a handful of immigrants who cast ballots. SENT: 1,100 words, photos. This is the Tuesday spotlight.

TRUMP-TROPHY HUNTING — Facing significant legal challenges, the Trump administration disbands its advisory board created to help boost trophy hunting. SENT: 900 words, photo.

MELANIA TRUMP — Melania Trump asks spouses of the nation's governors to address cyberassault. SENT: 380 words, photos.

REFUGEE BANS-SETTLEMENT — The Trump administration agrees to speed up the immigration cases of some former interpreters for the U.S. military in Iraq. SENT: 520 words, photos.

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SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN — In the strongest defense testimony yet, a Mexican model and actress denies a Harvey Weinstein accuser’s claim that she stood by and did nothing while the once-powerful movie mogul groped her in a Beverly Hills hotel in 2013. SENT: 690 words, photos.

WALMART-SHOOTING-ARKANSAS — Two police officers are wounded and a gunman is killed in an exchange of gunfire at a Walmart store in Forrest City in eastern Arkansas, authorities say. SENT: 540 words, photos.

CHICAGO VIOLENCE — Chicago records nine homicides between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Sunday, a weekend police say is the deadliest of the year. SENT: 330 words.

FIRES-BLACK CHURCHES — An aspiring ‘black metal’ musician who was arrested in a series of fires set at African American churches in Louisiana pleads guilty to four federal criminal counts. SENT: 300 words, photo.

TUBMAN-DOUGLASS-STATUES — At a time when states are debating the removal of Confederate monuments, Maryland is adding bronze statues of two of the state's famous black historical figures to the Maryland State House. SENT: 600 words.

AMERICAN SAMOA-CITIZENSHIP — The American Samoa government says it will appeal a ruling granting U.S. citizenship to those born in the territory. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.

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INTERNATIONAL

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THAILAND-SHOOTING — Authorities in northern Thailand begin releasing bodies to relatives after security forces cornered and killed a soldier who carried out the country's worst mass shooting in an hourslong siege at a shopping mall. SENT: 570 words, photos, video. With THAILAND-SHOOTING-SECURITY LAPSE — It's still unclear how a Thai soldier managed to steal heavy weapons from an army base which he then used to kill 29 people. SENT: 860 words, photos.

IRELAND-ELECTION — Ireland braces for weeks of political uncertainty after an earth-shaking election that saw the Irish Republican Army-linked party Sinn Fein — long shunned by its bigger rivals — take the largest share of votes. SENT: 970 words, photos.

GERMANY POLITICS — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's designated successor unexpectedly throws in the towel. SENT: 410 words, photos.

SYRIA — Turkey said it has retaliated after "intense" shelling by Syrian forces killed five of its soldiers. SENT: 940 words, photos.

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CLOTHING RENTAL — Renting clothes could be the future of fashion — or it could just be a fad. By Retail Writer Anne D'Innocenzio. SENT: 990 words, photos.

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ALZHEIMER DRUGS — Two experimental drugs failed to prevent or slow mental decline in a study of people who are virtually destined to develop Alzheimer's disease at a relatively young age. By Chief Medical Writer Marilynn Marchione. SENT: 960 words, photo.

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DOG SHOW-NOT JUST FOR SHOW — The Westminster Kennel Club's green carpet might spotlight manicured, pedigreed dogs, but the canine competitors aren't just for show. SENT: 970 words, photos.

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