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ELECTION 2020 — Last polls close in New Hampshire at 8 p.m.
DOG SHOW — Best in show about 11 p.m.
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ELECTION 2020-IOWA MESS — Democratic Party leaders and activists describe widespread missteps in planning and implementation that made the Iowa caucuses a historic disaster. They blame bad decisions by party officials, technology failures and poor communication for the mess that humiliated Democrats and undermined confidence in the results. Key mistakes include a smartphone app, a phone hotline and the Iowa Democratic Party's decision to wait nearly a full day before releasing any results. By Ryan J. Foley. SENT: 1,700 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-VOTECAST — New Hampshire Democrats headed into Tuesday’s primary with a focus on matters of fairness, with just over 1 in 10 saying they were “very confident” that their party’s process for choosing a presidential nominee is fair. By Josh Boak and Hannah Fingerhut. SENT: 510 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-VOTECAST-GLANCE — Voters are angry and eager to pick the candidate most likely to oust President Donald Trump. SENT: 730 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020 — Bernie Sanders fights for Democratic front-runner status as New Hampshire primary voters stream to the polls, while Pete Buttigieg hopes to seize the backing of his party's establishment with a strong finish. By Steve Peoples, Kathleen Ronayne and Hunter Woodall. SENT: 1,190 words, photo. UPCOMING: Developing through the evening. Last polls close at 8 p.m., 1,290 words by 9 p.m., photos, video, audio. With ELECTION 2020-TAKEAWAYS — Big winners and losers. UPCOMING: 900 words by 11 p.m., photos; ELECTION 2020-ANALYSIS — Where do the candidates go from here? UPCOMING: 1,000 words, photos by 11:30 p.m.
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TRUMP-RUSSIA-STONE — Four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone quit the case after the Justice Department says it will take the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it would seek for President Trump's longtime ally and confident. By Michael Balsamo. SENT: 1,150 words, photo, photos.
WHO-VIRUS MEETING — The World Health Organization convenes outside experts to try to speed the development of tests, treatments and vaccines against the new coronavirus as doctors on the front lines experiment with various drugs in hopes of saving patients' lives in the meantime. By Jamey Keaten and Maria Cheng. SENT: 760 words, photos. With CHINA-OUTBREAK — WHO director-general announces new name for the virus — COVID-19. SENT: 1,160 words, photos; CHINA OUTBREAK-US EVACUEES — Nearly 200 evacuees prepare to end quarantine at California military base. SENT: 560 words, photos; CHINA-OUTBREAK-CRUISE-Q&A — How coronavirus is impacting cruises and passengers. SENT: 950 words, photo; CHINA-OUTBREAK-AT A GLANCE (sent).
SUDAN — Authorities in Sudan agree to hand over ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court to face trial on charges of war crimes and genocide, a top Sudanese official says, in a deal with rebels to surrender all those wanted in connection with the Darfur conflict in which up to 300,000 people were killed and 2.7 million were driven from their homes. By Samy Magdy. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-BLOOMBERG — Mike Bloomberg is under fire for resurfaced comments in a 2015 audio recording in which he says the way to bring down murder rates is to "put a lot of cops" in minority neighborhoods because that's where "all the crime is." The comments came in defense of his past support for the controversial "stop and frisk" policing tactic that disproportionately affected minorities. By Alexandra Jaffe. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.
FAITH IN THE WORKPLACE — It has become standard practice for U.S. corporations to assure employees of support regardless of their race, gender or sexual orientation. There’s now an intensifying push to ensure that companies are similarly supportive and inclusive when it comes to employees’ religious beliefs. By National Writer David Crary. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.
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DOG SHOW — Dogdom’s big day concludes with the Westminster Kennel Club’s best in show at Madison Square Garden. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos. Best in show about 11 p.m.
SAMSUNG-NEW PHONES — Samsung unveils a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, its second attempt to sell consumers on phones with bendable screens and clamshell designs. SENT: 550 words, photos.
CHINA-OUTBREAK-NO MAIL — Postal operators say the suspension of flights to slow the spread of a deadly new virus is having a major impact on the global flows of letters and parcels. SENT: 515 words, photos.
SOUTH AFRICA–OBIT-JOSEPH SHABALALA — Joseph Shabalala, the founder of the South African, Grammy-Award-winning music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, has died at age 78. SENT: 260 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-WARREN — Elizabeth Warren still “has a plan” for everything. She’s just trying to put a more personal face on them. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-TRUMP-FACT CHECK — President Trump is telling a skewed story when he boasts about workers who've seen their personal retirement savings nearly double under his administration. SENT: 560 words, photo.
KLOBUCHAR-JUVENILE LIFER — As voters made their way to the New Hampshire polls, Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar faced pointed questions about her oversight of a high-profile murder case in which a black teen was sentenced to life after a flawed police investigation. SENT: 370 words, photo.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM — Momentum builds toward the creation of a museum dedicated to American women's history in Washington after the House passes a bill to establish the museum inside the Smithsonian network. SENT: 400 words, photo.
TRUMP-SPAIN — President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will host a state dinner in April for King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain. SENT: 430 words, photo.
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JUSSIE SMOLLETT — A grand jury returns a six-count indictment accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police when he reported a racist and homophobic attack last year, a special prosecutor announces.
SCHOOL LOCKDOWN DRILLS — The nation's two largest teachers unions want schools to revise or eliminate active shooter drills, asserting that they can harm students' mental health and that there are better ways to prepare for the possibility of a school shooting. SENT: 440 words, photos.
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN — The defense rests its case in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial, relying on just a few witnesses to supplement aggressive cross-examination as they aim to undercut his accusers. SENT: 730 words, photos.
FETAL REMAINS-DOCTOR — More than 2,400 fetuses found last year at the suburban Chicago home of one of the Midwest's most prolific abortion doctors will be buried Wednesday in Indiana, a state with some of the nation's toughest anti-abortion laws. SENT: 920 words, photos.
BOY SCOUTS-ABUSE SURVIVORS — On the brink of bankruptcy due to sex-abuse litigation, the Boy Scouts of America issues a new apology to survivors of abuse. By National Writer David Crary. SENT: 610 words, photos.
SOUTHERN STORMS-FLOODING — A Tennessee hillside collapses, roads are flooded and rivers are rising across the Southeast after a day of heavy rains. SENT: 610 words, photos.
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UNITED STATES-AFGHANISTAN — The United States and the Taliban are poised to agree to a temporary reduction in violence in Afghanistan — a move that could lead to all-Afghan negotiations aimed at finding a political solution to end the decades-long conflict. SENT: 620 words, photos.
THAILAND-SHOOTING TEMPLE — A rogue soldier whose rampage left 29 people dead and dozens more injured in northeastern Thailand terrorized a Buddhist temple on his way to a shopping mall where he held people hostage in a nearly 16-hour siege. SENT: 730 words photos. With THAILAND-SHOOTING — Army commander says soldier in shooting rampage had not been treated fairly in a land deal. SENT: 625 words, photos.
SYRIA — Rebels shoot down a Syrian military helicopter in northern Syria, killing its crew members in a fiery crash. SENT: 910 words, photos.
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T-MOBILE-SPRINT — A federal judge clears a path for T-Mobile to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion, citing T-Mobile's track record in promoting competition, even as legal scholars and consumer advocates warn about higher phone bills. By Technology Writer Tali Arbel. SENT: 1,015 words, photos.
BIG TECH-ANTITRUST — The Federal Trade Commission demands detailed information from Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Google's parent Alphabet Inc. on acquisitions of smaller companies dating to 2010. SENT: 670 words, photo.
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BRAIN RESEARCH-VOLUNTEERS — People with epilepsy are contributing in surprising ways to research into the brain. SENT: 1,260 words, photos, video.
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BOOKS-PUBLISHING DIVERSITY — As debate rages around “American Dirt,” the bestselling novel criticized for its portrait of Mexican life and culture, publishers pledge to change a historically white industry as critics question whether it can truly transform. By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 1,250 words, photos.
FILM-THE HUNT — Universal Pictures says that it will release the social satire “The Hunt,” a film it canceled in the wake of criticism about its premise of “elites” hunting people for sport in red states. SENT: 240 words, photos.
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SPRING TRAINING — Baseball ends its long winter of cheating scandals and salary dumps, with the opening of the first spring training camps. UPCOMING: 700 words by 7 p.m., photos.
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