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BALTIMORE SHOOTING-OFFICERS INJURED — The U.S. Marshals Service says two law enforcement officers with a fugitive task force are injured and a suspect is dead following a shooting in Baltimore. SENT: 166 words.
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ELECTION 2020 — Democrats assess the fallout from the New Hampshire primary and prepare for a long nominating contest. Joe Biden tries to reassure donors that he still has a way forward, while Amy Klobuchar scrambles to build out an organization in upcoming voting states after a surprisingly strong finish. By Kathleen Hennessey. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 4 p.m. WITH: ELECTION SECURITY-NEVADA CAUCUS — Concerns have been growing that next week's Nevada caucuses could offer a repeat of the chaos that ensnared the Iowa vote. SENT: 1,120 words, photos. WITH: ELECTION 2020-KLOBUCHAR — After year of campaigning and a strong debate performance this week, Amy Klobuchar has broken into the top tier of Democrats candidates. SENT: 1,110 words, photos. WITH: ELECTION 2020-BLOOMBERG-TENNESSEE — Bloomberg campaigns in Tennessee, where early voting began Wednesday for the March 3 primary. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 4:30 p.m.
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ELECTION 2020-SANDERS-JITTERY DEMOCRATS — Democrats are becoming increasingly vocal about their fears that if Sen. Bernie Sanders wins the party’s presidential nomination he could cost the party its shot at winning back control of the Senate – or even its House majority. By Alan Fram and Nicholas Riccardi. UPCOMING: 850 words, photos by 4 p.m.
CONGRESS-AFTER IMPEACHMENT — It’s as if the impeachment of President Donald Trump never happened. One week after the historic undertaking closed, Congress is back at work both emboldened but also diminished by the outcome. By Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 5 p.m.
MILITARY KIDS-SEX ASSAULT — Congress’ watchdog agency finds that the Department of Defense should do more to help kids who have been abused on military installations, including those sexually assaulted by other children of service members. Lawmakers requested the report, which was released Wednesday, after an Associated Press investigation detailed how justice failed both victims and offenders in child-on-child sexual assaults on bases. By Justin Pritchard and Reese Dunklin. UPCOMING 900 words, photos by 5 p.m.
REL--VATICAN-AMAZON — Pope Francis refused to approve the ordination of married men or women as deacons to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon, sidestepping a fraught issue that has divided the Catholic Church and emboldened his conservative critics. By Nicole Winfield. SENT: 1,490 words, photos.
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BOY STABS-SISTER — Boy, 9, charged with attempted murder of 5-year-old sister. SENT: 190 words.
MEDIA STREAMING — Streaming services like Netflix or Hulu account for 19% of television viewing in the United States now for people who have that capacity, virtually double what it was less than two years ago.
KKK ROBE-BLACK MAN — Virginia authorities say a black man seen wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood at a Virginia shopping center told sheriff's deputies he was performing a social experiment. SENT: 165 words.
GERMANY MARRIAGE PROPOSAL — A German man's marriage proposal got a bigger audience than he had planned, after it showed up on an aerial picture used by Google Maps. SENT: 134 words.
HOTELS-BILKED — A crew of Rolls Royce-riding identity thieves who posed as rap industry figures scammed more than $100,000 from some of the South's most exclusive hotels, prosecutors say. SENT: 339 words.
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ELECTION 2020-PATRICK — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the last remaining African American candidate in a Democratic presidential field once defined by its diversity, ends his 2020 campaign after his late bid failed to catch fire or resonate with voters. His decision leaves just one other candidate of color, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Samoan American, in the Democratic contest. By Alexandra Jaffe. SENT: 600 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-COALITIONS — AP VoteCast surveys show emerging coalitions for the Democratic presidential candidates, with voters weighing a series of overlapping and clashing impulses about who stands the best chance of defeating President Trump. By Josh Boak and Hannah Fingerhut. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 5 p.m.
TRUMP-EMBOLDENED — In just one week since his acquittal on impeachment charges, President Trump is demonstrating his determination to assert an iron grip on government, pushing his Justice Department to ease up on friends, punishing foes and reaching back to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation as he dispenses grievances. By Aamer Madhani. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 5 p.m.
TRUMP-ECUADOR — President Trump holds talks with Ecuador’s president, the first time in nearly two decades that a chief of state from the small South American nation has met in Washington with a U.S. president. By Deb Riechmann. UPCOMING: 450 words, photos by 4 p.m. Developing from 2:45 p.m. meeting.
IVANKA TRUMP-WOMEN — A pair of senators — one Republican and one Democrat — are leading an effort to have a women's global development initiative spearheaded by President Donald Trump's daughter written into law. By Darlene Superville. SENT:310 words, photos.
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CHINA-OUTBREAK — The number of new cases in China has dropped for a second straight day in the viral outbreak that has infected about 45,000 people and killed more than 1,100. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. WITH: CHINA-OUTBREAK-CRUISE SHIP — Cruise ship barred by 4 governments set to dock in Cambodia. SENT: 615 words, photos.
CHINA OUTBREAK-RUSSIA-ESCAPEES — One patient jumped out of a hospital window to escape her quarantine and another managed to break out by disabling an electronic lock. Two Russian women who were kept in isolation for possible inflection by a new virus say they fled from their Russian hospitals this month because of uncooperative doctors and poor conditions. SENT: 900 words, photos.
SYRIA — A Syrian was killed and another was wounded when government supporters attacked American troops and tried to block their way as their convoy drove through an army checkpoint in northeastern Syria, prompting a rare clash, state media and activists reported. SENT: 800 words, photos.
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CLERGY-ABUSE-NEW-ORLEANS-SAINTS — Why would an NFL team, even one called the Saints, strike a behind-the-scenes alliance with the Roman Catholic Church on an issue as emotionally fraught as clergy sex abuse? It’s a question even die-hard Saints fans in this heavily Catholic city are asking, and the answer appears to lie in the powerful bond that the team's devoutly Catholic owner, Tom Benson, and his now-widow Gayle built for years with area church leaders. SENT: 1,420 words, photos.
JUSSIE SMOLLETT — Charging actor Jussie Smollett a second time for allegedly lying to police about a racist and anti-gay attack is reopening year-old arguments about the role race and class played, and what should be justice in the case. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 4 p.m. WITH: JUSSIE SMOLLETT-ATTACK-TIMELINE— Key moments since Jussie Smollett reported Chicago attack. SENT: 1,425 words, photos.
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CARP-INVASION — Wildlife officials in Kentucky open a new front in a 15-year battle to halt the advance of the Asian carp, which threaten to upend aquatic ecosystems, starve out native fish and wipe out endangered mussel and snail populations along the Mississippi River and dozens of tributaries. SENT: 1,240 words, photos, video, graphic.
MEDICAL BILL WORRIES — The proportion of people in families struggling to pay medical bills is down, but the number isn't dropping like it used to, according to a big government study. SENT: 384 words.
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FINANCIAL MARKETS — U.S. stocks marched higher and extended a rally as investors focus on the latest batch of mostly solid corporate earnings. SENT: 420 words, photos. UPCOMING: Will be updated through 5 p.m.
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BOOKS-BINGE-READING-JD ROBB - What's it like to read 50 books in five months? AP writer Sophia Rosenbaum did just that with the ``In Death'' series by J.D. Robb. Five lessons she learned. By Sophia Rosenbaum. SENT: 1,500 words, photo.
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BBN-DODGERS-BETTS & PRICE — The Dodgers introduce Mookie Betts and David Price, their acquisitions from Boston as part of a trade that dragged out for a week. By Beth Harris. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 6 p.m.
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