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Adds ELECTION 2020-IOWA, OUSTED DIPLOMAT-AWARD, RELIGION-MATTHEW 25, FRANCE-SEXUAL CONSENT, BROWNS-GARRETT REINSTATED.
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TRUMP EMBOLDENED — In just one week since his acquittal on impeachment charges, President Donald 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 by 7 p.m., photos. With CONGRESS-BARR — Attorney General William Barr agrees to testify before the House Judiciary Committee as questions swirl about whether he intervened in the case of Roger Stone. SENT: 500 words, photo; CONGRESS-AFTER IMPEACHMENT — After impeachment: Congress adrift, oversight uncertain. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.
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 by 7 p.m., photos. With ELECTION 2020-IOWA — Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after caucus chaos. SENT: 600 words, photo.
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CHINA-OUTBREAK — Health officials in China say the number of new cases of the coronavirus in the country dropped for a second straight day. That's a possible glimmer of hope amid the outbreak that has infected over 45,000 people worldwide and killed more than 1,100. By Ken Moritsugu. SENT: 1,100 words, photos. With CHINA-OUTBREAK-CRUISE SHIP — Cruise ship barred by 4 governments set to dock in Cambodia. SENT: 615 words, photos; BOEING-VIRUS — Virus outbreak in China poses a new problem for Boeing SENT: 440 words, photo; CHINA-OUTBREAK-BUSINESS IMPACT — Virus worries force cancellation of major tech show in Spain. SENT: 820 words, photo.
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. SENT: 660 words, photos.
JUSSIE SMOLLETT-PROFILE — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has all but vanished from public view in the year since Chicago detectives accused him of paying two brothers to stage a racist and anti-gay attack on him because he was unhappy with his salary and wanted to promote his career. But Smollett was thrust back into the spotlight this week after a grand jury indicted him for a second time on charges of lying to the police, in a case that drew worldwide attention. By Tammy Webber. SENT: 750 words, photos. With JUSSIE SMOLLETT — Smollett case reopens arguments about race, class in Chicago. SENT: 700 words, photos.
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KOBE BRYANT-BURIAL — Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were buried Friday in a cemetery near the family's Southern California home, according to death certificates. SENT: 290 words, photos.
LONGEST SPACEFLIGHT — NASA's new record-setting astronaut says aside from sore muscles, she readjusting well to gravity after nearly 11 months in space. SENT: 280 words, photo.
MEDIA STREAMING — Streaming services like Netflix or Hulu account for 19% of television viewing in the U.S. now for people who have that capacity, virtually double what it was less than two years ago. SENT: 420 words.
OBIT-PAUL ENGLISH — A publicist for Willie Nelson says Paul English, Nelson's longtime drummer and the inspiration for Nelson's song “Me and Paul,” has died. He was 87.
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ELECTION 2020 — Democratic presidential candidates plot their paths forward into a primary expanding to include voters of color, while the party's establishment braces for a long and uncertain nomination fight ahead. SENT: 1,190 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-KLOBUCHAR — Amy Klobuchar hopes her strong third-place finish in New Hampshire signals growing momentum. SENT: 1,080 words, photos; ELECTION 2020-BLOOMBERG-TENNESSEE — Michael Bloomberg is on a two-day campaign swing through the South. SENT: 600 words, photos.
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 resonate with voters. SENT: 630 words, photos.
RELIGION-MATTHEW 25 — As Democrats running for president this year display increasing fluency with faith in their courtship of religious voters, one particular biblical passage is getting name-checked often: Matthew 25 and its exhortation to treat “the least of these" with kindness. SENT: 900 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. UPCOMING: 800 words by 8:30 p.m., photos.
OUSTED DIPLOMAT-AWARD — Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was removed by President Trump, receives an award for “excellence” in the conduct of diplomacy. SENT: 400 words, photos. With TRUMP-BUDGET DIRECTOR — A key White House figure in delaying aid to Ukraine reassures lawmakers that the Trump administration realizes it is required to spend money approved by Congress. SENT: 300 words, photos.
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 Trump's daughter written into law. SENT: 310 words, photos.
TRUMP-ECUADOR — President Trump says he's working on a trade deal with Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno. By SENT: 320 words, photo.
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FRANCE-SEXUAL CONSENT — Police raid a noted French publishing house in their investigation of an 83-year-old writer who celebrated pedophilia in his work as court proceedings open in another case against him. SENT: 400 words, photos.
SYRIA — A Syrian is killed and another is wounded when government supporters attack American troops and try to block their way as their convoy drives through an army checkpoint in northeastern Syria. SENT: 800 words, photos.
VATICAN-AMAZON — Pope Francis refuses to approve the ordination of married men or women as deacons to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon. SENT: 1,490 words, photos.
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BALTIMORE SHOOTING-OFFICERS INJURED — A shooting in Baltimore leaves a former state corrections officer who had been under investigation dead and two fugitive task force officers wounded, authorities say. SENT: 380 words, photos.
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 are asking. SENT: 1,420 words, photos.
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MEDICAL BILL WORRIES — A U.S. survey finds that a smaller proportion of people are in families struggling to pay medical bills. But the number isn't dropping like it used to. By Health Writer Tom Murphy. SENT: 350 words, photo.
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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, driving the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes to more record highs. SENT: 850 words, photo.
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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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BROWNS-GARRETT REINSTATED — The NFL reinstates Myles Garrett, the Browns' star defensive end, following his indefinite suspension for a vicious attack on Pittsburgh QB Mason Rudolph last season. SENT: 500 words, photos.
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