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HIGHLIGHTING

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ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-BLOOMBERG (sent)

BULGER-JUROR-LSD (sent)

BOY SCOUTS-BANKRUPTCY (sent)

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN (sent, developing)

CHINA-OUTBREAK (sent)

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WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

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SEVERE WEATHER-SOUTH — Forecasters say heavy rains are again expected in parts of the flood-ravaged South, prolonging the misery in neighborhoods surrounded by water. SENT: 225 words, photos, videos.

ITALY ANTIQUITIES — Archaeologists excavating the Roman Forum have discovered an underground shrine dedicated to Romulus, the founder of the ancient city. SENT: 150 words.

CAPTIVE LESSONS-RACISM — Court records say an Iowa man made a woman watch the miniseries “Roots and told her it would make her better understand her racism. SENT: 135 words.

PLYMOUTH ROCK VANDALIZED — Police are investigating a vandalism spree that left the famous Plymouth Rock covered in graffiti. SENT: 200 words, photo, video.

BRITAIN-BORIS JOHNSON-DIVORCE — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, estranged wife reach financial settlement. SENT: 120 words, photo.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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BORDER WALL-WAIVED LAWS — The Trump administration says it will waive 10 federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Among them: requirements for having open competition, justifying selections and receiving all bonding from a contractor before any work can begin. SENT: 460 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-BLOOMBERG— Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has qualified for the upcoming Democratic presidential debate, marking the first time he’ll stand alongside the rivals he has so far avoided by bypassing the early voting states and using his personal fortune to define himself through television ads. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll published Tuesday shows Bloomberg with 19% support nationally in the Democratic nominating contest. SENT: 660 words, photo.

TRUMP — President Donald Trump sets out on a rare four-day Western swing mixing politics and policy. UPCOMING: 600 words by 7 p.m., photos.

KAREN PENCE — Karen Pence has no shortage of projects. The wife of Vice President Mike Pence promotes the healing power of art therapy and help for military spouses. She's into honeybees and supports sister cities. She's a watercolorist who designs the family's annual Christmas card and teaches art at a religious elementary school. SENT: 880 words, photo.

TRUMP-CORRESPONDENTS DINNER — Kenan Thompson of “Saturday Night Live” and Hasan Minhaj of Netflix’s “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” will headline this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25. The White House hasn’t said if President Donald Trump will attend, but Trump has skipped the dinner throughout his presidency. SENT: 290 words, photo.

TRUMP-CALIFORNIA WATER WARS — President Donald Trump visits wealthy California farmers in their Republican Central Valley stronghold, promoting administration deals that give corporate agricultural interests far stronger say over who gets scarce water. UPCOMING: 800 words by 4:30 p.m., photos.

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NATIONAL

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ONLY ON AP

BULGER-JUROR-LSD — A juror in the murder and racketeering trial for the notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger says she regrets voting in 2013 to convict him for murder. Janet Uhlar's regret comes from revelations that Bulger was an unwitting participant in a secret CIA experiment called MK-ULTRA, in which doctors gave him the powerful hallucinogen, LSD, without his knowledge while he was in prison. By Michael Rezendes. SENT: 1,830 words, photos. With abridged.

BOY SCOUTS-BANKRUPTCY — Barraged by hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy protection in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the hallowed, 110-year-old organization to carry on. By National Writer David Crary. SENT: 1,140 words, photos.

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN — A jury is expected to begin deliberations Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein's trial after often-emotional testimony from multiple women who accused him of sexual assault. The panel of five women and seven men will begin to weigh the evidence that Weinstein raped a woman in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and forcibly performed oral sex on another woman, TV and film production assistant Mimi Haleyi, in 2006. SENT: 350 words, photos, developing.

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INTERNATIONAL

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ISRAEL-POLITICS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will begin on March 17, an Israeli court said. Netanyahu is charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust under a number of cases in which he is alleged to have accepted lavish gifts from billionaire friends and exchanged regulatory favors for more positive media coverage. SENT: 200 words, photos, developing.

RELIGION-IRAQ-AFTER AL-SISTANI — Iraq’s top Shiite cleric, the larger-than-life Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani turns 90 this year, and when he recently had surgery it sent chills around the country. What happens when al-Sistani is gone? SENT: 1,600 words, photos.

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

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CHINA-OUTBREAK — A hospital director who helped lead the fight against China's new virus has become one of its victims. Liu Zhiming had mobilized all the resources of his hospital in Wuhan city, at the center of the outbreak, as thousands of patients arrived each day. Liu is at least the seventh health worker to die of the disease among the more than 1,700 who have become sick. By Yanan Wang. SENT: 1,120 words, photos.

CHINA OUTBREAK-FAILED QUARANTINE — An extraordinary two-week quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship ends Wednesday, with thousands of passengers and crew set to disembark over the next several days in the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo. A growing number of scientists, however, say the ship served as an incubator for a worrying new virus from China instead of a quarantine facility meant to prevent the worsening of an outbreak that has sickened tens of thousands. By Maria Cheng and Mari Yamaguchi. SENT: 1,170 words, photos.

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BUSINESS/ECONOMY

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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street after Apple said it would fail to meet its revenue forecast for the current quarter due to the impact of the virus outbreak in China. SENT: 680 words, photos.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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TV-FRESH OFF THE BOAT - After six seasons, “Fresh Off the Boat” will make its final voyage Friday. After having passed 100 episodes, the Huangs will live on in syndication. By Terry Tang. UPCOMING, 940 words, photos.

ELTON JOHN-PNEUMONIA — Elton John canceled his two remaining New Zealand shows late Tuesday as he continued to suffer from a bout of pneumonia. The shows have been rescheduled for next year. Earlier this week, John needed to cut short a performance in Auckland after he lost his voice and needed medical help on stage. SENT: 545 words, photo.

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SPORTS

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CAR--NASCAR-DAYTONA 500 — In a single thrilling lap around NASCAR's most storied track, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman displayed the risks and rewards of the dangerous sport they both love. Hamlin won his second consecutive Daytona 500 and third in five years on Monday night as he surged past Newman on the final lap of a second overtime shootout. The win came as Newman's car was turned hard into the wall, then flipped onto its roof, where he was helpless as he was hit in the driver's side by another car. By Jenna Fryer. UPCOMING: 950 words, photos by 3 a.m.

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