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YEMEN-HOUTHI-AID DEMAND — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have blocked half of the United Nations’ aid delivery programs in the war-torn country — a strong-arm tactic to force the agency to give them greater control over the massive humanitarian campaign, along with a cut of billions of dollars in foreign assistance, according to aid officials and internal documents obtained by The Associated Press. By Maggie Michael. SENT: 2,130 words, photos. With abridged.
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TRUMP-ATTORNEY GENERAL — Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him he’s considering quitting his post after President Donald Trump wouldn’t heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases, an administration official tells The Associated Press. By Michael Balsamo and Zeke Miller. SENT: 750 words, photo.
CHINA-OUTBREAK-JAPAN QUARANTINE — About 500 passengers leave the cruise ship Diamond Princess at the end of a much-criticized two-week quarantine aboard the vessel, docked in Japan, that failed to stop the spread of the new virus among passengers and crew. By Mari Yamaguchi and Foster Klug. SENT: 940 words, photos. With CHINA-OUTBREAK-AT A GLANCE. Also see MORE ON CHINA-OUTBREAK below.
ELECTION 2020-SANDERS – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is trying to quiet electability concerns by pointing to his winning track record in the Democratic presidential primary. Many Democrats remain skeptical of his viability in a general election against President Donald Trump, but as Sanders does well in early states, he's winning converts. By Nicholas Riccardi. SENT: 1,200 words, photos. With ELECTION-2020-IOWA — Sanders campaign to request recount of Iowa caucuses. Also see ELECTION 2020-DEBATE below.
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YEMEN-DRONES — A small instrument within drones that targeted the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry and those in the arsenal of Yemen's Houthi rebels match components recovered in downed Iranian drones in Afghanistan and Iraq, two reports say. By Jon Gambrell. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.
SYRIA — A Syrian commercial flight lands at Aleppo airport from Damascus, marking the resumption of domestic flights between Syria's two largest cities for the first time since 2012 — even as nearby, the government's onslaught continued with airstrikes reportedly hitting several rebel-held towns and villages. By Albert Aji. SENT: 870 words, photos.
TRUMP-BLAGOJEVICH — Rod Blagojevich returns home to Chicago, shaking hands and signing autographs after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption. By Michael Tarm. SENT: 1,210 words, photos, videos. With TRUMP-CLEMENCY — Trump goes on clemency spree, and the list is long; TRUMP-CLEMENCY-MUNOZ — Woman who got pardon push from Kardashian West helps friend.
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CHINA-OUTBREAK — Inspectors in protective suits go door-to-door in the epicenter of China's viral outbreak to try to find every infected person in the city hit worst by an epidemic that is showing signs of waning as new cases fell for a second straight day. SENT: 1,270 words, photos. With FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Global shares mostly rise while virus fears continue; CHINA-OUTBREAK-AT A GLANCE.
CHINA-OUTBREAK-DELIVERY-DRIVERS — Demand for online food vendors has surged since China’s government told the public to stay home as part of the most sweeping anti-disease controls ever imposed. By Business Writer Joe McDonald. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.
ASEAN-CHINA-OUTBREAK — China’s top diplomat arrives in Laos for an emergency meeting with counterparts from Southeast Asian countries, which have expressed alarm over a viral outbreak that started in China. SENT: 530 words, photos.
TOKYO-CHINA OUTBREAK — A respected Japanese virologist says if the Tokyo Olympics were tomorrow, the games probably couldn't be held because of the fast-spreading virus from China. By Sports Writer Stephen Wade. SENT: 640 words, photo.
CHINA-OUTBREAK-IRAN — Iranian authorities confirm two cases of the new virus, the first in the country, the semi-official ISNA news agency reports. SENT: 370 words, photo.
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ISRAEL-PEOPLE-PLACIDO DOMINGO — Israeli Opera to host Placido Domingo despite protest. SENT: 330 words, photo.
PHILIPPINES-HIDDEN BABY — U.S. woman who hid baby arrested in Philippines for kidnapping. SENT: 280 words, photos.
BRITAIN-SURGERY-VIOLIN — U.K. patient plays violin during unusual brain surgery. SENT: 250 words.
AIR-CANADA-MISSING-WHEEL — Air Canada jet lands safely in Toronto after losing a wheel. SENT: 220 words.
POLICE DATE-ATTEMPTED ROBBERY — Fowl play: Man's chicken restaurant robbery in Kentucky foiled by police. SENT: 200 words.
BOEING-FUEL-TANK-DEBRIS — Boeing finds a new issue with Max, debris in fuel tanks. SENT: 350 words.
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ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-QUESTIONS — The ninth Democratic debate is being held in Las Vegas, four days before the state's caucuses. Here are five questions ahead of the faceoff, and the first with Michael Bloomberg. SENT: 790 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-DEBATE — Bloomberg will confront the greatest test of his presidential campaign when he faces five Democratic rivals in a debate in Las Vegas that could fundamentally change the direction of the party’s 2020 nomination fight. By National Political Writer Steve Peoples. SENT: 1,200 words, photos. With ELECTION-2020-THE-LATEST.
TRUMP — Trump veers into politics during a briefing on preparations for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, criticizing the city's political leadership for failing to curtail its homelessness epidemic. SENT: 930 words, photos.
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ROBERT-DURST-MURDER-TRIAL — New York real estate heir Robert Durst is going on trial for murder five years after his arrest in an old California killing. SENT: 630 words, photos.
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN — Jurors are returning for a second day of deliberations in a rape trial that could send Harvey Weinstein to prison for the rest of his life. SENT: 380 words, photos.
MISSISSIPPI-SHOOTINGS — A witness testifies that a Mississippi man on trial in the 2017 shooting deaths of eight people showed up at her house the night of the killings and that he was carrying two rifles and told her that he had killed a sheriff's deputy. SENT: 510 words, photos.
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CHINA-US-REPORTERS CREDENTIALS — China says it has revoked the press credentials of three reporters for the U.S. newspaper Wall Street Journal over a headline for an opinion column deemed racist by the government. SENT: 850 words, photos.
IRAN-US — Iran’s foreign minister says that he believes his recent meeting with a U.S. senator has spooked the Trump administration because it was an opportunity to talk directly to “the American nation.” SENT: 350 words, photos.
VENEZUELA-RUSSIA-OIL SANCTIONS — The Trump administration wants to break up the blossoming alliance between Russia and Venezuela as part of its campaign to oust Hugo Chavez’s successor, Nicolás Maduro. SENT: 1,160 words, photos.
AUSTRALIA-MALAYSIAN PLANE — Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott claims the “top levels” of the Malaysian government long suspected the vanishing of a plane almost six years ago was a mass murder-suicide by the pilot. SENT: 570 words, photos.
ETHIOPIA-US-POMPEO — America's top diplomat asserts that South Africa's plan to permit expropriation of private property without compensation would be “disastrous” for the country's economy and its people. SENT: 560 words, photos. With SAUDI ARABIA-US-POMPEO — Pompeo to raise case of U.S. doctor on trial in Saudi Arabia.
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WHITNEY-HOUSTON-HOLOGRAM-TOUR — Eight years after her death, a holographic Whitney Houston will appear on the concert stage again, embarking on a European tour with U.S. dates expected to follow. By Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 810 words, photo.
SKOREA-PARASITE-BONG — Oscar-winning “Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho says the film's "biggest pleasure and the most significant meaning” to him is that it succeeded even though the audiences might feel uncomfortable with his explicit description of bitter wealth disparity in modern society. SENT: 730 words, photos.
OBIT-JA'NET-DUBOIS — Ja’Net DuBois, who played the vivacious neighbor Willona Woods on “Good Times” and composed and sang the theme song for “The Jeffersons,” has died. SENT: 660 words, photos.
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