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ELECTION 2020 — Defiant as ever, Mike Bloomberg is sending a pointed message to critics in both parties who seized on his underwhelming debate debut: He’s not going anywhere. By Steve Peoples and Lindsay Whitehurst. UPCOMING: 800 words by 5 p.m., photos, video. WITH: ELECTION 2020-BLOOMBERG — Mike Bloomberg is caught in the crosshairs of a cultural moment that he does not appear ready to adapt to. Sexual harassment NDAs are out of vogue now in the MeToo era, but Bloomberg is leaning on the fact that they were “consensual” to argue they should stand. UPCOMING: 900 words by 6 p.m., photos.
ELECTION 2020-WARREN __ Elizabeth Warren is coming off a strong debate performance with a new challenge: maintaining momentum. By Will Weissert. UPCOMING 800 words, photos by 5 p.m., photos, video.
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ROGER STONE — Trump loyalist and ally Roger Stone is sentenced to more than three years in federal prison, following an extraordinary move by Attorney General William Barr to back off his Justice Department's original sentencing recommendation. The sentence came amid President Donald Trump's unrelenting defense of his longtime confidant that led to a mini-revolt inside the Justice Department and allegations the president interfered in the case. By Ashraf Khalil, Mark Sherman and Michael Balsamo. SENT: 1180 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing, 1100 words by 5 p.m., photos, video.
TRUMP-INTELLIGENCE — President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the nation’s intelligence community is an unorthodox choice. Richard Grenell becomes acting Director of National Intelligence with less national-security experience than previous holders of the position. He’s also been an unusually outspoken diplomat as U.S. ambassador to Germany and he’ll a short-timer, required under the law to serve less than a year in a position leading an intelligence community frequently dismissed as “the deep state” by the president and his supporters. By Ben Fox. UPCOMING: 750 words by 4 p.m., photos. WITH: TRUMP-INTELLIGENCE-CREDENTIALS-GLANCE — A look at the past directors of intelligence. UPCOMING: 250 words by 4 p.m., photo.
SUPREME COURT-BACK TO WORK — For a Supreme Court that says it has an allergy to politics, the next few months might require a lot of tissues. The court is poised to issue campaign-season decisions in the full bloom of spring in cases dealing with President Donald Trump's tax and other financial records, abortion, LGBT rights, immigration, guns, church-state relations and the environment. By Mark Sherman. SENT: 1078 words, photo.
GERMANY-SHOOTING — A 43-year-old German who posted a manifesto calling for the “complete extermination” of many “races or cultures in our midst” shot and killed nine people of foreign background, most of them Turkish, in an attack on a hookah bar and other sites in a Frankfurt suburb, authorities said. He was later found dead at his home along with his mother, and authorities said they were treating the rampage as an act of domestic terrorism. By David McHugh, David Rising and Frank Jordans. SENT: 1,135 words, photos.
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CHINA-OUTBREAK —Chinese health officials expressed new optimism over a deadly virus outbreak while authorities in South Korea’s fourth-largest city urged residents to hunker down as fears nagged communities far from the illness’ epicenter. SENT: 715 words, photos.
CHINA-OUTBREAK-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE — Did an artificial-intelligence program alert the world to the coronavirus outbreak before medical experts could? Kind of, sort of, maybe not really -- and even at best it was a narrow technical win. Still, it's a indication of the growing usefulness of AI tools that can supplement the work of global health authorities in tracking emerging epidemics. SENT: 1,070 words, photos.
AP POLL-CHINA OUTBREAK — A wide share of Americans are at least moderately confident in U.S. health officials’ ability to handle emerging viruses, and more express concern about catching the flu than catching the new coronavirus, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. SENT: 800 words, photos.
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OBIT-HAIR CLUB FOR MEN FOUNDER — Hair Club for Men founder Sy Sperling — and client - dies in Florida at age 78. SENT: 400 words.
ST. LOUIS ZOO-MONKEY — The St. Louis Zoo has a new resident, and boy is he cute. The zoo announced the birth of Teak, a black and white colobus monkey. SENT: 250 words, photos.
COLUMBUS SHIPS-REPLICAS — Replicas of Christopher Columbus' Niña and Pinta ships have arrived at a harbor on Mississippi's Gulf Coast. SENT: 275 words, photos, video.
ETHIOPIA-LOOTED CROWN — A rare and looted crown from the 18th century has been returned to Ethiopia after it was discovered in the Netherlands two decades ago. SENT: 360 words, photos.
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TRUMP — Not long after a raucous Democratic debate jumbled the race, President Trump’s motorcade rolled down the Las Vegas Strip early Thursday and froze everything in place. He’d love to keep it that way. The president is exuding reelection confidence on his four-day western swing and can’t resist delivering running commentary against the Democrats trying to replace him. SENT: 865 words, photos.
TRUMP-COATES — Victoria Coates, a top official on the National Security Council, is being reassigned amid fallout over the identity of the author of the inside-the-White House tell-all book by “Anonymous.” SENT: 340 words.
TRUMP-ECONOMIC REPORT — A new White House report says the U.S. economy is growing faster than expected, even though the annual gains of 3% that President Donald Trump promised to voters have yet to be achieved. SENT: 470 words, photos.
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DAMS-LEGACY OF NEGLECT-MISSING PLANS — Heavy rains and recent flooding across the Southeastern U.S. have highlighted a potential public safety concern for some dams. An Associated Press review has identified hundreds of high-hazard dams in the South that lack formal emergency action plans. Such plans typically include maps showing which areas could flood if a dam fails, as well as phone numbers for emergency personnel and addresses of homes that might need to be evacuated. SENT: 1,150 words, photos.
CALIFORNIA-JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT-APOLOGY — California lawmakers will approve a resolution formally apologizing for the state's role in carrying out the federal government's internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. UPCOMING: 700 words by 3 p.m., photos.
VISA RESTRICTIONS-FAMILY — Confusion, sorrow and outrage are rippling across some immigrant communities after the announcement of a Trump administration policy that is expected to all but shut down family-based immigration from four countries. The policy will affect migrants from Myanmar, Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan and Eritrea. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.
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SYRIA — Two Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike in northwestern Syria, Turkey said, after an attack by Ankara-backed opposition forces that targeted Syrian government troops.The deaths came after the Turkish president threatened to expand his nation's involvement in Syria if another one of his troops were hurt. At least 15 Turkish soldiers have been killed in Syria this month. SENT: 780 words, photos.
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — Israeli prosecutors say they are opening a criminal investigation into the failed start-up of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's challenger, shaking up what has already been a tumultuous election campaign. SENT: 800 words, photos.
BRITAIN-MOSQUE STABBING — A man was stabbed during afternoon prayers at one of London's biggest mosques, and police officers detained another man on suspicion of attempted murder. The city's Metropolitan Police force said detectives investigating the stabbing do not think it was terror-related. Police did not speculate on a possible motive. SENT: 335 words, photos.
SOUTH SUDAN-NEW GOVERNMENT — South Sudan’s rival leaders announced they have agreed to form a coalition government just two days before the deadline, a breakthrough after months of delays and a major step in the emergence from a five-year civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people in the world’s youngest nation. SENT: 585 words, photo.
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MED-FLU VACCINE — It may be a bad flu season for kids, but early signs suggest the vaccine is working OK. The vaccine has been more than 50% effective in preventing flu illness severe enough to send a child to the doctor's office, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Health experts consider that pretty good. SENT: 400 words, photos.
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MORGAN STANLEY-E-TRADE — Morgan Stanley, the investment bank for millionaires, big business and megamergers, is buying E-Trade Financial, the online brokerage that encouraged waves of regular investors to get into the market with ads featuring its talking spokesbaby. By Stan Choe, Ken Sweet and Michelle Chapman. SENT: 745 words, photos.
VICTORIA'S SECRET-SALE — Victoria's Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels prancing around in their bras and oversized angel wings, is being sold as women increasingly look for styles that more realistically fit their body type. By Michelle Chapman and Anne D'innocenzio. SENT: 685 words, photos.
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MEDIA-BLOOMBERG NEWS - Three months after Bloomberg News tried to thread the needle with a plan for covering a presidential campaign where company founder Mike Bloomberg is a candidate, its journalists are learning how hard that can be. By AP Media Writer David Bauder. UPCOMING: 1,200 words by 3 p.m., photos.
TV-BLACK IN SPACE - A new documentary looks at the final frontier of civil rights: getting black astronauts into space amid segregation, discrimination and the Cold War. “Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier” is scheduled to air Monday on the Smithsonian Channel. By Russell Contreras. SENT: 690 words, photos.
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FBN--NFL LABOR — NFL owners discuss a proposed labor agreement, with the current one to expire in 13 months. Among the issues under consideration: longer season, expanded rosters, more player money, extra bye week, reduced preseason. By Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Meeting started about 2 p.m.
OLY--LAKE PLACID-THE MIRACLE ON ICE — On Feb. 22, 1980, the U.S. upset the mighty Soviets in Olympic hockey, a breathtaking moment freighted with Cold War tension. After four decades, few are willing to stop talking about the Miracle on Ice, perhaps the greatest David over Goliath moment in sports. By Tim Reynolds. UPCOMING: 850 words by 5 p.m., photos. With an AP Was There, the original AP story of the 4-3 U.S. victory.
BBO--SPRING STANDOUTS — Giancarlo Stanton's booming bat was missing from the Yankees' lineup for much of 2019 because of injuries. His at-bats will be under greater scrutiny this spring, as will that of other veterans when exhibition games begin this weekend. UPCOMING: 600 words by 4 p.m., photos.
HKN--TRADE FRENZY — The NHL trade deadline is Monday, but buyers and sellers are already in on the action. Los Angeles has dealt almost all its movable assets, Washington struck quickly to get the best defenseman on the market and the intensity grows for more trades. By Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno. UPCOMING: 600 words by 6 p.m., photos.
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