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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 6:30 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 sentencing set off a parlor game of speculation in Washington, with many wondering when — not if — President Donald Trump would grant Stone a pardon. But Trump, who issued 11 high-profile pardons earlier this week, said he was holding off for now. SENT: 1300 words, photos, video.
TRUMP-INTELLIGENCE -- President Donald Trump has made an unconventional pick to oversee America’s spy agencies: an unusually undiplomatic ambassador who has had little intelligence experience. The appointment of Richard Grenell, an outspoken Trump loyalist, as acting director of national intelligence does little to heal the president’s fraught relations with an intelligence community he has derided as part of the “deep state” of entrenched bureaucrats that seek to undermine his agenda. By Ben Fox. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. WITH: TRUMP-INTELLIGENCE-CREDENTIALS-GLANCE — A look at the past directors of intelligence. SENT: 250 words., 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 German who shot and killed nine people of foreign background in a rampage that began at a hookah bar frequented by immigrants had posted an online rant calling for the “complete extermination” of many “races or cultures in our midst,” authorities said Thursday. By David McHugh, David Rising and Frank Jordans. SENT: 1,135 words, photos. WITH: GERMANY-SHOOTING-THE TOWN: The German town of Hanau, a longtime immigrant destination with decades of coexistence between people of different origins, residents fear their community was targeted after a gunman shot and killed nine people of foreign background. SENT: 950 words, photos.
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CHINA-OUTBREAK
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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: 750 words, photos.
CHINA OUTBREAK-US QUARANTINE — Four Americans who tested positive for the virus that caused an outbreak in China will be treated at a hospital in Spokane, Washington. SENT: 440 words.
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.
OBIT-LARRY TESLER — The Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as “cut,” “copy” and “paste” has died. Larry Tesler was 74. SENT: 250 words.
ELECTION 2020-SANDERS-HOUSES — Can a socialist own a summer house? That's the question unabashed capitalist billionaire Mike Bloomberg — who himself owns about a dozen homes — posed as he tried to brand Sen. Bernie Sanders a hypocrite in Wednesday night's fiery Democratic presidential primary debate. SENT: 550 words, photo.
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.
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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.
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN — Deliberating for a third day, the jury at Harvey Weinstein's trial continued Thursday to focus a lot of attention on actress Annabella Sciorra’s linchpin allegations that the once-heralded Hollywood mogul raped and sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s. SENT: 625 words, photos.
CLERGY ABUSE-NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — An attorney for New Orleans' Roman Catholic archdiocese Thursday strongly defended the New Orleans Saints' behind-the-scenes help in dealing with the clergy sex abuse crisis, saying the legal effort to release hundreds of confidential emails between them is aimed at trying to shame those “who had the audacity” to back the church. SENT: 700 words.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DOCTOR INVESTIGATION — The president of the University of Michigan has apologized to "anyone who was harmed" by a late doctor after several former students said he molested them during medical exams at the school. SENT: 950 words.
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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HEALTH & SCIENCE
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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 — The NFL has put the labor ball in the players' hands. In a somewhat surprisingly strong decision, the 32 team owners voted Thursday to “accept the negotiated terms on the principles of a new collective bargaining agreement.” SENT: 500 words, photos.
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. SENT: 1,150 words, photos. With an AP Was There, the original AP story of the 4-3 U.S. victory.
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. SENT: 825 words, photos.
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