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AP POLL-DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION — Democratic voters feel generally positive about all of their top candidates running for president, but they have only moderate confidence that their party’s nomination process is fair, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. By Emily Swanson and Aamer Madhani. SENT: 995 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-TRUMP-RUSSIA — President Donald Trump minimizes new warnings from the intelligence community that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign and revives old grievances that Democratic opponents are determined to undermine the legitimacy of his presidency. By Aamer Madhani, Deb Riechmann and Mary Clare Jalonick. SENT: 890 words. UPCOMING: 1,090 words by 4 p.m., photos.
ELECTION 2020 — The Democratic primary moves to Nevada on Saturday, where the party is hoping to avoid an embarrassing repeat of the Iowa caucuses. By Steve People and Michelle L. Price. UPCOMING: 800 words by 5 p.m., photos. WITH: ELECTION 2020-NEVADA-6 QUESTIONS — Six key questions ahead of Saturday’s Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses. UPCOMING: 780 words by 4 p.m., photos. WITH: ELECTION 2020-NEVADA-Q&A —Nevada Democrats are hoping to avoid a repeat of the chaos that ensnared the Iowa caucuses, but they will still be relying on technology to assist in counting and reporting results. UPCOMING: 1,100 words by 5 p.m., photos. See more on 2020 election below.
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AFGHANISTAN-PEACE TALKS — The United States and the Taliban say they have agreed to sign a peace deal next week aimed at ending 18 years of war in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home, wrapping up America's longest-running conflict and fulfilling one of President Donald Trump's main campaign promises. But the signing depends on the success of a week-long nationwide “reduction in violence” agreement in which all sides have committed to end attacks. By Matthew Lee and Kathy Gannon. SENT: 1250 words, photos.
GERMANY-SHOOTING-SURVIVORS — Piter Minnemann says he and his friends were eating when they heard shots fired outside the door of the snack bar in Hanau where they had gathered. The 18-year-old Minnemann recalled the moment when the first shots were heard at the Arena Bar. It was the second site targeted in Wednesday night's racist shooting. Minnemann said the gunman shot two people before coming into the bar, where “he aimed right at us." He said the gunman “came, fired, emptied his magazine, then everything was quiet, then he walked out normally." Hanau native Minnemann said he lost four or five “friends I have known for years.” By Christoph Noelting. SENT: 600 words, photos. WITH: GERMANY SHOOTING — Hundreds of grieving people are flocking to prayers in the mosques of the German town of Hanau. SENT: 700 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK — Schools were shuttered, churches told worshipers to stay away and some mass gatherings were banned as cases of a new virus swelled in South Korea, the newest front in a widening global outbreak. By Hyung-Jin Kim and Matt Sedensky. SENT: 965 words, photos. Also see CHINA-OUTBREAK below.
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CHINA-OUTBREAK — China's leadership sounded a cautious note Friday about the country's progress in halting the spread of the new virus that has now killed more than 2,200 people, after several days of upbeat messages. SENT: 570 words, photos.
IRAN VIRUS-OUTBREAK — Iranian health authorities reported two more deaths from the new virus that emerged in China and said the fatalities were from among 13 new confirmed cases of the virus in Iran. SENT: 900 words, photos.
CHINA-OUTBREAK-EUROPE — Italian authorities say the number of people infected with the new virus from China has more than quadrupled due to an emerging cluster of cases in the country's north. SENT: 635 words, photos.
JAPAN-VIRUS CRISIS — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should be basking in the limelight this year in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Instead, the virus outbreak that has spread from China to even remote parts of Japan has Abe and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party playing defense. SENT: 985 words, photos.
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ODD--CELLPHONE DISPUTE-911 CALL — Authorities say an Ohio woman, 36, was arrested for repeatedly calling 911 when her parents cut off her cellphone service. SENT: 115 words.
SUBURBAN BEAR — A bear wandered a Los Angeles foothill suburb, drawing curious onlookers and news media. SENT: 180 words, photo, video.
OVERTURNED TANKER TRUCK-RESCUE — An Indiana woman who had given birth just a few days earlier said her instincts kicked in when she stopped along a highway to help save a driver who was on fire after his tanker truck loaded with jet fuel burst into flames. SENT: 500 words, photo, video.
ITALY-ROMULUS-SHRINE — Italian archaeologists unveiled an exciting new find from the Roman Forum, which they say could be the lost shrine dedicated some 2,600 years ago to Romulus, Rome's legendary founder and first king. SENT: 530 words, photos.
AIR FORCE BASE-CONTAMINATION — More than 50 personnel at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas may have been exposed to dangerous levels of a compound linked to cancer that was found inside an aircraft hangar last year, according to internal memos. SENT: 350 words.
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ELECTION 2020-BLOOMBERG — Mike Bloomberg's name last appeared on a ballot a decade before #metoo transformed cultural mores surrounding sexual harassment and the treatment of women. As he campaigns for the presidency, the 78-year-old billionaire is struggling to adjust. SENT: 1,300 words, photos, video.
ELECTION 2020-MONEY — Campaign finance disclosures made to the Federal Election Commission on Thursday offer the clearest look yet at which of the Democratic presidential candidates will have the resources to forge on deep into the calendar and who will be forced to soon reckon with the sustainability of their candidacy. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-CHANGING NEVADA : Once a closely contested battleground, Nevada has swung Democratic in recent years, thanks to demographic changes and California refugees. The state’s Democratic caucus Saturday may be a sign of just how far. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-PEREZ — The Nevada caucuses on Saturday serve as the latest test for Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, who is responsible for overseeing the nominating process the chairman insists will produce a strong nominee to take on President Trump in November. UPCOMING: 790 words by 5 p.m., photos.
ELECTION 2020-IMMIGRATION — During the long Democratic presidential primary, immigration has been left on the back burner, constantly dwarfed by arguments over health care and which candidate is best positioned to beat President Donald Trump. The dynamic has irked immigrant rights activists all cycle, but their frustration has reached the boiling point as it has continued into Nevada, the most diverse of the four early states. By Nicholas Riccardi. UPCOMING: 780 words by 3 p.m., photos.
ELECTION 2020-BIDEN — If it’s possible for Joe Biden to have a campaign comfort zone after dismal finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire, the onetime Democratic presidential front-runner has found it in Nevada. But that may not be enough. By Bill Barrow and Michelle L. Price. UPCOMING: 800 words by 5 p.m., photos.
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TRUMP — President Donald Trump winds down his four-day Western swing with a rally in Las Vegas on the eve of the Democratic caucuses in Nevada. UPCOMING: 500 words by 4 p.m., photos, video.
TRUMP-FARMERS — President Trump signals that he’s prepared to tap federal coffers again to help farmers suffering from the tariff fights that he initiated. UPCOMING: 500 words by 4 p.m., photo.
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MISSING KIDS-MOM ARRESTED — The mother of an Idaho boy and his teenage sister who have been missing since September has been arrested in Hawaii on felony child abandonment charges and authorities said she was expected to appear in court. SENT: 630 words, photos.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD-STATE FUNDING — Several states have begun picking up the tab for family planning services at clinics run by Planned Parenthood, which last year quit a $260 million federal funding program over a Trump administration rule prohibiting clinics from referring women for abortions. SENT: 950 words, photos.
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IRAN-ELECTIONS — Iranians voted for a new parliament, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership as sanctions weigh on the economy and U.S. pressure isolates the country diplomatically. SENT: 1,235 words, photos.
SYRIA — Turkey's president spoke with two European leaders by phone and called for an end to a Syrian government offensive on the last rebel stronghold in the country that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. SENT: 715 words, photos. WITH: SYRIA-FOREIGN ACTORS — Syrian war pulls in major foreign actors, increasing tension. SENT: 900 words.
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THEATER-TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD – Actor Kyle Scatliffe has gone to Madison Square Garden plenty of times — for a Rangers game, a Muse concert and a WWE event. Next week, he's going back again, but this time he won't be in the seats. Scatliffe on Wednesday will be starring in the hit Broadway play “To Kill a Mockingbird” when it relocates to the Garden for an exclusive, one-time-only performance in front of 18,000 public school children. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 640 words, photos.
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FBN--NFL LABOR — The new labor agreement accepted by NFL owners and now being considered by players features a 17-game season, shorter preseason, larger rosters and limits on the number of international games. SENT: 500 words, photos.
BBO-CHAMPS VS. CHEATERS — It will be the champs vs. the cheaters on Saturday night when the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros meet in their exhibition opener. The last time these teams played the Nationals were celebrating their World Series title in Houston. Since then the Astros have become the league's villains, with a sign-stealing scandal tarnishing their reputation and casting a shadow on their 2017 title. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.
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