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ELECTION 2020 — Democrats unleash a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders and seize on Mike Bloomberg’s past with women in the workplace during a contentious debate that tested the strength of the two men at the center of the party’s presidential nomination fight. By Steve Peoples, Meg Kinnard and Aamer Madhani. SENT: 1,390 words, photos, video. ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-TAKEAWAYS — Moderate Democrats can't seem to agree on a strategy to slow Sanders; ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-FACT CHECK — Questionable claims on gun control, workplace sexism and health care.
ELECTION 2020-ANALYSIS — Sanders has spent much of his career on the political margins, but now he is learning what it’s like to be the front-runner for a major political party. In the latest Democratic presidential debate, his leadership credentials were challenged and his temperament tested like no other time in his career. By Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace. SENT: 990 words, photos, video.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK — South Korean virus cases jump again and the U.S. military confirms its first case among soldiers based in the Asian country, with his case and many others connected to a southeastern city with an illness cluster. By Kim Tong-Hyung. SENT: 1,070 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-AT A GLANCE.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-DEATH RATE Q&A — Scientists can't tell yet just how deadly the new respiratory virus that's spreading the globe really is. Deepening the mystery, the fatality rate differs even from one part of China to another. One reason is that other parts of China had time to prepare while the health care system for Wuhan, the outbreak's epicenter, was quickly overwhelmed. Experts caution that as other countries struggle to contain clusters of cases, they may have a similar learning curve. By Medical Writer Lauran Neergaard. SENT: 710 words, photo.
OPIOID CRISIS-GENERIC DRUGMAKERS — The maker of OxyContin is often seen as the key villain in the opioid crisis that has claimed hundreds of thousands of American lives, but makers of generic drugs shipped far more of the powerful prescription painkillers. By Geoff Mulvihill and Larry Fenn. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.
TRUMP-INDIA-PROTESTS — At least 20 people were killed in three days of clashes in New Delhi apparently sparked by President Donald Trump's first state visit to India, with the death toll expected to rise as hospitals were overflowed with dozens of injured people, authorities say. By Sheikh Saaliq and Emily Schmall. SENT: 930 words, photos. Also see INDIA-LOVING TRUMP below.
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PEOPLE-DUFFY — Singer Duffy says rape, captivity, led to her public retreat. SENT: 230 words, photos.
ISRAEL-PEOPLE-MICHAEL DOUGLAS — Michael Douglas, Zeta-Jones to co-host Jerusalem ceremony. SENT: 510 words, photo.
BARR-RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS — Barr, DeVos addressing National Religious Broadcasters. SENT: 150 words, photo.
POLICING-THE-POLICE — Phoenix Council votes for civilian oversight of police. SENT: 430 words, photo.
SYRINGE ATTACK — Man accused of Maryland syringe attack arrested. SENT: 150 words, photos.
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INDIA-LOVING TRUMP — India, it seems, loves Trump, but it’s not so simple. SENT: 930 words, photos.
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CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES-UTILITY — A hearing will weigh whether federal and state agencies that doled out billions after California wildfires are entitled to tap a $13.5 billion settlement between victims and the utility blamed for the blazes. SENT: 880 words, photos.
MINNESOTA-EX-ASSISTANT-INVESTIGATION — A former hockey player at the University of Minnesota says he was disappointed to find out that one of his old coaches was still coaching, despite allegations of sexual abuse. SENT: 940 words.
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MEXICO-INDUSTRY-AND-VIOLENCE — Mexico’s drug war has long played out in dusty northern border cities or the poppy fields of its southern mountains, but now the killings have moved to the conservative industrial heartland state of Guanajuato, creating a strange duality: shiny new auto plants and booming foreign investment even as the state becomes Mexico’s most violent. SENT: 1,550 words, photos.
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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Asian shares fall on growing fears the virus' spread may be unstoppable, hurting global growth considerably. By Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.
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PLACIDO DOMINGO-APOLOGY — Opera star Placido Domingo’s apology to the women who say he sexually harassed them prompted a new accuser to come forward and drew mixed reactions from other women. SENT: 1,170 words, photos.
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-NYGARD — Federal authorities raid the Manhattan headquarters of the Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, a search that came amid claims he trafficked and sexually assaulted dozens of teenage girls and women. SENT: 490 words, photos.
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TOKYO-VIRUS-OUTBREAK — A Japanese government spokesman says the International Olympic Committee and local organizers are going ahead as planned with the Tokyo Olympics despite the threat of the spreading coronavirus. By Sports Writer Stephen Wade. SENT: 610 words, photos.
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