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VIRUS-OUTBREAK — Saudi Arabia cuts travel to Islam’s holiest sites, South Korea toughens penalties for those breaking quarantines and airports across Latin America looked for signs of sick passengers as a new virus troubles a mushrooming swath of the globe. By Matt Sendesky and Jon Gambrell. SENT: 810 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-AT A GLANCE; VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIAN CANCELLATIONS — Asian baseball, soccer, rugby affected by new China virus; VIRUS-OUTBREAK-AUSTRALIA — Australian campuses offer cash, discounts to China students.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP — President Donald Trump says the U.S. is “very, very ready” for whatever the new coronavirus threat brings, even as the government announces a worrisome development — a new U.S. case that so far hasn't been linked to travel abroad. By Lauran Neergaard and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar. SENT: 950 words, photos, videos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-TRUST — Trump faces credibility test as he plays down virus threat. Also see VIRUS OUTBREAK below.

MILWAUKEE-SHOOTING — An employee opens fire at one of the nation's largest breweries in Milwaukee, killing five fellow workers before taking his own life, police say. The assailant who attacked the Molson Coors complex was identified as a 51-year-old Milwaukee man who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. By Carrie Antlfinger and Gretchen Ehlke. SENT: 1,070 words, photos, videos.

ELECTION 2020-NERVOUS DEMOCRATS — Congressional Democrats are increasingly anxious about Bernie Sanders and the damage they feel the party's presidential front-runner could do to their prospects of retaining House control. There are also growing questions about what, if anything, Speaker Nancy Pelosi should do about it. By Alan Fram and Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 880 words, photos, video. Also see 2020 ELECTION below.

Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page in AP Newsroom.

For featured coverage of the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday.

SYRIA — Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters retake a strategic northwestern town in Syria that was recently captured by government forces, and cuts the highway linking the capital, Damascus, with the northern city of Aleppo days after the government reopened it for the first time since 2012. By Bassem Mroue. SENT: 510 words, photos.

AP INTERVIEW-US SPECIAL FORCES-AFRICA — The only place in the world where fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are cooperating is in West Africa's sprawling Sahel region, giving the extremists greater depth as they push into new areas, according to the commander of the U.S. military's special forces in Africa. By Carley Petesch. SENT: 990 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST — Saudi Arabia bans foreign pilgrims from entering the kingdom to visit Islam's holiest sites over the new coronavirus, potentially disrupting the plans of millions of faithful ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and as the annual hajj pilgrimage looms. SENT: 1,210 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-JAPAN — Japan will close schools nationwide to help control the spread of the new virus, the government announces. SENT: 270 words, photos.

CHINA-OUTBREAK-ECONOMY — Small, mostly private companies that are the engine of China’s economy are back to operating at one-third of normal levels after anti-virus controls shut factories, shops and restaurants, regulators say, and they promise more low-cost loans and other aid. By Business Writer Joe McDonald. SENT: 520 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-US-COMMUNITY SPREAD — A new coronavirus case in California could be the first in the U.S. that has no known connection to travel abroad or another known case, a possible sign the virus is spreading in a U.S. community, health officials says. SENT: 670 words, photo.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-US-SKOREA-MILITARY — The South Korean and U.S. militaries announce that they are postponing their annual joint drills due to concern about a viral outbreak that has infected soldiers in both countries' armed forces, put many troops in quarantine and closed base facilities. SENT: 630 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LATIN AMERICA — Latin America sees its first confirmed case of the new coronavirus spreading worldwide when Brazil's government announced that a 61-year-old man who traveled to Italy this month had the virus. SENT: 700 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-LATIN AMERICA-GLANCE.

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ELECTION 2020-LABOR UNION — One of the nation’s largest labor unions is unveiling plans to invest $150 million in a nationwide campaign to help defeat Trump. SENT: 780 words, photos, video.

ELECTION 2020-SUPER TUESDAY-TEXAS — Sanders and the rest of the 2020 Democratic presidential field are beginning a new blitz into Texas ahead of Super Tuesday. SENT: 990 words, photos, video.

ELECTION 2020-SENATE-GEORGIA — Georgia Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler has been in her post less than two months, and she's already drawn a serious challenge for her seat from a fellow Republican. SENT: 1,120 words, photos, video.

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VATICAN-POPE SICK — Pope Francis cancels visit with Rome priests for “slight” illness. SENT: 280 words, photos.

GREECE-MIGRANTS — Greek island residents protest for fourth day over migrant plan. SENT: 320 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FACEBOOK — Facebook bans ads with false claims about new virus. SENT: 170 words, photo.

STARBUCKS-BEYOND MEAT — Fake meat and a latte? Starbucks adds Beyond Meat in Canada. SENT: 210 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020-NEVADA-PHANTOM PRECINCT — No one to vote? Nevada Democrats puzzle over empty precinct. SENT: 620 words, photos.

GERMANY-DROPPING HINDENBURG — Berlin drops Hindenburg honorary title for role in Nazi rise. SENT: 300 words, photo.

CHINA-PAKISTAN-DUCK ARMY — China to send “duck army” to help Pakistan fight locusts. SENT: 250 words.

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GUAM WAR SURVIVORS-COMPENSATION — More than 3,000 people in the U.S. territory of Guam are expecting to get long-awaited compensation from the U.S. government for their suffering at the hands of imperial Japan during World War II. SENT: 1,150 words, photos.

MISSING-KIDS-MOM-ARRESTED — Bail will remain at $5 million for a mother arrested in Hawaii over the disappearance of her two Idaho children, a judge rules. SENT: 580 words, photos.

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BRITAIN-HEATHROW — Campaigners win a court ruling to block the plan for a third runway at Heathrow Airport on environmental grounds, setting the stage for a new fight over whether to make Europe's biggest airport even bigger. SENT: 500 words, photos.

ISRAEL-SARA NETANYAHU — A former housekeeper at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official residence is suing the leader's wife Sara for pain and suffering allegedly caused during her employment there, the housekeeper's attorney says. SENT: 690 words, photos.

BREXIT — Britain publishes its opening demands for trade talks with the European Union, delivering a blunt threat to walk away from the table if there is no progress within four months. SENT: 560 words, photos.

INDIA-VIOLENCE — India accuses a U.S. government commission of politicizing communal violence in New Delhi that killed at least 30 people and injured more than 200 as Trump was visiting the country. SENT: 500 words, photos.

UNITED NATIONS-NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION — The U.N. disarmament chief warns that the specter of an unbridled nuclear arms race is threatening the world for the first time since the 1970s, the height of the Cold War between the United States and the former Soviet Union. SENT: 910 words.

MALAYSIA-POLITICS — Malaysia's interim leader Mahathir Mohamad says that Parliament will pick a new prime minister next week following the collapse of the ruling alliance and that snap elections will be called if the vote ends in an impasse. SENT: 690 words, photos.

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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Shares fall in Europe and Asia after Trump announces the U.S. is stepping up its efforts to combat the virus outbreak that began in China, as the number of cases surpasses 81,000. By Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 690 words, photos.

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OBESITY — About 4 in 10 American adults are obese, and nearly 1 in 10 is severely so, government researchers say. By Medical Writer Mike Stobbe. SENT: 470 words, photo.

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SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-PLÁCIDO DOMINGO — Global opera star Plácido Domingo cancels his upcoming performances at one of Spain's main opera houses as officials and music venues in the tenor's home country reassess their ties after he apologized for sexually harassing women over the course of two decades. SENT: 430 words, photo.

OBIT-LEE PHILLIP BELL — Lee Phillip Bell, who co-created “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” and hosted her own daytime talk show in Chicago for 33 years, has died. She was 91. SENT: 370 words.

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