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HIGHLIGHTING

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP (sent, developing)

ELECTION 2020-NERVOUS DEMOCRATS (sent, developing)

AP POLL-ELECTABILITY (sent)

FINANCIAL MARKETS (sent, developing)

MILWAUKEE-SHOOTING (sent)

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WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

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REL--VATICAN-POPE SICK —Officials say Pope Francis is sick and he skipped a planned Mass with Rome clergy across town on Thursday. SENT: 280 words, photos.

KOBE BRYANT AUCTION — Some key Kobe Bryant memorabila, including two of his Los Angeles Lakers uniforms and handprints he left outside a Hollywood landmark, are going up for sale in April. SENT: 300 words.

POISONING DEATH — A Wisconsin appellate court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted in the 1998 poisoning death of his wife. SENT: 300 words.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP — President Donald Trump declared that a widespread U.S. outbreak of the new respiratory virus sweeping the globe isn't inevitable even as top health authorities at his side warned Americans that more infections are coming. SENT: 980 words. UPCOMING: Developments possible.

ELECTION 2020-NERVOUS DEMOCRATS — Sen. Bernie Sanders' ascendancy as Democrats' leading presidential hopeful fueled growing unease as lawmakers openly expressed anxiety that the self-proclaimed democratic socialist could cost them House control and questions abounded over what party leaders should do. SENT: 900 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developments possible from 10:45 a.m. Pelosi news conference.

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AP POLL-ELECTABILITY — Americans have widespread concerns about the security and integrity of elections, with few saying they have high confidence that votes in the 2020 presidential election will be counted accurately. A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds skepticism about the democratic process in the U.S. While a third of Americans say they have high confidence in an accurate count, roughly another third are only moderately confident and a remaining third say they have little confidence. SENT: 1,045 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SCHOOLS — Schools are preparing for the possibility that the new coronavirus spreads across the U.S., pulling out distance learning plans, canceling out-of-country field trips and even rethinking “perfect attendance” awards to discourage parents from sending sick kids to school. UPCOMING: 800 words by 5 p.m., photos.

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 President Donald Trump, a sweeping effort focused on eight battleground states and voters of color who typically don’t vote. SENT: 780 words, photo.

ELECTION 2020-SUPER TUESDAY-TEXAS — Bernie Sanders packed a rodeo arena in Dallas. Mike Bloomberg has spent more than $13.5 million on television ads around Houston alone. And neither Joe Biden nor Elizabeth Warren can afford big losses. For a change, Texas matters in picking a presidential nominee. SENT: 990 words, photo.

ELECTION 2020-GEORGIA SENATE — A Republican congressman's decision to challenge freshly appointed Sen. Kelly Loeffler is pitting two visions of the GOP's future against each other. So far, it's divided voters and been anything but polite. SENT: 1120 words, photos.

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NATIONAL

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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. SENT: 1,070 words, photos, videos.

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.

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INTERNATIONAL

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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.

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. SENT: 510 words, photos.

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

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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.

MED--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 said. SENT: 670 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST — Saudi Arabia on Thursday banned 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.

MED-US-OBESITY — About 4 in 10 American adults are obese, and nearly 1 in 10 is severely so, government researchers said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention findings come from a 2017-18 health survey that measures height and weight. More than 5,000 U.S. adults took part. SENT: 470 words, photo.

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BUSINESS/ECONOMY

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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street, extending a weeklong rout and bringing the Dow Jones Industrial Average 10% below the record high it hit two weeks ago. SENT: 630 words, photos. UPCOMING: Will be updated through 5 p.m.

ECONOMY-GDP — The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.1% in the final quarter of last year, but damage from the spreading coronavirus is likely depressing growth in the current quarter and for 2020 as a whole. SENT: 500 words, photo.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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MUSIC--ACM-AWARDS-NOMINATIONS - Grammy-winning duo Dan + Shay lead the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations for Dan Smyers and five for Shay Mooney and helped pop star Justin Bieber earn his first-ever ACM noms. SENT: 400 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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FBN—NFL COMBINE-RECEIVERS — If your favorite NFL team doesn't have a Tyreek Hill, Julio Jones or Courtland Sutton streaking down the field, making cornerbacks cringe and constantly redefining the highlight catch, just wait. Chances are good they'll grab one in this year's draft. By Pro Football Writer Arnie Stapleton. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

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