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TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT — Democratic House prosecutors make an expansive case at Donald Trump's impeachment trial that he abused power like no other president in history, swept up by a “completely bogus” Ukraine theory pushed by attorney Rudy Giuliani. By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker and Zeke Miller. SENT: 1,230 words, photos, videos. UPCOMING: Trial resumes at 1 p.m. With TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-HIGHLIGHTS — Conspiracy theories and fidget spinners.
TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-SCHIFF — Republicans are complimentary of Rep. Adam Schiff but say they have learned nothing new about the case. By Mary Clare Jalonick. SENT: 1,200 words, photos, video. Also see MORE ON IMPEACHMENT below.
See full coverage of the impeachment inquiry in AP Newsroom.
CHINA-OUTBREAK — China is swiftly building a 1,000-bed hospital dedicated to patients infected with a new virus that has killed 26 people, sickened hundreds and prompted unprecedented lockdowns of cities during the country's most important holiday. By Yanan Wang. SENT: 960 words, photos. With CHINA-OUTBREAK-CITIES CUT OFF — Social controls, SARS experience help China close off cities; CHINA-OUTBREAK-THINGS TO KNOW.
ELECTION 2020-EARLY VOTING — The Iowa caucuses haven't yet happened, but millions of Americans are already free to vote. Many of the Super Tuesday states that hold primaries on March 3 offer early voting. By Kathleen Ronayne. SENT: 1,050 words, photo.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page on APNewsroom.
FRANCE-ATTACKS-FATHERS FRIENDSHIP — One lost his daughter when Islamic State gunmen stormed a Paris concert hall during a night of terror in November 2015. The other lost his son the same night — because he was one of the killers, who died in the gunbattle with police that finally ended the bloodshed that night. They have struck up an unlikely friendship and written a book together about family, fear and extremism. By Lori Hinnant. SENT: 920 words, photos.
RUSSIA-AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR — A Russian man who was arrested by the Nazis as a teenager and sent to the Auschwitz death camp is still amazed 75 years later that he survived the ordeal. By Olga Tregubova. SENT: 640 words, photos.
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TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-DERSHOWITZ — Trump's impeachment is the latest high-profile case Alan Dershowitz has participated in over the last half-century, but perhaps no other work he's done has so befuddled his associates, friends and former students. By Eric Tucker and Zeke Miller. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.
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HOUSTON EXPLOSION — Explosion at Houston building shakes city, scatters debris. SENT: 100 words, video.
DAVOS-FORUM — Thunberg brushes off mockery from US finance chief. SENT: 250 words, photos.
BRITAIN-US-DIPLOMAT'S WIFE — US rejects extradition request from UK over fatal road crash. SENT: 210 words, photos.
ANTONIO BROWN — NFL star receiver Antonio Brown turns himself in at Florida jail. SENT: 270 words, photo.
INDIA-WOMEN'S PROTEST-PHOTO ESSAY — Muslim women occupy streets in India against citizenship law. SENT: 560 words, photos, video.
MUSIC-GRAMMYWATCH-SPOTIFY — Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Rosalía rule at pre-Grammy Spotify gig. SENT: 650 words, photos.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHARGE-NORTH CAROLINA — N.C. sheriff: Man held woman in “sexual servitude” for 5 years. SENT: 200 words.
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — Vandals set fire to mosque in east Jerusalem. SENT: 120 words, photos.
PREMATURE HIPPO-3RD BIRTHDAY — For hippo Fiona's 3rd birthday, zoo seeks aid for Australia. SENT: 200 words, photos.
QUADRUPLE-SLAYING-UTAH — Lawyer: Family slaughter 'almost unbearable' for Utah father. SENT: 310 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-DEMOCRATS — With primary voting just over a week away, each of the Democratic Party's leading presidential candidates has glaring holes in his or her political bases. By National Political Writer Steve Peoples. SENT: 1,130 words, photos.
TRUMP-ABORTION — Trump will become the first sitting president to address the March for Life when he takes the stage at the annual anti-abortion gathering. SENT: 1,110 words, photo. UPCOMING: 990 words after 12:15 p.m. speech.
ELECTION 2020-TRUMP-BLOOMBERG — Trump and Michael Bloomberg are two wealthy, swaggering New Yorkers, but the similarities end there. SENT: 1,300 words, photos.
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IRAQ-US PROTEST — Thousands of supporters of an influential, radical Shiite cleric gather in central Baghdad for a rally to demand that American troops leave the country amid heightened anti-U.S. sentiment after a drone strike ordered by Washington earlier this month killed a top Iranian general in the Iraqi capital. SENT: 880 words, photos.
BREXIT — The leaders of two of the European Union’s main institutions sign the divorce agreement governing Britain’s departure from the bloc next week, sealing the penultimate step in Brexit at a ceremony held without media access. SENT: 290 words.
ITALY WITHERING LEFT — This weekend's regional elections in the left-wing stronghold of Emilia Romagna will be a test of Rome's weak coalition government. SENT: 820 words, photos.
FRANCE-STRIKES — The Eiffel Tower shuts down as French unions hold last-ditch strikes and protests around the country on the day the government unveils a divisive bill redesigning the national retirement system. SENT: 400 words, photos.
TURKEY-GERMANY — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that the “environment of chaos” in Libya threatens to affect the whole Mediterranean basin and urges international pressure to force the head of Libya's eastern-based forces to abide by a tentative truce. SENT: 460 words, photo.
AUSTRALIA WILDFIRES — The American tanker plane that crashed while fighting Australian wildfires had just dropped a load of retardant on a fire before it went down in New South Wales state, investigators say. SENT: 600 words, photos.
CENTRAL AMERICA-MIGRANTS — Some see an end to migrant caravans after hundreds of Central Americans were hauled onto to buses by Mexican national guardsmen. SENT: 1,020 words, photos.
MEXICO-RECRUITING CHILDREN — One day after a vigilante group revealed that it is using children as young as 8 as “recruits” for armed defense patrols, Mexico's president says that drug cartels too are recruiting ever-younger kids. SENT: 570 words, photo.
NKOREA-NEW FOREIGN MINISTER — North Korea names a sharp-tongued former army officer with little foreign policy experience as its top diplomat, in a possible indication it will take a harder line with Washington. SENT: 550 words, photo.
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SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN — It's the defense's go-to question at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial: If the once-revered Hollywood mogul is a revolting sexual predator, as prosecutors and scores of women allege, why did some of his accusers keep interacting with him for years after their alleged assaults? SENT: 870 words, photos.
ALASKA-MARIJUANA — Marijuana shops in Alaska will be among the first nationally where onsite use would be permitted. SENT: 340 words, photo.
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DOT-ORG-DOMAIN-NAMES — The company that controls the dot-org online universe is putting the registry of domain names up for sale, and the nonprofits that often use the suffix in their websites are raising concerns about the move. SENT: 760 words.
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FILM-SUNDANCE-TAYLOR SWIFT — The normally private Taylor Swift premieres an intimate documentary at the Sundance Film Festival in which the pop star discloses a past eating disorder, chronicles her inner battle over speaking forthrightly about politics and says her victorious 2017 sexual assault court case was a dramatic turning point in her life. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 650 words, photos, videos.
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN-GAUFF VS. OSAKA — Fifteen-year-old American Coco Gauff pulled off a big upset at the Australian Open by eliminating defending champion Naomi Osaka in straight sets in the third round. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. SENT: 640 words, photos. With AUSTRALIAN OPEN — “I'm better than that": Serena Williams stunned at Australian Open (sent).
USA GYMNASTICS-CULTURE WAR — Olympic champion Simone Biles is “optimistic” about the direction of USA Gymnastics, saying the organization seems open to change in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal. By Sports Writer Will Graves. SENT: 1,620 words, photos.
ON BASKETBALL-VOTING FARCE — Too many NBA players again have made a mockery of their vote to decide which colleagues should start the league's annual showcase. By Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds. SENT: 870 words, photos.
OLY-TOKYO-6-MONTHS-TO-GO — Tokyo puts on a flashy fireworks display to mark the 6-months-to-go milestone for this year's Olympics. The show took place high above a barge stationed in Tokyo Bay that supports a massive replica of the five Olympic rings, a reminder the games are almost here. SENT: 1,140 words, photos.
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