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VIRUS-OUTBREAK — Amid fears about where the next outbreak of a fast-spreading new virus would appear, infections and deaths continued to rise across the globe Sunday, emptying streets of tourists and workers, shaking economies and rewriting the realities of daily life. Panic-buying of daily necessities emerged in Japan, tourist sites across Asia, Europe and the Mideast were deserted, and governments closed schools and banned big gatherings. By Foster Klug. SENT: 1,130 words, photos. WITH: VIRUS-OUTBREAK-AT A GLANCE — New virus: Over 85,000 infected globally, over 2,900 deaths (sent).
ELECTION 2020 — Joe Biden scored a thundering victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary on the strength of African American support, a decisive win that could force moderate rivals out of the race and blunt the rise of progressive leader Bernie Sanders. By Steve Peoples, Meg Kinnard and Bill Barrow. SENT: 1,140 words. WITH: ELECTION 2020-TAKEAWAYS — South Carolina provided Joe Biden with a lifeline he desperately needed, propelled by the power of the black vote, but his victory does not necessarily provide clarity to the race. There are still several candidates aiming for the moderate vote, and it’s far from certain, what will happen. By Nick Riccardi and Hannah Fingerhut. SENT: 820 words, photo. ELECTION 2020-VOTECAST — Vice President Joe Biden has for weeks looked to the black voters of South Carolina to hand a win to his flagging campaign. On Saturday, they delivered. Biden won 60% of the votes cast by non-white voters, dominating a crowded Democratic field among a group that made up more than half of the electorate. By Josh Boak and Hannah Fingerhut. SENT: 970 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-VOTECAST-GLANCE (sent)
ELECTION 2020-ANALYSIS — Joe Biden bought himself time. It’s unclear how much. Biden’s victory in South Carolina on Saturday was emphatic enough to let him make the claim that it had reordered the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. He can now credibly argue he is the overwhelming favorite of black voters who are the backbone of the Democratic Party. And he is positioning himself as moderates’ best alternative to blocking Bernie Sanders' path to the nomination. By Julie Pace. SENT: 960 words, Photos.
ISRAEL-ELECTION — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking re-election for the third time in under a year and once again the Israeli leader is on the ropes. After two inconclusive elections last year, opinion polls forecast another stalemate. That's a troubling scenario for Netanyahu, who will go on trial on corruption charges just two weeks after the vote. By Josef Federman. SENT: 1,090 words, photos. WITH: ISRAEL-ELECTION PARTIES — Israelis head to the polls for the third time in less than a year, after the two previous elections ended inconclusively. Twenty-nine parties are running, but no more than eight are likely to break the 3.25% electoral threshold needed to enter the Knesset, Israel's parliament. By Ilan Ben Zion. SENT: 1,030 words, photo. WITH ISRAEL-ELECTION SCENARIOS — A look at how Israel's 3rd election in a year could play out. By Aron Heller. SENT: 930 words, photos.
TRUMP — President Donald Trump says the U.S. is “super prepared” for a wider coronavirus outbreak and “there’s no reason to panic.” He spoke Saturday after officials reported the first death from the disease in the U.S. Officials say the victim was a man in his late 1950s who had a high medical risk before contracting the virus. By Darlene Superville and Zeke Miller. SENT: 930 words, photos.
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REL-YESHIVA-BASKETBALL FAITH — Yeshiva University’s basketball team can’t play over the Sabbath on Jewish holidays or fast days. They’ve also faced anti-Semitic slurs on and off the court from opponents and spectators. But they continue to beat their rivals wearing the skullcap that identifies them as Jewish. The school won its first ever conference title in 2018 and reached the final in 2019. The current squad is the best team in the Jewish Orthodox college’s history, now on a 25-game winning streak, and on track to win the conference again and qualify for the NCAA Division III tournament. By Luis Henao. UPCOMING: 1,250 words, photos by 9 a.m. This is the Monday spotlight.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE KISS — When French President Emmanuel Macron leaned in to give Premier Giuseppe Conte the Italian double-cheek kiss on two separate occasions during a Franco-Italian summit this week, it was much more than a greeting. It was a signal to citizens not to fear their neighbors as a new virus spreads from China, with Italy established as Europe’s hotspot. SENT: 830 words, photos.
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KOBE BRYANT WIDOW PHOTOS — The lawyer for the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant says she is “absolutely devastated" by allegations that deputies shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash scene where Bryant, their 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed. SENT: 330 words, photo.
PRISON UNREST-MISSISSIPPI — Authorities have identified one of two inmates who died recently at a Mississippi prison that's under U.S. Justice Department investigation. SENT: 290 words, photo.
SKIN COLOR LINE-UP — A college recruiter was fired after high school students in Oklahoma City said he had them line up by the color of their skin and then by their hair texture. SENT: 220 words.
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ELECTION 2020-STEYER — California climate activist Tom Steyer is suspending his presidential campaign. Steyer announced Saturday night in Columbia, South Carolina, that he was dropping out of the White House race. After spending nearly $24 million on television advertising in the state, he finished in third place, behind former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the primary. SENT: 980 words, photos.
FACT CHECK-WEEK — As the coronavirus threat looms for Americans, The Associated Press is looking at the veracity of rhetoric on the subject. AP's Fact Check finds that some of the statements from President Donald Trump and leading Democrats are shortchanging reality. Trump suggests that the U.S. is moving rapidly toward a vaccine — when in fact his public-health experts say that's a year or more away at best. He's also stated coronavirus cases in the U.S. are dropping. They are considered nearly certain to increase. Democrats, meantime, have said the federal response is hampered by Trump budget cuts to public-health agencies. But those agency budgets have not been cut. By Calvin Woodward and Hope Yen. SENT: 2,300 words, photos.
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AFRICA-CAR DUMPING — In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa new wheels often mean a used car from Japan. Banning them, or trying to put restrictions on their importation, is often a divisive affair as governments consider the revenue they bring in by raising taxes while environmental activists and others complain that the vehicles, unable to meet stringent pollution tests elsewhere, are simply being dumped in the world's poorest continent. By Rodney Muhumuza and Farai Mutsaka. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.
AFGHANISTAN PEACE-DEAL — Afghanistan's president says he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week, publicly disagreeing with a timetable laid out just a day earlier in a U.S.-Taliban peace deal. SENT: 470 words, photos.
VENEZUELA-GUAIDO — Socialist hardliners in Venezuela open fire during a march headed by Juan Guaidó, adding to tensions in the country as the opposition leader seeks to revive his campaign to oust Nicolás Maduro. A photo shows a masked man pointing a pistol toward the opposition leader. SENT: 520 words, photo.
SLOVAKIA-ELECTION — The center-right populist opposition has claimed victory in the parliamentary election in Slovakia. The win ends the reign of the country's long-dominant but scandal-tainted leftist party that governed on an anti-immigration platform. According to nearly complete results released by the Statistics Office early Sunday, the Ordinary People group captured 25% of the vote and 53 seats in the 150-seat parliament. SENT: 530 words, photos.
TURKEY-SYRIA — The United Nations migration organization says at least 13,000 people have massed on Turkey’s land border with Greece, after Turkey officially declared its western borders were open to migrants and refugees hoping to head into the European Union. SENT: 1,130 words, photos.
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OBIT-KLUGIN — John Kuglin, a former Associated Press bureau chief for Montana and Wyoming, has died at age 78. His son, reporter and editor Tom Kuglin, said Saturday his father died overnight at home in Helena after a prolonged illness. John Kuglin started the Montana Freedom of Information Hotline in 1988 as a way to give journalists and citizens free legal advice about public records and open government meetings. SENT: 660 words, photo.
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TV-LIZZIE MCGUIRE — Hilary Duff is asking Disney to find a TV home that’s more appropriate to the grown-up “Lizzie McGuire.” In an Instagram post, the actress who’s reprising the title character for Disney Plus said the streaming service isn’t the best fit, suggesting Hulu instead. By AP Television Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 380 words, photos.
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BKC--T25-AUBURN-KENTUCKY — Immanuel Quickley had 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, No. 8 Kentucky outscored No. 15 Auburn 20-3 during a first-half stretch to go ahead and held on to win 73-66 and clinch the Southeastern Conference regular season championship. SENT: 825 words, photos.
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