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ELECTION 2020-WOMEN, listed on the 2 p.m. News Digest, will not move this cycle.
Adds VIRUS OUTBREAK-AIRLINES, CONGRESS-PUBLIC LANDS, ELECTION 2020-SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION, CONTRACTOR CHARGED-ESPIONAGE, ROBERT DURST-MURDER TRIAL, BREWERY SHOOTING, UNITED STATES-AFGHANISTAN, GIANT TELESCOPE-JAPAN, PBS-HOST FIRED-LAWSUIT.
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ELECTION 2020 — Bernie Sanders is refocusing his Democratic presidential campaign on surging rival Joe Biden as the Vermont senator's allies grapple with the fallout from a Super Tuesday stumble. Sanders targets Biden's record on trade, Social Security and fundraising just hours after Mike Bloomberg suspended his campaign and Elizabeth Warren confirmed she was privately reassessing her future in the race. By Steve Peoples, Will Weissert and Bill Barrow. SENT: 1,150 words, photos, video, audio. With ELECTION 2020-WARREN — Elizabeth Warren huddles with her campaign advisers to determine if there is a reason to stay in the race after her Super Tuesday wipeout. SENT: 590 words, photos; ELECTION 2020-DELEGATES — Sanders won the most delegates in California, but it didn't wipe out the substantial delegate lead that Biden had built earlier in the night. SET: 770 words, photos; ELECTION 2020-MONEY — Biden's Super Tuesday wins fuel influx of needed campaign cash. UPCOMING: 800 words by 7 p.m., photo.
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ELECTION 2020-TRUMP — President Donald Trump at last has the race he wanted. But while Super Tuesday left the Democrats with a pair of front-runners whom Trump believes he can define and defeat, there are still some private worries in the White House. By Jonathan Lemire and Zeke Miller. SENT: 1,140 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-MELANIA TRUMP — First lady set to make a rare fundraising foray. SENT: 280 words, photo.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-OUTLOOK — Declining coronavirus cases in China offer a glimmer of hope that the global outbreak can be contained, but whether that can happen anytime soon without drastic measures remains to be seen, public health authorities say. By Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-US — U.S. virus death toll rises to 11 with California victim. SENT: 450 words, photos; VIRUS OUTBREAK-DEATH Q&A — Virus death rate still uncertain as mild cases are missed. SENT: 850 words, photos.
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FINANCIAL MARKETS — The Dow Jones index soars more than 1,100 points, or 4.5%, on hopes that governments and central banks around the world will take more forceful measures to fight the virus outbreak. The gains more than recoup the market's big losses from a day earlier as Wall Street's wild, virus-fueled swings extends into a third week. By Alex Veiga and Stan Choe. SENT: 810 words, photos.
MIDEAST-SYRIA SUMMIT — A summit between the Turkish and Russian leaders on Thursday may be the last chance to work out a deal that avoids further calamity in Syria’s northwest. Faced with mounting losses for his troops in Syria's Idlib province and a potential wave of refugees fleeing the fighting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is eager for a cease-fire, and Vladimir Putin is ready to bargain. By Suzan Fraser and Zeina Karam. SENT: 990 words, photos.
SUPREME COURT-ABORTION — A seemingly divided Supreme Court struggles with its first major abortion case of the Trump era, leaving Chief Justice John Roberts as the likely deciding vote. By Mark Sherman. SENT: 940 words, photos, video. With SUPREME COURT-ROBERTS-SCHUMER — Çhief Justice Roberts criticizes as “dangerous" comments made by Senate leader Chuck Schumer about Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. SENT: 300 words, photos.
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IRAN-FILMMAKER — An Iranian filmmaker who just won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear has been summoned to serve a one-year prison sentence over his movies, his lawyer says. SENT: 350 words, photos.
WHITE HOUSE-KARDASHIAN — Kim Kardashian West visits the White House along with three women who had their sentences commuted by President Trump last month. SENT: 260 words, photo.
TWITTER-DISAPPEARING TWEETS — Twitter is starting to test tweets that disappear after 24 hours, although initially only in Brazil. SENT: 320 words.
BOOKS-WINFREY-A NOVEL ON TRIAL — Critics of one of Oprah Winfrey's recent book club selections put the book “American Dirt,” the author and Winfrey herself on trial at a recent television taping. SENT: 1,500 words, photos.
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MORE ON 2020 ELECTION
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ELECTION 2020-RELIEVED DEMOCRATS — Mainstream Democrats rejoice over Joe Biden's rousing Super Tuesday performance, which eased worries over the havoc they fear awaits down-ticket moderates should Bernie Sanders become the party's standard-bearer. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-VOTING-TEXAS — Long lines frustrated Houston voters in black neighborhoods. SENT: 860 words, photos; ELECTION 2020- CALIFORNIA — Voting changes, computer glitches marred California primary. SENT: 780 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-SANDERS’ CEILING — AP VoteCast surveys show Bernie Sanders is struggling to expand his support beyond his core base. SENT: 870 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-BLOOMBERG — Mike Bloomberg says he entered the 2020 Democratic presidential race to defeat President Donald Trump and is leaving for the same reason. SENT: 1,130 words, photos, video. With ELECTION 2020-BLOOMBERG-AMERICAN SAMOA — What does $500 million buy? For Mike Bloomberg, it was 175 winning votes in the U.S. territory of American Samoa. UPCOMING: 600 words by 6:30 p.m., photo.
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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK
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VIRUS OUTBREAK — Italy closes all schools and universities and bars fans from all sporting events for the next few weeks, as governments try to curb the spread of the coronavirus. SENT: 790 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST — Virus outbreak disrupts Islamic worship in the Middle East. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — The House easily passes an $8.3 billion measure to battle the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. The legislation would speed development of vaccines and new medicines to battle the virus, pay for containment operations, and beef up preparedness. SENT: 850 words, photos, video. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-NATION'S CAPITAL — Coronavirus fears change art of shaking hands in US capital. SENT: 760 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-AIRLINES — United Airlines is cutting back on flights both internationally and within the United States as it grapples with lower travel demand because of the new virus outbreak. By Airlines Writer David Koenig. SENT: 620 words, photos.
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CONGRESS-PUBLIC LANDS — Senate leaders and the Trump administration reach an election-year deal to double spending on a popular conservation program and devote more than a $1 billion a year to clear a growing maintenance backlog at national parks. SENT: 840 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION — None of the Democratic presidential candidates has formally requested the protection of the Secret Service. SENT: 630 words, photos.
CONTRACTOR CHARGED-ESPIONAGE — The Justice Department says a linguist working for the U.S. military kept a list of secret informants hidden under a mattress in her residence in Iraq and shared the names with a romantic interest, a Lebanese man said to have ties to the militant group Hezbollah. SENT: 500 words.
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ROBERT DURST-MURDER TRIAL — After a Hollywood film about him, an HBO documentary full of seemingly damning statements, and decades of suspicion, multimillionaire real estate heir Robert Durst is now on trial for murder. By Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 870 words, photos.
SEVERE WEATHER-TENNESSEE — A search continues for survivors of deadly tornadoes in Tennessee, where 24 people were killed and others remain missing. SENT: 830 words, photos, video.
FOOD-STAMPS — From Hawaii to Pennsylvania, states scramble to curb the impact of a new Trump administration rule that could cause nearly 700,000 people to lose food stamp benefits. SENT: 1,260 words, photos.
BREWERY SHOOTING — The operator of the Wisconsin brewery where an employee opened fire on co-workers says someone years ago placed a noose on the gunman's locker. SENT: 830 words, photos.
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UNITED STATES-AFGHANISTAN — Defense leaders say the results of the U.S.-Taliban peace deal signed Saturday have been mixed, but the insurgent group is abiding by much of the accord. SENT: 700 words, photos.
TURKEY-GREECE — Greek authorities fire tear gas and stun grenades to drive away a crowd of migrants making a push to cross the border from Turkey. SENT: 1,140 words, photos.
GIANT TELESCOPE-JAPAN — Japan suspends its yearly funding for a giant telescope project in Hawaii, citing an ongoing stalemate over its construction. SENT: 350 words.
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GENETIC FRONTIERS-GENE EDITING-BLINDNESS — Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases. By Chief Medical Writer Marilynn Marchione. SENT: 900 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRAVEL POLICIES — Some airlines and hotels are adjusting their usual cancellation policies as the spreading coronavirus forces travelers to reconsider their trips. SENT: 700 words, photos.
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FILM-MICK JAGGER — Mick Jagger hasn't been in a movie in nearly two decades, but the Rolling Stones frontman co-stars as a devilish art collector in the new film "The Burnt Orange Heresy." 990 words, photos.
PBS-HOST FIRED-LAWSUIT — A jury finds former talk show host Tavis Smiley, who was fired amid allegations of workplace sexual misconduct at the height of the #MeToo movement, must pay about $1.5 million to his former employer, the Public Broadcasting Service. SENT: 380 words, photo.
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