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HIGHLIGHTING

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS (sent, developing)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TELEMEDICINE (upcoming)

VIRUS OUTBREAK (sent)

TRUMP (sent, developing)

ECONOMY-JOBS REPORT (sent, developing)

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WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

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WORLD CHEESE CONTEST — A gruyere from Switzerland has been named the world's best cheese, chosen from a record number of entrants from 26 nations in the World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin. SENT: 240 words, photos, video.

JETS-WILLIAMS-ARRESTED — New York Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams arrested for carrying gun at airport. SENT: 190 words, photo.

FELON HUNTER-WOMAN SHOT -- An Iowa man is awaiting sentencing for drunkenly firing a rifle and wounding a woman inside her home instead of a deer he'd hoped to kill. SENT: 165 words.

CANADA-DRUG ABDUCTION — Toronto boy found safe after abduction over unpaid drug debt. SENT: 340 words.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK

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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-US — Coronavirus test results are expected for some passengers and crew aboard a cruise ship held off the California coast. The Grand Princess lay at anchor near San Francisco after a traveler from a previous voyage died of the disease and at least four others became infected. By Olga Rodriguez and Adam Geller. SENT: 1,310 words, photos, videos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK — The number of people infected with the new virus charges toward 100,000, with the global scare upending routines, threatening livelihoods and prompting quarantines in its spread. By National Writer Matt Sedensky. SENT: 950 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — President Trump signs an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 12 people in the U.S. and infected more than 200. SENT: 880 words, photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TELEMEDICINE — The coronavirus legislation Congress sent President Donald Trump would allow Medicare to broadly expand the use of telemedicine in areas affected by the outbreak. The goal is to reduce risk to seniors — already identified as a vulnerable group — from going to a clinic, doctor’s office or ER. Currently Medicare limits telehealth, mainly to residents of rural areas. UPCOMING: 800 words by 5 p.m., photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PENCE— President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have been a study in contrasts on the coronavirus.. While Trump grumbles that Democrats and the news media are needlessly fueling panic, Pence is trying to thread the needle—praising the boss for his leadership while trying to foster bipartisan bonhomie for a “whole of America” effort he says is needed to contain the virus. UPCOMING: 800 words by 5 p.m., photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-TESTING — Trump administration officials double down on their promise to deliver 1 million tests for the coronavirus this week as states report limited testing supplies and federal lawmakers express doubts about the government's timeline. By Matthew Perrone and Mike Stobbe. SENT: 1,080 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-POP-UP STORE — The nation's capital has pop up shops for food and drink, even marijuana. And now, coronavirus prevention supplies. As local stores sell out of face masks and hand sanitizer, Adilisha Patrom, owner of a co-working and event space next to Gallaudet University, saw an opportunity and jumped on it. Inside her storefront, she displays different face mask models and hand sanitizer bottles alongside information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. SENT: 414 words, photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-POP-UP STORE — The nation's capital has pop up shops for food and drink, even marijuana. And now, coronavirus prevention supplies. As local stores sell out of masks and hand sanitizer, an entrepreneur saw an opportunity and jumped on it. By Ashraf Khalil. SENT: 440 words, photo, video.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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TRUMP — President Trump visits Tennessee to tour damage and offer support after a deadly tornado left at least 24 people dead. UPCOMING: Developing from midday events, 500 words by 2 p.m., photos, video.

ELECTION 2020-BIDEN’S COMEBACK — The three days between South Carolina and Super Tuesday reshaped the Democratic primary, reviving Joe Biden’s campaign and setting up a head-to-head matchup with Bernie Sanders. Campaign advisers and other Democrats detail how Biden pulled his campaign back from the brinks. UPCOMING: 1700 words by 2:30 p.m., photos, video.

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NATIONAL

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FEDERAL PRISONS-GUN SEARCH — Federal investigators found a loaded gun that had been smuggled into the jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself last summer, following a weeklong lockdown that turned up other contraband and led to a criminal probe into guard misconduct, the federal Bureau of Prisons tells The Associated Press. SENT: 970 words, photo.

CARMAGEDDON II -- It could be “Carmageddon II,” and it's coming to a major freeway near Los Angeles on the last weekend of April. The question, as Southern Californians fire up their traffic apps, is whether this latest freeway shutdown — of a section of busy Interstate 5 through Burbank — might be subtitled “The Traffic Strikes Back.” Or, as transportation officials hope, “The Motorist Awakens (And Takes an Alternate Route.)” SENT: 565 words, photos.

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INTERNATIONAL

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AFGHANISTAN — Gunmen opened fire Friday at a ceremony in Afghanistan's capital attended by prominent political leaders, killing at least 29 people and wounding dozens more before the two attackers were slain by police, officials said. SENT: 560 words, photos.

ISRAEL-THE ARAB VOTE — A surge in Arab voter turnout was key to depriving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist allies of a parliamentary majority in this week’s Israeli election. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.

NETHERLANDS-UKRAINE-PLANE — United by grief across oceans and continents, families who lost loved ones when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down in 2014 hope that a trial starting next week will finally deliver something that has remained elusive ever since: The truth. SENT: 960 words, photos.

TURKEY-GREECE — Clashes erupt anew on the Greek-Turkish border as migrants attempt to push through into Greece, while the European Union's foreign ministers hold an emergency meeting to discuss the situation on the border and in Syria, where Turkish troops are fighting. SENT: 990 words, photos.

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BUSINESS/ECONOMY

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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street and bond yields are sinking to more record lows as investors fear that economic damage from the spreading coronavirus outbreak will be longer than previously thought. Major U.S. indexes are down more than 2% in the early going. SENT: 620 words, photo. UPCOMING: Will be updated through trading, about 700 words by 5 p.m.

ECONOMY-JOBS REPORT — Hiring in the United States jumped in February as employers added a robust 273,000 jobs, evidence that the economy was in strong shape before the coronavirus began to sweep through the nation. The Labor Department said that the unemployment rate fell to 3.5% last month, matching a 50-year low, down from 3.6% in January. By Christopher Rugaber. SENT: 820 words.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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NRA-COUNTRY MUSIC MUSEUM - For weeks the NRA has been publicizing plans to auction off firearms at a fundraising dinner at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. But a spokesperson for the museum told The Associated Press that the April event was canceled after The AP asked questions about the museum's no firearms policy. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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BKN--RAPTORS-WARRIORS -- Stephen Curry seemed every bit himself after a four-month layoff, save for a little long-range rust. Curry scored 23 points for Golden State in his anticipated return from a broken left hand, but the Toronto Raptors beat the Warriors 121-113 to clinch a playoff spot. SENT: 900 words, photos.

HKN—CAPITALS-RANGERS — The puck kept finding Mika Zibanejad — and he kept burying them in the back of the net. Five times. And, the last put him in the New York Rangers' record books and delivered them a big-time victory. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

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