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VIRUS OUTBREAK-VACCINE — U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine — leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges. With a careful jab in a healthy volunteer’s arm, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle begin an anxiously awaited first-stage study of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed in record time after the new virus exploded from China and fanned across the globe. By Lauran Neergaard and Carla K. Johnson. SENT: 940 words, photos, video.
82nd AIRBORNE IN COLOMBIA — Under a covered pavilion near a steaming runway at Colombia's Tolemaida Air Base, dozens of American paratroopers lie sweating on a concrete slab. Green and brown camouflage face paint drips from their brows. The Associated Press was given rare access to accompany the group on its January joint training mission with Columbia, amid a humanitarian crisis in neighboring Venezuela that has sent thousands of refugees fleeing over the border. By Sarah Blake Morgan. SENT: 920 words, photos, video. This is the Tuesday Spotlight.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK — The global battle to contain the coronavirus reaches a new level of urgency, as governments lock down borders, millions of workers, students and worshipers are ordered to stay home, and pleas go out to funnel masks and ventilators to places struggling with soaring caseloads. The shifting fronts in the battle are made clear by figures showing that cases outside China — where the virus originated — surpassed those inside its borders for the first time. By Aritz Parra and Frank Jordans. SENT: 1,500 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-US — Millions of Americans begin their work week holed up at home as the coronavirus upends the nation’s daily routines in ways never before seen in U.S. history. SENT: 1,130 words, photos; VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHAT'S HAPPENING (sent).
FINANCIAL MARKETS — The U.S. stock market plunges to its worst day in more than three decades as voices from Wall Street to the White House say the coronavirus may be dragging the economy into a recession. Monday's 12% drop for the S&P 500 means it has plummeted 30% since setting a record less than a month ago. By Stan Choe and Damian J. Troise. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WASHINGTON — The White House urges all older Americans to stay home and everyone to avoid crowds and eating out at restaurants as part of sweeping guidelines meant to combat an expected surge of coronavirus cases. Among new guidelines: Over the next 15 days, Americans should not gather in groups of more than 10 people, schooling should be at home and discretionary travel and social visits should be avoided. By Jonathan Lemire, Andrew Taylor and Jill Colvin. SENT: 1,280 words, photos, video. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHITE HOUSE — The White House sets new rules for journalists. SENT: 640 words, photos.
Find more all-format coverage below and on the coronavirus outbreak featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
ELECTION 2020 — Ohio's governor wants the state to delay in-person voting for the state's Tuesday presidential primary for three months to let the coronavirus outbreak subside, but Florida, Illinois and Arizona plan to push ahead. By Will Weissert. UPCOMING: 800 words by 7 p.m., photos. With ELECTION 2020-QUESTIONS — Key questions heading into Tuesday’s primaries. SENT: 550 words, photos.
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CENSUS-MAKING LATINO TOWNS COUNT — An AP analysis shows small, poor and largely Latino community towns around the U.S. historically have been undercounted by the U.S. Census, posing challenges for Census workers in the tally this year. By Anita Snow and Adriana Gomez Licon. SENT: 1,170 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOCIAL DISTANCING — In this time of coronavirus and “social distancing,” simple questions have suddenly become complex. Officials have been shutting down schools and taking other steps to keep people from coming together and spreading the virus. One of the tips: stay at least 6 feet away from other people. But why 6 feet? By Medical Writer Mike Stobbe. SENT: 860 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-GUNS AND AMMO — Just as grocery stores have been stripped bare by Americans panicked by coronavirus, guns and ammo have been flying off the shelves too. SENT: 760 words, photos.
FAMILY DEAD-NORTH CAROLINA — Sheriff: 7 family members fatally shot in North Carolina. SENT: 180 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-IDRIS ELBA — Idris Elba says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. SENT: 200 words, photo.
MUSIC-DRAKE — Drake has landed his 208th song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, setting a new record for most songs on the music chart. SENT: 220 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MET GALA-POSTPONED — One of fashion's biggest nights, the Met Gala, has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, host Anna Wintour says. SENT: 300 words, photos.
FREE AGENCY — The first day that players' representatives could talk with teams winds up being more about trades than free agents. SENT: 540 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — Senate Democrats propose a new coronavirus aid package, with at least $750 billion to boost hospital capacity, unemployment insurance and other direct aid for American households, businesses and the health care industry. SENT: 1,090 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing from evening events, 1,200 words by 10 p.m.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SUPREME COURT — The Supreme Court postpones arguments, including fights over subpoenas for President Trump’s financial records, for the first time in more than 100 years. SENT: 600 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-IMMIGRATION COURTS — U.S. immigration courts sharply scale back operations but stop well short of a total shutdown demanded by employees, including judges and government attorneys. SENT: 450 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-EUROPE — The European Union's top official proposes a 30-day ban on anyone entering the bloc unless their travel is essential. SENT: 780 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST — Iran reports another 129 fatalities from the new coronavirus, the largest one-day rise in deaths since it began battling the Middle East's worst outbreak. SENT: 990 words, photos; VIRUS OUTBREAK-AFRICA — The coronavirus has been confirmed in at least 30 of Africa’s 54 countries, officials say. SENT: 750 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CANADA — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is closing his country's borders to anyone not a citizen or a permanent resident or American amid the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 500 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-DISINFORMATION — The Trump administration alleges a foreign disinformation campaign is underway aimed at spreading fear in the U.S. amid the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SHORT SUPPLY — Shopping for the basics like toilet paper, pasta and meat are becoming a futile exercise as the virus outbreak escalates. By Retail Writer Anne D'Innocenzio. UPCOMING: 800 words by 4 p.m.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TESTS — This spring's college admissions tests are being rescheduled or postponed amid concerns about the coronavirus. SENT: 610 words, photo.
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SYRIA-IDLIB ON THE BRINK — The city of Idlib is the last urban area still under opposition control in Syria, located in a shrinking rebel enclave in the northwestern province of the same name. SENT: 1,520 words, photos.
PAKISTAN-IMRAN KHAN-AP INTERVIEW — Pakistan's prime minister says he fears the new coronavirus will devastate the economies of developing nations, and warned richer economies to prepare to write off the debts of the world's poorer countries.
FRANCE-ATTACKS — French judges investigating the 2015 Islamic State attacks that left 130 people dead in Paris order charges against 20 people. SENT: 140 words, photo.
JAPAN-KNIFE-ATTACK — A Japanese court sentences a former care home employee to hang for knifing to death 19 disabled people and injuring two dozen others in the deadliest mass attack in post World War II Japan. SENT: 590 words, photos.
MOZAMBIQUE-CYCLONE ANNIVERSARY — A year after hundreds of people were killed by one of the southern hemisphere's worst cyclones, Mozambique's port city of Beira is rebounding. SENT: 580 words, photos.
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JAIL VOTING-CHICAGO — More than 1,200 inmates in Chicago are casting ballots for Tuesday's primary in a polling place set up right inside the Cook County Jail — probably a first for any U.S. jail. SENT: 740 words, photos.
MISSOURI-SHOOTING — Five people including a police officer and a gunman die in a shooting at a Missouri gas station after the gunman goes inside and opens fire, police say. SENT: 640 words, photos.
SAN BERNARDINO ATTACK — The mother of a terrorist who killed 14 people in a 2015 attack on a holiday party in California pleads guilty to destroying evidence. SENT: 130 words.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-AIRLINES — U.S. airlines are asking the federal government for grants, loans and tax relief that could easily top $50 billion to help them recover from a sharp downturn in travel due to the coronavirus. SENT: 660 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-AIRPORT SCREENERS — At least six Transportation Security Administration officers have tested positive for the new coronavirus. SENT: 580 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-AMAZON — Amazon says that it needs to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more people at home, shopping online. SENT: 210 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-ENTERTAINING OURSELVES — The entertainment world has stalled in response to the coronavirus outbreak, so exactly how are people filling up their extra time? ESENT: 970 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-ENTERTAINMENT — Cinemas across U.S. close for pandemic. SENT: 860 words, photos; VIRUS OUTBREAK-ENTERTAINMENT-WHAT'S HAPPENING — Broadway shows may be shuttered, but that’s not stopping some Broadway voices. SENT: 860 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-BASEBALL — The start of the baseball season is being pushed back to mid-May, at the earliest. By Baseball Writer Ronald Blum. SENT: 750 words, photos.
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