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VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNITED STATES-TROOPS —The first troops quarantined after their Middle East deployments were herded into buses, denied water or access to bathrooms, then placed in packed barracks, with little food or water. Frustrated soldiers turned quickly to social media, posting notes about the poor conditions. That has prompted military leaders to implement quick changes. By Lolita C. Baldor. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK — New York state moved to join California on Friday in confining nearly all residents to their homes, as governors undertook their most sweeping efforts yet to contain the coronavirus and fend off the kind of onslaught of patients that has caused southern Europe to buckle. By Tim Sullivan and Nicole Winfield. SENT: 1.065 words, photos, video.
TRUMP V FAUCI — In an extraordinary exchange, President Donald Trump and the government's top infectious disease expert — Dr. Anthony Fauci — publicly spar on whether a malaria drug would work to treat people with coronavirus disease. By Richardo Alonso-Zaldivar. UPCOMING: 800 words by 5 p.m., photo, video. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-EDUCATION — President Donald Trump says the Department of Education will not enforce standardized testing requirements for students in elementary through high school for the current year. UPCOMING: 500 words by 4 p.m., photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — The government is plowing ahead on two fronts against the coronavirus, trying to mobilize essential supplies before hospitals are overwhelmed and tax dollars before people go broke. Both paths are fraught. By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro and Andrew Taylor. SENT: 800 words. UPCOMING: Developing, 880 words by 6 p.m., photos, video.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-US TESTING — First, some of the coronavirus tests didn't work. Then there weren't enough to go around. Now, just as the federal government tries to ramp up nationwide screening, laboratory workers are warning of a new roadblock: dire shortages of testing supplies. By Matthew Perrone. SENT: 885 words, photo.
FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks gave up an early rally and turned slightly lower after New York became the latest major state to mandate nearly all workers stay home to limit the spread of the coronavirus. By Alex Veiga. SENT: 890 words, photo.
CONGRESS-SENATOR STOCKS — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., is asking for an ethics probe in response to criticism that he sold off as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February amid coronavirus fears. By Mary Clare Jalonick. SENT: 580 words. UPCOMING: Developing, 700 words by 5 p.m., photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-NO RENTER PROTECTIONS - President Donald Trump has announced a package that he says includes “immediate relief to renters and homeowners" by suspending evictions and foreclosures for 60 days. But the vast majority of renters, who are generally low income and disproportionately African American, Latino and other minorities, will not be covered. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST — Iran's leaders vowed to overcome the coronavirus outbreak in upbeat messages marking the Persian New Year on Friday, even as the Health Ministry announced 149 more fatalities, bringing the country's death toll to 1,433. SENT: 985 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ITALY — Italy has recorded its highest day-to-day-rise in the number of deaths of people infected with the new coronavirus. Civil Protection Chief Angelo Borrelli said Friday the country recorded 627 more deaths in the 24 hours since Italy surpassed China on Thursday as the nation with the most COVID-19-related deaths. SENT: 250 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-ITALY-EPICENTER — The northern Italian city of Bergamo struggles with a huge toll — some of it hidden — as the epicenter of Italy's coronavirus epidemic. SENT: 1,220 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNITED STATES-MEXICO — Mexico and the U.S. will sharply limit travel over their busy shared border as they try to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump and Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said the two governments agreed to prohibit recreational and tourist travel, similar to the restrictions put in place earlier this week along the U.S. and Canadian border. By Elliot Spagat. SENT: 675 words. UPCOMING: Developing, 750 words by 5 p.m., photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-PROMISES — President Trump is conducting regular press briefings touting his administration's progress fighting the new coronavirus. But the reality behind the pronouncements at the podium often falls short of the promise. UPCOMING: 850 words by 5 p.m., photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CASH — In a world suffering a pandemic, cash is no longer king. A growing number of businesses and individuals worldwide have stopped using banknotes in fear that physical currency, handled by tens of thousands of people over their useful life, could be a vector for the spreading the coronavirus. SENT: 735 words, photos.
VIRUS-ONE GOOD THING-POLAND — A popular Warsaw entertainment center looks empty and closed, but inside a cook is busy making savory pizzas for doctors at a nearby hospital who are doubling their efforts under the pressure of the spreading coronavirus. SENT: 845 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TELECOMMUTING CHANGES — A surge in working and studying from home to limit the spread of the new coronavirus amounts to a massive, unplanned social experiment. It's also challenging the capacity of telecommuting platforms that were already becoming popular for some office-based workers but are experiencing unprecedented.
VIRUS OUTBREAK FLEEING CITIES — Some city folk have been fleeing to their second homes in resort areas to ride out the coronavirus outbreak near the beach or the ski slopes. But neighbors in many of those places are yanking the welcome mat — fearing infection and the overwhelming of already stretched resources in sleepy shore and mountain communities. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ORTHODOX JEWS — Orthodox Jewish representatives are urging congregants to heed social distancing rules designed to fight the coronavirus, a show of unity designed to underscore the importance of behavioral changes that create massive upheaval in their faith communities. UPCOMING: 660 words, photos by 3 p.m.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA MARIJUANA — One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people locked out of bars, restaurants and theaters, but it’s been an unexpected boost for some U.S. pot shops. SENT: 1,150 words, photos, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-EVOLVING VOCABULARY — Newscasts bring word of “hot zones” and “lockdowns.” Conversations are littered with talk of “quarantines” and “isolation.” Leaders urge “social distancing” and “sheltering in place” and “flattening the curve.” In an instant, our vocabulary has changed — just like everything else. By National Writer Matt Sedensky. SENT: 1,120 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS BUSINESS — The coronavirus pandemic has created challenges for the sports business world beyond the considerable loss of ticket and advertising sales and other forms of revenue. By Jay Cohen. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 2 p.m.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-QUIRKY GAMES — Welcome to the Marble Universe. With sports on hiatus, it's time for the quirky sports to shine. Marble racing has exploded in popularity. Toilet paper tennis and window sill football are among the ways people are passing the time. UPCOMING. 900 words, photos by 6 p.m.
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SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-PLACIDO DOMINGO — Superstar Plácido Domingo has resigned from the U.S. union that represents opera singers and will contribute $500,000 to sexual harassment eradication programs and a fund that helps opera employees in crisis, the union said Friday. SENT: 330 words, photo.
WALMART CHILD BIRTH - Customers cheer at a Walmart in Missouri after a woman gave birth to a baby girl in the store's toilet paper aisle. SENT: 198 words.
BRITAIN JOHNNY DEPP — Johnny Depp’s libel suit against British tabloid The Sun has been put on hold as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 275 words, photos.
NETHERLANDS-TRAM SHOOTING - A Dutch court convicted a radicalized Muslim man Friday of murder with a terrorist motive and sentenced him to life imprisonment for opening fire on a tram and killing four people last year. SENT: 360 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPELLING BEE — The Scripps National Spelling Bee won’t be held as scheduled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, SENT: 675 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-BLOOMBERG — Mike Bloomberg is transferring $18 million from his presidential campaign to the Democratic National Committee in the largest single such transfer ever. It's the latest sign of the billionaire businessman’s continued involvement in the race since ending his own campaign this month due to a lackluster showing in the March 3 primaries. SENT: 760 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-VOTER REGISTRATION — Coronavirus is idling a potentially powerful force in the Democratic Party — liberal canvassers who go door to door or cruise through public gatherings, clipboard in hand, to register new voters. SENT: 750 words, photos.
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TV-NIALL FERGUSON -- Historian Niall Ferguson has a knack for timing his TV projects. He debuted his examination of the global financial system in “The Ascent of Money” just as the 2008 economic crisis was hitting. Now he has returned with a series that helps us better understand the coronavirus. SENT: 720 words, photo.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-BUSINESS FALLOUT — With the duration of the viral outbreak unknown, major corporations are piling up cash to ride it out. SENT: 1,900 words, photos.
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FBN--BUCCANEERS-BRADY — Tom Brady signs a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at $30 million a season, saying he’s “starting a new football journey” The 42-year-old quarterback spent 20 years with the Patriots and led them to six Super Bowl titles. By Fred Goodall. SENT: 700 words, photos.
BKC--AP ALL-AMERICA TEAM — In a college basketball season shut down in March, Dayton’s Obi Toppin is a unanimous AP All-American choice. He is joined on the first team by Iowa’s Luka Garza, Marquette's Markus Howard, Seton Hall’s Myles Powell and Oregon's Payton Pritchard. By Basketball Writer John Marshall. SENT: 800 words, photos.
OLY--TOKYO-TORCH ARRIVES — The Olympic flame completes its journey from Greece to Japan, a small, symbolic victory for the IOC and organizers. They maintain the Tokyo Games should go on in July amid a chorus of doubters urging a postponement or cancellation because of the coronavirus pandemic. By Haruka Nuga and Koji Ueda. SENT: 650 words, photos.
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