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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — The White House and Senate leaders of both parties announce agreement on unprecedented emergency legislation to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic. By Lisa Mascaro, Andrew Taylor and Jonathan Lemire. SENT: 1,210 words, photos, videos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK — The world's largest democracy goes under the world's biggest lockdown, as India's 1.3 billion people stay home in a bid to stop the march of the coronavirus pandemic. Infections and deaths, meanwhile, rose in the United States and Europe. By Chris Blake and Sheikh Saaliq. SENT: 1,140 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDIA — Some defy India's sweeping virus lockdown but most stay in; VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDIA-PHOTO GALLERY — India's vast railway system closes to passengers; VIRUS OURBREAK-KOHLI — Cricket captain, Bollywood star send virus message to India; VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.
BRITAIN-OUTBREAK-PRINCE CHARLES — Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, tests positive for the new coronavirus, his office says. The 71-year-old is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolating at a royal estate in Scotland. By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka. SENT: 240 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE NEW SACRIFICE — For most Americans alive today, the idea of a shared national sacrifice is a collective abstraction. It's a memory passed on from a grandparent or through a book or movie. Not since World War II, when people carried ration books, has the nation been asked to truly sacrifice for a greater good. Now, with the coronavirus, it's as though a natural disaster has taken place in multiple places at once. Will America step up as it enters what one prominent historian calls “a new moment?" By Michael Tackett. SENT: 1,170 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-MENTAL-HEALTH — The coronavirus pandemic can be a challenge for people who already have anxiety issues, especially those who aren't getting treatment. Providers are moving individual and group therapy sessions online. Research shows that can be as effective as treating people in person. By Science Writer Malcolm Ritter. SENT: 1,020 words, photos, video. Also see MORE ON VIRUS OUTBREAK below.
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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Japan's Nikkei 225 surged 8% and other world markets also jumped after Congress and the White House reached a deal to inject nearly $2 trillion of aid into an economy ravaged by the coronavirus. By Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 1,020 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-BUSINESS-FALLOUT — Nissan factories to shut in Africa, India.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA — Trains carrying factory employees back to work after two months in locked-down cities roll out of Hubei province, the center of China’s virus outbreak, as the government begins lifting the last of the controls that confined tens of millions of people to their homes. SENT: 980 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WASHINGTON RULE BREAKERS — Powerful people in Washington are defying preventative measures aimed at curbing the spread of the contagious coronavirus. SENT: 990 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-SURVIVORS-GUIDE — Millions across the Middle East and in conflict zones farther afield are keenly aware of what Western countries reeling from the coronavirus pandemic are going through. SENT: 1,350 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST — Aid group says Mideast lockdowns hinder humanitarian efforts.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CITING WORLD WAR II — World War II references are now heard daily — not because another momentous 75th anniversary, Victory in Europe Day approaches in May but because of the coronavirus. By Tamer Fakahany. SENT: 940 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-NATIONAL-GUARD-MISINFORMATION — The use of National Guard units around the country to help with the response to the coronavirus pandemic is prompting rumors of a military-enforced national lockdown or even martial law. SENT: 900 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP — Trump says he is hoping the United States will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to relax nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job during the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 1,130 words, photos, video. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRIEFINGS — Virus briefings are the new campaign rallies for Trump; VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-FACT CHECK — Trump claims rising suicides if U.S. stays shut.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-STRANDED AMERICANS — Anna, a 33-year-old American stranded in a Peruvian hotel room, has run out of life-saving medication to treat her auto-immune disease and the clock is ticking. SENT: 1,020 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-AFRICA — South Africa's coronavirus cases jump again to 709, the health minister says, as the country with the most cases in Africa prepares to go into lockdown first thing Friday. SENT: 510 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MOROCCO-INFORMAL WORKERS — Moroccan families who once survived on income from informal businesses are now begging strangers on social networks for money for diapers and medicine. SENT: 920 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA — Los Angeles County health officials backtrack on their announcement that a child died from coronavirus, saying it’s possible the death was caused by something else. SENT: 1,080 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-PHILIPPINES-COVID SURVIVOR — Filipino shares his experiences as coronavirus survivor. SENT: 740 words, photos.
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SPAIN-VIRUS OUTBREAK-HOMELESS-PHOTO GALLERY — Virus accentuates isolation of Spain's homeless. SENT: 430 words, photos.
RUSSIA-EARTHQUAKE — Tsunami watch for Hawaii lifted after north Pacific quake. SENT: 150 words.
KANYE WEST-TAYLOR SWIFT — Taylor Swift's publicist takes aim at Kim Kardashian in feud. SENT: 310 words, photo.
SOUTH KOREA-CHATROOM SEX CRIME — South Korea investigates chatroom sex abuse allegations. SENT: 740 words, photos.
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AFGHANISTAN — A lone Islamic State gunman rampages through a Sikh house of worship in the heart of the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing 25 worshippers and wounding eight, Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says. SENT: 520 words, photos.
TURKEY-KHASHOGGI KILLING — Turkish prosecutors formally charge two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals over the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, officials say. SENT: 510 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ISRAEL POLITICS — Israel's parliament speaker resigns after seven years on the job rather than comply with a Supreme Court order to convene a vote on his replacement. SENT: 870 words, photos.
SUDAN-DEFENSE MINISTER DIES — Sudan’s defense minister, Gen. Gamal al-Din Omar, died of a heart attack while on an official visit to neighboring South Sudan. He was 60. SENT: 430 words.
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SEVERE WEATHER-SOUTH — A suspected tornado heavily damages a store in northern Mississippi and other structures along the line with Alabama as a severe storm system crosses the Deep South. SENT: 250 words.
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TOKYO-OLYMPICS-POSTPONED-COSTS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021, now comes the multi-billion-dollar question: Who pays the bills for the delay, and how large will they be? By Sports Writer Stephen Wade. SENT: 960 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK—COLLEGE ATHLETES — Many of the more than 20,000 foreign college athletes in the United States impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are struggling with a decision about whether to stay in this country or return home. By Sports Writer Pat Eaton-Robb. SENT: 650 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK—SPORTS TO ESPORTS — Video games have become a go-to hobby for millions self-isolating around the world, and athletes from preps to pros have eagerly grabbed the controls. By Sports Writer Jake Seiner. SENT: 980 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK—HITTING THE LINKS — Since many golf courses around the country have remained open during the coronavirus pandemic the question is whether recreational golf can be made safe enough under the circumstances. By Sports Writer Noah Trister. SENT: 990 words, photos.
In the latest episode of “Ground Game: Inside the Outbreak,” the AP’s virus podcast, host Ralph Russo talks to sportswriter Eddie Pells about what the postponement of the 2020 Olympics means for Tokyo, businesses and the athletes themselves. Find the episode at https://appodcasts.com/category/ground-game/ Embed code is available on Coverage Plan.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-JACKSON-DONATION — The Michael Jackson estate is donating $300,000 to help entertainment industry workers on Broadway, the music business and in Las Vegas who have been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. By Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 370 words, photos.
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