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TOP STORIES

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — President Donald Trump signs an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week. The package will support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic. By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Laurie Kellman and Darlene Superville. SENT: 1,240 words, photos, video. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS-GLANCE — What’s in the package (sent).

VIRUS OUTBREAK — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first leader of a major country to test positive for the coronavirus while disturbing new outbreaks appeared in the United States, deaths surged in Italy and Spain and the world warily trudged through the pandemic that has sickened more than a half-million people. By Matt Sedensky, Kevin McGill and David Rising. SENT: 1,050 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST; VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHAT'S HAPPENING.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BIRX — For many in the public health and political worlds, Dr. Deborah Birx is the sober scientist advising an unpredictable President Trump. Others think Birx may be offering Trump cover to follow some of his worst instincts as he grapples with the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Aamer Madhani. SENT: 1,400 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NAVY — The Navy is the military service hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis, and it's been forced to sideline a symbol of American sea power. The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is pierside in Guam after being hit by a wave of infection following a port visit in Vietnam. By Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns. SENT: 1,030 words, photo.

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ELECTION 2020-REPUBLICANS — Republicans who have spent the past decade howling about the danger of ballooning deficits embrace the mammoth coronavirus rescue package approved by Congress, shrugging off past concerns about the nation's spending in the face of a public health crisis. By National Political Writer Steve Peoples. SENT: 950 words, photos.

OBIT-JOSEPH-LOWERY — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a veteran civil rights leader who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and fought against racial discrimination, has died, a family statement says. He was 98. SENT 900 words, photos. With OBIT-JOSEPH LOWERY-A LIFE.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP — President Trump takes steps to expand the federal government's role in helping produce critically needed supplies to fight the coronavirus pandemic after desperate pleas from the nation’s governors. Yet he has also sent an ominous message to state leaders, warning, "If they don't treat you right, I don't call.” By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin and Darlene Superville. SENT: 1,180 words, photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS-CLEANING HOUSE — They sprayed. They wiped. In at least two cases, they donned gloves. Beset by coronavirus, Congress gives new meaning to the age-old campaign vow to clean House. SENT: 910 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS-MASSIE — Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky outrages his fellow House members and even President Trump by pushing to force a roll call vote on the coronavirus package. SENT: 800 words by 4 p.m., photo.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-A-WALK-THROUGH-TOWN — The closings and quarantines prompted by the coronavirus outbreak have given some families more time together. In communities around the country, parents and children who find themselves stuck at home together are walking, biking and playing outside. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOUTH ASIA RUMORS — As India and other South Asian nations brace for the spread of the coronavirus, they face another battle: misinformation. Social media are rife with bogus remedies, tales of magic cures and hazardous medical advice. SENT: 990 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA — With cases of coronavirus surging and the death toll rising, lawmakers are pleading with cooped-up Californians not to let a beautiful, sunny weekend tempt them into ignoring social distancing designed to slow the spread of the infections. SENT: 990 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHO — The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief says widespread testing for the new coronavirus is crucial and countries should not be penalized for reporting higher numbers of cases. Dr. Michael Ryan appealed Friday for a shift toward measures that allow us “to live with this virus” until a vaccine emerges. SENT: 470 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-IMF — The head of the International Monetary Fund said Friday it is clear that the global economy has now entered a recession that could be as bad as or worse than the 2009 downturn. SENT: 530 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TARGETING NEW YORKERS — States are pulling back the welcome mat for travelers from the New York area, which is the epicenter for the nation's outbreak. SENT: 790 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-NEW-ORLEANS — There were the great fires of 1788 and 1794 and the multiple yellow fever outbreaks of the 1800s. Hurricane Betsy hit in 1965, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the memories linger in New Orleans like remnants of a bad dream. Now the city is one of the nation’s hot spots for coronavirus. SENT: 790 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-NURSING-HOMES — An investigation at a Seattle-area nursing home concludes that symptoms aren't enough to identify who is infected once the coronavirus enters a long-term care facility. Residents without symptoms could have the virus, so it won't work to simply separate those with symptoms from others. SENT: 390 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-WEST-VIRGINIA-NURSING-HOMES — Outside hard-hit nursing home, staffers find nervous public (sent).

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-CHIEF OF STAFF — Republican Rep. Mark Meadows has been pulling off a balancing act, maintaining his seat representing North Carolina in the House while also acting as the de facto White House chief of staff during one of the biggest crises faced by any president in modern history. By Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin. SENT: 1,120 words, photos.

NOT REAL NEWS — False and misleading news around the coronavirus circulated from around the world this week on subjects from health to politics to martial law. SENT: 2,300 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MAIL — Health experts say there's very low risk of catching the coronavirus from handling mail and packages. But they say to avoid touching your face and wash your hands after handling the mail. SENT: 750 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CRUISE-LINES — Shares of cruise lines have taken on more water after the industry's major players were shut out from government assistance as part of the major economic-recovery bill signed by President Donald Trump. SENT: 600 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDIA — Authorities send a fleet of buses to the outskirts of India's capital to meet an exodus of migrant workers desperately trying to reach their home villages during the world's largest coronavirus lockdown. SENT: 510 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AUSTRALIA — Authorities on Saturday were still hoping to fly 800 cruise ship passengers from Australia to Germany this weekend, but a sharp overnight rise in cases of the new coronavirus on board brought severe complications for the repatriation mission. SENT: 480 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FUNERAL HOME — For those mourning loved ones, funerals in the age of self-quarantine and social distancing are a far cry from the rituals of collective mourning that took place even a few weeks ago. SENT: 470 words, photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-INDONESIA — A group of students from several universities in Yogyakarta has distributed soaps and hand sanitizers to informal daily workers to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The cleansing items were distributed to pedicab drivers, construction workers, motorcycle taxi drivers and the traders at a wet market in Yogyakarta. SENT: 460 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-NUCLEAR-CONFERENCE-POSTPONED — The 191 parties to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty have decided to postpone a conference to review its implementation because of the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations say. SENT: 450 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-IDAHO HOT SPOT — A scenic Idaho county known as a ski-vacation haven for celebrities and the wealthy has a new, more dubious distinction: It has one of the highest per-capita rates of confirmed coronavirus infections in America. SENT: 450 words, photos.

UN-VIRUS-OUTBREAK-UNITED-NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the world is not only fighting the “common enemy” of the coronavirus “but our enemy is also the growing surge of misinformation” about COVID-19 disease. SENT: 380 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-OPRAH WINFREY — Oprah Winfrey tells the AP that she’s playing it safe when it comes to the rapidly spreading coronavirus. SENT: 340 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ITALY'S-HEROS-PHOTO-GALLERY — The doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy are almost unrecognizable behind their masks, scrubs, gloves and hairnets — the flimsy battle armor donned at the start of each shift as the only barrier to contagion. SENT: 520 words, photos.

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MISSING GIRL FOUND — Sheriff: Girl, 4, found in woods; had been missing 2 days. SENT: 220 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EIFFEL THANKS — Eiffel Tower says "Merci" to health workers fighting virus. SENT: 250 words, photos.

DOCTOR DONUTS — Shop sells 'hundreds' of doughnuts starring Dr. Fauci's face. SENT: 220 words, photo.

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MADURO INDICTMENT — A retired Venezuelan army general indicted alongside Nicolás Maduro surrenders in Colombia and is being taken by Drug Enforcement Administration agents to New York for arraignment, four people familiar with the situation say. 410 words, photos.

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INTERNATIONAL

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AP EXPLAINS-VENEZUELA-US INDICTMENTS — The Trump administration has indicted Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and more than a dozen members of his inner circle, stepping up measures to drive the socialist leader from power. SENT: 690 words, photos.

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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks fell on Wall Street as investors waited for Congress to deliver a big financial rescue package aimed at cushioning ailing businesses and households from the coronavirus crisis. The selling erased some of the market's gains after a strong three-day rally that has the major stock indexes on track for their first weekly gain in three weeks. SENT: 800 words, photos.

CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES UTILITY — Pacific Gas & Electric is warning its elaborate plan for getting out of bankruptcy might collapse if the utility can’t pay for its crimes in a deadly Northern California wildfire by taking money away from a fund set up to compensate thousands of victims for their losses. By Business Writer Michael Liedtke. SENT: 620 words, photos.

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OLY--VIRUS OUTBREAK-FUNDING CRISIS — The sports organizations that make up the backbone of the Olympics in the U.S. are veering toward crisis after canceling more than 8,000 events and projecting more than $121 million in lost revenue because of coronavirus-related disruptions. By National Writer Eddie Pells. SENT: 910 words, photos.

BKC--NCAA-LIVE TWEETING REPLAYS — Coaches and players live tweeting replays of epic NCAA Tournament games are giving fans a hoops fix in a time of fear and isolation. March Madness may have been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak but the live tweeting of replays adds insight and a dash of humor to games where the outcome is already known. By Basketball Writer John Marshall. SENT: 750 words, photos.

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