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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-GRABBING POWER — In ex-communist Eastern Europe and elsewhere, rulers are assuming more power while they introduce harsh measures they say are necessary to halt the coronavirus spread. By Dusan Stojanovic. SENT: 1,070 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-VULNERABLE PRISONERS — In some cells in Iran, Syria and other countries in the Middle East, prisoners are crammed in by the dozens, with little access to hygiene or medical care. So if one infection gets in, the novel coronavirus could run rampant. By Maggie Michael, Sarah El Deeb and Lee Keath. SENT: 1,830 words, photos. An abridged version of 1,020 words has also been sent.
VIRUS OUTBREAK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo begs for health care reinforcements, saying up to 1 million more workers are needed to fight the coronavirus, while the World Health Organization warns that the pandemic was far from over in Asia. By Aritz Parra, David Rising and Nick Perry. SENT: 1,050 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-FORECASTING THE PANDEMIC — Like forecasters tracking a megastorm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible. The public could soon get its first close look at the Trump administration's own projections. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Lauran Neergaard. SENT: 740 words, photo. UPCOMING: Briefing scheduled for 5 p.m. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP — How dire projections, grim images dashed Trump's Easter plan.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-INTROVERTS AND EXTROVERTS — The self-isolation designed to arrest the coronavirus' spread has turned the tables on many norms. There are changes in many ways people live life outside the four walls of home, from social gathering to having everyday social interactions. But even in pre-virus times, there were people for whom those things were more pressure than pleasure: introverts, those who largely get their energy from inside themselves and selected interactions with people, as opposed to extroverts, who obtain it from outside themselves. The quarantines and distancing have upended that. By Deepti Hajela. UPCOMING: 880 words by 3:30 a.m., photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-EUROPE'S HOSPITALS — As increasing numbers of European hospitals buckle under the strain of tens of thousands of coronavirus patients, the crisis has exposed a surprising paradox: Some of the world’s best health systems are remarkably ill-equipped to handle a pandemic. By Medical Writer Maria Cheng. SENT: 1,030 words, photos. Also see MORE ON VIRUS OUTBREAK below.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRAZIL-EVANGELICALS — Brazil's churches and evangelical temples have landed on the front lines of a battle between state governors, who have introduced quarantine measures designed to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, and President Jair Bolsonaro, who is actively undermining them, saying confinement will ultimately destroy the country's economy. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-STRANDED CRUISE — As a cruise ship stranded at sea with dozens sick and four dead makes for Florida, passengers who have been confined to their rooms for more than a week are anxious for relief, hoping the state’s governor will change his mind and allow them to disembark despite confirmed coronavirus cases aboard. SENT: 780 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-SOUTH KOREA — A South Korean shoe repairman is in news after he revealed plans to donate parts of his property to help support people facing economic difficulties amid the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 580 words, photos.
NEPAL-STRANDED AMERICANS — Hundreds of stranded Americans leave Nepal on a repatriation flight, days after a lockdown was imposed in the Himalayan nation to help fight the coronavirus. Global shares were mostly higher after China reported strong manufacturing data, extending an overnight rally on Wall Street. SENT: 400 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-EMIRATES AIRLINE — Dubai's government announces it will inject equity into Emirates airlines as the Middle East's largest carrier grounds nearly all of its flights due to coronavirus restrictions on travel. Global shares were mostly higher after China reported strong manufacturing data, extending an overnight rally on Wall Street. SENT: 490 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEXICO — Mexico's government broadens its shutdown of “non-essential activities” to the private sector and prohibits gatherings of more than 50 people to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. SENT: 360 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-GUNS Los Angeles’ County sheriff, who was sued by gun-rights groups after trying to shut down firearms dealers in the wake of the coronavirus concerns, says that he is abandoning the effort. SENT: 290 words, photo.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-UN-RESOLUTIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopts four resolutions, with its 15 members voting by email for the first time because of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 610 words.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ABORTIONS — Federal judges temporarily block efforts in Texas and Alabama to ban abortions during the coronavirus pandemic, handing Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers a victory as clinics across the U.S. filed lawsuits to stop states from trying to shutter them during the outbreak. SENT: 870 words, photos.
A separate wire advisory has been sent detailing AP's complete coronavirus coverage.
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NETHERLANDS-MUSEUM-BREAK-IN — Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum closed by virus. SENT: 550 words, photos.
FILM-SONY-RELEASE-POSTPONEMENTS — “Ghostbusters”, “Morbius” postponed to 2021 due to virus. SENT: 210 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEXICO-PLACIDO DOMINGO — Tenor Placido Domingo feels “fine” after coronavirus. SENT: 290 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-JAPAN-TOURISM-PHOTO GALLERY — Cherry blossoms, empty stores in virus-hit Japan. SENT: 490 words, photos.
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TRUMP-MILEAGE ROLLBACKS — The Environmental Protection Agency says rolling back a plan for raising vehicle mileage standards will benefit the overall economy as well as make vehicles more affordable and safer. SENT: 900 words, photos. UPCOMING: 1,000 words after release of final rule, time uncertain.
ELECTION 2020-MAIL VOTING — Democrats have long argued that elections should be conducted by mail to make them easier for voters, and the coronavirus outbreak is giving new momentum to their cause. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.
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TRANSGENDER-BILLS-IDAHO — Idaho’s governor signs into law two anti-transgender bills, making Idaho the first among states that introduced some 40 such bills this year to enact them. SENT: 660 words, photos.
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SYRIA-IS PRISONERS — Kurdish-led forces have successfully put down riots by Islamic State militants in a prison in northeast Syria with none of the prisoners escaping the facility, the top commander of the U.S.-backed forces says. Global shares were mostly higher after China reported strong manufacturing data, extending an overnight rally on Wall Street. SENT: 520 words, photos.
CHINA-FOREST FIRE DEATHS — Nineteen people have died while fighting a raging forest fire in southwestern China and hundreds of reinforcements were sent to fight the blaze and evacuate nearby residents. SENT: 310 words, photo.
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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Global shares were mostly higher after China reported strong manufacturing data, extending an overnight rally on Wall Street. By Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 860 words, photos. With CHINA-ECONOMY — China's manufacturing rebounds as virus controls ease.
CHINA-EARNS-HUAWEI — Huawei’s chairman warns that more U.S. moves to increase pressure on the Chinese tech giant might trigger retaliation by Beijing that could damage its worldwide industry. By Business Writer Joe McDonald. Global shares were mostly higher after China reported strong manufacturing data, extending an overnight rally on Wall Street. SENT: 790 words, photos.
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ON BASKETBALL-2021 CHALLENGE — Knowing when the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be solves one problem for USA Basketball, and it creates a few others, namely NBA free agency in 2021. By Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds. SENT: 700 words, photos.
TOKYO-NEW COUNTDOWN — The countdown clocks have been reset and are ticking again for the Tokyo Olympics. By Sports Writer Stephen Wade. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.
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NIPSEY-HUSSLE-TIMELINE — A chance encounter with a man he’d long known from the neighborhood and a conversation about “snitching” led to the killing of Nipsey Hussle one year ago this week. By Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 2,250 words, photos.
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