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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-LEFT-TO-DIE — Spain’s more than 19,000 nursing home deaths put it ahead of any other country in Europe. And it’s led to soul-searching over its elder-care system, particularly public nursing homes operated by private firms that seek to turn profits quickly by cutting staff, expenses and some say care to the bone. Dozens of interviews with workers, relatives and residents painted a picture of what some have called a “fast-food” version of elder care. By Aritz Parra. SENT: 2,400 words, photos. An abridged version of 1,070 words is available.
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MINNEAPOLIS-POLICE-DEATH-PROTESTS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called in the National Guard as a wounded Minneapolis braced for more violence one day after rioting over the death of a handcuffed black man in police custody reduced parts of one neighborhood to a smoking shambles, with burned buildings, looted stores and angry graffiti demanding justice. By Tim Sullivan and Amy Forliti. SENT: 1,110 words, photos, videos. UPCOMING: Developing. With MINNEAPOLIS POLICE-DEATH-OFFICERS — A white Minneapolis police officer accused of killing a black suspect by kneeling on his neck is a 19-year veteran of the force with a service record that includes three shooting incidents, one of them fatal, and nearly 20 complaints. By Todd Richmond. SENT: 640 words, photos, video. With MINNEAPOLIS POLICE-NECK RESTRAINT - Police officials condemn how officer restrained George Floyd. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 7 p.m.
TRUMP-MINNEAPOLIS DEATH — President Trump and his allies have taken a very different tone with the police-involved death in Minneapolis vs. past instances of alleged police brutality involving minorities. Once more likely to hew to the “blue lives matter” mantra, they’re now questioning the officers and sympathizing with the man who died as Trump heads into a difficult election and courts the black vote. By Jill Colvin and Colleen Long. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.
TRUMP-TWITTER — President Donald Trump escalates his war on social media companies, signing an executive order challenging the liability protections that have served as a bedrock for unfettered speech on the internet. The move appears to be more about politics than substance, as the president aims to rally supporters after he lashed out at Twitter for applying fact checks to two of his tweets. By Zeke Miller. SENT: 890 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK — The coronavirus crisis threw at least 2.1 million Americans out of work last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country, stoking fears that the scourge is doing deep and potentially long-lasting damage to the U.S. economy. By Christopher Rugaber and Dan Sewell. SENT: 870 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-TRUMP-ECONOMY — The White House takes the unusual step of deciding not to release an updated economic forecast for this year. It’s a fresh sign of the administration’s anxiety about how the coronavirus has ravaged the nation just months before the election. By Aamer Madhani, Joshua Boak and Andrew Taylor. SENT: 990 words, photos.
MED--VIRUS OUTBREAK-CANCER PATIENTS — New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it, two studies found. By Marilynn Marchione. SENT: 770 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-FUTURE OF DINING — Dining at a table where each person is enclosed by a clear plastic shield might look and sound futuristic, but it could be one way for some restaurants to reopen. It also might help out if your companion orders escargots, heavy on the garlic. The suspended clear plastic dome descends over a human being eating, but it is not science fiction. It could be the future of French fine dining in the age of coronavirus. By Thomas Adamson and Oleg Cetinic. SENT: 650 words, photos.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ECONOMIC-IMPACT — The U.N. chief warned the largest gathering of world leaders since the coronavirus pandemic began that it will cause “unimaginable devastation and suffering around the world,” with historic levels of hunger and famine and up to 1.6 billion people unable to earn a living unless action is taken now. SENT: 630 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN — Up to six people from different households will be allowed to meet outdoors next week as part of another modest easing of the coronavirus lockdown in England, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says. SENT: 790 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SCIENTISTS OF FAITH -- While faith and science face unprecedented challenges during the coronavirus pandemic, including to their relationship with each other, the two have worked in concert for several experts leading the U.S. government’s pandemic response. National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins founded a nonprofit focused on “the harmony between science and biblical faith.” Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, describes his faith and his public health work as mutually reinforcing. SENT: 950 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ABORTION PILL -- A group of physicians has asked a federal court to suspend a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule that requires patients to visit a hospital, clinic or medical office to get an abortion pill. SENT: 560 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRGINIA UNEMPLOYMENT -- Tens of thousands of Virginians who are eligible for an expanded unemployment benefit Congress enacted in response to the coronavirus pandemic are waiting for their money because the state hasn’t managed to get the program running yet. SENT: 880 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-INDIA-PLAGUES — As if the coronavirus wasn’t enough, India is grappling with scorching temperatures and the worst locust invasion in decades as authorities prepared for the end of a monthslong lockdown despite recording thousands of new infections every day. This triple disaster is forcing officials to try to balance protection from eviscerating heat but also social distancing in newly reopened parks and markets. SENT: 810 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LATIN AMERICA-RADIO LESSONS -- Broadcasting was once widely used in Latin America to teach basic math and literacy skills to rural children and adults. Amid the coronavirus lockdown, lessons on radio and TV are making a comeback, especially with the region’s weak internet connectivity. SENT: 875 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK -ONE GOOD THING-CROATIA TOURISM — If it hadn’t been for Igor Loparic and his charity, many in the northern Croatian Istria region wouldn’t be able to cope with the crisis brought on by the new coronavirus. Lopardic’s Our Dream Their Smile group has helped people in the tourism-dependent area in the Adriatic survive as the outbreak closed down borders, shutting down hotels, restaurants and other businesses that normally thrive in virus-free times. SENT: 600 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LIVES LOST-NUREMBERG GUARD -- Emilio DiPalma, who fought on the front lines during World War II and served as a courtroom guard during the trial of top Nazi war criminals, has died from the coronavirus. He was 93. SENT: 905 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRAL QUESTIONS-VACCINE — When could a COVID-19 vaccine be ready? Top health officials say the end of this year would be a best case scenario. But scientists have never created a vaccine so quickly, and there’s no guarantee any under development will ultimately work. SENT: 210 words, photo.
A separate wire advisory has moved detailing our complete coronavirus coverage.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-DEFIANT BARBER — A Michigan court ordered a barber to close his shop and stop defying the state’s coronavirus restrictions, though he vowed to keep cutting hair. SENT: 310 words, photos.
SOC--DENMARK-ZOOM GAME — The faces of thousands of fans who joined a Zoom call were shown on giant screens in a stadium as the Danish soccer league resumed. SENT: 260 words, photos.
CVS HEALTH-SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE DELIVERIES -- CVS Health will try delivering prescriptions with self-driving vehicles in a test that begins next month. SENT: 280 words, photos.
HARVARD COMMENCEMENT -- The Washington Post’s top editor told Harvard University graduates that facts and truth have become “matters of life and death.” SENT: 600 words.
APPLE MUSIC-AFRICA — Apple Music is launching its first radio show in Africa. The streaming platform announced that “Africa Now Radio with Cuppy,” to be hosted by Nigerian-born DJ and music producer Cuppy, SENT: 210 words, photo.
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NORTH KOREA-SANCTIONS — The Justice Department accuses a network of North Korean and Chinese citizens of secretly advancing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program by channeling at least $2.5 billion in illicit payments through hundreds of front companies. SENT: 380 words, photo.
GRAHAM-JUDGES — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham publicly urges federal judges in their mid- to late 60s to step aside so President Trump and Senate Republicans can fill the vacancies with conservative jurists. SENT: 460 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WORKER PROTECTIONS — Democrats criticize the Trump administration for what they say is a failure to protect front-line workers, including those at meatpacking plants and health-care facilities where coronavirus outbreaks are spiking. By Matthew Daly. UPCOMING: 690 words, photos.
UNITED STATES-CHINA — The Trump administration may expel thousands of Chinese graduate students enrolled at U.S. universities in the latest sign of escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade, the coronavirus pandemic, human rights and the status of Hong Kong. SENT: 680 words, photo.
CONGRESS-SURVEILLANCE — House Democrats pull legislation that would have extended FBI surveillance authorities after President Trump and Republicans turned against the bill, ensuring its defeat. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there will be a new round of negotiations with the Senate over the expired powers the FBI considers vital in fighting terrorism. SENT: 820 words, photos.
TRUMP-FOSSIL-FUEL-FIGHTS — Federal courts have delivered a string of rebukes to the Trump administration over what they found were failures to protect the environment and address climate change as it promotes fossil fuel interests and the extraction of natural resources from public lands. SENT: 920 words, photos.
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VENEZUELA-AMERICAN MERCENARY — An investigation by The Associated Press shows that Jordan Goudreau, a former Green Beret who launched a failed plot this month to capture Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro, flew to a planning meeting in Colombia aboard a plane owned by Franklin Durán, a businessman with longtime ties to the socialist government. SENT: 1,740 words, photos.
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SLAIN SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER -- An airman charged with murder in the death of a 27-year-old Mennonite Sunday school teacher told authorities he was raised in the religion and joined the Air Force to escape a difficult, sheltered and restricted life. Sheriff’s records hint at disdain for the Mennonite community by suspect Mark Gooch, who has pleaded not guilty in the death of Sasha Krause. SENT: 1,150 words, photos.
SPELLING BEE — With the Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled, many top spellers who would have been on the bee stage this week are instead competing online. SENT: 810 words, photo.
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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Wall Street’s rally ran out of fuel in the last hour of trading and the market fell to its first loss in four days amid worries about rising U.S.-China tensions. SENT: 780 words, photos.
ECONOMY-GDP — The U.S. economy shrank at an even faster pace than initially estimated in the first three months of this year with economists continuing to expect a far worse outcome in the current April-June quarter. SENT: 700 words, photo.
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MINNEAPOLIS-POLICE-MEDIA — Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity has emerged as an unexpected critic of the Minneapolis police for their actions in the Memorial Day death of George Floyd. Hannity spent more than 15 minutes on his Fox show Wednesday replaying video of a Minneapolis officer who knelt on the neck of the 46-year-old Floyd, who had been taken into custody on suspicion of passing a counterfeit bill. His coverage stood out among Fox’s prime-time opinion hosts, where colleagues Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham focused on violent protests that erupted in Minneapolis following Floyd’s death. By David Bauder. SENT: 420 words.
FILM-OUT — The nine-minute Pixar short “Out” features the animation studio’s first LGBTQ protagonist. For its director, Steven Clay Hunter, “Out” is a deeply personal film loosely based on his own coming out. It’s about a man named Greg who, in the course of switching bodies with his dog, discovers the courage to reveal his sexual orientation to his parents. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 870 words, photos.
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ATH-BOSTON-MARATHON — Organizers canceled the Boston Marathon for the first time in its history, bowing to the social distancing requirements of the coronavirus outbreak and ending a 124-year run that had persisted through two World Wars, a volcanic eruption and even another pandemic. SENT: 690 words, photos.
TRANSGENDER ATHLETES-HIGH SCHOOL -- A letter from the U.S. Education Department’s civil rights office says a Connecticut policy that allows transgender athletes to compete as girls in high sports violates the civil rights of athletes who have always identified as female. A copy of the letter was obtained by The Associated Press. SENT: 810 words, photos.
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