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VIRUS OUTBREAK-VACCINE-THE COLD CHAIN — From factory to syringe, the world’s most promising coronavirus vaccine candidates need non-stop sterile refrigeration to stay potent and safe. But despite enormous strides in equipping developing countries to maintain the essential “cold chain,” nearly 3 billion of the world’s 7.8 billion people live where the temperature-controlled storage is insufficient for an immunization campaign to control COVID-19. By Lori Hinnant and Sam Mednick. SENT: 2,060 words, photos. An abridged. version of 850 words is available.
AP POLL-VIRUS OUTBREAK-WORKPLACE — The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of Americans out of work. But many of those still working are fearful, distressed and stretched thin. A quarter have even considered quitting their jobs as worries related to the pandemic weigh on them, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. By Alexandra Olson. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020 — President Donald Trump tries to buck up his army of campaign staffers two weeks out from Election Day and dismisses his top infectious disease expert as a “disaster” on the coronavirus as public and private polling shows him trailing Democrat Joe Biden in battleground states. By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller and Will Weissert. SENT: 930 words, photos, videos. UPCOMING: 900 words with new approach by 4 p.m. and updates from Trump rallies by 5 p.m.
ELECTION 2020-AMERICA DISRUPTED-SUBURBAN WOMEN — For many suburban women, the past four years have marked a political awakening that has powered women’s marches, the #MeToo movement and the victories of record numbers of female candidates. That energy has helped create the widest gender gap in the political divide in recent history. And it has started to show up in early voting as women are casting their ballots earlier than men. By Claire Galofaro. SENT: 2,500 words with photos and video. An abridged version of 1,000 is available.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK — After entire nations were shut down during the first surge of the coronavirus earlier this year, some countries and U.S. states are trying more targeted measures as cases rise again around the world, especially in Europe and the Americas. By Jennifer Peltz. SENT: 1,150 words, photos, With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the planet has surpassed 40 million, but experts say that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true impact of the pandemic that has upended life and work around the world. By Medical Writer Maria Cheng. SENT: 740 words, photos;
RUSSIAN- HACKERS-CHARGED — Six Russian military officers sought to disrupt through computer hacking the French election, the Winter Olympics and U.S. businesses, according to a Justice Department indictment that details attacks on a broad range of political, financial and athletic targets. By Eric Tucker. SENT: 240 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — Time is running out for a pre-election COVID-19 rescue bill, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to take a tough approach to the talks. The speaker is ignoring those who say she’s at risk of coming away with nothing now and handing a weaker-than-hoped economy to Joe Biden if he wins the White House. By Andrew Taylor. SENT: 1,060 words. UPCOMING: Developments possible, 850 words by 5 p.m.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BELGIUM — Bars and restaurants across Belgium shut down for a month and a night-time curfew took effect as health authorities warned of a possible “tsunami” of new virus cases in the hard-hit nation that host the headquarters of the European Union. SENT: 450 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-BRITAIN — Wales became the second nation in the United Kingdom to lock down large swaths of its economy to combat rising coronavirus infections, even as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted loud calls to do the same throughout England. SENT: 860 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WISCONSIN — A Wisconsin judge reimposed an order from Gov. Tony Evers’ administration limiting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor venues to 25% of capacity. SENT: 770 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NIGHTCLUB KING — One of Miami’s most glamorous, star-studded nightclubs sits empty and quiet these days — a casualty of both the coronavirus outbreak and a power struggle between state and local government over how to contain the scourge. SENT: 910 words, photos.
POLAND-VIRUS-OUTBREAK — Poland’s government is transforming the National Stadium in Warsaw into a field hospital to handle the surging number of people infected with the coronavirus, and expects it to be operational within days, officials said. SENT: 400 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BEEKEEPERS'-CHALLENGE — Commercial beekeeping is a challenge in in the best of times, with bee deaths a frequent problem, often attributed to stressors such as parasites and agricultural chemicals. Beekeepers James Cook and Samantha Jones decided to start their own business this year anyway. Then the coronavirus hit, posing even more obstacles. Determined to make it work, they’ve just finished their first honey season as business owners. By Martha Irvine and Carrie Antlfinger. SENT: 550 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-DESKS FOR KIDS — As remote schooling swept the nation, parents realized that many kids lacked desks at home. So they got busy building, collecting and donating them in their communities. SENT: 650 words, photos.
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NOKIA-MOON NETWORK — Nokia to build moon’s first 4G cell network for NASA program. SENT: 240 words, photos.
PREP SCHOOL-SEX ABUSE — A monitor appointed to oversee the handling of sexual abuse claims at St. Paul’s School in Concord has resigned, accusing campus officials of thwarting his efforts. SENT: 360 words.
WOMAN-FOUND-ZION-NATIONAL-PARK — Woman missing for 2 weeks found safe in Zion National Park. SENT: 310 words.
TROPICAL WEATHER — Tropical Storm Epsilon forms in the central Atlantic. SENT: 120 words.
JOHN-OLIVER-SEWAGE-PLANT — Comedian John Oliver now has a sewage plant named after him. SENT: 260 words, photo.
EDDIE-VAN-HALEN-AUCTION — Guitars played, partly made by Eddie Van Halen go to auction. SENT: 250 words, photo.
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SUPREME COURT-IMMIGRATION — The Supreme Court agrees to hear two cases involving Trump administration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border: one about a policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings and a second about the administration’s use of money to fund the border wall. By Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman. SENT: 610 words, photos.
ELECTION-2020-EARLY-VOTING-FLORIDA — Floridians began early voting in much of the state with no serious problems reported as the Trump campaign tries to cut into an early advantage Democrats have posted in mail-in votes in the key swing state. SENT: 810 words, photos.
ELECTION-2020-VOTING-DEAD-VOTERS — Ballots cast by people who vote early but die before Election Day are sometimes cited as proof of voter fraud, but in many states they’re perfectly legal. Seventeen states prohibit counting ballots cast by someone who subsequently dies before the election, but 10 states specifically allow it. SENT; 920 words, photos.
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BOLIVIA-ELECTIONS — Evo Morales’ party claimed victory in a presidential election that appeared to reject the right-wing policies of the interim government that took power in Bolivia after the leftist leader resigned and fled the country a year ago. By Carlos Valdez and Joshua Goodman. SENT: 990 words, photos.
ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN — Reports of renewed shelling on Monday challenged the new cease-fire in the conflict over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces has raged for over three weeks. SENT: 650 words, photos.
BELARUS-PROTESTS — About 3,000 retirees rallied in the Belarusian capital of Minsk for a third straight Monday to demand the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko as mass protests of a disputed election continue to roil the country. SENT: 640 words, photos.
THAILAND-PROTESTS — Thai authorities worked to stem a growing tide of protests calling for the prime minister to resign by threatening to censor news coverage, raiding a publishing house and attempting to block the Telegram messaging app used by demonstrators. SENT: 910 words, photos.
AFGHANISTAN — The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan warned that “distressingly high” levels of violence threaten to derail ongoing peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. SENT: 520 words, photos.
FRANCE-BASQUE SEPARATIST TRIAL — The last known chief of ETA, the now-extinct Basque separatist militant group, was back in court Monday in Paris to face terrorism charges that he deems “absurd” because of his role in ending a conflict that claimed hundreds of lives and terrorized Spain for half a century. SENT: 1,620 words, photos. An abridged version of 960 words is available. With SPAIN-ETA TIMELINE — ETA’s bloody history: 853 killings in 60 years of violence. SENT: 730 words, photos.
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FINANCIAL MARKETS — U.S. stocks fell in morning trading after initially making gains following a report that China’s economy grew at a 5% annual rate in the last quarter.. SENT: 370 words, photos.
CHINA-ECONOMY — China’s shaky economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is gaining strength as consumers return to shopping malls and auto dealerships while the United States and Europe endure painful contractions. SENT: 650 words, photos.
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BBO—WORLD SERIES — Most of the seats of a new $1.2 billion, 40,518-capacity will be empty among the smallest crowd to view a World Series game in more than a century. Both the Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays will be away from home when Los Angeles’ Clayton Kershaw throws the first pitch of the first all-artificial turf Series since 1993. The national anthem will be performed on video. The umpires will wear masks. Yes, in the year of the pandemic, just making it to the Series was an accomplishment. By Baseball Writer Ronald Blum. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos. by 8 p.m.
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