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Adds ELECTORAL COLLEGE-STATEHOUSES, CONGRESS-ELECTORAL COLLEGE-MEDIA, CAPITOL UNDER SIEGE, CONGRESS-ELECTORAL COLLEGE-FACT CHECK, CONGRESS-ELECTORAL COLLEGE-QUOTES, CONGRESS-ELECTORAL COLLEGE-TRANSCRIPTS, SENATE-GEORGIA-HOW IT HAPPENED, QATAR-EMERGING BOYCOTT, ARCTIC REFUGE-DRILLING, NUCLEAR WASTE-TREATMENT.
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CONGRESS-ELECTORAL COLLEGE — Angry supporters of President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol in a chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer of power. They force lawmakers to be rushed from the building and interrupt challenges to Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. One woman is shot and killed. By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick. SENT: 980 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: Developments expected through the night. With CONGRESS-ELECTORAL COLLEGE-THE LATEST, developing.
CONGRESS-ELECTORAL COLLEGE-TRUMP — President Trump tells his supporters to “go home” after they storm the Capitol in protest of his reelection defeat and he urges them to stay peaceful. But he also praises their mission even after it erupts in violence. By Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin. SENT: 620 words, photos, video.
BIDEN — President-elect Joe Biden calls for the restoration of “simple decency” after a mob incited by his predecessor storms the U.S. Capitol and delays Congress from certifying Biden’s November election victory. By Will Weissert and Darlene Superville. SENT: 620 words, photos.
ELECTORAL COLLEGE-PROTESTS — A day that history sets aside for ceremony, continuity and an infrequent coming together of both houses of Congress fractures into chaos and violence. Some saw it coming out the windows. Some saw it coming for years. By Maryclare Jalonick, Michael Balsamo and Ben Fox. SENT: 900 words, photos. UPCOMING: 1,100 words by 7 p.m.
Find full coverage plan on electoral college here.
SENATE-GEORGIA — Democrats have won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the U.S. Senate majority. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, Democratic challengers who represented the diversity of their party’s evolving coalition, have defeated Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. By Steve Peoples, Bill Barrow and Russ Bynum. SENT: 1,030 words, photos, video. With SENATE-GEORGIA-OSSOFF — Ossoff seals Democrats’ sweep; will be youngest US senator. SENT: 650 words, photos. SENATE-GEORGIA-WARNOCK— Warnock’s roots showed little promise of a future that led to the U.S. Senate. SENT: 990 words, photos; SENATE-GEORGIA-VOTECAST — AP VoteCast: How Democrats won the Georgia Senate runoffs. SENT: 1,000 words, photos; EXPLAINING ELECTION 2020-GEORGIA RUNOFFS — How Democrats won Georgia’s 2 Senate runoffs. SENT: 730 words, photos.
Find complete coverage of the Georgia runoff election here.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-US SURGE — New York’s governor threatens to fine hospitals that don’t use their allotment of COVID-19 vaccine fast enough. His counterpart in South Carolina says health care workers have until Jan. 15 to get a shot or move to the back of the line. With frustration rising over the slow rollout of the vaccine, state leaders and other politicians are turning up the pressure, improvising and seeking to bend the rules to get shots in arms more quickly. By Michelle R. Smith. SENT: 930 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-ARIZONA — Arizona deemed ‘hot spot of the world’ amid virus surge. SENT; 630 words, photos.
BIDEN-ATTORNEY GENERAL-MERRICK GARLAND —President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two people familiar with the selection process say. By Eric Tucker and Michael Balsamo. SENT: 980 words, photos.
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ELECTORAL COLLEGE-STATEHOUSES — Protesters who back President Trump mass at statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico. SENT; 350 words, photos.
CONGRESS-ELECTORAL COLLEGE-PENCE — Defying President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence says he does not have the power to discard electoral votes that will make Democrat Joe Biden the next president on Jan. 20. SENT: 870 words, photos.
CONGRESS-ELECTORAL COLLEGE-MCCONNELL — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urges his fellow Republicans to abandon their effort to overrule President-elect Joe Biden’s election triumph. SENT: 950 words, photos.
CONGRESS-ELECTORAL COLLEGE-MEDIA — Stunning scenes of President Donald supporters storming the U.S. Capitol play out in searing fashion on national television. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 690 words, photos.
CAPITOL UNDER SIEGE — Capitol has seen violence over 220 years, but not like this. SENT: 530 words, photos.
CONGRESS-ELECTORAL COLLEGE-FACT CHECK — President Trump presses his hopeless case for overturning the election to a crowd of supporters, fueling the grievances of a mob that then stormed the Capitol. SENT: 1,060 words, photos, video.
CONGRESS-ELECTORAL COLLEGE-QUOTES — Reaction to the storming of the Capitol. UPCOMING: 600 words by 7 p.m.
CONGRESS-ELECTORAL COLLEGE-TRANSCRIPTS — President Trump and President-elect Biden’s statements. UPCOMING: 1,000 words.
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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA — Hospitals in California are so swamped by the pandemic that the state has ordered those with room to accept patients from others that are out of intensive care beds. SENT: 800 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-EUROPE-VACCINES — The European Union’s medicines agency OK's Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, giving the 27-nation bloc a second vaccine. SENT: 650 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledges that his government will use “every available second” to shield the elderly and the vulnerable from the coronavirus. SENT: 750 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONVENTS — A home for retired and infirm nuns lost nine residents to COVID-19 during December as the pandemic’s second wave surged in upstate New York. SENT: 590 words, photos.
Find more coverage on the Virus Outbreak on the featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
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SENATE-GEORGIA-HOW IT HAPPENED — President Trump came to the north Georgia mountains Monday night to goose turnout in the conservative stronghold and stave off strong Democratic challengers who threatened the GOP’s Senate majority in two runoff elections. It didn’t work. UPCOMING: 800 words by 7 p.m., photos.
FEDERAL AGENCIES-HACKED — The Justice Department says about 3 percent of its email accounts could be compromised as part of a massive breach of federal government agencies that U.S. officials have linked to Russia. SENT: 680 words, photo.
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AUTOMOBILE MILEAGE — A government report says gas mileage for new vehicles dropped and pollution increased in model year 2019 for the first time in five years. TSENT: 400 words, photos.
CLEMSON-NFL DRAFT-LAWRENCE — Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence says he is leaving school and declaring for the NFL draft, where he will likely be the first overall selection.SENT: 500 words, photos.
TEXAS-STOLEN BULLDOG — A woman allegedly stole a $10,000 bulldog from a Houston-area pet shop, then tried to flee in a speeding car, authorities say. SENT: 230 words.
SPORTS-BETTING — A company that tracks gambling predicts that revenue from legal sports betting could reach $3.1 billion in 2021 and as much as $10 billion within five years. SENT: 770 words, photos.
MUSIC-NEIL YOUNG — Neil Young becomes the latest musician to strike gold with his song catalogue, selling a 50 percent stake in his music to a British investment company. SENT: 400 words, photos.
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QATAR-EMERGING BOYCOTT — Qataris awoke to a surprise blockade and boycott by Gulf Arab neighbors 3 1/2 years ago, and this week were jolted again by the sudden announcement that it was all over. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
HONG KONG-CRACKDOWN — Hong Kong police arrest 53 former lawmakers and democracy proponents for allegedly violating the new national security law. SENT: 1,340 words, photos. With HONG KONG-EXPLAINING THE CRACKDOWN (sent).
BRITAIN-ASSANGE — A British judge denies bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who has been jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States. SENT: 650 words, photos.
SUDAN-US — Sudan says it has signed an agreement with the United States that paves the way for the cash-strapped African nation to normalize relations with Israel. SENT: 930 words, photo.
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RACIAL INJUSTICE-LOUISVILLE-POLICE — Two more officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor have lost their jobs — a detective believed to have fired the fatal shot and another who sought the search warrant that led to the deadly raid. SENT: 870 words, photos.
POLICE SHOOTING-WISCONSIN-KENOSHA — The police shooting of Jacob Blake was a shocking moment in a summer full of them — an officer filmed on citizen video, pursuing a man trying to get into an SUV and shooting him seven times. UPCOMING: 850 words by 7 p.m., photos, video.
ARCTIC REFUGE-DRILLING — The U.S. government holds its first-ever oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with a state corporation emerging as the main bidder. SENT: 540 words, photos.
NUCLEAR WASTE-TREATMENT — A gigantic nuclear waste treatment plant in eastern Washington state that has been under construction for 18 years is largely completed. SENT: 430 words.
SUBDUED MARDI GRAS — A subdued Carnival season is starting in New Orleans. SENT: 400 words, photos.
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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Wall Street rallies on expectations of more stimulus for the economy, although the enthusiasm is dampened by chaotic scenes in Washington. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
STOCK EXCHANGE-CHINESE COMPANIES — The New York Stock Exchange reinstates plans to delist shares of three Chinese state-owned phone carriers under an order from President Trump. SENT: 230 words, photo.
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PEOPLE-DR. DRE — Dr. Dre says he will be “back home soon” after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm. By Entertainment Writer Jonathan Landrum Jr. SENT: 260 words, photos.
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BUCCANEERS-BRADY — At 43 years old, six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady continues to defy Father Time and is eager to build on an ever-expanding legacy in his first playoff appearance with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. UPCOMING: 650 words by 7 p.m., photos.
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