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Adds CAPITOL BREACH-THE FURY, FLINT WATER, SOCIAL MEDIA-ENFORCEMENT-SHIFT, CAPITOL BREACH-LAW ENFORCEMENT, CAPITOL BREACH-MILITARY, VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, SUPREME COURT-RELIGIOUS SPEECH, FEDERAL AGENCIES HACKED, VIRUS OUTBREAK-AFRICA, UGANDA-ELECTION, ALABAMA-WHAT’S NEXT.
TRUMP’S FUTURE — Vote on 25th Amendment not expected before 9 p.m.
LOTTERY JACKPOT — Mega Millions drawing at 11 p.m.
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TRUMP’S FUTURE — With impeachment ahead, the House is first trying to push the vice president and Cabinet to act even more quickly to remove President Donald Trump from office. Democrats are set to pass a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority under the 25th Amendment to oust Trump. By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller and Mary Clare Jalonick. SENT: 1,140 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: Developing, with updates from late-night vote; 1,200 words by midnight. With CONGRESS-EXPLAINING FAST IMPEACHMENT — How Trump’s second impeachment is expected to unfold Wednesday. UPCOMING: 800 words by 7 p.m., photo.
TRUMP — President Trump takes no responsibility for his part in fomenting a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week, despite encouraging supporters to march on the Capitol and praising them while they were still carrying out the assault. Instead, he heads to Texas to trumpet his campaign against illegal immigration in an attempt to burnish his legacy with eight days remaining in his term. By Jill Colvin and Zeke Miller. SENT: 1,100 words, photos, video.
CAPITOL BREACH-THE FURY — This time the fury enveloping the Capitol comes not from an insurgent mob but from within. The anger on display is searing — Democrat against Republican; Republican against Republican; legislators of both parties against the catastrophic security failure that left top leaders of the government vulnerable to last week’s violence as well as to the coronavirus in their ranks. By Calvin Woodward and Alan Fram. UPCOMING: 1,040 words by 7 p.m., photos.
TRUMP-VACCINES — After a slower-than-hoped coronavirus vaccine rollout, the Trump administration abruptly shifts gears to speed the delivery of shots to more people. The move comes as cases and deaths surge to alarming new highs. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Zeke Miller. SENT: 1,140 words, photos, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK — As the U.S. goes through the most lethal phase of the coronavirus outbreak yet, governors and local officials in hard-hit parts of the country show little willingness to impose any new restrictions on businesses to stop the spread. And unlike in 2020, both Democratic and Republican leaders are signaling their opposition to forced closings and other measures. By Julie Watson and Terry Tang. SENT: 950 words, photos.
FLINT WATER — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they'll be charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, the AP learns. Lead-contaminated water devastated the majority Black city and was blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in 2014-15. By Ed White and David Eggert. SENT: 650 words, photos. With FLINT WATER-TIMELINE — Key moments in water crisis. SENT: 880 words, photos.
SOCIAL MEDIA-ENFORCEMENT SHIFT — Major tech platforms, long accused of giving President Trump special treatment denied regular users, have finally shown him the door. Trump is now gone from Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and even Shopify, but in many ways, booting the president was the easy part. By Technology Writer Barbara Ortutay. SENT: 830 words, photos. With CAPITOL BREACH-SOCIAL MEDIA — Social media crackdown continues after siege of US Capitol. SENT: 550 words, photos.
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LOTTERY JACKPOT — Mega Millions lottery players will have a shot at the eighth-largest jackpot in U.S. history due to months without a winner of the big prize. SENT: 165 words. UPCOMING: Developing from 11 p.m. drawing.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ABORTION PILL — The Supreme Court decides that women must visit a doctor’s office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the pandemic. SENT: 270 words.
OBIT-CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST — Meredith C. Anding Jr., a member of the “Tougaloo Nine,” who famously participated in a library “read-in” in segregated Mississippi 60 years ago, has died at 79. SENT: 700 words, photos.
BOOKS-BILLIE EILISH — At age 19, Billie Eilish is already looking back. The Grammy-winning star is releasing a collection of hundreds of family and other photos in May, the publisher says. SENT: 100 words, photo.
RODGERS-JEOPARDY! — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he will be a guest host on “Jeopardy!” during the offseason. SENT: 380 words, photos.
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CAPITOL BREACH-COVID — Three House Democrats announce they tested positive for COVID-19. The positive tests prompt concern that last week’s insurrection at the Capitol has also turned into a super-spreader event. SENT: 610 words, photos.
CAPITOL BREACH-LAW ENFORCEMENT — Federal prosecutors are considering sedition charges against at least some of the Trump loyalists who stormed the U.S. Capitol last week. SENT: 700 words, photos. With CAPITOL BREACH-EXPLAINING CHARGES — Questions and answers about the investigation. SENT: 920 words, photos.
CAPITOL BREACH-MILITARY — The military’s top leaders issue a written reminder to all service members that the insurrection at the Capitol was an anti-democratic, criminal act, and that the right to free speech gives no one the right to commit violence. SENT: 260 words, photo.
CONGRESS-RASKIN — Grieving congressman leading effort to remove President Trump after riot at Capitol. SENT: 900 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS — Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday. SENT: 220 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-AFRICA — The African Union has secures close to 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in the largest such agreement yet for Africa. SENT: 520 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEXICO TOURISM — Mexico sees a holiday bump in tourism amid a pandemic surge. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-LEBANON-DOLLS — Woman’s salve for devastation of Lebanese blast: 100 dolls. SENT: 400 words, photos.
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UNITED STATES-IRAN — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accuses Iran of having secret ties with the al-Qaida network. By Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee. SENT: 530 words, photos, video. With UNITED STATES-POMPEO — Pompeo cancels what would have been final official trip abroad amid concerns over potential violence at presidential inauguration. SENT: 390 words, photo.
SUPREME COURT-RELIGIOUS SPEECH — The Supreme Court weighs whether to revive a lawsuit brought by a Georgia college student who sued school officials after being prevented from distributing Christian literature on campus. SENT: 600 words, photo.
FEDERAL AGENCIES HACKED — The number of federal agencies and private companies who learn that they have been affected by a massive Russian hack is expected to grow, the U.S. government’s chief counterintelligence official says. SENT: 260 words, photo.
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FEDERAL EXECUTIONS-MONTGOMERY — The U.S. government’s plans to carry out its first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades are on hold amid a flurry of legal rulings. Two other executions set for this week have also been halted. SENT: 880 words, photos.
GEORGE FLOYD-INVESTIGATION — A former Minneapolis police officer who held his knee to the neck of George Floyd for minutes will be tried separately from three other former officers accused in his death. SENT: 650 words, photo.
SUPERVISED INJECTION SITE-PHILADELPHIA — A divided appeals court rejects a plan to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia to try to reduce drug overdose deaths. SENT: 500 words.
MICHIGAN PIPELINE — Enbridge says it will defy Michigan’s demand to shut down an oil pipeline that runs through a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. SENT: 610 words, photos.
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INDONESIA-PLANE CRASH — Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor recover the flight data recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board. SENT: 530 words, photos.
SPAIN STORM AFTERMATH — Much of Spain struggles in the aftermath of a massive snowfall that hardens into ice amid a record cold snap. SENT: 550 words, photos.
UGANDA-ELECTION — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says his government has shut down social media ahead of a tense election on Thursday. SENT: 740 words, photos.
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OBIT-SHELDON ADELSON — Sheldon Adelson, who rose from a modest start as the son of an immigrant taxi driver to become a billionaire Republican powerbroker with a casino empire and influence on international politics, has died. He was 87. SENT: 1,200 words, photos. With ISRAEL-SHELDON ADELSON — Netanyahu says Israel to “forever” remember Adelson. SENT: 860 words, photos.
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CANCER DEATHS — Researchers report another record one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, a drop they continue to attribute to success against lung cancer. By Medical Writer Mike Stobbe. SENT: 220 words, photo.
SPACE WINE — The International Space Station bids adieu to 12 bottles of French Bordeaux wine and snippets of grapevines that spent a year orbiting the world in the name of science. By Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn. SENT: 450 words, photos.
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TV-THE RESIDENT — Among the questions television’s fictional hospital shows have faced due to the pandemic: should the biggest medical crisis in decades be ignored in favor of escapism for viewers? SENT: 850 words, photos, video.
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ALABAMA-WHAT’S NEXT — Alabama coach Nick Saban is always looking ahead even after winning his seventh national title. SENT: 800 words, photos. With ALABAMA-CELEBRATION — Thousands party in streets after Alabama win, despite virus. SENT: 470 words, photos.
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