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A woman eats a free meal beside a framed image of Jesus Christ during a program created by LGTB activists for people who have not been able to work because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico City, Monday, May 25, 2020. (AP PhotoFernando Llano)
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-STOCKPILE-SPENDING — States are spending billions of dollars stocking up on medical supplies such as masks and breathing machines during the coronavirus pandemic. But more than two months into the buying binge, many aren’t sharing details about how much they’re spending, what they’re getting for their money or which companies they’re paying. By David A. Lieb. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Demo-2 mission at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 25, 2020. (Bill IngallsNASA via AP)
TOP STORIES
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK — The risks of reigniting coronavirus outbreaks are complicating efforts to fend off further misery for the many millions who have lost jobs, with a top health expert warning that the world is still in the midst of a “first wave” of the pandemic. “Right now, we’re not in the second wave. We’re right in the middle of the first wave globally,” said Dr. Mike Ryan, a World Health Organization executive director. By Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 1,030 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-DIARY-ALTERED MEMORIAL DAY — VIRUS DIARY: A Memorial Day visit, altered but not stopped. SENT: 760 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP — President Donald Trump honored America’s war dead in back-to-back appearances colored by an epic struggle off the battlefield, against the coronavirus. Eager to demonstrate national revival from the pandemic, Trump doubled up on his Memorial Day schedule. By Darlene Superville. SENT: 835 words, photos, video.
ELECTION 2020-BIDEN APPEARANCE — Joe Biden makes his first in-person appearance in more than two months as he marks Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a veterans park near his Delaware home. Biden wore a face mask, in contrast to President Trump, who has refused to cover his face in public as health officials suggest. By Will Weissert. SENT: 875 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRAZIL DENIAL — Manaus is one the cities in Brazil hardest hit by the new coronavirus. The number of deaths has nearly tripled in April and May, but due to the lack of testing, just 5% of the burials in the last two months were confirmed cases of COVID-19. In the absence of evidence proving otherwise, families of the dead are quick to deny the possibility that the virus claimed their loved ones. Further fueling the collective denial at the grassroots is misinformation and conflicting messages from the country’s leaders. By Renata Brito. SENT: 2,245 words, photos, video. WITH: VIRUS OUTBREAK-BLAMELESS BOLSONARO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is deflecting all responsibility for the coronavirus crisis. By David Biller. SENT: 1,160 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA — California’s churches, mosques and synagogue may get the nod to reopen their doors sooner than expected under new state guidelines. They suggest masks should be worn, temperatures taken, and services shortened. Sharing prayer books or prayer rugs or using the collection plate are discouraged in the name of social distancing. Churches are the latest focus of efforts to restart California life since it was shuttered by a March stay-at-home order designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. By Stefanie Dazio and Robert Jablon. SENT: 915 words, photos.
Find more all-format coverage on the Virus Outbreak featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
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WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
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PEOPLE-GEORGE R.R. MARTIN — "Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin has joined a group to buy the historic Santa Fe Southern Railroad. SENT: 470 words.
HONG KONG-OBIT-STANLEY — Macao casino tycoon Stanley Ho has died at age 98. The dashing billionaire and bon vivant was considered the father of modern gambling in China. SENT: 225 words, photos.
COSTA RICA-SAME-SEX MARRIAGE — Costa Rica is expected to become the latest country to legalize same-sex marriage when a ruling from its supreme court goes into effect ending the country’s ban. SENT: 310 words.
OBIT-SMALL — Longtime broadcast news executive William J. Small, who led CBS News’ Washington coverage during the civil rights movement, Vietnam War and Watergate and was later president of NBC News and United Press International, has died. SENT: 820 words, photos.
CHARITY MATCH-RATINGS — Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in a charity golf match turned out to be must-see TV. SENT: 240 words.
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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-VACCINE — A U.S. biotechnology company has begun injecting a coronavirus vaccine candidate into people in Australia with hopes of releasing a proven vaccine this year. Novavax will inject 131 volunteers in the first phase of the trial testing the safety of the vaccine and looking for signs of its effectiveness. About a dozen experimental vaccines against the coronavirus are in early stages of testing or poised to start, mostly in China, the U.S. and Europe. By Rod McGuirk. SENT: 460 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TESTING PLAN — The Trump administration’s new strategy for coronavirus testing puts much of the burden on states while promising to provide supplies such as swabs and material to transport specimens. SENT: 400 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEAT PLANTS-IMMIGRANTS — The meat and poultry industry has historically relied on immigrant labor to do some of the most dangerous jobs in America, from employing refugees to a notorious record of hiring immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Now that reliance and uncertainty about the pandemic is fueling concerns about possible labor shortages to meet demands for beef, pork and chicken. By Stephen Groves and Sophia Tareen. SENT: 1,070 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — About 24,000 Filipinos who lost their jobs abroad are being transported by land, sea or air to their provincial homes. President Rodrigo Duterte is warning local officials not to refuse them entry out of coronavirus fears. India, meanwhile, reported a record single-day jump in new virus cases for a seventh consecutive day. SENT: 825 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LEBANON-MIGRANT WORKERS — The lives of tens of thousands of migrant workers in Lebanon have only gotten worse as an unprecedented economic crisis and global health scare took hold of this Mediterranean country. Many are not getting paid because of the crisis and they can’t go home because airports are closed and rare repatriation trips come at exorbitant cost. By Sarah El Deeb. SENT: 965 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — Congress is at a crossroads in the coronavirus crisis. As negotiations over further aid legislation develop, the response offers Congress an opportunity to shape the country’s post-pandemic future. But it also carries the risk of repeating mistakes of past crises, including the 2008-09 recession. By Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 925 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-ABRAMS-BOTTOMS — Keisha Lance Bottoms and Stacey Abrams spent years climbing parallel ladders from nearby outposts at Atlanta City Hall and the Georgia Capitol. Now the Atlanta mayor and the former Georgia governor candidate find themselves at the same political intersection on Joe Biden’s list of potential running mates. By Bill Barrow. SENT: 1,035 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-STEVE KING — Iowa congressman Steve King is on the outs with a significant bloc of his long-reliable conservative base, but not for almost two decades of incendiary utterances about abortion, immigrants and Islam. Instead, King has been dogged by questions over whether he’s lost his effectiveness. By Thomas Beaumont. SENT: 1,080 words, photo.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page on APNewsroom.
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INTERNATIONAL
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VENEZUELA-IRAN — Venezuelan authorities celebrate as the first of five Iranian tankers loaded with gasoline dock in the South American country, delivering badly needed fuel to the crisis-stricken nation that sits atop the world’s largest oil reserves. By Scott Smith. SENT: 605 words, photos.
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NATIONAL
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GEORGIA CHASE-DEADLY SHOOTING — A lawyer for the family of Ahmaud Arbery said that a federal prosecutor told the slain man’s mother federal officials are investigating potential misconduct by local officials who handled the case. By Jeff Amy. SENT: 255 words, photos.
SLAYINGS-MANHUNT — A lawyer for the family of a Connecticut murder suspect pleaded for his surrender as police involved in a multi-state search for the 23-year-old college student circulated a photo of a person matching his description walking along railroad tracks in Pennsylvania. SENT: 450 words, photos.
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BUSINESS/ECONOMY
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LATAM AIRLINES-BANKRUPTCY — South American carrier Latam Airlines says it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it grapples with the sharp downturn in air travel sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. The carrier aims to continue operating and hopes to reduce its debt and find new financing sources through the bankruptcy process. By Adam Schreck. SENT: 405 words, photo.
MEXICO-WALMART — Walmart de Mexico says it has paid the Mexican government about $359 million in taxes due on its 2014 sale of a restaurant chain known as VIP’s after tax authorities demanded it. The payment appears to mark a victory for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has railed against what he claims is tax evasion by big companies. SENT: 145 words.
FINANCIAL MARKETS — Asian shares are rising as some regions in Japan resume near-normal business activity, with hopes for economic recovery overshadowing worries over the coronavirus pandemic. By Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 525 words, photos.
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HEALTH/SCIENCE
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HOME LAUNCH — Stormy weather is threatening to delay SpaceX’s first astronaut launch. A SpaceX rocket is scheduled to blast off Wednesday from Florida, carrying a Dragon capsule with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station. It will be the first time astronauts launch from the U.S. in nine years and a first for a private company. By Marcia Dunn. SENT: 370 words, photos. With: VIRGIN-ORBIT — Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit failed in its first test launch of a new rocket carried aloft by a Boeing 747 and released over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California. By John Antczak. SENT: 760 words, photos.
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SPORTS
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NASCAR-XFINITY — Kyle Busch passed Austin Cindric on the final lap in overtime to win his 97th career Xfinity Series race on Monday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. After a crash involving several cars sent the race to overtime, Cindric passed Busch on a restart starting at the inside lane of the front row. But Busch pushed the pedal to the floor and passed Cindric on the last lap to earn his 18th overall win at Charlotte Motor Speedway — more than any other driver. By Steve Reed. SENT: 640 words, photos.
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ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT
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OBIT-JIMMY COBB — Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album, has died at 91. By Russell Contreras. SENT: 510 words, photos.
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