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TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT — President Donald Trump's lawyers plunge into their impeachment trial defense by accusing Democrats of striving to overturn the 2016 election. The defense team argues that investigations of Trump's dealings with Ukraine haven’t been a fact-finding mission but a politically motivated effort to drive him from the White House. By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro and Zeke Miller. SENT: 1,100 words, photos. With TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-FACT CHECK — Trump team falsely asserts Democrats tried to shut it out of inquiry that preceded impeachment charges (sent).
An attendee signs in to see Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speak at a campaign event, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP PhotoMatt Rourke)
TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-UKRAINE RECORDING — President Trump inquired how long Ukraine would be able to resist Russian aggression without U.S. assistance during a 2018 meeting with donors that included the indicted associates of his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani. By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Mike Balsamo and Lynn Berry. SENT: 990 words, photos.
See full coverage of the impeachment inquiry in AP Newsroom.
CHINA OUTBREAK — A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China with 56 deaths so far, while the U.S. Consulate in the city at the epicenter announced it will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight. By Ken Moritsugu. SENT: 1,090 words, photos. With CHINA-OUTBREAK-US EVACUATION — US Consulate to evacuate staff from epidemic-stricken Wuhan (sent).
ELECTION-2020 — Democratic presidential candidates roar back into Iowa touting fresh endorsements, critiquing their rivals and predicting victories in the caucuses that will soon launch the process of deciding who will challenge President Donald Trump. By Bill Barrow. SENT: 720 words, photos. Will be updated.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page on AP Newsroom.
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MORE ON IMPEACHMENT
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TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-ABSOLUTE RIGHT —Donald Trump, a man of absolutes, has asserted that as president, he can do as he pleases. It’s an approach now facing the ultimate test as a foundation of Trump's defense in his Senate impeachment trial. How that question is answered, by the senators in the trial and by voters in November, will define how Americans view the concept of presidential power. By Colleen Long and Michael Warren. SENT: 1,160 words, photos.
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CHINA-OUTBREAK-WILDLIFE TRADE — The outbreak of a new virus linked to a wildlife market in central China is prompting renewed calls for enforcement of laws against the trade in and consumption of exotic species. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.
CHINA-OUTBREAK-US — A patient in Southern California is the third person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with the new pneumonia-like virus from China, health officials say. SENT: 390 words, photo.
CHINA OUTBREAK-CANADA — A Toronto hospital says it has a confirmed case of the deadly virus from China, Canada's first. Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, says they are 95% sure it is the virus. SENT: 360 words, photos.
CHINA OUTBREAK-FRANCE — The lead doctor treating two Paris hospital patients for the new virus in China says the illness appears less serious than comparable outbreaks of the past and that the chance of a European epidemic appears weak at this stage. SENT: 530 words, photos.
JAPAN-CHINA-OUTBREAK — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he is making arrangements to fly Japanese people home from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of an outbreak of a new viral illness that has killed dozens. SENT: 210 words, photo.
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AFGHANISTAN — Grenade attack on Afghan wedding injures 20, including kids. SENT: 320 words.
BAR SHOOTING-SOUTH CAROLINA — Coroner says 2 dead, 7 injured in South Carolina bar shooting. SENT: 120 words.
OBIT-MARGO LION — Margo Lion, Broadway producer of "Hairspray," dead at 75. SENT: 270 words.
SEATTLE-SHOOTING-VICTIM — Authorities ID woman killed in downtown Seattle shooting. SENT: 280 words, photo.
SOUTH KOREA-MOTEL EXPLOSION — 4 dead, 5 injured in explosion at South Korean motel. SENT: 130 words, photo.
OBIT-PETE STARK —Pete Stark, congressman who reshaped health care, dies at 88. SENT: 390 words.
SUPER-BOWL-PYTHON-HUNT — Eighty Burmese pythons were caught during Miami's 10-day “Super Bowl” hunt, designed to raise awareness about the invasive species decimating the Everglades. SENT: 150 words.
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UNITED STATES-SYRIA — The top U.S. commander for the Middle East is offering reassurances that the U.S. remains committed to its mission in Syria. He made an unannounced visit to five military bases stretching from northeast Syria to the Middle Euphrates Valley. SENT: 890 words, photo. With UNITED STATES-SYRIA-SOLDIER KILLED — Defense Department: Soldier dies in accident in Syria (sent).
POMPEO-NPR — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashes out in anger at an NPR reporter who accused him of shouting expletives at her after she asked him in an interview about Ukraine. In a direct and personal attack that’s extraordinary for America's chief diplomat, Pompeo says the journalist had “lied” to him and he called her conduct “shameful.” NPR says it stands by Mary Louise Kelly's reporting. SENT: 500 words, photos.
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TURKEY-EARTHQUAKE — Working against the clock in freezing temperatures, Turkish rescue teams pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings, days after a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the country's east. Authorities say the death toll rose to at least 35 people. SENT: 540 words, photos.
PHILIPPINES-VOLCANO — Philippine authorities lower the alert level at Taal Volcano, two weeks after it began spewing ash, steam and rocks, a move that will allow many of the more than 376,000 displaced villagers to return home. SENT: 610 words, photos.
BRITAIN'S-EU-JOURNEY-7 — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. Difficult negotiations setting out the new relationship between Britain and its European neighbors will continue throughout 2020. SENT: 490 words, photos.
SLOVENIA-HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR — For Marija Frlan, it's as symbolic as it can get. A survivor of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, the Slovenian woman turns 100 years old on Monday, which is Holocaust Remembrance Day. SENT: 590 words, photos.
NKOREA-KIM'S AUNT — The aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made her first public appearance in about six years, quelling rumors that she was purged by her nephew. SENT: 400 words, photos.
LIBYA — The United Nations decries “continued blatant violations” by several countries of an arms embargo on war-torn Libya, flying in the face of recent pledges made last week at an international conference in Berlin. SENT: 370 words, photo.
MEXICO-FEMINIST PROTEST — Several hundred feminist activists warm up with chants next to a monument to murdered Mexican women before filling a street in the capital and dousing female police officers with red paint. SENT: 540 words, photos.
INDIA-REPUBLIC DAY — Thousands of Indians converged on a ceremonial boulevard in the capital amid tight security to celebrate the Republic Day on Sunday, which marks the 1950 anniversary of the country’s democratic constitution. SENT: 380 words, photos.
ISRAEL-US — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief political rival says he has accepted President Trump's invitation to Washington. He'll meet the president before the unveiling of the administration's long-awaited peace plan. SENT: 500 words, photos. With ISRAEL-INTERNATIONAL COURT — Netanyahu tries to rally global opposition to ICC case (sent).
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IMMIGRATION-BORDER WALL — The Border Patrol, reacting to a breach it discovered in a steel-pole border wall believed to be used by smugglers, gave activists no warning this month when it bulldozed the U.S. side of a cross-border garden on an iconic bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. SENT: 710 words, photo.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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FILM-SUNDANCE-RUSSELL-SIMMONS-DOCUMENTARY — Without Oprah or Apple, the Russell Simmons documentary “On the Record” went ahead with its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where the women who came forward with sexual assault allegations against the hip-hop mogul received one of the festival's most roaring receptions. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 590 words, photos.
SUNDANCE-KHASHOGGI DOCUMENTARY — A searing documentary about the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khassoggi has debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, unveiling a detailed investigation into the Saudi Arabia regime and the companies and governments that do business with it. SENT: 860 words, photos.
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FBN--49ERS-SOWERS TOWN — There is a town in south-central Kansas that is an oasis of 49ers fans in the middle of Chiefs Kingdom. It's the hometown of Katie Sowers, the trailblazing assistant coach for San Francisco. She will become not only the first woman to coach in a Super Bowl but also the first openly gay person to do so. SENT: 1,440 words, photos.
HKN--ALL-STAR GAME — Hockey's young skill was on display at the NHL All-Star 3-on-3 tournament. Boston's 23-year-old David Pastrnak, Edmonton's 24-year-old Leon Draisaitl and Vancouver's Elias Pettersson put on an offensive show in the 3-on-3 finale. Draisaitl and Pettersson's Pacific Division team beat Pastrnak's Atlantic 5-4 in the fifth incarnation of 3-on-3 making up the All-Star Game. By Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno. SENT: 370 words, photos.
BKN--LAKERS-76ERS — With a tribute to Kobe Bryant written on his Nikes, LeBron James moved past the retired Los Angeles great for third place on the NBA's career scoring list, scoring 29 points in the Lakers' 108-91 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. SENT: 630 words, photos.
TEN--AUSTRALIAN OPEN —Nick Kyrgios sets up a showdown with Rafael Nadal by putting aside a bloodied hand, a tiff with the chair umpire and a couple of flubbed match points to reach the fourth round at the Australian Open. On the women's side, nine of the top 13 seeds are now gone. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. SENT: 970 words, photos.
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