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TOP STORIES
Bong Joon Ho poses in the press room with the awards for best director for "Parasite" and for best international feature film for "Parasite" from South Korea at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan StraussInvisionAP)
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CHINA-OUTBREAK — China reported a rise in new virus cases, possibly denting optimism disease control measures that have isolated major cities might be working, while Japan reported dozens of new cases aboard a quarantined cruise ship. The mainland death toll rose by 97 to 908. By Joe McDonald. SENT: 910 words, photos. WITH: CHINA OUTBREAK-AT A GLANCE, CHINA OUTBREAK-EUROPE (all sent).
THAILAND-SHOOTING — Authorities in northern Thailand began releasing bodies to relatives after security forces cornered and killed a soldier who carried out the country's worst mass shooting in an hourslong siege at a shopping mall. The soldier killed 29 people starting with his commanding officer in a stunning tragedy at an airport-themed mall in Nakhon Ratchasima. By Emily Schmall and Preeyapa T. Khunsong. SENT: 570 words, photos, video. WITH: THAILAND-SHOOTING-TIMELINE — Thai mass shooting that killed 29 lasted more than 16 hours. SENT: 725 words, photo; THAILAND SHOOTING-VICTIMS — Families of Thai shooting victims wait for answers, bodies. SENT: 750 words, photos.
OSCARS — “Parasite” has won the best picture Oscar, becoming the first foreign-language film to take home the biggest honor in film. Bong Joon Ho’s class satire also won for best director, best international film and best screenplay. The film has been one of the season’s darlings, despite failing to garner any Academy Award nominations for its cast. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 1,270 words, photos. WITH: OSCARS-FASHION HIGHLIGHTS, OSCARS-BEST ACTOR, OSCARS-BEST ACTRESS, OSCARS-BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, OSCARS-BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, OSCARS-DIRECTOR (all sent).
ELECTION 2020 — Pete Buttigieg has been on defense in the days leading up to Tuesday's New Hampshire primary as his Democratic presidential rivals attacked him on everything from his struggle to connect with black voters to accepting campaign contributions from large donors. The wave of criticism is part of an effort to blunt any momentum he has heading into the primary. By Thomas Beaumont. SENT: 890 words, photos.
ISRAEL-TORTURE-ALLEGATIONS — Israel faces allegations of severely torturing three alleged Palestinian militants rounded up after a rare bombing in the occupied West Bank. The bombing killed a 17-year-old Israeli girl in August. SENT: 1,630 words, photos.
IRAN-BUSINESS OF FLAG-BURNING — Workers at a small Iranian factory diligently add all 50 stars and 13 bars to American flags, and carefully imprint the Star of David on the flag of Israel. They known that all their work is destined to go up in flames. This factory serves as a major producer for the American and Israeli flags constantly burned at pro-government rallies in the Islamic Republic. By Nasser Karimi and Mohammad Nasiri. SENT: 890 words, photos.
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WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
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BRITISH AIRWAYS-RECORDS — A British Airways plane flew between New York and London in less than five hours this weekend, setting a record for subsonic plane travel. SENT: 250 words.
TRUMP — President Donald Trump claimed some of the credit as he congratulated America's governors for what he says is the “tremendous” yet sometimes difficult job they're doing leading their states. SENT: 280 words, photos.
NEPAL-LEGALIZING MARIJUANA — Nepal lawmakers seek to legalize growing, using marijuana. SENT: 225 words.
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WASHINGTON/ POLITICS
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ELECTION 2020-WARREN — Elizabeth Warren isn’t struggling like Joe Biden. But she isn’t soaring, like Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders. Instead, the Massachusetts senator enters a critical stretch of the Democratic presidential campaign relegated to the murky middle. By Will Weissert and Julie Pace. SENT: 950 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-IOWA — Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign plans to ask for a “partial recanvass” of the results of last week's Iowa caucuses. SENT: 850 words, photos.
TRUMP-BUDGET — President Donald Trump is offering a $4.8 trillion election-year budget plan that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs to promise a balanced budget in 15 years — all while boosting the military and leaving Social Security and Medicare benefits untouched. By Andrew Taylor. SENT: 860 words, photos. Budget scheduled to be released at 12:30 p.m. EST.
FACT CHECK-WEEK — President Donald Trump says the world is witnessing a great American economic revival that he brought on by reversing course from the Obama years. Yet the economy is not so different from the robust one he inherited and disparages at every turn. By Hope Yen and Calvin Woodward. SENT: 2,340 words, photos.
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NATIONAL
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FIRES-BLACK CHURCHES — The suspect in a series of fires set last spring at African American churches in Louisiana is scheduled for a change-of-plea hearing. Holden Matthews had pleaded not guilty in the arson fires that destroyed three churches in and around the city of Opelousas. SENT: 300 words, photo. DEVELOPING: Hearing scheduled for Monday morning.
TUBMAN-DOUGLASS-STATUES — At a time when states are debating the removal of Confederate monuments, Maryland is adding bronze statues of two of the state's famous black historical figures to the Maryland State House. The statues of abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass will be unveiled Monday night in the Old House Chamber. SENT: 630 words.
OBIT-DAVE MCCOY — Dave McCoy, who transformed California's Mammoth Mountain from a remote Sierra peak into a downhill destination for skiers and snowboarders from around the world, has died. SENT: 610 words, photos.
AMERICAN SAMOA-CITIZENSHIP — A U.S. judge recently sided with three American Samoans in Utah wanting to be recognized as citizens. The American Samoa government is expected to appeal, and has until Monday to do so. Many in the U.S. territory are perfectly happy being U.S. nationals who can't vote in most federal elections or run for office outside American Samoa. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.
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INTERNATIONAL
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IRAQ-US SANCTIONS — Three senior Iraqi officials say the U.S. has signaled its willingness to extend sanctions waivers enabling the country to continue importing vital Iranian gas and electricity imports. SENT: 690 words, photos.
AUSTRALIA-WEATHER — Drought, wildfires and now flooding have given Australia's weather an almost Biblical feel this year. The good news is that a deluge in eastern parts of the country over recent days has drenched deadly fires and helped ease a crippling drought. SENT: 560 words, photos.
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BUSINESS
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CLOTHING RENTAL — Renting clothes could be the future of fashion — or it could just be a fad. But traditional retailers can no longer afford to wait on the sidelines to find out. That's why a growing number of them are now offering customers the option to rent clothes for a monthly fee instead of buying them. By AP Retail Writer Anne D'Innocenzio. UPCOMING: 990 words, photos by 6 a.m. EST.
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SCIENCE
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SUN EXPLORER — Europe and NASA's Solar Orbiter has rocketed away on an unprecedented mission to capture the first pictures of the sun's poles. The $1.5 billion spacecraft will join NASA's Parker Solar Probe in coming perilously close to the sun to unveil its secrets. By AP Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn. SENT: 900 words.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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DOG SHOW-NOT JUST FOR SHOW — The Westminster Kennel Club's green carpet might spotlight manicured, pedigreed dogs, but the canine competitors aren't just for show. Some of them — or their relatives — also do specialized work as service or therapy dogs, animal actors, bomb-sniffers, search-and-rescue K9s and more. SENT: 1,030 words, photos.
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SPORTS
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CAR-NASCAR-DAYTONA 500 — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has won the pole for NASCAR's season-opening Daytona 500. Stenhouse turned a lap at 194.582 mph to put his new Chevrolet Camaro on the pole for next Sunday's race. SENT: 790 word, photos.
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