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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after meeting with Senate Republicans at their weekly luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Standing behind Trump are Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. (AP PhotoPatrick Semansky)

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue adjusts his mask before an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoEvan Vucci)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-IS-CASH-KING? — In troubled times, people have been known to hoard currency at home. It’s often a financial security blanket against deep uncertainty. But in this crisis, things are different. This time cash itself, passed from hand to hand just like the coronavirus, is part of what some people fear. Money’s status has changed during the virus era — perhaps for good. By Zeina Karam. SENT: 1,330 words, photos. An abridged version of 920 words is available.

Mark Musselman brings a chair to the front of his house from the back yard, wading through floodwater, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 in Edenville, Mich. People living along two mid-Michigan lakes and parts of a river have been evacuated following several days of heavy rain that produced flooding and put pressure on dams in the area. (Katy KildeeMidland Daily News via AP)

LEBANON-ISRAEL-PREPARING FOR WAR — Twenty years after Hezbollah guerrillas pushed Israel’s last troops from southern Lebanon, both sides are gearing up for a possible war that neither seems to want. Israeli troops are striking Hezbollah targets in neighboring Syria and drilling for what could be an invasion of Lebanon. Hezbollah is beefing up its own forces and threatening to invade Israel. The bitter enemies routinely exchange warnings and threats. By Bassem Mroue and Josef Federman. SENT: 1,040 words, photos. Also see ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS below.

This photo shows poster board pictures of the Bear River High School class of 2020 in Grass Valley, Calif., Tuesday, May 19, 2020, taking the place of their physical presence during Bear River's graduation going on later this week. The general public is not allowed to attend. (Elias FunezThe Union via AP)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CASINO-COUNTY — A county in the historically impoverished Mississippi Delta region has been dealt a serious economic blow by the new coronavirus. SENT: 960 words, photos.

A health worker wearing a protective suit arranges papers as they conduct a random rapid testing for COVID-19 inside a columbarium at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Cubao complex in Metro Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-JAPAN-PHOTO GALLERY — Business almost as usual amid Japan virus actions. SENT: 370 words, photos.

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Owner Daiana Goldberger grooms a dog at You Lucky Dog Grooming during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ontario, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. The Ontario government is allowing some services to reopen as part of phase one. (Nathan DenetteThe Canadian Press via AP)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-IS-CASH-KING? — In troubled times, people have been known to hoard currency at home. It’s often a financial security blanket against deep uncertainty. But in this crisis, things are different. This time cash itself, passed from hand to hand just like the coronavirus, is part of what some people fear. Money’s status has changed during the virus era — perhaps for good. By Zeina Karam. SENT: 1,330 words, photos. An abridged version of 920 words is available.

LEBANON-ISRAEL-PREPARING FOR WAR — Twenty years after Hezbollah guerrillas pushed Israel’s last troops from southern Lebanon, both sides are gearing up for a possible war that neither seems to want. Israeli troops are striking Hezbollah targets in neighboring Syria and drilling for what could be an invasion of Lebanon. Hezbollah is beefing up its own forces and threatening to invade Israel. The bitter enemies routinely exchange warnings and threats. By Bassem Mroue and Josef Federman. SENT: 1,040 words, photos. Also see ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS below.

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Medical workers move a COVID-19 patient to be flown from a Chilean Air Force base to the city of Concepcion, to free up space in the intensive care units of the capital's hospitals, in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CASINO-COUNTY — A county in the historically impoverished Mississippi Delta region has been dealt a serious economic blow by the new coronavirus. SENT: 960 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-JAPAN-PHOTO GALLERY — Business almost as usual amid Japan virus actions. SENT: 370 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-DOCTORS — Republican political operatives are recruiting “pro-Trump” doctors to go on television to prescribe reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible, without waiting to meet safety benchmarks proposed by public health experts to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The plan was discussed in a May 11 conference call; a leaked recording of the call was provided to The Associated Press. By Michael Biesecker and Jason Dearen. SENT: 1,180 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK — Hundreds of thousands of high school seniors in South Korea had their temperature checked and rubbed their hands with sanitizer as they returned to school, many for the first time since late last year after their new term was repeatedly pushed back by the coronavirus pandemic. In a reminder that the so-called “new normal” was anything but, more than 60 schools near Seoul quickly sent their students home as a precaution after two students who hadn’t even attended class were found infected. By Chris Blake and Michelle R. Smith. SENT: 870 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-IS-CASH-KING? — In troubled times, people have been known to hoard currency at home. It’s often a financial security blanket against deep uncertainty. But in this crisis, things are different. This time cash itself, passed from hand to hand just like the coronavirus, is part of what some people fear. Money’s status has changed during the virus era — perhaps for good. By Zeina Karam. SENT: 1,330 words, photos. An abridged version of 920 words is available.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MISINFORMATION-STATES — New Jersey has launched a website to debunk rumors and hoaxes associated with the spread of the coronavirus, following a false text message of impending national lockdown that circulated widely across the United States. The effort comes amid a torrent of misinformation about the outbreak and is part of similar actions underway in other states to knock down potentially harmful misinformation. By Mike Catalini and David Klepper. SENT: 840 words, photo. Also see MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK below.

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-PREPARING FOR WAR — Twenty years after Hezbollah guerrillas pushed Israel’s last troops from southern Lebanon, both sides are gearing up for a possible war that neither seems to want. Israeli troops are striking Hezbollah targets in neighboring Syria and drilling for what could be an invasion of Lebanon. Hezbollah is beefing up its own forces and threatening to invade Israel. The bitter enemies routinely exchange warnings and threats. By Bassem Mroue and Josef Federman. SENT: 1,040 words, photos. Also see ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS below.

ASIA-CYCLONE — A powerful cyclone begins dumping rain on coastal India and Bangladesh as more than 2 million people were being moved to shelters before the storm hits land in the afternoon. Cyclone Amphan slows slightly as it reaches cooler waters near the coast, but with wind speeds up to 105 mph, the storm could cause extensive damage. By Aniruddha Ghosal and Julhas Alam. SENT: 390 words, photos.

SUPER-DUPER WEAPON — Little on the Pentagon’s drawing board illustrates more clearly the Trump administration’s worry about China and Russia than its work on hypersonic weapons, which fly a mile a second or faster and maneuver in ways that make them extra difficult to detect and destroy in flight. President Donald Trump calls them “super-duper missiles.” By National Security Writer Robert Burns. SENT: 930 words, photo.

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