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Residents wearing masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus queue up at a popular food stall in Wuhan, China, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected, has largely returned to normal but is on heightened alert against a resurgence as China battles outbreaks elsewhere in the country. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)

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A Metro Transit bus driver wears an N95 protective mask and gloves as she drives her bus near Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. California has lifted regional stay-at-home orders statewide in response to improving coronavirus conditions. Public health officials said Monday that the state will return to a system of county-by-county restrictions intended to stem the spread of the virus. Local officials could choose to continue stricter rules. The state is also lifting a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew. (AP PhotoDamian Dovarganes)

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Clerk of the House Cheryl Johnson along with House Sergeant-at-Arms Tim Blodgett lead the Democratic House impeachment managers as they walk through Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill to deliver to the Senate the article of impeachment alleging incitement of insurrection against former President Donald Trump, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP PhotoJ. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

UNITED STATES-RUSSIA — President Joe Biden has been quickly thrown into a high-wire balancing act with Russia as he seeks to toughen his administration’s stance against Vladimir Putin while preserving room for diplomacy in a post-Trump era. A U.S. official says Biden plans to speak to Putin by phone as early as Tuesday. By Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee. SENT: 870 words, photos. Also see BIDEN below.
People look at mountains recently covered with snow, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at the Red Rock National Conservation Area near Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-PORTUGAL — In the first week of December, Portugal’s prime minister gave his pandemic-weary people an early Christmas gift: restrictions on gatherings and travel due to COVID-19 would be lifted from Dec. 23-26 so they could spend the holiday season with family and friends. Soon after those visits, the pandemic quickly got out of hand. By Barry Hatton. SENT: 980 words, photos.
A medical professional prepares to administer a second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a man at a coronavirus vaccination center in Tel Aviv, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)

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A nurse gives a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine to a colleague at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. The world's fourth most populous country has started giving COVID-19 vaccine to health workers this month as its first stage of a plan to vaccinate two-thirds of its population of about 270 million people. (AP PhotoBinsar Bakkara)

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A worker pastes a sticker on a carpet notifying mandatory wearing of face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus at the venue of Republic Day parade celebrations in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. India celebrates Republic Day with a scaled down military and cultural parade on Jan 26. (AP PhotoManish Swarup)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA — Business owners hailed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to lift stay-at-home orders across California in response to improving coronavirus conditions, but local health officials expressed concern that it may cause residents to let down their guard. SENT: 1,010 words, photos, video.
Emergency medical workers Trenton Amaro, from left, Joshua Hammond, Thomas Hoang and Charles Navarro are crammed in an ambulance as they treat a patient in Placentia, Calif., Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. EMTs and paramedics have always dealt with life and death — they make split-second decisions about patient care, which hospital to race to, the best and fastest way to save someone — and now they're just a breath away from becoming the patient themselves.(AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

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People walk on a giant mural of former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna on a basketball court at a tenement building in Taguig, Philippines on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Artists in this tenement building gathered and painted this images to commemorate Bryant's death. Bryant, his daughter and 7 others died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)

BIDEN — Biden appears to be boosting his goal for coronavirus vaccinations, suggesting the nation could soon be vaccinating 1.5 million Americans on average per day. SENT: 990 words, photos, video.
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Residents wearing masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus queue up at a popular food stall in Wuhan, China, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected, has largely returned to normal but is on heightened alert against a resurgence as China battles outbreaks elsewhere in the country. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)

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A Metro Transit bus driver wears an N95 protective mask and gloves as she drives her bus near Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. California has lifted regional stay-at-home orders statewide in response to improving coronavirus conditions. Public health officials said Monday that the state will return to a system of county-by-county restrictions intended to stem the spread of the virus. Local officials could choose to continue stricter rules. The state is also lifting a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew. (AP PhotoDamian Dovarganes)

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Clerk of the House Cheryl Johnson along with House Sergeant-at-Arms Tim Blodgett lead the Democratic House impeachment managers as they walk through Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill to deliver to the Senate the article of impeachment alleging incitement of insurrection against former President Donald Trump, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP PhotoJ. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

UNITED STATES-RUSSIA — President Joe Biden has been quickly thrown into a high-wire balancing act with Russia as he seeks to toughen his administration’s stance against Vladimir Putin while preserving room for diplomacy in a post-Trump era. A U.S. official says Biden plans to speak to Putin by phone as early as Tuesday. By Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee. SENT: 870 words, photos. Also see BIDEN below.

People look at mountains recently covered with snow, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at the Red Rock National Conservation Area near Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-PORTUGAL — In the first week of December, Portugal’s prime minister gave his pandemic-weary people an early Christmas gift: restrictions on gatherings and travel due to COVID-19 would be lifted from Dec. 23-26 so they could spend the holiday season with family and friends. Soon after those visits, the pandemic quickly got out of hand. By Barry Hatton. SENT: 980 words, photos.

A medical professional prepares to administer a second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a man at a coronavirus vaccination center in Tel Aviv, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)

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A nurse gives a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine to a colleague at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. The world's fourth most populous country has started giving COVID-19 vaccine to health workers this month as its first stage of a plan to vaccinate two-thirds of its population of about 270 million people. (AP PhotoBinsar Bakkara)

VIRUS OUTBREAK

A worker pastes a sticker on a carpet notifying mandatory wearing of face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus at the venue of Republic Day parade celebrations in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. India celebrates Republic Day with a scaled down military and cultural parade on Jan 26. (AP PhotoManish Swarup)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA — Business owners hailed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to lift stay-at-home orders across California in response to improving coronavirus conditions, but local health officials expressed concern that it may cause residents to let down their guard. SENT: 1,010 words, photos, video.

Emergency medical workers Trenton Amaro, from left, Joshua Hammond, Thomas Hoang and Charles Navarro are crammed in an ambulance as they treat a patient in Placentia, Calif., Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. EMTs and paramedics have always dealt with life and death — they make split-second decisions about patient care, which hospital to race to, the best and fastest way to save someone — and now they're just a breath away from becoming the patient themselves.(AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

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People walk on a giant mural of former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna on a basketball court at a tenement building in Taguig, Philippines on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Artists in this tenement building gathered and painted this images to commemorate Bryant's death. Bryant, his daughter and 7 others died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)

BIDEN — Biden appears to be boosting his goal for coronavirus vaccinations, suggesting the nation could soon be vaccinating 1.5 million Americans on average per day. SENT: 990 words, photos, video.

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Residents wearing masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus queue up at a popular food stall in Wuhan, China, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected, has largely returned to normal but is on heightened alert against a resurgence as China battles outbreaks elsewhere in the country. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)

Residents wearing masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus queue up at a popular food stall in Wuhan, China, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected, has largely returned to normal but is on heightened alert against a resurgence as China battles outbreaks elsewhere in the country. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)

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CAPITOL BREACH-GETTING CAUGHT — In dozens of cases on social media, Trump supporters flaunted their activity on the day of the Capitol insurrection. Some, apparently realizing they were in trouble with the law, deleted their accounts only to discover their friends and family members had already taken screenshots of their selfies, videos and comments and sent them to the FBI. By Michael Balsamo, Alanna Durkin Richer and Colleen Long. SENT: 1,070 words, photos.

TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT — Democrats have hand-delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate for his historic trial, but Republican senators are easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict him over the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. It’s an early sign of Trump’s enduring sway over the party. By Mary Clare Jalonick and Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 920 words, photos, video. With TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-LAWYER — Lawyer group: Trump adds ex-prosecutor to impeachment team.

A Metro Transit bus driver wears an N95 protective mask and gloves as she drives her bus near Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. California has lifted regional stay-at-home orders statewide in response to improving coronavirus conditions. Public health officials said Monday that the state will return to a system of county-by-county restrictions intended to stem the spread of the virus. Local officials could choose to continue stricter rules. The state is also lifting a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew. (AP PhotoDamian Dovarganes)

A Metro Transit bus driver wears an N95 protective mask and gloves as she drives her bus near Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. California has lifted regional stay-at-home orders statewide in response to improving coronavirus conditions. Public health officials said Monday that the state will return to a system of county-by-county restrictions intended to stem the spread of the virus. Local officials could choose to continue stricter rules. The state is also lifting a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew. (AP PhotoDamian Dovarganes)

UNITED STATES-RUSSIA — President Joe Biden has been quickly thrown into a high-wire balancing act with Russia as he seeks to toughen his administration’s stance against Vladimir Putin while preserving room for diplomacy in a post-Trump era. A U.S. official says Biden plans to speak to Putin by phone as early as Tuesday. By Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee. SENT: 870 words, photos. Also see BIDEN below.

CHINA-US-TRADE-WAR — The U.S.-Chinese trade war isn’t going away under Biden. Biden won’t confront Beijing right away, economists say, because he wants to focus on the coronavirus and the economy. However, the Democrat looks set to renew pressure over trade and technology grievances that prompted Trump to hike tariffs on Chinese imports in 2017. By Business Writers Joe McDonald and Paul Wiseman. SENT: 1,190 words, photos.

BIDEN-IMMIGRATION-BATTLE-AHEAD — Immigrant rights activists energized by a new Democratic administration and majorities on Capitol Hill are gearing up for a fresh political battle to push through a proposed bill from Biden that would open a pathway to citizenship for up to 11 million people. SENT: 1,020 words, photos. By Anita Snow and Manuel Valdes.

Clerk of the House Cheryl Johnson along with House Sergeant-at-Arms Tim Blodgett lead the Democratic House impeachment managers as they walk through Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill to deliver to the Senate the article of impeachment alleging incitement of insurrection against former President Donald Trump, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP PhotoJ. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

Clerk of the House Cheryl Johnson along with House Sergeant-at-Arms Tim Blodgett lead the Democratic House impeachment managers as they walk through Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill to deliver to the Senate the article of impeachment alleging incitement of insurrection against former President Donald Trump, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP PhotoJ. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-PORTUGAL — In the first week of December, Portugal’s prime minister gave his pandemic-weary people an early Christmas gift: restrictions on gatherings and travel due to COVID-19 would be lifted from Dec. 23-26 so they could spend the holiday season with family and friends. Soon after those visits, the pandemic quickly got out of hand. By Barry Hatton. SENT: 980 words, photos.

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WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT

People look at mountains recently covered with snow, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at the Red Rock National Conservation Area near Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)

People look at mountains recently covered with snow, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at the Red Rock National Conservation Area near Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)

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NEPAL-MOUNTAINEERING — Nepal team that scaled K2 receive hero’s welcome back home. SENT: 270 words, photos.

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A medical professional prepares to administer a second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a man at a coronavirus vaccination center in Tel Aviv, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)

A medical professional prepares to administer a second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a man at a coronavirus vaccination center in Tel Aviv, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)

VIRUS OUTBREAK

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA-SECRET DATA California’s health department released to the public previously secret projections for future hospital intensive care unit capacity throughout the state, the key metric for lifting the coronavirus stay-at-home order. SENT: 700 words, photos.

A nurse gives a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine to a colleague at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. The world's fourth most populous country has started giving COVID-19 vaccine to health workers this month as its first stage of a plan to vaccinate two-thirds of its population of about 270 million people. (AP PhotoBinsar Bakkara)

A nurse gives a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine to a colleague at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. The world's fourth most populous country has started giving COVID-19 vaccine to health workers this month as its first stage of a plan to vaccinate two-thirds of its population of about 270 million people. (AP PhotoBinsar Bakkara)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA — Business owners hailed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to lift stay-at-home orders across California in response to improving coronavirus conditions, but local health officials expressed concern that it may cause residents to let down their guard. SENT: 1,010 words, photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOUTH AFRICA-MUSLIM BURIALS — Not even the full protective gear can mask the respect with which the men wash the body of a newly deceased member of their Muslim community in South Africa. SENT: 760 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ASIA — Health authorities in Taiwan are quarantining 5,000 people while looking for the source of two new coronavirus cases linked to a hospital. SENT: 530 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.

A worker pastes a sticker on a carpet notifying mandatory wearing of face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus at the venue of Republic Day parade celebrations in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. India celebrates Republic Day with a scaled down military and cultural parade on Jan 26. (AP PhotoManish Swarup)

A worker pastes a sticker on a carpet notifying mandatory wearing of face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus at the venue of Republic Day parade celebrations in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. India celebrates Republic Day with a scaled down military and cultural parade on Jan 26. (AP PhotoManish Swarup)

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Emergency medical workers Trenton Amaro, from left, Joshua Hammond, Thomas Hoang and Charles Navarro are crammed in an ambulance as they treat a patient in Placentia, Calif., Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. EMTs and paramedics have always dealt with life and death — they make split-second decisions about patient care, which hospital to race to, the best and fastest way to save someone — and now they're just a breath away from becoming the patient themselves.(AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

Emergency medical workers Trenton Amaro, from left, Joshua Hammond, Thomas Hoang and Charles Navarro are crammed in an ambulance as they treat a patient in Placentia, Calif., Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. EMTs and paramedics have always dealt with life and death — they make split-second decisions about patient care, which hospital to race to, the best and fastest way to save someone — and now they're just a breath away from becoming the patient themselves.(AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

BIDEN — Biden appears to be boosting his goal for coronavirus vaccinations, suggesting the nation could soon be vaccinating 1.5 million Americans on average per day. SENT: 990 words, photos, video.

SENATE-FILIBUSTER — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell backed off his demand that Senate Democrats preserve the procedural tool known as the filibuster, easing a standoff with new Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as the two negotiated a power-sharing agreement in the closely divided chamber. By Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 430 words, photos.

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People walk on a giant mural of former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna on a basketball court at a tenement building in Taguig, Philippines on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Artists in this tenement building gathered and painted this images to commemorate Bryant's death. Bryant, his daughter and 7 others died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)

People walk on a giant mural of former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna on a basketball court at a tenement building in Taguig, Philippines on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Artists in this tenement building gathered and painted this images to commemorate Bryant's death. Bryant, his daughter and 7 others died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)

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INDIA-REPUBLIC DAY — Tens of thousands of farmers drove a convoy of tractors into the Indian capital as the nation celebrated Republic Day in the backdrop of agricultural protests that have grown into a rebellion and rattled the government. SENT: 780 words, photos.

BALKANS-WASTE-LAKE — Serbia and other Balkan nations are overwhelmed by communal waste after decades of neglect and lack of efficient waste-management policies in the countries aspiring to join the European Union. SENT: 630 words, photos.

AUSTRALIA-DAY — Government leaders marked a socially distanced Australia Day with calming words as protesters denounced celebrations of a day some dub “Invasion Day” because of historical wrongs committed against Indigenous people. SENT: 500 words, photos.

UNITED NATIONS-HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged coordinated global action to build an alliance against the growth and spread of neo-Nazism and white supremacy and the resurgence of xenophobia, anti-Semitism, and hate speech sparked partly by the COVID-19 pandemic. SENT: 510 words, photo.

KOREAS-DIPLOMAT-DEFECTION — A North Korean diplomat who served as the country’s acting ambassador to Kuwait has defected to South Korea, according to South Korean lawmakers who were briefed by Seoul’s spy agency. SENT: 820 words, photos.

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WINTER-WEATHER — A major winter storm blanketed parts of the middle of the country with snow, disrupting traffic and closing some coronavirus testing sites. SENT: 1,190 words, photos. With WINTER-WEATHER-ALABAMA-TORNADO — Tornado hits Alabama, damages businesses, homes.

JEFFREY EPSTEIN-ASSOCIATE — A British socialite charged with recruiting teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse in the 1990s asked a judge to dismiss the case on multiple grounds, including that a deal years ago not to prosecute Epstein and others should shield her from prosecution. SENT: 510 words, photo.

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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Shares fell in Asia on renewed worries that troubles with COVID vaccine rollouts and the spread of new variants of coronavirus might delay a recovery from the pandemic. By Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 600 words, photos.

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AROUND THE NBA — Kobe Bryant’s legacy may be stronger than ever as Tuesday marks one year since the helicopter crash that took the lives of Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other people. By Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds. SENT: 780 words, photos. With KOBE BRYANT-PHOTO GALLERY.

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