BC-AP News Digest 6:05 pm
Here are the AP's latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT.
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NEW & DEVELOPING
The coffin of the former IRA commander and Sinn Fein deputy leader Martin McGuinness is carried during his funeral procession in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Thursday, March 23, 2017. McGuinness helped lead his militant movement to compromise with British Protestants. (Chris Radburn/PA via AP)
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ADDS TRUMP INTERVIEW-FACT CHECK, KEYSTONE PIPELINE, TRUMP HOTEL, TARGETING BLACKS-STABBING, IOWA STATE PRESIDENT-AUBURN, COUNTING AMERICANS-CITIES AND COUNTIES, PEOPLE-WILLIE NELSON-HEALTH-FACT CHECK, PEOPLE-TODD FISHER, DUI THRESHHOLD
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TRUMP-RUSSIA-MANAFORT - The U.S. investigation of President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, crossed the Atlantic earlier this year to the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus, once known as a haven for money laundering by Russian billionaires. By Jack Gillum, Menelaos Hadjicostis and Eric Tucker. SENT: 950 words, photos, video, audio. With TRUMP-RUSSIA-MANAFORT-GLANCE - A look at Cyprus banks (sent).
BORDER PATROL-RADIO SHOW - Once a week, union leaders representing U.S. Border Patrol agents host a radio show from a sleepy office park near San Diego, where studio walls are covered with an 8-by-12-foot American flag and portraits of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The show is bankrolled by an organization that is typically no fan of labor unions: the hard-right Breitbart News Site. By Elliot Spagat. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
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TOP STORIES
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CONGRESS-HEALTH OVERHAUL - GOP congressional leaders and President Donald Trump buckle at a moment of truth, putting off a planned showdown vote on the House floor as their health care legislation falters short of support.. By Erica Werner and Alan Fram. SENT: 950 words, photos, videos. UPCOMING: Updates throughout the evening. With: TRUMP-HEALTH OVERHAUL - Does health care deal match Trump's promises?; HEALTH OVERHAUL-FREEDOM CAUCUS - New Congress, same GOP divisions; CONGRESS-HEALTH OVERHAUL-NEXT STEPS - Now what?; CONGRESS-HEALTH OVERHAUL-THE LATEST (all sent).
SENATE-SUPREME COURT - Senate Democrats vow to impede Judge Neil Gorsuch's path to the Supreme Court, setting up a political showdown with implications for future openings on the high court. By Mark Sherman and Kevin Freking. SENT: 880 words, photos, video. WITH: SENATE-SUPREME COURT-PROCESS - What's next? SENT: 240 words.
TRUMP-WIRETAP - The House intelligence committee chairman privately apologizes to Democrats, yet still faces criticism for his decision to openly discuss and brief President Trump on typically secret intercepts. By Julie Pace and Deb Riechmann. SENT: 990 words, photos. With: TRUMP-WIRETAP-NEWS GUIDE - A look at the controversy. SENT: 990 words, photo; TRUMP-WIRETAP-NUNES-PROFILE - Investigation thrusts House intelligence committee chair Rep. Devin Nunes into the spotlight. UPCOMING: 800 words, photo.
BRITAIN-ATTACK -Authorities say a 52-year-old man who mowed down pedestrians and stabbed a police officer to death outside Parliament had a long criminal record and had once been investigated for extremism - but had no terrorism convictions. And police say a 75-year-old man injured in the attack on Westminster Bridge has died of his wounds, bringing to four the number of victims killed in the attack. By Jill Lawless and Paisley Dodds. SENT: 1180 words, photos. With: BRITAIN-ATTACK-THE LATEST, BRITAIN-ATTACK-VICTIMS, BRITAIN-ATTACK-PARLIAMENT; BRITAIN-ATTACK UTAH -Utah man killed in London attack was hit on bridge; TRAVEL TERRORISM - Travelers are dismayed as another destination is hit by terror, even as some say they'll just keep calm and carry on. SENT: 650 words, photo.
ISRAEL-US BOMB THREAT - Israeli police arrest a 19-year-old hacker who they say is the main suspect in a wave of bomb threats against Jewish community centers in the United States, a case that has sent a chill through the American Jewish community. The arrest of the Jewish Israeli, who also has U.S. citizenship, comes after a trans-Atlantic investigation with the FBI and European law enforcement agencies. By Josef Federman. SENT: 900 words, photos.
MARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL-RAPE - A Maryland high school is thrust into the national immigration debate after a student was allegedly raped there by two students who came to the country illegally from Central America. The school district has been besieged by hundreds of racist and xenophobic calls and beefed up its security as protesters converge during a visit by the U.S. education secretary. SENT: 600 words, photos.
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PEOPLE-WILLIE NELSON-HEALTH-FACT CHECK - A publicist for Willie Nelson says the country music legend is not deathly ill, despite a series of reports claiming he's struggling to breathe. SENT: 250 words, photos.
BRITAIN-ATTACK-TRUMP JR - Donald Trump Jr. called a "disgrace" for criticizing London mayor. SENT: 130 words, photo.
PEOPLE-TODD FISHER - Todd Fisher says his mother, Debbie Reynolds, set him up "for her leaving the planet" the day his sister and Reynolds' daughter, Carrie Fisher, died in December. SENT: 120 words, photo.
DUI THRESHHOLD - Utah's governor announces he will sign legislation giving the state the strictest DUI threshold in the country, lowering the blood alcohol limit to 0.05 percent from 0.08 percent. SENT: 800 words, photos.
GERMANY-ARTIFICIAL SUN - Scientists switch on "artificial sun" in German lab. SENT: 140 words, photos.
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WASHINGTON & POLITICS
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TRUMP INTERVIEW-FACT CHECK - Despite all the government information at his command, President Trump forms some of his most contentious opinions from other sources entirely. SENT: 1,000 words, photo.
KEYSTONE PIPELINE - The Trump administration will approve the Keystone XL pipeline Friday, senior U.S. officials say, ending years of delay for a project that has served as a flashpoint in the national debate about climate change.. By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee. SENT: 790 words, photo.
TRUMP HOTEL - The federal agency overseeing Donald Trump's lease for a luxury hotel in Washington rules that his inauguration as president doesn't violate terms of the agreement barring government officials from profiting from the property. SENT: 550 words, photo.
UNITED STATES-SYRIA - The unprecedented U.S. airlift of Arab and Kurdish fighters in Syria provides clues about America's evolving strategy for the recapture of the Islamic State group's self-declared capital. SENT: 660 words, photos.
TRUMP-CHINA ETHICS - Different approaches to potential White House employees connected to Chinese businesses raise questions about ethics standards in the Trump administration. SENT: 990 words, photos.
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NATIONAL
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TARGETING BLACKS-STABBING - A white Army veteran accused of randomly killing a black man on the streets of New York with a sword has been charged with murder as a hate crime. "His intent was to kill as many black men here in New York as he could," a prosecutor. SENT: 800 words, photos.
IOWA STATE PRESIDENT-AUBURN - The next Auburn University president is known as a prolific fundraiser and charming academic. But even as he racked up impressive achievements, Iowa State University President Steven Leath mixed personal and professional interests in ways that could land him in hot water. 800 words, photos.
COUNTING AMERICANS-CITIES AND COUNTIES - Chicago had the biggest population drop among major metropolitan areas, according to new Census data, part of a years-long decline for the Midwest region. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos by 7 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL
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BELGIUM ANTWERP THREAT - Belgian authorities tighten security in the port city of Antwerp after a Frenchman drove his car at high speed through a busy shopping area, forcing pedestrians to jump out of the way. SENT: 340 words, photos.
NORTHERN IRELAND-MCGUINNESS - Martin McGuinness, the Irish Republican Army chieftain who turned away from violence to forge bonds with Northern Ireland's Protestants, is laid to rest in a service that illustrated the new alliances forged by the region's slow-blooming peace process. By Shawn Pogatchnik. SENT: 600 word, photos.
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HEALTH/SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
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WIKILEAKS-CIA - New documents from WikiLeaks point to an apparent CIA program to hack Apple's iPhones and Mac computers such that the exploits persist even after the devices are reset to factory conditions. Security experts, however, played down the threat to typical users. By Anick Jesdanun. SENT: 600 words, photos.
SCIENCE SAYS-CANCER ODDS - Cancer patients often wonder "why me?" Does their tumor run in the family? Did they try hard enough to avoid risks like smoking, poor diet and too much sun? New research suggests random chance may play a bigger role than people realize. By Medical Writer Lauran Neergaard. SENT: 600 words, photos.
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An alleged Islamic State fighter sits after being detained by Iraqi security forces on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, March 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Britain's Foreign Minister Boris Johnson listens to delegates in the United Nations Security Council on Somalia, Thursday, March 23, 2017. Johnson, who visited Somalia last week, chairs a U.N. Security Council meeting on the humanitarian and political situation in the Horn of Africa nation. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Police forensic officers work in Parliament Square overseen by the statue of Winston Churchill outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday March 23, 2017. On Wednesday a knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage, first driving a car into pedestrians then stabbing a police officer to death before being fatally shot by police within Parliament's grounds in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen waits to speaks at the Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference in Washington, Thursday, March 23, 2017. Yellen said a new Federal Reserve survey has found that children who grew up in poverty were twice as likely to struggle with financial challenges later in life. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
A 19-year-old dual U.S.-Israeli citizen covers his face as he is brought to court in Rishon Lezion, Israel, Thursday, March 23, 2017. Israeli police said they have arrested a Jewish Israeli man who is the prime suspect behind a wave of bomb threats against Jewish community centers and other institutions in the United States. The police withheld his identity. (AP Photo/Nir Keidar) ***ISRAEL OUT***
Workers try to raise the sunken Sewol ferry between two barges during the salvage operation in waters off Jindo, South Korea, Thursday, March 23, 2017. The 6,800-ton South Korean ferry emerged from the water on Thursday, nearly three years after it capsized and sank into violent seas off the country's southwestern coast, an emotional moment for the country that continues to search for closure to one of its deadliest disasters ever. (Choi Young-su/Yonhap via AP)
