The World Today: Top Insights from The Associated Press
Thursday, February 4, 2021
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THE LAST
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Democrats ask Trump to testify at trial
UN backs return to democracy in Myanmar
Electoral firm sues Fox and Giuliani for defamation
Puerto Rico relaxes measures for COVID-19 due to drop in cases
US delayed in identifying coronavirus variants
McKinsey consultant pays $ 600 million for opioid crisis
Taiwan Opens Trade Office in Guyana; enrages China
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FRONT PAGE
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AMN-ECO USA-CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC AID
WASHINGTON – As President Joe Biden lobbies Congress to pass his financial aid plan against the impact of the coronavirus, his team is increasingly focused on selling the plan directly to voters. By Josh Boak. 320 words. AP Photo. SENT.
-CAR-GEN CORONAVIRUS-PUERTO RICO: Puerto Rico relaxes measures for COVID-19 due to drop in cases
-AMN-GEN CORONAVIRUS-USA: USA delayed in identification of coronavirus variants
ASI-GEN MYANMAR
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar’s new military government blocks access to Facebook as resistance to the coup grows, with calls for civil disobedience protesting the removal of the elected civilian government and its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. 820 words. AP Photo. SENT.
-UN-GEN UN-MYANMAR: UN backs return to democracy in Myanmar
REP-GEN USA-POLITICAL TRIAL-ANALYSIS
WASHINGTON – Can someone who is no longer in the White House be impeached? No, say the Republicans; of course they do, the Democrats claim, arguing that a president does not go unpunished for leaving the presidency. The proposal, in any case, is the linchpin of Donald Trump’s defense in the impeachment trial that begins next week. By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin and Mary Clare Jalonick. 930 words. AP Photo. SENT.
-AMN-GEN TRUMP TRIAL: Democrats ask Trump to testify at his trial
ESP-CIN SALMA HAYEK
MEXICO CITY – Salma Hayek searches for her soulmate in “Bliss,” a science fiction film starring with Owen Wilson. The Mexican actress talks about her experience working with the actor famous for comedies in this dramatic story. It also addresses the upcoming 20th anniversary of her acclaimed “Frida” and her way of living the pandemic. By Berenice Bautista. 795 words. AP Photo. SENT.
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REP-GEN CORONAVIRUS-CATHOLIC LOANS
NO SOURCE – Catholic dioceses in the United States applied for financial aid during the pandemic even though they had well over $ 10 billion in cash, short-term investments and other funds available, according to an investigation by The Associated Press. Those resources, in fact, increased in various dioceses. By Reese Dunklin and Michal Rezendes. 3,765 words. AP Photo. SENT.
AMN-GEN BIDEN-AP SURVEY
UNCLAIMED – After two weeks of the new government, most Americans say they have at least some confidence in President Joe Biden and his ability to handle the multiple crises facing the country, including the coronavirus pandemic. By Julie Pace, Hannah Fingerhut and Nathan Ellgren. 550 words. AP Photo. SENT.
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
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AMS-GEN ECUADOR-ELECTIONS
QUITO – The candidates for the presidency of Ecuador close their electoral campaigns marked by the new coronavirus pandemic and the limitations on mass events. The leftist Andrés Arauz and the former right-wing banker Guillermo Lasso lead the vote, but the percentage of undecided is so high that the results are unpredictable. By Gonzalo Solano. 444 words. AP Photo. SENT.
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-AMS-GEN ECUADOR-ELECCIONES PEREZ: Yaku Pérez, from environmentalist to candidate for the presidency of Ecuador.
AMN-GEN MEXICO-EX-GOVERNOR DETAINED
MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities detain a former governor of the central state of Puebla linked to a case of torture of a journalist who investigated and revealed a plot of child exploitation 16 years ago. 492 words. SENT.
AMS-GEN BRAZIL-MINE DISASTER
RÍO DE JANEIRO – The large mining company Vale agrees to pay 7,000 million dollars to the state of Minas Gerais for the collapse of the dam that devastated the city of Brumadinho and caused at least 272 deaths. 230 words. AP Photo. SENT.
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U.S
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AMN-POL USA-ELECTIONS-DEMAND
An election technology company sued Fox News, three of its top hosts and two former Donald Trump attorneys for $ 2.7 billion, accusing them of defamation by saying the company helped “steal” the election. By Joshua Goodman. 290 words. AP photo. SENT
AMN-GEN USA-OPIOIDS
NO SOURCE – Global consulting firm McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $ 600 million in compensation for its advice to sell more opioid pain relievers amid a national overdose crisis. By Geoff Mulvihill. 250 words. AP photo. SENT
AMN-GEN BOSTON-CHIEF POLICE
BOSTON – Boston’s new police commissioner is put on leave for allegations of domestic violence more than 20 years ago, days after he was assigned to the position. 300 words. AP Photo. SENT.
AMN-ECO USA-UNEMPLOYMENT
WASHINGTON – The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to 779,000 last week, still a historically high figure and telling that a significant number of people continue to lose their jobs due to the pandemic. By Christopher Rugaber. 330 words. AP Photo. SENT.
AMN-GEN BIDEN-PRAYER BREAKFAST
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden calls for confronting the “political extremism” that led to the assault on the Capitol and collective force in turbulent times during the National Prayer Breakfast, a Washington tradition where political adversaries often put their differences aside for one morning. . By Elana Schor and Will Weissert. 270 words. AP Photo. SENT.
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WORLD
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ASI-ECO TAIWAN-GUYANA
TAIPÉI – Taiwan opens a trade office in Guyana, a diplomatic victory for the island that continues to lose allies to China’s aggressive campaign. 350 words. AP photo. SENT
EUR-GEN RUSSIA-NAVALNY
MOSCOW – Russia rejects criticism from the West and describes the thousands of arrests in protests against the imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny as a necessary response to unauthorized demonstrations. By Vladimir Isachenkov. 450 words. AP Photo. SENT.
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SPORTS
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DEP-OLI TOKIO-MORI
TOKYO – The president of the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics says he will not resign despite the controversy over a pejorative comment he made about women. By Stephen Wade. 500 words. AP Photo. SENT.
DEP-FUT CLUBES TIGRES-ULSAN
AL RAYYAN, Qatar – André-Pierre Gignac scores the two goals with which Tigres de México come back to beat Asian champion Ulsan Hyundai 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup. Tigres will now face Palmeiras from Brazil. 300 words. AP Photo. SENT.
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SHOWS AND CULTURE
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ESP-MUS SUPER BOWL-THE WEEKND
LOS ANGELES – Pop superstar The Weeknd, who will headline the Super Bowl halftime show, holds a press conference ahead of his big show this Sunday. By Jonathan Landrum Jr. AP Photo.
ESP-CIN SAG AWARDS-NOMINATIONS
NEW YORK – The Screen Actors Guild announces nominees for the SAG Awards, which honor the best performances of the year in film and television. By Jake Coyle. 744 words. AP Photo. SENT.
With: SAG-LISTA AWARDS.
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