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WASHINGTON (AP) — The New York Times has endorsed not one but two candidates for the Democratic nomination for president, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar from the party's moderate wing and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren from its progressive wing. The paper said Sunday it had chosen the two most effective candidates from the moderate and progressive sides of the party — without stating a preference for either approach. In passing over Joe Biden, the paper cited his age and occasional gaffes.

UNDATED (AP) — “Parasite” has officially infected this year’s award season. Bong Joon Ho’s Korean film became the first foreign language film to take top honors from the Screen Actors Guild on Sunday, setting itself up as a legitimate best picture contender to the front-runner “1917” at next month’s Academy Awards. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston both took home awards at the 26th Screen Actors Guild on Sunday. Pitt, who is headed toward his first acting Academy Award for his performance in “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood,” won for best supporting performance by a male actor. Shortly later, Aniston won best actress in a drama series for the Apple TV Plus show “The Morning Show.”

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's governor says two police officers have died after a shooting in Honolulu on Sunday. Authorities say a man shot and killed Officers Tiffany Enriquez and Kaulike Kalama Sunday as they responded to a home in a leafy neighborhood beneath the rim of a famed volcanic crater near Waikiki Beach. Court records say the homeowner, Lois Cain, had recently sought to have a man evicted. Authorities say they suspect the shooter was inside a home when it burned. The flames had that spread to nearby homes before the fire was extinguished. Honolulu fire said five homes were “complete losses.” The neighborhood is in an area that would be packed with tourists and locals, especially on a weekend.

BEIJING (AP) — China has reported a sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new coronavirus, including the first cases in the capital. The outbreak coincides with the country's busiest travel period, as millions board trains and planes for the Lunar New Year holidays. Health authorities in the central city of Wuhan, where the viral pneumonia appears to have originated, have confirmed more cases that raised the total to more than 200. And a third patient has died, bringing the death toll to three. Thailand and Japan have identified three cases among people who recently traveled from China. Those countries are among places screening visitors from central China to detect potential cases among travelers.

PENANG, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has sent 150 containers of plastic waste back to mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year. Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been rerouted to Southeast Asia since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, but Malaysia and other developing countries are fighting back. Environment Minister Yeo Been Yin warns that those who want to make the country a rubbish bin of the world can “dream on.” Yeo said another 110 containers are expected to be sent back by the middle of this year. Of the 150 that had been returned, 43 were returned to France, 42 to the United Kingdom and 17 to the United States. Talks were ongoing with U.S. authorities to take back another 60 containers this year.

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