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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Biden Is Now the Only Democrat Who Can Stop Bernie Sanders — After Joe Biden finished as astonishing 4th place in Iowa and then 5th place in New Hampshire, I wrote a post-mortem for his campaign. It now looks like one of the most wrong things I have ever written.
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NBC News:
Billionaire Tom Steyer quits Democratic primary race — The announcement came after an underwhelming finish in the South Carolina Democratic primary. — Tom Steyer, the California activist billionaire who has largely been a nonfactor in the Democratic primary campaign, dropped out of the race on Saturday night.
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Embattled Chris Matthews Left Out of MSNBC's S.C. Primary Coverage — The MSNBC host was nowhere to be found on air a day after he was accused of sexual harassment. — A day after he was accused of sexual harassment by a journalist, MSNBC decided to keep host Chris Matthews off …
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CBS News:
South Carolina primary election live updates — Voting is underway in South Carolina's pivotal primary, the last primary before Super Tuesday. Joe Biden is hoping for his first 2020 win and Bernie Sanders has momentum from his victories in New Hampshire and Nevada, and his popular vote lead in Iowa.
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Kaelan Deese / The Hill:
Professor with history of correctly predicting elections says it's 'the incumbent's election to lose' — A professor in political science with a history of accurately predicting the outcome of U.S. presidential elections said either Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) would win the primary election …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Joe Biden bundlers see surge of pledges from new big money donors after he wins South Carolina — Bundlers backing Joe Biden's campaign told CNBC that they are seeing a surge in big money commitments in the wake of Saturday's apparent blowout victory in the South Carolina primary.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
South Carolina polls set to close as Biden hopes to rebound in 2020 primary — Bernie Sanders has pulled into the lead nationally, but the former VP is hoping his strength with black voters could give him a boost. — CHARLESTON, S.C. - Voting is underway in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary …
Washington Post:
Early exit polls from the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary
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Tina Nguyen / Politico:
Trump rallies conservatives — and drops charges of a coronavirus ‘hoax’
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden romps to victory in South Carolina
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Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
Joe Biden's South Carolina Victory Has Him Back In The Running — But For How Long?
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Tom Steyer drops out of the presidential race
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
‘Two Person Race’: Ex-Obama Adviser Says 2020 Fight is Now Down to Bernie and Biden
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New York Times:
Biden Wins in South Carolina, Adding New Life to His Candidacy
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Washington Post:
Eighteen days that resuscitated Joe Biden's nearly five-decade career
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Matt Stevens / New York Times:
2020 South Carolina Primary: Live Coverage
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Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Trump jokes Biden won't be governing as president: 'He'll be in a home'
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Billionaire Tom Steyer ends 2020 Democratic presidential bid
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Li Zhou / Vox:
Live results for the South Carolina Democratic primary
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Washington Post:
Live updates: New coronavirus cases indicate virus is spreading in U.S.; FDA expands testing — More coronavirus infections were reported from South Korea to France to Qatar on Saturday after health officials in Washington state, Oregon and California on Friday reported a worrying development …
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Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. weighs restrictions at border with Mexico over coronavirus threat — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering imposing entry restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border to control the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, according to two U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials.
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Associated Press:
Man in Washington state first in US to die from new virus — A man has died in Washington state of COVID-19, state health officials said Saturday, marking the first such reported death in the United States. — State officials issued a terse news release announcing the death, gave no details and scheduled a news conference.
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KIRO:
Department of Health confirms first coronavirus death in Washington state — The Washington Department of Health confirmed Saturday the first coronavirus-related death in Washington state, according to a press release. — Health officials said there are new King County cases in addition to the two new cases confirmed Friday evening.
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Updates: First Death in U.S. Confirmed In Seattle Area
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Millions of tweets peddled conspiracy theories about coronavirus in other countries, an unpublished U.S. report says
Tara Lee / governor.wa.gov:
Inslee issues COVID-19 emergency proclamation
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Washington Post:
Inside Trump's frantic attempts to minimize the coronavirus crisis — Minutes before President Trump was preparing Wednesday to reassure a skittish nation about the coronavirus threat, he received a piece of crucial information: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had identified …
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TMZ.com:
Bernie Sanders Boards the Wrong Private Jet, Campaign Brain Fart — BERNIE SANDERS BOARDS THE WRONG PRIVATE JET ... Case Of Campaign Brain — Bernie Sanders is on the go all the time — which seems to have given him a momentary case of a campaign brain fart as he accidentally boarded the wrong jet.
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BBC:
Coronavirus: Nasa images show China pollution clear amid slowdown — Satellite images have shown a dramatic decline in pollution levels over China, which is “at least partly” due to an economic slowdown prompted by the coronavirus, US space agency Nasa says. — Nasa maps show falling levels of nitrogen dioxide this year.
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Jackie Speier's Question to DOJ on Epstein Raises Eyebrows in House Intel Committee — In a closed-door briefing to members of Congress on government surveillance, a senior Justice Department official was asked a surprising question. — In a closed-door briefing to members of Congress …
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Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders — Many listeners would never repeat what these podcast hosts say. So why do they desperately want to hear from them? — IOWA CITY — The people in the crowd were angry, and “Chapo Trap House” wanted them to stay that way.
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Republican mega-donor buys stake in Twitter and seeks to oust Jack Dorsey - report — Billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management has taken a ‘sizable state’ and intends to ‘push for changes’, reports Bloomberg News — A major Republican donor has purchased a stake in Twitter …
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The Boston Globe:
New Suffolk/Globe poll finds Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren locked in statistical tie in Massachusetts — Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders of Vermont are locked in a statistical tie ahead of the Massachusetts primary on Tuesday, according to a poll released Saturday by Suffolk University …
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Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
US, Taliban sign deal to withdraw troops from Afghanistan — The United States and the Taliban signed a historic deal Saturday aimed at winding down America's longest war. — With Secretary of State Mike Pompeo watching, U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban's political chief …
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