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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News polls: Sanders has the edge in Texas, is tied with Biden in North Carolina — The two states award a combined 338 delegates on Super Tuesday. — WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders holds a double-digit lead over his closest Democratic rival in Texas, while he's essentially tied …
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Early exit polls from the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary … Who's winning each group — Groups that candidates are winning by six or more percentage points — Preliminary exit poll results will be updated as vote tallies are reported. — Former vice president Joe Biden …
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Vox, The Daily Beast, WIS-TV, NBC News, Reuters, Outside the Beltway, Spectator USA and Mother Jones
Politico:
Biden's surprise ray of hope in California — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Despite his weak polling in California, there's a silver lining emerging for Joe Biden in the biggest delegate prize on the board next week. — Biden's weakness after a distant second finish in Nevada could have compelled Californians …
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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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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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Outside the Beltway and New York Times
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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NBC News:
Live Blog / South Carolina primary live updates: NBC projects Biden wins
Live Blog / South Carolina primary live updates: NBC projects Biden wins
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The Hill, The Guardian, Politico and MSNBC
Anya van Wagtendonk / Vox:
Near-record turnout in South Carolina sets stage for Super Tuesday battles
Near-record turnout in South Carolina sets stage for Super Tuesday battles
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
How Joe Biden won South Carolina — and how his 2020 rivals made him fight for it
Daniel McCarthy / Spectator USA:
Biden's Pyrrhic victory
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders raises $46 million in February
Bernie Sanders raises $46 million in February
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The Guardian, Breitbart and Vox
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
It's Time for Obama to Man Up and Back Biden
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Joe Biden's victory in South Carolina has reset the Democratic race
Joe Biden's victory in South Carolina has reset the Democratic race
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Outside the Beltway
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden romps to victory in South Carolina
Biden romps to victory in South Carolina
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders says he thinks he has an ‘excellent chance’ to win some of the larger states
Bernie Sanders says he thinks he has an ‘excellent chance’ to win some of the larger states
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Sanders says he raised impressive $46.5M in February alone
Sanders says he raised impressive $46.5M in February alone
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Politico, Talking Points Memo and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
ABC News:
Joe Biden says he's feeling good following his win in South Carolina
Joe Biden says he's feeling good following his win in South Carolina
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FiveThirtyEight, HuffPost, The Hill and Breitbart
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Joe Biden bundlers see surge of pledges from new big money donors after he wins South Carolina
Joe Biden bundlers see surge of pledges from new big money donors after he wins South Carolina
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Politico, Washington Monthly, New York Times and Washington Post
Kaelan Deese / The Hill:
Professor with history of correctly predicting elections says it's 'the incumbent's election to lose'
Professor with history of correctly predicting elections says it's 'the incumbent's election to lose'
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Joe Biden Finds His Voice After a Blowout Victory in South Carolina
Joe Biden Finds His Voice After a Blowout Victory in South Carolina
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The Federalist
Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results
South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results
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The Guardian:
Coronavirus: Pence defends Trump Jr claim Democrats want ‘millions’ to die — When Donald Trump Jr said Democrats hope coronavirus “kills millions of people” in the US because they want to bring his father down, he was merely “pushing back” at politicisation of the viral outbreak by Trump opponents …
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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 …
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
HHS Secretary Azar says new coronavirus case appears in Chicago — EXCLUSIVE: Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Sunday that a new case of the coronavirus appeared in Chicago overnight, marking the latest spread of the outbreak in the United States.
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Politico, Chicago Tribune, The Hill and fox8.com
Washington Post:
Live updates: Coronavirus was probably spreading for six weeks in Washington state, study says …
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
HHS Secretary Azar criticizes politicization of novel coronavirus: 'It's unnecessary'
HHS Secretary Azar criticizes politicization of novel coronavirus: 'It's unnecessary'
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Talking Points Memo and The Hill
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
Miranda's rebellion — The reckonings of one of the South's white suburban women, whose loyalty is key to whether Trump is reelected — It was Sunday, the day that Miranda Murphey always took long hikes in the woods with her best friend. She looked forward to them …
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Sanders defends attacks on Israel's Netanyahu — Israel's ambassador suggested Sanders is “an ignorant fool.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders defended himself Sunday against attacks by the Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon …
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Jerusalem Post, One America News Network and The Hill
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump is pushing a dangerous, false spin on coronavirus — and the media is helping him spread it — Among the many outlandish statements President Trump has made since taking office, one in particular stands out for me. — Speaking in Kansas City, Mo., in the summer of 2018 …
Tristan Cork / bristolpost:
The abuse and threats made to Greta Thunberg by people from Bristol — By grown men, many who appear to have children of their own — When teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg announced she would be coming to Bristol more than a week ago, it created a huge buzz in the city.
Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:
Afghan peace deal hits first snag over prisoner releases — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president said Sunday that he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week, publicly disagreeing with a timetable for a speedy prisoner release laid …
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Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Spreads in U.S., as Rhode Island Confirms State's First Case — The Rhode Island patient, the 25th confirmed local case in the U.S., is a person in their 40s who had traveled to Italy in mid-February — Rhode Island health officials confirmed the state's first case of coronavirus on Sunday …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump to visit CDC in Atlanta to highlight U.S. response to coronavirus — President Donald Trump is set to visit the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday as he tries to calm growing fears about the coronavirus outbreak, a senior White House official told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.