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Five takeaways from Super Tuesday

Joe Biden has resurged, winning 9 states on Super Tuesday. Bernie Sanders takes California. Here are five Super Tuesday facts.

04/03/2020

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First Super Tuesday polls set to close as Democratic contest heads into crucial stretch

A total of 1,344 pledged delegates are at stake — and how they are eventually awarded may determine the party's nominee.

04/03/2020

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Euroviews. Homophobia hurt Pete Buttigieg — as much as America wished it didn't ǀ View

For every step forward that Buttigieg’s campaign made for future candidates, it also exposed how far America needs to go in its acceptance of LGBTQ leaders.

03/03/2020

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'Gardens and graveyards' of coral discovered in hidden canyons off Australia's coast

Scientists are interested in these submarine crannies because they sit on the front lines of oceanic climate change

03/03/2020

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Coronavirus fears dampen hustle and bustle of world's busiest cities

An eerie quiet has settled upon normally teeming streets and squares as many residents opt to stay home.

03/03/2020

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Tennessee tornadoes kill at least 19 people and destroy 40 buildings

One of the tornadoes caused severe damage across downtown Nashville, destroying the stained glass in a historic church and leaving hundreds of people homeless.

03/03/2020

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2020 Super Tuesday live updates: 14 states hold primaries

More than 1,300 delegates — or about a third of the total — are at play on Super Tuesday.

03/03/2020

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Bloomberg's novel meme strategy is drawing the wrong kind of buzz

The 78-year-old billionaire as a meatball in sauce? "I don't really think it worked," one Democratic strategist said.

03/03/2020

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COVID-19 spread prompts Federal Reserve to slash rates

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a half-percentage point in an effort to boost the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus.

03/03/2020

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With Biden on the rise, Bloomberg's campaign faces toughest test yet

The former NYC mayor's 'Super Tuesday strategy' comes into play as voters head to the polls across the country.

03/03/2020

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Who will dominate Super Tuesday? Here are three scenarios to watch

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

03/03/2020

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After shift to the right under Trump, Supreme Court to hear major abortion case

The outcome is uncertain following the president's nominees Gorsuch and Kavanaugh joining the bench.

03/03/2020

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Amy Klobuchar rejects idea that moderate Dems are trying to crush Sanders

Klobuchar exited the Democratic primary race Monday after she came in sixth place in the South Carolina primary on Saturday.

03/03/2020

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7 things to watch on Super Tuesday

The biggest day on the Democratic presidential calendar could establish a front-runner, lock in a two-person race and settle the fate of wild cards.

03/03/2020

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How coronavirus disinformation caused chaos in a small Ukrainian town

"They didn't mean to be violent. They were scared. Information waves went out of control," said the leader of the local council.

03/03/2020

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Super Tuesday polls: A state-by-state look at who's leading

Bernie Sanders is up in California, home of the biggest trove of delegates, although Joe Biden's big South Carolina win appears to be registering in recent surveys.

03/03/2020

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'They are defeated': With U.S. deal, Taliban claim victory over America

"Even if we don't say that the U.S. is defeated in Afghanistan, it's an open secret now that they are," a member of the Taliban's Haqqani network said.

03/03/2020

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Warren takes aim at Biden: A 'Washington insider will not meet this moment'

In her sharpest attack yet on the former vice president, Warren says Biden is a risk to the Democratic Party and the country.

03/03/2020

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Trump sets his sights on Biden

"They're going to put him into a home, and other people are going to be running the country," the president said of the former vice president at a campaign rally in Charlotte Monday.

03/03/2020

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NASA is hiring new astronauts to go to the moon

The astronauts will participate in the agency's next big mission — to help establish "sustainable exploration" on the moon by 2028.

03/03/2020

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Looking for Obama's hidden hand in candidates coalescing around Biden

Pressure increases on Mike Bloomberg as candidates exit the race and back Joe Biden.

02/03/2020

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Biden rallies establishment in bid to turn back Sanders

Analysis: At the last possible moment, former rivals are coalescing behind the former vice president to try to blunt Bernie Sanders' edge heading into Super Tuesday.

02/03/2020

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Pete Buttigieg to endorse Joe Biden for president

The former South Bend mayor's backing came less than a day after he ended his own presidential bid.

02/03/2020

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President Trump appears to have boxed in the Senate by nominating Ratcliffe as intel chief

The Senate must confirm as DNI a Texas congressman who inflated his resume, or leave in place an acting director without significant intel experience.

02/03/2020

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Some parts of California had no rain in February — and are already seeing wildfires

The National Weather Service confirmed that February was the driest on record for San Francisco, Sacramento and other cities around the Northern Sierra foothills.

02/03/2020

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Netanyahu pulls ahead but remains one seat shy of governing majority, exit poll suggests

The third Israeli election in under 12 months once again turned into a neck-and-neck race between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz.

02/03/2020