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• One chart shows 11 countries' current coronavirus death rates, based on the known number of cases and deaths

  06-03-2020 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The death rate for the coronavirus varies around the world — but that's likely because some countries are testing more people than others.
  
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• Trump campaign files 3rd lawsuit against a news organization

  06-03-2020 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Trump campaign filed a libel lawsuit against CNN on Friday for a column about the president and election help from Russia, the third such action against a news organization taken in the past two weeks.The campaign said a piece by Larry Noble posted last June on the CNN website falsely says that the campaign considered seeking Russia's help in the 2020 campaign and “decided to leave that option on the table.”It made the complaint in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in At
  
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• Lori Vallow: FBI seeks Yellowstone photos in hunt for children of ‘doomsday cultist’

  06-03-2020 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The FBI has asked anyone who may have seen the missing children of Lori Vallow in Yellowstone national park to come forward with photos or videos to help investigators.Seventeen-year old Tylee Ryan and her seven-year-old brother JJ Ryan have been missing since September. Their mother, 46, was arrested in Hawaii last month and has been extradited to Idaho, where the children were living and where she was due to appear in court on Friday, charged with child abandonment.
  
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• 21 people aboard a cruise ship off the California coast tested positive for the coronavirus after tests were helicoptered in

  06-03-2020 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that 46 people were swabbed, and 19 crew members and two passengers tested positive.
  
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• Your candidate dropped out? Some Michigan residents can vote twice

  06-03-2020 23:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  The key Midwest state goes to the polls on Tuesday as Biden and Sanders duel for delegates.
  
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• The DNC just made it mathematically impossible for Tulsi Gabbard to make the next debate, leaving Biden and Sanders one-on-one

  06-03-2020 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Even if Gabbard were to somehow secure all 352 of the delegates in the next round of voting, she would still fail to break the 20% threshold.
  
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• The DNC just made it mathematically impossible for Tulsi Gabbard to make the next debate, leaving Biden & Sanders one-on-one

  06-03-2020 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Even if Gabbard were to somehow secure all 352 of the delegates in the next round of voting, she would still fail to break the 20 percent threshold.
  
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• 'Despicable' - Women seethe over Mexican leader's wobbly response to violence

  06-03-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mexico's president sells himself as lifelong champion of the rights of women, who he calls "more honest" than men.Support for an unprecedented women's "strike" on Monday has swelled, even as Lopez Obrador has tried to paint the event as a cynical attempt by political opponents to discredit him and capitalize on problems he says they created.Such comments strike many as tone-deaf and lacking empathy, exposing a weak spot for a government already battling to tackle gang violence, impunity and a st
  
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• North Dakota's remade caucuses tested in Biden, Sanders race

  06-03-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New rules for North Dakota's presidential caucuses are likely to drive up turnout and could shrink Bernie Sanders' organizational advantage over Joe Biden when the state's Democratic voters get their say next week in what has essentially become a two-man race.North Dakota is the smallest prize of the six states holding caucuses or primaries Tuesday, with only 14 pledged delegates at stake.What's new for North Dakota voters in 2020 is that the system ismore like a primarythan a traditional caucus
  
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• Sen. Klobuchar calls for independent review of black man's case

  06-03-2020 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sen. Amy Klobuchar asked a top Minnesota prosecutor to initiate an independent investigation into the case of Myon Burrell, a black man who as a teenager was sentenced to life in prison after the stray-bullet killing of an 11-year-old black girl.
  
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• Trump says anyone who needs a coronavirus test 'gets a test'

  06-03-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  While speaking with press at the CDC, President Trump said that "anybody that needs a test gets a test. They're there... they're beautiful."
  
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• Plunging yields force investors and Fed to rethink strategy

  06-03-2020 23:26 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  Interest rates on a range of U.S. government bonds have plunged to all-time lows as investors seeking relative safety from stocks have furiously snapped them up .The yield on the 10-year Treasury — a benchmark for mortgages and other consumer debt — was 1.9% as recently as Dec. 24.“The bond market is already pricing in a worst-case scenario — a U.S. and global recession,” said Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank of the West.
  
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• Pentagon Sends Troops to Southern Border as SCOTUS Prepares to Decide on ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

  06-03-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Pentagon announced on Thursday that it will send a crisis force of 160 troops to two points on the U.S.–Mexico border as the Supreme Court prepares to decide whether to hear a case that could decide the fate of the Trump administration's “Remain in Mexico” policy.The “Remain in Mexico” policy requires asylum seekers to reside in Mexico as they wait to receive an asylum hearing in the U.S. On February 28, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a lower
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak prompts steep travel discounts — but is it worth it?

  06-03-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As COVID-19 spreads around the world, some travelers are looking to score major deals on airfare and hotel rates.
  
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• SXSW conference canceled amid heightened coronavirus concerns

  06-03-2020 23:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Up until Friday, SXSW had continued to move forward with its plans, adding speakers as recently as this week.
  
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• Hachette cancels plan to publish Woody Allen memoir

  06-03-2020 23:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Staff at Hachette’s New York office walked out in protest‘The decision to cancel Mr Allen’s book was a difficult one’Hachette has dropped plans to publish a memoir by Woody Allen, the Oscar-winning film director who has been accused of sexually abusing his daughter.“We take our relationships with authors very seriously, and do not cancel books lightly,” the publishing company said in a statement. Continue reading...
  
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• Points of Progress: From Alaska to Nepal, edging towards equity

  06-03-2020 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In good news: Alaskan employers can no longer pay disabled workers subminimum wages, Senegal opens West Africa’s largest wind farm, and more.
  
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• Twenty-one people test positive for coronavirus aboard cruise ship off San Francisco

  06-03-2020 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Vice President Mike Pence, recently appointed as the U.S.government's point man on the coronavirus outbreak, said the cruise ship Grand Princess will be brought to an unspecified non-commercial port where all 2,400 passengers and 1,100 crew will undergo another round of tests.Pence said all crew members would remain quarantined aboard the vessel, whether or not they test positive, but it was unclear what precisely was in store for passengers who show no signs or symptoms of illness.Pence added:
  
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• Police seek suspects following attack on teenage girl 

  06-03-2020 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Police are currently trying to find suspects who attacked a teenage girl in NYC. 
  
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• 'Sickening': Bernie Sanders campaign condemns protester who unfurled swastika flag at Phoenix rally

  06-03-2020 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign condemned the protester who unfurled a flag with a swastika on it at a campaign rally in Phoenix on Thursday.
  
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• US intel says Taliban won't honor agreement with US, even as Trump says they 'really want to make a deal'

  06-03-2020 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Taliban "have no intention of abiding by their agreement," a US official with knowledge of the intelligence said to NBC News.
  
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• 82-year-old with record of bank robberies convicted again

  06-03-2020 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An 82-year-old man who spent most of his adult life behind bars for robbing banks was convicted again for carrying out an armed heist at an Arizona credit union as he struggled to adjust to life outside prison.Robert Francis Krebs faces a maximum 25 years in prison after a jury found him guilty Wednesday of armed bank robbery.The January 2018 holdup in Tucson came about seven months after he was released from prison.
  
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• Texas woman gets life in prison in beheading of daughter

  06-03-2020 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Texas woman accused of stabbing and beheading her 5-year-old daughter in 2017 has been convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison. A Hays County jury on Thursday convicted Krystle Villanueva, 27, in the death of her daughter, Giovanna Hernandez. Jurors also found Villanueva guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the stabbing of the girl's grandfather, who survived.
  
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• Nazi flag display at Sanders rally sparks broad condemnation

  06-03-2020 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The display of a Nazi flag by a man at a Bernie Sanders campaign rally in Arizona drew condemnation from Jewish American groups and his main rival in the Democratic presidential primary on Friday amid ongoing worries about Democratic candidates' security at public events. Images of a flag depicting the Nazi swastika symbol that was briefly displayed at Sanders' Thursday night rally in Phoenix began circulating online after the incident. The moment also elicited warnings about anti-Semitism direc
  
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• Guatemala wants to limit migrants returned under U.S. asylum agreement

  06-03-2020 22:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. has sent hundreds of Honduran and Salvadoran asylum seekers to Guatemala under the agreement and is now seeking to expand the program.
  
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• DNC releases requirements that likely set up Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders head-to-head debate

  06-03-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Candidates must have received 20% of the total awarded delegates as of the next debate, which will be on March 15 in Phoenix.
  
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• Iran might use 'force' to stop travel as coronavirus spreads

  06-03-2020 22:26 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Authorities in Iran warned Friday that they may use "force" to limit travel throughout the country after announcing updated figures from the new coronavirus that has continued to spread inside the Islamic Republic. 
  
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• 'Come and take it': GOP Rep. Buck wields AR-15 in office, dares Biden and O'Rourke

  06-03-2020 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rep. Ken Buck was alluding to comments Beto O'Rourke made during a debate last year: “Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47."
  
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• US blocks UN statement backing Syria ceasefire: diplomats

  06-03-2020 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States blocked the adoption of a UN Security Council statement Friday supporting a Syrian ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey, diplomats said following a closed-door meeting."It's premature," the United States said, rejecting the joint statement which Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, had asked the other 14 member states to adopt, according to diplomats.
  
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• Gulf states report new rise in coronavirus cases

  06-03-2020 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The number of coronavirus cases in the United Arab Emirates has risen to 45 from 30, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, as other countries in the Gulf region also reported new infections.Kuwait recorded three new cases of the coronavirus, bringing its infection tally to 61, while Qatar reported its 12th case, the health ministries in the two nations said on Saturday.The virus, which was first recorded in China in December, has spread across the Gulf and beyond.
  
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• Coronavirus cases rise in UAE, Kuwait and Qatar: ministries

  06-03-2020 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The number of coronavirus cases in the United Arab Emirates has risen to 45 from 30, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.Kuwait recorded three new cases of coronavirus, bringing its infection tally to 61, while Qatar reported its 12th case, the health ministries in the two countries said on Saturday.The virus, that was first recorded in China in December, has spread across the Gulf region and beyond.
  
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• Coronavirus cases rise in UAE and Qatar: ministries

  06-03-2020 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The number of coronavirus cases in the United Arab Emirates has risen to 45 from 30, the health ministry said on Saturday.Qatar also reported its 12th case of the virus, a Qatari national who had visited Iran, its health ministry said.The United Arab Emirates, a major air transit centre, business and tourism hub, has advised citizens and residents against travelling abroad and all schools are closing for a month from Sunday.
  
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• Woman accused of handcuffing son, whipping him with extension cord

  06-03-2020 22:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  The boy's mother, Amanda Guevara, 33, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault and bodily injury on a family member.
  
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• More than 150 service members headed to border crossings in California, Texas

  06-03-2020 22:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  The decision comes after a recent court ruling that temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy forcing asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico.
  
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• Republican congressman threatens Joe Biden and Beto O'Rourke in sinister gun video

  06-03-2020 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Colorado Congressman Ken Buck posted a video to Twitter Friday challenging former US Representative Beto O’Rourke and former vice president Joe Biden to come to his office and take his AR-15.It is obvious that the underlying message is a threat to the men that if they did try to take his gun, he would shoot them.
  
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• Oil prices crash

  06-03-2020 22:06 via cnn.com
  
  Oil prices crashed 8% to their lowest level in nearly three years on Friday as major producing nations failed to agree on supply cuts aimed at addressing the collapse in global demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Next Democratic debate will officially be a Biden-Sanders face-off

  06-03-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It's time for the main event... before the actual main event.The Democratic National Committee announced the rules for its March 15 debate on Friday, saying only candidates with more than 20 percent of the delegates doled out so far will appear onstage. That ensures only former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will get to face off, and removes Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and her one delegate from the contest.Biden, Gabbard, and Sanders are the only candidates left in th
  
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• Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises implement temperature checks as coronavirus cases mount

  06-03-2020 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cruise lines continue to grapple with coronavirus, implementing travel advisories and screening procedures (including temperature checks).
  
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• Highlights from Paris Fashion Week

  06-03-2020 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  Paris Fashion Week wasn't just about celebrating new looks this season. Coronavirus fears loomed large for visitors in the French capital -- the last stop in a series of Fashion Weeks that kicked off in New York nearly a month ago. Many of the crowd had arrived straight off the back of Milan Fashion Week, where cases of COVID-19 continue to surge.
  
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• Nazi flag waved by a man at a Sanders event sparks outcry

  06-03-2020 21:56 via cnn.com
  
  A man was kicked out of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' rally in Arizona after he unfurled a Nazi flag during the Democratic presidential candidate's speech.
  
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• Coronavirus cases top 100,000 worldwide as markets collapse

  06-03-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The number of coronavirus cases worldwide surged past 100,000 on Friday, as stock markets collapsed and the World Health Organization told all countries to make containment "their highest priority".A rash of European countries as well as Cameroon, Togo and Peru confirmed their first cases of the virus while the Netherlands announced its first death.The World health Organization called the spread of the coronavirus "deeply concerning”.
  
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• Joe Biden is crushing Bernie Sanders by 16 points in national polling after the best week of his candidacy

  06-03-2020 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Biden's boost comes after he dominated in South Carolina and the Super Tuesday contests and won endorsements from three top former candidates.
  
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• Hulu's 'Hillary' documentary is painfully relevant after Warren's withdrawal

  06-03-2020 21:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Americans’ attitude toward Hillary Clinton was described in the flick as as as “Be our champion, go away.” It doesn't feel like much changed in four years.
  
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• Pompeo speaks of 'Wuhan virus' despite China's protests

  06-03-2020 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The novel coronavirus is getting a new name from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo -- the "Wuhan virus" -- despite objections from China where the illness was first detected.For the second day in a row, Pompeo on Friday publicly referred to COVID-19 as the "Wuhan virus" or "Wuhan coronavirus," a reference to the central Chinese metropolis that is hardest hit.Asked in a CNBC interview about the success of Beijing's response to the outbreak, Pompeo said, "I'm happy you complimented the Chinese Commun
  
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• Clyburn says Obama should make an endorsement before the Democratic convention

  06-03-2020 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rep. Jim Clyburn says former President Barack Obama should “probably” make an endorsement in the race for the Democratic nomination before the party’s convention this July.
  
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• Bernie Sanders Is Wrong about Cuba’s Literacy Program

  06-03-2020 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Last month, on 60 Minutes, in a moment that starkly illustrated his worldview, Bernie Sanders repeated his longstanding admiration for Communist Cuba’s education achievements. Though he conceded that Fidel Castro’s “authoritarian” mode wasn’t ideal, he added, “You know, it’s unfair to simply say everything is bad. When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing?” And it wasn’t j
  
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• Deval Patrick becomes latest former 2020 rival to back Biden

  06-03-2020 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Biden secured the endorsement of another former presidential rival on Friday, with former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick adding his name to the list of campaign dropouts backing the former vice president's bid for the Democratic nomination.The decision continues the Democratic establishment's consolidation around Biden as he battles progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders for the right to take on President Donald Trump in November.Biden has garnered a long list of key endorsements in the last week
  
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• Republican congressman dares Biden and O'Rourke to take rifle from his office

  06-03-2020 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ken Buck of Colorado posts video in which he takes a decorative AR-15 rifle off a wall in his Washington DC office and posesA Colorado Republican has posted a video of an AR-15 rifle on the wall of his Washington DC office and dared Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden and his putative gun rights czar Beto O’Rourke to “come and take it”.But reporters, and the internet in general, were quick to point out the weapon would not only usually be illegal under DC law – it also wasn&
  
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• U.S. has strong intel Taliban do not intend to abide by terms of peace deal, officials say

  06-03-2020 21:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  "They have no intention of abiding by their agreement," one official said. Trump said Friday, "Countries have to take care of themselves."
  
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• International Women’s Day: 8 ways America is still failing women 100 years after we got the vote

  06-03-2020 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  International Women’s Day isn’t without its issues (Shouldn’t every day be International Women’s Day? And wouldn’t it be nice if we lived in a world where such a day wasn’t needed?) but it’s a welcome opportunity to reflect on women’s rights and those who fought, and continue to fight, to defend them.Of course, it’s also a good time to consider the inequalities that affect women around the world.
  
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