Biden boom slows Sanders’ march on Super Tuesday
With the dramatic winnowing of the Democratic presidential field, the 14 nominating contests held on Tuesday largely came down to a single question: Could former Vice President Joe Biden amass enough delegates to slow Senator Bernie Sanders’ path to the nomination?
Amazon confirms first coronavirus case among U.S. employees
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday an employee in the United States tested positive for the coronavirus.
Bloomberg to reassess White House bid on Wednesday, NBC reports
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will reassess his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, NBC News reported.
Schwarzenegger’s multi-sport event in Ohio bars fans over coronavirus
This week’s Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, will carry on with 22,000 athletes but spectators have been barred from all but one event due to concerns over the potential spread of the coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday.
Coronavirus claims three more lives in Seattle-area as outbreak goes cross-country
Three more deaths from the coronavirus were reported by Washington state on Tuesday as the nation’s largest and only fatal outbreak of the respiratory disease reached beyond the Seattle area in what appeared to be the first known instance of coast-to-c…
Biden projected to win three southern states on Super Tuesday; Sanders takes Vermont
Powered by strong support among African Americans, a resurgent Joe Biden was projected to win three large southern states on Tuesday in a fast start to the biggest day of voting in the 2020 Democratic presidential nominating race.
Tornadoes kill at least 25 in Tennessee on Super Tuesday, crews search for missing
A string of tornadoes tore through Nashville, Tennessee, and surrounding counties early on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, leaving others missing and reducing neighborhoods to rubble as voters across the state cast ballots in the Super Tuesday pre…
Super Tuesday voting so far free of cyber meddling, U.S. officials say
The Super Tuesday primary elections were so far free of any signs of interference, said national security professionals who gathered in Northern Virginia in an unprecedented monitoring effort to counter cyberattacks and foreign disinformation.
Any U.S. citizen can be tested for coronavirus at doctor’s orders under new guidance: Pence
Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday that U.S. public health authorities had issued new guidance to make clear that a doctor’s order was all that would be needed for any American to be tested for the novel coronavirus.
Resurgent Biden makes Super Tuesday push to halt Sanders’ momentum
U.S. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden took his resurgent campaign to California on Tuesday in a last-minute push to blunt front-runner Bernie Sanders’ momentum as Americans voted in the largest round of state nominating contests.
