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2020 primary takeaways: Joe Biden’s nomination to lose

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's march to the Democratic presidential nomination quickened its pace Tuesday with dominating victories in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi. The win in Michigan was most significant because it was a state that Bernie Sanders won four years ago. This time, Biden assembled a coalition of voters that was broad enough not…
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Thousands on virus-hit cruise ship wait their turn to leave

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of passengers aboard a cruise ship struck by the coronavirus are anxiously awaiting their turn to leave the vessel, even if means being shipped to military bases for weeks of quarantine. More people were scheduled to leave the ship Tuesday after several hundred were released on Monday. The ship docked…
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Asian Stocks Steady After Plunge on Virus, Oil Crash

Beijing, China (AP) — Asian stock markets have rebounded from record-setting declines after U.S. futures rose on President Donald Trump's announcement he would ask for a tax cut and other steps to ease the pain of a spreading coronavirus outbreak. The gains follow Wall Street's biggest one-day drop since the 2008 global crisis. Oil prices…
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California Prepares to Dock Cruise Ship With 21 Virus Cases

San Francisco, CA (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom and the mayor of Oakland are seeking to reassure the public that none of the passengers from a ship with at least 21 cases of the new coronavirus will be released into the public before undergoing a 14-day quarantine. The Grand Princess carrying more than 3,500 people…
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Let the sun shine later as daylight saving time back Sunday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like clockwork, daylight saving time strikes again this weekend. Watch for it at 2 a.m. local time Sunday in most of the United States. Don't forget to set your clocks an hour ahead, usually before bed Saturday night, to avoid being late for Sunday morning activities. With the annual change, sunlight will…
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