Continuation of the super Tuesday: despite weeks of questions, Biden roars
the The Democratic presidential nomination contest looks surprisingly different Wednesday after the presentation of the great Super Tuesday by former Vice President Joe Biden. winning a breathtaking victory in the second biggest prize of the evening, Texas. But the Democratic race is barely over. Senator Bernie Sanders was declared the winner in California, the largest number of delegates in the country, and also transported Colorado and its home state, Vermont. Meanwhile, former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg took on his first delegates, but the move was a disappointing blow after spending more than a quarter of a billion dollars on advertising in major states on Tuesday. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Tulsi Gabbard, both still vying to be the Democratic candidate, failed to seal any victories and are now hanging out with a substantial margin.
Coronavirus: 9th death in the United States confirmed, more tests to come
Health officials across the country will test Americans for the coronavirus on Wednesday, one day after the death toll in the United States has reached 9. The eighth and ninth people confirmed to have died in the United States from coronavirus lived in Washington State, as did the previous seven victims. Washington accounts for 27 of the 117 cases reported to date in the United States, and state officials said that 231 people were under public health surveillance. World Health Organization officials on Tuesday defended their controversial decision not to declare a pandemic, citing countries like Brazil that have little or no confirmed cases.
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Abortion clinics face critical test at Supreme Court
It’s March, and the madness is there …
Sunday’s selection for the 68-team NCAA men’s basketball championship isn’t until March 15, but the contests that determine who dances start playing this week. Indeed, 32 conferences will organize tournaments which will result in automatic auctions for NCAA tournaments. Tuesday, the Atlantic Sun, Big South, Horizon and Patriot were among the conferences that started their tournaments. On Wednesday, the Mountain West, the Northeast and the Ohio Valley set off. These tournaments are part of a two-week basketball blitz that will see some “bubble” teams fulfill their dreams of glory in the NCAA, and others will have to settle for NIT.