Just days after the US and Taliban announce a peace deal, “Afghanistan is once more embroiled in deadly violence.” 1/19 Iran has fuel for a bomb again, though evidence suggests it’s mainly to pressure Trump and Europe. 2/19 California declares a coronavirus state of emergency. 3/19
In the biggest day of voting in the primary season, Joe Biden posts victories in nine states, maybe 10, in a rout that has no comparison in the history of party primaries. 1/22 Mike Bloomberg, who spent $500 million in advertising, only won in American Samoa. 2/22 Alexandra
Four more people in the Seattle area have died after contracting the coronavirus, bringing the total of US deaths associated with COVID-19 to six. 1/26 A World Health Organization expert explains why China's COVID-19 cases are now declining: "The faster you can find the
Around 84,000 people in at least 56 countries have now been infected with the coronavirus, and about 2,900 have died, suggesting a global pandemic is inevitable. 1/22 Whether or not the global economy tips into a recession depends on the coronavirus’s spread, and how governments manage
A whistleblower says the Dept. of Health and Human Services sent more than a dozen workers—without protective gear or proper training—to receive American evacuees from Wuhan. 1/20 "It's clear that the virus is spreading undetected in the United States—but how broadly it'
US health authorities say they’ve identified the first case of coronavirus that doesn’t have known ties to an existing outbreak. 1/22 Saudi Arabia halts travel to the holiest sites in Islam just months ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. 2/22 Amid the Covid-19 lockdown, Chinese
"It's not a question of if this will happen but when this will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illnesses." The CDC expects the COVID-19 coronavirus to spread in the US and warns that disruptions to daily life could be
After five days of deliberation, a jury in New York finds Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape and a felony sex crime. 1/22 Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, who first broke the Weinstein story, explain what the jurors were asked to do and what it means that they did it.
In addition to trying to help President Trump, a new report says Moscow has been attempting to mess with the Democratic primaries to aid Senator Sanders. 1/19 Trump appears more concerned with the politics of Russian meddling than the ongoing attack itself. 2/19 The Nevada caucuses, occurring today,
A hundred new coronavirus cases are reported in South Korea, bringing the country’s total to 204. According to a Chinese expert, patients who think they’re fully recovered may still be infectious. 1/20 Last week, intelligence officials warned House lawmakers that Russia is meddling to re-elect Trump.
