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Italy Sees Worst Of Europe's Coronavirus Outbreak
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Italian researcher Flavia Riccardo about the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, and efforts by health officials to contain it.
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Italy Considers Shutting Down Schools, Universities To Combat Spread Of COVID-19
With more than 2,000 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed and 79 deaths, Italian officials are considering shutting down all schools and universities, and cancelling public events nationwide.
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Bloomberg Backs Biden
Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg dropped his White House bid on Wednesday after a disappointing performance on Super Tuesday. He's backing former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Bloomberg Suspends Presidential Bid
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday suspended his campaign for the White House and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Sanders Went Into Super Tuesday On Top But It Was Biden's Night
NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California, national co-chair of Sen. Bernie Sander's campaign, about the path forward for Sanders after he fell short of expectations on Tuesday.
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Rep. Tim Ryan Says Biden Is The Candidate To Beat Trump
NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio about ex-Vice President Joe Biden, who won nine states and beat expectations in others on Super Tuesday. It's pretty much a two-man race now.
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U.S. Targets Taliban In Airstrike Days After Deal Was signed
The U.S. and Taliban signed a deal intended as a first step to peace in Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country. Just four days later, the U.S. is fighting the Taliban again.
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Joe Biden Picks Up Substantial Wins In Super Tuesday Contests
Bident won the majority of states, and performed better than expected in others. It was a stunning shift in momentum for a candidate who lost the first three contests of the Democratic primary.
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How Computer Modeling Of COVID-19's Spread Could Help Fight The Virus
As the world watches the outbreak of a novel coronovirus, epidemiologists are watching simulations of that outbreak in their computers, to try to predict what might happen next.
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World Championship Cheese Contest Underway In Wisconsin
It's billed as the biggest cheese competition in the world. The best noses in the business serve as judges. One judge said when you smell the cheese, "it kinda whispers its secrets to you."
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Brother Brings Llama To Sister's Wedding. She Wasn't Pleased
Five years ago Mendl Weinstock was annoyed at his sister's incessant talk about weddings. He said if she ever got married, he'd bring a llama. He followed through with a live llama in a custom tuxedo.
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Meet Naaz, The Singer-Songwriter Blending Dutch And Kurdish Identities
On her second EP, The Beautiful Struggle, the 21-year-old singer-songwriter, whose Kurdish Muslim parents fled their home during the Gulf War, bridges her Kurdish and Dutch identities.