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TOP NEWS
Global markets continued their decline off coronavirus fears. The U.S. stock market fell for a fifth consecutive day, its longest streak since August. The S&P closed down 0.4% after dropping over 3% each of the previous two days.
Futures currently point to a 400 point drop for the Dow today, with news that America may have its first coronavirus case to be diagnosed without a clear explanation for how the disease was transmitted. The patient, in California, had to wait days to be tested because of restrictive federal criteria, despite doctors’ suggestions.
Coronavirus has now been reported in at least 47 countries, on every continent except Antarctica. The number of cases in Iran jumped to 245. Saudi Arabia banned foreign pilgrims and Japan plans to shut down schools.
The U.S. House passed a historic anti-lynching bill.
THE ELECTION
THE COMMENT
"Given the importance of beating Trump, Democrats need to think long and hard about Sanders’ vulnerabilities before they settle on him as the nominee. It is more correct to see him as another member of a deeply flawed pack than as a surefire winner in November, and the rest of the field deserves one more look. If Sanders is nominated, he will need to break a lifetime’s habit and attempt to pivot to a more centrist position in order to neutralize these vulnerabilities. But most importantly of all, if the primary electorate does ultimately pick Sanders, he deserves party unity in service of the larger goal of defeating Trump. He’s certainly going to need it.” - Andrew Gawthorpe
THE STRANGEST
THE AV ROOM