Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally March 9, 2020, at Renaissance High School in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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5 national stories of the week

The Grand Princess cruise ship, Tuesday’s Democratic primaries and caucus, President Donald Trump’s plans for payroll tax relief, travel concerns for theme parks and professional sports leagues closing locker rooms amid the virus outbreak make up this week’s five national stories.


This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). CDC, Photo Courtesy
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Ball State prepares for coronavirus outbreak

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Ball State has suspended all work-related travel to three countries and cancelled future study abroad programs, among other steps, according to a campus wide email sent out March 5.


Women march in front of the Supreme Court during International Women's Day March 8, 2020, in Guatemala City. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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5 international stories of the week

International Women’s Day protests, quarantines in northern Italy, the plunging of stocks and oil prices around the world, China’s use of propaganda against the coronavirus outbreak and North Korea firing multiple weapons make up this week’s five international stories.



Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks, next to his wife Jill during a primary election night rally Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Biden claims 9 Super Tuesday victories, including Texas

A resurgent Joe Biden scored victories from Texas to Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, revitalizing a presidential bid that was teetering on the edge of disaster just days earlier. But his rival Bernie Sanders seized the biggest prize with a win in California that ensured he — and his embrace of democratic socialism — would drive the Democrats’ nomination fight for the foreseeable future.


Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks after former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke endorsed him at a campaign rally March 2, 2020, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
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5 national stories of the week

A preview for Super Tuesday, MSNBC host Chris Matthews’ retirement, tornadoes in Tennessee, a court case on the constitutionality of the men-only draft and the virus outbreak fueling the return of the White House briefing room make up this week’s five national stories.


Commuters wearing masks stand in a packed train at the Shinagawa Station March 2, 2020, in Tokyo. Coronavirus has spread to more than 60 countries, and more than 3,000 people have died from the COVID-19 illness it causes. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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5 international stories of the week

The spread of the COVID-19 virus, France’s Louvre Museum closing its doors due to the virus, a hostage situation at a Philippine mall, migrants attempting to cross the Greek-Turkish border and Israel’s third election in less than a year make up this week’s five international stories.




Erik Dominguez holds his 11-month-old daughter Isabella while watching the live stream of a public memorial for Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, Feb. 24, 2020, outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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5 national stories of the week

Kobe Bryant’s memorial service, Harvey Weinstein’s conviction, the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate, sex-abuse allegations against a former University of Michigan doctor and actor Jussie Smollett’s not-guilty pleas make up this week’s five national stories. 





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