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1st case of COVID-19 virus confirmed in Rhode Island Published on March 02, 2020 at 05:05AM by PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has its first confirmed case of the new COVID-19 virus, state public health officials announced Sunday, prompting dozens of people to be self-quarantined and a Catholic High School to close while it's being sanitized. The Rhode Island Department of Health said the unidentified male patient is in his 40s and had traveled to Italy in mid-February. State public health officials are working with the hospital where the man is currently being treated to ensure all infection protocols are being followed. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo cautioned resident at a press conference Sunday that there's “no need for panic.” “At this point in time, the general level of risk for Rhode islanders is low," she said. A few hours after the press conference, a Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Catholic high school located on the Massachusetts border posted an online stat

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks re-election on Monday under the weight of an imminent corruption trial, with the country's third ballot in less than a year predicted to end in another deadlock. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TpLSBU

Britain and the European Union kick off talks on Monday on how their relationship will shape up after Brexit, with half a trillion euros worth of annual trade and close security ties at stake in what are bound to be tense talks. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/38f14av

Prime Minister Boris Johnson should "turbocharge" policies to cut Britain's carbon emissions so the country can lead by example when it hosts a major U.N. climate summit in Glasgow in November, campaign groups said on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/39gO9Gf

Democratic candidates attend Selma Bridge crossing jubilee Democratic candidates attend annual Selma Bridge crossing jubilee ahead of Super Tuesday.

Billionaire Republican buys major Twitter stake, may oust CEO amid GOP concerns of bias, reports say A billionaire Republican megadonor has purchased a "sizable" stake in Twitter and "plans to push" to oust CEO Jack Dorsey among other changes, according to new reports, raising the prospect of a shocking election-year shakeup of the dominant social media platform that conservatives have long accused of overt left-wing political bias.

Florida's Cuban and Venezuelan voters alarmed by socialist Bernie Sanders' rise Political analysts say some of Sanders government run policy ideas has some moderate voters running the other way and possibly towards Trump.

Taliban peace deal part of broader US goal to refocus on China, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday said President Trump’s peace deal with the Taliban, which opens the door for withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan, is part of a broader goal to refocus the United States’ military resources on preparing for a potential future war with China.

US and Taliban sign historic peace deal Greg Palkot reports: U.S. and Taliban sign historic peace deal aimed at ending countries longest war.

Democrats look to grab delegates in high stakes Super Tuesday primaries Former Hillary Clinton adviser Richard Goodstein joins ‘America’s News HQ.’

Eric Shawn: Will Biden blunt Bernie? Rep. John Garamendi says if Sen. Sanders is nominated, the Democrats go down in flames.

Sen. Scott on Biden’s big South Carolina win Former Vice President Joe Biden scores first primary in South Carolina; Sen. Tim Scott joins ‘Sunday Morning Futures.’

Warren declares contested Democratic National Convention the 'final play' In a head-turning memo Sunday, Elizabeth Warren's campaign declared that "the reality of this race" is that "no candidate will likely have a path to the majority of delegates" at the July Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisc. -- setting out in stark terms the possibility of a bruising convention that party leaders have long feared, and Warren's strategy for winning the nomination there in a dramatic "final play."

2 Bay Area hospital workers test 'presumptive positive' for virus Published on March 02, 2020 at 04:03AM by Amanda Bartlett Two Bay Area hospital staffers have been determined "presumptive positive" for coronavirus, NBC Bay Area reported Sunday afternoon. They are employed by the NorthBay VacaValley Hospital, where a Solano County woman was treated before being tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Hers was the first U.S. case of unexplained origin.

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