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CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus; White House says Trump, Pence not in close proximity The American Conservative Union (ACU), which hosts the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), confirmed Saturday that one of this year's conference attendees has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

'Squad' renews calls to abolish death penalty after execution of convicted Alabama cop killer The left-wing congresswomen known as the “Squad” are renewing their calls for the abolition of the death penalty after the execution this week of a convicted Alabama cop killer who was killed for his role in the murders of three cops in a suspected drug house in 2004.

Biden launches $12 million ad blitz in six states Joe Biden on Saturday launched a $12 million ad buy -- the largest paid media blitz of his campaign -- that's fueled by a big fundraising windfall since his campaign's comeback last week.

Biden confronts protesters that wife, Jill, blocked on stage Former Vice President Joe Biden's first rally since winning big on Super Tuesday was interrupted by protesters, but this time Jill Biden didn't need to intervene.

Rudy Giuliani on Biden family corruption Rudy Giuliani discusses the Biden family corruption on Watters' World.

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Health authorities in mainland China on Sunday reported 44 new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus by the end of March 7, a decrease from 99 the day prior. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3cHhmw4

A patient diagnosed with coronavirus died in Argentina on Saturday, the Health Ministry said in a statement, marking the first death related to the virus in Latin America. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2v7n7T0

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Saren Idaho and Prince Latoya were sent to Sierra Leone, where they say they have no roots. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ItRfei

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Amy Karle is a bioartist who combines art, science, and technology, using live tissue in her work. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PUv5Gj

Millennials have been called 'the loneliest generation' - but one app is trying to tackle that problem for young Jews. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3cIkyrh

Australian state police on Sunday charged two Sydney women involved in a violent brawl over toilet rolls as major grocers in the country restrict supplies to one pack per person amid panic buying by residents. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Tv1Agn

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The Latest: Person with virus attended CPAC Published on March 08, 2020 at 05:14AM by BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak (all times local): 8:10 a.m. Maryland officials say a person in New Jersey who has tested positive for coronavirus attended the recent Conservative Political Action Conference in the Washington suburb of Oxon Hill, Maryland. That’s leading Maryland officials to warn that anyone who attended or worked at the conference may be at some risk for acquiring COVID-19. Among the political figures who attended the CPAC conference were President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The White House says there is no indication that either Trump or Pence was in close proximity to the attendee who tested positive. In a statement Saturday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan urged CPAC attendees who are experiencing flu-like symptoms to immediately reach out to their health care provider. ___ 7:55 a.m. Kansas on Saturday confirmed its first case of coronav

A five-storey hotel being used for coronavirus quarantine collapsed in the southeast Chinese port city of Quanzhou on Saturday, trapping about 70 people, state media said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2W5alQ7

A man in his 80s died in a Sydney hospital after testing positive to COVID-19, becoming the third coronavirus-related casualty in Australia, state health authorities said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xeQMu0