Slovak opposition party OLANO leads election: partial results

Slovak opposition party Ordinary People (OLANO) led the EU country's parliamentary election, results from 51.7% of voting districts showed on Sunday.

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Gatherings banned, travel restricted as coronavirus cases grow worldwide

Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings, and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new coronavirus spread around the world.

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South Korea reports 376 new coronavirus cases, total rises to 3,526: KCDC

South Korea reported 376 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday, raising the country's total number of infections to 3,526, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.

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Slovak opposition takes lead as voters rout ruling party: partial results

BRATISLAVA - Slovak opposition party Ordinary People (OLANO) took the lead in the EU country's parliamentary election, an exit poll and partial results showed on Sunday, as voters punished the ruling center-left Smer that has dominated the country's political life for more than a decade.

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Key black lawmaker's backing factors big in Biden's South Carolina win: poll

South Carolina breathed new life into Joe Biden's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Saturday as the former vice president won broad support from the state's all-important African-American community, according to Edison Research, which called the race for Biden as soon as voting ended.

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Biden projected as big South Carolina winner, blunts momentum of front-runner Sanders

Joe Biden was projected to score a commanding win in South Carolina's Democratic primary on Saturday, reviving his faltering White House campaign and halting the surge of national front-runner Bernie Sanders, who appeared headed to a distant second-place finish.

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Mainland China reports 573 new coronavirus cases on Feb. 29

Mainland China reported 573 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Feb. 29, up from 427 the previous day and the highest daily increase in a week, the country's health authority said on Sunday.

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The Islanders Are Saying Goodbye to Brooklyn

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Saturday that soon the team would again play all of its home games at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island until a new arena opens.

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Shifting Fervor, and Favorites, in the Presidential Race

Readers share their choice for president and how it has changed in recent weeks.

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South Carolina primary: Joe Biden projected to win

It comes as a major boost to the former vice-president's flagging presidential campaign.

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Biden projected as winner in South Carolina, halting momentum of front-runner Sanders

Joe Biden was projected to win South Carolina's Democratic primary on Saturday, reviving his faltering White House campaign and halting the surge of national front-runner Bernie Sanders, who appeared headed to a distant second-place finish.

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Biden projected to win South Carolina Democratic presidential primary

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is projected to win the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary on Saturday and is expected to defeat rival Bernie Sanders decisively for his first victory of the 2020 election campaign, according an analysis of exit polls by Edison Research.

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Weinstein stir crazy at New York hospital days after sex crimes conviction, spokesman says

Harvey Weinstein is sitting under guard in a cinderblock room at a New York City hospital days after his conviction for sexual assault and rape, and at times "can go stir crazy just staring at the emptiness," according to a spokesman.

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Clyburn's endorsement of Biden 'a factor' for a majority of South Carolina voters: poll

Voters in South Carolina's Democratic primary on Saturday appeared to be more moderate than those who took part in earlier presidential nominating contests, and a majority said a senior black congressman's endorsement of Joe Biden influenced their vote, according to exit polling by Edison Research.

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Bloomberg in South Carolina: Not on the ballot and not liked - poll

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was not on the ballot in Saturday's Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina, but he was still on voters' minds - and not in a good way.

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Biden Wins in South Carolina, Adding New Life to His Candidacy

Joseph R. Biden Jr. drew on his decades-long relationships and leveraged his close bond with black voters to try to wrap up a state long considered his stronghold.

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Is This Coronavirus ‘the Big One’?

For decades, experts’ warnings to prepare have gone unheeded.

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The Case for Elizabeth Warren

She wants to purify capitalism so that it works as it should.

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Israel’s Rihanna Is Arab and Jewish

A Muslim-born pop star who converted to Judaism and sings in Arabic and Hebrew has captured the country’s heart.

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New York scrambles to replace U.S. government's faulty coronavirus test kits

New York health officials are trying to get their own coronavirus testing kits up and running after getting stuck with faulty tests from the federal government that they said left them unable to diagnose people quickly in the nation's most populous city.

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