Biden and Sanders battle for Michigan
Live Watch CBSN Live The latest poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden widening his lead in Michigan ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Mikenzie Frost, political reporter for WWMT-TV, joins CBSN to discuss the the main issues in the race.
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Biden, Sanders battle for 352 delegates
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders are both in Michigan Monday, ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic presidential contests. Six states will hold votes for 352 delegates, including Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Idaho, North Dakota and Washington. Ed O’Keefe reports that neither Biden nor Sanders appear to be making significant changes to their campaigns amid…
Employee of US-owned hemp farm in Myanmar gets 20 years jail
A court in Myanmar has sentenced an employee of an American-owned hemp farm to 20 years in prison for violating drug laws concerning marijuanaBy PYAE SONE WIN Associated PressMarch 11, 2020, 5:17 AM2 min readYANGON — A court in Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced a local employee of an American-owned hemp farm to 20 years in…
Democrats want $500B more in crisis relief, setting up Senate showdown
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday called for half a trillion dollars in additional financial aid to boost local and state governments, small businesses, food stamp recipients and hospitals struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic. Their request comes in response to the Trump administration’s call for more than $250 billion…
Trump campaign calls Sessions ‘delusional’ in letter
President Donald Trump’s campaign has sent a letter demanding his former attorney general Jeff Sessions stop tying himself to Trump in campaign materialsBy KIM CHANDLER Associated PressApril 3, 2020, 4:30 AM3 min readMONTGOMERY, Ala. — President Donald Trump’s campaign has sent a letter to Jeff Sessions, his former attorney general now running for a U.S.…
Here’s what happened to the stock market on Wednesday
Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont and 2020 presidential candidate, exits the U.S. Capitol after a vote in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDow Jones Industrial Average rallies 779 pointsThe Dow gained 779.71 points, or 3.44%, to close at 23,433.57. The S&P 500 climbed 3.41% to […]
The Biden-Trump showdown begins at last
Joe Biden and Donald TrumpGetty ImagesThe 2020 presidential general election has begun. Joe Biden, who was Barack Obama’s vice president, will face off against President Donald Trump in November’s contest. The race between the two men in their 70s has long been expected but is now virtually guaranteed after Sen. Bernie Sanders exited from the Democratic primary […]
Bernie Sanders suspends campaign
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSanders: “I wish I had better news” Senator Bernie Sanders has ended his presidential campaign, clearing the way for former Vice-President Joe Biden to become the Democratic party’s nominee.Mr Sanders, 78, told supporters on Wednesday he saw no feasible path to get enough votes to win the […]
Coronavirus: Wisconsin defies its own lockdown to vote
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWisconsin continues in-person voting The US state of Wisconsin pressed ahead with an election on Tuesday, despite a state-wide stay-at-home order amid the escalating coronavirus outbreak.Voters braved long queues at a limited number of polling stations where some staff wore hazmat suits.The governor had tried to postpone […]
Treasury requests $250 billion more for small business relief
The Treasury Department on Tuesday asked Congress for $250 billion in additional funding for small business loans, a key part of the stimulus package passed last month aimed at keeping the economy afloat during the coronavirus crisis. President Donald Trump said administration officials were “in talks” with congressional leaders to secure more funding for the […]
Trump abruptly removes inspector general named to oversee $2T in stimulus spending
President Donald Trump has effectively removed the inspector general set to monitor spending from the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, the latest move to curb oversight efforts over the massive government coronavirus crisis relief measure. Top congressional Democrats immediately charged Trump’s move was politically motivated. Glenn Fine, the acting Department of Defense inspector general, was […]
ITALY QUARANTINES ENTIRE COUNTRY
Italy will expand the lockdown of the Lombardy region to the entire country, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Monday as Italy’s case count surged, making it the country with the most COVID-19 cases outside of China. People throughout the country of 60 million should not travel other than for work or emergencies, Conte said. He added that all public…
Tiger tested positive for COVID-19 — is your cat at risk?
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.The 4-year-old Malayan tiger, named Nadia, developed a dry cough and was tested “out of an abundance of caution,” the Wildlife Conservation Society said in a statement. The Wildlife Conservation Society believes the cats were infected by a person caring for them who was either…
EU BAN ON VISITORS?
Ursula von der Leyen, incoming president of the European Commission, left, speaks during news conference at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe president of the European Commission on Monday proposed a ban on nonessential incoming, foreign travel for a month, the latest drastic measure to…
The US isn’t prepared for outbreak: This is a ‘coronavirus winter and we’re in the first week,’ public health expert says
The U.S. is not prepared for what is coming as COVID-19 spreads rapidly across the country, public health and infectious disease specialist Michael Osterholm told CNBC on Tuesday.The virus has surpassed the containment stage, he said, and the U.S. government is not responding appropriately for the magnitude of spread the country will likely see.”Right now…
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