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Battleground Michigan seen as last stand for Bernie Sanders 08 Mar 2020 - 06:25 pm
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden speaking during a Super Tuesday event in Los Angeles on March 3, 2020. AFP / Timothy A Clary & Frederic J Brown
Trump defiant as White House is rebuked for coronavirus 'mess' 08 Mar 2020 - 06:25 pm
This March 6, 2020 photo shows US President Donald Trump speaks after touring tornado damage in Cookeville, Tennessee. AFP / Jim Watson
Officials confirm first coronavirus case in US capital 08 Mar 2020 - 06:25 pm
Bottles of hand sanitizer are seen in a coronavirus pop-up store in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2020. AFP / Nicholas Kamm
Cruise ship hit by coronavirus outbreak bound for Oakland, California 08 Mar 2020 - 12:58 pm
In this file photo taken on February 28, 2020 This handout photo taken and released by Carolyn Wright shows the Grand Princess cruise ship during a cruise to Hawaii in February 2020. / AFP / CAROLYN WRIGHT /
'Get us off this ship' pleads passenger on virus-hit cruise liner 08 Mar 2020 - 11:24 am
This handout photo released by Carolyn Wright, a passenger on the Grand Princess cruise ship, shows her taking a selfie in her cabin on the ship on March 7, 2020. AFP PHOTO / CAROLYN WRIGHT
Dozens of health screeners at LAX ordered to self-quarantine - U.S. official 08 Mar 2020 - 10:13 am
Passengers wear face masks to protect against the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) after arriving at the LAX airport in Los Angeles, California on March 5, 2020. California has declared a state of emergency as the number of novel coronavirus cases and deaths in the
Cruise ship idled by coronavirus outbreak bound for Oakland, California, on Monday 08 Mar 2020 - 10:06 am
The Grand Princess cruise ship carrying passengers who have tested positive for coronavirus is seen in the Pacific Ocean outside San Francisco, California, U.S. March 7, 2020.Reuters/Stephen Lam
U.S. conservative conference CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus 08 Mar 2020 - 09:26 am
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., February 29, 20
Vatican suspends investigative mission to Mexico clerical abuse over coronavirus 06 Mar 2020 - 10:06 pm
The dome of Saint Peters’ Basilica is seen covered in fog, Saint Peters Square at the Vatican, November 14, 2018. Reuters / Max Rossi
US university suspends in-person classes over virus concerns 06 Mar 2020 - 10:05 pm
A sign indicating the office is closed is posted following a two-week closure of a Department of Homeland Security building and US Citizenship and Immigration Services field office because of an employee who may be infected with the novel coronavirus in T
At sea: Passengers off California await virus test results 06 Mar 2020 - 06:40 pm
Airmen from the Moffett Federal Airfield based, 129th Rescue Wing deliver coronavirus test-kits to the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California in this still image from a video on March 5, 2020. California National Guard/Handout via Reuters
Trump aides say virus is ‘contained’ while US count grows 06 Mar 2020 - 06:40 pm
US President Donald Trump, his social media director, Dan Scavino (L), and senior adviser Kellyanne Conway look at their phones together on Marine One on their way back to the White House after returning from Pennsylvania to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland
US tests stranded cruise ship passengers for coronavirus 06 Mar 2020 - 01:54 pm
Airmen from the Moffett Federal Airfield based, 129th Rescue Wing deliver coronavirus test-kits to the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California, U.S. in this still image from a handout video obtained by Reuters on March 5, 2020. California N
Ecuador isolates navy ship after virus contacts discovered 06 Mar 2020 - 10:59 am
A man walks with a face mask, amid the new coronavirus outbreak, at Rumichaca border bridge in Tulcan, Ecuador March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia
Bloomberg's hope for Super Tuesday splash lands in Pacific 05 Mar 2020 - 07:56 pm
Former democratic presidential candidate and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg speaks to supporters and staff on March 4, 2020 in New York City. AFP / Johannes Eisele
As virus roils London, hedge fund star bans staff from Tube 05 Mar 2020 - 07:56 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask walks with an umbrella in London, Britain, March 5, 2020. Reuters/Henry Nicholls
US virus death toll hits 11; feds investigate nursing home 05 Mar 2020 - 06:28 pm
Passengers on a Washington State Ferry after officials released a statement asking riders driving aboard to consider staying in their vehicles and taking other steps to minimize coronavirus exposure in Seattle, Washington, US. March 4, 2020. Reuters/Jason
Biden's victories unleash something he's never had: Money 05 Mar 2020 - 05:51 pm
Joe Biden waits to be introduced during the 2019 Presidential Galivants Ferry Stump Meeting in Galivants Ferry, South Carolina, US, September 16, 2019. Reuters / Randall Hill

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