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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bernie Sanders is the only Democratic candidate on the debate stage who thinks the candidate with the most delegates should win the party’s presidential nomination even if he or she doesn't have a majority. His rivals on Wednesday night in Las Vegas say the party should let the convention play out according to rules set by the party, which allow for multiple rounds of voting if a candidate is unable to get a majority of the delegates on the first round. It sets up a clash should the primary season end without a clear winner, giving way to a contested convention.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — From the opening bell, Democratic presidential foes have unleashed an aggressive verbal assault on New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg and raised new questions about Bernie Sanders' take-no-prisoners politics in a contentious debate Wednesday night on the Las Vegas Strip. The former New York City mayor was forced to defend his divisive record on race, gender and Wall Street in his debate-stage debut. Sanders, appearing in his ninth debate of the 2020 primary season, tried to beat back pointed questions about his health and his ability to defeat President Donald Trump this fall.
PHOENIX (AP) — A U.S. judge in Arizona has issued a permanent order requiring the Border Patrol to provide clean mats and thin blankets to migrants within 12 hours of arriving at a detention facility. The order issued on Wednesday also bars the agency from holding migrants more than 48 hours if they've been fully processed. It applies only to eight Border Patrol stations in Arizona following a lawsuit that claims the agency holds migrants in overcrowded, unsafe and inhumane conditions. The lawsuit alleged facilities are extremely cold, overcrowded and unsanitary, and conditions don't allow migrants to sleep. The Border Patrol says its facilities were designed for adults and short-term stays.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's health ministry says two elderly passengers taken off the Diamond Princess cruise ship with the new virus have died, becoming the first fatalities from the virus-stricken vessel. Japan now has three deaths linked to the COVID-19 illness. Japan's NHK public television said both were Japanese in their 80s. The new virus began in China late last year has sickened tens of thousands of people, mostly in China. The Diamond Princess started letting passengers who tested negative for the virus leave the ship Wednesday.
HANAU, Germany (AP) — German police say that the man suspected of shooting several people in the city of Hanau has been found dead at his home. Police said in a tweet early Thursday that officers also found another body at the same address. No details were released on the other person. Police gave no details of the suspected gunman but said “there are currently no indications of further perpetrators.” Eight people had been killed and five wounded in the shootings in and outside two hookah lounges in the southwestern German city late Wednesday.
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