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WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders has seized victory in Super Tuesday’s biggest prize, California, while a resurgent Joe Biden scored wins in the upper Midwest and African American strongholds in the South. The two Democrats were battling for delegates as 14 states and one U.S. territory held a series of high-stakes presidential primary elections. Biden took Arkansas, Alabama, Minnesota, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia, while Sanders won California, Colorado, Utah and Vermont. The clash between the two peaked on a day that could determine whether the Democrats' 2020 nomination fight will stretch all the way to the party's July convention or be decided much sooner.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The future of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign is in serious doubt after she was defeated in Tuesday’s Democratic primary in her home state of Massachusetts. The disappointing finish in the state she represents, and a weak showing in other Super Tuesday states, marked a striking collapse for the onetime darling of progressives who was known for “having a plan” for nearly everything. After mediocre showings in the first four contests, where she never finished higher than third place, Tuesday’s results could speed her exit from the race for the Democratic nomination, where she was significantly trailing in the delegate count.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg plans to reassess whether he should stay in the race after disappointing results in Tuesday's primaries. A person close to the Bloomberg campaign confirmed the deliberations. Tuesday marked Bloomberg's first elections, and he spent more than $180 million in the 14 states that voted. Former Vice President Joe Biden won key Southern states like Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, where Bloomberg had spent millions of dollars and campaigned heavily. Bernie Sanders won California, the largest delegate prize in the primary contest and a state where Bloomberg spent at least $57 million on TV ads.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Democratic voters in Super Tuesday's presidential primaries made up their minds just before casting a ballot — a sign of fluidity in a race recently upended by Joe Biden's blowout in South Carolina. The share of late deciders ranged from about a quarter of voters in Texas to roughly half in Minnesota, according to AP VoteCast surveys of voters in several Super Tuesday contests. Moderate and conservative voters in each state were slightly more likely than their liberal counterparts to delay a decision to the last minute. The indecision shows voters grappling with their choices in a race that is changing quickly.
PARIS (AP) — The coronavirus crisis is shifting increasingly westward toward the Middle East Europe and the U.S. , with the Federal Reserve announcing the biggest interest-rate cut in over a decade to fend off economic damage. Governments are trying to ease shortages of face masks and other supplies for medical personnel. The World Health Organization's top official says, “We can't stop COVID-19 without protecting our health workers.” The mushrooming outbreaks in South Korea, Iran and Europe contrast with optimism in China, where recovered patients are far outnumbering new infections. Iran has been particularly hard-hit, with 23 members of Parliament and the emergency services chief infected.
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