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UK government worries about virus, but residents carry on
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In the United Kingdom, novel coronavirus has killed six people as of Tuesday, with another 370 infected and quarantined. The British government is watching how the illness spread quickly and pervasively in Italy, fearing the same could happen in the UK. But as special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports, the current attitude among the British is very much to keep calm and carry on.
News Wrap: Court rules DOJ must share Mueller materials
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In our news wrap Tuesday, a U.S. federal appeals court ordered the Justice Department to hand over grand jury testimony from the special counsel’s Russia probe. The panel ruled 2-to-1 that the House is entitled to the material as part of ongoing investigations into President Trump. Also, Russia’s parliament laid out a path for President Vladimir Putin to stay in power after his term ends in 2024.
Amid COVID-19, U.S. officials debate economic response
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The impact of the novel coronavirus in the U.S. is deepening. On Tuesday, new cancellations, closures and quarantines were announced and President Trump and lawmakers huddled about potential measures to soften the crisis’ economic impact -- but the stock market rallied back from Monday’s major losses. Amna Nawaz reports and Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy Woodruff to discuss.
Virus prompts some U.S. schools to attempt remote learning
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A growing number of U.S. schools, including several colleges and universities, are shutting their doors to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Although only a small fraction of public elementary and high schools have closed, more than 430,000 students are affected already. John Yang talks to Michelle Reid, superintendent of Washington state’s Northshore School District, about the decision to close.
Voters in 6 primary states face Biden vs. Sanders matchup
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Residents of six states head to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. The two leading candidates, former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, are battling for a total of 352 delegates. John Yang reports and Judy Woodruff gets updates from Politico’s Tim Alberta, Mississippi Today’s Adam Ganucheau and Donna Blankinship of KCTS 9.
Amy Walter on 2020 Democratic voter turnout, delegate math
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It’s another important Tuesday in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race, as former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders go head-to-head for the first time during this campaign. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the political landscapes in the six states voting and how the coronavirus outbreak is beginning to affect the campaign.
NPR's Steve Inskeep on America's 1st celebrity power couple
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In a new book, NPR’s Steve Inskeep has chronicled the little-known story of how the illegitimate son of an immigrant rose to become the Republican Party’s first presidential nominee in 1856 -- with a lot of help from his wife. Lisa Desjardins sits down with Inskeep to discuss “Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War.”
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