upi--2020-02-28--Watch: More than 150 snakes removed from under Colorado couple's deck

Feb. 28 ( UPI ) -- A Colorado couple who kept finding snakes in and around their home called in experts , who removed more than 150 of the reptiles from a large den under their back deck .
Shaynon McFadden and Royce Robins said their bought their Elizabeth home in November 2018 , and the following spring they started noticing snakes popping up from between the wooden slats of their back deck .
The couple said they noticed as the months went on that snakes were appearing in their yard , around the foundation and even inside their home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who found more than 150 snakes living in a large den under their back deck .
The snakes were safely removed and relocated .
The couple said cost of the snake removal , including the costs of a new deck and shed , came to about $ 8,000 .
They said they were not warned about snakes when they purchased the home .
There are more than 30 species of snakes living in Colorado , including multiple species of garter snakes , which are all non-venomous and not considered dangerous to humans @

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Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A Colorado couple who kept finding snakes in and around their home called in experts, who removed more than 150 of the reptiles from a large den under their back deck.
Shaynon McFadden and Royce Robins said their bought their Elizabeth home in November 2018, and the following spring they started noticing snakes popping up from between the wooden slats of their back deck.
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The couple said they noticed as the months went on that snakes were appearing in their yard, around the foundation and even inside their home.
McFadden and Robins hired an exterminator, who found more than 150 snakes living in a large den under their back deck. The snakes were safely removed and relocated.
The couple said cost of the snake removal, including the costs of a new deck and shed, came to about $8,000. They said they were not warned about snakes when they purchased the home.
There are more than 30 species of snakes living in Colorado, including multiple species of garter snakes, which are all non-venomous and not considered dangerous to humans.


upi--2020-02-28--Federal court blocks 'Remain in Mexico' immigration policy

Feb. 28 ( UPI ) -- The 9th U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily halted the Trump administration 's `` Remain in Mexico '' policy Friday .
The San Francisco-based court upheld a lower court injunction , stopping the Migrant Protection Protocols by which tens of thousands of asylum seekers remain in Mexico to await their U.S. hearings .
The policy is an effort to limit access by migrants to U.S. soil and reduce a surge of migration by families from Central America .
In 2019 , more than 470,000 people crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in search of asylum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the United States to await court hearings .
The administration of President Donald Trump credits the program , meant to prevent families from entering the United States and then forgoing hearings that could deport them , for the decline in border crossings from record highs in the summer of 2019 .
Families now await their hearings in Mexico .
The two-to-one ruling on Friday said the MPP `` should be enjoined in its entirety , '' calling it `` invalid in its entirety due to its inconsistency with '' federal law .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ -- Richard A. Paez and William Fletcher , appointed by President Bill Clinton , who upheld the injunction , and Ferdinand F. Fernandez , an appointee of President George H.W .
Bush , who disagreed -- said the program likely violates `` non-refoulment '' obligations under international law .
Those laws prevent the U.S. government from returning immigrants to countries where they could face persecution .
The Trump administration has reduced its reliance on the MPP program in recent months , instead relying on relatively quick deportation hearings , which transfer asylum seekers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The number of those in Mexico awaiting hearings has declined .
The court also upheld an injunction Friday blocking any presidential proclamation disqualifying any immigrant illegally crossing the border to the United States .

Migrants are held for processing in El Paso, Texas last March. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's Migrant Protection Protocols, which required immigrants seeking asylum to remain in Mexico. File Photo by Justin Hamel/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 28 (UPI) -- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily halted the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy Friday. The San Francisco-based court upheld a lower court injunction, stopping the Migrant Protection Protocols by which tens of thousands of asylum seekers remain in Mexico to await their U.S. hearings. The policy is an effort to limit access by migrants to U.S. soil and reduce a surge of migration by families from Central America. In 2019, more than 470,000 people crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in search of asylum, and most were allowed to remain in the United States to await court hearings. Advertisement
The administration of President Donald Trump credits the program, meant to prevent families from entering the United States and then forgoing hearings that could deport them, for the decline in border crossings from record highs in the summer of 2019. Families now await their hearings in Mexico.
The two-to-one ruling on Friday said the MPP "should be enjoined in its entirety," calling it "invalid in its entirety due to its inconsistency with" federal law. In a 70-page opinion, the judges -- Richard A. Paez and William Fletcher, appointed by President Bill Clinton, who upheld the injunction, and Ferdinand F. Fernandez, an appointee of President George H.W. Bush, who disagreed -- said the program likely violates "non-refoulment" obligations under international law. Those laws prevent the U.S. government from returning immigrants to countries where they could face persecution.
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The Trump administration has reduced its reliance on the MPP program in recent months, instead relying on relatively quick deportation hearings, which transfer asylum seekers to Guatemala to seek asylum there. The number of those in Mexico awaiting hearings has declined.
The court also upheld an injunction Friday blocking any presidential proclamation disqualifying any immigrant illegally crossing the border to the United States.


upi--2020-03-01--Turkey launches attack on Syrian forces in Idlib

March 1 ( UPI ) -- The Turkish military launched an attack on Syria on Sunday in response to an attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Turkish troops in Idlib province .
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said he is commanding the operation known as Operation Spring Shield from Turkey 's southern Hatay province on the border of Syria , Turkey 's Anadolu Agency reported .
Akar added that one drone , eight helicopters , 103 tanks , 19 armored personnel carriers , 72 cannons/howitzers/multiple rocket launchers , three air-defense systems , 15 anti-tanks/mortars , 56 armored vehicles , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and elements had been neutralized by the operation .
Sunday 's attack comes after the Syrian regime airstrike killed 34 Turkish soldiers after Turkish-backed Syrian rebels took control of a key town in northwestern Idlib province .
Akar added that Turkey 's only target would be Assad regime soldiers and other military elements in Idlib .
`` Operation Spring Shield , which was launched following the heinous attack [ on Turkish troops ] on Feb. 27 is successfully being carried out , '' he said .
Syria 's military closed the airspace over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particularly Idlib , in response to the attack , the Syrian Arab News Agency reported .
`` Turkish regime 's forces are continuing to carry out hostile acts against our armed forces which are operating in Idlib province and its surroundings whether through targeting our soldiers who are facing terrorists directly or , through providing all forms of support to the armed organizations which are on the list of terrorism according to the international law , '' the military said .

Turkish forces launched an attack against Syria on Sunday after President Bashar al-Assad's regime killed more than two dozen Turkish forces in the province of Idlib where Turkish-backed Syrian rebels had captured the key town of Saraqib. File Photo by Yahya Nemah/EPA-EFE
March 1 (UPI) -- The Turkish military launched an attack on Syria on Sunday in response to an attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Turkish troops in Idlib province. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said he is commanding the operation known as Operation Spring Shield from Turkey's southern Hatay province on the border of Syria, Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported. Advertisement
Akar added that one drone, eight helicopters, 103 tanks, 19 armored personnel carriers, 72 cannons/howitzers/multiple rocket launchers, three air-defense systems, 15 anti-tanks/mortars, 56 armored vehicles, nine ammunition deposits and 1,212 regime soldiers and elements had been neutralized by the operation.
Sunday's attack comes after the Syrian regime airstrike killed 34 Turkish soldiers after Turkish-backed Syrian rebels took control of a key town in northwestern Idlib province.
Akar added that Turkey's only target would be Assad regime soldiers and other military elements in Idlib.
"Operation Spring Shield, which was launched following the heinous attack [on Turkish troops] on Feb. 27 is successfully being carried out," he said.
Syria's military closed the airspace over the northwestern region of the country, particularly Idlib, in response to the attack, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported.
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"Turkish regime's forces are continuing to carry out hostile acts against our armed forces which are operating in Idlib province and its surroundings whether through targeting our soldiers who are facing terrorists directly or, through providing all forms of support to the armed organizations which are on the list of terrorism according to the international law," the military said.


upi--2020-03-01--'SNL' guest host John Mulaney sends up 'Sound of Music,' meme culture

March 1 ( UPI ) -- Comedian John Mulaney guest hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend , appearing in sketches that satirized the film classic The Sound of Music , New York 's LaGuardia Airport and online meme culture .
A parody of `` Sixteen Going on Seventeen '' from Sound of Music shows Mulaney 's Rolf revealing to his 16-year-old girlfriend Liesl that he is actually 46 -- not 17 -- and also a Nazi soldier .
`` I know you 're freaked out , but this is Austria , 19-30-bad .
In a few months , this will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Rolf told Liesl , played by Cecily Strong .
The discussion is soon interrupted by the arrival of Liesl 's father Capt .
Von Trapp , played by Beck Bennett , and young step-mother Maria , played by Kate McKinnon .
`` How old are you , by the way ? ''
Von Trapp asked his new bride .
`` I 'm old enough , but it 's still kind of dicey , '' Maria sang in reply to the tune of `` The Lonely Goatherd . ''
Mulaney also starred in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' which criticized New York 's LaGuardia Airport using a mashup of Broadway show tunes from Phantom of the Opera , West Side Story , Wicked , Annie and Little Shop of Horrors .
In `` Uncle Meme , '' Mulaney played an irate uncle confronting his college-student nephew Tyler , played by Pete Davidson , during a family gathering .
At issue is Tyler 's use of the older man 's photo in unflattering social-media memes that have gone viral .
He also popped up as former Vice President Joe Biden , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's cold open , interrupting current Vice President Mike Pence 's press conference on the coronavirus .
Jason Sudeikis and Woody Harrelson have also recently played Biden on SNL .

John Mulaney guest hosted "Saturday Night Live" this weekend. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo
March 1 (UPI) -- Comedian John Mulaney guest hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend, appearing in sketches that satirized the film classic The Sound of Music, New York's LaGuardia Airport and online meme culture. A parody of "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" from Sound of Music shows Mulaney's Rolf revealing to his 16-year-old girlfriend Liesl that he is actually 46 -- not 17 -- and also a Nazi soldier. Advertisement
"I know you're freaked out, but this is Austria, 19-30-bad. In a few months, this will be the least of your worries," Rolf told Liesl, played by Cecily Strong.
The discussion is soon interrupted by the arrival of Liesl's father Capt. Von Trapp, played by Beck Bennett, and young step-mother Maria, played by Kate McKinnon.
"How old are you, by the way?" Von Trapp asked his new bride.
"I'm old enough, but it's still kind of dicey," Maria sang in reply to the tune of "The Lonely Goatherd."
Mulaney also starred in a sketch called "Airport Sushi," which criticized New York's LaGuardia Airport using a mashup of Broadway show tunes from Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Wicked, Annie and Little Shop of Horrors.
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In "Uncle Meme," Mulaney played an irate uncle confronting his college-student nephew Tyler, played by Pete Davidson, during a family gathering.
At issue is Tyler's use of the older man's photo in unflattering social-media memes that have gone viral.
He also popped up as former Vice President Joe Biden, a presidential candidate, in the show's cold open, interrupting current Vice President Mike Pence's press conference on the coronavirus.
Bennett played Pence.
Jason Sudeikis and Woody Harrelson have also recently played Biden on SNL.
During his monologue, Mulaney noted he was the only SNL host on Feb. 29.
In the last leap year on a Saturday in 1992, the show televised a rerun in its 17th season.


upi--2020-03-01--Shannen Doherty 'embracing every day' amid cancer battle

March 1 ( UPI ) -- Beverly Hills , 90210 and Charmed alum Shannen Doherty said she is coming off of a `` productive great week '' amid her latest cancer battle .
`` After a year of dealing with cancer coming back and other stresses , I 'm back at it , '' Doherty posted on Instagram Saturday .
`` Taking care of myself and embracing every day .
It 's not always easy .
I have days I 'm depressed or just plain lazy .
But I push thru with the help of friends .
@ annemkortright has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and learning new ways to cook that feed my soul as well as my tummy but in a very healthy way .
She along with @ cheforen @ maliburadkitchen have made cooking healthy fun and sustainable .
If that was n't enough ... .
Annemarie brought in @ kirastokesfit to kick my butt yesterday !
It 's been a productive great week .
I feel better .
My skin is alive and so am I . ''
Doherty , 48 , also shared photos of her enjoying a sunny day outdoors with two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of healthy-looking food .
The actress announced last month that her breast cancer has returned .
Doherty has been battling it for more than a year and it is now stage 4 .
She was first diagnosed in 2015 , but underwent chemotherapy and was cancer-free by 2017 .

March 1 (UPI) -- Beverly Hills, 90210 and Charmed alum Shannen Doherty said she is coming off of a "productive great week" amid her latest cancer battle.
"After a year of dealing with cancer coming back and other stresses, I'm back at it," Doherty posted on Instagram Saturday.
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"Taking care of myself and embracing every day. It's not always easy. I have days I'm depressed or just plain lazy. But I push thru with the help of friends. @annemkortright has been relentless in getting me to hike and learning new ways to cook that feed my soul as well as my tummy but in a very healthy way. She along with @cheforen @maliburadkitchen have made cooking healthy fun and sustainable. If that wasn't enough.... Annemarie brought in @kirastokesfit to kick my butt yesterday! It's been a productive great week. I feel better. My skin is alive and so am I."
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Doherty, 48, also shared photos of her enjoying a sunny day outdoors with two female friends, as well as plates of healthy-looking food.
The actress announced last month that her breast cancer has returned. Doherty has been battling it for more than a year and it is now stage 4.
She was first diagnosed in 2015, but underwent chemotherapy and was cancer-free by 2017.


upi--2020-03-01--Trump announces new COVID-19 screening procedures for travelers from 'high-risk' countries

March 1 ( UPI ) -- President Donald Trump announced new screening procedures for travelers entering the United States on Sunday after the country experienced its first COVID-19 death over the weekend .
`` In addition to screening travelers 'prior to boarding ' from certain designated high-risk countries , or areas within those countries , they will also be screened when they arrive in America , '' Trump wrote on Twitter .
Trump on Saturday had announced that countries including Italy , South Korea , Iran and the epicenter of the coronavirus , China , would face increased screening for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Katie Miller , a spokeswoman for Vice President Mike Pence , told CNN the administration is looking to expand the restrictions further if necessary .
`` There is already screening for those coming into the United States for those who have been in China in the last 14 days , '' said Miller .
`` This will be expanded to Italy and South Korea .
Additionally , we are currently working on exit screening from South Korea , Italy and other European Nations as needed . ''
Pence , who was appointed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response to the virus said Sunday there could be more deaths after Washington confirmed the death of a man in his late 50s on Saturday .
`` For most people that contract the coronavirus , they will recover .
They will deal with a respiratory illness , we 'll get them treatment , '' he said , citing information he received from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci .
`` But for people that have other conditions that would militate toward a worse outcome than that , we could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sad news .
But the American people should know the risk for the average American remains low . ''
There were 22 confirmed and presumptive positive cases of the virus in the United States as of Saturday , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
There are an additional 47 cases of people repatriated to the United States from the Diamond Princess cruise ship and Wuhan , China .
Presumptive cases have to be confirmed by CDC testing .
Of the cases of people not repatriated , nine are person-to-person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the CDC .
Some of these cases are considered `` community spread , '' meaning they did n't have relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient with COVID-19 .
The first case of this type was confirmed Wednesday in California .
The Rhode Island Department of Health announced the state 's first presumptive case of COVID-19 on Sunday , identifying the individual as a person in their 40s who had traveled to Italy in mid-February .
Late Saturday , the Illinois Department of Public Health and Cook County Department of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation .
Previously , Illinois had two cases and both patients made a full recovery , according to the state health agency .
Pence on Sunday responded to concerns about a lack of testing kits for the virus , saying 15,000 kits have been released with plans to send out more than three times more .
`` The FDA has approved a testing regimen that state and local officials can be using , '' he said .
`` And beyond that we actually are working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ framework to send another 50,000 kits out .
Amid a shortage of face masks nationwide , U.S .
Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said people should stop buying them .
`` Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS !
, '' he posted on Twitter on Saturday night .
`` They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching # Coronavirus , but if healthcare providers ca n't get them to care for sick patients , it puts them and our communities at risk !
He said the immediate health risk is considered low @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay healthy .
The surgeon general said signs and symptoms are fever , cough , shortness of breath .

President Donald Trump on Sunday announced new COVID-19 screening procedures for people traveling to the United States from "high-risk" countries. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
March 1 (UPI) -- A second person in the United States has died from the coronavirus as Florida, New York and Rhode Island confirm first infections, health officials said Sunday. The Washington State Department of Health reported a second patient in the state infected with COVID-19 died on Saturday, the day it reported the nation's first death from the virus. Advertisement
The death occurred in Seattle and King County, where officials said the man, who was in his 70s, died at EvergreenHealth.
The death was announced in an update confirming the county had four new cases, all of elderly patients, bringing the county's total to 10, including the two deaths.
As the death was being confirmed, Florida announced two presumptive cases, prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis to issue a public health emergency, authorizing the state's health officer to "take any action necessary to protect the public health."
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Among other measures, the executive order appoints the Florida Department of Health as the lead agency to coordinate the state's response, as well as direct it to monitor all persons under investigation for a minimum of 14 days and to use its discretion concerning quarantine, isolation and other health interventions.
The executive order was issued after an adult resident of Hillsborough County and an adult of Manatee County were listed as presumptive cases, which have to be confirmed through testing by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Florida Health Department announced the infections via Twitter, stating the two patients have been isolated and "appropriately cared for."
The department said in a statement that while one patient had recently traveled to Italy, which is combating a rapidly growing cluster of the disease, the other had no travel history to countries badly hit by the virus.
"The Florida Department of Health is working closely with the patient, their close contacts and healthcare providers to isolate and monitor persons who may have been exposed to COVID-19 and implement testing of anyone who may develop COVID-19 symptoms," it said.
Despite the two presumptive cases, the immediate threat to the public remains low, it said.
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In a statement, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees said the state is working with the CDC and local medical providers to ensure the patients were receiving proper treatment and that anyone who has come into contact with them is following protocols to limit or stop any further spread.
"This is the scenario that we prepared for every day in public health," he said.
In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed the state's first COVID-19 infection in a patient who had recently returned to the United States from coronavirus-stricken Iran.
Cuomo announced the patient, a woman in her 30s, was confirmed infected with COVID-19 in a statement, explaining the woman was not in serious condition and has been in "a controlled situation" since arriving in New York.
"There is no cause for surprise -- this was expected," he said. "As I said from the beginning, it was a matter of when, not if, there would be a positive case of novel coronavirus in New York."
The general risk to New York residents is low, he said, telling the public "there is no reason for undue anxiety."
Earlier, the New York City Health Department said it was investigating two suspected infections of the virus.
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(7/7) Stay home if you’re sick & be sure to cover your cough/sneeze. For the latest information on #COVID19, be sure to visit @CDCgov: https://t.co/HgX65W53KA — U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) March 1, 2020
The Rhode Island Department of Health announced late Sunday the state's second presumptive infection after declaring its first earlier in the day.
In a statement, the department said two presumed infections and a third woman being tested for the virus had traveled to Italy in mid-February as part of a European trip organized by the Saint Raphael Academy, which will be closed for the remainder of the week.
The state's first presumptive case was identified as a man in his 40s while the second was said to be a teenager. The woman being tested is a staff member Achievement First Academy in Cranston.
"All three people went on the same trip to Italy," said Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott. "This is precisely why we are being so aggressive in identifying contacts, ensuring monitoring and testing people who are symptomatic."
Meanwhile, the confirmations came as San Antonio, Texas, Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced the CDC had mistakenly released a patient who later confirmed positive for the virus.
Advertisement Today we learned that the CDC mistakenly released a patient from the Texas Center for Infectious Disease who later returned a positive COVID-19 reading. The fact that the CDC allowed the public to be exposed to a patient with a positive COVID-19 reading is unacceptable. Full: pic.twitter.com/hE2xTMETw7— Mayor Ron Nirenberg (@Ron_Nirenberg) March 2, 2020
The patient was among hundreds of U.S. citizens who were evacuated on government-chartered flights early this month from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the global outbreak.
The unidentified person was released Saturday after being asymptomatic and meeting all of the CDC"s criteria for release, the CDC said.
But, after the patient's release, results on a subsequent sample tested "weakly positive," it said.
"The discharged patient had some contact with others while out of isolation, and CDC and local public health partners are following up to trace possible exposures and notify them of their potential risk," the statement read.
Nirenberg said the CDC's release of the patient was "unacceptable."
"We will hold the CDC accountable to providing complete transparency for the public," he said.
Earlier Sunday, President Donald Trump announced new screening procedures for travelers entering the United States from countries with growing clusters of COVID-19.
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"In addition to screening travelers 'prior to boarding' from certain designated high-risk countries, or areas within those countries, they will also be screened when they arrive in America," Trump wrote on Twitter.
Trump on Saturday had announced that coronavirus-hit countries including Italy, South Korea, Iran and the epicenter of the coronavirus, China, would face increased screening for passengers leaving for the United States.
Katie Miller, a spokeswoman for Vice President Mike Pence, told CNN the administration is looking to expand the restrictions further if necessary.
"There is already screening for those coming into the United States for those who have been in China in the last 14 days," Miller said. "This will be expanded to Italy and South Korea. Additionally, we are currently working on exit screening from South Korea, Italy and other European Nations as needed."
Pence, who was appointed by Trump last week to head the U.S. response to the virus, said Sunday there could be more deaths after Washington confirmed the death of a man in his late 50s on Saturday.
"For most people that contract the coronavirus, they will recover. They will deal with a respiratory illness, we'll get them treatment," he said, citing information he received from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci. "But for people that have other conditions that would militate toward a worse outcome than that, we could have more. We could have more sad news. But the American people should know the risk for the average American remains low."
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There were 22 confirmed and presumptive positive cases of the virus in the United States as of Saturday, according to the CDC. There are an additional 47 cases of people repatriated to the United States from the Diamond Princess cruise ship and Wuhan, China.
Of the cases of people not repatriated, nine are person-to-person spread, including three confirmed, according to the CDC. Some of these cases are considered "community spread," meaning they didn't have relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient with COVID-19. The first case of this type was confirmed Wednesday in California.
Late Saturday, the Illinois Department of Public Health and Cook County Department of Public Health announced that one Illinois patient has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation.
Previously, Illinois had two cases, and both patients made a full recovery, according to the state health agency.
Pence on Sunday responded to concerns about a lack of testing kits for the virus, saying 15,000 kits have been released with plans to send out more than three times more.
"The FDA has approved a testing regimen that state and local officials can be using," he said. "And beyond that, we actually are working with a commercial provider with new testing framework to send another 50,000 kits out."
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Amid a shortage of face masks nationwide, U.S. Surgeon General Jerone Adams urged people to stop buying them.
"Seriously people -- STOP BUYING MASKS!," he posted on Twitter on Saturday night. "They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can't get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk!"
He said the immediate health risk is considered low, and there are "simple steps" to stay healthy.
The surgeon general said signs and symptoms are fever, cough and shortness of breath.


upi--2020-03-01--Northeast to ride weather roller coaster for first week of March

March 1 ( UPI ) -- Spring will feel like it is in full bloom for the first few days of March , but how long with the mild conditions last in the Northeast ?
With the start of March , comes the hope for a transition into milder conditions , as well as the start of meteorological spring .
The first few days of March are forecast to bring a glimpse of warmer weather .
The majority of the cold from the final week of February will be erased , other than in northern New England , where some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Monday .
Otherwise , above-normal temperatures will soar in the Northeast through Tuesday .
Although most locations are anticipated to stay below-record levels , highs will range from the middle 40s in northern Vermont to the lower 60s in the nation 's capital Tuesday afternoon .
Such temperatures are about about 10 degrees above normal for early March .
However , those looking to soak up some vitamin D on these warmer days may be disappointed .
`` The warmth spreading across the Northeast on Monday and Tuesday will be accompanied by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senior Meteorologist Alan Reppert .
Although chances for wintry precipitation will be limited , the wet weather will limit the amount of sunshine in the region .
Rainfall amounts are not expected to be overly high , with an average of 0.25 to 0.75 of an inch is expected over the region .
Despite this , a heavier downpour could cause slower travel , as well as ponding on roadways and in low-lying areas .
The last push of wet weather late Tuesday into Tuesday night will open the door for a brief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Northeast by Wednesday .
Temperatures are not expected to drop considerably by Wednesday , but instead only by a few degrees .
Tuesday 's overnight temperatures will drop just enough to allow for some wintry weather in upstate New York and northern New England into early Wednesday .
Only a light accumulation , if any is expected in these areas , with the majority of the snow expected to stay in far-northern Maine or in Canada .
For a brief time , some snow may materialize downwind of the Great Lakes , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mostly inconsequential .
Drier conditions will follow the storm , while seasonable conditions return by the end of the week .
`` A weak system moving in later in the week may bring another opportunity for some light snow across the Northeast , but that should mostly be north and west of the I-95 corridor , '' Reppert added .
The chance for snow will be very dependent on the track of a weak storm system that may dive down from Canada late in the week .
High temperatures will drop back down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40s , after some locations approached 60 at the beginning of the week .
Low temperatures will likely be in the 20s and 30s for most by Friday night .
Following a few days of chilly conditions , milder air looks to move back in for the second week of March .
Unlike astronomical spring , which starts on the the varying spring equinox each year , meteorological spring begins on March 1 , and continues through the end of May , every year .
According to National Centers for Environmental Information , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seasons varied in length from 89 to 93 days , and it was difficult for experts to compare statistics from one year to another .
In 2020 , the spring equinox will be on March 19 .
An unusually strong lake-effect episode -- due to lack of ice on the Great Lakes -- for this time of year spanned Leap Day 2020 to drop 4 feet of snow in parts of New York state .
Meanwhile on the shore , extreme winds encased homes in ice .
In Crogan , there was 42 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there was almost no ice at all .
This allowed not only unusually heavy snow to stream off the lake , but allowed for the spray to accumulate as ice on the homes .
On Friday , as the lake effect was just beginning , high winds up to 66 mph spread across the Northeast , including a 132 mph at typically windy Mount Washington , N.H .

March 1 (UPI) -- Spring will feel like it is in full bloom for the first few days of March, but how long with the mild conditions last in the Northeast? With the start of March, comes the hope for a transition into milder conditions, as well as the start of meteorological spring. Advertisement
The first few days of March are forecast to bring a glimpse of warmer weather.
The majority of the cold from the final week of February will be erased, other than in northern New England, where some wintry precipitation may start off the day on Monday. Otherwise, above-normal temperatures will soar in the Northeast through Tuesday.
Although most locations are anticipated to stay below-record levels, highs will range from the middle 40s in northern Vermont to the lower 60s in the nation's capital Tuesday afternoon. Such temperatures are about about 10 degrees above normal for early March.
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However, those looking to soak up some vitamin D on these warmer days may be disappointed.
"The warmth spreading across the Northeast on Monday and Tuesday will be accompanied by periods of rain," said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alan Reppert.
Although chances for wintry precipitation will be limited, the wet weather will limit the amount of sunshine in the region.
Rainfall amounts are not expected to be overly high, with an average of 0.25 to 0.75 of an inch is expected over the region. Despite this, a heavier downpour could cause slower travel, as well as ponding on roadways and in low-lying areas.
The last push of wet weather late Tuesday into Tuesday night will open the door for a brief shot colder air to push into the Northeast by Wednesday.
Temperatures are not expected to drop considerably by Wednesday, but instead only by a few degrees. Tuesday's overnight temperatures will drop just enough to allow for some wintry weather in upstate New York and northern New England into early Wednesday.
Only a light accumulation, if any is expected in these areas, with the majority of the snow expected to stay in far-northern Maine or in Canada.
For a brief time, some snow may materialize downwind of the Great Lakes, but a wind shift will make this snow mostly inconsequential.
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Drier conditions will follow the storm, while seasonable conditions return by the end of the week.
"A weak system moving in later in the week may bring another opportunity for some light snow across the Northeast, but that should mostly be north and west of the I-95 corridor," Reppert added.
The chance for snow will be very dependent on the track of a weak storm system that may dive down from Canada late in the week.
High temperatures will drop back down into the lower 30s to the lower 40s, after some locations approached 60 at the beginning of the week. Low temperatures will likely be in the 20s and 30s for most by Friday night.
Following a few days of chilly conditions, milder air looks to move back in for the second week of March.
Unlike astronomical spring, which starts on the the varying spring equinox each year, meteorological spring begins on March 1, and continues through the end of May, every year.
According to National Centers for Environmental Information, the meteorological seasons were created because traditional seasons varied in length from 89 to 93 days, and it was difficult for experts to compare statistics from one year to another.
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In 2020, the spring equinox will be on March 19.
An unusually strong lake-effect episode -- due to lack of ice on the Great Lakes -- for this time of year spanned Leap Day 2020 to drop 4 feet of snow in parts of New York state. Meanwhile on the shore, extreme winds encased homes in ice.
In Crogan, there was 42 inches of snow.
On Lake Erie, there was almost no ice at all. This allowed not only unusually heavy snow to stream off the lake, but allowed for the spray to accumulate as ice on the homes.
On Friday, as the lake effect was just beginning, high winds up to 66 mph spread across the Northeast, including a 132 mph at typically windy Mount Washington, N.H.


upi--2020-03-01--Coronavirus death toll passes 3,000 worldwide

March 1 ( UPI ) -- The number of deaths worldwide passed 3,000 on Sunday as China -- the epicenter of the disease -- reported an additional 35 fatalities and 573 cases .
Mainland China has recorded 2,870 of the 3,001 deaths , according to a compilation by the South China Morning Post .
on Sunday .
The number of cases has reached 87,604 , including 79,824 in mainland China .
Hong Kong has two deaths and Taiwan one elsewhere in China .
China 's National Health Commission said 41,625 patients have recovered and been discharged from the hospital and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Worldwide , 41,960 are listed as being recovered .
The first death was reported on Jan. 11 by China .
Hubei province had reported 66,907 cases of confirmed infections , including 49,122 in Wuhan , and 2,761 deaths , including 2,195 in the Chinese city .
With the disease spreading globally , the World Health Organization said it has reached the `` highest level of alert . ''
`` This is a reality check for every government on the planet : Wake up .
Get ready , '' Dr. Mike Ryan , executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said Friday .
`` This virus may be on its way and you need to be ready .
You have a duty to your citizens , you have a duty to the world to be ready . ''
The bulk of the 128 outside China , including an additional three dozen Saturday , are clustered in Iran with 54 , Italy with 29 and South Korea with 20 .
Recording their first deaths most recently are the United States , Australia , Thailand and Ecuador .
In addition , six deaths are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that traveled to Wuhan , China , and was docked in Japan , for several weeks .
Around 700 of the 3,711 guests have been stricken , including 44 Americans .
In Iran , 385 cases were reported Saturday with 978 so far infected , Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told reported , according Iran 's state news agency Mehr .
The death count increased 20 from 34 .
Any U.S. citizen or lawful U.S. permanent resident returning to the United States who has traveled to Iran within the previous 14 days must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ airport .
Iran , like in Japan and Korea , has temporarily shut down schools and canceled public gatherings .
In South Korea , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced 586 new cases Sunday for a total of 3,736 .
On Sunday , four deaths were reported , all of whom lived in the southeastern city of Daegu and were in their 80s .
That includes one new fatality .
Schools are closed for two more weeks .
Of the cases , more than 2,113 are linked to the Shincheonji religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best to check the entire member list of Shincheonji who have traveled to China in January , considering a large outbreak began from South Korea since February , '' said Kwon Joon-wook , a spokesman for the CDC .
`` In that process , we have found cases in January including Wuhan but we need to conduct further investigation as this information can be a good reference to understand how such a wide outbreak occurred in South Korea among Shincheonji members . ''
In Japan , a man in his 70s has died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the death toll to 12 , not counting those on the cruise ship .
In all , there are 256 cases .
On Sunday , the Tokyo Marathon had 300 elite runners and about 600 volunteers .
Normally , there are 35,000 participants and 10,000 volunteers .
The streets in Tokyo were empty with traffic cones in place to direct runners along the route .
Tokyo Disneyland and Universal Studios began a two-week closure on Saturday .
Two Disneyland resorts in Shanghai , China , and Hong Kong have been closed since Jan. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schools nationwide to close for most of March .
In Italy , there are 1,128 cases -- primarily in the northern portion of the nation .
The death toll rose by eight from 21 previous .
American Airlines is suspending flights from Miami International Airport and New York 's JFK Airport to Milan , the airline announced Saturday night .
`` Due to a reduction in demand , '' the airline said , flights are suspended in Milan with service scheduled to resume April 25 .
Amid the outbreak , Pope Francis was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vatican City .
From the window on St. Peter 's Square , he said is canceling his participation at a week-long spiritual retreat in the Roman countryside because of a cold .
It was n't confirmed whether the pope has been tested for coronavirus .
In Australia , the first death was a 78-year-old man repatriated from the cruise ship Diamond Princess .
His wife was also infected and remained in a stable condition , Western Australia state 's Chief Health Officer Andrew Robertson told reporters at a press briefing .
The number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ France , the Louvre museum in Paris announced it `` can not open '' Sunday .
On Saturday the French government banned all indoor gatherings of more than 5,000 people .
In addition , a French official has advised against cheek kissing .
`` Reduction of physical social contact is recommended .
This includes 'la bise , ' `` French health minister Olivier Véran told reporters Saturday in Paris .
Currently no vaccine exists but WHO Director-General Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday .
During a briefing , he said more than 20 vaccines are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are in clinical trials .
`` We expect the first results in a few weeks , '' he said .

People wearing masks visit the Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, March 1, 2020. Japan's government request to canceled or postponed big event nationwide to control the spread of new coronavirus. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo
March 1 (UPI) -- The number of coronavirus deaths worldwide passed 3,000 and cases neared 90,000 Sunday with fewer ones being reported in China -- the epicenter of the disease -- but numbers climbing elsewhere, including a 50 percent spike in one day in Italy. China reported an additional 35 fatalities and 573 cases Sunday morning. Since the first death was reported in China on Jan. 11, triple-digit fatality totals and cases in the thousands have frequently been reported. Advertisement
Mainland China has recorded 2,870 of the 3,006 deaths, according to a compilation Sunday by the South China Morning Post. on Sunday.
The number of cases has reached 88,177, including 79,824 in mainland China. Hong Kong has two deaths and Taiwan one elsewhere in China.
On Saturday, the World Health Organization llisted the cases at 85,403.
With the disease spreading globally, the WHO said it has issues the "highest level of alert."
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"This is a reality check for every government on the planet: Wake up. Get ready," Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of WHO's health emergencies program, said Friday. "This virus may be on its way and you need to be ready. You have a duty to your citizens, you have a duty to the world to be ready."
The bulk of the 133 deaths outside China, including an additional three dozen Saturday, are clustered in Iran with 54, Italy with 34 and South Korea with 20.
Recording their first deaths on Saturday or Sunday are the United States, Australia, Thailand and Ecuador. A second fatality in the United States -- both were in Washington State -- was announced one day later Sunday.
In addition, six deaths are associated with the Diamond Princess cruise ship that traveled to Wuha, China on a scheduled 14-day cruise. Around 700 of the 2,6666 guests and 1,045 crew have been stricken, including 44 Americans.
Princess cruise line said of the passengers left the ship last week, and Health minister Katsunobu Kato said Sunday that all crew members have now left the Diamond Princess after the quarantine since the ship docked in Yokahama, Japan, on Feb. 3.
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In Italy, the number of cases jumped Sunday to 1,694 -- primarily in the northern portion of the nation -- from 1,128 on Saturday and 888 on Friday. The death toll rose by eight on Saturday and five on Sunday.
now has 1,694 confirmed coronavirus cases, up from 1,128 confirmed cases on Saturday.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has banned events and meetings in public places in Milan until next Sunday.
That includes La Scala opera house.
American Airlines and Delta Airlines are suspending flights to Milan because of elevated guidance from the U.S. state Department.
On Sunday, Delta said the last flight out of New York's JFK Airport will be Monday and the last return flight will be Tuesday. The airline plans to resume flights to Milan on May 1.
American suspended flights from Miami International Airport and New York's JFK Airport to Milan, the airline announced Saturday night. "Due to a reduction in demand," the airline said, flights are suspended in Milan with service scheduled to resume April 25.
Flights to Rome are not affected.
Amid the outbreak, Pope Francis was coughing at the traditional blessing Sunday in Vatican City. From the window on St. Peter's Square, he said he is canceling his participation at a week-long spiritual retreat in the Roman countryside because of a cold. It wasn't confirmed whether the pope has been tested for coronavirus.
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In Iran, 385 cases were reported Saturday with 978 so far infected, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told reported, according Iran's state news agency Mehr. The death count increased 20 from 34.
Any U.S. citizen or lawful U.S. permanent resident returning to the United States who has traveled to Iran within the previous 14 days must enter the United States through an approved airport.
Iran, like in Japan and Korea, has temporarily shut down schools and canceled public gatherings.
In South Korea, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced 586 new cases Sunday for a total of 3,736.
On Sunday, four deaths were reported, all of whom lived in the southeastern city of Daegu and were in their 80s.
That includes one new fatality. Schools are closed for two more weeks.
Of the cases, more than 2,113 are linked to the Shincheonji religious group.
"We are trying our best to check the entire member list of Shincheonji who have traveled to China in January, considering a large outbreak began from South Korea since February," said Kwon Joon-wook, a spokesman for the CDC. "In that process, we have found cases in January including Wuhan but we need to conduct further investigation as this information can be a good reference to understand how such a wide outbreak occurred in South Korea among Shincheonji members."
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In Japan, a man in his 70s has died in Hokkaido, northern Japan, bringing the death toll to 12, not counting those on the cruise ship. In all, there are 256 cases.
On Sunday, the Tokyo Marathon had 300 elite runners and about 600 volunteers. Normally, there are 35,000 participants and 10,000 volunteers.
The streets in Tokyo were empty with traffic cones in place to direct runners along the route.
Tokyo Disneyland and Universal Studios began a two-week closure on Saturday. Two Disneyland resorts in Shanghai, China, and Hong Kong have been closed since Jan. 26.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked schools nationwide to close for most of March.
In Australia, the first death was a 78-year-old man repatriated from the cruise ship Diamond Princess.
His wife was also infected and remained in a stable condition, Western Australia state's Chief Health Officer Andrew Robertson told reporters at a press briefing. The number of cases nationwide are 24.
In France, the Louvre museum in Paris announced it "cannot open" Sunday.
On Saturday the French government banned all indoor gatherings of more than 5,000 people.
In addition, a French official has advised against cheek kissing.
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"Reduction of physical social contact is recommended. This includes 'la bise,' " French health minister Olivier Véran told reporters Saturday in Paris.
France has reported 100 cases, including two deaths.
Most cases have been linked to travel in mainland China.
China's National Health Commission said 41,625 patients have recovered and been discharged from the hospital and 51,856 are now under medical observation.
Worldwide, 41,997 are listed as being recovered.
Hubei province had reported 66,907 cases of confirmed infections, including 49,122 in Wuhan, and 2,761 deaths, including 2,195 in the Chinese city.
Currently no vaccine exists but WHO Director-General Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday. During a briefing, he said more than 20 vaccines are in development globally, and several therapeutics are in clinical trials.
"We expect the first results in a few weeks," he said.


upi--2020-03-01--Joe Biden heads into Super Tuesday reenergized with big South Carolina win

March 1 ( UPI ) -- Joe Biden is entering March 's delegate-rich Super Tuesday `` like a lion '' after a decisive victory over Democratic nominee frontrunner Bernie Sanders in South Carolina on the last day of February on Saturday .
The former vice president received 2 1/2 times as many votes as the Democratic socialist senator from Vermont who had won the popular vote in the first three elections in Iowa , New Hampshire and Nevada .
These four states represent 7.1 percent of the total delegates to be awarded .
A third of the convention delegates -- @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday .
It will take 1,617 total delegates to earn the nomination on the first ballot in the convention in Milwaukee , Wis. , and a spot against President Donald Trump , the presumptive Republican nominee .
Biden has slightly surpassed Sanders in popular votes for the four states .
Each candidate has received roughly one-fourth of the votes .
The bulk of Biden 's are from South Carolina , of which nearly 50 percent of the votes cast were by African-Americans , according to exit polls .
In the first state with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received around 60 percent compared with 20 percent for Sanders .
Sanders ' lead for pledged delegates for the nomination was sliced dramatically to a 55-47 advantage , according to a CBS delegate tracker .
Of the 55 delegates to be awarded in South Carolina , Biden earned 36 and Sanders won 11 with eight to be determined .
None of the other seven candidates in the primary received a delegate .
Biden , who served as senator in Delaware for 36 years before vice president from 2009-17 , received nearly half of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compared with 105,070 at 19.9 percent .
Billionaire Tom Steyer was third with 59,815 votes .
But by receiving 11.3 percent of the votes , he failed to reach the threshold of 15 percent to receive delegates and he suspended his campaign Saturday night .
`` This has been a great experience .
I have zero regrets , '' Steyer told supporters in South Carolina , where he spent $ 17 million in advertising .
Biden and Steyer were the only candidates in South Carolina on Saturday night .
`` Just days ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this candidacy dead , '' Biden also said in Columbia .
`` Because of you , the heart of the Democratic party , we just won and we won big because of you .
We are very much alive . ''
Biden had led the candidates in polling but after the first three elections , Sanders has become the frontrunner .
He is favored by 29.6 percent compared with 18.88 percent for Biden , according to RealClearPolitics average from Feb. 19-27 .
Biden emphasized that as a moderate he is the only one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the moment to choose the path forward for our democracy , '' Biden said two hours before the polls closed at 7 p.m. `` If the Democrats nominate me , I believe I can beat Donald Trump , keep Nancy Pelosi in the House of Representatives as speaker , and take back the United States Senate . ''
Despite also running for president in 1988 and 2008 , Biden had n't won a primary before .
`` We can say without fear of contradiction : the Bidens love you , man , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speech .
Biden was joined on stage by U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn , who endorsed him earlier in the week in his state .
The other candidates had moved on from South Carolina .
`` We did not win in South Carolina .
That will not be the only defeat .
There are a lot of states in this country and nobody can win them all , '' Sanders said in Virginia Beach , Va. , one of the states conducting primaries Tuesday .
In the 2016 Democratic primary in South Carolina , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compared with eventual nominee Hillary Clinton with 73 percent .
Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg , who earned the most delegates in the Iowa Caucus and has 26 overall , finished in fourth place with 43,484 votes and 8.2 percent in South Carolina .
`` I want to thank the voters of South Carolina , '' Buttigieg told supporters in Raleigh , N.C. , where the primary also is Tuesday .
`` Especially the black voters of South Carolina who showed that famous Southern hospitality over the last year , welcoming us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and businesses . ''
Two Senators , Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota , are in a race with mainly Sanders to finish first in their states Tuesday .
`` Results from South Carolina are coming in and I want to say congratulations to Vice President Biden .
I 'll be the first to say that the first four contests have n't gone exactly as I 'd hoped , '' Warren said at a rally in Houston .
In South Carolina , she received 7.1 percent of the vote with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Klobuchar was much farther behind in South Carolina with 16,610 votes for 3.1 percent .
She has seven delegates .
`` And I want to start out by congratulating the Vice President on South Carolina , Klobuchar said .
`` And now we know that all eyes are on North Carolina . ''
She was speaking at the Blue NC Celebration in Charlotte .
The only other candidate on the ballot was U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii with 6,749 votes at 1.3 .
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg , who has bypassed the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fortune on Super Tuesday .
The former three-term New York City mayor and former Republican has blanketed the states in advertising as the other candidates focused on the earlier states .
He has poured $ 501 million into television , radio and digital advertising since entering the race four months ago , according to data from Kantar Media 's Campaign Media Analysis Group .
`` Mike is the only candidate to campaign in all 14 Super Tuesday states over the last two months and we look forward to Tuesday , '' campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's record of successfully leading and managing through crises and challenges is exactly what Americans are looking for in a new President . ''
Bloomberg has recorded a three-minute national address on the coronavirus health crisis to be shown on CBS and NBC Sunday at approximately 8.30 p.m .
ET .
The address is especially aimed at voters in Super Tuesday , including the states with the most delegates -- California with 415 -- as well as Texas with 228 .
Sanders is favored to win those states .
The other Super Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Maine , Oklahoma , Tennessee , Texas , Utah , Vermont , and Virginia .
The last debate was before the South Carolina primary .
The next one will be on March 15 in Phoenix , two days before Arizona and Florida hold their primaries .
Bloomberg is already looking ahead to Florida , including campaigning in West Palm Beach on Super Tuesday .

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden arrive at their victory party after he was declared the winner in the South Carolina primary, Saturday, in Columbia. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI | License Photo
March 1 (UPI) -- Joe Biden is entering March's delegate-rich Super Tuesday "like a lion" after a decisive victory over Democratic nominee frontrunner Bernie Sanders in South Carolina on the last day of February on Saturday. And the former vice president's campaign received more good news Sunday night that former South Ben Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who earned the most delegates in the Iowa Caucus, had suspended his run for president. The departure of Buttigieg, who also is a moderate like Biden, reduced the field of main candidates to five. Advertisement
With the victory in South Carolina on Saturday night, Biden has increased his campaign coffers. He told CNN's Jake Tapper on State of the Union his campaign raised $5 million online within 24 hours. In all, around $18 million was raised in February, he said.
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Biden received 2 1/2 times as many votes as the Democratic socialist senator from Vermont who had won the popular vote in the first three elections in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. These four states represent 7.1 percent of the total delegates to be awarded.
A third of the convention delegates -- 1,357 -- will be awarded on Super Tuesday. It will take 1,617 total delegates to earn the nomination on the first ballot in the convention in Milwaukee, Wis., and a spot against President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee.
Biden has slightly surpassed Sanders in popular votes for the four states. Each candidate has received roughly one-fourth of the votes. The bulk of Biden's are from South Carolina, of which nearly 50 percent of the votes cast were by African-Americans, according to exit polls. In the first state with a majority of black voters, Biden received around 60 percent compared with 20 percent for Sanders.
Sanders' lead for pledged delegates for the nomination was sliced dramatically to a 56-54 advantage, according to a CBS delegate tracker. Of the 55 delegates to be awarded in South Carolina, Biden earned 39 and Sanders won 11 with five to be determined. None of the other seven candidates in the primary received a delegate.
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Biden, who served as senator in Delaware for 36 years before vice president from 2009-17, received nearly half of the votes -- 255,662 at 48.4 percent compared with 105,070 at 19.9 percent.
Billionaire Tom Steyer was third with 59,815 votes. But by receiving 11.3 percent of the votes, he failed to reach the threshold of 15 percent to receive delegates and he suspended his campaign Saturday night.
"This has been a great experience. I have zero regrets," Steyer told supporters in South Carolina, where he spent $17 million in advertising.
Biden and Steyer were the only candidates in South Carolina on Saturday night.
"Just days ago, the press and pundits had declared this candidacy dead," Biden also said in Columbia. "Because of you, the heart of the Democratic party, we just won and we won big because of you. We are very much alive."
Biden had led the candidates in polling but after the first three elections, Sanders has become the frontrunner. He is favored by 29.6 percent compared with 18.88 percent for Biden, according to RealClearPolitics average from Feb. 19-27.
Biden emphasized he is the only one to defeat Trump.
"This is the moment to choose the path forward for our democracy," Biden said two hours before the polls closed at 7 p.m. "If the Democrats nominate me, I believe I can beat Donald Trump, keep Nancy Pelosi in the House of Representatives as speaker, and take back the United States Senate."
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Despite also running for president in 1988 and 2008, Biden hadn't won a primary before.
"We can say without fear of contradiction: the Bidens love you, man," Biden said at the end of his speech.
Biden was joined on stage by U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, who endorsed him earlier in the week in his state.
The other candidates had moved on from South Carolina.
"We did not win in South Carolina. That will not be the only defeat. There are a lot of states in this country and nobody can win them all," Sanders said in Virginia Beach, Va., one of the states conducting primaries Tuesday.
In the 2016 Democratic primary in South Carolina, Sanders captured 26 percent of the votes compared with eventual nominee Hillary Clinton with 73 percent.
Buttigieg was scheduled to campaign in Dallas on Sunday but had his charter plane reroute to South Bend.
On Saturday, finished in fourth place with 43,484 votes and 8.2 percent in South Carolina. He had 26 delegates, all earned in Iowa.
"I want to thank the voters of South Carolina," Buttigieg told supporters in Raleigh, N.C., where the primary also is Tuesday. "Especially the black voters of South Carolina who showed that famous Southern hospitality over the last year, welcoming us into their homes and churches and neighborhoods and businesses."
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Two Senators, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, are in a race with mainly Sanders to finish first in their states Tuesday.
"Results from South Carolina are coming in and I want to say congratulations to Vice President Biden. I'll be the first to say that the first four contests haven't gone exactly as I'd hoped," Warren said at a rally in Houston.
In South Carolina, she received 7.1 percent of the vote with 37,285. She has eight delegates.
Klobuchar was much farther behind in South Carolina with 16,610 votes for 3.1 percent. She has seven delegates.
"And I want to start out by congratulating the Vice President on South Carolina, Klobuchar said. "And now we know that all eyes are on North Carolina."
She was speaking at the Blue NC Celebration in Charlotte.
The only other candidate on the ballot was U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii with 6,749 votes at 1.3.
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg, who has bypassed the first four elections, is staking his chances and fortune on Super Tuesday. The former three-term New York City mayor and former Republican has blanketed the states in advertising as the other candidates focused on the earlier states.
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He has poured $501 million into television, radio and digital advertising since entering the race four months ago, according to data from Kantar Media's Campaign Media Analysis Group.
"Mike is the only candidate to campaign in all 14 Super Tuesday states over the last two months and we look forward to Tuesday," campaign manager Kevin Sheekey said. "Mike's record of successfully leading and managing through crises and challenges is exactly what Americans are looking for in a new President."
Bloomberg has recorded a three-minute national address on the coronavirus health crisis to be shown on CBS and NBC Sunday at approximately 8.30 p.m. ET.
The address is especially aimed at voters in Super Tuesday, including the states with the most delegates -- California with 415 -- as well as Texas with 228. Sanders is favored to win those states.
On Sunday, Sanders campaigned in San Jose.
The other Super Tuesday states are Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.
Biden campaigned in Norfolk, Va., on Sunday.
The last debate was before the South Carolina primary.
The next one will be on March 15 in Phoenix, two days before Arizona and Florida hold their primaries.
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Bloomberg is already looking ahead to Florida, including campaigning in West Palm Beach on Super Tuesday.


upi--2020-03-01--Paula Beer, Elio Germano win top acting honors in Berlin

March 1 ( UPI ) -- Mohammad Rasoulof 's There is No Evil won the Golden Bear for Best Film @ @ @ @ @ this weekend .
Eliza Hittman 's Never Rarely Sometimes Always earned the Silver Bear Grand @ @ @ @ @ Hong Sangsoo took home the prize for Best Director for The Woman Who Ran .
@ @ @ @ @ Bear for Best Actress for Undine and the Silver Bear for Best Actor went to @ @ @ @ @ .
D'Innocenzo Brothers won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay for Bad Tales and Irradiated @ @ @ @ @ Berlinale Documentary Award .

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"Undine" star Paula Beer won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival Saturday. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo
March 1 (UPI) -- Mohammad Rasoulof's There is No Evil won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlin Film Festival this weekend. Eliza Hittman's Never Rarely Sometimes Always earned the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize Saturday, while Hong Sangsoo took home the prize for Best Director for The Woman Who Ran. Advertisement
Paula Beer won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for Undine and the Silver Bear for Best Actor went to Elio Germano for Hidden Away.
D'Innocenzo Brothers won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay for Bad Tales and Irradiated by Rithy Panh won the Berlinale Documentary Award.


upi--2020-03-01--'Dispatches From Elsewhere' was Jason Segel's search for transcendence

LOS ANGELES , March 1 ( UPI ) -- Jason Segel says his new show , Dispatches From Elsewhere , premiering Sunday on AMC , was inspired by his existential crisis .
When his comedy , How I Met Your Mother , ended in 2014 after 10 years , Segel says he was conflicted about what to do next .
`` I suddenly had this blank canvas ahead of me and I was n't sure what I wanted to write about , '' Segel said on a Television Critics Association panel .
`` I was also realizing I had n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a really long time , and the things that I was sort of known for were no longer relevant to me . ''
Segel appeared in the movies The End of the Tour , The Discovery , Come Sunday and The Friend since his sitcom .
However , he said he took many years to decompress from the entertainment industry before creating and writing Dispatches From Elsewhere .
`` I moved out of Los Angeles for about five years , '' Segel said .
`` I had to do some reckoning with what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by all of the familiar voices .
'What 's next ? '
is a question you get asked a lot , and I was n't ready to answer that question for a while . ''
The search for what 's next led Segel to feel alone .
Dispatches From Elsewhere became an exploration of people connecting with each other .
`` I just became really interested in the fact that we 're all in this together , '' Segel said .
`` I understand the initial feeling of isolation , but then you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of feeling that way .
Then things became a lot easier for me . ''
During that time , Segel responded to a flyer on a lamppost and participated in an adventure experience .
These experiences inspired the show in which Peter ( Segel ) follows a flier flyer to the `` Dispatches From Elsewhere '' game .
A game master , Octavio E. Coleman ( Richard E. Grant ) instructs `` Dispatches '' players on behalf of The Jejune Institute .
Simone ( Eve Lindley ) , Janice ( Sally Field ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peter on a scavenger hunt around Philadelphia .
A real Jejune Institute ran games in San Francisco and inspired a documentary film about the group called The Institute .
`` I found it really moving , that a bunch of people in really different stages of life , from totally different walks of life -- socioeconomically , politically , ethnically -- were all taking part in this thing because something was missing from their lives , '' Segel said .
`` Maybe we are much more alike and much more confused than we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I wanted to make a show about how we 're much more similar than we realize that we are . ''
In dramatizing the real game , Segel could make it more elaborate and dramatic .
On the show , the Jejune Institute has a surreal headquarters with contraptions and videos .
However , Segel was careful their `` Dispatches From Elsewhere '' game never became too fanciful .
`` I wanted this thing to feel handmade , because somebody did make this , '' Segel said .
`` Someone made the real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to feel like it was made by hands , not by a computer . ''
Peter works for a tech company and is searching for purpose when he finds `` Dispatches From Elsewhere . ''
Simone is a trans woman looking for a place to belong .
Janice has a husband in hospice and she is exploring what her life might become when she 's a widow .
Fredwynn is obsessed with conspiracies and aims to solve `` Dispatches . ''
`` Dispatches From Elsewhere '' changes each of their lives dramatically .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be more subtle .
`` Some of the biggest transcendent moments are n't ones that cause you to make some giant life shift , '' Segel said .
`` They just make you feel a little different or understand something a little bit more . ''
Field , an Academy Award- and Emmy-winning actress responded to Dispatches From Elsewhere on a purely dramatic basis .
`` Hopefully in life , we 're all sort of taking these journeys without knowing that we are , '' Field said .
`` That 's why I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it 's this treasure hunt they get caught up in .
It becomes about their whole lives , really , and they find out who they are within that . ''
Filming Dispatches From Elsewhere was a bit of a mystery for Field , as well .
She recalled trying to piece the story together as she received new information in each script .
`` This was certainly an example of just figuring it out as we went along , in a lot of ways , '' Field said .
`` That makes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completely alive . ''
Dispatches From Elsewhere airs Sundays at 10 p.m. EST on AMC .

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Peter (Jason Segal) meets Simone (Eve Lindley) while playing "Dispatches From Elsewhere." Courtesy of AMC
LOS ANGELES, March 1 (UPI) -- Jason Segel says his new show, Dispatches From Elsewhere, premiering Sunday on AMC, was inspired by his existential crisis. When his comedy, How I Met Your Mother, ended in 2014 after 10 years, Segel says he was conflicted about what to do next. "I suddenly had this blank canvas ahead of me and I wasn't sure what I wanted to write about," Segel said on a Television Critics Association panel. "I was also realizing I hadn't done an artistic check-in with myself in a really long time, and the things that I was sort of known for were no longer relevant to me." Advertisement
Segel appeared in the movies The End of the Tour, The Discovery, Come Sunday and The Friend since his sitcom. However, he said he took many years to decompress from the entertainment industry before creating and writing Dispatches From Elsewhere.
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"I moved out of Los Angeles for about five years," Segel said. "I had to do some reckoning with what I wanted to do without being influenced by all of the familiar voices. 'What's next?' is a question you get asked a lot, and I wasn't ready to answer that question for a while."
The search for what's next led Segel to feel alone. Dispatches From Elsewhere became an exploration of people connecting with each other.
"I just became really interested in the fact that we're all in this together," Segel said. "I understand the initial feeling of isolation, but then you start to realize that everyone's sort of feeling that way. Then things became a lot easier for me."
During that time, Segel responded to a flyer on a lamppost and participated in an adventure experience. These experiences inspired the show in which Peter (Segel) follows a flier flyer to the "Dispatches From Elsewhere" game. A game master, Octavio E. Coleman (Richard E. Grant) instructs "Dispatches" players on behalf of The Jejune Institute.
Simone (Eve Lindley), Janice (Sally Field) and Fredwynn (Andre Benjamin) join Peter on a scavenger hunt around Philadelphia. A real Jejune Institute ran games in San Francisco and inspired a documentary film about the group called The Institute.
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"I found it really moving, that a bunch of people in really different stages of life, from totally different walks of life -- socioeconomically, politically, ethnically -- were all taking part in this thing because something was missing from their lives," Segel said. "Maybe we are much more alike and much more confused than we are being told to believe.
"I wanted to make a show about how we're much more similar than we realize that we are."
In dramatizing the real game, Segel could make it more elaborate and dramatic. On the show, the Jejune Institute has a surreal headquarters with contraptions and videos. However, Segel was careful their "Dispatches From Elsewhere" game never became too fanciful.
"I wanted this thing to feel handmade, because somebody did make this," Segel said. "Someone made the real event that happened. I wanted it to feel like it was made by hands, not by a computer."
Peter works for a tech company and is searching for purpose when he finds "Dispatches From Elsewhere." Simone is a trans woman looking for a place to belong. Janice has a husband in hospice and she is exploring what her life might become when she's a widow. Fredwynn is obsessed with conspiracies and aims to solve "Dispatches."
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"Dispatches From Elsewhere" changes each of their lives dramatically. However, Segel wants their growth to be more subtle.
"Some of the biggest transcendent moments aren't ones that cause you to make some giant life shift," Segel said. "They just make you feel a little different or understand something a little bit more."
Field, an Academy Award- and Emmy-winning actress responded to Dispatches From Elsewhere on a purely dramatic basis.
"Hopefully in life, we're all sort of taking these journeys without knowing that we are," Field said. "That's why I wanted to do the show, because it's this treasure hunt they get caught up in. It becomes about their whole lives, really, and they find out who they are within that."
Filming Dispatches From Elsewhere was a bit of a mystery for Field, as well. She recalled trying to piece the story together as she received new information in each script.
"This was certainly an example of just figuring it out as we went along, in a lot of ways," Field said. "That makes it so much fun because it's completely alive."
Dispatches From Elsewhere airs Sundays at 10 p.m. EST on AMC.


upi--2020-03-01--Famous birthdays for March 1: Justin Bieber, Harry Belafonte

Justin Bieber arrives at Arthur Ashe Kids Day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing , N.Y. , on August 29 , 2009 .
File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | Usher ( L ) and Bieber arrive at the 22nd annual Kids ' Choice Awards on March 28 , 2009 in Los Angeles .
File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | Diddy ( L ) and Bieber perform in Miami at the `` SOS Saving OurSelves -- Help for Haiti '' telethon for the rebuilding of Haiti on February 5 , 2010 .
File Photo by Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ award for Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on September 12 , 2010 in Los Angeles .
File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | Usher ( L ) and Bieber pose backstage at the 2010 American Music Awards held in Los Angeles on November 21 , 2010 .
Bieber won Best New Artist , Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist , Favorite Album Pop/Rock and Artist of the Year .
Bieber also performed at the show .
File Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | Bieber arrives for the New York special @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Say Never '' on February 2 , 2011 in New York City .
The movie opened nationwide on February 11 , 2011 and earned $ 30 million in its initial weekend .
File Photo by Monika Graff/UPI | Bieber arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 13 , 2011 .
Bieber was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best New Artist .
Bieber performed with Usher during the show .
File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | Bieber accepts his award for International Breakthrough Act at the Brit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2011 .
File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | Bieber attends the European premiere of `` Justin Bieber : Never Say Never '' in London on February 16 , 2011 .
File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | Bieber ( L ) attends the unveiling of his new waxwork at Madame Tussauds in London on March 15 , 2011 .
Bieber cut his signature hairdo and sold his hair on eBay for $ 40,668 .
The money went to the animal rescue organization The Gentle Barn Foundation .
File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | Bieber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ award , was named Digital Artist of the Year , and Fan Favorite during the 2011 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 22 , 2011 .
File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | Bieber ( R ) accepts the Best Male Hip Hop Artist for Kanye West from co-presenter Nicki Minaj during the 2011 BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 26 , 2011 .
File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | Danica Patrick ( L ) and Bieber present the award for Best Team at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Jim Ruymen/UPI | Bieber arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on August 28 , 2011 .
Bieber won Best Male Video for `` U Smile . ''
File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | Bieber holds his trophies after winning Best Male Artist and Best Pop Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast , North Ireland , on November 6 , 2011 .
File Photo by David Silpa/UPI | Bieber ( L ) and Usher perform on `` Today '' at Rockefeller Center in New York City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sang songs from his first Christmas album , `` Under the Mistletoe . ''
File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | Bieber plays with mRobo Ultra Bass portable speaker and dancing robot at the TOSY Robotics booth at 2012 International CES , a trade show of consumer electronics at the Convention Center in Las Vegas on January 11 , 2012 .
File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | Bieber holds his baby brother , Jaxon , as he arrives on the red carpet at the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto on June 17 , 2012 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bieber meets fans outside of the Ed Sullivan Theater before appearing on `` Late Show with David Letterman '' in New York City on June 20 , 2012 .
Bieber 's song `` Believe '' went to No.1 that week on the Billboard 200 charts .
File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | Bieber poses in front of the Victoria 's Secret models after performing at the end of the Victoria 's Secret Fashion Show in New York City on November 7 , 2012 .
File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | Bieber ( L @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Male Artist from Jenny McCarthy at the 40th anniversary American Music Awards in Los Angeles on November 18 , 2012 .
Bieber also won Artist of the Year and Favorite Pop/Rock Album for `` Believe . ''
File Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | Bieber performs at Hot 99.5 's Jingle Ball 2012 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax , Va. , on December 11 , 2012 .
Bieber was chosen Canadian newsmaker of the year for 2012 , the market research firm Ipsos Reid said .
File Photo by Molly Riley/UPI | Bieber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on March 19 , 2013 .
Bieber made history by racking up his fifth No .
1 album in the U.S. before his 19th birthday .
More than 211,000 copies of `` Believe Acoustic '' had been sold since its Jan. 29 release .
File Photo by David Silpa/UPI | Bieber ( R ) and his mother Patti Mallette attend the premiere of `` Justin Bieber 's Believe '' -- a backstage and on stage memoir concert film that documents his rise to super stardom -- at Regal Cinemas in Los Angeles on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Jim Ruymen/UPI | Bieber arrives at the 21st amfAR Cinema Against AIDS 2014 gala at the Hotel du Cap in Antibes , France , on May 22 , 2014 .
The event , held each year during the annual Cannes Film Festival , raises funds for AIDS research .
File Photo by David Silpa/UPI | Boxer Floyd Mayweather ( R ) is joined by Bieber following a news conference promoting his upcoming boxing match with Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines in Los Angeles on March 11 , 2015 .
File Photo by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrating the opening of China : Through the Looking Glass in New York City on May 4 , 2015 .
Bieber commented on his now ex-girlfriend Gomez 's look at the ball saying she `` looked gorgeous . ''
File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | Bieber arrives on the red carpet for the 32nd annual MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on August 30 , 2015 .
Bieber performed his single `` What Do You Mean ? ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Jim Ruymen/UPI | Bieber performs on `` Today '' at Rockefeller Center in New York City on September 10 , 2015 .
Bieber was presented with a silver plaque from Guinness during Thursday morning 's `` Today '' show to honor him officially becoming the youngest male artist to debut a No .
1 single on Billboard 's Hot 100 list with `` What Do You Mean . ''
File Photo by Andrea Hanks/UPI | Bieber arrives in the photo room during the MTV Europe Music Awards in Milan , Italy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won five awards including Best Male Artist , Best Collaboration for his hit song `` Where Are You Now ? ''
with Skrillex and Diplo , Biggest Fans , Best Look and the Worldwide Act award for North America .
File Photo by David Silpa/UPI | Bieber ( L ) performs a song with Halsey on `` Today '' at Rockefeller Center in New York City on November 18 , 2015 .
File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | Bieber arrives for the 43rd annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles on November 22 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Year for `` Where Are Ü Now '' ( with Jack Ü ) '' and performed during the show .
File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | Jaxon Bieber ( L ) and Justin Bieber arrive for the 58th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 15 , 2016 .
Bieber won Best Dance Recording for `` Where Are Ü Now '' ( with Jack Ü ) and performed during the show .
File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |

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Singer Justin Bieber attends a ceremony honoring Sir Lucian Grainge with the 2,685th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 23 in Los Angeles. Bieber turns 26 on March 1. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
March 1 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. They include: Advertisement
-- Polish composer Frederic Chopin in 1810
-- Author William Dean Howells in 1837
-- Big band leader Glenn Miller in 1904
-- Writer Ralph Ellison in 1914
-- St. Louis Cardinals/Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray in 1914
-- Israeli Prime Minister/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yitzhak Rabin in 1922
-- Mad magazine publisher William Gaines in 1922
-- Donald "Deke" Slayton, one of the original Mercury astronauts, in 1924
-- Singer Harry Belafonte in 1927 (age 93)
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-- Jurist Robert Bork in 1927
-- Actor Robert Conrad in 1935
-- Singer Roger Daltrey in 1944 (age 76)
-- Singer Mike d'Abo in 1944 (age 76)
-- Actor Alan Thicke in 1947
-- Actor/director Ron Howard in 1954 (age 66)
-- Actor Catherine Bach in 1954 (age 66)
-- Actor Tim Daly in 1956 (age 64)
-- TV personality/chef Paul Hollywood in 1966 (age 54)
-- Director Zack Snyder in 1966 (age 54)
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-- TV journalist Don Lemon in 1966 (age 54)
-- Actor Javier Bardem in 1969 (age 51)
-- Actor Cara Buono in 1971 (age 49)
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-- Actor Mark Paul Gosselaar in 1974 (age 46)
-- Actor Jensen Ackles in 1978 (age 42)
-- Actor Lupita Nyong'o in 1983 (age 37)
-- Singer Kesha in 1987 (age 33)
-- Actor Emeraude Toubia in 1989 (age 31)
-- Singer Justin Bieber in 1994 (age 26)
-- Actor Millicent Simmonds in 2003 (age 17)
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Justin Bieber turns 25: A look back
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upi--2020-03-01--On This Day, March 1: Bomb explodes in Capitol

March 1 ( UPI ) -- On this date in history : In 1565 , the city of Rio de Janeiro was established .
In 1692 , the notorious witch hunt began in the Salem village of the Massachusetts Bay colony , eventually resulting in the executions of 19 men and women .
In 1780 , Pennsylvania became the first state to abolish slavery .
In 1781 , the American colonies adopted the Articles of Confederation , paving the way for a federal union .
In 1803 , Ohio was admitted to the union as the 17th state .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ union as the 37th state .
In 1872 , Yellowstone National Park was established by an act of Congress .
It was the first area in the world to be designated a national park .
In 1932 , aviator Charles Lindbergh 's son was kidnapped .
The child 's body was found on May 12 .
Bruno Hauptmann was convicted of the kidnapping and murder and executed in 1936 .
In 1953 , former Soviet-General Secretary Joseph Stalin had a major stroke , from which he died four days later .
In 1954 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives , injuring five members of Congress .
In 1961 , an executive order from U.S. President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps .
In 1971 , a bomb exploded in a restroom in the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol , causing $ 300,000 damage but no injuries .
The Weather Underground , a leftist radical group that opposed the Vietnam War , claimed responsibility .
In 1995 , the company formerly known as Jerry and David 's guide to the World Wide Web @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In 2003 , Khalid Sheik Mohammed , the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11 , 2001 , terrorist attacks on the United States , was captured in Pakistan .
In 2004 , an interim government took over in Haiti one day after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled into exile following a monthlong insurrection .
In 2005 , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that execution of juvenile offenders is unconstitutional .
In 2011 , the U.S .
Interior Department approved the first deep-water drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico since a BP offshore explosion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In 2018 , President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports .
The announcement set off a series of tit-for-tat tariff increases between the United States and China for months .

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On March 1, 1971, a bomb exploded in a restroom in the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol, causing $300,000 damage but no injuries. File Photo by Tim Clary/UPI | License Photo
March 1 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1565, the city of Rio de Janeiro was established. Advertisement
In 1692, the notorious witch hunt began in the Salem village of the Massachusetts Bay colony, eventually resulting in the executions of 19 men and women.
In 1780, Pennsylvania became the first state to abolish slavery.
In 1781, the American colonies adopted the Articles of Confederation, paving the way for a federal union.
In 1803, Ohio was admitted to the union as the 17th state.
In 1867, Nebraska was admitted to the union as the 37th state.
In 1872, Yellowstone National Park was established by an act of Congress. It was the first area in the world to be designated a national park.
File Photo by A.J. Sisco/UPI
In 1932, aviator Charles Lindbergh's son was kidnapped. The child's body was found on May 12. Bruno Hauptmann was convicted of the kidnapping and murder and executed in 1936.
In 1953, former Soviet-General Secretary Joseph Stalin had a major stroke, from which he died four days later.
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In 1954, Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire from the gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives, injuring five members of Congress.
In 1961, an executive order from U.S. President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps.
In 1971, a bomb exploded in a restroom in the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol, causing $300,000 damage but no injuries. The Weather Underground, a leftist radical group that opposed the Vietnam War, claimed responsibility.
In 1995, the company formerly known as Jerry and David's guide to the World Wide Web incorporated under the name, Yahoo!
In 2003, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, was captured in Pakistan.
In 2004, an interim government took over in Haiti one day after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled into exile following a monthlong insurrection.
File Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI
In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that execution of juvenile offenders is unconstitutional.
In 2011, the U.S. Interior Department approved the first deep-water drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico since a BP offshore explosion and massive oil spill in April 2010.
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In 2018, President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports. The announcement set off a series of tit-for-tat tariff increases between the United States and China for months.


upi--2020-02-29--Biden wins South Carolina primary

Biden wins South Carolina primary

Initial delegate estimates place the former vice president in second place , with Vermont senator Bernie Sanders -- who has swept the first three races -- holding onto his frontrunner status .
According to exit polls , Biden won more than 50 percent of the vote in the state , giving him at least 14 of the 54 delegates at stake .
By CNN 's estimate , as of Saturday that gives him 29 overall delegates , behind Sanders ' 45 .
Former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg is in third place with 26 delegates , and Massachusetts senator Elizabeth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amy Klobuchar has also struggled in the primary season , picking up just seven delegates so far .
The victory comes just a few days ahead of Super Tuesday , when candidates will compete for 1,344 delegates in primaries in 14 states and American Samoa , and after an aggressive effort on Biden 's part to win black voters and more moderate voters .
It takes 1,991 pledged delegates to win the Democratic nomination on the first ballot of the Democratic National Committee Convention , which takes place this July in Milwaukee , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the campaign , Biden had lagged behind Sanders , who self-identifies as a democratic socialist and has registered independent for most of his political career , though he has changed his registration in order to run as a Democrat in the 2016 and 2020 Democratic races .
In a speech to supporters in Virginia , where he is campaigning in advance of Super Tuesday , Sanders conceded the South Carolina race and extended his congratulations to Biden .
`` We have won the popular vote in Iowa , we have won the New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nevada caucus .
But you can not win them all .
There are a lot of states and tonight we did not win , '' Sanders said .
`` Although you 've been knocked down , counted out , left behind , this is your campaign , '' Biden told supporters in South Carolina Saturday .
`` Now we 've just won and we won big because of you . ''

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Joe Biden celebrated after he was declared the winner in the South Carolina primary Saturday in Columbia, South Carolina. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 29 (UPI) -- Exit polls showed Joe Biden winning the South Carolina Democratic primary Saturday. Initial delegate estimates place the former vice president in second place, with Vermont senator Bernie Sanders -- who has swept the first three races -- holding onto his frontrunner status. Advertisement
According to exit polls, Biden won more than 50 percent of the vote in the state, giving him at least 14 of the 54 delegates at stake.
By CNN's estimate, as of Saturday that gives him 29 overall delegates, behind Sanders' 45.
Former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg is in third place with 26 delegates, and Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren trails with eight. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has also struggled in the primary season, picking up just seven delegates so far.
The victory comes just a few days ahead of Super Tuesday, when candidates will compete for 1,344 delegates in primaries in 14 states and American Samoa, and after an aggressive effort on Biden's part to win black voters and more moderate voters.
It takes 1,991 pledged delegates to win the Democratic nomination on the first ballot of the Democratic National Committee Convention, which takes place this July in Milwaukee, Wisc.
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Despite strong polling early in the campaign, Biden had lagged behind Sanders, who self-identifies as a democratic socialist and has registered independent for most of his political career, though he has changed his registration in order to run as a Democrat in the 2016 and 2020 Democratic races.
In a speech to supporters in Virginia, where he is campaigning in advance of Super Tuesday, Sanders conceded the South Carolina race and extended his congratulations to Biden.
"We have won the popular vote in Iowa, we have won the New Hampshire primary and we have won the Nevada caucus. But you cannot win them all. There are a lot of states and tonight we did not win," Sanders said.
"Although you've been knocked down, counted out, left behind, this is your campaign," Biden told supporters in South Carolina Saturday. "Now we've just won and we won big because of you."


upi--2020-02-29--Japan's PM vows subsidies amid fallout from coronavirus

Feb. 29 ( UPI ) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday his government will provide subsidies to cope with fallout from rising number of coronavirus cases .
Abe said that the government will create an emergency package by using reserve funds worth over $ 2.5 billion in around 10 days to deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak .
`` We take care of those households by establishing a new subsidy system , '' Abe said , referring especially to relieving the financial hardship of parents having to take time off work due to unexpected school closures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a big burden for working parents , but the safety and health of the children are most important . ''
`` I ask for the parents ' and companies ' understanding , '' he added .
Abe had announced Thursday that elementary , middle and high schools will close temporarily starting Monday through spring break .
Normally , spring break would start from mid-March to April .
Tokyo 's Disney is also closing down its theme parks in Japan from Saturday through March 15 , the operator Oriental Land announced Friday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The government will also give subsidies to small and midsize businesses hit by the outbreak , which has disrupted supply chains and production and affected tourism .
Japan has over 900 confirmed cases , including more than 700 linked to the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked near Tokyo that had been quarantined .
The outbreak has also raised concern about two major events , including Chinese President Xi Jinping 's state visit planned for the spring and the Tokyo Summer Olympics .
A top adviser to Jinping , Yang Jiechi , met with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tokyo reportedly to discuss postponing the visit recently , but Abe told reporters `` at this point in time , there is no change in plan . ''
`` The president of China 's visit to Japan happens once in a decade and we need to consider that , '' Abe said .
`` We plan on continuing our communication with China . ''
Abe also tried to ease fears that the Olympics would be impacted , reiterating that the country will continue to prepare for `` safe '' games for athletes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test kits that can show results in about 15 minutes instead of the current two to three hours are expected to be developed and put to use in March .
Japan has also already started clinical trials for the anti-flu Avigan in order to see if it is effective in treating people diagnosed with the coronavirus , among other drugs .
Abe said that Japan will also closely monitor the impact of the virus on global financial markets to be prepared to take `` necessary and sufficient '' steps in response .

The Monorail at Tokyo Disney station in Urayasu, Chiba-Prefecture, Japan lacks passengers Saturday since Tokyo Disneyland will be closed temporarily to curb the spread of new coronavirus infections. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 29 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday his government will provide subsidies to cope with fallout from rising number of coronavirus cases. Abe said that the government will create an emergency package by using reserve funds worth over $2.5 billion in around 10 days to deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak. Advertisement
"We take care of those households by establishing a new subsidy system," Abe said, referring especially to relieving the financial hardship of parents having to take time off work due to unexpected school closures. "I understand that it will be a big burden for working parents, but the safety and health of the children are most important."
"I ask for the parents' and companies' understanding," he added.
Abe had announced Thursday that elementary, middle and high schools will close temporarily starting Monday through spring break. Normally, spring break would start from mid-March to April.
Tokyo's Disney is also closing down its theme parks in Japan from Saturday through March 15, the operator Oriental Land announced Friday, amid rising number of COVID-19 cases.
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The government will also give subsidies to small and midsize businesses hit by the outbreak, which has disrupted supply chains and production and affected tourism.
Japan has over 900 confirmed cases, including more than 700 linked to the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked near Tokyo that had been quarantined.
The outbreak has also raised concern about two major events, including Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit planned for the spring and the Tokyo Summer Olympics.
A top adviser to Jinping, Yang Jiechi, met with Abe and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in Tokyo reportedly to discuss postponing the visit recently, but Abe told reporters "at this point in time, there is no change in plan."
"The president of China's visit to Japan happens once in a decade and we need to consider that," Abe said. "We plan on continuing our communication with China."
Abe also tried to ease fears that the Olympics would be impacted, reiterating that the country will continue to prepare for "safe" games for athletes and spectators.
He added that rapid virus test kits that can show results in about 15 minutes instead of the current two to three hours are expected to be developed and put to use in March.
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Japan has also already started clinical trials for the anti-flu Avigan in order to see if it is effective in treating people diagnosed with the coronavirus, among other drugs.
Abe said that Japan will also closely monitor the impact of the virus on global financial markets to be prepared to take "necessary and sufficient" steps in response.